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rinse and repeat
‘Go home and shampoo yourself’: Salons and coffee shops battling repeated water outages in Kildare town
A Leixlip café is stockpiling water while a local hair salon has resorted to boiling kettles and sending some customers home mid-treatment.
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Duke Dumont
Electric Picnic kept DJ on same stage despite knowing about 'potential overcrowding' in advance
Emails show the organisers wanted to move Duke Dumont’s performance to the Main Stage on the Saturday of this year’s festival.
Saturday
3 Oct
From The 42
Stand up and fight
Young out-half Charlie O'Shea stars as Munster power to bonus-point win against Bulls
Analysis
Home Heating Oil
How far does the €5 weekly bump to fuel allowance actually go in an energy crisis?
Budget 2027
Carbon tax pause on home heating oil and a 'significant' childcare package in Budget 2027, says Martin
Garvaghy Road
Drumcree: Thousands gather at rival rallies in Portadown as police say it is illegal to block road
Opinion
doing things differently
What if city living also meant you could grow your own food? One Dutch community has it sussed
From The 42
uefa nations league
Chaotic scenes at Ireland's pre-match press conference after Israeli accusations
Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson retains composure as he also explains Dara O’Shea may not be available after returning for birth of child.
Fuel Prices
Trump claims diesel ban was ‘never really on the table’ after Europe releases reserve barrels
Analysis
the housing essay
More homes are for sale – but not because more are coming onto the market
Economist and housing expert Ronan Lyons explores a key data point in today’s heated market.
irish comedy
'I'm really buzzing': Joe.ie's Ross McCarney on bringing online comedy to RTÉ and Whelan's
your stories
Debt, no savings and running out of cash before payday: what it's like living on less than €44k
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Budget 2027
Tax changes, social welfare and childcare: Here's what we know about Tuesday's budget so far
There have already been warnings that tax cuts will probably only amount to a “few hundred euros” for the average worker.
Friday
2 Oct
Opinion
assault allegation
Cornell shows us we cannot keep telling our girls to be careful while teaching boys to be entitled
Nigel Farage
Man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe charged with preparing terror act against Nigel Farage
From The 42
uefa nations league
Austria draw a reminder of the mild inconveniences Ireland manager must relish
work-to-rule
Minister accuses trade unions of being 'unwilling' to negotiate as teachers prepare for 'all-out strike'
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