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EU accuses TikTok of creating 'addictive design'

The European Commission has accused TikTok of creating an "addictive design" in its app which could harm the physical and mental wellbeing of minors and vulnerable adults.

River Slaney rises in Enniscorthy

NECG on 'full alert' throughout weekend amid flood risk

A person walks along the promenade as waves crash against the sea wall prior to high tide in Clontarf, Dublin

Live Localised flooding in parts of east as rain eases

A close up picture of scrambler bike tyres

'Nothing off table' in scrambler policing - Commissioner

Flowers left at the scene of a bus crash on the pedestrianised North Earl Street in Dublin

Bus removed and flowers left at scene after Dublin crash

a screengrab of new garda conor finan talking to media

Wicklow man's 'incredible journey' to join gardaí

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House.

Trump sparks fury with video depicting Obamas as monkeys

An image of baby formula powder on a spoon

Danone recalls further batches of infant formula

Buses drive down a snow covered road in Kharkiv on February 4, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Irish students collaborate on plans for post-war Kharkiv

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Further 22 sets of infant remains recovered at Tuam site

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks with members of the audience after delivering a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex, in St Leonards-on-Sea, south east England, on February 5, 2026. (Photo by Peter Nicholls / POOL / AFP)

Pressure mounts on Starmer amid Mandelson controversy

Regional

a young girl smiles as she sits at a desk in a classroom

Uncertain future for some small schools in rural Ireland

Ryder Cup launched at Adare Manor in Limerick

Applications open to volunteer at Ryder Cup in Limerick

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Údarás na Gaeltachta reports sustained growth in 2025

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Concern over changes to Donegal-Dublin flight times

Counters at their seats ahead of count in Galway West

Galway and Dublin by-elections in May - Taoiseach

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Damaged bus removed from scene of crash in Dublin city centre

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Damaged bus removed from scene of crash in Dublin city centre

Damaged bus removed from scene of crash in Dublin city centre

Weather worsening with rain warnings in place

Weather worsening with rain warnings in place

‘You’re in my country’ -DUP MP tells President Connolly

‘You’re in my country’ -DUP MP tells President Connolly

Parents of child who died from Strep A infection say her death will affect them forever

Parents of child who died from Strep A infection say her death will affect them…

Taoiseach says his thoughts are with those impacted by fatal bus crash in Dublin city

Taoiseach says his thoughts are with those impacted by fatal bus crash in Dublin city

Have you considered a career in STEM?

Have you considered a career in STEM?

Footage of scene of fatal bus crash in Dublin city

Footage of scene of fatal bus crash in Dublin city

Emergency services at scene of fatal bus crash in Dublin city

Emergency services at scene of fatal bus crash in Dublin city

Water level high in Clontarf

Water level high in Clontarf

President Connolly scores with a no-look shot as she shoots hoops in Belfast

President Connolly scores with a no-look shot as she shoots hoops in Belfast

Features and Analysis

Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney arrives into Downing Street

Who is Irish Starmer aide at centre of Mandelson scandal?

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Ten years on, hunt for Regency Hotel attackers continues

Analysis and Comment

Zeus, a cerval, lives at Secret Valley Wildlife Park in County Wexford

Servals, macaques and geckos - Ireland's exotic rescues

Empty cinema with empty seats

Ireland and UK's most popular films of 2025 revealed

Overhead view of young Asian woman managing personal banking and finance at home. Planning budget and calculating expenses while checking her bills with calculator. Managing taxes and financial bills. Home budgeting. Concept of finance and economy

6 policy changes to help consumers save money and cut costs

CLARITY-SCHOOLS

Explained: The dispute and the guidance about pronouns in schools

Dervla Ryan, Diversity & Inclusion Officer at UL Students’ Union, talks to Behind the Story

Podcast: Students' commuter hell and pressure on Starmer

Behind the Story

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Undated handout photo issued by Macmillan of the front cover of Gruffalo Granny by Julia Donaldson

'Gruffalo Granny' coming for a visit in September

Men dressed like soldiers outside a hotel

Macau hotel rips up trademark gold bricks

A woman leans over three young children as they work on a laptop

Robotics build path from rural Kenya to world stage

Chinese tourists pose for photographs in front of Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji cherry blossom event hit by overtourism

House collapsing into sea

Watch: US house collapses into ocean amid high tides

Undated handout photo issued by Cambridge Archaeological Unit of students and Cambridge Archaeological Unit working in a burial pit

Cambridge students unearth possible execution pit

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, integrated for the Artemis II mission, are seen at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center

NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to March

Tourists walk around the Trevi fountain in central Rome

Rome to charge tourists €2 to visit Trevi Fountain

The Sistine Chapel prepared for the conclave in which the new Pope will be elected in May 2025

Major cleaning begins of Michelangelo's Last Judgement

Ballesteros statue found cut up in Spanish lock-up

Photo shows a Svalbard polar bear

Svalbard polar bears getting fatter despite ice loss

A pedestrian crosses a street used for temporary snow storage in central Moscow on January 29, 2026

Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years