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International

Last week
8th March 2026 - 14th March 2026
direct action
Cabinet hears of new laws to allow boarding of 'Shadow Fleet' vessels by Defence Forces
9 Mar
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Stranded
Government to charter flight to evacuate Irish citizens from Dubai on Wednesday
9 Mar
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
9 Mar
1.9k
Iran
'Black rain' falls on Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil depots release toxic chemicals into the sky
With the Sun blotted out, disoriented people in Tehran had to turn on their lights to see through the gloom yesterday morning.
9 Mar
14.5k
71
Middle East
Nato defence systems intercept Iranian ballistic missile over Turkey as US-Israeli war on Iran rages
Updated 9 Mar
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not a good sign
Oil has hit $100 a barrel again - when has that happened before?
9 Mar
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Scotland
Major fire causes shutdown at Glasgow Central railway station
9 Mar
14.4k
gulf war
Mojtaba Khamenei chosen to succeed his father as supreme leader of Iran
8 Mar
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106
Norway
Police in Norway investigate an explosion outside the US Embassy in Oslo
Updated 8 Mar
23.4k
Middle East
Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval
Overnight Israeli strikes hit Tehran fuel depots and a Beirut hotel.
Updated 8 Mar
31.3k
133
Special Relationship
Keir Starmer speaks to Donald Trump after latest rebuke over Iran
Updated 8 Mar
22.1k
Clashes
Trouble on Ibrox pitch after Celtic knock Rangers out of cup on penalties
The 42
Updated 8 Mar
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Lebanon
Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon up to 394 since Monday, officials say
8 Mar
1.9k
Soham
Ian Huntley’s daughter says ‘flush his ashes down the toilet’ after murderer's death
8 Mar
28.3k
Iran
'Shocking and numbing': President Connolly condemns 'horror of war' in the Middle East
8 Mar
13.1k
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The extravagance of the former prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
8 Mar
35.5k
7
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Iran says it can fight for six months, chartered flight from Middle East lands in Dublin and Tusla defunds therapy service.
8 Mar
2.8k
This month
March 2026
CREAMY BEAMY
Is Beamish having a moment? 'It boils my p*ss when I see 'cool kids' with a pint of Beamish'
7 Mar
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47
Liveblog
Netherlands v Ireland, World Cup qualifier
Ireland faced Netherlands in their second game of the campaign.
7 Mar
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mixed messages
How does the Iran war even end? We asked some experts to make sense of it all
7 Mar
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51
Strikes
Strikes in the Middle East continue as Irish Government-chartered flight departs Oman
The Middle East conflict has entered its second week.
Updated 7 Mar
19.9k
95
Shield of the Americas
'Cuba's in its last moments of life', Trump tells summit in Miami
Updated 7 Mar
20.9k
66
displaced
Leo Varadkar says US and Israel should 'accept all the migrants' from their war on Iran
7 Mar
21.3k
116
Ian Huntley
Soham double murderer Ian Huntley dies in hospital days after attack in maximum security prison
7 Mar
46.3k
Kharkiv
Russian missile kills seven people in strike on residential building in Ukraine
7 Mar
4.8k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Iran rejects surrender to Israel and US, Irish ex-army chief says war ‘appears unlawful’ and a look at the landlord firm behind Wexford evictions.
7 Mar
2.3k
It could be EU
Iceland to hold referendum on restarting EU membership talks after decade-long pause
7 Mar
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supply and demand
Fuel prices are soaring - how else will Ireland be affected by the deepening Middle East crisis?
The ‘ripple’ effect of the war is where the country would more closely feel any negative impacts.
Paul O'Donoghue
7 Mar
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The Morning Lead
US sinking of Iranian warship with 180 on board 'appears unlawful', ex-Defence Forces chief says
Questions have been raised in recent days over both whether the US and Israeli strikes on Iran are in breach of international law, and whether the Iranian ship sunk hundreds of miles from its shores was a legitimate target.
Niall O'Connor
7 Mar
22.8k
Artificial Intelligence
AI firm Anthropic vows court fight after Pentagon designates it as US national security risk
6 Mar
4.9k
7
Chicago
'Bullying masquerading as strength': Obama attacks Trump at Jesse Jackson memorial
Updated 6 Mar
21.2k
52
Lebanon
Irish troops safe after Ghanaian UN peacekeepers come under fire in south Lebanon
Taoiseach Micheál Martin condemned the “reckless strike” and paid tribute to the “courage” of Irish personnel who came to the aid of their colleagues.
6 Mar
7.5k
RELATED
Irish troops in Lebanon have proper 'training and experience' to stay safe
6 Mar
Irish peacekeepers safe as Israeli forces launch incursion in south Lebanon
3 Mar
Analysis
From gas bills to Ukraine, Trump's war on Iran presents the EU with a whole new set of problems
Energy price rises are always a big problem for Europe – so here we go again.
Valerie Flynn
reports from Brussels
6 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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RELATED
Iranian woman in Ireland: We would rather risk US intervention than be forgotten by the world
6 Mar
'I have to be involved': Trump demands a say in picking Iran's next leader as regional war intensifies
5 Mar
Starmer tries to pivot from Trump's 'no Churchill' jibe as he sends four more RAF jets to Gulf
5 Mar
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
6 Mar
1.4k
price at the pumps
Photos show how prices at filling stations across Ireland have jumped in the past three days
The price of diesel has jumped – but the government says consumers shouldn’t be seeing a price hike at forecourts.
Sophie Finn
6 Mar
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Middle East
Government-chartered flight for Irish citizens from Oman delayed until tomorrow
6 Mar
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25
Straits of Hormuz
Cork sailor stranded on gas carrier in Persian Gulf as war in the Middle East escalates
6 Mar
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13
BAFTAs
BBC boss says broadcast team 'didn't hear' racial slur live during Baftas
6 Mar
2.5k
minab
Major news outlets point finger at US for deadly Iran school bombing - what are US and Israel saying?
At least 165 people were killed in the strike, most of them children.
Updated 6 Mar
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