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Opinion
2026 heatwaves
The wolf is at the door: 10 things we must do to prepare for a hotter, drier future
Series
Calling 353
How 30 years has turned Liam Neeson's Michael Collins from 'Shirley Temple' to cultural icon
The big fear (from abroad) in 1996 was that the Neil Jordan-directed movie would serve as republican propaganda. Now maybe it’s time to revisit the story.
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The crime writer who believes he has finally identified the Zodiac Killer
Series
Internet Diaries
Ireland should ask Mark Zuckerberg the next time we need billions to look like money well spent
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Must Read
Ukraine War
Government won't release confidential email on Aughinish sanctions over 'commercial sensitivity'
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beds in sheds
Garden homes are starting to be registered with councils... and South Dublin is the busiest
Changes to planning laws now allow back-yard cabins to be built without planning permission.
Saturday
29 Aug
Analysis
the grey vote
An August warning from within: Pensioners fear winter and how they will heat their homes
Wicklow-Wexford Fine Gael TD Brian Brennan sounded the warning bell for his government colleagues this week that the grey vote is not to be ignored.
Electric Picnic
Four emerging Irish acts dazzle on Electric Picnic main stage in Tinie Tempah-backed showcase
The atmosphere was electrifying as the hip hop legend shared the spotlight with four Irish stars in the making.
Opinion
modern teens
Parenting: Teenage TikTok rebrands, back to school hauls and the battle of the bank card
harm reduction
Inside the drug testing lab at Electric Picnic as 'unpredictable' 3-CMC falsely sold as MDMA found
Online Safety
Organised crime groups using online gaming to 'radicalise' minors and make crime 'glamorous'
For fliuch sake
'Torrential downpours' on the way as Met Éireann issues weather advisory and warns of flood risk
your stories
'Somehow losing her has made me miss Mum all over again': Our readers remember Dolly Parton
There has been an outpouring of affection for the country music legend since her death on Tuesday.
From The 42
Golf
Rory McIlroy has work to do as Justin Rose moves into contention at Tour Championship
Column
Surrealing in the Years
Border poll risks ‘rift’ in Northern Ireland, where everything has been fine until now
Analysis
that doesn't track
Questions over who is even showing up are among the many that dog Irish greyhound racing
Attendances are plummeting, and figuring out who is paying to go is trickier still.
Waterford
'It's part of Waterford's history': Memorial to be installed in tribute to victims of Bill Kenneally
The Explainer
Cén fáth go bhfuil nasc láidir idir Ghaeilge agus spórt in Éirinn?
Labhair muid le Cárthach Bán Breathnach mar gheall ar an tráchtaireacht spóirt in Éirinn agus an tóir atá air le blianta beaga anuas.
34m
Kennedy Summer School
Backlash to data centres stateside means US may 'prefer to see them built in Ireland'
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High Court
Ex-2FM presenter Keith Walsh sues RTÉ over bogus self-employment and claim of unfair dismissal
Walsh filed papers in the High Court naming RTÉ as a defendant earlier this week.
Friday
28 Aug
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