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Is Ireland vulnerable to power blackouts like Spain and Portugal?
27m
McDonald lays into coalition over housing tsar turmoil in early morning interview
Gulf War veteran executed for 1998 murders of his girlfriend and her three children
Woman in her 80s dies after being struck by truck in Co Roscommon
Mayo GAA club 'lost for words' as it pays to tribute to teenage player who died suddenly
Opinion: Can the US still call itself the 'land of the free' while targeting legal residents?
Larry Donnelly
New ankle monitors could be an alternative to being held on remand, Irish prisons boss says
Gardaí planning to roll out 'a lot more' e-scooter speed testing kits across the country
Transgender people moving to Ireland put on long waitlist for vital healthcare until assessed
The Journal Investigates spoke to transgender people who moved to Ireland and couldn’t continue the care they received abroad
Transgender people can’t continue their hormone treatment in a timely manner
National Gender Service significantly delaying people from accessing vital healthcare
People also discouraged from seeking healthcare in the UK
PSNI arrest three men after burglaries on either side of the border
Ted Cruz tells ambassador nominee Ireland's stance on Israel 'endangers core US interests'
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Three people detained after protest group crashes van through Shannon Airport fence
Housing tsar controversy: McDonagh tells minister he no longer wants to be considered for job
Aoife Martin: We are living through a moral panic about trans people
Aoife Martin
CMAT and Brian Eno among latest acts backing 'freedom of expression' amid Kneecap controversy
Drones dropping 'unprecedented level' of contraband to prisons (even one cell window delivery)
Trial begins of son who allegedly 'strangled' his mother in her Sligo home
Irish actress Laura Donnelly nominated for Tony Award alongside Mia Farrow and Sarah Snook
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Kneecap get the scrutiny Netanyahu doesn't
32m
After changing his date of birth, this Cardinal from Burkina Faso can now vote in the conclave
Man (50s) appears in court charged with raping woman 35 times in Co Donegal
Tánaiste signals the rollout of health warnings on alcohol bottles will be delayed
Kneecap: UK counter-terror police launch formal investigation after reviewing concert footage
Jury shown TV interview of Richard Satchwell saying he 'never laid a finger' on wife Tina
The 58-year-old has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife Tina Satchwell in March 2017.
Bono and Bob Geldof to feature in BBC documentary marking 40 years since Live Aid
Planning permission sought for new village shop in Creeslough away from site of tragic explosion
Commuters need minimum of €2.50 on their Leap card to use rail services in new fare zones
Low pay and no places: Protesters at Dáil demand government fix 'broken' childcare system
Campaigners say the childcare system in Ireland is “broken”.
'Don't invade personal space' - New rules in bid to avoid repeat of Eurovision controversies
Electronic tags to monitor people convicted or accused of crime to be rolled out this year
Roderic O’Gorman is the Green Party leader (still) after the leadership race went uncontested
'It's not worth it': Gardaí and RSA issue drug-driving warning in new awareness campaign
Gerry Adams claims BBC 'doubled down' on alleged defamation related to shooting of British spy
Ryanair threatens to quit buying Boeing aircraft if 'ill-judged' US tariffs raise prices
Over 350 people are sleeping on mattresses on the floor in Irish prisons
Electoral Commission: 'Hundreds of thousands' of names on electoral registers that shouldn't be
'There's so much wrong with this report': Calls for 'Grace' commission to appear before Oireachtas committee
Ireland at risk of losing 'irreplaceable parts of our heritage' to climate change, says heritage expert