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Former Waterford councillor Eddie Mulligan

Courts

Ex-Fianna Fáil politician secures €4m debt write-off and saves family home from repossession

A heavily indebted former Fianna Fáil politician has saved his 350 square metre family home and had €4m in debt written off by the High Court.

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Ahmet Dede of Dede in Baltimore, Co Cork. Picture: Clare Keogh

Irish News

Michelin Awards 2023: New stars for two Cork restaurants, as Dede gets the only Irish two-star award

Convicted murderer Jason O’Driscoll

Crime Premium

exclusive ‘Every day he was going on about the case’ – How Graham Dwyer’s lost appeal left a double killer ‘distraught’ in jail

"There’s a whole new level of passive-aggression you have to tolerate as a first-time mum." Stock image

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Stefanie Preissner Opinion Why do strangers feel the need to passive-aggressively comment, through my baby, on my abilities as a mum?

Ireland's Evan Ferguson in action against Dayot Upamecano of France during the Euro 2024 qualifier at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

International Soccer

live Ireland v France blog: Boys in Green take on Les Bleus in Euro 2024 qualifying opener

Holding yourself to unattainable standards of perfection can wear you down. Getty Images/iStockphoto

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Ask Allison: How do I stop my daughter making the same mistakes I did?

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Man in Venice criticised for jumping off building

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Irish News

Boy dies and man (30s) fighting for life in hospital following road crash in Tipperary

Terre restaurant at Castlemartyr Resort in Co Cork. Picture: Barry Murphy

Food Reviews Premium

Michelin Awards – Terre restaurant review: ‘Was our €778 dinner bill worth it?’

CCJ Dublin

Courts

Man who posted intimate images of teenage girlfriend to 1,100 social media followers after break-up is jailed

Kellie Harrington

Boxing

‘Next question’ – Kellie Harrington accuses broadcaster of ‘trying to hang me out to dry’ in heated debate on controversial tweet

Alan Leech leaving the Central Criminal Courts

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Pictured: Criminal hired by jealous Dublin husband to murder couple his wife befriended playing Dungeons and Dragons

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Courts

Norwegian engineer who drove Irish rental car across Europe is jailed for three months

Stephanie Nolan, pictured here with dog Luna, was first affected by bipolar disorder in her 20s but it took years to get an official diagnosis. PHOTO: DAVE CONACHY

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‘I had 15 years of chaos before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I now live a full life’

Murderer Patrick Quirke

Crime Premium

Daughter of Bobby Ryan hopes his killer will stay jailed after Graham Dwyer appeal fails

Video

Video shows car being driven over traffic pole on pedestrianised street in Dublin

With Ryan Tubridy in the chair some back of the envelope estimates suggest the Late Late brings in close to €3.5m a year. Photo: Andres Poveda

Irish Premium

Samantha McCaughren Opinion The price of change: RTÉ faces a multi-million euro Late Late decision over a replacement for Ryan Tubridy

Videos

French diners casually enjoy wine as fire rages in background during violent protests

Dublin Airport traffic brought to standstill by anti-migrant protesters over weekend

#EveryoneShouldHaveAHome Chorus Challenge against the Eviction Ban lift

Kylian Mbappe confident France can keep Ireland hotshot Evan Ferguson quiet

Animal lover goes viral for housing crocodile like pet dog

Calamar eriste in chilli oil from Dede at the Customs House

Food Reviews Premium

Michelin Awards 2023 – Dede restaurant review: In Cork, Ahmet Dede’s fusion cuisine ‘is as unique as it is tantalising’

In the 1960s, Youen Jacob, a young Breton, sailed into to the West Cork village of Baltimore, liked what he saw, and stayed to create one of the best-known seafood restaurants in the country, Chez Youen. It was a favourite with Francophile Charlie Haughey, who would sweep into the harbour on his yacht, Celtic Mist, for lobster and Dom P lunches. Neither man is with us now, but Youen Junior, and his wife Kate, have the The Lookout and La Jolie Brise restaurants, and the fab Waterfront Hotel.

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Matthew Macfadyen says his role in Succession is 'therapeutic'. Photo: Aaron Richter/Getty Images

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Succession star Matthew Macfadyen: ‘It’s liberating to play because you can say these hurtful, vile and appalling things’

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Your personal finance questions: Is there a more affordable alternative for my health insurance?

Stephen Cluxton made a shock return to the Dublin set-up last weekend. Image: Sportsfile.

The Throw In

‘It shook the GAA world’ – Philly McMahon on Stephen Cluxton’s return and why he should start on Sunday

Celebrities including Jim Carrey, Britney Spears and Kylie Jenner have all put their sprawling properties on the market in recent months

Celebrity News

Revealed: The Hollywood stars scrambling to sell their homes ahead of LA’s new ‘mansion’ tax

Boris Johnson at the UK's privileges committee last week. Photo: PA

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Tom Peck Opinion RIP Boris Johnson’s political career – but what will the statue say to honour a legacy like his?

Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Celebrity News

latest Prince Harry arrives at court in London for phone-tapping and privacy case against Mail newspapers

World News

Police officers arrive at the Covenant School, Covenant Presbyterian Church, after reports of a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. March 27, 2023. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/Handout via REUTERS.

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Opinion & Analysis

The problems with housing supply in Dublin could soon be replicated elsewhere in the country. Photo: Graham Moore

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Mark Keenan Opinion When it comes to housing, we simply don’t have enough stock – and it’s going to get worse

Marlon Brando meeting the then arts minister Michael D Higgins in Shanagarry House, Cork, during the filming of the unfinished 'Divine Rapture' film. Photo: Independent News and Media/Getty Images

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John Daly Opinion How a Marlon Brando pub crawl got into full flow in a bygone era of intoxicating early houses in Cork

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. Photo: Frank McGrath

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Lorraine Courtney Opinion Change is not possible if we only have the deeply binary choice of Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael vs Sinn Féin

Wilting Greens’ climate agenda suffers as the Government now has to rely on Independents’ support

Fionnán Sheahan

People need more homes not political theatre

Editorial

Fallout from eviction ban is far from over – for terrified tenants it’s just beginning

Neasa Hourigan

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The alleged abuse dates back decades. Stock image

Irish News Premium

Elderly man accused of raping boys over decades now shares squalid house with young married couple

"Even where birth has been medically uncomplicated, there is recovery involved, and a range of short, medium and occasionally long-term issues, including pain, pelvic-floor weakness, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence and sexual dysfunction that can occur."

Health Features Premium

Birth injury: ‘The woman beside me complained of a smell – the smell was me’

Dil Wickremasinghe who is in a Polyamorous relationship. Photo by Steve Humphreys

Life

‘It’s brought us so much joy – and the sexual connection is mind-blowing’: How being in a throuple is revitalising our marriage

Side view of outdoor energy unit hanging on brick wall of house on a sunny day. Air to air heat pump for cooling or heating the home. Outdoor unit powered by renewable energy. Air conditioner and air heat pump.

Personal Finance Premium

Is the new heat pump in your house also pumping up your electricity bills?

Sport

Evan Ferguson during an Ireland training session. Photo: Sportsfile

International Soccer Premium

Gary Breen Opinion Evan Ferguson can be Ireland’s missing piece but French test is about a solid foundation for Stephen Kenny’s men

France's Dayot Upamecano celebrates scoring their second goal against the Netherlands with Kylian Mbappe, who scored twice on Friday night. Photo: Reuters

International Soccer

Meet the French – the world-class talent ready to make Ireland feel Les Bleus

Billy Drennan of Kilkenny is tackled by Cork players, from left, Damien Cahalane, Ciarán Joyce and Niall O’Leary resulting in a penalty being awarded during their league semi-final in Nowlan Park. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

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Eddie Brennan Opinion Cats need to improve their short game if they are to close the gap on speedy Limerick

Ireland’s Nichola Fryday is tackled by Georgia Evans of Wales at Cardiff Arms Park. Photo: Mark Lewis/Sportsfile

Six Nations

Nichola Fryday: This week will test character of players

Galway's Johnny Heaney has a shot on goal saved by Tom O’Sullivan and Kerry goalkeeper Shane Murphy. Photo: Sportsfile

Gaelic Football

Galway’s conviction about how they defended when the temperature rose bodes well for what comes next

Evan Ferguson during an Ireland training session. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

International Soccer Premium

Spirit of 1981 needs to be reawakened – Ireland’s famous home win over France relied on crowd’s war cries

Farming Independent

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Courts Premium

63-year-old mother escapes conviction for golf club attack on ex-husband's tractor

Frontage: This 87ac farm at Gardenrath near Kells, Co Meath was bought by an online bidder and made almost €25,000/ac.

Leinster Farm Sales Premium

Almost €25,000/ac paid at auction for 87ac farm in Meath

Nurture: Andrew Bergin with a soil sample on his farm. Photo: Alf Harvey

Tillage Premium

Andrew Bergin: For decades we have treated soil as an adversary, to be battered into submission – but now we need it as an ally

A high proportion of farmers aged over 65 have no successor willing to take an active role in the running of the farm

Finance Premium

Stepping back from farming: A guide to scaling down, changing systems, and more

The new CAP rules effectively means that nobody can receive a payment greater than €66k in Ireland.

Schemes Premium

How will big payments be capped in the new CAP?

Tough time: Among the fatal problems Eamon O'Connell has had to deal with recently are: a cow with an abscess on her liver that had burst; a bull whose abscess ate into a major vein; and a potential champion calf whose broken leg turned necrotic. Photo: Alf Harvey

Rural Life Premium

Eamon O’Connell: Don’t be fooled by the Instagram version of agriculture – no farm is problem-free in spring

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Stephen Cluxton watches on from the Dublin bench against Louth. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

The Throw In

The Throw-In: What Stephen Cluxton's return means for Dublin and Cork's hurlers fall short again

Linda (left) and Charlotte Mulhall, photographed in 2005, became known as the ‘Scissor Sisters’ after the killing of Farah Swaleh Noor

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Carved and discarded — The killing tactics of murderous siblings, the Scissor Sisters

Rupert Murdoch Photo: Danny Moloshok

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Rupert Murdoch - Emperor of the Fourth Estate, Kingmaker of British Politics, and his real life 'Succession'

Ireland players celebrate their first try in the win over England. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The Left Wing

The Left Wing: Grand Slam glory, France still looming and U-20 logjam

Entertainment

Davy Fitzgerald

Television

‘I’m feeling 50. I’m overweight, I’m absolutely bricking it’ – Davy Fitzgerald on his RTÉ boot-camp show

Becky Lynch chats to Tommy Tiernan (Pic: RTÉ)

TV News

‘Now, I’m the man’ – Ireland’s Becky Lynch on conquering the WWE as a female wrestler

Moia Goth and Alexander Skarsgård in Infinity Pool

Movies Premium

Infinity Pool director Brandon Cronenberg on why he’s not afraid of the horror genre, unlike some of his peers

Bafta, Emmy and Royal Television Society award-winning director Aisling Walsh

Movies

Aisling Walsh: ‘I first saw Taxi Driver at The Savoy in Dublin. I sneaked in and sat through it three times’

Inferno: The Waco siege ended when the compound was engulfed in flames. Photo by Greg Smit via Getty Images

TV Reviews

The legacy of Waco is that we still fail to see real tragedies

Ryan Tubridy in the radio studio. Photo by Damien Eagers

Radio

Late Late Show aftermath: Is it time to make Ryan Tubridy’s radio show on RTÉ longer?

Style

'Sex is supposed to be a mutually desired experience — this is not the case if you felt you had to say yes to avoid negative experiences.' Stock photo

Sex & Relationships Premium

Asking for a friend: ‘My boyfriend wants to have sex all the time. It feels like the only thing he’s interested in doing with me. What should I do?’

Erin McGregor

Celebrity

Erin McGregor ‘doing really well’ after surgery to remove botched breast implants

Fashion News

Irish fashion focus: Success story Peruzzi — ‘It has clothes for whatever way you feel’

"I generally want to refresh my entire beauty booty and wardrobe when I see what’s happening on the red carpet, be it the Baftas, the Iftas, The Gossies or the fashion weeks in Paris, London and New York." Actor Florence Pugh at this year’s Bafta awards. Photo: Isabel Infantes

Makeup

Triona McCarthy: Mimic that red-carpet glam with the latest make-up must-haves

Don O’Neill (left) and his husband Pascal Guillermie will move from Brooklyn, New York to Ballyheigue, Co Kerry in the coming months. Photo: Ciara O'Donnell

Irish News Premium

The Irish fashion designer who has dressed Oprah, Nicole Kidman and Taylor Swift on returning home to Ballyheigue

The audio erotica industry has been growing rapidly in the past four years

Sex & Relationships Premium

The joy of aural sex: ‘I listen to it before having sex with my boyfriend. It’s very intense, having someone in your ear telling you what to do’

Life

"This noodle bowl recipe is like Lego — you build it yourself." Photo: Susan Jane White

Recipes

Try Susan Jane White’s food Lego! This fun, easy DIY noodle bowl recipe will build you up

"Boucle is particularly beautiful when used on curved furniture as its fuzziness seems to accentuate curves." ‘Calix’ ripple accent chair in ivory boucle, €579, DFS, dfs.ie

Interiors Premium

Darren Kennedy: Add some Coco Chanel chic to your interiors with beautiful boucle

Crime writer Jane Casey at her home in Wandsworth, London. Photo: Jonathan Goldberg

Life Premium

Crime writer Jane Casey: ‘My characters say things I’m afraid to say and do things I’m scared to do’

Nicola Tallant. Picture: Steve Humphreys

Life Premium

Crime World’s Nicola Tallant: ‘If there’s any real threat against a journalist, the State comes down on them’

A highlight of The Five Lamps festival this year is a stage production of Roddy Doyle’s post-lockdown short story, also called The Five Lamps. Photo: Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Images

Health & Wellbeing

Notions and necessities: From a charity cookbook to arts festivals for kids and adults, there’s something for everyone

It’s important to confirm the allergy with a skin-prick test as it could be something else. Photo: Picture posed/Getty Images

Life Premium

Modern Morals: My boyfriend loves cats but I’m allergic. I want him to choose between me or them

Travel

How can you save money on your holidays? Photo: Getty

Travel Talk Premium

21 expert travel tips to save money on your holiday this year

St Anne's Church in Shandon, Cork

Ireland Premium

The Cork bucket list – 30 of the best things to do in the Rebel City

Formentera, Spain. Photo: Getty

Europe

Secret Balearic Islands - an insider’s guide to lesser-known Menorca and Formentera

Sharon Horgan during filming for Tourism Ireland’s new campaign at Lough Tay in Co Wicklow

Travel News

‘Irish people are the funniest in the world’ – Sharon Horgan stars in new tourism campaign

A selection of the many beautiful Irish-owned stays overseas

Travel Premium

20 of the best Irish-owned stays abroad – from a B&B in Naples to chic chateaus in France

Le Bristol in Paris is frequented by the likes of Julia Roberts, George Clooney and David Beckham

Hotel Reviews

Hotel Review: Channel your inner superstar at Le Bristol in Paris