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<p>Presidential hopeful Maria Steen at Leinster House. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos</p>

politics

Healy-Rae and Independent Ireland TDs sign nomination papers for Maria Steen

Maria Steen’s presidential bid gained momentum after Independent Ireland and Danny Healy-Rae pledged support, bringing her to 17 nominations

<p>President Donald Trump prepares to address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)</p>

politics

Trump tells UN climate change is a 'con job' and Europe should be ashamed over Russian oil

<p>Derek Blighe was remanded on bail to appear in court again on November 18. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA</p>

court and crime

Cork court charges anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe with harassing a garda

Chef Orla McAndrew on her adult ADHD diagnosis and what needs to change in the system

people

Chef Orla McAndrew on her adult ADHD diagnosis and what needs to change in the system

Watch: 'Guess what?' Macron calls Trump after being blocked by US leader's motorcade

world

Watch: 'Guess what?' Macron calls Trump after being blocked by US leader's motorcade

City to Country: What €695,000 can get across Ireland

residential

City to Country: What €695,000 can get across Ireland

A view of FAI HQ in Abbotstown 23/3/2019

soccer

'No disrespect was intended': FAI bow to funding pressure by confirming Oireachtas visit

'The Traitors' final FAQ: Who is left in the game, what are the possible outcomes and what time does it air

culture

'The Traitors' final FAQ: Who is left in the game, what are the possible outcomes and what time does it air

Knife crime

court and crime

Youth workers 'feel unsafe' as gardaí hunt attackers who stabbed teenager

Regular Columnists

S Fergus Finlay: The US is on the road from culture war to civil war

Clodagh Finn: Great Irish wives, the club with so many overlooked members

S Terry Prone: We may be better at 'performative empathy' than at being informers

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Why successive governments put landowners ahead of the common good

Insight: Must Reads

Kerry murder mystery: Michael Gaine’s killing and the haunted life of suspect Michael Kelley

Kerry murder mystery: Michael Gaine’s killing and the haunted life of suspect Michael Kelley

Six months after the murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine, questions remain over the investigation and the only suspect’s freedom

Discover the Cork GP who introduced Turkish baths to Europe

Discover the Cork GP who introduced Turkish baths to Europe

MIRIAM HUSSEY

Miriam Hussey: I ended up in hospital after travelling — it was quite frightening to see that

Bras, prayers and pilgrimages: Devotion to Derry nun tipped for sainthood grows

Bras, prayers and pilgrimages: Devotion to Derry nun tipped for sainthood grows

News

Prison Report Released - Chelmsford Prison

Cork man convicted of drunken incident 'putting himself in prison' over refusal to pay fines

Defence solicitor told court the 29-year-old had given him very clear instructions that he did not want to do community service or pay fines and he would take a prison sentence

Damage to vintage car Cork man inherited left him 'distressed, depressed and infuriated'

Damage to vintage car Cork man inherited left him 'distressed, depressed and infuriated'

24/8/2009 RTE Headquarters

RTÉ to spend €7.5m on cybersecurity services 'to protect digital infrastructure'

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Amal El Khawaja shares story of son killed in Rafah

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Amal El Khawaja shares story of son killed in Rafah

sport

35th Ryder Cup Matches Sunday

Ryder Cup notebook: Darcy, Walton and Europe’s away day warriors come together for a motivational masterpiece

There have been some questionable music choices on the range at Bethpage Black.

Niall Scannell 22/9/2025

Niall Scannell hoping to crown 200th Munster cap with win in Wales

Kerry v Tyrone - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Marc Ó Sé set to be appointed Kerry minor boss as contenders jostle early for senior succession stakes

Erling Haaland file photo

Man City boss Pep Guardiola hopeful Erling Haaland will be fit for Burnley clash

Lifestyle

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 - Portraits

Irvine Welsh: 'I'm doing a biopic of James Connolly and his early years'

As a new documentary on Irvine Welsh is released, he talks about the 1916 hero, as well as Iggy Pop, Oasis, and the turning point for Scottish football

Pixies set to play in Limerick for the first time to mark 40th anniversary

Pixies set to play in Limerick for the first time to mark 40th anniversary

Student connecting online using his laptop

Colman Noctor: Sport and study are not opposites but partners in academic success

'The Traitors' episode 11 review: Can Ben and Nick count on each other after all?

'The Traitors' episode 11 review: Can Ben and Nick count on each other after all?

Viewpoints

Occupation of Palestine petition

Perfidious Albion owes Palestine more than just recognition

Britain's recognition of Palestinian statehood is too little, too late, given it was the architect of the bloodshed that has engulfed the region for more than 100 years

Children's social care sector

Children of all needs must learn together

Mature businesswoman and female colleague discussing over report at office desk

Generational pile-ons come around like clockwork

UN General Assembly

Paul Hosford: How will UN answer questions of its ability to solve the world's crises?

Subscriber

The Gaelic Football Show: balancing life and football, attacking the scoreboard and importance of 'game state'

S The Gaelic Football Show: balancing life and football, attacking the scoreboard and importance of 'game state'

A rested Maurice Brosnan joins Paul Rouse and James Horan to review the week's talking points.

Munster v Leinster - Guinness PRO14 Round 12

S Duncan Casey: Earls and Murray criticism will sting but might spark necessary Munster reflection

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Day 8

S Kieran Shannon: Kate O’Connor proves she belongs among the world's best all-rounders

Seattle Seahawks v Pittsburgh Steelers

S John Fogarty: NFL visit a reminder of how different the GAA is

LISTEN NOW

Dalo's Hurling Show: Barrs topple the Barony, Clare cracker, O'Brien the beacon in Limerick

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Barrs topple the Barony, Clare cracker, O'Brien the beacon in Limerick

Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers review the hurling weekend.

Michael O’Flynn: Housing crisis is 'spiralling out of control'

Michael O’Flynn: Housing crisis is 'spiralling out of control'

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Cork businessman arrested in €750k fraud probe

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Cork businessman arrested in €750k fraud probe

Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork’s new direction, pieces of the truth, and putting on the club warpaint

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork’s new direction, pieces of the truth, and putting on the club warpaint

Watch Now

Watch: 'Guess what?' Macron calls Trump after being blocked by US leader's motorcade

Watch: 'Guess what?' Macron calls Trump after being blocked by US leader's motorcade

'I'm sorry, Mister President, I'm really sorry,' a clearly embarrassed police officer told Macron who was trying to cross the street

Watch: Echo mini marathon highlights

Watch: Echo mini marathon highlights

Watch: Old Head of Kinsale Coast Guard

Watch: Old Head of Kinsale Coast Guard

farming

Cows Feeding in a Modern Barn

Improving feed utilisation in winter diets

Feed utilisation refers to how efficiently animals convert the feed they consume into productive outputs such as body weight gain

Sheep pen

Confidence grows in sheep sector as autumn trade stabilises

Meat industry,meats hanging in the cold store. Cattles cut and hanged on hook in a slaughterhouse. Halal cutting.

EU beef production drop key driver of beef prices

98ac farm with War of Independence link seeks €6,600/ac

98ac farm with War of Independence link seeks €6,600/ac

Property

Will this Waterfall home be the next Heatherfield house to break the €1m mark?

Will this Waterfall home be the next Heatherfield house to break the €1m mark?

Five-bed detached home in Heatherfield, Waterfall, Cork, listed at €995,000 with landscaped gardens, garage and strong family appeal

€525k West Cork Hungry Hill double decker could feed a lifestyle

€525k West Cork Hungry Hill double decker could feed a lifestyle

Plans lodged for new restaurant on Cork's St Patrick's Street

Plans lodged for new restaurant on Cork's St Patrick's Street

Starter Homes: Four Cork homes for €335,000 and under

Starter Homes: Four Cork homes for €335,000 and under

World

Netherlands Rembrandt Dog

Rembrandt copied another artist’s dog for his famous Night Watch painting

A curator at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has discovered more or less by accident that a barking dog in Rembrandt’s famous Night Watch painting is a near-identical copy of a 1619 drawing by fellow Dutch artist Adriaen van de Venne.

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel destroys evacuated health centre in Gaza City, medics say

UN General Assembly

UN chief warns of ‘an age of reckless disruption and relentless human suffering’

Typhoons at RAF Coningsby

Nato restates ‘ironclad’ commitment to mutual defence after Russian incursions

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Rediscover your love of Kerry with a stay at the magical Manor West Hotel

Rediscover your love of Kerry with a stay at the magical Manor West Hotel

Landmark celebration to mark 50 years of Blarney Woollen Mills

Landmark celebration to mark 50 years of Blarney Woollen Mills

Curated winter sun holidays, designed by Oroko Travel

Curated winter sun holidays, designed by Oroko Travel

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