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Housing Crisis
Rental prices rising at near 20-year high as Limerick rents shoot up towards Dublin levels
Nationally, rents rose by 7.3% on average, judging by listed rental prices compared to the previous year.
Walking Away
There's been a surge in the number of gardaí leaving within five years of joining up
TD Peadar Toíbín said a lot will hinge on who is hired to be the next Garda Commissioner.
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PGa Championship
World number one Scheffler wins golf season's second Major at PGA Championship
Sunday
18 May 2025
ireland immigration
Gary Gannon: Fear is what drives immigration protests in neglected communities, not hatred
Kenmare
Man (50s) arrested on suspicion of the murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine
The man is being detained at a Garda Station in the Kerry Division.
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Munster hurling
Tipperary seal their All-Ireland hurling place with late blitz against Waterford
Citywest
Migration Minister says he is unaware of reported plans to purchase Dublin's Citywest Hotel
regional independent group
Minister of State Robert Troy ‘unaware’ ministers have been briefing Michael Lowry’s grouping
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Cutting-edge medicines hoped to transform treatment of incurable skin condition EB
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: 'Don’t worry, we’re your pals' - the crooked lawyer who stole millions from clients
Analysis
Ireland’s 'right to request' remote work law is useless - it should be overhauled
One prominent employer has called the law a ‘toothless tiger’. Frankly, that feels kind.
homicide review
Gardaí must learn from shortfalls in Hawe case investigation, head of policing body says
In August 2016 Alan Hawe, a vice-principal, killed himself after murdering his 39-year-old wife Clodagh and their sons, Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, six.
Eurovision
Austria's JJ has won the Eurovision final, with Israel finishing second
Two people were detained after a protest during the Israeli peformance, but were later released by police.
Housing Crisis
'Highly coincidental' Airbnb launched €100k in rural Ireland grants two weeks after clampdown, says TD
Airbnb’s new grants range from €1,000 to €10,000 and are available to local organisations and community groups.
Two weeks after government announced it is moving to ban planning permissions for short-term lets in towns of more than 10,000 people, Airbnb launched its 'Rural Tourism Fund'
Saturday
17 May 2025
live from basel
Ireland are gone - but here are eight acts to keep an eye out for in the Eurovision final
From French sand to Swedish saunas, we’ve got you covered.
Carrig East
Michael Gaine search: Partial human remains discovered at farm of missing Kerry man
Sources indicate that body fragments were found in a field where slurry was spread yesterday.
Religious Institutions
Opinion: To learn the lessons of Ireland's institutional past, we must teach it in schools
Shannon Airport
Garda hospitalised after US plane at Shannon Airport spray-painted by pro-Palestine protestors
Three women were arrested following the protest.
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