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Tuesday 8 July 2025 Dublin: 13°C
Get to the bank, Sofia... Bulgaria is about to become the newest Eurozone member
Four in ten parents say they skipped meals or ate less to feed their children this year
CAB will seize and sell illegal assets within two years under new proposals
This abandoned cottage was transformed into a coastal haven, using four shipping containers
Netanyahu told Trump he nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize when they had dinner last night
SPOTLIGHT

Catch up on one of Ireland's most significant crime stories

Sentencing
Eight men jailed over Ireland's biggest-ever drug seizure
How Hezbollah fundraisers helped finance the €157m operation
Revealed: How Hezbollah fundraisers helped finance the €157m MV Matthew drug operation
Podcast
What really happened on board the MV Matthew?
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Texas officials refuse to answer questions about preparation as flood death toll surpasses 100
New laws will stop insurers using a person's medical history against them if they've had cancer
Taoiseach: 'Some councils took their eye off the ball, they need to go back to housing'
Minister was told to play up 'uncluttered airspace' to sell Ireland as global leader for drones
Who are the 8 companies that Ireland invests in that have links to illegal Israeli settlements?
The State holds shares in the companies via the Irish Strategic Investment Fund.
The companies have been named on a UN database for enabling the continued existence of Israeli settlements.
The ISIF divested from five companies last year, but continued to hold more than €10 million in other companies.
Yesterday
7th July 2025
US Justice Department and FBI say Jeffrey Epstein did not have a 'client list'
'It's breaking me': Our readers share the impact of cancer scan delays
We asked our readers to share their experience of delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment. Here’s what we heard back.
Philip Dwyer loses appeal against trespass conviction at Direct Provision centre
Bee attack in French town leaves 24 injured
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
VOICES

Parenting experiences in a modern, working Ireland 

Call the housekeeping staff to complain
Margaret Lynch
It's complicated…
Gwen Loughman
24
'Much as I love school events, there are just too many'
Niamh O'Reilly
One Dad has had enough of them
Anonymous Dad
28
Are we becoming more dog friendly than child friendly?
Niamh O'Reilly
44
Dublin city councillors set to increase property tax for first time
Councillors say that, for most Dublin homeowners, the increase will not be excessive.
'The nicest man you'd ever meet': Man (30s) fatally assaulted in west Dublin named locally
Summer camp hit by Texas floods confirms 27 children and staff among the 91 dead
At least 41 people are unaccounted for across the state following the flooding.
Iranian president claims Israel tried to assassinate him during last month's conflict
Revenue seize over €1.5m worth of cannabis from passengers arriving from New York and Thailand
Trump to push Wednesday tariff deadline out to 1 August
The delay is the latest last-minute shift in Trump’s tariff policy
Taoiseach 'hopeful' EU can reach a trade deal with US after update from von der Leyen
Galway musician and leading harp maker go back to the future with hybrid modern-medieval harp
Teenager who murdered man with knife he bought for self protection jailed for 13 years
Every government decision since 2001 'may have been unconstitutional', TD's court case argues
Israeli forces kill at least 12 people in Gaza, including six in clinic for refugees
Von der Leyen slams no-confidence motion as move from 'the oldest playbook of extremists'
Man arrested after multiple attempted explosive devices placed in locations around country
Dublin pensioner admits blackmailing woman after finding sexual images on second-hand phone
'Our perfect, crazy girl with her cheeky little face': Donegal mourns 6-year-old Ella and her mother Nat
Paschal Donohoe is keeping his big job in Europe because his competitors pulled out last minute
Russia says minister found dead hours after being fired by Putin died by suicide
An extra one MILLION nights booked in Airbnb-style accommodation last year compared to 2023
Israel and Hamas to resume indirect Gaza ceasefire talks ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meeting
Convicted relatives of Jozef Puska will not appeal their cases, court hears
Forget the presidency - Joe Duffy is now doing ads for Lidl
Families and survivors to visit Tuam mass grave site ahead of excavation
Trump calls Elon Musk a 'train wreck' and his new political party 'ridiculous'