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Government finalising package to relieve high fuel costs

Work is continuing in Government on finalising a package of measures to relieve high fuel costs brought about by the US war in Iran.

This frame grab from AFPTV footage shows damage to building in the town of Dimona

Iran fires long-range missiles for first time in war

Iranian families gather behind the ruins of a building in Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2026. The building was destroyed during a U.S.-Israeli military operation. The gathering takes place on the eve of the Iranian New Year. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPh

Europe seeks fresh momentum amid multiple crises

River Shannon pipeline to Dublin rally

Up to 50 boats rally over Shannon to Dublin pipeline plan

Forensic officers attend a property after a woman's death.

Forensic examination under way in Derry after woman dies

KOTTGEISERING, GERMANY - JANUARY 10: A heating valve is seen attached to a radiator in a residential house on January 10, 2026 in Kottgeisering, Germany. Costs for oil and gas-fired heating systems will rise in 2026 in Germany due to a higher CO2 charge.

How much are fuel increases really costing us?

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Ex-FBI chief Robert Mueller, who investigated Trump, dies

Students queuing to receive vaccines and antibiotics at the University of Kent campus in Canterbury

Number of cases in UK meningitis outbreak rises to 34

Kneecap, pose for a photo at the National Hotel in Havana, Cuba

Rap group Kneecap says crisis-hit Cuba being 'strangled'

three people sit at a table listening as another person speaks at a lectern with signs behind them

Opportunity for govt of the left to emerge - Boyd Barrett

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - FEBRUARY 04: ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 immigration enforcement personnel would be with

Trump threatens to use ICE agents for US airport security

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Around 50 boats rally on Shannon against plan to pipeline water to Dublin

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Around 50 boats rally on Shannon against plan to pipeline water to Dublin

Around 50 boats rally on Shannon against plan to pipeline water to Dublin

Opportunity for government of the left to emerge - Boyd Barrett

Opportunity for government of the left to emerge - Boyd Barrett

Controlled explosion of Germany’s last ski lift on a glacier

Controlled explosion of Germany’s last ski lift on a glacier

Trump says UK should have acted faster on Iran

Trump says UK should have acted faster on Iran

Customers in Sandyford react to rising fuel prices

Customers in Sandyford react to rising fuel prices

Adams welcomes ‘emphatic’ end to High Court damages claim

Adams welcomes ‘emphatic’ end to High Court damages claim

Demolition work under way at Co Meath house built without permission

Demolition work under way at Co Meath house built without permission

Ireland's cybersecurity chief warns more Iran-linked attacks possible

Ireland's cybersecurity chief warns more Iran-linked attacks possible

Trump makes Pearl Harbor reference at meeting with Japanese PM

Trump makes Pearl Harbor reference at meeting with Japanese PM

South Pars attack 'deliberate choice by Israel, US to maximise damage' - expert

South Pars attack 'deliberate choice by Israel, US to maximise damage' - expert

'A conscious violent act with no humanity' - Murder victim Daena Walsh's brother Callum speaks outside court

'A conscious violent act with no humanity' - Murder victim Daena Walsh's brother Callum speaks outside court

‘I hope it’s given to charity’, says owner of Meath house

‘I hope it’s given to charity’, says owner of Meath house

Research uncovers forgotten infant burial sites in Sligo

Research uncovers forgotten infant burial sites in Sligo

Large fire at Iran’s South Pars gas field following Israeli strike

Large fire at Iran’s South Pars gas field following Israeli strike

Further attacks on Middle East energy infrastructure 'unacceptable'

Further attacks on Middle East energy infrastructure 'unacceptable'

Beirut building collapses after Israeli strike

Beirut building collapses after Israeli strike

New research identifies sports injuries that cause poor brain health

New research identifies sports injuries that cause poor brain health

Regional

Jayden and his sister Nevaeh.

Father 'thankful kids are alive' after balcony incident

People march in the Galway Rally against racial discrimination.

Groups rally in Galway against racial discrimination

Twin brothers Fathers Joe and Matt Kelly celebrate the remarkable occasion of their 95th Birthday

Twin priests from Co Kildare to celebrate 95th birthday

The scene of serious assault on Laurence Street in Drogheda

Man, 20s, in critical condition after Drogheda assault

Elizabeth, Frank and David Stewart, Sligo retirement home residents

Residents face eviction from Co Sligo retirement village

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Features & Analysis

Crime author Barry Cummins talks to Behind the Story about Sean McGovern and the Kinahan crime gang

Podcast: Trapped in Dubai - the Kinahan crime gang

Behind the Story

Earlier this week, one of the most senior figures in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group pled guilty at the Special Criminal Court to directing a criminal gang in relation to the murder of one man and the surveillance of another.

Antonette and Jessica

Ageing carers fear for future of adult children with disabilities

Image of price list at fuel station

Explainer: Why is diesel so expensive right now?

Petrol and diesel prices on a totem sign at a petrol station in Germany

How are European governments tackling surging fuel costs?

Iran War

A woman in a grey suit speaks at a podium with the European Union flag in the background

ECB keeps rates on hold as Iran war clouds outlook

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. New attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on March 11, with one of the vessels in flames as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbours, threatening shipping

UN body proposes safe corridor for Middle East shipping

Mourners attend a memorial vigil a day after the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran

The uniquely complex power structure of Iran

Analysis and Comment

A map shows the Strait of Hormuz on a laptop computer screen

How many ships have been attacked in the Gulf?

Smoke rises after airstrikes in Tehran, Iran

UN: Tens of millions more in acute hunger if war drags on

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A ski lift stands near barely visible remains of the Southern Schneeferner glacier

Ski lift demolished as German glacier melts away

Photo shows Masaya, a 15-year-old Roloway monkey and her baby daughter Lagertha

Endangered monkey gives birth after pioneering operation

Russia to refer women not wanting kids to psychologists

Flowering cherry blossoms and buds on a tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

Tokyo's dazzling cherry blossom season officially begins

Money counting machine with Swedish kronor

Cash returns to Sweden in case of emergency

Moo Deng eating grass in her enclosure in November

Trespasser caught in viral hippo Moo Deng's Thai zoo pen

Interior of a cell at Anstalten Rosersberg prison in sweden

Sweden's prisons prepare to house young teens

Baby boy with soother using mobile phone while lying on sofa at home

72% of infants have daily screen time, UK study finds

THORPENESS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: A hard standing remains after a beachside house was demolished because of safety concerns over coastal erosion, on November 10, 2025 in Thorpeness, England. East Anglia, the region including Norfolk and Suffolk, is facin

In sea-change, UK may abandon homes to coastal erosion

An aerial view of the Chicago River, which has been dyed green

Watch: Chicago River goes green for St Patrick's Day

photo issued by English Heritage of a lost Cold War lookout post in the grounds of Scarborough Castle. An underground facility built to protect and house Royal Observer Corps (ROC) volunteers tasked with plotting nuclear bombs falling across Britain has b

Dig at medieval castle reveals lost nuclear bunker

As members of the public look with curiosity, a disorientated young red fox which runs in broad daylight through the churchyard at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 16th November 2021, in London, England. Ther

Sly fox stows away on ship from Britain to New York port