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This week
12th April 2026 - 18th April 2026
drug policy
TDs to be told gardaí may claim to 'smell cannabis' as pretext for unlawful searches
16 Apr
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The Daily Poll
Is now the time for Fianna Fáil to replace its leader?
16 Apr
56.5k
127
Red Alert
There's some proper Star Trek lore attached to a new Connemara-filmed RTÉ crime drama
15 Apr
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Last month
March 2026
the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Explainer: Another critical oil Strait is at risk as the Houthis enter the war
Oil prices have spiked as Houthi rebels target the Red Sea.
30 Mar
8.4k
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connected
Aer Lingus swerves Elon Musk row and begins rollout of Starlink-powered free Wi-Fi
30 Mar
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WORLD CUP HEARTBREAK
Troy Parrott's message to Ireland fans: 'Thank you, stick with us'
27 Mar
15.7k
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play-off fever
The Nation Holds Its Breath: Rate how you're feeling ahead of the Big Match
26 Mar
4.6k
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flashpoint central
Drones, snubs, racial politics and felines: this Oscars has a host of possible controversies
What controversies might we be talking about on Monday morning?
14 Mar
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IRAN WAR
Israel hits over 400 'targets' across Iran as Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'
Israel has also threatened to introduce ‘additional surprises’ as part of its military operations
Updated 6 Mar
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Iranian woman in Ireland: We would rather risk US intervention than be forgotten by the world
6 Mar
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5 Mar
Starmer tries to pivot from Trump's 'no Churchill' jibe as he sends four more RAF jets to Gulf
5 Mar
Special Relationship
Starmer tries to pivot from Trump's 'no Churchill' jibe as he sends four more RAF jets to Gulf
5 Mar
8.1k
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February
February 2026
stay in your lane
Green light for Leisureplex Blanchardstown being turned into large retailer despite opposition
26 Feb
37.6k
26
legal challenge
Denis O'Brien loses action 'on all grounds' in case against DPC relating to Red Flag dossier
20 Feb
12.7k
Criticism
Bono warns against Irish 'high horse' as U2 release song for murdered Palestinian activist
19 Feb
24.9k
80
your stories
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14 Feb
19.2k
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Under Pressure
Is this the moment Irishman Morgan McSweeney must (finally) fall on his sword for Keir Starmer?
Rónán Duffy
5 Feb
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radio review
Claire Byrne wants to be 'your friend' on her new show, she's banking on the familiar to get there
The first outing on her Newstalk show was very much like her RTÉ formula.
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3 Feb
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these sacred vows
RTÉ's new Sunday night comedy-drama has sun, sex, drugs and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor in a dog collar
The show debuts tonight, with two episodes going up on the RTÉ Player.
1 Feb
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January
January 2026
Travel Disruption
Storm Chandra: Entire country under Status Yellow wind warning tomorrow
Three counties in Northern Ireland will be under a Status Orange wind warning tomorrow.
Updated 26 Jan
122k
87
Money matters
Spotted a new deduction from your payslip? It's probably your new pension
Updated 23 Jan
16.9k
71
Fox News
Keeping tabs on Trump: RTÉ confirms Jackie Fox as its new Washington Correspondent
21 Jan
19.5k
33
War of Words
Elon Musk has now gotten into a little spat with Michael O'Leary
15 Jan
33.0k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.
10 Jan
4.4k
pension pots
Auto-enrolment pensions start collecting from payslips this month, but how will it work?
A new portal for the MyFutureFund scheme also goes live today.
1 Jan
20.3k
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UK Court
'The Brits are at it again': Kneecap says appeal against dismissal of terror charge begins this month
1 Jan
19.1k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Budget changes kick in, New Year revellers killed in Swiss bar fire and a new member of the Euro club.
1 Jan
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Last year
2025
RIP
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31 Dec 2025
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save the west
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30 Dec 2025
42.2k
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into the arms of america
How 1987's The Joshua Tree had Irish diplomats scrambling for U2 tickets across the US
30 Dec 2025
10.3k
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red white and blew it off
'Rising star' Gavin Newsom calls himself 'Irish' but cancelled on the taoiseach back in 2005
29 Dec 2025
29.3k
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MV LOCH RYAN
The Skibbereen ship 'the Nazis couldn't sink' and the 60-year fight for compensation
28 Dec 2025
19.9k
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State Papers
Ireland's man in Israel was reminded in 1993 that Gaza was outside his jurisdiction
28 Dec 2025
14.3k
fur-eign affairs
The bearly believable tale of The Late Late Show, two travelling pandas and a China/Ireland spat
28 Dec 2025
11.9k
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State Papers
'Sensitivities' around Ireland's neutrality and the question of attending VE Day 50 in Paris
28 Dec 2025
7.2k
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paramilitary meeting
When Bertie Ahern brought loyalists to Dublin and they raised 'ethnic cleansing' by republicans
The Loyalist Commission had representatives from the UVF, UDA and Red Hand Commando.
28 Dec 2025
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abort abort abort
Shannon Airport was an 'emergency landing' spot for the Space Shuttle if multiple engines failed
27 Dec 2025
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blair's britain
'Brit cards' raised eyebrows recently, but similar plans in 2005 didn't go down well here either
27 Dec 2025
10.7k
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so good
Fans hospitalised for 'hysteria' at Boyzone gig in '95 had the Irish State all hot and bothered
27 Dec 2025
14.5k
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State Papers
Thirty years before CervicalCheck, sending smears abroad was being considered to save money
27 Dec 2025
5.2k
22
State Papers
Prince Charles's team told Irish officials that Diana might fancy 'upstaging' him by visiting Ireland
State Papers from 30 years ago detailed the behind-the-scenes chat about Charles’ visit here.
27 Dec 2025
22.3k
23
keane v mccarthy
Saipan is the row that divided a nation, but is the film any good?
25 Dec 2025
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