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Debate verdict: The stalest of stalemates but Connolly's talking like she's already won
# One Battle After Another
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# One Battle After Another

Debate verdict: The stalest of stalemates but Connolly's talking like she's already won

Oct 22nd 2025, 12:35 AM 30,123 Views 107 Comments

If you’ve been following the campaign up to now you missed nothing from the final debate.

'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 12,409 Views 36 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
# Aras 2025
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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 21,161 Views 112 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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# Spitting Image

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

Updated Oct 9th 2025, 4:24 PM 12,848 Views 17 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 36,529 Views 134 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 12,084 Views 20 Comments

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

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

Updated Oct 7th 2025, 2:54 PM 60,667 Views 159 Comments

Twenty years on, the spectre of Rip Off Republic is again in focus come Budget time
# Feeling The Pressure
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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 28,405 Views 70 Comments

Presidential debate: Connolly will be pleased, Gavin had his Weetabix and Humphreys seemed nervous
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# Analysis

Presidential debate: Connolly will be pleased, Gavin had his Weetabix and Humphreys seemed nervous

Sep 30th 2025, 7:05 AM 35,475 Views 104 Comments

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

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

Updated Sep 5th 2025, 11:00 AM 26,220 Views 62 Comments

September is set to be a busy month for those looking to to get “on the ballot”.

Tom Clonan and Heather Humphreys differ on why a controversial disability proposal was scrapped
# Mature Recollections
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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 10,908 Views 40 Comments

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

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

Aug 20th 2025, 6:30 PM 18,122 Views 0 Comments

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

Police corral hundreds of protesters as Kneecap's Mo Chara returns to court to face UK terror charge
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# London

Police corral hundreds of protesters as Kneecap's Mo Chara returns to court to face UK terror charge

Updated Aug 20th 2025, 1:07 PM 35,967 Views 0 Comments

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh is one-third of Belfast rap trio Kneecap and performs under the stage name ‘Mo Chara’.

From set list to stage times - everything to know about this weekend's Oasis gigs
# The Masterplan
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# The Masterplan

From set list to stage times - everything to know about this weekend's Oasis gigs

Updated Aug 16th 2025, 3:20 PM 32,656 Views 67 Comments

Oasis tickets bought with dynamic pricing are on 'ethical' resale websites abroad for over €560
# You Gotta Roll In It
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# You Gotta Roll In It

Oasis tickets bought with dynamic pricing are on 'ethical' resale websites abroad for over €560

Aug 14th 2025, 4:15 PM 30,541 Views 30 Comments

The tickets originally sold via dynamic pricing meant demand was allowed to drive the price up.

Wrestling star Hulk Hogan has died aged 71
# RIP
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# RIP

Wrestling star Hulk Hogan has died aged 71

Updated Jul 24th 2025, 8:00 PM 43,341 Views 118 Comments

Poll: Did you head to the beach at the weekend?
# Coast To Coast
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# Coast To Coast

Poll: Did you head to the beach at the weekend?

Jul 14th 2025, 9:06 AM 29,641 Views 61 Comments

'An opportunity missed': RTÉ will again not be televising any of Electric Picnic this year
# No Disco
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# No Disco

'An opportunity missed': RTÉ will again not be televising any of Electric Picnic this year

Jul 1st 2025, 5:18 PM 24,994 Views 81 Comments

With Upfront the latest axing, how worried should we be about the future of evening news shows?
# Digital Killed The Radio Star
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# Digital Killed The Radio Star

With Upfront the latest axing, how worried should we be about the future of evening news shows?

Jun 28th 2025, 8:00 AM 9,459 Views 70 Comments

Man dies after suspected assault at house in West Dublin
# Balgaddy
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# Balgaddy

Man dies after suspected assault at house in West Dublin

Updated Jun 26th 2025, 1:02 PM 19,522 Views 0 Comments

Inside and outside the Kneecap courtroom: Film directors, The Fields of Athenry, and a few police
# A Chairde
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# A Chairde

Inside and outside the Kneecap courtroom: Film directors, The Fields of Athenry, and a few police

Jun 18th 2025, 6:55 PM 25,320 Views 0 Comments

Here’s what happened when hundreds of supporters of Kneecap’s Mo Chara convened on Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Kneecap erect large billboards in London as band member Mo Chara due in court on terror charge
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# London

Kneecap erect large billboards in London as band member Mo Chara due in court on terror charge

Jun 18th 2025, 8:09 AM 25,509 Views 0 Comments

Kneecap: What's the terror charge 'Mo Chara' is facing, what's the defence and the sentence?
# Legal Explainer
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# Legal Explainer

Kneecap: What's the terror charge 'Mo Chara' is facing, what's the defence and the sentence?

May 22nd 2025, 8:00 PM 14,722 Views 0 Comments

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who uses the stage name Mo Chara, is due in court in London in a month’s time.

Minister wants to 'secure our borders' as 39 people deported to Georgia on chartered flight
# Enforced Removal
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# Enforced Removal

Minister wants to 'secure our borders' as 39 people deported to Georgia on chartered flight

May 1st 2025, 9:06 AM 20,195 Views 0 Comments

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said that further ‘enforced removal’ operations will take place this year.

'The biggest f*****g disaster': Canada votes today in an election dominated by the Oval Office
# Oh Canada
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# Oh Canada

'The biggest f*****g disaster': Canada votes today in an election dominated by the Oval Office

Apr 28th 2025, 12:03 AM 36,447 Views 58 Comments

The election of President Donald Trump in the United States upended the general election.

From Bush to Berlusconi and Mugabe to McAleese, the famous faces at John Paul II's 2005 funeral
# Reeling In The Tears
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# Reeling In The Tears

From Bush to Berlusconi and Mugabe to McAleese, the famous faces at John Paul II's 2005 funeral

Apr 26th 2025, 8:50 AM 13,372 Views 18 Comments

Woman in her 80s dies in house fire in Tallaght
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# Dublin Fire Brigade

Woman in her 80s dies in house fire in Tallaght

Apr 24th 2025, 7:38 AM 8,995 Views 4 Comments

Vatican publishes photos of Pope Francis in open coffin as funeral confirmed for Saturday morning
# Rome
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# Rome

Vatican publishes photos of Pope Francis in open coffin as funeral confirmed for Saturday morning

Updated Apr 22nd 2025, 10:13 AM 47,948 Views 12 Comments

The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Francis’s residence at the Vatican where he died.

Mark Carney has re-energised Canada's Liberals and tonight faces his main rival in a TV debate
# Election Countdown
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# Election Countdown

Mark Carney has re-energised Canada's Liberals and tonight faces his main rival in a TV debate

Apr 17th 2025, 7:58 PM 8,716 Views 27 Comments

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre looked set to lead his party back to power but Trump’s win changed everything.

Sinn Féin is again the most popular party as public gives thumbs down to FF-FG deal with Lowry
# Opinion Poll
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Sinn Féin is again the most popular party as public gives thumbs down to FF-FG deal with Lowry

Apr 17th 2025, 9:00 AM 30,245 Views 121 Comments

Trade war u-turn: Why did Trump blink first?
# Staring At The Sun
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# Staring At The Sun

Trade war u-turn: Why did Trump blink first?

Apr 10th 2025, 2:09 PM 23,102 Views 66 Comments

It’s been a hell of a week and 24 hours.

Taoiseach says tariff pause 'alleviates' pressure on Ireland's public finances
# Maintain The Positives
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# Maintain The Positives

Taoiseach says tariff pause 'alleviates' pressure on Ireland's public finances

Updated Apr 10th 2025, 12:52 PM 12,815 Views 76 Comments

Police 'keeping everything on the table' in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa
# New Mexico
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# New Mexico

Police 'keeping everything on the table' in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

Updated Feb 27th 2025, 10:06 PM 106,321 Views 78 Comments
  • The Santa Fe County Sheriff confirmed the news just after midnight local time (7am Irish time).
  • Local media has reported that the couple's dog was also found deceased.
  • A prolific star of some of Hollywood's best-known films, Hackman won two Oscars in his career before retiring in 2004.
Pope Francis's 'clinical conditions confirmed to be improving', says Vatican
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# Gemelli Hospital

Pope Francis's 'clinical conditions confirmed to be improving', says Vatican

Updated Feb 27th 2025, 6:01 PM 7,854 Views 21 Comments

Status Yellow wind warning for 10 counties tomorrow as stormy conditions expected
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Status Yellow wind warning for 10 counties tomorrow as stormy conditions expected

Updated Feb 20th 2025, 6:05 PM 64,651 Views 47 Comments

Amazon wrestles creative control of James Bond from Broccoli family after 25 films
# Financial Muscle
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# Financial Muscle

Amazon wrestles creative control of James Bond from Broccoli family after 25 films

Feb 20th 2025, 3:35 PM 18,337 Views 48 Comments

The Broccoli family have produced every Bond film since Dr. No in 1962.

'Free Palestine' and 'gutless politicians': Lola Petticrew's rousing IFTAs acceptance speech
# Say Something
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# Say Something

'Free Palestine' and 'gutless politicians': Lola Petticrew's rousing IFTAs acceptance speech

Feb 18th 2025, 12:09 PM 13,827 Views 0 Comments

The new TCD Senator on death threats for helping asylum seekers and the legacy of David Norris
# New Kid On The Arts Block
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# New Kid On The Arts Block

The new TCD Senator on death threats for helping asylum seekers and the legacy of David Norris

Feb 15th 2025, 7:30 AM 25,023 Views 0 Comments

Another fine mess? How did the Arts Council spend €6.7m on a failed IT project
# Out Of Step
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# Out Of Step

Another fine mess? How did the Arts Council spend €6.7m on a failed IT project

Feb 13th 2025, 10:04 AM 21,002 Views 90 Comments

Who knew, what and when?