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Behind the headlines: How Cork is fighting to restore confidence in the city centre
Behind the headlines: How Cork is fighting to restore confidence in the city centre
Business leaders, gardaĂ­, and city officials met to address safety concerns in Cork, as new measures aim to restore public confidence

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Running for president in Ireland? Prepare to have your past — and your sanity — tested
Running for president in Ireland? Prepare to have your past — and your sanity — tested
Running for the presidency can turn from an honour into an ordeal, where every past misstep is exhumed and magnified beyond recognition

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 11/10/2025

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Housing Leeds
Ireland in a ‘race to the bottom’ on apartment standards, warns UCD housing expert
UCD architect Orla Hegarty warns that Ireland’s drive to boost apartment supply risks sacrificing quality, affordability, and livable communities

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Legal loophole leaves attack survivor in the dark over her assailant’s release
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Legal loophole leaves attack survivor in the dark over her assailant’s release
After surviving a brutal 2017 attack, Fi Bourke still has no legal right to know when her assailant is freed

 Listen | Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

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Irish Budget 2026
What Budget 2026 means for you — welfare boosts, new housing funds, and tax changes 
Budget 2026 delivers major spending boosts for welfare, housing, and health, alongside new taxes on fuel, vapes, and cigarettes

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Budget 2026 — who wins, who loses, and what it means for you
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Budget 2026 — who wins, who loses, and what it means for you
Budget 2026 brings major wage and welfare increases but higher fuel and cigarette prices — Louise Burne outlines what it means for you.

 Listen | Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

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The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Jim Gavin drops out of Áras race
The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Jim Gavin drops out of Áras race
Irish Examiner acting political editor Paul Hosford joins Deirdre O'Shaughnessy to discuss what led up to Jim Gavin's decision to drop out; the pressure on candidates in the political race; and the repercussions for Fianna FĂĄil

 Listen | Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

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Vital infrastructure or storing up trouble? Debate over battery farms continues to rage 
Vital infrastructure or storing up trouble? Debate over battery farms continues to rage 
Rising electricity demands, renewable energy goals, and soaring energy bills all mean the need for such facilities is real, if not critical

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 07/06/2025

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Inside the world of film extras in West Cork: The locals starring in Hollywood movie Jimmy
Inside the world of film extras in West Cork: The locals starring in Hollywood movie Jimmy
From early call times to curlers and camaraderie, Cork’s film extras reveal the fun, reality and dreams behind Hollywood glamour

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Shandon’s revival: major €7m regeneration breathes new life into Cork’s historic quarter
Shandon’s revival: major €7m regeneration breathes new life into Cork’s historic quarter
Sarah Horgan speaks to locals about regeneration efforts around the Cork area, and finds out what more they think must be done to revive this historic and culturally important locale

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What is frugaltok, and should you try it?
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What is frugaltok, and should you try it?
While you may have learned some cost-saving tricks from a frugal granny, Gen Z learn these things online, so every penny-pinching trick conceivable is now part of a TikTok trend called frugaltok

 Listen | Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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DR. TONY MARGIOTTA
Mick Clifford: Bizarre sick note case drags on while siblings live under cloud for 11 years
Eleven years after their arrests over alleged fake sick notes, the Margiotta siblings remain entangled in legal and professional limbo

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Meet the 100-year-old great-grandmother from Cork who swims five times a week
Meet the 100-year-old great-grandmother from Cork who swims five times a week
At 100, Cork’s Nora Moloney still drives, swims daily and shares candid views on politics, family, ageing and resilience

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The death of Teddy Murnane, with Ann Murphy
The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The death of Teddy Murnane, with Ann Murphy
Community mourns Teddy Murnane after his death, but his past conviction has left survivors and locals deeply divided

 Listen | Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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Victim of attempted murder seeks to have law changed around 'unique and complex' case
Victim of attempted murder seeks to have law changed around 'unique and complex' case
Fionnuala Bourke, who was stabbed nine times in a random attack by a stranger, is angry that her attacker has been deemed to have served her 10-year sentence – even though she has not spent any of it in prison

Mon, 29 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

What Ursula von der Leyen’s EU energy plans mean for Ireland’s soaring household bills
What Ursula von der Leyen’s EU energy plans mean for Ireland’s soaring household bills
As energy bills rise again, EU leaders push sweeping reforms — but Ireland faces warnings it is lagging behind targets

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk
The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 27/09/2025

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

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