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<p>Taoiseach Micheál Martin attends the Cork Senior Football Championship Final in Pairc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Picture: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</p>

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Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Micheál Martin faces threat of no-confidence motion

Fianna Fáil sources say Taoiseach Micheál Martin may not survive an internal no-confidence motion amid growing party unrest

<p>A man walks in Kingston, Jamaica, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)</p>

world

'Storm of the century': Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica threatening catastrophe

<p>Derek Whelan amid the ruins of Muckross Abbey, where he says echoes of the past linger long after dark. Picture: Chani Anderson</p>

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'I see dead people': Kerry man says he can communicate with ghosts

I went for a tarot reading for the first time — here’s what happened

people

I went for a tarot reading for the first time — here’s what happened

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu orders military to immediately carry out attacks in Gaza

world

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu orders military to immediately carry out attacks in Gaza

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companies

Fears for jobs as Amazon set to cut 14,000 roles worldwide

Gaelic Writers Association Awards 2025

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Cork football great Larry Tompkins opens up on rare cancer diagnosis and recovery

Happy Halloween. Kids in carnival costumes and makeup at home

parenting

How sustainable choices can maximise Halloween fun and mitigate environmental harm

Man threatened to kill woman serving lunch at Cork Penny Dinners, saying: 'You will be no more'

court and crime

Man threatened to kill woman serving lunch at Cork Penny Dinners, saying: 'You will be no more'

Regular Columnists

S Fergus Finlay: The nomination process has to change before the next presidential election

S Terry Prone: We were told vote spoiling was pointless — but it sent a message

Clodagh Finn: In the footsteps of Irish secret agent Maureen O’Sullivan

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Let's talk about immigration — but let's do it using facts

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News

Government must declare 'capacity emergency' at UHL, hospital's medical board warns

Government must declare 'capacity emergency' at UHL, hospital's medical board warns

"Hiqa stated baldly this is posing a risk to patient safety, so if you don’t regard that as an emergency, I don’t know what is," said Dr Joe Devlin, deputy chairman of the University Hospital Limerick medical board.

Gym owner helping 'as many people as we can' with hi-tech equipment for wheelchair users and long-covid sufferers

Gym owner helping 'as many people as we can' with hi-tech equipment for wheelchair users and long-covid sufferers

Case alleging shareholder oppression in Rose of Tralee firm may not go ahead due to death

Case alleging shareholder oppression in Rose of Tralee firm may not go ahead due to death

HSE Temple Street spinal surgery review

CHI surgeries list administrator granted temporary injunction preventing dismissal

Presidential election

Bloom festival 2025

Doctors clear President Higgins to return home after brief hospital stay

President Michael D Higgins is expected to return to Áras an Uachtaráin today after treatment for a minor infection

Fergus Finlay: The nomination process has to change before the next presidential election

S Fergus Finlay: The nomination process has to change before the next presidential election

Nemo Rangers v St Finbarr's - Cork County Senior Football Championship Final

Fianna Fáil TDs urged to unite behind Micheál Martin after election fallout

Irish presidential election

Failed presidential candidate Gareth Sheridan returns to his company as CEO

sport

Matt Healy 28/10/2025

'We're not used to losing': Healy confident Rovers will finish the job

Shamrock Rovers face Galway on Wednesday requiring a point to secure their fifth title in six seasons.

Josh Murphy and Thaakir Abrahams 25/10/2025

Abrahams and Scannell added to list of Munster absentees for Argentina XV clash

Brendan Rodgers File Photo

Brendan Rodgers and Celtic were heading for divorce but acrimony was avoidable

O'Brien happy with Minnie Hauk ahead of Rebel's Romance clash

O'Brien happy with Minnie Hauk ahead of Rebel's Romance clash

Insight: Must Reads

Donncha O'Callaghan: ‘I’m upbeat and positive and I want to be that way’

Donncha O'Callaghan: ‘I’m upbeat and positive and I want to be that way’

Donncha O’Callaghan on the revamped Ireland’s Fittest Family, his new career as a children’s author and why vulnerability is a key part of parenting

Ireland's museums: Meet the people bringing Irish history to life

Ireland's museums: Meet the people bringing Irish history to life

Colm O'Regan on comedy, language and the Irish words we’re in danger of losing

Colm O'Regan on comedy, language and the Irish words we’re in danger of losing

Smiling Jack O’ Lantern, glowing from the light within, looking at camera,

15 Irish experiences for mid-term and Halloween family fun

Lifestyle

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Joanna Fortune: My family want to get a puppy but I'm not so sure

You all need to be in the right place to welcome a new family member and it is OK if you don’t feel that you have the capacity to take on any more right now

Watch: Halloween arts and crafts ideas at home

Watch: Halloween arts and crafts ideas at home

I once broke a bone while cycling — here's what happened when I tried horse riding

I once broke a bone while cycling — here's what happened when I tried horse riding

I spent the night in a haunted castle in Tipperary, here's what happened

S I spent the night in a haunted castle in Tipperary, here's what happened

Viewpoints

Irish presidential election

Paul Hosford: Blame for Fianna Fáil presidential election shambles laid squarely at feet of Micheál Martin

There is real anger and embarrassment among Fianna Fáil TDs about the Taoiseach's handling of the selection of Jim Gavin to the point his leadership of the party is being questioned

Irish presidential election

Paul Hosford: Final tally puts Catherine Connolly in the annals of history

Catherine Conlon: Bird flu is spreading from pole to pole — here’s why it matters

Catherine Conlon: Bird flu is spreading from pole to pole — here’s why it matters

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Gen Z is hitting the gym to take back control

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Dalo's Hurling Show: return of The King, championship drama, intercounty panel changes

S Dalo's Hurling Show: return of The King, championship drama, intercounty panel changes

Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers reflect on another packed weekend of action from Kilkenny to Dublin and Cork. Plus, Declan Hannon's legacy, shake-ups in intercounty panels, Hurling For Tim.

The Gaelic Football Show: storylines everywhere in county final bonanza weekend

S The Gaelic Football Show: storylines everywhere in county final bonanza weekend

Brian Hayes celebrate with the Andy Scannell Cup 26/10/2025

S Kieran Shannon: The Barrs reaffirm status as Munster's supreme dual club

Austin Stacks v Dingle - Kerry County Senior Football Championship Final

S John Fogarty: Ground rules need to be set for AFL poachers

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Kieran Quilligan murder case a revealing insight into darker side of life in Cork City

Kieran Quilligan murder case a revealing insight into darker side of life in Cork City

Questions remain about how a small-time drug dealer who lived at home with his parents and used his mother’s car to dispose of the body became a killer

'Brigade of people' waiting for influencers to slip up on 'overreaching' ad guidelines

'Brigade of people' waiting for influencers to slip up on 'overreaching' ad guidelines

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Presidential election post-mortem

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Presidential election post-mortem

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Unpacking the chaos at Citywest — riots, race and the right

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Unpacking the chaos at Citywest — riots, race and the right

Watch Now

Watch: Halloween arts and crafts ideas at home

Watch: Halloween arts and crafts ideas at home

Artist Mary Murphy shows us some sustainable Halloween-themed arts and crafts ideas. Mary runs a weekly art class and holiday camps for children, using artist-grade materials, and encourages creativity in young participants.

Hurricane Melissa Threatens Catastrophic Flooding In Jamaica And Haiti

Watch: Hurricane Melissa tracked by storm hunters

Watch: Out and about for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Watch: Out and about for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

farming

Nuffield Ireland announces new chairperson

Nuffield Ireland announces new chairperson

Laois native, Gráinne Dwyer will open the 2025 Nuffield Conference which takes place on November 14 at the Horse and Jockey Hotel in Thurles

500 dairy farming families recognised for efforts in herd health awards

500 dairy farming families recognised for efforts in herd health awards

How a team from Galway aims to promote Irish Angus beef perceptions

How a team from Galway aims to promote Irish Angus beef perceptions

Guide price of €1.8m for 168-acre south Limerick farm

Guide price of €1.8m for 168-acre south Limerick farm

Property

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Sleep easy: Give your bed a makeover with a topper or mattress

Get set to hibernate with the best in toppers and mattresses. Here's how to do it, and we reveal our top picks

Close up of perennial sweet pea flowers

Garden Q&A: Why didn't my perennial sweet pea bloom this year?

Ex-HSE clinics across Cork and Kerry go under the hammer with guide prices from €25k

Ex-HSE clinics across Cork and Kerry go under the hammer with guide prices from €25k

From Palm Beach to Mayo: How an Architectural Digest photographer designed her dream Irish kitchen

From Palm Beach to Mayo: How an Architectural Digest photographer designed her dream Irish kitchen

World

Israel Palestinians US

Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end shutdown

Vice president JD Vance said that he believes US military members will be paid at the end of the week, but did not specify how the Trump administration will reconfigure funding in the second-longest government shutdown.

Brazil Bolsonaro

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro appeals against 27-year prison sentence

Georgia Trial

Pregnant British teen may get two years in Georgia prison for drug smuggling

UPS Results

UPS cuts 34,000 jobs in the year to date as its turnaround continues

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Budget '26: Ireland kickstarts EU tax alignment for savers

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