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Ireland’s carbon tax explained: What it costs motorists and households — and where €1.2bn goes
Ireland’s carbon tax explained: What it costs motorists and households — and where €1.2bn goes
The charge raised about €1.2bn last year, funding welfare and environmental measures while questions remain over its effectiveness

Sat, 03 Oct, 2026

The fuel protesters have the crowds. But do they have a political future?
Ireland’s fuel protest movement: Who are the three men behind the campaign?
James Geoghegan, John Dallon and Christopher Duffy say they want to channel public anger over fuel costs into political change

Sat, 03 Oct, 2026

Rudolf Hess
The promise of Nuremberg was accountability. The world is still struggling to deliver it
Eight decades after the landmark trials, courts can establish responsibility, but powerful states still determine whether justice can be enforced

Sat, 03 Oct, 2026

Fuel prices
The fuel protesters have the crowds. But do they have a political future?
The organisers have attracted a sizeable following, but questions remain over whether their movement can translate anger into political action

Sat, 03 Oct, 2026

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. 03/10/2026

Sat, 03 Oct, 2026

‘I’m doing just fine’: Cork teenager Elsie Hayes celebrates her cancer journey with a Disneyland trip
‘I’m doing just fine’: Cork teenager Elsie Hayes celebrates her cancer journey with a Disneyland trip
After months of surgery, chemotherapy and hospital visits, the Kinsale teenager is looking forward to making memories in Paris

Fri, 02 Oct, 2026

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Laura O’Connell calls for better mental health care for new mothers
The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Laura O’Connell calls for better mental health care for new mothers
The comedian discusses her experience of postnatal depression, psychiatric care and the challenges new mothers face seeking treatment

 Listen | Fri, 02 Oct, 2026

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Paedophile hunters: Do vigilante groups help convict child sex offenders?
Paedophile hunters: Do vigilante groups help convict child sex offenders?
Alex Cunningham speaks to paedophile hunters, experts and gardaí about their methods and the questions surrounding their work

 Listen | Tue, 29 Sep, 2026

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Kieran Creaven court case
Inside Ireland’s predator-hunting groups targeting alleged paedophiles online
Irish predator-hunting groups say they are protecting children, but experts warn confrontations could jeopardise evidence and court cases

Tue, 29 Sep, 2026

The Mick Clifford Podcast: What is a social supermarket? 
The Mick Clifford Podcast: What is a social supermarket? 
FoodCloud head of policy Angela Ruttledge explains how social supermarkets work and why the model is being introduced in north Dublin

 Listen | Tue, 29 Sep, 2026

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JULIA
'Ireland is my home': New citizenship rules could leave Julia waiting 22 years to become Irish
After arriving from Brazil as a child, Julia says she has built her entire adult life around becoming an Irish citizen

Tue, 29 Sep, 2026

Community programme uncovers circus stars of tomorrow in Tipperary and Galway
Community programme uncovers circus stars of tomorrow in Tipperary and Galway
The Sauropod was created especially for Traveller children to hone their acrobatic skills in halting sites

Mon, 28 Sep, 2026

Meet the 8-year-old pigeon fancier from Carlow with 22 racing birds and big ambitions
Meet the 8-year-old pigeon fancier from Carlow with 22 racing birds and big ambitions
After falling in love with pigeons at an afterschool club, Óran Maher now races birds and hopes more children will join the sport

Sun, 27 Sep, 2026

Crisis on the Farm
More farmers suffering 'massive amounts of anxiety, worry and burnout'
There are also concerns about drug use among a minority of farmers, which can lead to issues including addiction and drug debt

Sun, 27 Sep, 2026

Cork family faces €3,000-a-month transport bill to get daughter to HSE-funded disability training
Cork family faces €3,000-a-month transport bill to get daughter to HSE-funded disability training
Megan O’Sullivan has secured vital rehabilitative training, but her family says the lack of transport means she cannot attend

Sat, 26 Sep, 2026

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. 26/09/2026

Sat, 26 Sep, 2026

Mick Clifford: The whistleblowers who paid a heavy price for doing what they believed was right
Mick Clifford: The whistleblowers who paid a heavy price for doing what they believed was right
From Maurice McCabe to Alan Kearney, a series of cases has raised troubling questions about how wrongdoing is handled

Sat, 26 Sep, 2026

Gracanica Serbian Orthodox monastery, Kosovo
Two Kosovos: The young, confident capital and the communities still living with the past
From Pristina’s vibrant streets to fading Irish peacekeeping camps, Kosovo’s competing histories remain impossible to ignore

Fri, 25 Sep, 2026

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The nine financial questions everyone should be able to answer
The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The nine financial questions everyone should be able to answer
Caitriona Redmond discusses financial literacy, motherhood penalties and the essential questions to ask about your personal finances

 Listen | Fri, 25 Sep, 2026

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'Are you single, sometimes?': Singletons flock to Lisdoonvarna hoping to meet their match
'Are you single, sometimes?': Singletons flock to Lisdoonvarna hoping to meet their match
Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival dates back 160 years and draws more 60,000 visitors a year with live country music, dancing, and face-to-face matchmaking instead of dating apps

Fri, 25 Sep, 2026

The Mick Clifford Podcast: The story of Vincent Browne’s Magill and Ireland in the 1980s
The Mick Clifford Podcast: The story of Vincent Browne’s Magill and Ireland in the 1980s
DCU academic Kevin Rafter discusses Vincent Browne’s influential magazine and the journalists who documented a changing Ireland

 Listen | Fri, 25 Sep, 2026

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