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Wild Nephin National Park | National Parks manager says there was a ‘sinister element’ to Co Mayo fires | 14 mins ago | 5531 |
Wilson's Hospital School | School will ask for Enoch Burke to be jailed if he disrupts State exams or shows up next year | 28 mins ago | 2.1k |
Tallaght | Garda armed support unit called to incident at TD's constituency office yesterday | 29 mins ago | 3.5k |
problematic behaviour | New course to help young people identify sexual harassment on nights out | 34 mins ago | 1.1k |
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Temple Street spinal surgery scandal: Chair of Children's Health Ireland apologises and resigns | 38 mins ago | 4.6k |
HIQA 'Children were not protected': Report criticises use of unlicensed springs in spinal surgeries at Temple Street
The Hiqa review found that governance changes within Children’s Health Ireland meant that a number of policies and safety checks "were not properly applied". It found the use of the springs was an attempt to replicate an experimental surgical technique that was still under investigation at a hospital abroad, but in a modified way. Children's Health Ireland said it is "deeply sorry" to the children and young people who "did not get the care they deserved".
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SPOTLIGHT
Tariff chaos
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcement has led to turmoil across the globe
explained How the numbers on Trump’s big board were calculated
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looking back Ireland has its own history with imposing tariffs, it’s bleak to say the least
FAKE NEWS
How one tweet sent the US stock market on a $2.4 trillion rollercoaster over false tariff claims
After a round of cheers were heard on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, it was discovered that the social media claims were false. 1 hr ago 8.1k
Kerry | Teenager killed after he was hit by tractor in Co Kerry was fishing with his father and friends Updated | 2 hrs ago | 17.8k |
Waterford | Man charged in connection with Waterford e-scooter collision that killed two teenagers | 2 hrs ago | 9.1k |
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Facebook scam | Daniel O'Donnell warns fans of 'scammers' behind posts falsely claiming he's 'very unwell' | 3 hrs ago | 3.4k |
US Supreme Court | US Supreme Court allows deportations under 18th century wartime law | 3 hrs ago | 10.0k |
trade war | China slams JD Vance as 'ignorant' over 'peasants' remark as Trump threatens further tariffs Updated | 4 hrs ago | 23.5k |
Good Morning | The 9 at 9 Ag minister jets off to US for tariff lobbying as Trump rules out any pause to trade war, while appeal is made on anniversary of murder in Co Clare. Updated | 4 hrs ago | 3.3k |
the traitors ireland | Slane Castle revealed as filming location for Irish edition of The Traitors | 5 hrs ago | 6.6k |
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SPOTLIGHT Voices
Personal accounts and opinions on recent events
‘Liberation Day’ and its fallout Trump thrives on the uncertainty and chaos he’s created
Larry Donnelly World Autism Day ‘My children deserve to be valued by the system for who they are’
Lucinda Murrihy A dad’s perspective I watched Adolescence with my teenage son… here’s what I learned
Niamh O'Reilly Climate Change Last month was the warmest March on record in Europe
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Housing | Short term let regulations get one step closer but no clamp-down until summer 2026 | 7 hrs ago | 5.2k |
Clare | Appeal over 2005 murder of Emer O’Loughlin as gardaí believe man with information 'is still alive' | 13 hrs ago | 15.1k |
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Central Criminal Court | Boy found guilty of rape of sixteen-year-old girl when he was thirteen | 18 hrs ago | 26.4k |
Opinion | Passenger cap lift: Solar panels at Dublin Airport will not compensate for more people flying Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum | 18 hrs ago | 9.1k |
valerie's law | Social Democrats to bring Bill to remove guardianship rights from convicted killers before Dáil | 19 hrs ago | 12.3k |
Gaza | Israeli military chief orders deeper probe into attack on Gaza ambulances Updated | 19 hrs ago | 11.3k |
Housing | Darragh O'Brien says pre-election claim 40,000 homes would be built didn't damage trust in Government | 19 hrs ago | 8.8k |
ciara mangan | Victim of 'predatory' rape says 'healing' can begin after attacker refused appeal against sentence | 19 hrs ago | 26.9k |
Trump Tariffs | Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China as global markets plunge | 20 hrs ago | 20.2k |
Evening Wrap | The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock… | 20 hrs ago | 3.3k |
Court | Judge asks for psychiatric report on man who allegedly threatened to 'slit' TD's wife's throat | 21 hrs ago | 12.0k |
RIP | Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis | 21 hrs ago | 17.6k |
trump's tariffs | EU ‘ready to negotiate’ with US on tariffs, says both Tánaiste and EU Commission President Updated | 21 hrs ago | 24.4k |
Google HQ | Google Ireland gets permission for seven storey mural at HQ in Boland's Mills area | 21 hrs ago | 16.2k |
Limerick | Man who stored drugs in Kinder chocolate egg shells before selling them is jailed for four years | 22 hrs ago | 23.7k |
A1 from AI | Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers | 22 hrs ago | 28.7k |
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