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<p>The National Children's Hospital's build has missed 19 deadlines and costs have soared to an estimated €2.2bn. Picture: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board</p>

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'BAM need to turn up and do the work' on children's hospital, minister says

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said the number of people working at the hospital remains 'very considerably down on what it should be' during August, and a number of fixtures needed to be redone

<p>From left: Lynn , Ellie, and Karen Ryan, daughters of the late James Ryan: 'She will leave prison and regain her freedom. We deserve the right to feel safe too.'</p>

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Family of man killed by partner call for Olesja Hertova to be deported after her release from prison

<p>The Taoiseach said he is “disappointed” by rape comments made by Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary, (pictured) and said that men in general need to “cop on” in terms of their language.</p>

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'Stand back and reflect and listen': Taoiseach reacts to O’Leary’s rape comments

Boy doing his school work or homework

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Students given 'short bursts' of homework perform better than those given long assignments

Cork's English Market sees €7.5m allocation for enhancement under national fund

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Cork's English Market sees €7.5m allocation for enhancement under national fund

€10,000 'is a lot of money': Waterford council row after social media criticism of security allowances

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€10,000 'is a lot of money': Waterford council row after social media criticism of security allowances

Vatican Pope Exhibit AQVA

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Pope celebrates 71st birthday and repeals salary cuts for Vatican employees

Rural Ireland Thinks: Nine in 10 favour deportation of foreign-born criminals

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Rural Ireland Thinks: Nine in 10 favour deportation of foreign-born criminals

Cork students and the 'absolute horror' that is the scramble for accommodation

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Cork students and the 'absolute horror' that is the scramble for accommodation

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Clodagh Finn: Deirdre Kelly, the environmental campaigner who inspired a generation

Shona Murray: West can no longer ignore the grave transgressions perpetrated by Israeli state

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Gareth O'Callaghan: JD Vance doesn't mind if the end times come — which god is he working for?

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Donald Trump visit to Ireland

Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of 'harking back to the 1970s' in United Ireland rhetoric

Mr Martin made the comments when speaking on RTÉ Radio's Today with David McCullagh.

Andy Burnham visit to Northern Ireland

Memorandum on independence signed by SF, SNP and Plaid Cymru leaders

Donald Trump visit to Ireland

Trump’s support of Irish unity ‘should come as no surprise to unionists’ - Taoiseach

Lawyer holding document and speaking to jury in courtroom

Law Society apprenticeship will allow solicitors qualify without third-level degree

National Ploughing Championships

Creative entrepreneurs covering broadest spectrum of business

Creative entrepreneurs covering broadest spectrum of business

The Local Enterprise Village sure to be a daily hive of activity at the National Ploughing Championships

The power of agricultural innovation on show at ploughing

The power of agricultural innovation on show at ploughing

Ploughing, it's just too good for busy people to miss it

Ploughing, it's just too good for busy people to miss it

Meet the new generation of farmers adapting to an evolving world: 'It’s a very different way of farming'

Meet the new generation of farmers adapting to an evolving world: 'It’s a very different way of farming'

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Cork traffic and weather: Met Éireann alerts public to heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms

Cork traffic and weather: Met Éireann alerts public to heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms

Rain will start to clear on Monday night, followed by showers and clear spells with patches of mist and lows of 10C to 13C.

Amalgamation of local garda areas in Cork City to be reversed

Amalgamation of local garda areas in Cork City to be reversed

Amgen Irish Open 2026 - Day Four

Trump in Doonbeg: 'I wish the protests weren't here' says local resident

Parents 'full of fear' of society children are growing up in, priest tells funeral

Parents 'full of fear' of society children are growing up in, priest tells funeral

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Sweden Election

Swedish election outcome still uncertain with narrow lead for left

Sweden may face a long wait for a new government as preliminary election results showed a thin and still-uncertain lead for the left-leaning opposition, while a hard-right anti-immigration party saw its support slip.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Zelenskyy urges Ukraine parliament to oust prosecutor amid corruption probe

Trump Ireland

Trump urges Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, citing global shortage

APTOPIX Yemen War

Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize more key islands in southern Red Sea

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Amgen Irish Open 2026 - Day Four

'I love my comments': Donald Trump doubles down on united Ireland remarks

It comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who had lunch with the US president on Sunday, said there had been an 'overreaction' to Mr Trump's remarks

Donald Trump visit to Ireland

Taoiseach says he did not tell Donald Trump there was ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Donald Trump visit to Ireland

Donald Trump's Ireland visit: Unity, protests, applause, and golf

Donald Trump visit to Ireland

As it happened: Donald Trump's first day in Ireland takes in meetings, protests, and golf

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Noah Donohoe death

Juror excluded in long-running inquest into death of Belfast school boy Noah Donohoe

Jurors have been tasked with agreeing findings on 10 questions, including the date of Noah’s death and whether any errors made by police contributed to his death.

Two more to appear before court in relation to Leopardstown violent disorder incident

Two more to appear before court in relation to Leopardstown violent disorder incident

Donald Trump visit to Ireland

Three women arrested at Donald Trump’s golf course in Doonbeg

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Man arrested after bus hijacked and chased in police pursuit

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Burning issues: Are barbecue bans and fines needed to tackle wildfires at source?

Burning issues: Are barbecue bans and fines needed to tackle wildfires at source?

As Irish weather becomes drier and hotter, the human causes of wildfires must be addressed, writes Gráinne Ní Aodha

Vapes ban

The fake Cork vape shops sending strangers to innocent people’s front doors

Katie Taylor makes her entrance 5/9/2026

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