09 July, 2026 Digital News Archive

Newsagents and local grocers push for cut in employer PRSI rates in Budget 2027

By Killian Woods

Say cheese, think Kerrygold: Dinner is a dream with a simple but tasty pasta bake

Residential

Five homes from €625,000 on view this week in Dublin and Wicklow

By Jessica Doyle

Yuno Energy brings clarity to customers’ energy bills

Food

The best places around Ireland for summer dining al fresco: From ice cream to fish and chips

Jervis Shopping Centre’s owners seek permission for new leisure facilities

By Killian Woods

Three Ireland blocked 26 million scam calls last year. Its anti-fraud operation never sleeps

Food Innovation Summit: Industry prepares for impact of weight loss drugs

Restaurants

Restaurant review: This beloved Dublin spot has an impressive new chef. Does his menu deliver?

By Corinna Hardgrave

Film

The Last One for the Road review: A shaggy hair-of-the-dog story

By Tara Brady

Film

Evil Dead Burn star Souheila Yacoub: ‘I tried to watch the second film and it was too much’

By Tara Brady

Innovation

Sony’s PS3 closure raises a big question: who actually owns the games you buy?

By Emmet Ryan

Ireland’s EU presidency is a far cry from 1990s - when visitors got a trad CD and bottle of whiskey

By Jack Power

‘It would leave me open to identity theft’: Artists express fears over new rules for basic income grant

By Órla Ryan

Your Money

How can I make sure my beneficiaries don’t wait years for their inheritance?

By Joanne Hunt

Science

New alchemy can make value out of problematic phosphate

By Stuart Mathieson

Pencil grips and handwriting in the digital age

Inside Ireland’s chess boom: The ‘national phenomenon’ that is still not recognised as a sport

By Jack Brady

Abroad

I came to Dublin to learn English in 1996, and Ireland has never really left me since

By François Sablayrolles

Residential

New upscale homes overlooking the estuary in Kinsale

By Alison Gill

Science

Engineering and Afrobeats harmonise to boost rainwater harvesting

By Claire O'Connell

Work

Humans: Just a ghost in the machine as artificial intelligence redefines ‘good jobs’

By Margaret E Ward

People

Séamas O’Reilly: Social media bans for children ignore the scorpions in the room

By Séamas O'Reilly

Dave Hannigan: The World Cup is proving football has become ridiculously overcomplicated

By Dave Hannigan

Climate Crisis

Dublin and Cork look to lead on climate action in ambitious pilot project

By Jade Wilson

Consumer Tech

The AI apps that take the stress out of your summer holiday: From packing to foreign languages

By Ciara O'Brien

Financial Services

Broker downgrade extends AIB share dip from post-crash high

By Cantillon

Drone defence spending is morally reprehensible

Early Edition Podcast

Road deaths, water leakages, artists’ privacy concerns and tech tips for your holidays

By Aideen Finnegan

Listen | 10:36

Old Irish Parliament building on College Green belongs to the Irish people by right

Ireland name exciting lineup for Nations Championship meeting with Japan

By Gerry Thornley

Transport

€80m purchase of O'Connell Street site shows TII's love of throwing cash at problems

By Olivia Kelly

Uisce Éireann hit with €31m penalty over leaks and bad debts

Frustrated attempt at registering enduring power of attorney

Messi and Djokovic show age is no impediment to sporting greatness

Irish home completions predicted to hit 75,000 units a year, but not until 2035

By Cantillon

Dublin

State will have spent €725m on MetroLink before construction begins

By Olivia Kelly

Opinion

Why it’s totally fine to hate England during the World Cup

By Finn McRedmond

Opinion

The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it

By Orla Kelleher, Clare Kelly and Aideen O’Dochartaigh

Oireachtas

Paul Murphy hunts mysterious hare coursing report as Taoiseach defends status quo

By Miriam Lord

Opinion

DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal

By Newton Emerson

There is nothing inevitable about a united Ireland

Data centres and Irish electricity demand

Galway for Liam MacCarthy? The notion was laughable mere weeks ago

By Ciarán Murphy

One very good reason why ferry security might be lax

‘Jack was born to manage teams and win things’: Paul Galvin ranks Jack O’Connor among Kerry’s greats

By Gordon Manning

Your Wellness

I Am Not an Alcoholic: I never envisaged life would be so hard

By Anonymous

Martin Naughton and the humble start-up days

Letter of the DayOpens in new window

Three people bought the hummus I recommended. Am I an influencer now?

TV & Radio

Little House on the Prairie on Netflix: This gritty take on Laura Ingalls’ memoirs is no nostalgia binge

By Ed Power

Photos of people enjoying the sunshine do not tell the full story

Business Today Newsletter

Cancer strategy needs urgent attention

Go-karts in the Jervis Centre and ‘zombie projects’ eating company budgets

By Dominic Coyle

Markets

Oil extends gains as US strikes in Iran rattle markets

By Kanoko Matsuyama and Gabriel Levin

Global Briefing

Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’. But is it?

By Denis Staunton

Government should not chair EU debates on tech policy, academics say

By Jack Power

In the News Podcast

Marine Le Pen: Could hard-right leader be France’s next president?

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 24:53

Markets

Asian shares wobble as oil jumps on renewed Gulf hostilities

By Stella Qiu

Graham Platner’s exit after sexual assault allegation leaves Democrats with a new crisis

By Keith Duggan

Western Europe records hottest June as heatwaves intensify

By Ajit Niranjan and Damian Carrington

‘No safety barrier’: Sligo binman died after fall from defective lorry, court hears

By Ellen O’Riordan

How did England miss out on France star Michael Olise?

By Rob Draper

Bill to ban hare coursing overwhelmingly defeated by 125 votes to 24

By Marie O’Halloran

Hostelworld’s growth held back by Gulf conflict

By Joe Brennan

TV & Radio

Emmys 2026: The Pitt and Hacks dominate nominations

By Benjamin Lee

Cyclist in his 50s dies after Co Mayo crash

Law Society to write to judge who accused it of ‘disgraceful’ failure arising from legal aid pay row

By Mary Carolan

Inside Politics Newsletter

PureGym announces plans for expansion into Irish market

By Dominic Coyle

MetroLink makes its biggest property purchase yet

By Ellen Coyne

Mosque on loyalist bonfire is ‘sickening and cowardly’, says NI Secretary Hilary Benn

Sports Briefing

The World Cup is back!

By Mary Hannigan

How Christy Ring’s All-Ireland medal found a home in an Augustinian church

By Denis Walsh

Music

Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart singer dies aged 75

Met Éireann issues heat warning for 12 counties with temperatures set to soar

By Ronan McGreevy

Eddie Jones expects Japan to ‘dominate’ Irish scrum in Nations Championship clash

By Gerry Thornley

Motors

Inside the world’s biggest battery maker

By Simon Mundy

Man arrested over terrorist attack on PSNI station in Lurgan

Andy Farrell backs Ireland’s new arrivals against Japan as Tadhg Beirne to captain for first time

By Gerry Thornley

What next for Iran after Ali Khamenei?

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Mashhad, Iran

Books

John McGahern Annual Book Prize shortlist celebrates best Irish debuts

Irish inflation falls to 3.4% in June

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Trump’s Patriot missile pledge to Ukraine raises hopes but production hurdles remain

By Constant Méheut in Kyiv, Nicholas Kulish in New York and John Ismay in Washington.

Former employee at Wilson’s Hospital School awarded €7,500 for unfair dismissal

By Mark Tighe

NTMA hits two thirds of maximum funding aim for this year with bond sale

By Joe Brennan

Peter O’Mahony: ‘It is logical to have Ronan O’Gara as a candidate for the Leinster job’

By John O'Sullivan

Music

Patrick Freyne: Guilty pleasures are for cowards and Bonnie Tyler deserves better fans than that

By Patrick Freyne

Smart Money

Thousands of applicants for one post: how AI is increasing competition for jobseekers

By Cliff Taylor

‘Jamey Carney was a loving mother’: Tributes paid to American woman murdered in Killarney

By Anne Lucey

Soccer

Ringmahon Rangers given five-year ban from FAI Cup for walkover against Bohemians

By Gavin Cooney

Call for ‘mobile’ slaughterhouses to guard against crisis on Europe’s eastern border

By Jack Power

AstraZeneca shares slide 9% after heart treatment disappoints in trial

By Aanu Adeoye

Hugo Boss urges shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s €2.7bn takeover bid

By Florian Müller

Stage

Legally Blonde: The Musical review – Two stars from me, what sounds like five from the audience

By Sara Keating

Work

PwC employee was working remotely in India when he should have been in Dublin

By Stephen Bourke

Housing & Planning

Planning granted for 106 apartments at site of former mother and baby home in Cork

By Olivia Kelleher and Órla Ryan

Sophie Toscan du Plantier family urge France to reject bid to overturn Ian Bailey’s conviction

By Barry Roche

Proposed EU options to sanction Israeli settlements include ‘partial or total’ trade ban

By Jack Power

Joe Canning: Donal Óg can disagree all he likes, but hype played a part in Cork’s downfall

By Joe Canning

‘Spiralling’ costs of medical negligence claims must be tackled urgently, doctors say

By Ellen O’Riordan

Sport

Rory McIlroy cruises into contention at Scottish Open

By Philip Reid

Africa

New evidence links Sudan attacks to top leadership, ICC says

By Mahamat Ramadane

‘Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me?’ The story behind the iconic Norway v England commentary

By Lars Sivertsen

PTSB sale backed by key advisory firm even as price ‘understandably disappointing’

By Joe Brennan

Inside Business Podcast

How can tech offer solutions for weight management and obesity?

Listen | 35:38

Oireachtas

Parents should be fined for pre-teen misuse of e-scooters, says Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín

By Marie O’Halloran

Education

Ireland ‘becoming desensitised’ to violence against women, Oireachtas told

By Stephen Conneely

Oireachtas

Aughinish Alumina report ready ‘within 10 days’, says Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke

By Marie O’Halloran

Gazans mourn aid worker who brought World Cup screenings to Palestinians

By Michael Jansen

Oisín McConville wants Wicklow to embrace Tailteann Cup final’s big-day atmosphere

By Ian O'Riordan

Faith leaders raise concerns with Taoiseach over impact of artificial intelligence

By Ellen Coyne

Development of Montebello House in Killiney supported ‘in principle’ – council

By Gordon Deegan

The Women's Podcast

Lily King on living in Trump’s America: ‘I get dispirited, but I am an optimist … I think the tide is turning’

By Ellen Clusker

Listen | 39:32

Works resume on Dublin hotel extension following residents’ protests, court told

High Court challenge to new legal aid model set for this month

By Fiachra Gallagher

Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan hospitalised during trip to Brussels

By Ellen Coyne

Dublin industrial and logistics market booms in second quarter of year

By Conor Healy

Baggage handler Swissport sees seven-fold profit growth as Dublin Airport delays ease

By Ian Curran

Investors reeling from Middle East conflict face fresh setback over AstraZeneca slump

By Killian Woods

Culture

Irish talent nominated for 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards

By John O'Connor

Dublin man who murdered American nurse is jailed for 14 years in Hungary

By Bálint Domotor in Budapest

Gardaí seize cannabis vapes and edibles worth €2m

By Conor Lally

Burying a child ‘disrupts rhythm of the world’: Malaga crash victim Michaela Newcombe remembered at funeral

By Vivienne Clarke

Sex-abuse trials adjourned over solicitor-fee impasse, despite arrival of overseas parties

By Gordon Deegan

Murder accused told paramedics Gillian Curran had several falls before death

By Barry Roche

Media

Cost of running RTÉ will increase by €50m this year, Oireachtas committee told

By Martin Wall

Cycling

Tadej Pogacar demolishes rivals on the Tourmalet to take ominous Tour de France lead

By Jeremy Whittle

Assisted dying close to becoming law in Jersey

Mother of child rape victim ordered before court to face contempt allegations over video

By Declan Brennan

Editorials

Pties should have permitted free vote on hare coursing

Editorials

Behind the public tensions, Nato lives on

Jeffrey Donaldson review ordered by DUP will investigate ‘what information was known’ in party

By Seanín Graham

An Irish Diary

Talking Italian: Frank McNally on Joyce, Beckett and 250 years of language studies in Ireland

By Frank McNally

Education

Kildare school refused extra teacher by department after enrolling 25 additional pupils

By Stephen Conneely

Soccer

Bohemians take two-goal advantage to Gibraltar after Dalymount win over St Joseph’s

By Paul Buttner

HSE to examine whether money provided to any funded organisation was sent abroad

By Martin Wall

Tennis

Karolina Muchova into Wimbledon final after defeating Coco Gauff in nail-biting tie-break

By Jonathan Liew

Iran retaliates after US strikes that left 14 dead and almost 80 injured

By Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan

Putin was talked out of using nuclear weapon, former Nato official tells Dublin conference

By Ronan McGreevy

Soccer

Derry City take first-leg defeat to CSKA Sofia in Europa League qualifiers

By Simon Collins

Businesses at An Sraith Salach in Connemara destroyed by fire

By Katie Mellett

Education

Teacher says he was turned down for UCD master’s course in favour of less-qualified woman

By Paul Neilan

US-Iran Live Updates

US and Iran trade strikes; Irish Government prepared for ‘all scenarios’

By Sarah Burns, Claire Murphy and Katie Mellett

Labour MPs overwhelmingly back Andy Burnham for party leadership

‘An enormous challenge’: Aontú leader becomes emotional discussing relative with Alzheimer’s

By Marie O’Halloran

US woman murdered in Killarney died from suffocation, postmortem finds

By Barry Roche, Conor Lally and Katie Mellett