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This month

September 2026

handy enough

UCD researcher discovers 'lost' medieval castle... on UCD campus

17 Sep

18.2k

Last month

August 2026

On The 42European Championships

'I've witnessed all his medals': RTÉ's Greg Allen on commentating Mark English's gold win

17 Aug

1.7k

wildlife

Critically endangered bee rediscovered in Offaly after 26 years

17 Aug

27.9k

european athletics championships

'I've witnessed all his medals': RTÉ's Greg Allen on commentating Mark English's gold win

17 Aug

7.6k

This year

2026

It's A Small World

Irishman's campaign for Disneyland Paris to include Irish language on popular ride pays off

26 Jul

21.4k

In Pictures

Photographers behind pictures of Ireland's coast and waterways honoured in Dublin

16 Jul

12.9k

And Justice For All

Metallica donates €80,000 to two Irish charities as it leaves Dublin after Aviva gigs

29 Jun

61.5k

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77-year-old mother and baby home survivor and human rights advocate awarded PhD in Galway

12 Jun

15.3k

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My recovery has started – Christian Eriksen ‘feeling good’ in wake of collapse

Updated 8 Jun

2.7k

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Denmark's Christian Eriksen ‘in good spirits’ after collapsing on pitch during friendly match

The 42

8 Jun

7.3k

spot the pricks

If you see a hedgehog you should report it to the authorities

2 Jun

30.6k

Keepers of Tradition

Family effort restoring one of Cork's most iconic clocks to air tomorrow

17 May

15.0k

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Irish student takes European prize at world's largest teen environmental competition

11 May

34.3k

Irish Guide Dogs

Irish Guide Dogs seeks volunteers and puppy raisers as it celebrates 50 years

25 Apr

18.0k

Free Molly

This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild

21 Apr

7.2k

Jesse Sludds

'It's still surreal': The Wexford teen on his Late Late win and his date with Shania Twain

20 Apr

10.0k

Walk in Their Shoes

Cork mother to walk in the steps of medics who spotted rare conditions in her twins

19 Apr

23.2k

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New breast cancer scanner at University of Galway hailed as a diagnosis 'game changer'

7 Apr

10.4k

Poor box

Courts' Poor Box handed out over €1.5m to Irish charities last year

6 Apr

6.8k

Dublin City University

Palestinian tech student tops class at Dublin university

6 Apr

19.5k

en route

Artemis astronauts almost 170,000 kilometres from Earth and in 'good spirits'

Updated 4 Apr

13.4k

good news

Public invited to make nominations for Dublin city's Lord Mayor's Awards for the first time

30 Mar

5.1k

wildlife

Forty new migratory species given international protection, UN agrees

29 Mar

5.2k

Shandon clock

Restoration completed on historic 'Four-Faced Liar' clock in Cork city

27 Mar

9.0k

good news

Restoring a lifeline: The (free) surgery giving paralysed patients back their hands

27 Mar

6.0k

Astronomy

Galway student leads team to discovery of new planet

24 Mar

13.7k

Cork

Young people with Down Syndrome star in new Irish music video

24 Mar

5.9k

good news

In pictures: Ireland's underwater world documented in award-winning images

21 Mar

24.9k

born zippy

Irish mum couldn't find special PJs to suit her son's needs - so she created her own

21 Mar

31.5k

good news

Hundreds of free trees to be given away to Crumlin residents this weekend

20 Mar

17.1k

Killarney

'Sam’s home, Oscar is on the way': Kerry town beams with pride for Jessie Buckley

15 Mar

16.3k

Flights

Ireland could be getting its first direct flight route to Brazil

10 Mar

16.7k

Mayo

New €6.8m Westport Coast Guard Station officially opened

7 Mar

7.9k

good news

Dermot Kennedy pledges to donate €20,000 to Barretstown after winning radio quiz

25 Feb

24.0k

St Patrick's Day

Vogue Williams announced as Grand Marshal of Dublin's St Patrick’s Day parade

Updated 16 Feb

28.8k

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Monaghan man breaks his sixth world record with pull of 120-tonne boat in Connemara

14 Feb

18.9k

austin appelbee

‘Little legend’: Australian police release emergency call made by boy who saved family swept to sea

11 Feb

11.6k

pivot to streaming

HBO Max is coming to Ireland next month and taking Friends with it

10 Feb

18.9k

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

53.9k

Brenda Fricker

'One of Dublin's most authentic voices': Actress Brenda Fricker to be awarded Freedom of Dublin

9 Feb

24.6k