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<p>John Moran is elected as Limerick's mayor in June 2024. Mr Moran says intends to run for a second term despite escalating tensions inside the council chambers.</p>

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John Moran vows to run again as Limerick mayor faces rows with councillors and city traders

Limerick's first directly elected mayor faces mounting criticism over road closures, council relations and the future of the role

<p>The latest homelessness report from the Department of Housing confirmed 17,482 were living in homeless accommodation. This includes a record 5,620 children.</p>

politics

Emergency homelessness spending hits €449m as housing crisis deepens

<p>Some of the staff behind the scenes at Cork Airport. Pictures: Noel Sweeney</p>

people

Behind the scenes at Cork Airport: Meet the workers who get your holiday off to a flying start

Kilkenny hurling’s next generation fires warning with 50 goals in opening club league rounds

gaa

Kilkenny hurling’s next generation fires warning with 50 goals in opening club league rounds

My life with Eoin Reardon: I built a currach during covid using only hand tools

people

My life with Eoin Reardon: I built a currach during covid using only hand tools

Solar panels in Ireland: Could now be the time to cut your rising electricity bills?

economy

Solar panels in Ireland: Could now be the time to cut your rising electricity bills?

European Athletics Championships 2026 - Day Five

other

With O'Connor ready to pounce, can Irish metric-milers add to medal haul?

Minister faces potential High Court action over visa refusals for Gaza scholarship students

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Minister faces potential High Court action over visa refusals for Gaza scholarship students

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

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Inside Andy Moran's Mayo masterplan: getting players home, B team beating A team, and the white jersey

News

JANICE BYRNE

Dating apps failed her — now Janice Byrne is heading to Bantry in search of love

After years of dating app disappointments, one Dublin woman is hoping a weekend of speed dating and matchmaking changes her luck

The real threat to the Rose of Tralee isn’t its age — it’s the online abuse

The real threat to the Rose of Tralee isn’t its age — it’s the online abuse

Inside Ireland's international child abduction cases and the fight to bring children home

Inside Ireland's international child abduction cases and the fight to bring children home

Family pleads for lessons to be learned after Cork driver's death at Kerry rally ruled accidental

Family pleads for lessons to be learned after Cork driver's death at Kerry rally ruled accidental

sport

Dr. Sharon Madigan 29/9/2022

No 'food police' on duty in Sport Ireland kitchen

Madigan has come across influencers whose messages are pretty much on point but it’s a Wild West of information and bad actors out there online and one of her issues is that some actually have significant issues with food themselves.

Western heavyweights vie for knockout spot, Nemo in search of quick bounceback

Western heavyweights vie for knockout spot, Nemo in search of quick bounceback

Kenny to Kabia: 10 Irish players to watch out for during English Football League season

Kenny to Kabia: 10 Irish players to watch out for during English Football League season

Cork previews: Nemo seek a response as west Cork rivals chase early progression

Cork previews: Nemo seek a response as west Cork rivals chase early progression

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Insight: Must Reads

Tim Pope: I've shot music videos for Freddie Mercury, George Michael, and Paul McCartney

Tim Pope: I've shot music videos for Freddie Mercury, George Michael, and Paul McCartney

He squashed The Cure into a wardrobe underwater, dressed Freddie Mercury as a giant prawn, and quite literally gave Neil Young the psychedelic-patterned shirt off his back. Suzanne Harrington meets legendary music video filmmaker Tim Pope

Annmarie O'Connor: Parkinson's is progressive — for me that means meeting it halfway

Annmarie O'Connor: Parkinson's is progressive — for me that means meeting it halfway

'No weddings, but we will have funerals': How Adare village is preparing for Ryder Cup 2027

'No weddings, but we will have funerals': How Adare village is preparing for Ryder Cup 2027

Mick Clifford: How I almost fell for a possible AI scam

Mick Clifford: How I almost fell for a possible AI scam

Regular Columnists

Clodagh Finn: The women who helped win independence led lives of quiet desperation in the new Ireland

Paul Hosford: When disease treatment comes down to value for money, the system is broken

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Free speech is vital in any democracy — but sacrificing science will have deadly consequences

Joyce Fegan: Nothing artificial about centuries of hard work that led us to AI

Lifestyle

Drosophila suzukii, commonly called the spotted wing drosophila, cherry drosophila or SWD. It is a fruit fly, a serious pest of

Life Hack: Why are there so many fruit flies in my home, and how can I get rid of them?

You only need two ingredients to get rid of a fruit fly infestation

Dollars Yen Pounds Euros Financial Washout

Paradise lost: Tourist taxes and the price of visiting beautiful places

BYD Sealion 5 review: Cheap, practical and packed with technology, but not without flaws

BYD Sealion 5 review: Cheap, practical and packed with technology, but not without flaws

My life in books: I only finish about every fifth book that I start reading

My life in books: I only finish about every fifth book that I start reading

Viewpoints

Celebrity Big Brother Launch 2015 - Hertfordshire

When compassion is the hardest choice: A millennial's reflection on Perez Hilton

He built a media empire on viciousness and created a blueprint for public humiliation that leaked directly into the secondary schools of Ireland and beyond. So seeing Perez Hilton now, vulnerable and in unimaginable pain, forces a difficult reckoning in women my age

TOPSHOT-AFGHANISTAN-ECONOMY

Five years under the Taliban: What Afghanistan has lost

Patrick Holloway: Uncanny devotion to Harry Potter's Dobby shows power of fiction

Patrick Holloway: Uncanny devotion to Harry Potter's Dobby shows power of fiction

college students

Young people's wellbeing must be at core of Budget 2027

Property

Garden Flower beds

Garden Digest: Events to help you to enjoy your green spaces

Check out all the garden visits, tours, talks, events, campaigns and online resources for the room outside

In pictures: €495k Waterfall home — a voguish retreat with panoramic views

In pictures: €495k Waterfall home — a voguish retreat with panoramic views

Antiques: Roman Imperial sculpture auction in New York

Antiques: Roman Imperial sculpture auction in New York

10 top ways to switch your kitchen from bland to brilliant

10 top ways to switch your kitchen from bland to brilliant

Subscriber

Trump Signs Executive Order Concerning Childhood Vaccine Shots

S Mick Clifford: Free speech is vital in any democracy — but sacrificing science will have deadly consequences

Conspiracy theories are all very well but children’s health should always be the priority

Restaurant review: Kelly's is a nostalgic taste of fast fading delights in Cork

S Restaurant review: Kelly's is a nostalgic taste of fast fading delights in Cork

A thoroughbred home: Cork's €2.75m Stonehill Stud sits on 68 acres with equestrian facilities

S A thoroughbred home: Cork's €2.75m Stonehill Stud sits on 68 acres with equestrian facilities

Widow of UN worker killed in 2019 Boeing 737 Max crash feels vindicated by US court decision

S Widow of UN worker killed in 2019 Boeing 737 Max crash feels vindicated by US court decision

LISTEN NOW

Five years after the fall of Kabul, Mahbooba Faiz on Afghanistan’s silenced women

Five years after the fall of Kabul, Mahbooba Faiz on Afghanistan’s silenced women

Mahbooba Faiz discusses fleeing Afghanistan, her campaign against gender apartheid and her fears for women left behind

Limerick mayor John Moran: ‘I may have been ahead of the thought process of councillors’

Limerick mayor John Moran: ‘I may have been ahead of the thought process of councillors’

Vindication for Mick Ryan's family as Boeing found liable for 2019 crash

Vindication for Mick Ryan's family as Boeing found liable for 2019 crash

The Mick Clifford Podcast: John Moran on the challenges and conflicts of being Limerick mayor

The Mick Clifford Podcast: John Moran on the challenges and conflicts of being Limerick mayor

farming

Abandoned Cottage

Ask a solicitor: Does my old farmhouse qualify for the Property Refurbishment Grant?

From an eligibility perspective, the fact that a property is located on a farm does not prevent it from qualifying for the Property Refurbishment Grant - what matters are the criteria set out under the scheme, writes rural solicitor Deirdre Rafferty.

landscape of ireland seen from the sky, wild nature

Minister opens third ACRES application window for Landscape Actions

Conservation programme underway for endangered Kerry freshwater pearl mussels

Conservation programme underway for endangered Kerry freshwater pearl mussels

Agricultural Science Association conference to debate the next generation of farmers

Agricultural Science Association conference to debate the next generation of farmers

World

Indonesia Earthquake

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, killing at least 20

A powerful magnitude 7. 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people. Authorities said six people were injured, and two others were missing after a landslide triggered by the quake.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to charges related to killing of UnitedHealthcare executive in federal case

France Wildfires

Almost 500 arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France this summer

Germany Berlin Fire

Resident jumps to safety after Berlin high-rise fire

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The sound of staying connected

The sound of staying connected

New research reveals how changes to our hearing can quietly disconnect us from the people, music and moments that matter most - and why early action can make all the difference

BF Oroko July 2026

Morocco: A world away from home

FDC Group supporting future generations with Biodiversity in Schools sponsorship

FDC Group supporting future generations with Biodiversity in Schools sponsorship

Plant Health starts with us: Simple actions that protect Ireland’s food, environment and future

Plant Health starts with us: Simple actions that protect Ireland’s food, environment and future

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