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Why deaths on Irish roads keep rising
Why deaths on Irish roads keep rising

There have been 45 deaths on Irish roads so far this year – that’s six more people than this time last year. Tragically, 2025 ended as the deadliest …

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How an Irish building contractor conned US homeowners out of €1.3 million
How an Irish building contractor conned US homeowners out of €1.3 million

John O’Brien’s scam was simple. Arriving in the US on a tourist visa in 2021, he set himself up as a building contractor in Massachusetts and Rhode I…

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How will the fuel protests end?
How will the fuel protests end?

On Wednesday, as fuel protests over the Government’s response to rising petrol and diesel prices entered their third day it became clear the demands …

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Iran ceasefire: Did Trump run out of road?
Iran ceasefire: Did Trump run out of road?

The US, Israel and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday barely an hour before US president Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate Iran was s…

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How risky is Simon Harris' new savings scheme?
How risky is Simon Harris' new savings scheme?

More details have emerged about the Minister for Finance’s new savings and investment idea which aims to unlock some of the €170bn Irish people are e…

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The spy service protecting Ireland Inc
The spy service protecting Ireland Inc

It is not surprising that the army’s spy wing is a highly secretive organisation, but lately it’s becoming a little less so, with one of its top boss…

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Are we closer to solving the mystery of missing Icelandic tourist Jon Jonsson?
Are we closer to solving the mystery of missing Icelandic tourist Jon Jonsson?

Gardaí have identified a person of interest in the disappearance of Icelandic man Jon Jonsson. The suspect, who's from Liverpool, is a veteran crimin…

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Inside the State’s latest care scandal: The at-risk children on Tusla’s ‘no beds list’
Inside the State’s latest care scandal: The at-risk children on Tusla’s ‘no beds list’

In the entire country there are just 26 places for vulnerable children in need of the highest level of specialist care and supervision that Tusla is …

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David McWilliams: How the energy crisis could plunge Ireland into recession
David McWilliams: How the energy crisis could plunge Ireland into recession

The world is in oil shock. Since the US and Israel launched its war on Iran one month ago, the impact on the rest of the world has been felt in ever-…

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The euthanasia case dividing Spain
The euthanasia case dividing Spain

Please note, this episode contains discussion of suicide and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.


Last Thursday, a Spanish woman called Noe…

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