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Keeping tabs on Trump: RTÉ confirms Jackie Fox as its new Washington Correspondent
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Keeping tabs on Trump: RTÉ confirms Jackie Fox as its new Washington Correspondent

17 hours ago 3,457 Views 12 Comments

Last week 11th January 2026 - 17th January 2026

Elon Musk has now gotten into a little spat with Michael O'Leary
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Elon Musk has now gotten into a little spat with Michael O'Leary

Jan 15th 2026, 3:02 PM 5,925 Views 0 Comments

This month January 2026

Auto-enrolment pensions start collecting from payslips this month, but how will it work?
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Auto-enrolment pensions start collecting from payslips this month, but how will it work?

Jan 1st 2026, 12:00 PM 702 Views 12 Comments

A new portal for the MyFutureFund scheme also goes live today.

'The Brits are at it again': Kneecap says appeal against dismissal of terror charge begins this month
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'The Brits are at it again': Kneecap says appeal against dismissal of terror charge begins this month

Jan 1st 2026, 9:58 AM 1,785 Views 0 Comments

Last month December 2025

Isiah Whitlock Jr., who played Clay Davis in The Wire, has died aged 71
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Isiah Whitlock Jr., who played Clay Davis in The Wire, has died aged 71

Dec 31st 2025, 11:07 AM 2,286 Views 8 Comments

‘I wish people who left Mayo would cop on’ – Kids’ 1994 letters to Taoiseach about rural decline
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‘I wish people who left Mayo would cop on’ – Kids’ 1994 letters to Taoiseach about rural decline

Dec 30th 2025, 7:00 PM 2,210 Views 4 Comments

How 1987's The Joshua Tree had Irish diplomats scrambling for U2 tickets across the US
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# Into The Arms Of America

How 1987's The Joshua Tree had Irish diplomats scrambling for U2 tickets across the US

Dec 30th 2025, 6:00 AM 271 Views 1 Comment

'Rising star' Gavin Newsom calls himself 'Irish' but cancelled on the taoiseach back in 2005
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# Red White And Blew It Off

'Rising star' Gavin Newsom calls himself 'Irish' but cancelled on the taoiseach back in 2005

Dec 29th 2025, 1:00 PM 12,405 Views 57 Comments

The Skibbereen ship 'the Nazis couldn't sink' and the 60-year fight for compensation
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The Skibbereen ship 'the Nazis couldn't sink' and the 60-year fight for compensation

Dec 28th 2025, 8:00 PM 4 Views 0 Comments

Ireland's man in Israel was reminded in 1993 that Gaza was outside his jurisdiction
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Ireland's man in Israel was reminded in 1993 that Gaza was outside his jurisdiction

Dec 28th 2025, 10:30 AM 3,726 Views 0 Comments

The bearly believable tale of The Late Late Show, two travelling pandas and a China/Ireland spat
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# Fur-eign Affairs

The bearly believable tale of The Late Late Show, two travelling pandas and a China/Ireland spat

Dec 28th 2025, 10:00 AM 6,539 Views 27 Comments

'Sensitivities' around Ireland's neutrality and the question of attending VE Day 50 in Paris
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# State Papers

'Sensitivities' around Ireland's neutrality and the question of attending VE Day 50 in Paris

Dec 28th 2025, 8:00 AM 255 Views 0 Comments

When Bertie Ahern brought loyalists to Dublin and they raised 'ethnic cleansing' by republicans
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# Paramilitary Meeting

When Bertie Ahern brought loyalists to Dublin and they raised 'ethnic cleansing' by republicans

Dec 28th 2025, 12:02 AM 2,373 Views 10 Comments

The Loyalist Commission had representatives from the UVF, UDA and Red Hand Commando.

Shannon Airport was an 'emergency landing' spot for the Space Shuttle if multiple engines failed
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Shannon Airport was an 'emergency landing' spot for the Space Shuttle if multiple engines failed

Dec 27th 2025, 9:00 PM 2,011 Views 16 Comments

'Brit cards' raised eyebrows recently, but similar plans in 2005 didn't go down well here either
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'Brit cards' raised eyebrows recently, but similar plans in 2005 didn't go down well here either

Dec 27th 2025, 9:30 AM 6,923 Views 21 Comments

Fans hospitalised for 'hysteria' at Boyzone gig in '95 had the Irish State all hot and bothered
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Fans hospitalised for 'hysteria' at Boyzone gig in '95 had the Irish State all hot and bothered

Dec 27th 2025, 8:00 AM 4,905 Views 10 Comments

Thirty years before CervicalCheck, sending smears abroad was being considered to save money
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Thirty years before CervicalCheck, sending smears abroad was being considered to save money

Dec 27th 2025, 6:30 AM 405 Views 1 Comment

Prince Charles's team told Irish officials that Diana might fancy 'upstaging' him by visiting Ireland
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Prince Charles's team told Irish officials that Diana might fancy 'upstaging' him by visiting Ireland

Dec 27th 2025, 12:02 AM 3,891 Views 20 Comments

State Papers from 30 years ago detailed the behind-the-scenes chat about Charles’ visit here.

Saipan is the row that divided a nation, but is the film any good?
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# Keane V Mccarthy

Saipan is the row that divided a nation, but is the film any good?

Dec 25th 2025, 8:00 PM 820 Views 0 Comments

Review: Saipan is the row that divided a nation, but is the film any good?
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# Keane V Mccarthy

Review: Saipan is the row that divided a nation, but is the film any good?

Dec 25th 2025, 7:00 PM 11,120 Views 35 Comments

The iconic story of the 2002 World Cup bust up has been given the big screen treatment.

Last year 2025

Heimir Hallgrímsson, the unflappable Icelandic dentist who has Ireland loving football again
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Heimir Hallgrímsson, the unflappable Icelandic dentist who has Ireland loving football again

Nov 17th 2025, 11:57 AM 5,106 Views 12 Comments

The Late Late Troy Show: Ireland's amazing winning moment is making headlines and going viral
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# The Troy Wonder

The Late Late Troy Show: Ireland's amazing winning moment is making headlines and going viral

Nov 17th 2025, 9:02 AM 806 Views 0 Comments

The country’s hat-trick hero is the talk of Ireland and football fans worldwide.

How Catherine Connolly was able to beat the establishment and storm the presidency
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# Historic Win

How Catherine Connolly was able to beat the establishment and storm the presidency

Oct 25th 2025, 8:28 PM 414 Views 3 Comments

A huge win but how did the Galway independent do it.

Connolly pledges to 'shape a new republic' as she's elected president with largest vote ever
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Connolly pledges to 'shape a new republic' as she's elected president with largest vote ever

Updated Oct 25th 2025, 8:05 PM 20,538 Views 66 Comments

Connolly will be inaugurated next month.

It's (finally) polling day! Here's your guide to voting in the presidential election
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# Vote Vote Vote

It's (finally) polling day! Here's your guide to voting in the presidential election

Oct 24th 2025, 12:03 AM 2,467 Views 27 Comments

The dos and don’ts of the polling station.

Debate verdict: The stalest of stalemates as tired questions give us nothing to shout about
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# One Battle After Another

Debate verdict: The stalest of stalemates as tired questions give us nothing to shout about

Oct 22nd 2025, 12:35 AM 572 Views 5 Comments

'I want us to be winners': The first full-length trailer for the Saipan movie is out
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# Choose Your Side

'I want us to be winners': The first full-length trailer for the Saipan movie is out

Oct 17th 2025, 4:36 PM 535 Views 3 Comments

The film will be released on New Year’s Day 2026.

Analysis: A sizeable chunk of people are planning to spoil their vote or to stay away altogether
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# Aras 2025

Analysis: A sizeable chunk of people are planning to spoil their vote or to stay away altogether

Oct 16th 2025, 8:00 PM 7,795 Views 81 Comments

In a poll published today, 18% said they would spoil their vote or not vote at all.

'What about the vegetables?' - Legend of Haughey (and Thatcher) gets retelling amid FF chaos
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'What about the vegetables?' - Legend of Haughey (and Thatcher) gets retelling amid FF chaos

Updated Oct 9th 2025, 4:24 PM 4,231 Views 5 Comments

Bar Council says ‘cab-rank rule’ is 'fundamental' as Connolly faces questions over barrister work
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# Legal Background

Bar Council says ‘cab-rank rule’ is 'fundamental' as Connolly faces questions over barrister work

Oct 9th 2025, 12:04 PM 13,370 Views 73 Comments

'The Hamburglar is back in town': Why have politicians been talking about McDonald's all day?
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# Unhappy Meal

'The Hamburglar is back in town': Why have politicians been talking about McDonald's all day?

Oct 7th 2025, 6:40 PM 602 Views 2 Comments

The return of Prudent Paschal? Here are the key points from Budget 2026
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# In Short

The return of Prudent Paschal? Here are the key points from Budget 2026

Oct 7th 2025, 2:11 PM 361 Views 1 Comment

Paschal Donohoe is back as Finance Minister for the first time since October 2022.

Twenty years on, the spectre of Rip Off Republic is again in focus come Budget time
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# Feeling The Pressure

Twenty years on, the spectre of Rip Off Republic is again in focus come Budget time

Oct 4th 2025, 10:00 AM 17,628 Views 63 Comments

Snap verdict: Connolly will be pleased, Gavin had his Weetabix and Humphreys seemed nervous
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Snap verdict: Connolly will be pleased, Gavin had his Weetabix and Humphreys seemed nervous

Sep 30th 2025, 12:45 AM 172 Views 1 Comment

Nominations for president officially open today - here are the key dates coming up
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# Race For The Ãras

Nominations for president officially open today - here are the key dates coming up

Sep 5th 2025, 6:00 AM 838 Views 15 Comments

Tom Clonan and Heather Humphreys differ on why a controversial disability proposal was scrapped
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# Mature Recollections

Tom Clonan and Heather Humphreys differ on why a controversial disability proposal was scrapped

Sep 4th 2025, 12:49 PM 900 Views 7 Comments

'The British state is on edge': Kneecap's second day in court sees police action and legal wrangling
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'The British state is on edge': Kneecap's second day in court sees police action and legal wrangling

Aug 20th 2025, 6:30 PM 106 Views 0 Comments

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, aka Mo Chara, must return again next month to see if he’ll face a trial.

Kneecap's Mo Chara returns to court to face terror charge as UK police warn protesters outside
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Kneecap's Mo Chara returns to court to face terror charge as UK police warn protesters outside

Aug 20th 2025, 6:59 AM 334 Views 0 Comments

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