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At least 64 dead after high-speed trains collide in central Spain

Hundreds of passengers were aboard the two trains travelling from Madrid to Seville, as emergency crews search damaged carriages for survivors

<p>Several newspapers reported that Patrick O’Donovan received a phone call from a Cabinet colleague shortly before he took ill at an EU telecommunications ministers’ event. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire</p>

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Tánaiste denies asking Patrick O’Donovan to resign after phone call before minister fell ill

<p>The results could still change as counting continued, but a victory for Eisenkot appeared increasingly out of reach. (Jewel Samad/Pool Photo via AP)</p>

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Netanyahu survives another day with unexpectedly clear backing of Israeli Jews

My Wedding Day with Catherine Mahon-Buckley: I was into women’s rights so we took each other's surnames

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My Wedding Day with Catherine Mahon-Buckley: I was into women’s rights so we took each other's surnames

Defence Forces Tribunal: Officer declines to answer whether 'a good soldier' would complain

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Defence Forces Tribunal: Officer declines to answer whether 'a good soldier' would complain

Last call: Supplies of special Murphy's Stout 'limited' with no plans to extend availability

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Last call: Supplies of special Murphy's Stout 'limited' with no plans to extend availability

Charlie O’Shea leaps over Gavin Coombes and James Ryan 24/10/2026

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Donal Lenihan: Patience a virtue as Munster see green shoots at last

My Life with Marie Gleeson: A year after my baby died, I took command of the LÉ Aoife

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My Life with Marie Gleeson: A year after my baby died, I took command of the LÉ Aoife

Potential contamination issues closed CUH's newly-opened €90m surgical hub for a fortnight

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Potential contamination issues closed CUH's newly-opened €90m surgical hub for a fortnight

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Cork electrician disqualified for 12 months after failing roadside cannabis test

Clonakilty District Court heard the electrician co-operated with gardaí and had no previous convictions, while a separate possession charge was struck out

Tenancy Agreement

Tribunal rules landlord's move to raise elderly Cork woman's rent from €675 to €2,000 is invalid

Garda Covid-19 Checkpoint - N7 Motorway, Dublin

Almost 5,000 drivers caught speeding during nationwide bank holiday roads policing operation

Labour Party conference 2026

Chris Bryant’s Drumcree parade ban decision ‘lawful’, judge rules

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Michael Carrick and Bruno Fernandes hold clear-the-air talks before Chelsea trip

Michael Carrick and Bruno Fernandes hold clear-the-air talks before Chelsea trip

It is understood Carrick and Fernandes met at United’s Carrington training ground for talks that were separate from a wider meeting of the full squad to discuss a way forward from their current predicament.

Road bowling: Maria Immaculata put on show to retain Daly shield in style

Road bowling: Maria Immaculata put on show to retain Daly shield in style

Fleetwood Town v Arsenal - Carabao Cup - Fourth Round - Highbury Stadium

‘What you live for’: Fleetwood revel in seismic Arsenal shock after Dowman sees red

Milwaukee Brewers Fans Celebrate First World Series Berth Since 1982

Milwaukee Brewers sell out World Series watch party as fans await first title

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Bernard Casey: 'The stories are in a fictional world somewhere between South Kerry and the sky'

Bernard Casey: 'The stories are in a fictional world somewhere between South Kerry and the sky'

Local Gossip is a book of short comedy stories about life in rural Ireland. Julie Jay chats to its author, fellow Kerry native and comedian Bernard Casey

Hotel review: Great renovations to family-run landmark at odds with disappointing rooms

S Hotel review: Great renovations to family-run landmark at odds with disappointing rooms

Don Conroy and a lifetime of inspiring creativity: 'I think there is a war on beauty'

Don Conroy and a lifetime of inspiring creativity: 'I think there is a war on beauty'

Davy Fitzgerald: The man who always said yes is finally making room for himself

Davy Fitzgerald: The man who always said yes is finally making room for himself

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Sarah Harte: Openly admitting our mental health struggles could make society more tolerant

S Fergus Finlay: Consent ads are not about causing offence — they’re about getting conversations going

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Ireland’s housing crisis is leaving growing numbers of older people facing homelessness

Elaine-Loughlin

Elaine Loughlin: Jim O’Callaghan’s legal aid row with solicitors is hurting the justice system

Lifestyle

The 98th Academy Awards - Vanity Fair Party - Los Angeles

What is Xerf, the non-invasive skin-tightening treatment celebs like Barry Keoghan are turning to?

Xerf is described as a non‑invasive dual‑frequency radiofrequency (RF) skin‑tightening treatment that has attracted attention from celebs such as Barry Keoghan

Leeds Festival 2014 - Day One

Macklemore: Free Palestine show in Dublin was ‘one of most beautiful moments’ of my life

'In old age you get more fearless': Artist John Kingerlee at 90

'In old age you get more fearless': Artist John Kingerlee at 90

'We have this craving to keep dancing': Russian ballerina Anna Nevzorova on coming to Cork

'We have this craving to keep dancing': Russian ballerina Anna Nevzorova on coming to Cork

Viewpoints

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We must stand with the Afghan women resisting the Taliban

Roshana Dadgar, an Afghan woman living in exile in Pakistan, from where she highlights the brutality of the Taliban regime and its treatment of woman, tells Clodagh Finn about the danger she faces daily

Water supply problems from Kerry to Norway show our planet is under pressure

Water supply problems from Kerry to Norway show our planet is under pressure

'I want to be a bloody dentist for Halloween — why are the 'girl' costumes always cute?'

'I want to be a bloody dentist for Halloween — why are the 'girl' costumes always cute?'

UN General Assembly Israel

Israelis go to the polls today to decide the fate Benjamin Netanyahu

Property

Refreshed and updated €350k Midleton home

Refreshed and updated €350k Midleton home

This three-bed semi-detached house could be someone's perfect first home

€600k Mayfield bungalow with 0.75 acres

€600k Mayfield bungalow with 0.75 acres

West-wing luxury in €375k Blackrock apartment

West-wing luxury in €375k Blackrock apartment

€795k private Douglas home is in prime location and has big potential

€795k private Douglas home is in prime location and has big potential

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The Gaelic Football Show: The changing way our games are covered, what is footballing nous?

S The Gaelic Football Show: The changing way our games are covered, what is footballing nous?

Paul Rouse, James Horan and Maurice Brosnan discuss how county finals show the way our games are now covered.

The Replay with Seánie McGrath: analysing Nemo Rangers' superb win over St Finbarr's in Cork

S The Replay with Seánie McGrath: analysing Nemo Rangers' superb win over St Finbarr's in Cork

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S Kieran Shannon: 13 years in, the road back from the wilderness remains long for Man Utd

PwC GAA/GPA All-Star Awards 2025

S John Fogarty: Why the GAA's All-Stars night has lost its lustre

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The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Addiction, rock bottom and the comeback with Brenda Dennehy

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Addiction, rock bottom and the comeback with Brenda Dennehy

A well-known name in the Cork media-sphere, Brenda Dennehy talks with Deirdre O’Shaughnessy on her struggles with alcohol and prescription medication and her journey to sobriety. Now, she has written a book, titled The Comeback.

The Replay with Seánie McGrath: How the Glen got it done against the Barrs, Ballincollig bounce back

S The Replay with Seánie McGrath: previewing Nemo Rangers v St Finbarr's

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Families on grief, justice and one-punch attacks

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Families on grief, justice and one-punch attacks

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Alan Kelly discusses Garda whistleblowers

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Alan Kelly discusses Garda whistleblowers

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ICMSA urge farmers to identify ESB contractors after 'instances of stock being injured'

Following reports of blocked drains and broken fencing leading to the injury of livestock, the ICSMA have urged farmers to document the names of contractors working on behalf of the ESB

Beef cattle feeding in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland

Processors should 'stop trying the tricks' and work with farmers on prices — ICMSA

Sustainability doesn’t have to break the bank: Waterford students reach competition finals

Sustainability doesn’t have to break the bank: Waterford students reach competition finals

Private sign on a wooden gate to a field

Farmers facing 'intimidation and threats' from nighttime trespassers with lurcher dogs hunting hares

World

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Three dead and thousands evacuated as Cyclone Arnab hits eastern India

Two women were electrocuted in separate incidents in the port city of Visakhapatnam, while another person was killed when a tree fell in East Godavari district.

Flavio Bolsonaro (PL) Voting During The Presidential Elections Race In Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro on flight to Miami after fleeing Brazil amid election defeat

Israel Election

Coalition talks loom in Israel as Netanyahu and Eisenkot blocs set to fall short of majority

APTOPIX Spain Train Crash

At least 30 dead as high-speed trains collide in central Spain

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Egypt: Notes from the Nile

Egypt: Notes from the Nile

Recently returned from Egypt, Oroko’s head of product and marketing, Emilie Lynam, shares her notes from Cairo, Luxor and five nights sailing the Nile by dahabiya

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How Tesco is helping to keep the west’s motorcycle medical service safely on the road

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