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Last week
19th April 2026 - 25th April 2026
Irish Guide Dogs
Irish Guide Dogs seeks volunteers and puppy raisers as it celebrates 50 years
25 Apr
17.7k
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Free Molly
This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild
21 Apr
7.1k
2
Jesse Sludds
'It's still surreal': The Wexford teen on his Late Late win and his date with Shania Twain
20 Apr
9.8k
13
Walk in Their Shoes
Cork mother to walk in the steps of medics who spotted rare conditions in her twins
19 Apr
23.1k
10
This month
April 2026
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New breast cancer scanner at University of Galway hailed as a diagnosis 'game changer'
7 Apr
10.3k
10
Poor box
Courts' Poor Box handed out over €1.5m to Irish charities last year
6 Apr
6.7k
16
Dublin City University
Palestinian tech student tops class at Dublin university
6 Apr
19.4k
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en route
Artemis astronauts almost 170,000 kilometres from Earth and in 'good spirits'
Updated 4 Apr
13.3k
36
March
March 2026
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Public invited to make nominations for Dublin city's Lord Mayor's Awards for the first time
30 Mar
5.1k
22
wildlife
Forty new migratory species given international protection, UN agrees
29 Mar
5.2k
28
Shandon clock
Restoration completed on historic 'Four-Faced Liar' clock in Cork city
27 Mar
8.8k
28
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Restoring a lifeline: The (free) surgery giving paralysed patients back their hands
27 Mar
5.9k
Astronomy
Galway student leads team to discovery of new planet
24 Mar
13.6k
17
Cork
Young people with Down Syndrome star in new Irish music video
24 Mar
5.7k
6
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In pictures: Ireland's underwater world documented in award-winning images
21 Mar
24.6k
19
born zippy
Irish mum couldn't find special PJs to suit her son's needs - so she created her own
21 Mar
31.3k
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Hundreds of free trees to be given away to Crumlin residents this weekend
20 Mar
17.0k
13
Killarney
'Sam’s home, Oscar is on the way': Kerry town beams with pride for Jessie Buckley
15 Mar
16.2k
5
Flights
Ireland could be getting its first direct flight route to Brazil
10 Mar
16.3k
34
Mayo
New €6.8m Westport Coast Guard Station officially opened
7 Mar
7.8k
10
This year
2026
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Dermot Kennedy pledges to donate €20,000 to Barretstown after winning radio quiz
25 Feb
23.9k
8
St Patrick's Day
Vogue Williams announced as Grand Marshal of Dublin's St Patrick’s Day parade
Updated 16 Feb
28.7k
113
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Monaghan man breaks his sixth world record with pull of 120-tonne boat in Connemara
14 Feb
18.7k
16
austin appelbee
‘Little legend’: Australian police release emergency call made by boy who saved family swept to sea
11 Feb
11.5k
16
pivot to streaming
HBO Max is coming to Ireland next month and taking Friends with it
10 Feb
18.7k
40
stars in their eyes
'Celebrations are already underway': Two Irish restaurants awarded their first Michelin star
Dublin’s Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen was thought to be in with a chance of earning its third star this evening, but the restaurant and its two-star peers missed out.
Updated 9 Feb
53.7k
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Brenda Fricker
'One of Dublin's most authentic voices': Actress Brenda Fricker to be awarded Freedom of Dublin
9 Feb
24.4k
23
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Rossie to Aussie: Roscommon nurse arrives in Sydney after two-year cycling challenge for charity
7 Feb
12.7k
6
Doggy excellence
Rescue dog who was found in Tesco bag to represent Ireland at Crufts
6 Feb
40.2k
23
Australia
Irish grandmother of boy (13) who saved his mother and siblings' lives in Australia 'very proud'
4 Feb
22.5k
17
Australia
13-year-old swims four hours to save family after being swept out to sea in Australia
3 Feb
35.7k
43
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Derelict Aran Island hotel to reopen as cultural centre - and there's a competition to name it
3 Feb
19.1k
25
BAFTAs
Baftas: Another nod for Jessie Buckley as Paul Mescal gets in on the act too
Updated 27 Jan
17.1k
13
taipei 101
US free-climber successfully scales Taiwan's 101-storey skyscraper
25 Jan
18.4k
24
triumph
'I knew I would win': Galway man conquers solo class in World's Toughest Row across the Atlantic
23 Jan
15.0k
9
oscar nominees
Jessie Buckley nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in Hamnet
Buckley’s co-star Paul Mescal missed out on a Supporting Actor nomination.
22 Jan
25.0k
27
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Galway man looks set to take first place in 4,800km Atlantic race
21 Jan
11.2k
10
At This time of year?
Photos: Northern lights visible across Ireland as a powerful solar storm hits Earth
The northern lights can generally only be seen in Ireland during storms like this on camera, but sometimes a faint glow is visible to the naked eye.
Updated 20 Jan
63.5k
44
Bray
New owners of Sinéad O'Connor's Bray home to erect commemorative plaque for the late singer
19 Jan
56.3k
13
Tennis
Amateur wins $1 million at Australian Open in one-point competition against 24 professionals
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14 Jan
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