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<p>Jim Gavin and (left) Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin. File Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos</p>

comment-analysis

Paul Hosford: Jim Gavin's Áras race lasted two weeks. His exit may reverberate for much longer

'Mr Gavin seemed genuinely surprised at the strength of media questioning he faced. Perhaps the consistent success he enjoyed as Dubs boss shielded him from this level of scrutiny'

<p>In a statement on Sunday evening, Jim Gavin said he had 'cause to reflect' following reports about his failure to register a tenancy with the Residential Tenancies Board. Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin/PA</p>

politics

Fianna Fáil presidential election candidate Jim Gavin withdraws from race

<p>Inside the original farmhouse kitchen, where Cashel Blue was first made in saucepans on the stove, Sarah Furno joins her parents Jane and Louis at the old table with a slice of the cheese before them. Picture: Chani Anderson</p>

S food

True blue: How Cashel Farmhouse's iconic Cashel Blue cheese has stood the test of time

APTOPIX Turkey Gaza Flotilla

world

Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in Israel

Irish presidential election

politics

Race to the Áras: Candidates clash on Russia, rent and border polls during tetchy second debate

Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences

people

Patch perfect: Ireland's farmers carve a niche with American-style pumpkin experiences

Daughter of flotilla detainee calls for sanctions on Israel

Daughter of flotilla detainee calls for sanctions on Israel

Jenna Almai said her mother, Maureen, had been detained while sailing on board the Paola I, which was one of more than 40 vessels intercepted

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

JP McManus Pro-Am - Day Two

One in 10 hotel rooms in Ireland already booked for Ryder Cup at Adare Manor

As Adare Manor readies for Ryder Cup 2027, Ireland braces for massive visitor numbers, record hotel demand and lasting economic impact

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Manchán Magan 16/3/2025

Manchán Magan, celebrated Irish writer and documentary maker, dies aged 55

Irish writer, broadcaster, and documentary maker Manchán Magan, a passionate advocate for the Irish language, has died aged 55

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Storm Amy: 107mm of rain falls on Glengarriff as fresh orange and yellow weather warnings issued

Storm Amy: 107mm of rain falls on Glengarriff as fresh orange and yellow weather warnings issued

Met Éireann warns of widespread heavy rain, flooding risk, and gale-force winds as Storm Amy approaches Ireland

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

MetroLink gets green light from An Coimisún Pleanála

MetroLink gets green light from An Coimisún Pleanála

The MetroLink has been given the green light just over three years after planning permission was first sought by Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained

Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained

Israeli authorities post video of Greta Thunberg being detained

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Watch: Young engineers launch solar-powered smart feeder to track cattle performance

Watch: Young engineers launch solar-powered smart feeder to track cattle performance

The feeder reads an animal’s ID tag to give each animal its allocated ration. Each time the animal steps into the feeder, it is weighed and the daily liveweight gain is recorded in software which the farmer can access from their phone

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Double social welfare payment at Christmas on the cards for Budget 2026

Double social welfare payment at Christmas on the cards for Budget 2026

Government set to confirm Christmas bonus double payments and €12 welfare hike as €1.8bn social protection package takes shape

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

The Tonight Show Presidential Debate hosted by Virgin Media Television

Paul Hosford: Grind is just beginning for our presidential candidates

The morning after the night before and the campaign was right back on

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

From Schitt's Creek to Lisdoonvarna: US woman finds love at matchmaking festival

From Schitt's Creek to Lisdoonvarna: US woman finds love at matchmaking festival

Now back in Colorado, Mary said she will be returning to Ireland in October – for her seventh date with the mysterious man

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Bayer Leverkusen Training - Aviva Stadium - Tuesday May 21st

C&AG: Gardaí spent €250k on unused hotel rooms during Europa League final

Audit finds An Garda Síochána wasted nearly a quarter-million euro on unused hotel rooms while also overpaying travel claims

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Cork fish kill: No culprit for the worst environmental disaster in Ireland this century

Cork fish kill: No culprit for the worst environmental disaster in Ireland this century

A multi-agency investigation failed to find the source of, or even identify, the toxins that killed nearly 40,000 fish in the Blackwater River recently

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

The first presidential debate saw Humphreys, Connolly and Gavin clash on Gaza, housing, immigration, and Ireland’s role abroad

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Donald Trump

Trump and Netanyahu say they have agreed to a plan to end Gaza war

Mr Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and establishing a post-war governance in the war-battered Palestinian territory

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Ryder Cup - Day Three - Bethpage Black Course

'The amount of abuse that Erica received was astonishing' — Lowry salutes McIlroy's stoic wife

'The way she was out there supporting her husband and her team was unbelievable, and kudos to her for that'

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Duchess of Kent funeral

S Terry Prone: Charities should never have dealt with that serial dud, Sarah Ferguson

England’s Duchess of York had a dodgy past — long before the closeness of her links to paedophile and child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were revealed

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

'Feelings running high' among locals on route of proposed Cork-Kinsale greenway

'Feelings running high' among locals on route of proposed Cork-Kinsale greenway

Councillors and council staff had received verbal abuse from people opposed to the plan, council told

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

A view of the Irish and American flags in Croke Park ahead of Sunday’s game 25/9/2025

Colin Sheridan: NFL is spectacle, invasion, conquest — and has no place in Croke Park

As the NFL arrives in Dublin, Croke Park faces a deeper question: is Ireland selling identity for spectacle and profit?

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

An Evening With President Barack Obama In Conversation with Fintan O'Toole at the 3Arena Photo by Ray Keogh

Mick Clifford: What Obama didn’t say in Dublin spoke loudest

At Dublin’s 3Arena, Barack Obama offered a mix of caution, candour and hope as democracy’s fragility loomed large

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Esther McCarthy: Part two of my exhaustive analysis of sporty Irish mums

Esther McCarthy: Part two of my exhaustive analysis of sporty Irish mums

"...quite a few of you have let me know you were a bit miffed not to have made the cut, and I wouldn’t want anyone to feel left out. Here we go!"

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Local residents advertise homes for 'eye-watering' prices ahead of Ryder Cup 2027

Local residents advertise homes for 'eye-watering' prices ahead of Ryder Cup 2027

People wishing to rent their homes during the week of the tournament could make up to €25,600 depending on the standard of the property and its close proximity to Adare Manor

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Blackwater fish kill: Angling clubs 'appalled' at report's failure to find culprit

Blackwater fish kill: Angling clubs 'appalled' at report's failure to find culprit

Multi-agency taskforce's failure to identify the cause of the State’s biggest fish kill described as 'shocking and unacceptable'

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Liam Og O hAnnaidh court case

Kneecap's Ó hAnnaidh vows ‘we will not be silenced’ as terror case thrown out

The 27-year-old from Belfast was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

President Trump state visit to UK

Harris says EU-US deal ‘made absolutely clear’ pharma tariffs capped at 15%

Irish Pharmaceutical Health Association said urgent discussions were needed, given that the EU and US already had a trade agreement in place

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

45th Annual News Emmy Awards

Donie O'Sullivan: 'I forked out $700 for my Emmy Award statue the other day'

Conspiracies, conservatives and the art of live TV. Emmy-winning CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan on the journey from Caherciveen to Capitol Hill

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Richard Hogan: Were RTÉ's Traitors participants prepared for Internet backlash?

Richard Hogan: Were RTÉ's Traitors participants prepared for Internet backlash?

"People don’t have to take responsibility for what they say online; they can hide behind an avatar or fake account"

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Garda sign lamp

Man who escaped from Kilkenny Garda Station still at large as manhunt underway

Gardaí said the man, who was last seen on Emmet Stin Kilkenny, does not pose an immediate threat to the public

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Race for the Áras: Three candidates confirmed for 2025 presidential election

Race for the Áras: Three candidates confirmed for 2025 presidential election

Catherine Connolly, Jim Gavin and Heather Humphreys will contest the October 24 presidential election

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Irish presidential election

Maria Steen concedes presidential race, says political consensus 'detached from public’s wishes'

Independent candidate Maria Steen missed the presidential ballot by two signatures but said her campaign showed public hunger for alternatives

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Patrick Horgan 20/7/2025

S Patrick Horgan interview: 'Very few get to decide themselves when to leave, and to leave when they’re happy. And I am happy'

The Cork legend walks away without a coveted All-Ireland medal but pleased and proud of a remarkable career in red

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Irish presidential election

Maria Steen ‘very hopeful’ of reaching 20 nominations as presidential deadline looms

Maria Steen says she has 17 nominations and hopes to reach the required 20 ahead of Wednesday’s deadline at noon

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Patrick Horgan celebrates scoring his sides second goal 25/5/2025

Patrick Horgan retires: Cork’s record-breaking forward ends 18-year inter-county career

Patrick Horgan, Cork’s all-time leading scorer, retires after 18 years, four All-Stars, and a decorated club and county career

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

ieExplains: Bird flu — symptoms, risks, and what to do if you find a dead bird

ieExplains: Bird flu — symptoms, risks, and what to do if you find a dead bird

Health officials confirm avian flu cases in wild birds as the public is urged to report sightings and avoid contact.

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Cork council rules out buying €600k drain-clearing machine to help prevent flooding

Cork council rules out buying €600k drain-clearing machine to help prevent flooding

Cork County Council currently relies on one machine for the whole county, for which it pays a private contractor

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

'We really don’t have any protection': Cork flood victims stage protest at County Hall

'We really don’t have any protection': Cork flood victims stage protest at County Hall

Members of the Midleton and East Cork Flood Protection Group are protesting outside County Hall in Cork City today

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

Home heating grants

First of winter’s Fuel Allowance Scheme payments to start this week

The means-assessed payment will be paid for 28 weeks to 410,000 households across the state

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

School children in classroom

'It wouldn’t be acceptable in a mainstream school, so why should we have to take it?'

Carrigaline Community Special School issued 17 suspensions in three years — with one parent saying most children in the school 'would not understand the concept of suspension'

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

'The Traitors' episode 10: Can friendship sustain two Traitors to the bitter end?

'The Traitors' episode 10: Can friendship sustain two Traitors to the bitter end?

It's a cruel game, and there is no room for error — a lesson that one contestant learned the hard way on Sunday night

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

Balloons released in memory of young boy after remains found in search

Balloons released in memory of young boy after remains found in search

Daniel Aruebose had not been seen for several years, and would have been seven if he had lived

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

Country's first state-of-the-art wildlife rehab and training hospital planned for Co Meath

Country's first state-of-the-art wildlife rehab and training hospital planned for Co Meath

Specialist centre will be situated on four acres and will include a veterinary hospital dedicated to wildlife, and a teaching area for vets from across the country

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

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

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

Hundreds visit Sr Clare Crockett’s grave daily in Derry as claims of miracles fuel her path towards possible sainthood

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Kate O’Connor 20/9/2025

Kate O’Connor makes history winning silver in heptathlon at World Championships

Dundalk athlete Kate O’Connor set five personal bests on her way to a historic world silver medal in Tokyo

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

President Trump state visit to UK

Trump suggests TV networks which criticise him could have licences taken away

Donald Trump was speaking after US TV host Jimmy Kimmel’s show was taken off air following comments he made about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Supercasino announcement

'I slept with money under the pillow': Wife on surviving her husband’s gambling addiction

Families of problem gamblers say addiction leaves lasting scars, with stigma, secrecy, and financial strain compounding emotional damage

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025