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Monday 7 April 2025 Dublin: 11°C
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Trump greets Netanyahu at White House but planned press conference cancelled at short notice
Boy found guilty of rape of sixteen-year-old girl when he was thirteen
Passenger cap lift: Solar panels at Dublin Airport will not compensate for more people flying
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
Social Democrats to bring Bill to remove guardianship rights from convicted killers before Dáil
Israeli military chief orders deeper probe into attack on Gaza ambulances
SPOTLIGHT
Tariff chaos
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcement has led to turmoil across the globe
explained
How the numbers on Trump’s big board were calculated
dangerous ground
Will Ireland get caught in the crossfire of the EU’s response?
pharma exports
Botox and Viagra: Are Ireland’s most famous pharma exports safe for now?
looking back
Ireland has its own history with imposing tariffs, it’s bleak to say the least
Darragh O'Brien says pre-election claim 40,000 homes would be built didn't damage trust in Government
Victim of 'predatory' rape says 'healing' can begin after attacker refused appeal against sentence
Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China as global markets plunge
This stunning Georgian gem is built for family life
Judge asks for psychiatric report on man who allegedly threatened to 'slit' TD's wife's throat
Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis
EU ‘ready to negotiate’ with US on tariffs, says both Tánaiste and EU Commission President
Google Ireland gets permission for seven storey mural at HQ in Boland's Mills area
Man who stored drugs in Kinder chocolate egg shells before selling them is jailed for four years
SPOTLIGHT
Voices
Personal accounts and opinions on recent events
Trump thrives on the uncertainty and chaos he’s created
Larry Donnelly
‘My children deserve to be valued by the system for who they are’
Lucinda Murrihy
I watched Adolescence with my teenage son… here’s what I learned
Derek Walsh
‘As Robin Williams once said, it was hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon rut’
Niamh O'Reilly
Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers
'Ula will be greatly missed'- School tribute to girl (6) killed while cycling in Galway
Man who beat 'best friend' with baseball bat during fishing trip given life sentence for murder
Assault case against barrister Diarmuid Phelan adjourned until June
Last round of Electric Picnic tickets sell out in 15 minutes
Irish, European and Asian stock markets plummet as China slams tariffs as 'economic bullying'
People Before Profit TD and leader Richard Boyd Barrett to begin treatment for throat cancer
Man killed in Dublin hit-and-run had to be identified through DNA due to injuries, inquest hears
Investigation underway as 'devastating' fire closes popular hiking trail in Co Mayo
The Claggan Coastal Trail at Wild Nephin National Park will remain closed until further notice
Police arrest 47-year-old man in Newry after man, 20s, stabbed in leg
Firefighters continue to battle large overnight gorse blaze in Donegal
Additional limits to private car use in Dublin city centre by the summer
Protest in Berlin over plan to deport Irish citizens for taking part in pro-Palestine protest
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This week's planned meeting between King Charles and the Pope is off the cards
'Plenty of sunshine' with fine weather expected for the week
Second child dies of measles in Texas as US outbreak worsens
Galway see off New York in Connacht football semi-final but John Maher injury casts shadow
Man shot dead by UK police after 'running at officers with a knife' named as Irish man
Trump says world leaders 'dying to make a deal' with the US as he digs in on tariffs
Over 5,000 women in Europe have to travel abroad for abortions each year
Legal, bureaucratic and social obstacles are still faced by women, even if they live in countries where abortion is legalised.
At least 5,860 European women crossed borders for abortions in 2023
Routes of travel are shaped by the countries’ abortion laws and geographic proximity
The Netherlands — where termination is allowed up to 24 weeks — was the most frequent destination
Yesterday
6th April 2025
Sauna and chill: 'As Robin Williams once said, it was hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon rut'
Niamh O'Reilly
Quiz: How much do you know about the Batman films?