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Public urged not to touch sick or dead wild birds amid ‘highly pathogenic’ strain of bird flu
Oasis to play first gig in almost 16 years as worldwide reunion tour gets underway in Cardiff
Ryanair to increase size of free ‘personal’ baggage allowance in the ‘coming weeks’
FG has never raised idea of leaving jobseekers out of increased social welfare payments, says Martin
Micheál Martin says he doesn’t like drawing distinctions between people on social welfare.
New virtual tour of Irish prison aims to reduce anxiety among incoming prisoners and visitors
Taoiseach hints childcare focus in Budget will be on increasing places rather than cutting costs
Are you attending an Oasis comeback gig?
Investigation into death of man who drowned after approach by fishing officers
Driving test wait times are below July projection but six weeks above RSA target
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The frenzy and bite of hurling's 'festival weekend': Cork v Dublin, Tipp v Kilkenny previews
Declan and Fintan tell Ronan why the All-Ireland hurling semi-final weekend is the sport’s greatest spectacle.
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Taoiseach lays wreath at Hiroshima memorial, says the world is more dangerous now than in 1945
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The government brought this student fees mess on itself
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Mother and daughter who died after crash in Donegal named locally
Dublin Airport had its busiest day ever on Sunday, with 129,000 passengers
Trump to start informing countries of US tariff rates as EU yet to reach deal
Parliament Street in Dublin City is now traffic-free
'It's not so much about the party': Micheál Martin says the presidency should be above party politics
Greenhouse emissions fell 2% last year but Ireland is still way off reaching its climate targets
All sectors included in the EPA’s calculation saw reductions, except for the heating of homes and other buildings.
In total, 54 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2eq) were emitted in Ireland last year.
Emissions from energy industries decreased by 8.9%, Agriculture by 1.7%, transport by 1.2% and industrial emissions fell by 4.6%.
The EPA warned that the rate of reduction still needs to increase if Ireland is to reach its climate targets.
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3rd July 2025
Trump 'not happy' as Putin phone call ends without Ukraine progress amid arms shipment pause
Young man and teenager charged over Dublin firebomb attack that destroyed family home
Tánaiste tells US ambassador 'we want the bombs to stop' in 4th of July celebration speech
Dublin’s housing crisis isn’t new - one in four lived in cramped one-room tenements in 1911, data shows
'It had the feeling of a heist thriller': The man who tried to beat the Lotto
Wicklow community mourns 'thorough gentleman' who died in a building site accident
Kerry jockey Oisin Murphy fined over €80,000 after admitting drink-driving
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
'I had no reason to suspect anything': Man defrauded by DJ Carey holds no grudge
Taoiseach warns trade ban on Israeli settlements could hit Irish companies under US anti-boycott laws
For the craic: I taunted those poor, sunburned British tourists with my Irish passport
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Home carer crisis: 'I used to be terrified that he'd die, now I'm terrified I'll die'
Man arrested in connection with arson attacks on 5G masts in west Belfast
Two more hospitals asked to clarify their NTPF use, Public Accounts Committee told
Mother of girl (6) killed in Donegal crash last night dies in hospital from her injuries
Homeless charity worker jailed for six months after carrying a knife on the Luas
Chicken fillet rolls and Cork City: Taoiseach tries to pull the strings for more trade with Japan
Though wearing a blue suit and not a green jersey in the sweltering 33 degree heat, the Taoiseach was on message that Ireland is open for business.
Crete wildfire forces 5,000 to evacuate as extreme heat claims more lives across Europe
Diogo Jota was glorious at his athletic peak - his death is a brutal reminder of life's fragility
Conor McGregor refused planning permission for 'out-of-scale' six-bed house in Co Kildare