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Gardaí at the house where the body of a woman in her 20s was discovered, in Rathmore, near Athboy, Co Meath. Picture: Frank McGrath

News

Forensics on scene after body of woman (20s) found dead in Meath as man (30s) arrested

The body of a woman in her 20s has been discovered at a house outside Athboy, Co Meath, this morning.

Latest News

Liveline's Joe Duffy. Photo by Mark Condren

Irish News Premium

How Joe Duffy and Liveline retain a unique place in the media landscape

Davy Fitzgerald has returned to Waterford

Hurling

‘I’m really, really excited about the challenge’ – Davy Fitzgerald relishing return to Waterford hurling hotseat

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Irish News Premium

Luke O’Neill Opinion How to keep your cool in the heatwave and what steps you should take to protect your health

Lucy Denyer in her gorgeous kitchen that she bought second-hand. Photo: Clara Molden

Homes Premium

12 things I wish I’d known before renovating my house

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Courts

Man (29) remanded in custody on ‘serious allegations’ of robbery of Ukrainian girl in Dublin

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Property & Mortgages

Property prices surge to Celtic Tiger levels as lender increases mortgage rates by 1pc

Gardaí had previously tracked the suspect’s movements from Dublin Airport to the country he is now based in and which he is a native of

Crime

Gardaí issue arrest warrant for medical professional alleged to have fled to Asia with boy

Dawn O'Shea's holiday dream was left in tatters as she could not get an appointment for a US visa. Photo: Arthur Carron

Comment Premium

I overstayed my US visa 26 years ago, and now my family must go on €15,000 Mexico trip without me

The Four Courts, Dublin

Courts

Two women to have debts totalling €1.2m written off after High Court overturns PIA refusal

Video

Moment bus rolls back on busy street after driver on toilet break forgets to leave handbrake on

Richard Mulcahy, Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. Photo: Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI

Irish News Premium

The only 10 things you need to know about the Irish Civil War

Bantry Credit Union chairperson Eddie Mullins and Finbarr O’Shea with the credit union and former bank building in the background. Photo: John Allen/Provision

Credit Unions

Sign of the times: Town’s credit union buys the bank

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Irish News

Five teenage girls rushed to hospital following serious crash in Kilkenny

Séamus Darby of Offaly, far left, scores their last-minute goal past Kerry goalkeeper Charlie Nelligan to deny Kerry a five-in-a-row in the 1982 All-Ireland final. Photo by Colman Doyle/Sportsfile

Gaelic Football Premium

50 years of football champions ranked: Armagh and Offaly were great teams - but they couldn't win a second title

Videos

Bear high on 'mad honey' rescued by vets in Turkey

Wexford farmer attempts to stop spread of a wheatfield fire

'American' voice actor confuses internet by highlighting diversity of Irish accents

Child with disability in urgent need of therapy to have chance of walking or talking

Water Safety: How to stay afloat and prepare for seaside emergencies

Featured

Actor Russell Crowe cycles into Bray, Co Wicklow during a break from filming at Ardmore Studios in Bray. Photo by Padraig O'Reilly

News

Russell Crowe spotted cycling around Dublin and Wicklow

Actor Russell Crowe has been spotted cycling around Bray and enjoying the sunshine as he took a break from filming his new movie.

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Dawn Adams and her son Grayson

Irish News Premium

‘He’ll never be able to say he loves me unless he gets help’ – mum’s fight as time runs out for her little boy

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary

Travel Talk

Why reports of the death of the €10 flight are greatly exaggerated

Crowning glory...Queen of Puck Alesha Williams crowns King Puck for 2022 at Puck Fair in Killorglin,

News

latest King Puck ‘back in the shade’ today after spending night on the throne

Busker Jacob Koopman, Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan perform on Dublin's Grafton Street

Irish News

The Indo News Quiz: get your news on

WhatsApp is set to provide the option of leaving a group without anyone knowing. Photo: Stock image

Life Premium

WhatsApp groups we all secretly want to leave

Google employs over 8,000 people in Ireland

The Big Tech Show

The Big Tech Slowdown: What smaller growth could mean for jobs in Ireland

Arthur Griffith

Sinn Féin founder and Treaty signatory Arthur Griffith. Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis

Comment Premium

John Downing Opinion ‘A peculiarly lonely, unknown man’ – Arthur Griffith was the shy, forgotten hero of Irish history

Centenary of Michael Collins’s and Arthur Griffith’s deaths: Five must-see events commemorating the historic figures

Premium

Arthur Griffith profile: The architect of Irish independence – but who’s eclipsed in memory by Michael Collins

Editorial Opinion Griffith deserves greater credit for his crucial role

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The reluctant team sent to negotiate the treaty for Ireland

August Heatwave

Donabate beach

Weather

live August heatwave: Record-breaking temperatures expected today, nationwide heat warning extended

Ireland is set for record-breaking temperatures today as a high temperature warning applies to the whole country from noon onwards.

10/08/22 Rosscarbery, West Cork, Ireland. Thousands of tourists and locals hit The Warren Beach in Rosscarbery on Wednesday as temperatures soared. Picture: Andy Gibson

News

Revealed: Hottest counties today as temperatures set to exceed 30C

Tipperary, Offaly, Kilkenny and parts of Galway may see temperatures exceed 30C today as the country prepares for a very hot day.

This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region SDIS 33, (Departmental fire and rescue service 33) shows firefighters tackling a blaze near Hostens, south of Bordeaux, southwestern France, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (SDIS 33 via AP)

Europe

‘Mega-fire’ destroys homes, forces evacuation of 100,000 people in Bordeaux, France

France is battling a "monster" wildfire in the Landiras region near the winegrowing heartland of Bordeaux, Gregory Allione from the French firefighters body FNSPF said on Thursday.

People enjoying the hot weather in Seapoint, south Dublin. Photo: Michelle Devane/PA Wire

Irish News

The six heatwave survival tips you never knew – and why milk could be the best drink option

Amid the sweltering conditions of recent days, many people will be desperately trying to keep cool and come up with creative ways to survive the heatwave.

August heatwave: When will it end?

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Opinion & Analysis

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Comment Premium

Charlie Weston Opinion Watchdog has let big lenders off the hook and we will pay dearly for that

Rainy days: Bono, in action for U2 in 2010, will bring out his memoir in November. Photo by Gennady Avramenko via Getty Images

Comment Premium

Sonny Bunch Opinion People don’t want entertainment forced on them – just ask U2

The King Puck goat that was suspended in a cage above Killorglin, Co Kerry, for Puck Fair

Comment Premium

Martina Devlin Opinion King Puck reprieved in heat of the moment, but they really shouldn’t be using a live goat

‘I will fight no more forever’ – why Chief Joseph’s wisdom can still inspire us today

John Connell

Griffith deserves greater credit for his crucial role

Editorial

Letters

Puck Fair is merely another sideshow of animal cruelty

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Farming Independent

Darragh's new dog Ellie checking out the start of the potato harvest at Elmgrove Farm

Comment Premium

Is a farm pet really worth it in these difficult times?

Primrose Park on 152ac near Ashbourne in Co Meath made €4.1m at auction and netted the biggest price paid at farmland auction in the first six months of 2022

Farm Property Premium

Property price survey: Dairy farmers dominate the market as farm values surge

This 29ac residential holding at Piercetown, Ballynacargy, Co Westmeath, was sold as an entire and made €15,862/ac

Comment

Margaret Donnelly Opinion When will farmland’s bull run come to an end?

Stephen Connolly, Sustainability Manager at ABP, Minister of State Martin Heydon and Kevin Cahill, Managing Director of ABP Ireland at ABP’s Demonstration Farm in Clonegal, Co Carlow. Photo: Fennell Photography

Comment Premium

Angus Woods Opinion Angus Woods: We need to act now to maximise potential genetic gains for 2024

Uncle and nephew team Liam Trench and Donal Ronayne milk 200 high EBI Jersey cross cows just outside Claremorris

Dairy Farm Profiles Premium

‘There was nothing more profitable than going gung-ho in the first year’ – meet the uncle and nephew team milking 200 cows in Mayo

Mike Brady says it's not all about profit in the farming community. Photo: Clare Keogh

Comment Premium

Mike Brady Opinion Mike Brady: What environmentalists and the general public don’t understand about farmers

Editor's Choice

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Irish News

Are these Ireland’s cheapest pints? Guinness, Heineken and Carlsberg at €3.30 and Beamish for €2.90

Billionaire Luke Comer (pictured) and his brother Brian are buying Waterford airport. Photograph: Mark Condren

Irish Premium

exclusive Billionaire Comer brothers have agreed to pay up to €20m to buy Waterford Airport

Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver (Martin Short) in the Disney+ hit miniseries Only Murders in the Building. Photo: Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu

TV News Premium

Pat Stacey Opinion Disney has surpassed Netflix for subscribers – how did they do it and how do the streaming giants compare?

Fintan (left) and Liz Conway (right) say homeschooling their daughter Aisling transformed them into a tight family unit. Photo: Tom O'Hanlon

Family Premium

‘A royal slap in the face with a new appreciation for teachers’ – Meet the parents who kept homeschooling after lockdowns

Sport

FC Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is the subject of one of this season's major transfer sagas. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

Premier League

Manchester United have gambled everything on Frenkie de Jong but what if he doesn’t sign?

What's another year? The Irish Press Cup is awarded to the All-Ireland minor hurling champions but should the minor grade at national level revert to Under-18? Photo: Sportsfile

GAA Premium

Colm Keys Opinion Cork official proposes novel solution to ‘complete disaster’ of underage grade dilemma

IABA CEO Fergal Carruth. Image credit: Sportsfile.

Boxing

More upheaval in Irish boxing as IABA CEO and chairman of the board both resign

Ciara Mageean celebrates her silver medal in the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Photo: Getty Images

Athletics

‘There’s no place in the world I’d rather be’ – Ciara Mageean relishing another shot at medal in Euros

Anto Breslin reacts to a missed chance against CSKA Sofia. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

League of Ireland

Missed chances cost St Pat's as CSKA Sofia end European dream

Rory McIlroy speaking with the media during the pro-am prior to the FedEx St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Golf

War with LIV Golf is now ‘personal’ – Rory McIlroy

Podcasts

Police search a van for missing cash from the Northern Bank robbery

The Indo Daily

Indo Daily UNSOLVED: Heist! The mystery of the Northern Bank robbery

Missing women Deirdre Jacob (left) and Jo Jo Dullard

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Unsolved - The mysterious disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health podcast: Understanding the brain's role in weight loss with Prof Carel Le Roux

Birmingham Six (left-right) John Walker, Paddy Hill, Hugh Callaghan, Chris Mullen MP, Richard McIlkenny, Gerry Hunter and William Power outside the Old Bailey in London after their convictions were quashed Credit: Sean Dempsey/PA Wire

Podcasts

The Indo Daily: UNSOLVED – A Miscarriage of Justice: The Birmingham Six Story

Entertainment

Property porn, self-regard and marriage break-up make for a queasy combination in the woeful Dr Eva’s Great Escape

Television Premium

Dr Eva’s Great Escape review: Arrogance and egotism of Eva Orsmond is not what the doctor ordered

Emmy-nominated costume designer Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh and costume practitioner Veerle Dehaene with costumes from the 2018 film The Favourite. Photo: Mark Condren

Entertainment

From Normal People to The Favourite: costumes worn on top TV shows and films go on display

Sean Bean

Entertainment Premium

Nicole Vassell Opinion Sean Bean is wrong – intimacy co-ordinators are #MeToo’s greatest legacy

Renee Zellweger in The Truth About Pam. Photo; Getty/Prime Video

Celebrity Features Premium

Harriet Williamson Opinion The Renee Zellweger controversy shows why Hollywood needs to ditch fat suits once and for all

The Pogues bassist Darryl Hunt has died aged 72

Music

Shane MacGowan remembers Pogues bandmate Darryl Hunt as ‘a great person and a great friend’

Olivia Newton-John (Photo by Steve Morley/Redferns)

Entertainment Premium

From her MI5 father to competing against Abba in Eurovision – there was more to Olivia Newton-John than Grease

Style

Maura opens up about her frightening encounter

Celebrity News

Maura Higgins reveals she was sexually assaulted while asleep in a taxi in Ireland

Olivia Newton-John in 2005 (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)

Celebrity News

Olivia Newton-John’s niece opens up about star’s final days

Vogue shared a loved-up snap with her husband Spencer while on holidays. Photo: Instagram

Celebrity News

Vogue Williams soaks up sun in Ibiza with husband Spencer and kids

Niall and Lewis were spotted tucking into some chicken fillet rolls in Mullingar over the weekend.

Celebrity News

‘It’s decent isn’t it?’ – Lewis Capaldi tries his first chicken fillet roll with Niall Horan in Mullingar

Sean Bean

Celebrity News

‘Nobody wants an impromptu grope’ – Sean Bean called out by female stars following his remarks about sex scenes

Olivia Newton-John in 2017. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Celebrity News

Olivia Newton-John: Mystery of former boyfriend who ‘was found in Mexico’ after going missing for 12 years

Life

Liam Gallagher showed off what looked like blond locks in a recent Instagram post. Photo: Instagram/Liam Gallagher

Hair Premium

Why is men dyeing their hair a societal grey area?

"He drifts happily from sun trap to sun trap, ice pop in hand and deaf to the pleading demands of his children and life in general." Stock image

Family Premium

Sophie White Opinion My husband’s ability to enrage me grows exponentially when he transforms into his summer persona

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Motoring

Take to the track in a fast car and beat the gym for feel-good factor

Brother Kevin Crowley outside the Capuchin Day Centre. Photo: Tony Gavin

News Premium

‘It’s sad there’s still a need for it after all this time’ – Brother Kevin to retire from Capuchin Day Centre he founded 53 years ago

Avoid the risk of accident by checking brake lights are working. Photo: Andy Nowack

Motor Talk

Are you sure your brake lights work? Now is a good time to check

Susan McAlester and her son Finn

Parenting

Mum describes pressure to ‘bounce back’ after birth: ‘I was a bit tough on myself in the early days’

Travel

Lake Bled, Slovenia. Photo: Deposit

Europe

How Slovenia went from obscurity to Boris Johnson’s honeymoon hotspot

Hong Kong

Travel News

Hong Kong cuts Covid quarantine to three days in hotel for incoming travellers

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Irish

Consumers prioritise getaways as essentials rise in price

There have been long queues at departures in Dublin Airport. Photo: Gareth Chaney

Travel News

Passengers warned as air travel disruption to continue

Lorraine Keane with her family in Normandy

Travel Premium

Beaches, brollies and a boot-full of wine: Lorraine Keane’s Normandy

Slow Cabins is a unique way to embrace nature

Travel Premium

The Wander List: Slow travel around Ireland and a Grecian getaway