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Record-breaking crowd
Estimated crowd of over 1.5 million people turn out for free Madonna concert in Rio, Brazil
Perth attack
'Radicalised' 16-year-old boy who stabbed man in car park shot dead by police in Australia
Cowen campaign trail
'Not a dancer, or a jockey, or a shock jock or a chancer': Barry Cowen on his bid for an MEP seat
People Before Profit
PBP defends Sinn Féin's inclusion in voting pact offer despite rhetoric shifting 'rightwards'
Controversy
How a president's intervention set the stage for the most contentious Eurovision in years
The buildup to the competition has been overshadowed by the debate over Israel’s inclusion – so what can we expect in Malmö?
Saturday
4 May 2024
Sponsored
Fancy some Irish craic agus ceol? Don’t miss this awards show celebrating the trad scene on TG4
TG4
May 4
From The 42
stroll
Manchester City beat Wolves 5-1 as they charge on in bid for Premier League title
From The 42
London Calling
Lowe hat-trick sees Leinster survive late Northampton surge at Croke Park
Asylum seekers on the streets
Over 50 tents set up along Dublin's Grand Canal by asylum seekers, including Palestinians
A 22-year-old Gazan whose father was killed in a bombing last month is amongst the asylum seekers who have pitched tents along the canal.
- Over 50 tents have been set up along the Grand Canal, as a new encampment is forming after the Mount Street area was cleared.
- Palestinians are amongst the asylum seekers living there, including a 22-year-old from Gaza whose father was killed in a bombing.
- Some of the asylum seekers at the new encampment went to Citywest, but were told the centre is at capacity.
irish-palestinians
In pictures: Irish-Palestinian man Zak Hania reunites with family in Dublin Airport
Local Elections
Holly Cairns rejects ambassador's claim that Soc Dem's 'discriminated' against Israeli candidate
waterford court
Garda says she 'didn't feel right' making 'false' record of supervisor's alleged assault of suspect
A Garda sergeant is charged with assaulting a suspect and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: United Kingdom trying to drag Ireland down to its level on immigration
On your bike
Leinster Rugby fans warned to find alternative transport as stretch of Dart line closes for works
Student Travel
Graduate: 'The reality of the J-1 visa leaves Irish graduates vulnerable to exploitation'
summer rush
Warnings that parking will be 'tight' as Dublin Airport prepares for busy Bank Holiday weekend
The Lighthouse
Removal of Mount Street camp is 'like putting a plaster on a wound'
The Lighthouse in Dublin is providing food and other services for hundreds of asylum seekers every day.
drugs policy
Delay in getting Drug Use Committee off the ground as members not yet nominated by all parties
Friday
3 May 2024
Burkes in Court
Enoch Burke to await High Court ruling on defamation case against Sunday Indo from Mountjoy cell
A judgement is expected to be issued electronically in the case in the coming weeks.
trinity college dublin
Trinity students set up encampment after accusing college of trying to 'scare' them into silence
North Dublin coast
Family of six, including four children, rescued after ending up on rocks at Lambay Island
last day
'Dobbo has left the building': Bryan Dobson signs off for the last time after 37 years at RTÉ
Criticism
Harris says asylum seekers in Ballsbridge park is 'temporary thing done by people being very humane'
Stormont Assembly
Michelle O'Neill 'underlines commitment to A5' during Harris's first trip to Belfast as Taoiseach
Higher Education
'A dangerous precedent': Senators slam €214k fine for TCD students over Book of Kells protests
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