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Opinion
artists against genocide
Opinion: Ed Sheeran says he’s apolitical. His Macklemore decision tells a different story
Gaza
Children among 21 killed after Gaza building collapses due to damage sustained in earlier strikes
The Explainer
Why are artists walking away from Ed Sheeran’s tour?
Zara Hedderman, music and arts journalist and author of the Bad Arts newsletter, joins us to examine who gets to decide what can be said on stage, and what happens when artists stand together and say no.
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Donald Trump
Tharraing ‘grá’ Trump d’Éirinn aontaithe trioblóid, ní hamháin in Éirinn ach ar fud an domhain
Cork City Council
Planning application lodged to demolish 19th-century Cork house linked to 2019 murder
Kerry
TD Michael Healy-Rae assaulted in his car while driving through Dublin
Gardaí confirmed the incident occurred shortly after 4pm on Cork Street in Dublin.
Column
oprah comes to dublin
Lise Hand: In praise of Oprah and all wise women – we need them now more than ever
Ennis
Disgraced ex-garda gave confidential information on female motorists to his friend, court hears
Gaeilge
D’fhéadfadh scéim traipisithe seancharranna maidir le feithiclí leictreacha a bheith ar na bacáin do 2027
Series
what's the craic
The Feeder's Digest: Has Irishness finally become cool enough for the Great British table?
Antrim Crown Court
Man who caused family to ‘hide in attic’ for five hours during Ballymena riots jailed
off the rails
It's official: transport authorities expect a drop in public transport use after fare hike
The National Transport Authority said that for every 10% fare increase, passenger numbers fall by 3%.
Must Read
EU said it
'Living in another world': Irish politicians divided over von der Leyen's latest EU vision
Uisce Éireann
Hosepipe ban lifted two weeks early due to ‘extraordinary efforts’ to reduce water use
use your loaf
Contestants battle it out at the Ploughing for the title of the nation's best brown bread
The National Brown Bread Baking Competition 2026 is well underway at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.
stop the game
Politicians call on FAI and government to be more like acts quitting Ed Sheeran's tour
Lisa Nandy
UK culture secretary says she has ‘enormous sympathy’ for Ed Sheeran as support acts leave tour
State of the Union
Tánaiste welcomes plan to beef up EU security cooperation, but says Irish neutrality 'won't change'
Ursula von der Leyen also proposed a European Security Council as she warned that the EU was “stronger than ever”, but facing an increasingly precarious world.
Solidarity
'Free Palestine': The Irish artists standing by Macklemore and pulling out of Ed Sheeran's US tour
All the support acts for Sheeran’s ongoing tour have no quit.
mythical metro
MetroLink to cost up to €17.5bn and take at least a decade to be ready for passengers
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