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<p>Colm O'Regan: 'Because good environmental news is complicated and doesn’t feel as good, it won’t make ‘the news’. So you just have to go looking for it.' Picture: iStock</p>

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Colm O'Regan: Bad news always finds us. Sometimes we have to seek out the good stuff

A few bits of good news. I had to go looking for them. The bad news will find you all by itself

<p>In 'The Odyssey', the deception behind the fall of Troy is a grievous breach of xenia. As Odysseus (Matt Damon) confesses to Penelope (Anne Hathaway) in the movie: 'We violated all that’s ever sacred between people.' Picture: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Studios</p>

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‘The Odyssey’ is a warning about the perils of xenophobia

<p>A visualisation of what the Counting House of the former Beamish brewery will look like after Cork City Library moves there. RTÉ's talks with the council to co-locate its Cork studios there have broken down. Picture: Cork City Council</p>

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Kevin Bakhurst assures staff plans to expand RTÉ Cork still in place

STerry Prone: It's time to kick the bucket list

How Catholic Ireland's legacy still shapes our public toilet problem

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How Catholic Ireland's legacy still shapes our public toilet problem

Mayor of Limerick tells Taoiseach of his concerns for workforce at Aughinish

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Mayor of Limerick tells Taoiseach of his concerns for workforce at Aughinish

David O'Mahony: ‘Project Hail Mary’ reminds us that, even in our darkest hour, all is not lost

David O'Mahony: ‘Project Hail Mary’ reminds us that, even in our darkest hour, all is not lost

Amid global gloom that even a spectacular World Cup could not alleviate, Ryan Gosling is striking a positive keynote: Hope

Sat, 11 Jul, 2026

Gareth O'Callaghan: Is it finally time for an honest debate about selling RTÉ?

Gareth O'Callaghan: Is it finally time for an honest debate about selling RTÉ?

Gareth O'Callaghan says the broadcaster must confront changing viewing habits and long-term funding questions before public support expires

Sat, 11 Jul, 2026

Newsbrands calls for Government policy to safeguard journalism

Newsbrands calls for Government policy to safeguard journalism

The representative organisation for news publishers in Ireland has increasing concerns around AI and misinformation

Fri, 10 Jul, 2026

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S Jennifer Horgan: What would a museum of an Irish childhood look like?

I hope we commemorate children long gone, and chart brighter futures for children yet to come

Fri, 10 Jul, 2026

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Influencers will be curbed under Michael McGrath's new EU Digital Fairness Act

New law is set to restrict promotion of products and services including plastic surgery, gambling, and risky financial products

Tue, 07 Jul, 2026

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Paul Hosford: For much of the public, the EU presidency will bring nothing but disruption

Across the next six months, more than 270 events will take place across the country, as Ireland chairs most meetings of the EU Council, sets its work programme, and acts as its representative

Thu, 02 Jul, 2026

Apron housewife at kitchen dish washer

S Sarah Harte: Social media is amping up the danger that women always faced at home

Intimate relationships often present the greatest danger for women — and now social media firms are openly profiting from spreading harmful porn and toxic masculinity. It's time we reined in Big Tech

Wed, 01 Jul, 2026

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Terry Prone: Summer job or a Transition Year internship is a rite of passage with unchanging rules

Now and again you get someone who is clean, punctual, polite, energetic, and a good listener

Mon, 29 Jun, 2026

Thiel Marks Palantirs Asia Push with $150 Million Japan Venture

S Mick Clifford: Banning the Wicklow tech gathering would hand a victory to right-wing populists

Calls to ban or arrest controversial visitors risk weakening the democratic principles critics claim they are defending

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Marking 30 years since Veronica Guerin's murder

Irish Examiner view: Marking 30 years since Veronica Guerin's murder

As the journalist is remembered, her killer will soon be eligible for parole

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026

NCPE chief under fire for his 'cost-effectiveness' comment on life-saving drugs

NCPE chief under fire for his 'cost-effectiveness' comment on life-saving drugs

Michael Barry made his comments after a review into the approval of new medicines was announced — in the wake of Craig Coady's plea for Friedreich’s ataxia drug

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Sarah Harte: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders reveal a familiar tale of how women are valued

S Sarah Harte: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders reveal a familiar tale of how women are valued

'America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' on Netflix doesn't flinch from showing us the punishing work underpaid ‘girls’ endure, and the people-pleaser credo they are made to learn

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

TV Licence

'TV licence has to be scrapped,' Dáil told

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty says the Government must choose between 'chasing people through the courts' or funding RTÉ through the exchequer

Thu, 18 Jun, 2026

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Ireland's trust in news higher than UK, US, and EU - report

Digital News Report for Ireland found trust is lowest among 18- to 24-year-olds at 33%, compared to 52% among those aged 65 and over

Tue, 16 Jun, 2026

Terry Prone: RTÉ controversy is the most interesting thing about Tubridy

S Terry Prone: RTÉ controversy is the most interesting thing about Tubridy

Former RTÉ presenter needs to learn that constantly talking in public about the payments debacle is not serving him well

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026

Colin Sheridan: Expertly operating the machinery of influence

Colin Sheridan: Expertly operating the machinery of influence

We are in living in the age of influencer journalism

Sat, 13 Jun, 2026

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S David O'Mahony: It's only when they're gone when we'll realise how much we need local papers

It’s easy to bash the media. Sometimes the criticism is warranted, but remember that one of the fundamental aims and aspirations of journalism is to speak truth to power and push back against misinformation

Sat, 13 Jun, 2026

Friday Night Lights

S Jennifer Horgan: Kyle Chandler reels? Fine. But such scrolling could destroy my interior life

Although enjoying the ‘Friday Night Lights’ links, Jennifer Horgan headed back, in her own mind, to two recently-published books that pay better regard to our interior selves

Fri, 12 Jun, 2026

'Irish Examiner' reporters win at Justice Media Awards

'Irish Examiner' reporters win at Justice Media Awards

Editor John O'Mahony said 'the Irish Examiner has consistently shown its willingness to support and encourage our journalists to challenge, change, and strive for better'

Thu, 11 Jun, 2026

Bohs’ fans protest against the Ireland vs Israel game 25/5/2026

Ireland v Israel: Government accused of 'cop-out' as pressure rises to back boycott

Sinn Féin and Social Democrats to bring motions on the matter, while Labour TD Duncan Smith said moving the game to a neutral venue would be a 'cop-out'

Tue, 09 Jun, 2026

Waymo rider-only robotaxi test ride in San Francisco

Jillian Godsil: The future of AI is already here in San Francisco

Upscale Conf speakers suggest that, just like the industrial revolution, the AI boom may bring benefits after the disruption — and could even help creativity flourish

Tue, 09 Jun, 2026

Elaine Loughlin: As the Healy-Rae dynasty implodes, a more positive kind of politics may be on the rise

Elaine Loughlin: As the Healy-Rae dynasty implodes, a more positive kind of politics may be on the rise

This week, we heard Michael Healy-Rae's explosive Radio Kerry interview — but we also heard Claire Byrne's Newstalk show where new TD Daniel Ennis brought hope and positivity beyond dynasties

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

Shamrock Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic - SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division

Ireland v Israel soccer: 'Six points versus genocide... a bit of perspective'

Sinn Féin and Social Democrats hit out at Government 'hiding behind' FAI in its stance on the controversial fixture between the Republic of Ireland and Israel in October

Sun, 31 May, 2026

Who was Bill Fitzgibbon? Gardaí launch appeal to identify mystery man found in Cork in 1986

Who was Bill Fitzgibbon? Gardaí launch appeal to identify mystery man found in Cork in 1986

A garda appeal aims to uncover the identity of a man who spent decades in care

Listen | Sat, 30 May, 2026

Colin Sheridan: There comes no pleasure in writing critically about Sally Rooney

Colin Sheridan: There comes no pleasure in writing critically about Sally Rooney

Allowing 'Intermezzo' to be published in Hebrew through an Israeli publisher deemed compliant with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement raises a question larger than Rooney herself: What do we validate when we make exceptions?

Sat, 30 May, 2026

National Fuel Protest

Gript editor John McGuirk resigns and accuses co-owner of making him the ‘fall guy’

The departure follows a lengthy suspension, disputed allegations, and escalating tensions within the conservative news outlet

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Jillian Godsil: Aidan Turner or not — after Epstein and #MeToo I just can't stomach ‘Rivals’

Jillian Godsil: Aidan Turner or not — after Epstein and #MeToo I just can't stomach ‘Rivals’

Having enjoyed Jilly Cooper's bonkbusters in the 1980s, a more mature Jillian Godsil now says: 'I am over stories that romanticise the innocent young woman being claimed by an older, powerful man'

Tue, 26 May, 2026

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Colin Sheridan: Harm caused by reality TV is increasingly hard to ignore

This entertainment model increasingly appears dependent upon emotional destabilisation, sexual exposure, and psychological risk

Sat, 23 May, 2026

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How to add the 'Irish Examiner' as a preferred source on Google

Google's new Preferred Sources gives news readers more sway over which media content they receive in their search results

Fri, 22 May, 2026

RTE pay revelations

Dee Forbes decided on reclassifying work of Derek Mooney, media committee told

RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst appearing in front of Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday following revelations over Derek Mooney's pay

Wed, 20 May, 2026

RTE pay revelations

RTÉ: What is the financial scandal facing the broadcaster?

Senior RTÉ executives face a fresh grilling by the Oireachtas media committee today after their meeting with the media minister yesterday. Here's why

Wed, 20 May, 2026

Irish Examiner view: RTÉ is slow to learn from its mistakes

Irish Examiner view: RTÉ is slow to learn from its mistakes

Tánaiste's use of the term 'Groundhog Day' in reference to the national broadcaster's repeated travails is an accurate summary

Wed, 20 May, 2026

Kevin Bakhurst comments

RTÉ bosses to face media minister over Derek Mooney payments furore

The latest revelations prompted a scathing response from Patrick O’Donovan

Tue, 19 May, 2026

State Opening of Parliament

Taoiseach: Ireland is planning for possibility Nigel Farage will become British prime minister

Micheál Martin said: 'If Nigel Farage becomes prime minister, Ireland will engage, but obviously his policies are completely at variance with ours in terms of the European Union'

Sun, 17 May, 2026

Micheál Martin: RTÉ's lack of transparency 'difficult to comprehend'

Micheál Martin: RTÉ's lack of transparency 'difficult to comprehend'

Taoiseach says the focus needs to be on the reform, economic efficiencies, and sustainability of the public service broadcaster

Sun, 17 May, 2026

RTE funding

RTÉ payment scandal deepens as media minister summons Kevin Bakhurst to urgent meeting

Patrick O’Donovan said he could not understand how anybody presenting a show could not be classified as a presenter

Sat, 16 May, 2026

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Irish Examiner view: When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire?

The war in Iran has real-world consequences for us all

Sat, 09 May, 2026

Sir David Attenborough's one hundred birthday

Irish Examiner view: David Attenborough taught us to look at the world with tenderness

We wish a happy 100th birthday to David Attenborough, whose gentle curiosity brought us all on a journey into nature — and left a civilisation wiser than he found it. Thank you, David.

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Parents at school for autistic children seek inquiry over past abuse claims against principal

Parents at school for autistic children seek inquiry over past abuse claims against principal

Calls come after Páidí Manning's 'credible and consistent' allegations to Tusla pertaining to another school between 2001 and 2003

Thu, 07 May, 2026

TURNER

CNN founder Ted Turner, brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies aged 87

CNN reported that he died on Wednesday, citing a Turner Enterprises news release.

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Illinois

Carole Coleman: Don't ask Americans about news or politics. They're done

Democratic Illinois has little tolerance for the current Washington administration

Mon, 04 May, 2026

Irish Examiner defamation case: 'Incorrect' to suggest committee dictated investigation findings

Irish Examiner defamation case: 'Incorrect' to suggest committee dictated investigation findings

Irish Planning Institute’s former executive director claims allegations made about her in an EY investigation report were presented as fact in two published articles and damaged her reputation

Fri, 01 May, 2026

Irish Examiner defamation case: Mick Clifford tells court he based articles about Planning Institute on EY report

Former IPI executive director Orla Purcell claims that allegations about her in EY report were presented as fact in the two articles, and that they damaged her reputation

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

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Irish Examiner view: 'The Com' targets children in lawless online world

Europol and An Garda Síochána warn of the online network grooming children into violence and sexual abuse

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026