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'Please consider if your journey is necessary': Flooding hits roads to Dublin Airport

Flooding disrupts key routes around Dublin as nationwide cold snap warning signals frost, ice and sleet

<p>Madeleine Breetzke, her brother, Daniel, and their mother Antonette in Dublin yesterday. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins</p>

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Cork family divided as rejected asylum seekers arrested during immigration check-in

<p>Jamie Wall of Kilbrittain watches the closing moments of the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship final match between Easkey of Sligo and Kilbrittain at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile</p>

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'I deal with them': Mary I manager Jamie Wall on life's challenges

Karen Byrne on her engagement to Jake Carter and why she isn't planning a wedding yet

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Karen Byrne on her engagement to Jake Carter and why she isn't planning a wedding yet

Andy Farrell 12/2/2026

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Ronan O’Gara: Perspective is the first casualty of crisis talk

Manna Aero drone is seen as it delivers essential household and medical supplies in the Irish village of Moneygall

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Alan Healy: There is a battle brewing over Cork's airspace that will be repeated across Ireland

Heimir Hallgrímsson 20/11/2025

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Ireland's Nations League fixture details confirmed

Marie Crowe: After having three sons I was 99% sure this was another boy

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Marie Crowe: After having three sons I was 99% sure this was another boy

Jockey Rachael Blackmore, The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year for 2021 at the presentation of this years award

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Rachael Blackmore appears to announce pregnancy with pram picture

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Man due in court in connection with probe of dozens of criminal incidents

Man due in court in connection with probe of dozens of criminal incidents

He is the third person to be arrested as part of the investigation into more than 40 incidents, including theft, deception and unauthorised taking of vehicles

The Mick Clifford Podcast: How Iveragh is fighting back against rural depopulation

The Mick Clifford Podcast: How Iveragh is fighting back against rural depopulation

Alarm over ‘hollowing out’ of community sector in new National Drugs Strategy

Alarm over ‘hollowing out’ of community sector in new National Drugs Strategy

Further €5.7m allocated to Ryder Cup preparations in Adare

Further €5.7m allocated to Ryder Cup preparations in Adare

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St Patricks Athletic v Galway United - Sports Direct Mens FAI Cup Quarter-Final

St Pat's and Galway clash postponed after heavy rainfall

The First Division match between UCD and Kerry at the UCD Bowl will go ahead

Sunderland v Liverpool - Premier League - Stadium of Light

Liverpool selection dilemmas give Arne Slot sleepless night

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Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill set for dual role with Blackburn

Rory McIlroy

Rollercoaster day at Pebble Beach as Rory McIlroy finds himself six shots back

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UCC students commuting before dawn as housing crisis fuels daily parking battle

UCC students commuting before dawn as housing crisis fuels daily parking battle

Sky-high rents and a lack of public student housing are forcing UCC students into long commutes and daily parking stress

Meet the Kenmare family who bought their hotel back from John and Francis Brennan

S Meet the Kenmare family who bought their hotel back from John and Francis Brennan

Graham Linehan court case

S Mick Clifford: Ireland should think twice before embracing the new left-right political divide

I tried a professional decluttering service — a month later, is my kitchen still tidy?

S I tried a professional decluttering service — a month later, is my kitchen still tidy?

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Jennifer Horgan: Taoiseach must meet Trump. We must always choose dialogue over virtue signalling

Michael Moynihan

S Michael Moynihan: Cork should take some inspiration from the imagination and leadership in Paris

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Sarah Harte: Our Irish-style corruption cannot hold a candle to the rot in Britain

S Fergus Finlay: Starmer has to survive the week, then throw caution to the wind

Lifestyle

Singer Lisa McHugh pulls out of live show after health setback

Singer Lisa McHugh pulls out of live show after health setback

The singer-songwriter is living with a neurological disorder, which caused her to lose function in her legs

James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek family fundraiser surpasses $2m after actor’s death

Crabs on the road traffic sign - Christmas Island

A monopoly win isn't always good — what happens when one species takes over

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Strain of keeping up professional appearances

Viewpoints

Airbnb Website Ahead Of Earnings Figures

Rory Hearne: U-turn on short-term lets is cynical

The Government's roll back on its restrictions for short-term lets shows the Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition has capitulated to parish pump politics, writes Social Democrats TD Rory Hearne

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New Garda powers bill could conceal abuses

Taoiseach visit to the US

Why don't we showcase Ireland properly on St Patrick's Day, by bringing dignitaries here?

Ireland’s prison system under fire over treatment of inmates with mental illness

Ireland’s prison system under fire over treatment of inmates with mental illness

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S Handling home fixture with Israel will be FAI's next port of call

Not only will the build-up be overshadowed by moral outrage during every interview with players and staff but the prospect of protests elevates the case to a national security matter

Chelsea FC v Manchester United FC - Premier League

S Paul Rouse: Jim Ratcliffe is wealthy beyond reason, but money no insulation from ignorance

Fitzgibbon's finest: Picking a joint UL-Mary I team from a decade of dominance

S Fitzgibbon's finest: Picking a joint UL-Mary I team from a decade of dominance

Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland

S Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland

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Six Nations Podcast: Ireland v Italy preview

Six Nations Podcast: Ireland v Italy preview

Simon Lewis and Brendan O’Brien dig into a very interesting Ireland team selection ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations game at home to Italy. Rotation? Not a bit of it.

The Gaelic Football Show Extra: GAA journalism's changing landscape

S The Gaelic Football Show Extra: GAA journalism's changing landscape

The Gaelic Football Show: should managers listen to outside opinions?

S The Gaelic Football Show: should managers listen to outside opinions?

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Moving away from US tech

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Moving away from US tech

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Watch: Savannah Guthrie appeals for help from the public in new video

Watch: Savannah Guthrie appeals for help from the public in new video

U.S. television news host Savannah Guthrie appealed for help from members of the public on Monday (February 9), nine days after her mother Nancy’s presumed abduction in Arizona.

Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots - Super Bowl LX - Levi's Stadium

Watch: Bad Bunny joined by Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin in vibrant Super Bowl halftime show

Watch: Rough seas cause unusually high waves to hit the coast of Ireland

Watch: Rough seas cause unusually high waves to hit the coast of Ireland

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230 jobs at risk at ABP Waterford plant

230 jobs at risk at ABP Waterford plant

The company confirmed that the proposed redundancies relate to the cutting and deboning operation at the site

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The week everyone missed: TB, CAP reform and Mercosur moves on

Summer in the Cotswolds

Second application window for ACRES landscape actions now open

Pressure mounts as two councils call for Bord Bia chair to stand down

Pressure mounts as two councils call for Bord Bia chair to stand down

Property

The big changes to SEAI grants for heat pumps, windows, and doors

The big changes to SEAI grants for heat pumps, windows, and doors

Kya deLongchamps is passionate about three stand-out improvements in the SEAI managed awards this Valentine’s Day. Here’s her second report on your need-to-know.

Get your ducks in a row for attractive €550,000 home by the Lough

Get your ducks in a row for attractive €550,000 home by the Lough

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Peter Dowdall: The Valentine's Day plant picks that make perfect gifts

Take a scalpel to €600,000 former GP surgery in Clonakilty and carve out a family home

Take a scalpel to €600,000 former GP surgery in Clonakilty and carve out a family home

World

Bangladesh Election

Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in first election since uprising

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially reshaping Bangladesh’s political landscape after years of intense ...

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Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Epstein

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Federal authorities announce end to immigration crackdown in Minnesota

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Rainbow flag raised at Stonewall monument in New York in defiance of Trump

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Charity places available for Cork City Marathon

Charity places available for Cork City Marathon

A number of charity places are now available for the sold-out 2026 Analog Devices Cork City Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, May 31

Using the R&D tax credit to foster industry-academic collaboration

Using the R&D tax credit to foster industry-academic collaboration

More than meets the eye: How Bausch + Lomb, Waterford is shaping the future of contact lenses

More than meets the eye: How Bausch + Lomb, Waterford is shaping the future of contact lenses

Boston Scientific: Three decades shaping Irish medtech

Boston Scientific: Three decades shaping Irish medtech

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