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<p>Joe Duffy, Eibhlín Ní Chongaile, Gerry Ryan and Miriam O'Callaghan at the launch of the RTÉ Radio Schedule for autumn 2009. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins</p>

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Gareth O'Callaghan: Shane Ross book charts decades of RTÉ controversy and dysfunction

Shane Ross’s new book examines RTÉ scandals involving Dee Forbes, Ryan Tubridy, Gerry Ryan and Gay Byrne, exploring decades of governance failures and broadcaster controversy

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<br>An Garda Síochána cordon off a section of Henry Street in front of Arnott’s on Friday evening. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photos</p>

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Man dies after alleged shoplifting incident on Dublin’s Henry Street

<p>In April, Cork's Brick Lane bar on South Main Street - just across the road from the premises of VFI president Michael O'Donovan's Castle Inn - closed its doors after 11 years trading.</p>

economy

Cork pubs changing hands in multimillion-euro deals despite warnings over industry strain

Joe McNamee: I’m finding a lot of reasons to make celery sexy again

food columnists

Joe McNamee: I’m finding a lot of reasons to make celery sexy again

Sinéad Kennedy: My life is busy and chaotic, I embrace every moment of it

people

Sinéad Kennedy: My life is busy and chaotic, I embrace every moment of it

Inside Carrigbawn House: Historic Victorian Cork home on Blackrock Road hits market for €1.3m

residential

Inside Carrigbawn House: Historic Victorian Cork home on Blackrock Road hits market for €1.3m

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian - William Hill Premiership - Celtic Park

soccer

Dejected Hearts leave Celtic Park in their playing kits

Eurovision Song Contest 2026

culture

Contestants, new rules and boycotts: Everything you need to know before the Eurovision final

Clare v Tipperary - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3

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Anthony Daly: The cracks are showing — now Clare must prove they still have one big performance left

News

Irish Cabinet meeting

Student fees will only go down under Government, says minister

Higher education minister says future fee reductions will be delivered alongside targeted supports for struggling student households

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis

Taoiseach promises family-focused Budget amid concerns over Iran conflict and oil prices

Garda inscription on a police jacket from Ireland

Man arrested after body discovered at Dublin home in early morning incident

RTÉ payment scandal deepens as media minister summons Kevin Bakhurst to urgent meeting

RTÉ payment scandal deepens as media minister summons Kevin Bakhurst to urgent meeting

sport

Chelsea v Manchester City - Emirates FA Cup - Final - Wembley Stadium

Man City claim FA Cup as Antoine Semenyo strike sees off Chelsea

It took a moment of breathtaking improvisation to unpick a Chelsea side that had set up to defend and did so with great discipline and resolve

Liverpool v Chelsea - Premier League - Anfield

Mohamed Salah criticises ‘crumbling’ Liverpool and demands return to ‘heavy metal’ football

A general view of FBD Semple Stadium before the game 16/5/2026

Minute-by-minute live updates from Tipperary v Clare in the Munster Hurling Championship

Antrim v Kilkenny - Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group B

Derry pip Kerry to book Christy Ring final place against Kingdom

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Insight: Must Reads

SHANNEN HEALY

S I’m going to 11 weddings this year — here’s how I’m saving money and still having fun

Cork-born, Dublin-based Shannen Healy has grown a following as a de-influencer, sharing her imperfect sustainable journey online. Here she shares how she is approaching wedding season in a way that saves money, reduces waste, and doesn’t take away from the fun

Kerry v Cork - Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Kerry evolution is clear as same old Cork failings rush to surface

My family journey through Thailand — a goodbye disguised as a holiday

My family journey through Thailand — a goodbye disguised as a holiday

Frightening to see how clever the far-right reaction to the picking of the Dublin Rose is

S Frightening to see how clever the far-right reaction to the picking of the Dublin Rose is

Regular Columnists

Shona Murray: EU still fails to defend citizens despite overturning of sanctions against Albanese

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Colin Sheridan: Unexpected Cold War era book shows little has changed

Elaine-Loughlin

Elaine Loughlin: Politicians need to stop treating public like a baby

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Bertie is a ghost from glories past as Fianna Fáil marks centenary

Lifestyle

Ciara O'Connor: 'My dog Gwen was a comfort during my hearing loss journey'

Ciara O'Connor: 'My dog Gwen was a comfort during my hearing loss journey'

Lecturer and author of the just-out children’s book The Skidderwolves, Ciara O’Connor talks to Helen O’Callaghan about the devastating onset of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, how the condition has impacted her life and how it has brought renewed passion for the good stuff that life has to offer

Gray Wolf Standing by Trees

Road to perdition: Is the wolf the only European species threatened by hybridisation?

Stack of clothes empty copy space.

Life Hack: What clothes are okay to hang up and what should never be folded?

Industrial Skip, Overflowing

Home free: Saving by clever reuse of building waste

Viewpoints

Woman Hugs Fake Friend Making Faces Behind her Back

The 'Irish goodbye': Slipping away without saying farewell can be your kindest way out

It can be self-erasure, like you think your presence at the party didn’t matter. But sometimes, when you’ve used up all your sociability, slipping into the night unannounced is a good idea

Five things we learned from canvassing with Galway West by-election candidates

Five things we learned from canvassing with Galway West by-election candidates

Starmer premiership crisis

Politics has tossed friendship out of the window — as Keir Starmer is realising

Kilkee's bathing water is filthy — so why are people objecting to a water treatment plant?

Kilkee's bathing water is filthy — so why are people objecting to a water treatment plant?

Property

Glorious gardens and Panoramic vista at €895,000 Glounthaune home

Glorious gardens and Panoramic vista at €895,000 Glounthaune home

A quarter century of careful planting has left the gardens of 42 The Highlands in immaculate shape

Peter Dowdall: 'Long before social media, gardeners swapped plants and advice over fences and gates'

Peter Dowdall: 'Long before social media, gardeners swapped plants and advice over fences and gates'

From cloister to couture with class at €725,000 Kinsale apartment

From cloister to couture with class at €725,000 Kinsale apartment

Antiques: A bull, a bookcase and a portrait of Jane Austen's grandniece at Stradbally Hall auction

Antiques: A bull, a bookcase and a portrait of Jane Austen's grandniece at Stradbally Hall auction

Subscriber

Armagh v Down - Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Crunching the numbers on McGeeney's data-driven Armagh

If Monaghan and Westmeath are to claim surprise provincial football titles Sunday, they've a lot to get right - but expect them to cause plenty of problems for the favourites

Clare v Tipperary - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 3

S Patrick Horgan: The margins are razor-thin, but Tipp look slightly better equipped for Munster survival

Mick Clifford: Bertie is a ghost from glories past as Fianna Fáil marks centenary

S Mick Clifford: Bertie is a ghost from glories past as Fianna Fáil marks centenary

Peter Queally with Dessie Hutchinson at the end of the game 26/4/2026

S Christy O'Connor: Waterford trying to ensure there is a tomorrow

LISTEN NOW

The Mick Clifford Podcast: What’s at stake in the Dublin Central and Galway West by-elections?

The Mick Clifford Podcast: What’s at stake in the Dublin Central and Galway West by-elections?

Voters in two high-profile constituencies prepare to elect new TDs in the first by-elections since the 2024 general election

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Mick Clifford examines fallout from Garda firearms sting

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Mick Clifford examines fallout from Garda firearms sting

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Fianna Fáil at 100 — Has Ireland passed the party by or can it change with the times?

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Fianna Fáil at 100 — Has Ireland passed the party by or can it change with the times?

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Has this been a good season for Irish rugby?

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Has this been a good season for Irish rugby?

Watch Now

Sir Keir Starmer visit

Watch: Keir Starmer vows to stay in power and prove 'doubters' wrong

More than 90 Labour MPs have called for Keir Starmer to go since the weekend

Watch: 'Lá Spraoi' sports event for children with physical disabilities at MTU

Watch: 'Lá Spraoi' sports event for children with physical disabilities at MTU

State visit to the US - Day Two

Watch: Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles

farming

Sugarcane Silage Machine. Sugar cane plantation.

Brazil grows the world’s sugar — so why does almost none of it reach Ireland?

Brazil’s sugar powerhouse shows what Europe is missing in biofuel aspirations, Irish Examiner Farming editor Rachel Martin reports from Brazil

Cattle herd on pasture in Ireland

Tirlán holds April milk price commitment at peak production

Farmland divided by hedgerow

What happens when Land Registry maps and farm boundaries don’t match?

Organisation announces public meeting on water quality in East Cork

Organisation announces public meeting on water quality in East Cork

World

Italy Maldives Dive Accident

Military diver dies amid search for bodies of four Italians in underwater cave

A Maldivian military diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave.

Unite the Kingdom march

Tommy Robinson’s march and pro-Palestine protest both under way in London

Congo Ebola

Constant burials reported in DR Congo as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80

APTOPIX Thailand Train Crash

Deadly collision between train and bus in Thai capital

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Step into nature during National Biodiversity Week

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Ireland’s future grid — infrastructure challenge at core of energy transition

Ireland’s future grid — infrastructure challenge at core of energy transition

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