Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out
Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing amid reports of escalating crackdown
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Appeals over murders of Cork woman in 1981 and Garda Colm Horkan among cases in new law term
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Stranger Things-induced nostalgia for the 80s doesn’t tally with my memories
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Nobody should be surprised by Trump’s attack on Venezuela – it’s a reversion to type
Pretence that the US is a protector of the independence of the nations of Latin America is again exposed as a lie
Industrial relations agencies annoyed at being kept in dark on collective bargaining plan
Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission only found out on the day of strategy’s unveiling
When Dry January becomes permanent: ‘Even though I was fit and energetic the weekends were gone’
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Deadline looms for Revenue clampdown on bogus self-employment
After January 30th, companies playing fast and loose with employment status can expect to feel the full weight of Revenue powers
Irish cinema’s golden age: what’s the success down to?
Golden Globes could bring further recognition that country’s talent pool has grown deeper
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Galway man Liam Cullinane’s life had been one of adventure and physical activity, but one day all that came to an abrupt and horrifying halt
Fifteen years after my father’s death, I heard his voice again
His brief showbiz career was preserved on record for two minutes and 38 seconds. Then he claimed to have lost it, or that it had broken
Lochlann Walsh on his OFI presidency: ‘I’m not going to get into what Pat Hickey did and didn’t do, because that’s in the past’
A year into his role, Walsh is hoping the organisation’s athlete-centred policies will bear fruit in the LA Olympics
Inside the Caracas military base: ‘The windows rattled, the power went. I just thought: Explosions. War. We’re being invaded’
Venezuelans living near the epicentre of US forces’ assault on the biggest military base in Caracas tell of their ‘terrifying’ experience
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Ask Roe: ‘We don’t have much to talk about and our time together only revolves around sex’
Irish students in Germany explain Killorglin’s Puck Fair to dropped jaws
Ireland’s schools utilising EU funds to send students to Germany are pushing at an open door
Why are so many Irish moving to the ‘new Berlin on the Med’?
The newcomers see this once beleaguered city as a place of creative possibility
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Are The Beatles too big to fade into obscurity?
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TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
January 11th to 16th highlights: Industry returns; Room to Improve in Raheny; Neven’s in Northumberland; Any Given Day at CUH
AI bubble anxiety is everywhere, but are valuation concerns overstated?
For all the talk of an AI bubble, it’s not clear that it’s about to burst
Artists to watch out for in 2026: Atsushi Kaga, Genieve Figgis and Mairead O’hEocha
Lacquered and gilded furniture are other trends to watch out for at auctions this year
Four new films to see this week: Hamnet, Giant, Oh, Canada and People We Meet on Vacation
Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Pierce Brosnan, Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of January 9th, 2026
Author Iain Dale: ‘We don’t learn about Ireland in English schools, which is really weird’
The writer on his book about Ireland’s taoisigh, the ones who have least impressed him, and his admiration for Margaret Thatcher
The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry and more
A comprehensive round-up of fiction from Irish and international authors due out this year
Mary McAleese: Baptism is a key Catholic recruitment tool. It denies babies their human rights
Rite & Reason: No one is Catholic by birth and the notion of ‘Baptismal promises’ is risible
US military carries out multiple strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State
Washington launched operation in December after an attack on American personnel
Mohamed Salah on target as Egypt edge out Afcon holders Ivory Coast in quarter-final
Impressive Nigeria outplay Algeria to book semi-final spot
‘I just said to Caelan I want it’: Leinster’s Harry Byrne on nailing match-winning kick
Leo Cullen pleased with how Leinster dug deep against La Rochelle
Love Island villa evacuated and filming postponed due to wildfires
Ronan Keating’s son Jack was due to join cast in ITV spin-off dating show
Evan Ferguson subbed off with injury as Roma beat Sassuolo
Lower back injury is not expected to cause long-term absence
‘You can be against Trump and celebrate that Maduro is gone’: Venezuelans protest in Dublin
Protesters in Dublin say those opposed to leader’s removal do not reflect views of Venezuelans
FA Cup wrap: Man City score 10 as Antoine Semenyo marks debut with goal in Exeter rout
Pressure mounts on Thomas Frank as Tottenham dumped out by Aston Villa
Leinster 25 La Rochelle 24 as it happened: Harry Byrne snatches victory with last gasp penalty
Follow all the action as Leinster face their European rivals in Dublin
Leinster beat La Rochelle in classic thanks to Harry Byrne’s late kick
An unforgettable climax to a pulsating Champions Cup game between two great rivals
Couple ‘traumatised’ after violent car hijacking in Dublin city centre, court hears
Man accused of robbery and assault causing harm in Dublin city centre is remanded in custody
Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from Maga movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conference
US ambassador Edward Walsh among audience at IRL Forum in Co Meath on Saturday
Brian Fay secures best Irish result at World Cross Country Championships in over a decade
Dublin athlete’s 16th-place finish the fourth best by a European on the day
Revealed: The top 10 most-watched TV shows in Ireland in 2025
But soaps, drama and news among most-watched programmes on RTÉ Player
Champions Cup wrap: Bristol stun Springboks-laden Bulls with 61-49 win
Kieran Marmion scores one of nine tries to clinch place in the last 16
Donegal town comes to a standstill to remember murdered publican Stephen McCahill
Stephen McCahill remembered for community work, love for his family and being there for those in need
Greenland proposes direct talks with US in attempt to resolve tensions
Donald Trump threatens to acquire self-governing Danish territory ‘whether they like it or not’
‘It’s the death knell for Irish farming’: Thousands attend Mercosur protest in Athlone
EU trade deal with South American bloc is ‘difficult pill to swallow’, say farmers
Non-league Macclesfield beat title-holders Crystal Palace in one of FA Cup’s greatest shocks
Sixth-tier side sit 117 places below last year’s champions in English football pyramid
Elon Musk responds as UK threatens fines and possible ban for X over Grok’s AI-created images
UK ministers threaten possible ban for X after Grok tool is used to make sexual images of women and children without their consent
Brooks Koepka applies for PGA Tour reinstatement, according to reports
Five-time Major winner left LIV Golf at the end of last year
Met Éireann issues status yellow weather warning for 11 counties
Met Éireann forecasts strong and gusty winds for Clare, Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim
Man (19) charged with murder of man (53) in Dublin last year
James ‘Jake’ Berney died following a stabbing at Foxdene Drive, Balgaddy, on June 25th
Showband star Dickie Rock left estate valued at more than €2m
Working-class welder went on to become Ireland’s answer to ‘Beetlemania’
UCC and Kings Inns come out tops in first Irish Times debate semi-finals
Sixty-sixth annual contest took place at University College Cork on Friday
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