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Calls for promoter MCD and 3Arena to cancel gig featuring musician who signed Israeli bomb
Government approves fee hikes at nearly 20% of Ireland's childcare providers
Opposition TDs say that it flies in the face of promises to reduce childcare costs to €200 per month.
EU leaders agree plan for massive boost in defence spending but Orban vetoes Ukraine statement
Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen billed today’s summit as a ‘watershed moment’ for Ukraine.
#HardStories: Anything that encourages victims of abuse to tell their story is a welcome change
Dr Joe Mooney
Fontaines DC scoop RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year
Man from midlands pleads guilty to encouraging teen girls in US to send him sexually explicit material
Plans for €650m hydroelectric energy storage project in Co Tipperary takes major step forward
Zelenskyy says Ukraine and US will hold talks next week in Saudi Arabia about ending the war
Two people to be deported tonight following cross-border, multi-agency checkpoint in Co Louth
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Dublin Bus engineers pause work-to-rule to allow for 'intensive talks' with management
Private-owned spacecraft touches down on Moon’s south pole
There's a new type of zebra crossing coming to some Dublin streets
Two people found guilty of murdering man (66) whose body was thrown over Sliabh Liag cliffs
Revolut warns customers as ticket scams spike ahead of Six Nations showdown
Justice Minister says people likely to commit serious crimes shouldn’t be granted bail
Debunked: Irish Facebook groups inundated with housing scams
Drogheda senator seeks debate with Justice Minister on Michael Shine abuse
Tesla purchases soar by over 30% in Ireland amid sales slump in Europe
Only 7% of mother and baby home redress budget spent one year after applications opened
Ireland and UK may invest in future joint-energy projects following summit talks
Leaders this morning agreed to also take a common approach to potential US tariffs, due to the Windsor agreement.
It "makes sense" for UK and Irish governments to work on offshore wind farms - minister.
"Vital" that leaders work together in response to US tariffs, Tánaiste said.
Taoiseach requests UK expertise in housing and infrastructure.
'We are very thankful that we are not alone,' Zelenskyy tells EU leaders at crisis summit
Ursula von der Leyen’s ‘ReArm Europe’ plan is up for discussion as the 27 EU leaders meet in Brussels.
Man found guilty of raping Spanish tourist in Dublin during New Year's Eve celebrations six years ago
European Central Bank cuts interest rates to 2.5%, the sixth reduction since last June
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano to meet again at Madison Square Garden in July
Simon Harris has refuted a claim by Marco Rubio about what they discussed on the phone this week
Ireland's first fully-funded gambling addiction treatment programme launched today
'Author of his own misfortune': High Court orders McGregor to pay costs of CCTV application
BusConnects routes gaining more popularity and punctuality than older lines, says NTA
Six Nations: Ireland team announced ahead of Saturday's crunch tie against France
Girl (11) dies in road collision shortly after getting off schoolbus in Co Derry
Enterprise minister says TikTok redundancies 'very difficult' for laid-off workers
Do you support the Government's short-term letting clamp-down?
Four teenagers among 20 people arrested by gardaí in Dublin burglary crackdown
Kneecap, CMAT and more Irish artists announced for Glastonbury line-up
Expenditure Minister again rules out 'ad hoc' energy supports despite Energy Department warnings
The world's sea ice cover hit a record low last month
Court of Appeal to hear attempt by the State to overturn a ruling that it failed asylum seekers