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2025
keane v mccarthy
Review: Saipan is the row that divided a nation, but is the film any good?
The iconic story of the 2002 World Cup bust up has been given the big screen treatment.
Rónán Duffy
25 Dec 2025
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toothy grin
Heimir Hallgrímsson, the unflappable Icelandic dentist who has Ireland loving football again
17 Nov 2025
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the troy wonder
The Late Late Troy Show: Ireland's amazing winning moment is making headlines and going viral
The country’s hat-trick hero is the talk of Ireland and football fans worldwide.
17 Nov 2025
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Historic win
How Catherine Connolly was able to beat the establishment and storm the presidency
A huge win but how did the Galway independent do it.
Rónán Duffy
25 Oct 2025
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new woman in the áras
Connolly pledges to 'shape a new republic' as she's elected president with largest vote ever
Connolly will be inaugurated next month.
Updated 25 Oct 2025
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vote vote vote
It's (finally) polling day! Here's your guide to voting in the presidential election
The dos and don’ts of the polling station.
Rónán Duffy
Updated 24 Oct 2025
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one battle after another
Debate verdict: The stalest of stalemates but Connolly's talking like she's already won
If you’ve been following the campaign up to now you missed nothing from the final debate.
Rónán Duffy
22 Oct 2025
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choose your side
'I want us to be winners': The first full-length trailer for the Saipan movie is out
The film will be released on New Year’s Day 2026.
17 Oct 2025
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Aras 2025
Analysis: A sizeable chunk of people are planning to spoil their vote or to stay away altogether
In a poll published today, 18% said they would spoil their vote or not vote at all.
Rónán Duffy
16 Oct 2025
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spitting image
'What about the vegetables?' - Legend of Haughey (and Thatcher) gets retelling amid FF chaos
Updated 9 Oct 2025
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legal background
Bar Council says ‘cab-rank rule’ is 'fundamental' as Connolly faces questions over barrister work
9 Oct 2025
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unhappy meal
'The Hamburglar is back in town': Why have politicians been talking about McDonald's all day?
Rónán Duffy
7 Oct 2025
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in short
The return of Prudent Paschal? Here are the key points from Budget 2026
Updated 7 Oct 2025
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7 Oct 2025
'The Hamburglar is back in town': Why have politicians been talking about McDonald's all day?
7 Oct 2025
Minister accepts he didn't get welfare payment 'wish list' despite €10 increase
7 Oct 2025
feeling the pressure
Twenty years on, the spectre of Rip Off Republic is again in focus come Budget time
4 Oct 2025
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Analysis
Presidential debate: Connolly will be pleased, Gavin had his Weetabix and Humphreys seemed nervous
30 Sep 2025
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Catherine Connolly mentioned it a lot last night - what exactly is a military industrial complex?
30 Sep 2025
Triple Lock divisions and a surprising OTB answer: What we learned from the Tonight Show debate
30 Sep 2025
Player Ratings: How did the presidential candidates perform in the first TV debate?
29 Sep 2025
Race for the Ãras
Nominations for president are officially open - here are the key dates coming up
September is set to be a busy month for those looking to to get “on the ballot”.
Updated 5 Sep 2025
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Mature recollections
Tom Clonan and Heather Humphreys differ on why a controversial disability proposal was scrapped
4 Sep 2025
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mo chara in court
'The British state is on edge': Kneecap's second day in court sees police action and legal wrangling
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, aka Mo Chara, must return again next month to see if he’ll face a trial.
Rónán Duffy
Reports from Westminster Magistrates' Court
20 Aug 2025
18.2k
London
Police corral hundreds of protesters as Kneecap's Mo Chara returns to court to face UK terror charge
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh is one-third of Belfast rap trio Kneecap and performs under the stage name ‘Mo Chara’.
Updated 20 Aug 2025
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the masterplan
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Updated 16 Aug 2025
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you gotta roll in it
Oasis tickets bought with dynamic pricing are on 'ethical' resale websites abroad for over €560
The tickets originally sold via dynamic pricing meant demand was allowed to drive the price up.
14 Aug 2025
30.6k
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RIP
Wrestling star Hulk Hogan has died aged 71
Updated 24 Jul 2025
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coast to coast
Poll: Did you head to the beach at the weekend?
14 Jul 2025
29.7k
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no disco
'An opportunity missed': RTÉ will again not be televising any of Electric Picnic this year
1 Jul 2025
25.0k
81
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 3D printed firearms, state funerals in Iran and optimism from Trump over Gaza ceasefire.
28 Jun 2025
3.6k
digital killed the radio star
With Upfront the latest axing, how worried should we be about the future of evening news shows?
28 Jun 2025
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Balgaddy
Man dies after suspected assault at house in West Dublin
Updated 26 Jun 2025
19.5k
a chairde
Inside and outside the Kneecap courtroom: Film directors, The Fields of Athenry, and a few police
Here’s what happened when hundreds of supporters of Kneecap’s Mo Chara convened on Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Rónán Duffy
reports from London
18 Jun 2025
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London
Kneecap erect large billboards in London as band member Mo Chara due in court on terror charge
18 Jun 2025
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legal explainer
Kneecap: What's the terror charge 'Mo Chara' is facing, what's the defence and the sentence?
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who uses the stage name Mo Chara, is due in court in London in a month’s time.
22 May 2025
14.8k
enforced removal
Minister wants to 'secure our borders' as 39 people deported to Georgia on chartered flight
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said that further ‘enforced removal’ operations will take place this year.
1 May 2025
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The Morning Lead
'The biggest f*****g disaster': Canada votes today in an election dominated by the Oval Office
The election of President Donald Trump in the United States upended the general election.
Rónán Duffy
28 Apr 2025
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Canada's 'old relationship' with the US 'is over' says new prime minister Mark Carney
28 Mar 2025
Canada's new PM Mark Carney calls snap election in shadow of Trump tariffs and US trade war
23 Mar 2025
Relations between Canada and the US have not been this bad since the 19th century
10 Mar 2025
Reeling in the Tears
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26 Apr 2025
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Dublin Fire Brigade
Woman in her 80s dies in house fire in Tallaght
24 Apr 2025
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Rome
Vatican publishes photos of Pope Francis in open coffin as funeral confirmed for Saturday morning
The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Francis’s residence at the Vatican where he died.
Updated 22 Apr 2025
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Election Countdown
Mark Carney has re-energised Canada's Liberals and tonight faces his main rival in a TV debate
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre looked set to lead his party back to power but Trump’s win changed everything.
17 Apr 2025
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Opinion Poll
Sinn Féin is again the most popular party as public gives thumbs down to FF-FG deal with Lowry
17 Apr 2025
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staring at the sun
Trade war u-turn: Why did Trump blink first?
It’s been a hell of a week and 24 hours.
Rónán Duffy
10 Apr 2025
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EU suspends countermeasures to Trump tariffs for 90 days to 'give negotiations a chance'
10 Apr 2025
Trump announces 90-day tariff 'pause' on countries that 'have not retaliated', ratchets up China rate to 125%
9 Apr 2025
EU adopts countermeasures to Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will begin next week
9 Apr 2025
maintain the positives
Taoiseach says tariff pause 'alleviates' pressure on Ireland's public finances
Updated 10 Apr 2025
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New Mexico
Police 'keeping everything on the table' in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa
Police reportedly believe the circumstances are ‘suspicious’ and warrant a ‘thorough search and investigation’.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff confirmed the news just after midnight local time (7am Irish time).
Local media has reported that the couple's dog was also found deceased.
A prolific star of some of Hollywood's best-known films, Hackman won two Oscars in his career before retiring in 2004.
Updated 27 Feb 2025
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