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The young centre, a giant second-row and the world’s best player – the Toulouse stars looking to take down Leinster
The French giants are looking for their sixth European title while a win for the eastern province would see them draw level on five wins.Both sides...
Humphreys confirms changes to payments for international protection applicants
Payments to international protection applicants will be means tested from next month under revised Government guidance. Minister for Social Protect...
Jennifer Zamparelli becomes the latest presenter to quit 2FM
The broadcaster had been absent from her show for several weeks, but station bosses had insisted that she would be returning.A fresh blow for the n...
Romanian novel ‘Solenoid’ wins €100,000 Dublin Literary Award
Author Mircea Cărtărescu who won the Dublin Literary Award for his novel Solenoid. Photo: Chris Bellew / Fennell PhotographyThe novel Solenoid has ...
Tony O’Reilly was a ‘true Irish legend’, funeral told
The businessman, rugby star and philanthropist Tony O’Reilly was a “true Irish legend” who inspired people to think bigger, his funeral has been to...
Private funeral for pensioner who lay dead in Cork home for almost two years
Complaints about pest issues by locals residents led to Tuesday’s grim discovery The family of Joyce O'Mahony (68), whose badly decomposed body was...
Asylum seekers to have daily expenses allowance means tested under new rules
Asylum seekers receiving a daily expenses allowance will see their payments means-tested under new plans due to be introduced next month. New advic...
Court hears how elderly woman was barricaded inside asylum centre as nine charged over protest
The nine, aged between 20 and 60, were arrested over last night’s incident at a migrant centre in Ballyogan, Carrickmines Criminal Courts of Justic...
‘Too many’ Irish children going to bed hungry in one of wealthiest EU states
There are “still far too many” Irish children going to bed hungry in a country that is one of the wealthiest in the European Union, the Taoiseach h...
Irish student on J1 Visa robbed at gunpoint in Buffalo, New York
Irish student on J1 Visa robbed at gunpoint in Buffalo, New York An Irish student on a J1 Visa who was robbed at gunpoint in the US has spoke...
Two men arrested after overnight break-in at Tallaght building set to house asylum seekers
latest | St John’s house in TallaghtTwo men have been arrested after breaking into a Dublin building that is set to house families seeking asylum.T...
Over half of homeless people were working in 2022 according to CSO
Fifty-nine per cent of those who described themselves as homeless in Census 2022 were working. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released dat...
Contrasting fortunes for Sinn Féin and DUP ahead of Westminster election
The North’s two main parties go into the UK general election on the back of starkly contrasting fortunes. For Sinn Fein the poll represents the cha...
Revolut to offer instant access savings for Irish customers with rates up to 3.49%
Revolut has announced its further expansion into the Irish market with the launch of new instant access savings accounts, with rates up to 3.49 per...
Average health insurance cost now €1,685 with increase of 4% in 2024
Average health insurance cost now €1,685 with increase of 4% in 2024 The average cost of health insurance is now €1,685 with an average price incr...