Ticket Prices
Fifa is rinsing fans for its US World Cup, but could we end up with empty seats and a big dud?
Tickets have ballooned compared to previous tournaments and there are suggestions demand isn’t what Fifa expected.
By-election
Seán Kyne holds a narrow lead over Independent Ireland candidate in TG4's Galway West poll
Labour’s Helen Ogbu, on 12%, is also in contention.
white house press room
Leavitt steps away, DJ Rubio wings it: Trump’s White House looks increasingly chaotic
Larry Donnelly
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
no country for animal rights
Cruelty to animals in Ireland: It's still happening all the time and our laws need to catch up
Pat Watt
hantavirus
Evacuation plans still unclear for Irish passengers aboard virus-stricken cruise ship, minister says
The fate of the MV Hondius has sparked international concern after three people travelling on the ship died after contracting the virus.
tech layoffs
Covalen workers vote to strike after 720 workers on Meta projects told jobs at risk
Workers will protest outside the Dáil today to call on the government to bring in more protections.
Good Morning
The 9 at 9
Test for Starmer as polls open in UK local elections, hantavirus cruise ship passengers to be evacuated next week and Taoiseach heads to Belfast.
Doctors Without Borders
Israel created a 'manufactured malnutrition crisis' in Gaza by restricting food, MSF says
Its report found that 90% of the babies born to malnourished mothers in Gaza were born prematurely and 84% had low birth weight.
The Morning Lead
Keir Starmer is bracing for bad news in today's local elections - so will he be forced out?
Labour are under pressure from the left and the right – here’s when we’re expected to know the results of today’s elections.
Middle East
Israel launches air strike on Beirut for first time since ceasefire with Lebanon began
It marks the first time Israel has struck the city since its tentative ceasefire with Lebanon came into place on 17 April.
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