# News
This year
2023
# inside the newsroom
Invitation to free Inside The Newsroom: Lunchtime Live webinar
A chance to look at how we discover, research and report the stories that matter to you.
# evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
Last year
2022
# News
Injury concern for Limerick star Casey; Galway final replay details confirmed
The defender limped off late on in yesterday’s Munster club semi-final.
# Stormont
NI Secretary Heaton-Harris extends deadline for election to March with option to cut MLAs' pay
The Northern Ireland Secretary has already ruled out a December election.
# evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
# evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Here’s your round up of what made the news today.
# Opinion Poll
Sinn Féin remains most popular party by wide margin, new poll shows
The Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks poll shows approval for Sinn Féin at 35%.
# digital news
RTÉ and The Journal the most popular sources of online news in Ireland
For the first time in Ireland, the smartphone is now the first place where consumers turn for news in the mornings.
# evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Covid remembrance day, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses Israel parliament, and post-mortem takes place in Finglas shooting.
# Mayo Man
Geelong 'respect' Oisín Mullin's decision to stay in Ireland
The Mayo star has turned down a move to the AFL.
THE MORNING LEAD
At least five Irish MEPs to oppose contentious 'green' label for gas and nuclear power
A European Commission proposal would classify natural gas and nuclear power as sustainable investments, sparking backlash from anti-nuclear states.
Five Irish MEPs will oppose a controversial green label for natural gas and nuclear power, with others still to decide, Lauren Boland reports.
The European Commission proposal would classify gas and nuclear as sustainable investments, which has sparked backlash from anti-nuclear countries.
Ireland's Department of Finance and the Department of the Environment are now considering the draft text.
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# Year in Review
The year in photos: Images that tell the story of 2021 in Ireland
This year was full of Covid news, sporting success and Wally the walrus.
Voices
Money Diary: A manufacturing technician on €55K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is saving hard for travel but also enjoying some socialising, while getting through night shifts.
Voices
Money Diaries: A 29-year-old quality control analyst on €54K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is determined to get back to travelling a little more and enjoys subsidised meals at work.
# daily stats
Coronavirus: 4,650 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Dr Tony Holohan said around one in six people in Ireland experienced Covid-like symptoms in the past week.
# Coronavirus
'A very worrying picture': There's been a 25% increase in Covid hospital admissions in a week
The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid is due to meet later this evening to discuss the worsening situation.
It will be "difficult" to continue the level of care in ICU if numbers approaches 150; there are currently 117 people with Covid-19 in ICU.
COO of the HSE Anne O'Connor said that there has been a 41% increase in ICU admissions in a week.
The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid is set to meet this evening to consider NPHET's latest advice.
Voices
Money Diary: A finance analyst on €60K living with family just outside Dublin
This week, our reader is enjoying going out and socialising with friends again after the lockdowns.
# The Good Info Project
Weathering the storm: Where does Ireland go from here on climate change?
We’ve spent the last six weeks diving into the climate crisis at The Good Information Project.
# glasgow climate pact
'Our fragile planet is hanging by a thread': COP26 deal agreed by global leaders
Negotiations ran into overtime at the summit with some last-minute changes to the final deal.
# Coronavirus
Limited lockdowns and restrictions on unvaccinated: How Europe is dealing with Covid wave
New measures are on the cards in several countries as cases continue to climb.
# Austria
Austria plans lockdown for those not vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19
Only around 65% of the population is fully vaccinated in Austria.
# Amazon
Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit new record in October
An area more than half the size of the city of Rio de Janeiro of Amazon’s lush rainforest was cleared.
