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Friday 2 May 2025 Dublin: 9°C
Mayo GAA club 'lost for words' as it pays to tribute to teenage player who died suddenly
Concerts or games: What’s the priority for Croke Park?
Nigel Farage's Reform beats Labour by six votes in Runcorn vote as party gains first mayor
Farage said the win was a sign that Keir Starmer had “alienated so much of his traditional base, it’s just extraordinary”.
Spokesperson caught off-guard by Trump decision to move 'Signalgate' official Mike Waltz
Russell Brand’s rape and sexual assault case set to be heard in court
SPOTLIGHT
Conclave
Cardinals are set to meet next week – here’s what we know so far
confirmed
Conclave to elect a new Pope will begin on 7 May
the candidates
Fifteen potential successors to Pope Francis
Next Pope
What Vatican choreography tells us about the possible outcome of the conclave
pope francis
6am sprints and rooftop communion: Behind the scenes of the papal funeral
Hosepipe ban for parts of Donegal, Meath and Westmeath due to ‘sharp drop’ in water levels
The conservation orders will come into effect on Tuesday, 6 May and will remain in place for six weeks.
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Is Ireland vulnerable to power blackouts like Spain and Portugal?
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'A cycle of failure' - McDonald lays into coalition over housing tsar turmoil in morning interview
Tour this €7,250,000 character-filled luxury home in Foxrock
Gulf War veteran executed for 1998 murders of his girlfriend and her three children
Woman in her 80s dies after being struck by truck in Co Roscommon
Opinion: Can the US still call itself the 'land of the free' while targeting legal residents?
Larry Donnelly
New ankle monitors could be an alternative to being held on remand, Irish prisons boss says
Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant transforms this derelict Victorian Cork house
China 'evaluating' trade talks with Trump - but insists US must scrap tariffs first
SPOTLIGHT
Voices
Personal accounts and opinions on recent events
A stunning comeback for the Liberals, but more uncertainty ahead
Dr Seána Glennon
Grafton and Dawson Streets don’t need regeneration, they’re already gleaming
Gary Gannon
Ireland has a dirty fossil fuel secret, supported by our FDI model and weak regulation
Caoimhe de Barra & Karol Balfe
The gut-brain axis provides food for thought in the treatment of this disease
Oonagh O’Hagan
Gardaí planning to roll out 'a lot more' e-scooter speed testing kits across the country
Transgender people moving to Ireland put on long waitlist for vital healthcare until assessed
The Journal Investigates spoke to transgender people who moved to Ireland and couldn’t continue the care they received abroad
Transgender people can’t continue their hormone treatment in a timely manner
National Gender Service significantly delaying people from accessing vital healthcare
People also discouraged from seeking healthcare in the UK
Yesterday
1st May 2025
Irish journalist and RT correspondent Chay Bowes reportedly arrested in Romania
PSNI arrest three men after burglaries on either side of the border
Ted Cruz tells ambassador nominee Ireland's stance on Israel 'endangers core US interests'
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Three people detained after protest group crashes van through Shannon Airport fence
Housing tsar controversy: McDonagh tells minister he no longer wants to be considered for job
Aoife Martin: We are living through a moral panic about trans people
Aoife Martin
CMAT and Brian Eno among latest acts backing 'freedom of expression' amid Kneecap controversy
Signalgate fallout: Trump nominates national security advisor Mike Waltz as US ambassador to UN
Drones dropping 'unprecedented level' of contraband to prisons (even one cell window delivery)
Trial begins of son who allegedly 'strangled' his mother in her Sligo home
Irish actress Laura Donnelly nominated for Tony Award alongside Mia Farrow and Sarah Snook
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Kneecap get the scrutiny Netanyahu doesn't
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After changing his date of birth, this Cardinal from Burkina Faso can now vote in the conclave
Man (50s) appears in court charged with raping woman 35 times in Co Donegal
Tánaiste signals the rollout of health warnings on alcohol bottles will be delayed
Eco-conscious, lakeside elegance for €1,100,000 in Roscommon
Tour this character-filled luxury home in Foxrock – yours for €7,250,000
Kneecap: UK counter-terror police launch formal investigation after reviewing concert footage
Jury shown TV interview of Richard Satchwell saying he 'never laid a finger' on wife Tina
The 58-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife Tina Satchwell in March 2017.
Bono and Bob Geldof to feature in BBC documentary marking 40 years since Live Aid