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world

Israel opens new route out of Gaza City for 48 hours as tanks advance

At least 30 people were killed across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in Israel's latest strikes, including 19 in Gaza City, local health authorities said

<p>Christopher Hibbett, Mark Doherty, Ben Sandford, and Levent Gulay. Pictures: Dan Linehan </p>

court and crime

Four men in court as €31m West Cork cocaine seizure confirmed by forensic tests

<p>Antoinette Burke, right, confronts Micheál Martin at the Fianna Fáil’s parliamentary party think-in on Monday. Picture: Noel Sweeney</p>

munster

Cork mother vows to 'up her game' if Taoiseach fails to act on daughter’s surgery

My Wedding Day with Dagogo Hart: 'Both of our moms were very involved — my mom was so extra'

people

My Wedding Day with Dagogo Hart: 'Both of our moms were very involved — my mom was so extra'

Motorist at crash scene was too drunk to talk, court hears

court and crime

Motorist at crash scene was too drunk to talk, court hears

Ben & Jerry's co-founder quits after 50 years claiming Unilever 'silenced' group

companies

Ben & Jerry's co-founder quits after 50 years claiming Unilever 'silenced' group

GAA managers: Full county-by-county guide for football and hurling

gaa

GAA managers: Full county-by-county guide for football and hurling

'The Traitors' episode nine: Shock exit will change the future of the game

culture

'The Traitors' episode nine: Shock exit will change the future of the game

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Fraudster Catherine O’Brien facing jail, with Ann Murphy

spotlight

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Fraudster Catherine O’Brien facing jail, with Ann Murphy

Regular Columnists

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Sarah Harte: It's nobody's idea of a good time, but divorce is a fact of life

S Fergus Finlay: Presidential race highlights how leaders grow — or shrink — under pressure

S Terry Prone: No way back this time for Labour’s self-pitying moral chameleon Peter Mandelson

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Maria Steen’s late bid for presidency lacks the groundwork to succeed

Insight: Must Reads

Inside life at Ireland’s castles: Blackwater, Birr and Glin owners share their stories

Inside life at Ireland’s castles: Blackwater, Birr and Glin owners share their stories

From North Cork to Limerick and Offaly, three families reveal the passion, challenges and legacy of living in Ireland’s castles

Ombudsman probes case of Army officer who endured ‘tortuous’ legal ordeal

Ombudsman probes case of Army officer who endured ‘tortuous’ legal ordeal

How Olivia Hope went from athletics pioneer to children's author

How Olivia Hope went from athletics pioneer to children's author

I went on a seafari in Sligo to see whales and dolphins — but they might be on borrowed time

I went on a seafari in Sligo to see whales and dolphins — but they might be on borrowed time

News

Sold For Sale Real Estate Sign in Front of New House.

House prices continue to rise with the Midlands experiencing the biggest growth

The Central Statistics Office figures show that house prices are now 20.9% higher than their Celtic Tiger peak in April 2007 and are almost 170% higher than the low they reached in early 2013

Watch: Moss Trant from Tralee speaks about horse ploughing

Watch: Moss Trant from Tralee speaks about horse ploughing

Male driver is driving car and texting on mobile phone

'Far too many' motorists still using mobile phones while driving, Road Safety Authority warns

Cork man who smashed wing mirror for no reason 'struggling with addiction'

Cork man who smashed wing mirror for no reason 'struggling with addiction'

sport

Gout Gout warms up ahead of his heat 17/9/2025

‘I’m chilling’: Gout Gout passes first test as he qualifies for world 200m semi-finals

The Australian teenager handled the pressure of his major international debut to finish third in his heat with a time of 20.23 seconds.

The presentation of Trent Alexander-Arnold - Real Madrid City

Trent Alexander-Arnold suffers hamstring injury in Real Madrid’s CL opener

Tottenham Hotspur v Villarreal - UEFA Champions League - League Stage - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Lucas Bergvall: Tottenham have a clean sheet mentality this year

ACF Fiorentina v SSC Napoli - Serie A

Conte's 'genius' De Bruyne ready for early return to Manchester City

Lifestyle

'I had the shackles of being a Traitor': Paudie reveals stress he was under following exit

'I had the shackles of being a Traitor': Paudie reveals stress he was under following exit

Paudie left chaos in his wake upon his departure from Slane Castle after two weeks of playing an impressive game

Blackstone 36-Inch griddle review: The ultimate outdoor entertainer’s secret weapon

Blackstone 36-Inch griddle review: The ultimate outdoor entertainer’s secret weapon

Testing the water of a reservoir for the content of microbes .

Societal acceptance of severe pollution and fish kills

9 killer transitional pieces being served up by the high street

9 killer transitional pieces being served up by the high street

Viewpoints

Sir Keir Starmer visit to US

Keir Starmer is betting everything on an America that doesn’t exist any more

Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to home, writes Rafael Behr

Grocery inflation

Wealth tax would allow for a cost-of-living package in next month's budget

France EU State of Union

Is von der Leyen's U-turn on Gaza too little, too late?

What's the difference between a settler and an immigrant?

What's the difference between a settler and an immigrant?

Subscriber

Armenia v Republic of Ireland - FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier

S John Fallon: FAI can bemoan timing misfortune but sometimes you make your own bad luck

Next Wednesday’s grilling before an Oireachtas hearing is gearing up to be another public inquisition.

Day 4 - World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

S 'I’m training in the streets': Palestine’s lone Worlds athlete pleads for end to genocide

Mick Clifford: Eoin Hayes and the Social Democrats' self-induced trauma

S Mick Clifford: Eoin Hayes and the Social Democrats' self-induced trauma

Hilda Breslin, Mícheál Naughton and Mary McAleese 20/2/2024

S Fogarty Forum: Integration will happen organically, not like this

LISTEN NOW

The Gaelic Football Show: reffing special with man in the middle Brendan Cawley

S The Gaelic Football Show: reffing special with man in the middle Brendan Cawley

The All-Ireland final ref joins James Horan and Paul Rouse to discuss his journey to the top of the game, what makes a good umpire, the art of communication and much more.

The Mick Clifford Podcast: The race to Áras an Uachtaráin heats up

The Mick Clifford Podcast: The race to Áras an Uachtaráin heats up

World Cup Qualifier Podcast: Disaster in Yerevan, now what for Ireland?

S World Cup Qualifier Podcast: Disaster in Yerevan, now what for Ireland?

The Gaelic Football Show: Why play club football and how do you recover from a humiliation?

S The Gaelic Football Show: Why play club football and how do you recover from a humiliation?

Watch Now

Watch: Moss Trant from Tralee speaks about horse ploughing

Watch: Moss Trant from Tralee speaks about horse ploughing

Moss Trant from Tralee speaks about his percheron horses at the National Ploughing Championship at Scraggan, Co. Offaly

Watch: Jerry from Kerry weighing up a presidential run

Watch: Jerry from Kerry weighing up a presidential run

Watch: The inaugural Bantry Singles Festival

Watch: The inaugural Bantry Singles Festival

farming

Cyber Criminal With Stolen Credit Card And Laptop

Bank warns of agri-machinery scams after farmer loses €10,000 to fraudsters

Bank of Ireland said that fraudsters are targeting business owners online, including farmers, with fake farm machinery sales

Home Heating Autumn

Agriculture vs aviation: Who wins the battle for biofuel?

Butchers are cutting pork in the meat plant.

Pig throughput rises to 65,770

Livestock leading cause of farm injury claims, new report shows

Livestock leading cause of farm injury claims, new report shows

Property

City to Country: What €615,000 gets you in Dublin vs €495,000 in Leap

City to Country: What €615,000 gets you in Dublin vs €495,000 in Leap

Four properties on the market in West Cork, Wexford, Waterford and Dublin

Jysk to open in Killarney on Thursday, creating 10 jobs

Jysk to open in Killarney on Thursday, creating 10 jobs

All roads lead to Kerry for art lovers

All roads lead to Kerry for art lovers

Who'll push the boat out for €1.3m Glengarriff waterside bungalow?

Who'll push the boat out for €1.3m Glengarriff waterside bungalow?

World

Iran Nuclear

Iran ‘must take action’ to stop return of UN sanctions over nuclear programme

The German government has warned Iran it has “yet to take the reasonable and precise actions” needed to stop the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme.

Alexei Navalny death

Independent labs have found Alexei Navalny was poisoned, widow says

ADDITION APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza

Aid groups call for stronger efforts to stop Israel’s Gaza City offensive

UK deaths from climate change-driven heatwaves

Human-made global warming 'caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer'

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Budget 2026: Bold steps needed to secure Ireland’s future growth

Budget 2026: Bold steps needed to secure Ireland’s future growth

Budget 2026 presents a rare opportunity to implement measures that protect Ireland’s competitiveness say Deloitte tax experts

The Land Cruiser Commercial has arrived and is coming to the National Ploughing Championships

The Land Cruiser Commercial has arrived and is coming to the National Ploughing Championships 

Step into organic farming

Step into organic farming

Genocells launches autumn special offer

Genocells launches autumn special offer

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