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Vhi hikes health insurance plan prices for third time in a year

State-owned insurer confirms a third premium rise in 12 months from March, blaming rising claims costs and growing demand for care

<p>Connacht's Bundee Aki after the game. Pic: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho</p>

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Bundee Aki dropped from Ireland's Six Nations squad for disciplinary reasons

<p>Picture: Dan Linehan.</p>

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Woman hospitalised after hurley assault in Co Limerick

The insider's list: 20 of the best Irish hotels for your 2026 getaway

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The insider's list: 20 of the best Irish hotels for your 2026 getaway

Winter weather Jan 27th 2026

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Storm Chandra clean-up begins as flooding risks persist nationwide

High Street stock

companies

Amazon confirms plan to cut 16,000 jobs

Uini Atonio 14/10/2025

rugby

Uini Atonio suffers heart attack as Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle confirm end of rugby career

My Wedding Day with Jeanni O'Shea: My mom only got her visa three weeks before our wedding

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My Wedding Day with Jeanni O'Shea: My mom only got her visa three weeks before our wedding

Halved post-mortem services in south east delaying funerals, priest warns

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Halved post-mortem services in south east delaying funerals, priest warns

News

Tenancy Agreement

New rent laws will 'rip up vital protections' for tenants, Labour says

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said allowing landlords to reset rents to market value between tenancies would rip up the vital protections altogether, and called for a rent freeze to give 'real breathing space' for tenants

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Parents' fight for mental health services for their children 'wears you down and burns you out'

Soldier F court case

Eight veterans investigated over Bloody Sunday evidence will not be prosecuted

U-turn on renaming of Herzog Park sparked angry backlash against Dublin council

U-turn on renaming of Herzog Park sparked angry backlash against Dublin council

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Venue fixed for Corn Uí Mhuirí final

Venue fixed for Corn Uí Mhuirí final

The decider is fixed for Saturday February 7th at 1:30pm.

Celtic FC v AS Roma - UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD6

Evan Ferguson out of Roma squad as old injury resurfaces

Caelan Doris and Andy Farrell 26/1/2026

S Donal Lenihan: Six Nations injuries force Andy Farrell to rethink Ireland’s depth and loyalty

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City - SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division

Hoffenheim test Rovers' resolve with improved bid for €2m-rated Michael Noonan

Insight: Must Reads

Mick Clifford: Limerick garda trial should never have happened

Mick Clifford: Limerick garda trial should never have happened

All five defendants in the Limerick garda trial have been cleared of all charges. As Mick Clifford has been pointing out since 2020, questions remain over the ordeal they were put through

Omoide-Yokocho in Shinjuku district of Tokyo

We spent 15 days in Japan with our teens — here's why it's the ultimate family holiday

ieExplains: Why do storms get names and how are they picked?

ieExplains: Why do storms get names and how are they picked?

Federal Agents Descend On Minneapolis For Immigration Enforcement Operations

Minneapolis is a city pushed to the brink — and the Irish are caught in between

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Sarah Harte: Every generation seems to have its Cuban missile crisis — Is this ours?

Fergus Finlay: Meeting inspiring Cork people keeps bizarre world events at bay

Terry Prone: Hemingway's cocktail of brain chemicals and concussion could have been dementia

Paul Hosford: Ireland must rethink its dependence on the US under Donald Trump

Lifestyle

Elaine Malone: 'The music scene in Cork was very open and inviting'

Elaine Malone: 'The music scene in Cork was very open and inviting'

The Cork-based Limerick native has been nominated for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize album of the year with her band Pôt-pot

Flowers are great... until they bloom at the wrong time

Flowers are great... until they bloom at the wrong time

What to wear to work for a stylish yet professional look

What to wear to work for a stylish yet professional look

Cypress Mine: Cork band of the 1980s reform for unfinished business

Cypress Mine: Cork band of the 1980s reform for unfinished business

Viewpoints

Medieval fortified city of Carcassonne, France

Timoleague and Quin abbeys could be Ireland's Carcassonne

Romantic 'poetic decay' notions have left Ireland with crumbling abbeys, monasteries, and friaries. We should be inspired by a 19th century French man who put Carcassonne back on the map

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Will Trump expose Europe's hypocrisy?

Enoch Burke's case highlights Ireland's problem with reincarceration

Enoch Burke's case highlights Ireland's problem with reincarceration

Modern Scales of Justice: Digital Icon for Legal Concepts.

Digital wallet plan is a dangerous infringement on privacy

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Launch of the Pinergy Munster Schools Senior Cup 12/1/2026

S Munster Schools Senior Cup: Key match-ups, players to watch and paths to the final

Munster’s top rugby schools face high-stakes knockout ties as form, history and ambition collide in a defining week

Evan Ferguson with Jeff Chabot 22/1/2026

S John Fallon: Evan Ferguson may yet survive Roma’s transfer shake-up under Gasperini

Tomás Kennedy celebrates at the final whistle with David Clifford 25/1/2026

S John Fogarty: GAA wasn’t and isn't ready for clock/hooter

Olympic silver medallists Paul and Gary O'Donovan return from Rio 2016

S Gary O'Donovan made us laugh with 'pull like a dog'. He ended up being treated like one

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Bruna Fonseca’s life and death: Inside the Cork murder trial

Bruna Fonseca’s life and death: Inside the Cork murder trial

Court reporter Liam Heylin discusses the murder trial that exposed obsession, coercive control and the killing of Bruna Fonseca

The Gaelic Football Show: shocks and controversies on the opening weekend of the league

S The Gaelic Football Show: shocks and controversies on the opening weekend of the league

Rugby podcast special: a 'bun fight' in a cold Edinburgh for the Six Nations launch

Rugby podcast special: a 'bun fight' in a cold Edinburgh for the Six Nations launch

Dalo’s Hurling Show: The new Cork way but the same old confusion over black cards

S Dalo’s Hurling Show: The new Cork way but the same old confusion over black cards

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Winter weather Jan 26th 2025

Watch: Flooding in Dublin causes chaos as Storm Chandra hits

In Dublin's Dodder Rd, flooding caused cars to be abandoned

Watch: Video shows the moment Alex Pretti is shot and killed in Minneapolis by federal agents

Watch: Video shows the moment Alex Pretti is shot and killed in Minneapolis by federal agents

Watch: The Three Dolmen Walk, one of the routes featured in the upcoming Aherlow Winter Walking Festival

Watch: The Three Dolmen Walk, one of the routes featured in the upcoming Aherlow Winter Walking Festival

farming

Butchers are cutting pork in the meat plant.

Grade E pig prices slide to €1.48/kg amid softening market

Some farmers are securing prices above the average at factories in the North

Domesticated bantam chickens seen in a large, rural garden during springtime.

Ireland now officially free from bird flu

47-acre Limerick holding offers prime potential in Golden Vale

47-acre Limerick holding offers prime potential in Golden Vale

Rishi Sunak Delivers Speech To The National Farmers Union Annual Conference

What the UK wants to learn from Irish farming institutions

Property

Plan for 144 apartments in Cork City given go-ahead despite local objections

Plans for over 100 Cork City apartments appealed to planning commission by local residents

Green light from Cork City Council was appealed over density and social concerns

Plans for almost 550 new homes in Ballincollig lodged with Cork City Council

Plans for almost 550 homes in Ballincollig face appeal over traffic and social concerns

Residential bungalow single story home - UK

We're told housing is in huge demand, so why isn't my Irish bungalow selling?

Generous site at conveniently located €415,000 Carrigtwohill bungalow

Generous site at conveniently located €415,000 Carrigtwohill bungalow

World

Majority of AI firms working on unhelpful 'generic' tools

Free AI training to be offered to every adult in the UK

Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, it has been announced. Courses taking less than 20 minutes to complete will teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.

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Chris Brown appears at London court in ‘bottle attack’ case

Ilhan Omar

US congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance with syringe

Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

US judge threatens ICE chief with contempt, orders court appearance

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Turning risk into reward: Top business risks in 2026

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JRAP O’Meara LLP appoints Jerry Canty as new Managing Partner

JRAP O’Meara LLP appoints Jerry Canty as new Managing Partner

Variety is the spice of life in Irish tourism

Variety is the spice of life in Irish tourism

Ten minutes with Laura O’Halloran, senior clinical psychologist, Enable Ireland

Ten minutes with Laura O’Halloran, senior clinical psychologist, Enable Ireland

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