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Saturday 24 May 2025 Dublin: 15°C
Syria welcomes lifting of US sanctions as 'positive step'
Ireland's new gambling watchdog is up and running, but its strict laws won't apply until 2026
Kyiv comes under drone and missile attack as Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners
Saturday Serving: Three fabulous recipes for entertaining guests in the good weather
Alex Petit
This modern mansion in Malahide has hit the market for €3,000,000
Anti-lockdown protester Dee Wall challenges €200 fine for breaking Covid travel restrictions
SPOTLIGHT
Gaza Israel has said it plans to take control of the entire territory and has intensified attacks.
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Israel says it will allow trucks of baby food into Gaza amid plans to take control of whole region
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President highlights ‘forced starvation’ in Gaza in speech during commemoration of the Famine
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Why are pro-Palestine groups calling for Ireland to prevent the sale of ‘war bonds’?
‘What Israel has done in Gaza is barbaric – I’ll never support it’
Ria Czerniak-LeBov
Belfast train station ticket system for Dublin passengers slammed as 'partitionist' and 'nuts'
None of the machines in Grand Central sell tickets for Dublin, resulting in a huge desk queue, and people often missing their trains.
Yesterday
23rd May 2025
‘They are trying to silence us’, Kneecap member facing terror charge tells crowd
Woman arrested after 17 people injured in knife attack at Hamburg train station
Brendan Gleeson and Johnny Sexton among those honoured with Lord Mayor's Awards
Man who poisoned his partner of 30 years with Valium that could 'knock a horse out' avoids jail
Conor Sheehan TD: Once that day in May came, I couldn’t continue living in a web of lies
Conor Sheehan
Heather Humphreys and Michael McDowell rule themselves out of this year's presidential race
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Eight people found guilty over 2016 Paris robbery of Kim Kardashian
Billy Joel cancels shows as he announces brain disorder diagnosis
VOICES

Personal accounts and opinions on recent events

'What Israel has done in Gaza is barbaric – I'll never support it'
Ria Czerniak-LeBov
We will know fairly quickly if this new pope is a reformer or not
Tony Flannery
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Trans lives aren’t black and white, our conversations about them shouldn’t be either
Carol Ballantine
It's high time we talked about Ketamine
Dr Chris Luke
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Russia and Ukraine each hand over 390 prisoners as major prisoner swap begins
Irish Lebanon commander: 'This has been ten times worse than anything I experienced before'
Lt Col Shane Rockett returned to Ireland today after a six month tour of duty leading Irish troops in South Lebanon.
'Life-saving' 100-bed addiction rehabilitation facility running at half capacity due to funding gap
American woman wins Leitrim home in online raffle
Man (21) jailed for two years for coercive control of his girlfriend
E-bikes and e-scooters worth €4.5m seized by Revenue in Wexford searches
Jozef Puska's brother said he couldn't tell gardaí more because of medication for back problems
Dublin driver wins compensation from clampers after car damaged during towing
Richard Satchwell's account of wife's death has 'more holes than a block of Swiss cheese', jury told
Judge tells jury in Gerry Adams libel trial not to give 'a verdict on Irish history’
Soldier jailed for drug dealing at army barracks
Many surgeries on children's hips in two hospitals did not meet criteria for operating
The doctors who carried out the surgeries are still operating on children, with no disciplinary process being pursued at this time.
Donald Trump says he wants a 50% tariff on EU goods from 1 June
Olympic Federation of Ireland backs plans for €190m winter sports arena in south Dublin
The OFI hopes the arena will raise the level of long-term ambition in Irish winter sports.
Protesters seek apology from Minister in row over footage claim in strip-search allegation review
Donegal man being deported from Boston had been waiting three years for green card application
Hundreds of Ireland's lawyers sign letter saying government should enact Occupied Territories Bill
Man in his 60s arrested in connection with Creeslough explosion which killed ten people
Conamara hotel no longer being considered as internatonal protection accommodation site
Close to 70 Airbnb-style lock boxes removed in Dublin since crackdown started in mid-April
Mayo County Council expresses 'sincere regret' over internal proposal to boycott holiday homes
Eurovision to review ‘promotion’ of acts to ensure audience voting is not ‘disproportionally affected’
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