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Conor McGregor's pub was broken into on August 13, 2021

Conor McGregor's pub was broken into on August 13, 2021

Courts

Sex offender and man previously convicted for attempted murder face sentence for breaking into Conor McGregor’s pub

Latest News

Martin will join presenter Elaine Crowley on the couch from Friday to Sunday alongside reporter Katja Mia.

Martin will join presenter Elaine Crowley on the couch from Friday to Sunday alongside reporter Katja Mia.

Television

Martin King leaves the Six O’Clock Show with Love Island star Greg O’Shea to take his place

A dish at Tang, 2 Cumberland Street South, Fenian Street, Dublin 2.

A dish at Tang, 2 Cumberland Street South, Fenian Street, Dublin 2.

Food Reviews Premium

Tang review: ‘Our bill comes to €28.35 for one of the most pleasant, unfussy lunches I’ve had in a while’

l-r: Christy Walsh, Conor Enright, Michael Dalton, Pat Sugrue, John Romain, Frank Dennison, Ronnie Twomey and Tom Enright

l-r: Christy Walsh, Conor Enright, Michael Dalton, Pat Sugrue, John Romain, Frank Dennison, Ronnie Twomey and Tom Enright

Life Premium

The bare essentials… and a bit of fun too as one small town strips off for charity calendar

Video

CCTV shows 'hero' paying for stranger's parking ticket at 3AM in Navan

Top Stories

Helen Moynihan

Helen Moynihan

Irish News

‘We are truly left numb’ – tributes to Limerick mum-of-two killed in crash on way home from Halloween party

Collingwood's Sarah Rowe (right) in action against the Brisbane Lions' Shannon Campbell at Metricon Stadium last weekend. Photo by: Getty Images

Collingwood's Sarah Rowe (right) in action against the Brisbane Lions' Shannon Campbell at Metricon Stadium last weekend. Photo by: Getty Images

Women's Sport Premium

Sarah Rowe Opinion I now realise I will never love Australian rules like I do Gaelic football or soccer

Edward O’Reilly's newborn daughters, triplets Briella, Camilla and Renesmee

Edward O’Reilly's newborn daughters, triplets Briella, Camilla and Renesmee

Dublin News

exclusive ‘Our daughters are home, finally’ – Irish couple reunited with surrogate triplets born in Kenya

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Court stock photo

Courts Premium

€1m settlement for man who fell through farm shed roof

Liverpool legend John Aldridge was speaking in association with Carlsberg. ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Liverpool legend John Aldridge was speaking in association with Carlsberg. ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Premier League

‘With all due respect to the players, I find it hard to watch it’ – John Aldridge on Ireland under Stephen Kenny

John Tuite

John Tuite

News

Pensioner (86) suffered severe burns after collapsing next to radiator and may have been lying there for three days

Billie Eilish attends the Environmental Media Association Awards Gala in October in Los Angeles, California. PHOTO: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Billie Eilish attends the Environmental Media Association Awards Gala in October in Los Angeles, California. PHOTO: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Comment Premium

Tanya Sweeney Opinion The 11-year age gap between Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford is no big deal — I should know

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Stock image

News

Boy (6) allegedly scalded when he pulled a coffee pot on a hotel table on top of him

Brigid Hogan-O'Higgin's

Brigid Hogan-O'Higgin's

Politics

First woman to represent Galway in the Dáil, Brigid Hogan-O’Higgins, has died aged 90

Missy Keating

Missy Keating

Celebrity News

Ronan Keating says his ‘heart hurts’ as daughter Missy moves to Australia

Videos

'I'll run you over!' – Cyclist and taxi driver get into heated roadside row in Cork

James Corden accused of robbing yet another joke

Video shows the effects of double Status Yellow weather warning in Galway that left 10,000 without power

Commuters left bemused at the antics of an unusual fellow train passenger – a playful cockatiel

Una Healy pays heartfelt tribute to her close friend Lynsey Bennett

Featured

Crying in the workplace is "a gendered issue"

Crying in the workplace is "a gendered issue"

Life Premium

Crying at work: Is shedding tears in the office still a taboo in 2022?

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The tree top walk and viewing tower at Beyond the Trees Avondale.

The tree top walk and viewing tower at Beyond the Trees Avondale.

News

Beyond the Trees Avondale recognised as Ireland’s first age friendly tourist destination

Runners starting the Dublin Marathon

Runners starting the Dublin Marathon

Dublin News

How did 10,000 runners ‘go missing' from Dublin Marathon?

More than 10,000 runners failed to make it across the finishing line of the Dublin Marathon, suggesting a drop out rate of 40pc.

Traffic in the evening on Rathmines main through road

Traffic in the evening on Rathmines main through road

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Ellen Coyne Opinion I know driving a car so regularly is probably wrong but I would struggle to the point of certain failure if I tried to give mine up

Gabriel has the hunger to succeed – but also knows he had helping hands along the way and is keen to give back

Gabriel has the hunger to succeed – but also knows he had helping hands along the way and is keen to give back

Irish Premium

This Working Life – ‘Ireland is nice and chill when you are older and have money but for the young it’s expensive’

Kim Kardashian’s decision to stop eating to fit into a Marilyn Monroe gown for the Met Gala was met with criticism

Kim Kardashian’s decision to stop eating to fit into a Marilyn Monroe gown for the Met Gala was met with criticism

Celebrity Premium

We still don’t know how to talk about extreme celebrity diets

Johnny Sexton starts at out-half for Ireland against South Africa on Saturday. Image: Sportsfile.

Johnny Sexton starts at out-half for Ireland against South Africa on Saturday. Image: Sportsfile.

Autumn Internationals Premium

The area of concern, an upcapped bolter and the Sexton question - our expert jury on Ireland's November chances

Business Week

Ibec CEO Danny McCoy

Ibec CEO Danny McCoy

Irish Premium

Global economic slowdown to hit hard in Ireland as employers’ group Ibec slashes growth forecast to 2pc for 2023

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is concerned that there hasn't been a lotto winner for six months. Photo: Julien Behal Photography/PA

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is concerned that there hasn't been a lotto winner for six months. Photo: Julien Behal Photography/PA

Budget 2023

Surplus grew in October but officials say tax boom won’t last into 2023

Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Bloomberg

Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Bloomberg

Irish

Central Bank chief Gabriel Makhlouf calls for tighter rules in fund sector

Changpeng Zhao, usually known as 'CZ', is a Chinese-Canadian crypto executive

Changpeng Zhao, usually known as 'CZ', is a Chinese-Canadian crypto executive

Irish

After backing Elon Musk with $500m at Twitter, Binance boss Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao considers buying his own bank

Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers on captured Russian tanks T-72 hold military training close to the Ukraine-Belarus border near Chernihiv, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Aleksandr Shulman)

Ukrainian soldiers on captured Russian tanks T-72 hold military training close to the Ukraine-Belarus border near Chernihiv, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Aleksandr Shulman)

Europe

White House ‘concerned’ as Russians discuss using tactical nuke

Number of Ukrainian pupils in Irish schools increases to 12,544

Turkish pressure forces Kremlin into U-turn on Black Sea grain deal

Tech giants are told to stop aiding Russian war effort

Russia resumes deal on Ukraine grain exports after Turkey-brokered deal

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Opinion & Analysis

Our children deserve more frequent free check-ups. Stock image

Our children deserve more frequent free check-ups. Stock image

Comment Premium

Mary McCarthy Opinion Dental programme being delivered to our children falls way short of what is needed

These days the customer isn't king any more - we are only a number. Stock image

These days the customer isn't king any more - we are only a number. Stock image

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Roslyn Dee Opinion Just like my gas fire, the idea of customer service is dead

Who stands to gain most from energy price hikes — and what can be done to weather the storm? Design by Shane Mc Intyre

Who stands to gain most from energy price hikes — and what can be done to weather the storm? Design by Shane Mc Intyre

Irish News Premium

Power players: who stands to gain millions – or even billions – from energy price hikes?

Attack on Paul Pelosi highlights how elderly are now the targets of putrid political violence in US

Robin Givhan

Globalisation may not be dead yet but it is under attack from every quarter

David Chance

In a world beset by crises, US politics is imploding

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Farming Independent

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Court stock photo

Courts Premium

€1m settlement for man who fell through farm shed roof

Change at the top: A pledged review of the Elms scheme is expected to go ahead under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: Getty

Change at the top: A pledged review of the Elms scheme is expected to go ahead under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: Getty

News Premium

UK farmers snub green subsidy – because growing food is more profitable

Hard sell: Flexitarians are the real target market for fake meat products and, while they may be interested in a handy meat substitute in their diet, they are not going to keep paying more for it than meat costs

Hard sell: Flexitarians are the real target market for fake meat products and, while they may be interested in a handy meat substitute in their diet, they are not going to keep paying more for it than meat costs

Comment Premium

Andrew Bergin Opinion Why fake meat could well end up as roadkill in the heavy traffic of food trends

The long waiting times at drinkers during the summer heat might have been a factor for a poor pregnancy rate this year. Photo: Deposit

The long waiting times at drinkers during the summer heat might have been a factor for a poor pregnancy rate this year. Photo: Deposit

Comment Premium

Darragh McCullough Opinion We’re already thinking about the next drought and taking steps to protect our herd

Big switch: James and Clodagh Foley with their sons Joe and Walter on their farm in Ballyduff, Co Waterford. Photo: John D Kelly

Big switch: James and Clodagh Foley with their sons Joe and Walter on their farm in Ballyduff, Co Waterford. Photo: John D Kelly

Dairy Farm Profiles Premium

Why this 260ac Waterford dairy farm is converting to organic

Finance Premium

Martin O’Sullivan: Everything you need to know about claiming the qualified adult allowance

Sport

Robert Baloucoune will start against South Africa on Saturday

Robert Baloucoune will start against South Africa on Saturday

International Rugby

Ireland v South Africa: Baloucoune and Murray get the nod as Farrell names side to face world champions

Vera Pauw has been vocal against a Nations league for women

Vera Pauw has been vocal against a Nations league for women

International Soccer

Women’s Nations League confirmed despite opposition from Ireland boss Vera Pauw

The Champions League last 16 draw is on Monday

The Champions League last 16 draw is on Monday

Champions League

Champions League last 16 explainer: Liverpool v Sadio Mane? Man City v PSG? Who the Premier League sides can face in knockout stages

Conor Murray will win his 100th cap against South Africa. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Conor Murray will win his 100th cap against South Africa. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The Left Wing

The Left Wing: Murray reaches 100 and Baloucoune starts – analysing the Ireland team to face South Africa

Aaron Rodgers is having a poor season with Green Bay.

Aaron Rodgers is having a poor season with Green Bay.

American Sports

Only in the NFL: How the Green Bay Packers went from Super Bowl contenders to also-rans

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi. Photo: Sportsfile

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi. Photo: Sportsfile

Rugby Premium

Vincent Hogan Opinion From struggles with drink and drugs to making South Africa a better place: Siya Kolisi is more than just a rugby player

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Marc MacSharry has quit Fianna Fáil, using his statement to criticise the Taoiseach’s treatment of him as well as his running of the party. (Photo: Steve Humphreys)

Marc MacSharry has quit Fianna Fáil, using his statement to criticise the Taoiseach’s treatment of him as well as his running of the party. (Photo: Steve Humphreys)

Politics

Taoiseach ‘strongly rejects’ claims he used bullying complaint against Marc MacSharry to delay his return to party

Fr Seán Sheehy called out the behaviour of same-sex people from the pulpit in Listowel, Co Kerry, prompting a walkout by around 30 parishioners

Fr Seán Sheehy called out the behaviour of same-sex people from the pulpit in Listowel, Co Kerry, prompting a walkout by around 30 parishioners

Irish News Premium

Liam Collins Opinion ‘These people’ are gay, they are trans and they are your neighbours, Father – at least the Bishop of Kerry knows better

"I love small plates, but not at €42." Wild sea bass in Irish butter topped with crispy potato scales, kale and pickled pearl onions with a rich burnt Irish butter sauce. Photo: Lucinda O'Sullivan

"I love small plates, but not at €42." Wild sea bass in Irish butter topped with crispy potato scales, kale and pickled pearl onions with a rich burnt Irish butter sauce. Photo: Lucinda O'Sullivan

Food Reviews Premium

Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: Pricey, disappointing food with an Oirish flavour at Anna Haugh’s Conrad pop-up

Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin has backtracked after saying the Department of Finance's chief economist should be sacked. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin has backtracked after saying the Department of Finance's chief economist should be sacked. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Politics Premium

Philip Ryan Opinion It’s OK Eoin, civil servants don’t matter when you’re in government – just ask Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar

Podcasts

Donald Trump tosses a hat to supporters during a campaign rally in Nevada. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty

Donald Trump tosses a hat to supporters during a campaign rally in Nevada. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: US Midterm Elections — How Biden, Trump & Democracy are on the ballot — but who will win?

Real Health Podcast

The Real Health Podcast: How to up your food game with Daniel Davey

Bryan Habana is backing South Africa to beat Ireland. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

Bryan Habana is backing South Africa to beat Ireland. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

The Left Wing

The Left Wing: Bryan Habana gives his verdict on Ireland vs South Africa

Philip Cairns

Philip Cairns

Podcasts

The Indo Daily Unsolved: A crime without clues — the disappearance of Philip Cairns

Entertainment

Lyra McKee's letter to her teenage self forms a moving part of the documentary about her life. Photo: Lyra McKee courtesy of Wildcard Distribution

Lyra McKee's letter to her teenage self forms a moving part of the documentary about her life. Photo: Lyra McKee courtesy of Wildcard Distribution

Movies Premium

‘Kid, it’s going to be OK’: Lyra McKee's letter to her 14-year-old self contains a powerful message about hope

James Corden Photo: Ian West/PA Wire

James Corden Photo: Ian West/PA Wire

Celebrity News

James Corden: Noel Fielding fans accused Late Late Show host of stealing joke in 2017

Dublin retro: Karl Rice, Percy Chamburuka, Ben Carolan, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Conor Hamilton and Mark McKenna in Sing Street

Dublin retro: Karl Rice, Percy Chamburuka, Ben Carolan, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Conor Hamilton and Mark McKenna in Sing Street

Entertainment

An education in eight of the best school dramas

Florence Pugh stars as Lib Wright, a nurse sent to Ireland to care for a 'fasting girl'. Photo courtesy of Netflix

Florence Pugh stars as Lib Wright, a nurse sent to Ireland to care for a 'fasting girl'. Photo courtesy of Netflix

Movie Reviews

The Wonder review: Florence Pugh is superb in this mysterious post-Famine tale

Prolific: Prince in concert in LA in 1985. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images

Prolific: Prince in concert in LA in 1985. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images

Book Reviews

Dickens & Prince by Nick Hornby: From Hard Times to Sign o’ the Times

The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan

The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan

Movie News

Saoirse Ronan to star as recovering addict in hotly anticipated new film The Outrun

Style

Crown star Claire Foy

Crown star Claire Foy

Celebrity News

The Crown actress Claire Foy ‘feared stalker would kill her and daughter’

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Stock image

Sex & Relationships Premium

Roisin O'Connor Opinion ‘I’d 1,000 per cent rather be ghosted than told all the reasons you don’t like me’ – The toxic dating behaviour that suddenly isn’t

Kanye West Photo: AP

Kanye West Photo: AP

Celebrity News

Kanye West paid settlement to former employee who claimed he celebrated Hitler and Nazis, report says

Niall Horan. Photo: Lucy Foster.

Niall Horan. Photo: Lucy Foster.

Celebrity News

Niall Horan listed as fourth richest celebrity under 30 with €67m fortune

The cover of Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare'. Photo: PA

The cover of Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare'. Photo: PA

The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily: Heir Raising – Will Prince Harry's new book 'Spare' add fuel to his family feud?

Ali Hewson and her husband Bono

Ali Hewson and her husband Bono

Celebrity News Premium

Bono: ‘My wife became a target for IRA after I cut up an Irish flag at gig’

Life

A non-smoker, Deirdre Staunton was diagnosed with lung cancer last year

A non-smoker, Deirdre Staunton was diagnosed with lung cancer last year

Health & Wellbeing

Lung cancer: ‘Don’t ignore your body, early detection can make all the difference’

Emma Meagher with her sisters Victoria (left) and Laura (right). Photo: Gerry Mooney

Emma Meagher with her sisters Victoria (left) and Laura (right). Photo: Gerry Mooney

Family Features Premium

The siblings who became surrogates: ‘When I couldn’t carry my baby, my sister offered to give us the gift of life’

Hundreds of people queued outside the GPO on O’Connell Street waiting for the night’s soup kitchen to begin.

Hundreds of people queued outside the GPO on O’Connell Street waiting for the night’s soup kitchen to begin.

Dublin News Premium

An evening with the homeless: ‘We have 400 meals, it will be gone in an hour’

Today's teenagers are very responsible compared to older generations when it comes to drinking. Photo: Picture posed

Today's teenagers are very responsible compared to older generations when it comes to drinking. Photo: Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Bill Linnane Opinion There’s a big difference between my generation and teenagers when it comes to alcohol, and that’s no bad thing

‘Mossie’ Mary Forde in her apartment in the Bailis Village Independent Living Complex in Johnstown, Navan, Co Meath. Photo: Tony Gavin

‘Mossie’ Mary Forde in her apartment in the Bailis Village Independent Living Complex in Johnstown, Navan, Co Meath. Photo: Tony Gavin

Health Premium

I was almost 60 before I made my first cup of tea – disabled woman tells how life has changed for better since moving to independent-living complex

Something calming, such as reading a story, is part of the 'gold standard' bedtime routine for a child. Photo: Picture posed

Something calming, such as reading a story, is part of the 'gold standard' bedtime routine for a child. Photo: Picture posed

Parenting Premium

Clocks going back throwing a spanner in works at bedtime? Try these expert tips to get your kids to sleep all night

Travel

Guests play with their pet in the indoor dog park at a Tokyo hotel. Photo: WaPo / Japan News-Yomiuri.

Guests play with their pet in the indoor dog park at a Tokyo hotel. Photo: WaPo / Japan News-Yomiuri.

Travel News

Bring your pet, or take your bike to bed? Japan's new hotels are catering to special interests

Reader Travel Awards

Reader Travel Awards: Nominate your top hotels and holidays to win one of 12 amazing prizes

There have been objections to a proposed €100m expansion of Center Parcs Longford Forest which would include the addition of 198 lodges. Photo: Colm Kerr

There have been objections to a proposed €100m expansion of Center Parcs Longford Forest which would include the addition of 198 lodges. Photo: Colm Kerr

Irish News

Expansion of Center Parcs village in Co Longford on hold following objections on environmental grounds

Polignano al mare, Puglia. Deposit Photos

Polignano al mare, Puglia. Deposit Photos

Europe

‘Spellbound sleepiness’ – Puglia makes a great off-season escape in Italy

Hip stay at Edgewood Mansion

Hip stay at Edgewood Mansion

Travel Premium

A fancy New York mansion, an indoor water park in Portugal and spa stays in Donegal

A Frontier Airbus A320 neo

A Frontier Airbus A320 neo

Travel News

US airline plans all-you-can-fly subscription for unlimited flights