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Budget 2026: €10 rise in pension, welfare rates expected

A €10 increase in the State pension and Social Protection rates is expected in tomorrow's Budget. The Budget will also see mortgage interest relief, which has benefitted more than 60,000 householders, extended for another year before being gradually phased out in 2027.

Budget 2026 • 11 mins

Micheál Martin stands alongside Jim Gavin who is waving

Gavin was 'repeatedly asked' about tenant issue - Martin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said "very comprehensive due diligence" was done on presidential candidate Jim Gavin, but that an issue with a former tenant was "probably buried somewhere in the recesses of his mind".

Presidential Election • 1 hr

Composite image showing Irish presidential candidates Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys

Connolly eyes FF voters, Humphreys coy on party's backing

Independent TD Catherine Connolly has asked Fianna Fáil members to vote for her in the presidential election, while Heather Humphreys has declined to say if she will meet the Taoiseach to seek Fianna Fáil's backing.

Presidential Election • 2 hrs

Irish participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla gesture as they are greeted in Athens airport

Irish citizens en route home after Israeli detention

All Irish citizens who were detained last week after the flotilla they were on was intercepted by Israeli forces have been released and are on their way home to Ireland, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.

Middle East • 38 mins

Woman, 24, charged with murder of man in Carrick-on-Suir

A 24-year-old woman has appeared before a special District Court sitting in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, charged in connection with the death of a man at an apartment in Carrick-on-Suir on Saturday.

Courts • 37 mins

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Watch: What is a budget? Here's a simple explainer

Tomorrow is one of biggest days in the political calendar, Budget Day.

News Headlines • 4 hrs

HSE apologises over death of girl with Strep A infection

The HSE has apologised to the family of a five-year-old girl who died as a result of medical misadventure at Sligo University Hospital more than two years ago.

Ireland • 1 hr

Talks taking place over removal of Gavin from ballot

Talks are continuing tonight between senior Department of Local Government officials and Attorney General Rossa Fanning over whether Jim Gavin can be officially removed from the presidential ballot or not.

Presidential Election • 1 hr

People sit outside a tent sheltering people displaced by war in Deir el-Balah in Gaza

Hamas and Israel open talks in Egypt on Trump peace plan

Delegations from Hamas and Israel have begun indirect talks in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, under a plan put forward by US President Donald Trump.

Middle East • 40 mins

A view from inside the chapel during Manchán Magan's funeral. A priest speaks at the alter while the coffin lies in state to his right.

Manchán Magan was 'fear lán d'iontas', funeral hears

The family and friends of broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan have gathered at his funeral at the chapel in Gonzaga College, his former school in Dublin.

Ireland • 4 hrs

Irish firm halts phone location data sales, as DPC probe expands

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has confirmed that an Irish company at the centre of a recent RTÉ investigation into the sale of smartphone location data has temporarily suspended operations.

Prime Time • 2 hrs

Man jailed for eight and a half years over rape of boy

A young man who was raped as an 11-year-old boy has told his abuser that he will not carry the guilt anymore, and that he is "reclaiming my voice, my story and my life".

Courts • 6 hrs

Man pleads guilty to murder of Dublin woman in 2022

A man in his 50s has pleaded guilty to the murder of Emma McCrory, a Dublin woman who was found after a fire at her home almost three years ago.

Courts • 7 hrs

Jilly Cooper attends day 2 'Style Wednesday' of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on 12 March, 2025

Author Jilly Cooper dies aged 88

The British author Jilly Cooper, the best-selling writer of Rivals, Riders, and Polo, has died after a fall at the age of 88.

Books • 5 hrs

Students call for fees to be reduced ahead of Budget

At lunchtime students mill about the common area in DCU's U building, eating lunch - homemade sandwiches wrapped in tin foil for many - and chatting.

Budget 2026 • 12 hrs

As it happened: 'Tough day' for FF as Gavin withdraws

Follow live updates as campaigning continues in the Presidential Election following Jim Gavin's withdrawal from the race.

Presidential Election • 12 mins

Hikers proceed through heavy snow on Mount Everest

Hundreds of hikers escape from blizzard-struck Everest

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese state media reported, as unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas.

World • 9 hrs

An older man white hair is wearing a beige jumper. His arms are folded. He is standing on a path with trees and hedges behind him.

Picasso exhibition to open at National Gallery

A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of the artist Pablo Picasso will open on Thursday at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.

Ireland • 47 mins

Gardaí at the scene of the incident in Swords in north Dublin

Investigation after body found in burnt-out car in Dublin

Gardaí are investigating after a body was discovered in a burnt-out car in Swords in Co Dublin.

Ireland • 4 hrs

The Tucson pump subject the safety alert

Electrocution risk from 114,000 circulating pumps - CCPC

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has issued an urgent safety alert over 114,000 circulating pumps installed in heating systems in Irish homes that could present a serious risk of electrocution.

Business • 6 hrs

Micheal Martin speaking on RTE Six One News

Watch: Taoiseach's full interview on Jim Gavin withdrawal

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he takes responsibility for backing Jim Gavin as Fianna Fáil's presidential candidate and his dropping out of the race is "a tough day" for the party.

Presidential Election • 1 hr

A ceremony was held in the Round Hall of the Four Courts to mark the opening of the new legal year

Personal injury guidelines need reviewing - Chief Justice

The Chief Justice has said a review of personal injuries guidelines for the judiciary is required in order that the system does not fail.

Ireland • 6 hrs

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaking outside a hotel

New French PM resigns hours after cabinet unveiled

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned, just hours after appointing his new cabinet, after allies and foes alike threatened to topple his government.

Europe • 10 hrs

Student killed in Nottingham attacks awarded George Medal

A British student who was stabbed to death in the Nottingham attacks in 2023 while trying to protect her friend has been posthumously awarded the George Medal for her "exceptional courage in the face of extreme danger".

UK • 10 hrs

PSNI responded to reports of a suspicious object on Monaghan Street in Newry last night

Viable explosive device removed near SF office in Newry

A viable explosive device discovered outside a Sinn Féin constituency office in Newry has been made safe and removed, the PSNI has said.

Ulster • 12 hrs

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Budget 2026: €10 rise in pension, welfare rates expected

Gavin was 'repeatedly asked' about tenant issue - Martin

Connolly eyes FF voters, Humphreys coy on party's backing

Irish citizens en route home after Israeli detention

Woman, 24, charged with murder of man in Carrick-on-Suir

Watch: What is a budget? Here's a simple explainer

HSE apologises over death of girl with Strep A infection

Talks taking place over removal of Gavin from ballot

Hamas and Israel open talks in Egypt on Trump peace plan

Manchán Magan was 'fear lán d'iontas', funeral hears

Irish firm halts phone location data sales, as DPC probe expands

Man jailed for eight and a half years over rape of boy

Man pleads guilty to murder of Dublin woman in 2022

Author Jilly Cooper dies aged 88

Students call for fees to be reduced ahead of Budget

As it happened: 'Tough day' for FF as Gavin withdraws

Hundreds of hikers escape from blizzard-struck Everest

Picasso exhibition to open at National Gallery

Investigation after body found in burnt-out car in Dublin

Electrocution risk from 114,000 circulating pumps - CCPC

Watch: Taoiseach's full interview on Jim Gavin withdrawal

Personal injury guidelines need reviewing - Chief Justice

New French PM resigns hours after cabinet unveiled

Student killed in Nottingham attacks awarded George Medal

Viable explosive device removed near SF office in Newry