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Prepay Power hikes bills as over one million households warned of rising energy costs

Energy supplier announces price increases citing rising wholesale costs, with further hikes expected across the market in coming weeks

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politics

Taoiseach says BAM cannot be barred from State contracts despite children’s hospital delays

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news

Irish flotilla participants taken by Israeli authorities released

Celiac Disease And Gluten Intolerance

health and wellbeing

Could you be living with coeliac disease? Here are the signs to look out for

Criminal Courts of Justice

court and crime

Judge criticises testimonial that claims man convicted of sexual abuse has 'strong moral compass'

Who needs gym membership at €1.95m Ngong, a home with its own leisure wing

residential

Who needs gym membership at €1.95m Ngong, a home with its own leisure wing

David McInerney with Conor Delaney 9/7/2023

gaa

Limerick make two changes, Clare stick with same team for Munster SHC clash

Ethnic friends at a bar drinking wine and eating tapas

food

Wine with Leslie: Young people are drinking less wine — I picked three bottles they should try

Graham Linehan court case

court and crime

Graham Linehan criminal damage conviction overturned

News

Cork Marina public toilets to open after six-month delay over dispute

Cork Marina public toilets to open after six-month delay over dispute

Public toilets at Cork’s Marina to open after delay linked to operational and financial issues between council and operators

Proposed extradition of man over Robbie Lawlor murder inquiry would raise fair trial issues, court told

Proposed extradition of man over Robbie Lawlor murder inquiry would raise fair trial issues, court told

Fatal fire in Edenderry

Man due in court charged in connection with fatal house fire in Offaly

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Concerns grow around surveillance and technology’s impact on women

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Concerns grow around surveillance and technology’s impact on women

sport

Donegal v Down - Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Tommy Martin: Down defeat of Donegal shows the cost of belief in football

Conor Laverty’s openness after Down's victory over Donegal tells us a lot about how we should view the form and fortunes of this year’s All-Ireland contenders.

Celtic Training - Friday May 1st

'I get it' - Martin O’Neill understands why some Hibs fans want to lose to Celtic

Cork City release rainbow kit in partnership with Belong To

Cork City release rainbow kit in partnership with Belong To

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Ten years on: Leicester’s stunning Premier League as told by Claudio Ranieri and his fellow Foxes

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Insight: Must Reads

Ryan Tubridy: 'It's liberating to be free from a format, now I'm my own boss'

Ryan Tubridy: 'It's liberating to be free from a format, now I'm my own boss'

Three years on from the RTÉ payment scandal, Ryan Tubridy is a changed man. He talks to Gemma Fullam about work, love, and his friendship with Piers Morgan

My heart jolted when I saw the Blasket caretaker position advertised — it felt like a dare

My heart jolted when I saw the Blasket caretaker position advertised — it felt like a dare

My Childhood with Jacqui Hurley: My parents ran one of those houses where the door was always open

My Childhood with Jacqui Hurley: My parents ran one of those houses where the door was always open

Mick Clifford: Nobody needs to 'lawyer up' to investigate treatment of Limerick gardaí

Mick Clifford: Nobody needs to 'lawyer up' to investigate treatment of Limerick gardaí

Regular Columnists

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Jennifer Horgan: Middle-class kids learn selfishness early — it's no wonder they won't change the world

Michael Moynihan

S Michael Moynihan: Taskforce timelines are predictable — why can't we skip the boring bits?

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Sarah Harte: Bent over a stone wall, I thought: 'Is this how it ends?' Then a stranger showed up

Fergus Finlay: We can afford the best protection system in the world — but we are still failing children

Lifestyle

Fiona White, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Skin cancer: When the doctor said 'unfortunately' I knew it was bad news

A mum of two never thought she would be a ‘candidate for skin cancer’, and now covers up whenever she is out in the sun

Film reviews: The Devil Wears Prada 2 is familiar, yet fabulously fun

Film reviews: The Devil Wears Prada 2 is familiar, yet fabulously fun

In Pictures: Cork Midsummer Festival launches 2026 programme at River Lee Hotel

In Pictures: Cork Midsummer Festival launches 2026 programme at River Lee Hotel

The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy review: A riot of laughs with John and Francis Brennan in Cork

The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy review: A riot of laughs with John and Francis Brennan in Cork

Viewpoints

Margaret E Ward: Technology’s war on women — the new coercive control and confinement

Margaret E Ward: Technology’s war on women — the new coercive control and confinement

Across Ireland and around the world, technology has quickly become one of the most powerful and insidious tools of control, harassment and intimidation wielded against women and girls. So, why haven't regulators and governments restricted them?

Ireland must act on fossil fuel phase-out

Ireland must act on fossil fuel phase-out

Diversity and inclusion policies change lives — including mine

Diversity and inclusion policies change lives — including mine

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: People care about losing the natural world — politics must catch up

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin: People care about losing the natural world — politics must catch up

Subscriber

Closing the gap: Ireland trailing EU on pay transparency readiness

S Closing the gap: Ireland trailing EU on pay transparency readiness

Every organisation, whatever its size or sector, must comply with new EU pay transparency rules, says Aon Ireland talent lead

Brian Lohan 25/4/2026

S Derek McGrath: Have Clare a plan to disrupt Limerick's flow?

Jordan Larmour, Ciaran Frawley and Rieko Ioane 27/4/2026

S Ronan O'Gara: Leinster need to find those inches...wherever they come from

Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland

S Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland

LISTEN NOW

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Barry Cummins discusses Tina Satchwell case and new book

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Barry Cummins discusses Tina Satchwell case and new book

Journalist Barry Cummins discusses his new book examining the Tina Satchwell case and years of investigation into a chilling murder

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Ryder Cup ticket prices and the modern fan’s dilemma

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Ryder Cup ticket prices and the modern fan’s dilemma

The Gaelic Football Show: Down ambush Donegal, Rossies plant the flag

S The Gaelic Football Show: Down ambush Donegal, Rossies plant the flag

'Speeding killed my parents': One woman's story of shock, grief, and injustice

'Speeding killed my parents': One woman's story of shock, grief, and injustice

Watch Now

State visit to the US - Day Two

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

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (April 28) recalled his late mother's admiration for the British royal family during remarks at the White House, saying she had been "glued to the television" whenever the late Queen Elizabeth appeared in ...

Watch: Rotary Club plants a grove of native Irish oak trees

Watch: Rotary Club plants a grove of native Irish oak trees

Watch: A new sculpture dedicated to the Chornobyl nuclear disaster installed at the Marina Park

Watch: A new sculpture dedicated to the Chornobyl nuclear disaster installed at the Marina Park

farming

Farm plastics group agrees to waste scheme changes

Farm plastics group agrees to waste scheme changes

The IFFPG, which operates the national farm plastics recycling scheme, has agreed to implement changes to improve transparency, promote competition and improve farmers' choice

Cattle market

ICOS raises 'discriminatory' VAT anomaly affecting marts and farmers

Bluetongue outbreak

Case of bluetongue confirmed in Cork

landscape of ireland seen from the sky, wild nature

Deadlines approaching for BISS and ACRES applications

Property

Architects Coughlan DeKeyser made this €850k Jacob's Island home so much bigger and better

Architects Coughlan DeKeyser made this €850k Jacob's Island home so much bigger and better

A well-thought-out extension was the making of this family-friendly waterside home

Wish List: Eight ideas to get us in the mood for summer

Wish List: Eight ideas to get us in the mood for summer

House of the Week: Charming features at off-the-beaten track €445k northside home

House of the Week: Charming features at off-the-beaten track €445k northside home

Woman complaining on phone about damaged package at home

Home Q&A: How to complain productively and the get results you're after

World

Kemi Badenoch on LBC

Tories apologise after using footage of Bloody Sunday in social media clip

Video criticising Northern Ireland Troubles Bill featured footage of Kemi Badenoch condemning the legislation and was overlaid, in part, with archive clips of British soldiers

Oscar statuette found after being confiscated by agents at New York's JFK

Oscar statuette found after being confiscated by agents at New York's JFK

Essa Suleiman court case

Man appears in court accused of stabbing two Jewish men

Superdry financials

Superdry co-founder James Holder found guilty of rape

Sponsored Content

CS Yuno April 2026

Enjoy the saving behaviours that Yuno Energy helps you know

The Irish energy disruptor is arming customers with the know-how to manage costs

A portrait of Ireland now: Inside the artists of the Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize

A portrait of Ireland now: Inside the artists of the Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize

Get more heifers in-calf, earlier — with synchronisation and fixed time AI

Get more heifers in-calf, earlier — with synchronisation and fixed time AI

AF Oroko April 2026

A new way to travel this summer: Oroko launches its sailing collection

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