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February
February 2026
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Rain warning in place for 17 counties with 'all areas' at risk of fresh flooding
Met Éireann has placed all of Leinster – and counties Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford – under a rain warning until 11pm tonight.
regrets I've had a few
For Valentine's Day, why not share your stories of former loves or love that slipped away
Sorry scenesNorwegian athlete wins medal at Winter Olympics, and then reveals affair in live television interview
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Met Éireann rain alerts elapse but warning that 'full impacts' won't be known until later
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Man in his 80s killed and three hospitalised after Bus Éireann bus crashes in Dublin city centre
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Fears of overnight flooding as work-from-home advised for tomorrow
Counties Waterford, Dublin, Wicklow and Louth have Status Orange warnings into tomorrow.
January
January 2026
As it happened
Severe weather and flooding may impact essential services over weekend, emergency group warns
A Status Yellow rain warning for counties Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford will remain in place until midnight.
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Flooding caused travel chaos and thousands left without power
How the day played out as Storm Chandra swept across Ireland.
greenland crisis
Ireland pushes for 'cool heads' as EU looks to avoid Trump tariff war
US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of 10% on eight European nations, but the UK and EU said they won’t be drawn into a tit-for-tat trade war.
An Ghaeltacht GhlórmharIs í an teanga a nascann sinn - An Ghaeltacht ag ceiliúradh bua stairiúil ag Páirc an Chrócaigh
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Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs and weapons charges in New York court
The 63-year-old deposed Venezuelan president told the judge that he is “a decent man” and “still the president of my country”.
Last year
2025
Epstein files
Woman in Jeffrey Epstein files claimed she was trafficked into Ireland for ‘politicians and notable men’
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Fianna Fáil report on Jim Gavin's disastrous €400k candidacy shows Taoiseach told him to withdraw
TDs have just received the long-awaited report ahead of a showdown parliamentary party meeting
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Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo under Status Yellow warning as 25,000 remain without power
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The Late Late Toy Show brings songs, surprise guests and several mentions of the 6-7 meme
Roy Keane, Kingfishr and CMAT all popped by.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ireland and Ukraine stand 'united for real peace'
Zelenskyy met with Micheál Martin and Catherine Connolly earlier this afternoon.
Colm Keaveney
Sentencing adjourned for former Fianna Fáil TD found driving under influence of cocaine
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Harris announced as new Finance Minister as Donohoe quits Dáil for World Bank role
The Fine Gael TD’s departure will trigger a by-election in the Dublin Central constituency.
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Eastern counties worst hit as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain, flooding and fallen trees
The Road Safety Authority has urged road users to be cautious while travelling.
Front Pages'Slick as a Parrott': Here's how Ireland's papers have reacted to last night's famous win
Courts
Right-wing extremist group planned to 'target IPAS centres, mosques and hotels', court hears
Karolis Peckauskas and Garrett Pollock appeared in court charged with possession of explosives after being arrested during an antiterrorism operation.
Courts
DJ Carey sentenced to over five years after faking cancer to con money out of people
At a hearing on Friday, Judge Martin Nolan said a custodial sentence was inevitable.
Courts
DJ Carey remanded in custody pending sentencing on Monday for fraud charges
Judge Martin Nolan said a custodial sentence was inevitable.
The 54-year-old pleaded guilty to ten counts of dishonestly inducing people to pay him money after he fraudulently claimed to have cancer.
The court heard that Carey has not repaid over €125,000 that he received from billionaire Denis O'Brien.
Marathon GirlMonths after running her first ever marathon, this teenager claimed the Irish title in Dublin
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Catherine Connolly will be the 10th President of Ireland
The victory is one of historic proportions.
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Áras election turnout quite low as polls near close
Counting will begin tomorrow morning.
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