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The government is spending billions (on what, exactly, isn't clear)
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Planned tax on vapes would raise an additional €17m in State revenue, experts say
The Gen Z stare: 'There it was, like the human version of the buffering symbol'
Niamh O'Reilly
Mortgages have hit levels not seen since right before the crash
During the first half of 2025, the average mortgage value hit a record high of €329,444.
'It is a despicable disgrace': Bob Geldof condemns Israeli government over starvation in Gaza
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Food company at centre of listeriosis outbreak was hit with two prohibition orders in recent weeks
'Full on war' between John Magnier and American tycoon over €22m Tipperary estate, High Court hears
Buyers beware: High-risk invasive plants still found in garden centres and trade fairs
Noeleen Smyth
Co Cork community come together to rebuild family home severely damaged by blaze
Investigation launched after man (40s) dies following work-related incident in Co Clare
Gary Gannon launches legal action against Central Bank over approval of Israeli bonds
Here's the full list of ready-made meals recalled by the food safety watchdog
'Political distraction': Kneecap slam decision to ban them from Hungary ahead of music festival
Russian-owned alumina refinery in Limerick suspended from energy market
Department of Finance clarifies hospitality VAT cut would cost less than €1bn mooted by Minister
Demolition of Smyth's pub in Dublin 4 for new venue and apartments gets green light
I'm about to lose my disability allowance: 'It's time to stop means testing this unfair system'
Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird
Date set for appeal of sentence given to criminal over journalism student Joe Drennan's death
'Exceptionally uncertain' tariff dispute sees European Central Bank hold interest rates
Mother and children killed in Co Fermanagh shooting named locally
Govt urged to 'bite the bullet' amid signals a promised hospitality VAT cut may not happen
Garda found guilty of assaulting a teenager in Temple Bar four years ago
Has Ryanair ever charged you an oversized baggage fee?
Irish man jailed for 15 years for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward while on holiday in Spain
Unreasonable force by prison officers and falsified records at Cloverhill Prison, report finds
Dr Catherine Conlon: Listeriosis - what is it and what are the risks?
Dr Catherine Conlon
Rape survivor awarded €328,000 in damages from foster father who abused her for years
Nine Irish players selected to start for the Lions in second Test against Australia
Stressed about getting 10,000 steps? New research says there's a lower number you can aim for
Hosepipe ban extended to Waterford, Tipperary, Wexford and Cork (but not Cork City)
Weight loss injections become more attainable as they enter beauty clinics
Thérapie Health is providing a doctor-led obesity treatment injection programme.
Doctors and patients welcome the move as it increases access to the medication.
Experts and patients have said the cost of the medication, which ranges up to €475 monthly, can be a significant barrier.
‘Close knit’ Fermanagh community ‘shocked to the core’ after deaths of woman and two children
Bonmati brilliance as Spain beat Germany in extra time to reach Euro 2025 final
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary takes heat for 'insulting' comments calling Metrolink a 'waste of money'
Woman and two children dead following shooting in Co Fermanagh household
A fourth person, who was taken to hospital with serious injuries, remains in a serious condition
No arrests have been made thus far, but the main suspect has a "limited footprint" with police.
Asked if it is being treated as a murder-suicide, police said that is "one line of inquiry".
Police had no previous reports of issues, domestic or otherwise, relating to the household.
HSE apologises over delay to act on x-ray that showed man (91) had swallowed dentures
Shelbourne v Qarabag, Champions League