Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
Latest
Last week
23rd August 2026 - 29th August 2026
imagination library
Dolly Parton's literacy legacy: How singer gave millions of books to children around the world
Last month
August 2026
Must Readyour stories
'The thought of the pub fills me with dread': Readers on why they now drink at home more often
Most people said the cost of a night out nowadays was simply too expensive, while others said their habits changed permanently during Covid.
USS Abraham Lincoln
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier, says 250-day deployment 'not nearly enough'
Northern Ireland
NI's agriculture minister says he has been assaulted amid row over controversial cattle cull
Blackrock Villas, Cork
From €290,000
Millers Glen Apartments, Swords
From €290,000
Cornamaddy Court, Athlone
From €365,000
Balmoston, Donabate
From €395,000
Folkstown Park, Balbriggan
From €430,000
Bennetstown, Dunboyne
From €440,000
The Furrows, Ratoath
From €440,000
Millers Glen, Swords
From €450,000
Furzefield, Swords
From €535,000
Business of sport
Liverpool owners sell minority stake in football club to Jeff Bezos-backed consortium
fa-rage against the machine
Polls close in Clacton byelection as Nigel Farage battles Count Binface to retain his seat
too toasty
It might be hard to sleep tonight - temperatures are set to stay above 20C in some counties
Sponsored
Do you have a little one starting school? Here are our tips for a smooth transition
Wholefoods
Aug 13
Driving tests
Six-month wait to apply for driving test in Raheny, with over 66,000 awaiting test nationally
parnell square cultural quarter
Construction to begin on Dublin's new five-storey City Library within weeks
Oberstown Children Detention Campus
Staff at Oberstown to take part in work stoppage after talks break down
South Dublin
Applications to open for 40 'affordable' one-bed Stillorgan apartments priced from €255k
your stories
Have you found yourself drinking at home more often than in the pub? We want to hear from you
Controversy
Uefa doubles down on World Cup boycott threat and says Fifa backing Infantino 'changes nothing'
Must ReadThe Liberties
'The curtain has fallen on this life, but what a performance it was': Dublin says goodbye to Brenda Fricker
The Oscar-winning actress’s funeral heard she was a “true legend” who was full of laughter and mischief and lived a life “full to the brim”.
Under Pressure
Top Fifa officials distance themselves from Infantino after failed World Cup sell-off plan
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: She made a career out of true crime - then she made the FBI's Most Wanted list
July
July 2026
Homelessness
Increase in number of adults and children in emergency accommodation, but below record high
Under Pressure
Infantino's top adviser quits and senior Fifa executive says staff were 'deceived' about the World Cup investment plan
Carlos Cordeiro described the plans as a “bad deal for football” and said Fifa “already has access to extraordinary financial resources”.
Must Readland development agency
State's affordable housing agency to build 13,000 homes by 2030 (and most of them are in Dublin)
The Land Development Agency said it is “firmly in our plans” to expand beyond cities in the future, but its immediate plans are focused on urban areas.
have your say