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Storm Amy: Thousands without power as Met Éireann warns of gale force winds

ESB Networks said 184,000 homes, farms, and businesses are without power, predominantly in Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim, and Cavan

<p>Gardaí and emergency services personnel attended the scene of the incident, which happened in Letterkenny shortly after 4.15pm.</p>

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Storm Amy: Man seriously injured in 'weather-related incident' in Donegal

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<span lang="EN-US">Finance minister Paschal Donohoe and public expenditure minister Jack Chambers will announce Budget 2026 on Tuesday. Picture:</span> Brian Lawless/PA Wire</p>

politics

No income tax package; welfare changes: What can we expect from Budget 2026?

True blue: How Cashel Farmhouse's iconic Cashel Blue cheese has stood the test of time

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True blue: How Cashel Farmhouse's iconic Cashel Blue cheese has stood the test of time

'Aggressive' man threatened to throw shop staff off Cork City bridge into River Lee, court told

court and crime

'Aggressive' man threatened to throw shop staff off Cork City bridge into River Lee, court told

Royal Canal Greenway opening

economy

Government records €1.4bn surplus ahead of budget

2025 Ryder Cup Singles Matches

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Paul Rouse: Shane Lowry's New York minute was all about 'Offalyness'

Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences

food

Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences

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world

Donald Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending Gaza war

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Jennifer Horgan: When we stop reading, we limit our understanding of others

Michael Moynihan

S Michael Moynihan: Are Cork people the victims of an enormous prank designed to baffle the city?

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Sarah Harte: Why are Irish people not culturally daunted by death?

Fergus Finlay: Martin Mansergh was top of the list of peacemakers in the North

Insight: Must Reads

DR. TONY MARGIOTTA

Mick Clifford: Bizarre sick note case drags on while siblings live under cloud for 11 years

Eleven years after their arrests over alleged fake sick notes, the Margiotta siblings remain entangled in legal and professional limbo

I visited Marian Keyes for tea and biscuits — here’s everything we spoke about

I visited Marian Keyes for tea and biscuits — here’s everything we spoke about

Mick Clifford: Will the presidency go back to pre-Robinson era as a retirement home for politicians?

S Mick Clifford: Will the presidency go back to pre-Robinson era as a retirement home for politicians?

Katherine Zappone: I stare into the future, Ann Louise is no longer here — I am heartbroken

Katherine Zappone: I stare into the future, Ann Louise is no longer here — I am heartbroken

News

New veterinary schools to double number of college places in highly sought-after course

New veterinary schools to double number of college places in highly sought-after course

New schools at South East Technological University and Atlantic Technological University will create 80 additional student places

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What is frugaltok, and should you try it?

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What is frugaltok, and should you try it?

Man breached barring order to bring cooking apples to ex-wife's Cork home

Man breached barring order to bring cooking apples to ex-wife's Cork home

Cork men accused of assaulting resident before taking TV and PlayStation console

Cork men accused of assaulting resident before taking TV and PlayStation console

sport

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2025 - Day Two

Robert MacIntyre battles brutal conditions to take share of lead at St Andrews

Ryder Cup star and local hero MacIntyre rose to the occasion.

Kimaley v Éire Óg Ennis - Clare County Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Club GAA: Éire Óg on a mission in Clare, Doon and Na Piarsaigh should make Limerick final

Portugal v Republic of Ireland - FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifier

Portugal name 25-man squad to face the Republic of Ireland and Hungary

Singapore F1 GP Auto Racing

Lando Norris breaks front wing after pit collision during Singapore GP practice

Lifestyle

Blás na hÉireann Food Awards for long-running enterprises and new businesses

Blás na hÉireann Food Awards for long-running enterprises and new businesses

Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers, founded in 1984, won the prestigious Best Artisan Producer award, while Bon Chocolatiers, Co Offaly, founded in 2020, took the Supreme Champion accolade

Derval O'Rourke: End your September reset on a high with a full-body workout

Derval O'Rourke: End your September reset on a high with a full-body workout

Tired or thyroid? How to identify and deal with problems with 'the body's generator'

Tired or thyroid? How to identify and deal with problems with 'the body's generator'

Book extract: A British officer killed and an Irish city destroyed in a act of vengeance

Book extract: A British officer killed and an Irish city destroyed in a act of vengeance

Derval's 'four week plan'

Week 1 - Workout with Derval O'Rourke: All it takes is 10 minutes

Week 1 - Workout with Derval O'Rourke: All it takes is 10 minutes

As part of our September Reset drive, Feelgood kicks off its four-week workout programme created by Olympian Derval O’Rourke. All it takes is 10 minutes

Week 2 - Workout with Derval O'Rourke: Hacks to stay motivated

Week 2 - Workout with Derval O'Rourke: Hacks to stay motivated

Week 3 - Workout with Derval O'Rourke: Focus on what's possible right now

Week 3 - Workout with Derval O'Rourke: Focus on what's possible right now

Viewpoints

Whatever happened to shaming people for selling out?

Whatever happened to shaming people for selling out?

Watching 'free speech' advocate comedians falling over each other to make money from a murderous, censorious dictatorship is a new low, writes Joe Griffin

Irish presidential election

Humphreys avoids criticising Gavin campaign — for now

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Gary Murphy on party tensions and surprises in the presidential race

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Gary Murphy on party tensions and surprises in the presidential race

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Confusing process to get GP visit card has kept many applicants away

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Sam Haiby 30/9/2025

S Can Killester threepeat, is there another run in Killarney, can Glanmire bounce back?

Conor Meany on the ins and outs, the promoted sides and the big contenders for the Women's Superleague campaign

Trump

S Jack Anderson: In sport, we don't learn from history, we repeat it

Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland

S Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland

The Steelers take to the field 28/9/2025

S Tommy Martin: You can be troubled by the NFL in Croke Park, but you can’t ignore it

LISTEN NOW

Dalo's Hurling Show Special: How to grow the game, with Willie Maher

Dalo's Hurling Show Special: How to grow the game, with Willie Maher

The GAA's national head of hurling joins Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers to discuss how the Association can bring the game to parts of the country where hurling isn't currently accessible.

Dalo's Hurling Show: down to the business end from Cork to Clare

S Dalo's Hurling Show: down to the business end from Cork to Clare

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The death of Teddy Murnane, with Ann Murphy

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The death of Teddy Murnane, with Ann Murphy

The Gaelic Football Show: Ryder Cup reflections, switching from professional soccer, 'fun' new rules

S The Gaelic Football Show: Ryder Cup reflections, switching from professional soccer, 'fun' new rules

Watch Now

Watch: Young engineers launch solar-powered smart feeder to track cattle performance

Watch: Young engineers launch solar-powered smart feeder to track cattle performance

The feeder reads an animal’s ID tag to give each animal its allocated ration. Each time the animal steps into the feeder, it is weighed and the daily liveweight gain is recorded in software which the farmer can access from their phone

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Watch: Trump proposes 'Board of Peace' to help Gaza in a postwar scenario

2025 Ryder Cup – Singles Matches

Watch: Ryder Cup: Europe post-match news conference

farming

Updated AgFood Portal unworkable, says IFA

Updated AgFood Portal unworkable, says IFA

IFA Rural Development Chair, John Curran, has called for a review of the updated Department of Agriculture AgFood Portal after influx of login complaints from farmers.

Tirlán launch €15m Generational Renewal Programme for next generation of farmers

Tirlán launch €15m Generational Renewal Programme for next generation of farmers

Department rolls out this year’s AgriKids programmes to promote farm safety

Department rolls out this year’s AgriKids programmes to promote farm safety

Lighten up: Ould Lehane has finally found his element in Positive Ageing Week

Lighten up: Ould Lehane has finally found his element in Positive Ageing Week

Property

Some snazzy décor and handy travel at €465k Ballinglanna home

Some snazzy décor and handy travel at €465k Ballinglanna home

No 85 Mill View is less than five minutes from the Dunkettle Interchange

Prettily renovated first time buyer townhouse goes live at St Luke's for €375k

Prettily renovated first time buyer townhouse goes live at St Luke's for €375k

No fisherman's blues at this dinky €347,500 Blackrock cottage

No fisherman's blues at this dinky €347,500 Blackrock cottage

The grass is definitely greener at €595k Douglas home on premium plot

The grass is definitely greener at €595k Douglas home on premium plot

World

Pentagon Commanders Meeting

Pete Hegseth announces latest strike on boat off Venezuela he says was carrying drugs

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrives at court for sentencing

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Munich Airport reopens after drone sightings forced overnight closure

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs set to be sentenced as prosecutors call for 11-year term

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A nod to Limerick green and white in Today FM presenter Louise Cantillon’s first home in Adare

A nod to Limerick green and white in Today FM presenter Louise Cantillon’s first home in Adare

Making a start on her new build with husband Declan, Louise chose Dulux Heritage paints for her living space

Listening, learning, consistent delivery: Gas Networks Ireland’s customer focused culture

Listening, learning, consistent delivery: Gas Networks Ireland’s customer focused culture

Free range

Thinking ahead to housing treatments

Shot of a mature businesswoman using a digital tablet during a meeting with colleagues in a modern office

The pension auto-enrolment clock is ticking

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