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<p>Terézia Foott maintained that the persistently low female intake for full-time firefighter roles was linked to the inflexible beep testing method. File picture</p>

munster

Woman turned down for a firefighter job awarded €8k over age and gender discrimination

WRC found Cork City Council's use of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ beep fitness test gives younger candidates an advantage

<p>Missing woman Bridget Madigan.</p>

munster

Gardaí renew appeal in decade-long disappearance of Tipperary mother-of-four

<p>Armed gardaí arrest man following criminal damage incident at Forth Mountain. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Man arrested after axe attack on four parked cars in Co Wexford

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Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs

Government Trade Forum

politics

Harris backs Taoiseach’s Trump visit, as engagement ‘more important than ever’

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza

world

Palestinians attempt to use Gaza’s Rafah Border crossing amid delays

Russia Shooting

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Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been detained in Dubai

How pets cope with flying: The realities of animal travel explained by an expert

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How pets cope with flying: The realities of animal travel explained by an expert

From Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch to Conor McGregor: Life as one of Ireland’s last courtroom artists

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From Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch to Conor McGregor: Life as one of Ireland’s last courtroom artists

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Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Ireland should think twice before embracing the new left-right political divide

Clodagh Finn: Anna Frances Levins — ‘The most travelled Irishwoman in the world’

Paul Hosford: Why Irish opinion polls rarely decide who actually wins elections

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: What weeks in Cork University Hospital taught me about fear, faith and survival

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Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution

Taoiseach warns against enshrining Irish neutrality in the Constitution

The Taoiseach argues a Constitutional guarantee of neutrality could restrict Ireland’s defence and peacekeeping capabilities, citing the triple lock

Micheál Martin 18/1/2026

Micheál Martin stops short of backing under-16 social media ban

David Branigan and Chani Anderson receiving the trophy for 1st place in the Reportage category from Will Goodbody 6/2/2026

'Irish Examiner' photographer Chani Anderson wins prestigious Press Photographers Ireland award

Winter weather Feb 6th 2026

River flooding still possible on Saturday as heavy rain continues

munster

Shannon Airport, Ireland - December 27th 2016: Shannon Airport is Irelands 2nd largest airport in Ireland County Clare. A key ai

Private jet used in US deportations of Palestinians refuelled at Shannon Airport

Government says refuelling stop was legal as TDs call on Taoiseach to raise US deportations during Washington visit

Family of Cork man who died in prison to feature in documentary on psychiatric care

Family of Cork man who died in prison to feature in documentary on psychiatric care

Anger as forum to enhance community safety in Cork City refuses to share crime statistics

Anger as forum to enhance community safety in Cork City refuses to share crime statistics

Neil Young cancels entire European tour including Cork date

Neil Young cancels entire European tour including Cork date

world

Japan Election

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win in national elections

Polls have opened in parliamentary elections that Japan’s popular prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda.

Savannah Guthrie Mom Missing

‘We will pay’: Savannah Guthrie’s plea to mother’s potential kidnappers

Brad Arnold

Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

Iran US Oman

Netanyahu to meet Trump next week over US talks with Iran

politics

Taoiseach visit to the US

Taoiseach formally invited to White House on St Patrick's Day

Micheál Martin said Donald Trump's letter 'expresses that this visit would be an opportunity to celebrate the warm and historic friendship between the US and Ireland'

Cabinet briefing - Dublin

'Difficult challenge' to bar scrambler bikes from public roads, says justice minister

Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections likely to take place in May

Galway West and Dublin Central by-elections likely to take place in May

FIANNA FAIL ARD FHEIS

'Polish MEP snorted at me like a pig': Cynthia Ní Mhurchú makes complaint against Jacek Ozdoba

court & crime

Friends using mobile phone during a tennis match

Dodgy boxes crackdown: Hundreds of illegal TV streaming accounts shut down by gardaí

Gardaí have shut down almost 200 illegal accounts primarily streaming Sky TV after raiding a house in Galway

Det Supt 'used reasonable force' when striking ex-Garda over head with baton after high-speed chase

Det Supt 'used reasonable force' when striking ex-Garda over head with baton after high-speed chase

Judge gavel on book in library

Jury deliberating in trial of Limerick engineer accused of corruption involving garda

Cork man accused of holding petrol station staff member in headlock while accomplice robbed till

Cork man accused of holding petrol station staff member in headlock while accomplice robbed till

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A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 07/02/2026

‘Mind-numbingly slow’: Why Midleton residents are still waiting for flood relief

‘Mind-numbingly slow’: Why Midleton residents are still waiting for flood relief

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The Cork doctor who spent a year living in the Arctic

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The Cork doctor who spent a year living in the Arctic

Funeral of David Byrne

Platinum coffins and luxury cars: Vulgar displays of wealth by crime gangs eyed up by CAB