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April 12, 2025

Russian navy spy ship has sailed away

A RUSSIAN navy ship that had been positioned off the Irish coast has sailed away, Defence Minister Simon Harris has confirmed.

1 min

Asylum bids down 41% on last year

Applications in March plunge from 1,821 to 847

1 min

Lisa's loving tribute to her late father

LISA Cannon has paid tribute to her father Michael, who passed away on Sunday.

1 min

Cathy tells of her new love with 'kind' PJ

CATHY Kelly's cancer diagnosis came during her divorce and the author admits the past two years have been challenging.

1 min

I don't Laika anything about our Eurosong...

ASLAN star Billy McGuinness has blasted this year's Irish Eurovision entry as 'absolute trash'.

2 mins

5 YEARS FOR THE LIFE OF OUR WEE BOY IS PATHETIC

THE family of a nine-year-old boy struck and killed by a speeding driver have described his five-year prison sentence as \"pathetic\".

5 mins

Martin got notes on IT system saga

MEDIA briefing notes on the botched Arts Council IT system were prepared for former minister Catherine Martin six months before the controversy came to light, this paper can reveal.

1 min

GAA star garda admits assault

AN OFF-DUTY Garda - who has represented Roscommon at senior inter-county football level - was “exceptionally intoxicated” when he assaulted a hotel porter late at night, a court has heard.

2 mins

DWTS host expecting first child

RTE star Doireann Garrihy has announced she is pregnant with her first child.

1 min

DOIREANN'S BABY STEPS

RTE star Doireann Garrihy has announced she is pregnant with her first child.

1 min

Murder plot raps 'based on telly doc'

A MAN facing charges over the murder of two brothers is being prosecuted “largely based on a TV documentary”.

1 min

Man on ex murder rap sent for trial

A MAN accused of the murder of his former partner last year has been sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

1 min

If you are alive Michael, please contact someone

THE senior garda leading the investigation into the disappearance of farmer Michael Gaine has appealed for him to come forward “if he is alive.”

3 mins

Una's worry as Fair City star to retire

THE partner of Fair City star Bryan Murray has said the actor doesn't believe there is anything wrong with him - as he retires from the soap later this month.

1 min

Bryan 'doesn't know he has memory problems'

THE partner of Fair City star Bryan Murray has said the actor doesn't believe there is anything wrong with him - as he retires from the soap later this month.

1 min

I was numb & broken ..I felt like I'd died inside

Woman tells of pain as 'monster' landlord who raped her gets 7yrs

2 mins

FIREFIGHTER IS CAGED FOR RAPE OF DAUGHTER

A FIREFIGHTER has been jailed for the “repugnant” rape of his daughter, whom he met for the first time when she was a teenager, in what a judge described as an “egregious breach of trust”.

1 min

Man chased partner with three knives

A JUDGE has imposed a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence on a man who twice stabbed his partner of 18 years after chasing her with three knives.

1 min

TRUMP AIDE IN RUSSIA TO MEET PUTIN

A U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday amid growing questions about the Kremlin's willingness to stop the more than three-year war.

1 min

Talks with US ‘vital' as EU warns it could hit digital giants

THIS weekend will be \"vital\" for tariff negotiations with the US and there \"isn't an hour to lose,\" Tanaiste Simon Harris has warned.

1 min

Tech for tat risk in Don trade war

THIS weekend will be “vital” for tariff negotiations with the US and there “isn't an hour to lose,” Tanaiste Simon Harris has warned.

1 min

Final moments of tragic heli crash family

WITNESSES yesterday told of the horrific moment a tourist helicopter broke up and fell from the sky killing a family of five and the pilot.

1 min

Doctor's guidance on raising sensitive youngsters

Dr Durcan explains how psychologist Dr Elaine Aron first coined the term “high sensitivity” in 1996.

2 mins

The kids dealing with uncommon sense

UP TO 30% of children are what professionals describe as \"highly sensitive\".

3 mins

Dunbar gifts some lines of beauty...

LINE Of Duty star Adrian Dunbar has given a rare poetry and art book to the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University, Belfast.

1 min

Yield of dreams in school run car chaos

Over-grateful to drivers who give way

2 mins

The seats of Philadelphia

THE headline on the RTE website said: 'Bruce Springsteen sits down for new BBC Two documentary'.

1 min

Soldier killer's convictions to be reviewed

FURTHER convictions of a man jailed for life for the murder of a British soldier have been referred to the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.

1 min

Top events perfect to hop along to

SCHOOL'S out for a fortnight for the Easter holidays.

2 mins

JLS could be West End boys

Boys eye 16-date arena tour in November

1 min

Lifetime ban for woman who starved her dogs to skin & bone

A WOMAN whose neglected pets were \"just skin and bones\" has received a lifetime ban from owning dogs.

2 mins

Stairs fall lad settles High Court action for €260k

A BOY who, it was claimed, suffered a face fracture after falling 18 feet through an alleged gap in a stair bannister has settled an action for €260,000.

1 min

New York City, for so long a passport to joy. has never felt so distant and unappealing

WHAT IS the dominant emotion as our senses are assailed night after harebrained night by the bronchial Trumpian death rattle of American decency?

5 mins

Irishman snaps car bursting into flames

THIS is the moment an Audi burst into flames on a quiet residential street in Brussels.

1 min

Pair fail in bid to have murder rap overturned

TWO men convicted of murdering a man whose body was found with 20 stab wounds have failed to convince the Court of Appeal they were “accessories after the fact” and should have their convictions overturned.

1 min

Million-Fair City

Dublin on list of top cities for super-rich with 22,300 millionaires

1 min

Drugged-up lags go at it tooth & nail

CANNY jailbirds in the UK are using toothpaste to make drugs - which make them “ultra-violent”,a new report has revealed.

1 min

Restaurant's early bird gets worm

DO YOU want fries with those... worms?

1 min

STEEP 'N' BEAUTY..

Irish Disney castle on sale..for €7.5m

1 min

How the Cockleshell Heroes found death and glory in daring kayak raid on Nazi shipping in France

THEY had set off believing they were on a training exercise. But when they got out to sea they learned it was in fact a top-secret Allied mission to cripple the Nazi war machine - one which they knew they had little chance of surviving.

5 mins

PETA slams 'bully' Jez's squirrel dish

JEREMY Clarkson has been slammed as a “hideous bully” over his plans to serve squirrel at his country pub.

1 min

STRICTLY'S PROS ..AND GONES

THE official Strictly Come Dancing 2025 line-up of professional dancers has revealed that not one of the regulars has been dropped, despite rumours.

1 min

Graham to join Dr Who for song contest in space

GRAHAM Norton is set to appear in sci-fi TV series Doctor Who.

1 min

First human is sent into space

Cosmonaut Yuri blasts into history

1 min

Lover boy has hubby

I KNEW my lover was married when we first got together.

1 min

WE MAY HAVE TWO DECIDE SOME TIME

MCLAREN chief Andrea Stella has dismissed Christian Horner's claim that having two drivers in title contention is a disadvantage.

2 mins

TJ'S STILL GOT WHAT IT TAKES

TJ REID is confident he can still make an impact at the highest level of the game.

1 min

CONFIDENCE IS RACING AT CONNACHT

CONNACHT'S temporary boss Cullie Tucker is confident the Westerners can turn over Racing 92 and make the Challenge Cup semi-finals.

1 min

WE'VE A CHANCE BACK IN FRANCE

DENIS LEAMY believes that Munster can prevail in France for the second time in seven days if they play to their strengths as they did last Saturday.

2 mins

Irish front row really fronting up

CLIODHNA MOLONEY has hailed Ireland's front row performance in the Six Nations so far.

1 min

BLOOMIN' LOVELY!

Rose continues his hot Indian summer to stay in contention in Augusta sunshine

3 mins

LOWRY'S RIGHT IN THE MIX

AS Shane Lowry climbed the hill to approach the ninth green, he glanced over at the giant leaderboard overlooking the final hole.

2 mins

'BEKO TO HIS BEST!

Mipo returns to top form with derby winner for champs

3 mins

KEELEY THE TOP DROG IN DERRY

CONOR KEELEY was the unlikely hero for Drogheda United at Brandywell as his three-minute brace against 10 man Derry City ensured the Boynsiders remain on top of the table.

1 min

SKIPPER MCCLEAN'S ENJOYING THE RISE

FORMER Ireland international James McClean has opened up about the prospect of captaining Wrexham to promotion, saying it would “hold a special place in my heart.”

1 min

GRAHAM IS JUST GOLDEN AS THE HOOPS TRIUMPH

SHAMROCK Rovers fans were treated to a Graham Burke masterclass last night as the Hoops saw off Waterford far more comfortably than suggested by the scoreline.

2 mins

FODE TO RECOVERY

Pep vows to help struggling City star find form again

2 mins

EAGLES NOT QUICK ON THE DRAW

OLIVER GLASNER insisted Crystal Palace will run out against Manchester City intent on victory rather than avoiding defeat.

1 min

ANGE'S MOMENT OF SLEUTH

Boss turns detective to find leaking mole

2 mins

£312M: THE COST OF TRYING TO COMPETE

Doomed trio have learned that buying young is buying wrong

2 mins

FRANK HAS SOME FREE ADVICE

THOMAS FRANK has a simple message for his Brentford players ahead of today’s trip to Arsenal - avoid giving away fouls on the edge of the box.

1 min

ZEEING IS BELIEVING!

Amorim hails striker's strength of character as he turns jeers into cheers

2 mins

Players refuse to pin the blame on hapless Onana

Joshua Zirkzee says it would be “ridiculous” to pin the blame on Andre Onana for Manchester United's 2-2 Europa League draw against Lyon.

1 min

BIG SAM OPEN TO DUGOUT RETURN

BIG SAM is back on the march at 70and don't rule him out of an encore in the dugout.

2 mins

GUNNER HAVE TO WIN IT NOW

LET'S remember that Arsenal's impressive 3-0 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday night was a Champions League quarter-final.

4 mins

NO MO THAN HE DESERVED

YOU CAN'T put a price on greatness.

1 min

THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

AS excuses for arriving into school over an hour late on a Monday morning go, this one surely remains unique.

5 mins

Blackburn Rovers wanted to sign me but I've no regrets

HE might not have looked like your typical sporting all-rounder at first glance but don't let the glasses fool you! Dennis James Taylor excelled at virtually every sport he tried his hand at. Soccer, Gaelic football and of course billiards and then snooker - he'd likely have given Sean Kelly a run for his money if you had parked his backside on a bike.

1 min

BEMAND: UNITED FRONT HELPING WOMEN'S GAME

IF SCOTT Bemand is to have a legacy from his time as Ireland Women's Coach, it will have been for knocking IRFU heads together and convincing them that TWO is better than one.

2 mins

DILLANE KNOWS HQ ALL ENDS UP

EIGHT months on from finally getting their hands on the Brendan Martin Cup, Aoife Dillane and her Kerry team-mates will make a welcome return to Croke Park later on today.

2 mins

ALIVE, ALIVE GLOW

JASON Sherlock invaded 1995 with blowtorch charisma as his weapon of choice, a magnetic one-man special forces unit scorching the Irish earth and seizing dominion over a summer.

1 min

RONAN HAS PUT BODY ON LINE FOR MEATH

RONAN JONES promises he'll be quick as he details his catalogue of injuries.

3 mins

DURNIN'S LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

A SNAPSHOT of Tommy Durnin's life would send most people into a tailspin.

4 mins

CRONIN KNOWS HOW BIG A CHALLENGE CREIGHTON WILL POSE IN CARLISLE

WILLIAM CREIGHTON (Toyota GR Yaris Rally 2) and Keith Cronin (Citroën C3 Rally 2) are the number one and two seeds for today’s Carlisle Stages Rally, which forms the second round of the Probite Brakes British Rally Championship (BRC).

1 min

HOOP DREAMS

Killester the favourites as Hillary Nets casts an expert eye over an intriguing women's Super decider

3 mins

Dubliners will have a view to a Kill' in men's decider

The men's decider between UCC Demons and Killester tomorrow is a clash of two of the giants in Irish basketball.

2 mins

A WORD TO THE WISE

Appleby's rested star can steal the show at Newbury

1 min

CALL A KAB' AND HEAD OFF TO AYR

PUNTERS should be calling a Kab at Ayr today.

1 min

HOPING FOR A SUN-NY DAY!

IRISH DERBY runner-up Sunway aims to get his four-year-old season off to the best start in the Dubai Duty Finest Surprise (John Porter) Stakes at Newbury today.

1 min

Simmering's talent could just boil over at Newbury

OLLIE SANGSTER looks to put the finishing touches to Simmering's (pictured) 1000 Guineas preparations when she heads to Newbury seeking local success in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes today.

1 min

Cox 'scot decision to make after Inca Heights wins debut

ROYAL Ascot could be calling for Inca Heights after he made a tenacious winning debut at Newbury yesterday.

1 min

GETH-IN DERBY CHAT

GETHIN inserted himself into the Betfred Derby conversation with a flawless performance at Newbury yesterday.

1 min

MICHAEL HUGHES

NORMALLY I'd start these columns with the Premier League action from this weekend - but I can't because I'm just too excited about Real Madrid against Arsenal.