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<p class="contextmenu internal_Body1st">Ireland has been under a status yellow high temperature warning since midday on Tuesday, as a plume of extremely hot air brought temperatures in excess of 40C to Europe. Picture: David Creedon</p>

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Thunderstorm warning for the West extended as 8,000 properties without power

Met Éireann said the risks include heavy downpours leading to flooding in places, lightning damage, hail, hazardous driving conditions and very gusty winds

<p>As recently as 2003, a heatwave like the current one in Europe would have been 2C cooler due to the lower level of global heating at the time, a new study has warned. Picture: Andy Gibson</p>

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School closures for heat could now be more likely than snow days

<p>Defence Forces Tribunal witness Damien Traynor. Picture: Neil Michael.</p>

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Defence Forces Tribunal: Soldier breaks down as he recounts last words of apprentice before his death

Ireland EU presidency

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ieExplains: How will Ireland's presidency of the EU work and what events will take place?

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Homeless figures still at 'deeply alarming level' despite slight fall in numbers, charities warn

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Trump blames Iran for drone strike on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

Venezuela Earthquake

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Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 920

Graduation Ceremony, Garda College, Templemore

court and crime

Hunt for those involved in placing pipe bomb outside Cork developer's home

Drunk Cork man charged with head-butting bus windscreen, causing it to smash

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Drunk Cork man charged with head-butting bus windscreen, causing it to smash

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Scoliosis patient group withdraws from planned inquiry into children’s care

Scoliosis patient group withdraws from planned inquiry into children’s care

Scoping exercise was opened in March to develop terms of reference and a potential structure for a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services

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Empty Mallow hospital beds while patients wait on trolleys is 'immoral', says health minister

Empty Mallow hospital beds while patients wait on trolleys is 'immoral', says health minister

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says vacant beds and underused services must help ease pressure on Cork's overcrowded hospitals

Limerick concerts set to deliver €60m boost to Mid-West economy this summer

Limerick concerts set to deliver €60m boost to Mid-West economy this summer

'Pay us back': Staff and students protest following Limerick language school closure

'Pay us back': Staff and students protest following Limerick language school closure

'You were an angel on earth': Funeral of 108-year-old Cork nun Sr Colette Hickey hears she was 'a diamond

'You were an angel on earth': Funeral of 108-year-old Cork nun Sr Colette Hickey hears she was 'a diamond

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The situation grows more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble three days after two devastating 7. 2 and 7. 5-magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out to find survivors.

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Greek fishermen receive cash to catch toxic fish

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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton admits retaining classified information

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'Chock full of incredible animals': Marine expedition discovers 31 new species in two weeks

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More than €12m spent to refurbish Dublin Castle for Ireland’s EU presidency

More than €12m spent to refurbish Dublin Castle for Ireland’s EU presidency

This includes works to the Hibernia Conference Centre

TD calls for free vote in Dáil on legislation to ban hare coursing

TD calls for free vote in Dáil on legislation to ban hare coursing

Tánaiste: Middle Ireland facilitates gangland crime 'by snorting coke and popping pills'

Tánaiste: Middle Ireland facilitates gangland crime 'by snorting coke and popping pills'

National Fuel Protest

Dáil first for slang word as TD says workers were 'mogged' in budget

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Sentencing adjourned in Cork Airport arson due to solicitors' dispute over free legal aid

Sentencing adjourned in Cork Airport arson due to solicitors' dispute over free legal aid

Accused had admitted causing more than €118,000 worth of arson damage to three vehicles parked at Cork Airport Business Park in the early hours of June 10 2025

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Man remanded after €500k of cannabis boxes seized in Cork

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Juror's continued absence further delays judge's charge in Doneraile murder trial

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How the Louise O’Keeffe case exposed the State’s response to child sexual abuse victims

Nearly three decades after Leo Hickey’s conviction, survivors say the State continues to resist meaningful accountability and redress

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Inside Safetynet Primary Care: The mobile GP service transforming homeless healthcare

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A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

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