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Large fire blazes overnight at Athlone recycling facility
Have you ever been to Electric Picnic?
Woman in her 70s dies in house fire in Limerick
Cost of staging this year's Electric Picnic between €25m and €30m, according to festival CEO
Cardinal faces criticism for singing ‘Imagine’ while his supporters urged to stop making memes
What drives John Kiely? | Croker concerts | Leinster breathes again
Kneecap being sent to the Arctic by RTÉ
Surrealing in the Years: Kneecap are NOT the story. And yet.
Carl Kinsella
Tánaiste says he does not believe weapons have been flown through Irish airspace to Israel
Niamh O'Reilly: Are we becoming more dog friendly than child friendly?
Niamh O'Reilly
Going to the rugby? The Dart line will be closed between Grand Canal Dock and Wicklow this weekend
Garda road policing chief says bigger cars do more damage in crashes
Chaos of housing tsar controversy is a symptom of a longer running dysfunction in Housing
Processes set up to avoid argy bargys between the coalition partners have broken down.
UK Government to seek Supreme Court appeal over ruling on public inquiry in Sean Brown case
Tánaiste says it was correct to ‘think through’ housing tsar role but denies ‘blocking’ appointment
‘A circus’: Mother of man who drowned in Cork ‘cut to pieces’ that people filmed the incident
Emergency services bring fire at Stillorgan Business Park in Dublin under control
China ‘elects’ two bishops despite Pope Francis's death, defying Vatican agreement
New Bray aquarium to open in former Sea Life building, which closed in 2023
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Tánaiste urges Israel to lift Gaza aid blockade as region on 'verge of total collapse'
Cork Airport to undergo €200 million expansion over the next decade
Local councillor pleads for extra gardaí in Rathkeale after four homes targeted in arson attacks
Adams says he doesn't remember how many died on Bloody Friday and accuses barrister of ‘trivialising'
Warning after three killed in workplace accidents involving quad bikes in space of month
Exclusive: Michael Shine shows no remorse and claims accusers are motivated by money
Green light given for extra floor to be added to former U2 Hotel, The Clarence, in Dublin
McGregor seeks to introduce evidence from new witness in appeal of civil sexual assault finding
Woman (60s) seriously injured in e-scrambler hit-and-run in Dublin city centre
Family 'scarred' as man who murdered 'remarkable' woman with carving knife is sentenced to life
Truck driver who seriously injured father of rugby star Conor Murray jailed for 10 months
Ronnie O’Sullivan close to exit door as he's whitewashed 8-0 by Zhao Xintong in Crucible session
New pedestrian lights illuminate the footpath at Dublin junction to alert distracted walkers
Councillor Feljin Jose said they are being trialled “at very busy junctions” where pedestrians may be distracted.
RT broadcaster Chay Bowes detained and denied entry to Romania
Irish data protection watchdog slaps TikTok with €530 million fine over data transfers to China
Garda seriously injured after van driven at him in estate in Ardee, Co Louth
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.