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<p>After his announcement, Mr Healy-Rae went to the Taoiseach's office to hand in his letter of resignation, but was forced to wait as Mr Martin was on a scheduled phone call with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney. Picture: Collins</p>

comment-analysis

Paul Hosford: Healy-Rae resignation a shock but not a fatal blow for Government

Some in Government had questioned the utility of having a deal with Michael Healy-Rae if Danny wasn't also inside the tent

<p> 14/04/2026 Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Healy-Rae TD at Leinster House today.</p>

politics

Dáil sketch: A mic-drop resignation and claims of misogyny as debate turns into farce

<p>Dana Scallon first came to public prominence when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 with 'All Kinds Of Everything'. File Picture: PA</p>

court and crime

Dana settles action against Irish Times and Meta

Tired concerned mother rocking sleeping baby.

parenting

Joanna Fortune: I'm at breaking point following arrival of my third child

TREE PLANTING CEREMONY

news

Community remembers teen killed after being hit by scrambler bike

Home of the Year: See all 10 finalists in the running for the title

home and gardens

Home of the Year: See all 10 finalists in the running for the title

Katie McCabe celebrates after she scores her sides 2nd goal of the match 14/4/2026

soccer

'We were in complete control' - Ireland rise to third place of World Cup group after narrow win in Poland

From the White House to the new V&A: 10 Irish-designed buildings around the world

culture

From the White House to the new V&A: 10 Irish-designed buildings around the world

Hotelier fighting against going to arbitration in bitter row with sons

court and crime

Hotelier fighting against going to arbitration in bitter row with sons

News

'I always thought I was a voice of Ireland': Michael Healy-Rae resigns after fuel protests

'I always thought I was a voice of Ireland': Michael Healy-Rae resigns after fuel protests

Some 92 TDs voted confidence in the Government while 78 voted no confidence

Healy-Rae resignation 'coming since the day they entered' Government

Healy-Rae resignation 'coming since the day they entered' Government

Garda lantern sign

Man charged in connection with fatal assault of elderly man in Co Waterford

National Fuel Protest

Government survives no-confidence motion as Michael Healy-Rae resigns as junior minister

sport

Poland v Republic of Ireland - 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier

'We’ve put ourselves in the best possible position' but Carla Ward wants Poland double

Beating the Poles 3-2 in Gdansk was the first away World Cup win since Amber Barrett’s toe-poke at Hampden Park sealed the trip to Australia in 2023.

Cork v Wexford - U20 Hurling Challenge

Cork U20s make one change for Waterford clash

Galway v Dublin - Allianz Football League Division 1

Ger Brennan to contest 12-week ban in front of DRA this week

The Masters - Round Two

Sergio Garcia apologises for tantrum on Masters Sunday

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The scourge of fly-tipping: How illegal dumping is defacing Cork’s countryside

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Lifestyle

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Viewpoints

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To understand how a genuinely plan-led system operates in practice, we need to look at the very clear planning guidelines in New York and Germany

Cormac O'Keeffe: Fuel protests ignite concerns over security as EU presidency nears

Cormac O'Keeffe: Fuel protests ignite concerns over security as EU presidency nears

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The Masters - Final Round

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Shane Lowry began Masters Sunday with genuine hopes of a green jacket, but Augusta National turned cruel again as a promising position unravelled into another punishing final round

The Gaelic Football Show: Cork's second-half concern, Armagh up and running, Maurice's Masters

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farming

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Property

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