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<p>Activists Caoimhe Butterly, Tadhg Hickey, Fra Hughes and Sarah Clancy. </p>

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Sarah Clancy: Flotillas show that ordinary people must be the antidote to toxic world powers

After arrest, imprisonment, and deportation from Israel, Sarah Clancy, an Irish Gaza flotilla participant, reflects on solidarity, conscience, and the power of ordinary people

<p>The site of the proposed Cork Event Centre on South Main St, Cork City, stills remains undeveloped. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

munster

O'Callaghan Properties tight-lipped on interest to develop Cork Event Centre

<p>A Cypriot-registered company told the families in June they have six months to leave their homes in the former convent grounds beside the local national school. File photo</p>

munster

Families face eviction after investment fund opts to sell off Killarney homes

Irish presidential election

comment-analysis

How Jim Gavin’s presidential dream turned into Micheál Martin’s political nightmare

Trump Xi

world

Trump threatens new 100% tariff on Chinese imports from November 1 or sooner

Step inside Glenmaris, the Coveney family’s elegant Douglas estate built with shipwrecked timber

residential

Step inside Glenmaris, the Coveney family’s elegant Douglas estate built with shipwrecked timber

Michael Milne celebrates scoring a try with Brian Gleeson and Fineen Wycherley 10/10/2025

rugby

Four yellow cards and late drama as Munster squeeze past Edinburgh

Michael Harding: 'It's like stand-up comedy, but I call it stand-up philosophy'

S culture

Michael Harding: 'It's like stand-up comedy, but I call it stand-up philosophy'

Former home of jailed businessman Nathan McDonnell on the market for €795k

munster

Former home of jailed businessman Nathan McDonnell on the market for €795k

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Colin Sheridan: Smear v journalism — One intends to wound, the other to inform

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Jury is still out on whether Ian Bailey murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Clodagh Finn: An ode to Hyacinth Bucket and the radiant art of growing old

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: We are afraid of getting old because it means becoming invisible

Budget 2026

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

little boy and girl learn to write and calculate numbers

Paul Hosford: If tough decisions have to be made, remove the secrecy

Average household incomes will fall 2% after Budget 2026

Average household incomes will fall 2% after Budget 2026

The Mick Clifford Podcast: A week and a half — Budget blues and Gavin gone

The Mick Clifford Podcast: A week and a half — Budget blues and Gavin gone

News

Drugs seizure on cargo ship

Revenue to face PAC as cost of seized drug ship MV Matthew in Cork nears €11m

Revenue faces PAC scrutiny after spending almost €11m maintaining the seized drug trafficking vessel MV Matthew, still docked in Cork

State's hate crime awareness campaign in 'planning' stage despite 2023 target launch date

State's hate crime awareness campaign in 'planning' stage despite 2023 target launch date

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

Flotilla members 'had to experience violence of psychopathic regime', says 61-year-old Cork volunteer

Flotilla members 'had to experience violence of psychopathic regime', says 61-year-old Cork volunteer

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Arthur Gourounlian on Loraine Barry: 'I have so much respect for her and she gave it back to me'

Arthur Gourounlian on Loraine Barry: 'I have so much respect for her and she gave it back to me'

Arthur Gourounlian’s journey to showbusiness has been anything but ordinary. He talks to Deirdre McArdle about how a challenging childhood inspired the joy and resilience at the centre of his first children’s book

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How to deal with AI: 'I still trust my gut, but do I trust it more than ChatGPT?'

A life on the land: The story behind a new book of images from Ireland's farming history

A life on the land: The story behind a new book of images from Ireland's farming history

Mairéad Tyers on leaving Cork for London, and starring in The Walsh Sisters

Mairéad Tyers on leaving Cork for London, and starring in The Walsh Sisters

sport

LOI First Division: Cobh finish second despite loss to Longford while Wexford keep play-off hopes alive

LOI First Division: Cobh finish second despite loss to Longford while Wexford keep play-off hopes alive

Meanwhile, UCD and Athlone shared the spoils in Dublin despite the visitors taking a two goal lead into the break thanks to strikes from Adam Lennon and Ben Feeney

Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne - SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division

Kerr McInroy winner earns Shels derby win and puts Shamrock Rovers’ celebrations on hold

Dundalk v Finn Harps - SSE Airtricity Men's First Division

Dundalk seal First Division title and top-flight return with victory over Finn Harps

Jad Hakiki scores a goal 10/10/2025

Ireland U21s battle back twice to earn draw with Slovakia at Turner’s Cross

Lifestyle

Roast Leg of Lamb

Darina Allen: My recipes to make the ultimate roast dinner

"Roast stuffed chicken with all the trimmings is right up there, lots of crispy roasties, maybe glazed carrots and tons of tasty gravy."

Sarah Butler: Two timesaver dinners that feel a little bit special

Sarah Butler: Two timesaver dinners that feel a little bit special

Seafood Made Simple: How to make these flaky, garlicky fish kievs

Seafood Made Simple: How to make these flaky, garlicky fish kievs

Chocolate and nut butternut bread

Michelle Darmody: How to warm up with this spiced autumn loaf — and the mistakes to avoid

Viewpoints

Irish presidential election

Theresa Reidy: Three reasons for the brutality of presidential elections

are tests of human endurance and discipline. Uniquely in the Irish electoral landscape, candidates are subjected to the most intense and invasive scrutiny of every aspect of their lives. There are three reasons for this.

Imasha Costa: 'I am not the reason your system is failing'

Imasha Costa: 'I am not the reason your system is failing'

Ray D’Arcy's departure raises question of 'what', not 'who', should replace him

Ray D’Arcy's departure raises question of 'what', not 'who', should replace him

Sad girl in hooded top, sitting on a window ledge with head in hands in despair

'So, the hell started. I went homeless': Children who arrive here alone need supports

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Mick Clifford: Jury is still out on whether Ian Bailey murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier

S Mick Clifford: Jury is still out on whether Ian Bailey murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Re-Creation is an imagining of what might have happened had Ian Bailey gone on trial and focuses on jurors as they examine the evidence

Senior men past retirement age relax and enjoy their hobbies on a sandy beach.

S Gareth O'Callaghan: We are afraid of getting old because it means becoming invisible

World Athletics Championships Oregon22 - Day Seven

S Cathal Dennehy: Athletics Integrity Unit's scorched earth policy paying off in war that can't be won

Restaurant review: We wait for our mains for over an hour after ordering at Thompson's

S Restaurant review: We wait for our mains for over an hour after ordering at Thompson's

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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

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

The Gaelic Football Show: Jim Gavin's campaign exit, new rules, Casement Park

S The Gaelic Football Show: Jim Gavin's campaign exit, new rules, Casement Park

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Jim Gavin drops out of Áras race

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Jim Gavin drops out of Áras race

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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: How Laura Kenna never served a day in prison for attempted murder

Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: How Laura Kenna never served a day in prison for attempted murder

In January 2017 civil servant Fi Bourke was walking home from work when she was viciously attacked by a woman she didn't know. The attack would change the course of her life.

Watch: Micheál Martin speaks about presidential election candidates during visit to Millstreet

Watch: Micheál Martin speaks about presidential election candidates during visit to Millstreet

Watch: Pumpkin farm opens its doors for another year

Watch: Pumpkin farm opens its doors for another year

farming

Nitrates, milk prices and TB top of the agenda at this year’s National Dairy Show

Nitrates, milk prices and TB top of the agenda at this year’s National Dairy Show

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told dairy farmers that his government will continue to press the European Commission on the future of Ireland’s nitrates derogation as one of its “key priorities.

Fighting 'Agri-bashing': Why direct storytelling is crucial for valuing farmers' wider contributions

Fighting 'Agri-bashing': Why direct storytelling is crucial for valuing farmers' wider contributions

Taylor Swift

Lighten Up: Taylor Swift should sing the praises of 'Cattle Dealer'

Signpost: Using precision technology to improve water quality

Signpost: Using precision technology to improve water quality

Property

International edge bookends Rochestown Cork's 5 Mount Oval as bids top €1m

International edge bookends Rochestown Cork's 5 Mount Oval as bids top €1m

Vendors post-crash in 2009 were going abroad: now, in 2025, bidders are returning from overseas

Architect Valerie Mulvin: 'Let's turn the lights back on in our towns'

Architect Valerie Mulvin: 'Let's turn the lights back on in our towns'

Wish List: Seven super ideas for your home this month

Wish List: Seven super ideas for your home this month

We cooked with an air fryer during our kitchen upgrade. Here's how we got on

We cooked with an air fryer during our kitchen upgrade. Here's how we got on

World

France Politics

France’s Macron asks newly resigned Lecornu to try again to form a government

French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end the country’s political deadlock.

Trump Xi

Trump says ‘there seems to be no reason’ to meet China’s Xi during Asia trip

Tennessee Explosion

Multiple people dead or missing in blast at Tennessee military explosives plant

Tajikistan Summit

Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts despite failing to win Nobel prize

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Stay Radisson: Stay Sligo, Limerick, Athlone and Cork

Stay Radisson: Stay Sligo, Limerick, Athlone and Cork

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Style within reach

Absolute Property – Over a quarter century of property expertise

Absolute Property – Over a quarter century of property expertise

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