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Politics

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PodcastThe Candidate
Ireland can't say two words: illegal war
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Wexford
'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions
The evictions were handed out door to door by the property firm last Friday.
Eoghan Dalton
Updated 28 mins ago
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Oil Prices
Minister says it's 'clear' global oil price turmoil 'bears no reflection' to costs in Ireland
4 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 More strikes across Iran, Israel and Lebanon, Irish arrive home from Dubai and our readers share reality of renting.
Updated 4 hrs ago
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Dublin Airport
'It's nice to be home': Irish people stuck in Dubai arrive back on first flight to Dublin
Last night’s flight of almost 400 people is the first commercial flight from Dubai to Ireland since the war in Iran began on Saturday.
12 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Dozens of our readers say they were evicted shortly before the new rental rules came in
“I received an eviction notice on Friday – just one week before the change. I’ve barely slept since,” one reader said.
Sophie Finn
13 hrs ago
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Yesterday
4th March 2026
White House
Trump 'actively considering' US role in Iran after war as Senate votes down resolution to halt conflict
Updated 14 hrs ago
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UK-US Special Relationship: Starmer may be no Churchill, but Trump is no Roosevelt
18 hrs ago
87 bodies recovered as US confirms it sank an Iranian vessel in Indian Ocean
18 hrs ago
The Pentagon still can't say who was responsible for the deadly bombing of an Iranian girls' school
19 hrs ago
Fatal foetal abnormalities
Taoiseach commits to examining review into Ireland's abortion law three years after publication
18 hrs ago
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energy costs
Minister calls in fuel industry reps for Friday meeting over rapid price hikes
Updated 19 hrs ago
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Sexual Abuse
Crowds protest at UCD in solidarity with abuse survivors after explicit image of student shared
The rally, attended by thousands of students, comes after the image was circulated online and via Whatsapp.
19 hrs ago
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South of the Litani
Israeli army issue warning of major military action across South lebanon where Irish troops based
21 hrs ago
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feeling the pressure
Paid €500 for heating oil last week? Now it could cost you €725 (or more)
23 hrs ago
10.6k
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 More strikes across Iran, Lebanon and Israel, Irish charter flight from UAE confirmed and Ireland’s special forces unit considering puclic recruitment.
Updated 4 Mar
3.4k
Ban
New law will ban sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s
4 Mar
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PodcastThe Explainer
Is the US-led attack on Iran illegal?
21m
Jax’s Law
Draft law named after unborn baby killed in crash to be published this month
4 Mar
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Tuesday
3rd March 2026
Healthcare
Plans to move Rotunda to Connolly Hospital scrapped as new planning application to be submitted
3 Mar
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'This is a fiasco': Group who objected to Rotunda plans will not challenge any judicial review
17 Feb
Refusal of Rotunda critical care unit will 'jeopardise wellbeing of women and children'
16 Feb
'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
13 Feb
New €100m Rotunda Hospital critical care unit for women and infants denied planning permission
12 Feb
petrol and diesel
Taoiseach says 'no excuse' for price gouging as minister requests probe into energy market
There have been calls for government to temporarily suspend excise charges on fuel.
Updated 3 Mar
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minab
Thousands mourn schoolgirls and staff killed in bombing of school in Iran
Neither the US nor Israel have claimed responsibility for the alleged attack, though Marco Rubio said yesterday that the Pentagon was investigating.
3 Mar
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Irish Abroad
Government to charter flight to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East in coming days
Updated 3 Mar
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Oval Office
Trump says he ‘might have forced Israel’s hand’ and claims Iran ‘were going to attack first’
3 Mar
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knocking down
Concerns UAE may run low on interceptors needed to shoot down Iranian missiles
3 Mar
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dark web
Gardaí ‘not actively monitoring’ the dark web, says assistant commissioner
3 Mar
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Back
Phil Hogan gets the nod from government to go forward for a big job in the UN
Hogan resigned from his role as EU Commissioner for Trade in 2020 in the wake of the Golfgate scandal
3 Mar
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 US-Israel war with Iran could be ‘longer than a month’, Irish in UAE watch war unfold and Enoch Burke transferred from Mountjoy
Updated 3 Mar
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Epstein files
Bill Clinton says he saw no evidence of Epstein trafficking women as deposition video released
3 Mar
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ruth o'dea
Labour joins the running for the Dublin Central by-election
3 Mar
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Monday
2nd March 2026
As it happened
Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran as US urges citizens to leave Middle East
Donald Trump said the conflict could go on for four to five weeks, but that US has the “capability to go far longer”.
Updated 2 Mar
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'This is a reckless war': Michelle O'Neill refuses to attend UK cabinet briefings on Middle East
2 Mar
What do we know, and not know, about a devastating school bombing in Iran?
2 Mar
Five things you should pay attention to in the Iran-Israel-US war right now
2 Mar
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
2 Mar
3.3k
Bridgetown
Housing Minister rejects claims that Co Wexford evictions are linked to his rental reforms
2 Mar
13.1k
Farming
IFA ends Bord Bia protest, with Larry Murrin to stand aside from chairing meetings during review
Updated 2 Mar
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Sinn Féin
'This is a reckless war': Michelle O'Neill refuses to attend UK cabinet briefings on Middle East
2 Mar
10.0k
deserted in dubai
Irish passengers stranded in transit to be prioritised as UAE airports to resume 'limited' flights
Updated 2 Mar
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US homeland security
Court further postpones Seamus Culleton's deportation from the US until his appeal is heard
2 Mar
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United Nations
Melania Trump is going to be the first First Lady to chair a UN Security Council meeting
2 Mar
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah fire, Jessie Buckley wins tops prize at Actor Awards and the experiences of Irish train commuters…
Updated 2 Mar
3.9k
The Morning Lead
'Packed, sweaty and unsafe': Our readers on their experiences of commuting by train in Ireland
“I can say without hesitation that Ireland’s system is among the worst I have seen in a developed economy,” one reader said.
Sophie Finn
2 Mar
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Sunday
1st March 2026
Bridgetown
‘It’ll devastate the village’: Over 30 homes in Co Wexford estate get eviction notices
Eoghan Dalton
Updated 1 Mar
67.9k
The Daily Poll
Do you rent or own your home?
1 Mar
24.1k
44
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: They killed their abusers. Should they spend their lives in prison?
1 Mar
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