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Invitation issued to bid for €7.3bn MetroLink contract
Expressions of interest sought for deal to supply trains, tracks and stations and run 19km line
Kinahan cartel member Sean McGovern apologises to victims, seeks reduced prison sentence
Dubliner pleaded guilty to two counts of directing organised crime during the Kinahan-Hutch feud
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Inside the Kinahan cartel’s secret messages: ‘What about doing [the Monk’s] daughter?’
Case against gang lieutenant Sean McGovern pulls veil back on how the Irish drug gang planned to murder rivals in feud with the Hutch gang
Judge cites ‘telling video’ in throwing out €70,000 defamation case against Sports Direct
Judge says ‘telling video’ of incident in the Earl Street store convinced the court that man was not the victim of racist remarks
May bank holiday: Met Éireann forecasts mix of sun and showers; while Dublin faces traffic disruption
Met Éireann expects sunny spells and showers throughout a weekend on which travel in Dublin will be affected by Luas works and a half-marathon
Hosting of pre-Wimbledon ATP Challenger tournament can help restore Irish tennis fortunes
Glory days of homegrown and visiting superstars are long gone, but June event is timely and welcome
Jan Brierton: ‘Dublin is a small town with a big-town attitude. I didn’t always love it’
The ‘accidental’ poet and stylist on growing up in pre-Luas Tallaght, and writing her first verse during Covid
‘Upside-down’ home built for its views from Dublin Bay to Killiney Bay
Main living areas located on first floor for best aspect, with luxurious bedroom suites on ground floor
‘It’s absolutely disgraceful what’s going on’: Ballymun locals react after child discharges firearm
Schoolchildren sent home with leaflet on how to stay safe as youth woker says ‘only solution’ is lots of youth clubs
Drug intimidation more lucrative for dealers than selling drugs, Dáil hears
Gary Gannon asks if Tánaiste could tell Ballymun families they were ‘secure from crime’ in wake of child firing discarded gun
Pregnant rough sleepers, autism charity controversy and a seagull screeching competition
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Five pregnant women forced to sleep rough among those who gave birth at NMH in 2025
Having a baby while living in emergency accommodation one of top five reasons for new family homelessness in Dublin in 2025
The garden stops you in your tracks: Detached three-bed with a ‘magic space’
Renovated home extending where energy efficiency and layout have been carefully considered
Extended and remodelled Booterstown four-bed
B3-rated home on Hampton Crescent features spacious top-floor suite
The Song Cycle review: Lovely film from an Irish original makes the most of a simple idea
Musician Nick Kelly decides to cycle from Dublin to Glastonbury, on a trip that becomes a meditation on his passage through life
Event guide: Roy Keane and Roddy Doyle, An Ideal Husband and other best things to see in Ireland this week
May 2nd-8th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Man in custody as gardaí search for firearm discharged by child in Ballymun
‘Growing sense of fear in the community as violence escalates,’ says local People Before Profit councillor
Planning institute influenced EY report findings, executive claims at Irish Examiner libel trial
Orla Purcell claims IPI committee gave instruction to make findings certain allegations against her could be substantiated
Gerry Hutch officially listed as candidate for Dublin Central byelection
Gangland figure has refused to disclose extent of his property assets in advance of May 22nd polling day
Met Éireann issues rain warning for two counties with possibility of ‘thundery rain’
Status yellow notice issued by forecaster for counties Cork and Waterford for Thursday
Blood tests could be used to diagnose traumatic brain injuries within an hour, study finds
Development could ‘dramatically’ reduce reliance on CT scans, speed up treatment and improve patient flow through emergency departments
Husband of former FG TD denies swearing at employee who accused wife of bullying
Kate O’Connell told the Workplace Relations Commission that Marwan Al Rahbi was ‘insubordinate’ towards her
Stena Line to invest €16m in its Irish Sea fleet
Company said the move will enable a ‘wide range of enhancements and modernisation’ across its 11 vessels in the region
The Prodigy in Dublin review: Five stars for an epic show with feral energy
You’d call it an old-school night were it not for all the young people in the 3Arena crowd and for the slick production
Growing number of older women presenting with cocaine misuse, treatment centre says
Sharp rise’ in overall cocaine use, alcohol most common addiction treated, reports Coolmine Therapeutic Community
Dublin-based French woman charged with murder of daughter in Iceland
Suspected botched murder-suicide in Reykjavik hotel last year also claimed life of woman’s husband
Cantor Fitzgerald signs deal for new Dublin headquarter office
Investment and stockbroking firm agrees long-term lease for Bindery House on South Frederick Street
Grand Canal site with full planning for large office scheme seeking €16m
Former home of Construction Industry Federation came close to being sold for €23m in midst of Covid-19 pandemic
The music of Makaya McCraven: Editing as composition, the studio as instrument
An innovator who pushes against received notions of jazz, the Chicago-based musician has been a key figure in a vibrant and revitalised international scene
Closure of Claire’s: ‘I don’t think it’s catering towards today’s kids’
The few remaining branches of the fashion accessories retailer still operating in the Republic have now closed
Cultural exchange: Frank McNally on the mutual benefits of being an occasional tour guide
I suggested my guests look up Raglan Road on a well-known Swedish institution
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