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Boy arrested over arson deaths of Tadgh Farrell (4) and Mary Holt was allegedly ‘active participant’ in attack

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/boy-arrested-over-arson-deaths-of-tadgh-farrell-4-and-mary-holt-was-allegedly-active-participant-in-attack/a945448114.html

Published: April 29, 2026 09:23

A teenage boy who was arrested on Tuesday is suspected of being an “active participant” in a reckless arson attack that led to a double murder and has been allegedly “placed at the scene.”

Meta faces giant EU fine for not preventing kids from using Facebook and Instagram

https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/meta-faces-giant-eu-fine-for-not-preventing-kids-from-using-facebook-and-instagram/a1098957392.html

Published: April 29, 2026 07:59

Meta has been found by the European Commission to be in breach of European rules to prevent minors under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram. The preliminary ruling, if confirmed, could attract fines of up to 6pc of worldwide global revenue, which was


Nature Restoration plan to be voluntary for farmers and prioritised on public land – report

https://www.independent.ie/farming/forestry-enviro/nature-restoration-plan-to-be-voluntary-for-farmers-and-prioritised-on-public-land-report/a1727807263.html

Published: April 29, 2026 06:57

The Independent Advisory Committee on Nature Restoration has released its final report, outlining a roadmap for Ireland’s national Nature Restoration Plan with a message for the agricultural sector that farmers are essential partners, and their


The Indo Daily: Shooters, ICE and Iran: Is Trump’s America too dangerous for the World Cup?

https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-indo-daily/the-indo-daily-shooters-ice-and-iran-is-trumps-america-too-dangerous-for-the-world-cup/a1422705388.html

Published: April 29, 2026 05:13

By now, most will have seen the extraordinary scenes from Washington D.C., where a suspected gunman sparked chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in what is now the third attempt on Donald Trump’s life in just 2 years.

Catherine Prasifka: As a creative writing teacher, my time is increasingly being wasted in wading through AI manuscripts

https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/catherine-prasifka-as-a-creative-writing-teacher-my-time-is-increasingly-being-wasted-in-wading-through-ai-manuscripts/a1676931334.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

I am tired of seeing AI-generated writing everywhere. Not only because it’s trained on stolen work, bad for the environment and forced on us by tech companies, but because it’s bad and I refuse to pretend otherwise.

‘When American multinationals come here and see what we do, they’re blown away by it’ – Hanley Energy CEO on how Meath firm became a global success

https://www.independent.ie/business/when-american-multinationals-come-here-and-see-what-we-do-theyre-blown-away-by-it-hanley-energy-ceo-on-how-meath-firm-became-a-global-success/a481243916.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

When Hanley Energy, headquartered in Stamullen, Co Meath, was sold to the American multinational Jabil in 2025, it was only the seventh-largest Irish deal of the year.

‘Who does this fella think he is!’ – David Clifford on reluctance to launch own-branded merchandise and why he said yes

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/who-does-this-fella-think-he-is-david-clifford-on-reluctance-to-launch-own-branded-merchandise-and-why-he-said-yes/a1066170168.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

When the Armagh-based sportswear company, McKeever Sports, first pitched the idea of a personalised clothing range to David Clifford, there was natural reluctance on his part.

Donald Trump heaps praise on ‘very elegant man’ Britain’s King Charles during state visit and hails ‘unique’ bond between US and UK

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/donald-trump-heaps-praise-on-very-elegant-man-britains-king-charles-during-state-visit-and-hails-unique-bond-between-us-and-uk/a1860011351.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

US president Donald Trump has praised the “special relationship” between America and the UK, telling King Charles “we hope it will always remain that way”.

‘Couples want a say in how their wedding should feel’ – marriages fall 7.7pc amid ‘changing preferences’

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/couples-want-a-say-in-how-their-wedding-should-feel-marriages-fall-77pc-amid-changing-preferences/a148965736.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing a 7.7pc decline in the number of marriages in Ireland between 2014 and 2024 point to a “redistribution of demand rather than a collapse in demand”, according to Catherine McWade, a humanist


Life lessons: From marriage to setting up your own business – take advice from those who’ve been there and done it

https://www.independent.ie/life/life-lessons-from-marriage-to-setting-up-your-own-business-take-advice-from-those-whove-been-there-and-done-it/a228864757.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

Catie Beth Bowman, originally from the US, but now living in Kilkenny where she runs a marketing company, called K. Hope Creative, has been married to Kevin for a year and says she is really enjoying the journey so far.

Leaving Cert exams: 10 things to do for your mind and body with five weeks to go

https://www.independent.ie/life/family/family-features/leaving-cert-exams-10-things-to-do-for-your-mind-and-body-with-five-weeks-to-go/a613645438.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

The Leaving Certificate exams are around the corner. They’re close enough now that you can feel them. And you can’t ignore them. If you are doing the exams, here are ten things you might want to think about before you walk into the exam hall.

Saoirse Hanley: It takes an Olympian effort to be mid-level healthy – and I’m tired of everyone pretending otherwise

https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/saoirse-hanley-it-takes-an-olympian-effort-to-be-mid-level-healthy-and-im-tired-of-everyone-pretending-otherwise/a2146131101.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

About six months ago I really ‘locked in’ – as the kids say – from a health perspective. I cleaned up my diet, I lost some weight, I started sleeping better, I upped my water intake, I upped my step count each day – I bought a walking pad for Christ’s


Cónal Thomas: Government insists there is ‘no row’ as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil clash over new short-term letting rules

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/conal-thomas-government-insists-there-is-no-row-as-fine-gael-and-fianna-fail-clash-over-new-short-term-letting-rules/a235021469.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

Row? What row? “I want to reassure you there are no rows,” Fine Gael leader and Tánaiste Simon Harris said yesterday after reports of another disagreement between two departments, one led by a Fianna Fáil minister and the other by a Fine Gael one.

How swashbuckling Kevin Moran put his name in GAA and Manchester United history books

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/how-swashbuckling-kevin-moran-put-his-name-in-gaa-and-manchester-united-history-books/a1350303224.html

Published: April 29, 2026 04:30

Sporting legend Kevin Moran, who turns 70 today, was a hero of two codes. He came to prominence initially with the great Dublin team of the 1970s. Legendary Dubs’ star David Hickey can still recall his first impression of their star centre back in March


Antrim players threaten ‘further action’ amid conflicting communication around Davy Fitzgerald’s future as manager

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/antrim-players-threaten-further-action-amid-conflicting-communication-around-davy-fitzgeralds-future-as-manager/a501148959.html

Published: April 28, 2026 18:05

Antrim senior hurlers have threatened to take "further action" if their concerns over the conflicting communication around an apparent attempt to remove Davy Fitzgerald as their manager are not addressed by the county board tonight.

Lisdoonvarna festival goer awarded €39,000 damages after broken wrist and ankle in incident with cow trailer

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/lisdoonvarna-festival-goer-awarded-39000-damages-after-broken-wrist-and-ankle-in-incident-with-cow-trailer/a1202775293.html

Published: April 28, 2026 17:52

A man who suffered a broken wrist and a broken ankle when the wheel of a cow trailer rolled over his foot during the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, has been awarded general damages of almost €40,000.

Martin Breheny: What did Portugal jaunts gain Donegal and Mayo? Can fad be seen as a costly waste of money?

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/martin-breheny-what-did-portugal-jaunts-gain-donegal-and-mayo-can-fad-be-seen-as-a-costly-waste-of-money/a704233860.html

Published: April 28, 2026 17:00

Whoever signed the cheques for the Donegal and Mayo training jaunts in Portugal could possibly feel like they authorised the greatest waste of money since the €335,000 Dáil bike shed fiasco.

Simon Harris says Iran War energy impact likely to be felt in winter as Taoiseach rules out ‘mini-Budget’

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/simon-harris-says-iran-war-energy-impact-likely-to-be-felt-in-winter-as-taoiseach-rules-out-mini-budget/a1751356459.html

Published: April 28, 2026 13:53

TĂĄnaiste Simon Harris has said the impact of the war in Iran is likely to continue to be felt "in the winter" as he did not rule out once-off energy measures in the upcoming Budget.

A sunny sleepy Saturday, a table full of drinks on a rooftop bar... Jack Grealish is guilty of stupidity – nothing more

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/a-sunny-sleepy-saturday-a-table-full-of-drinks-on-a-rooftop-bar-jack-grealish-is-guilty-of-stupidity-nothing-more/a824465599.html

Published: April 28, 2026 10:04

Someone was going to have a phone - why did none of his friends consider this? Someone always has a phone when Jack Grealish is in town and that usually means he will find himself in bother.

Neil Robertson calls for ban on Ronnie O’Sullivan’s chalk: ‘All the players hate it’

https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/snooker/neil-robertson-calls-for-ban-on-ronnie-osullivans-chalk-all-the-players-hate-it/a1698077770.html

Published: April 28, 2026 07:59

Neil Robertson has called for a ban on the chalk used by Ronnie O’Sullivan during the World Snooker Championship, claiming that “all the players hate it” and suggesting it causes problems on the baize.

RĂșaidhrĂ­ O’Connor: It’s 11 years since Leinster had this many questions hanging over them going into the month of May

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/ruaidhri-oconnor-its-11-years-since-leinster-had-this-many-questions-hanging-over-them-going-into-the-month-of-may/a1229312215.html

Published: April 27, 2026 17:00

There’s a school of thought doing the rounds that Leinster’s novel approach to this season may be the difference when the business end of the season comes around.

RĂșaidhrĂ­ O’Connor: It’s a decade since Leinster had this many questions hanging over them going into the month of May

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/ruaidhri-oconnor-its-a-decade-since-leinster-had-this-many-questions-hanging-over-them-going-into-the-month-of-may/a1229312215.html

Published: April 27, 2026 16:00

There’s a school of thought doing the rounds that Leinster’s novel approach to this season may be the difference when the business end of the season comes around.

Top Kinahan gang member considered targeting rival’s daughter days before being shot in Regency attack, sentence hearing told

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/top-kinahan-gang-member-considered-targeting-rivals-daughter-days-before-being-shot-in-regency-attack-sentence-hearing-told/a158848169.html

Published: April 27, 2026 12:48

High-level Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern considered targeting a rival’s daughter two days after being shot and injured in the Regency Hotel attack, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

‘We are prepared to be arrested’ – President Catherine Connolly’s sister joins latest flotilla to Gaza

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/news/we-are-prepared-to-be-arrested-president-catherine-connollys-sister-joins-latest-flotilla-to-gaza/a967572648.html

Published: April 27, 2026 06:42

A sister of President Catherine Connolly, who has been a long-time activist in the Palestine solidarity movement set sail on Sunday on a boat bound for Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla in an attempt to deliver life-saving aid and challenge the


‘Celebrity Super Spaces’ review: Dermot Bannon seems happiest when he’s hanging out with the rich

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/celebrity-super-spaces-review-dermot-bannon-seems-happiest-when-hes-hanging-out-with-the-rich/a1397469029.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

What is a celebrity? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it’s: “A well-known or famous person, especially in entertainment or sport, who attracts interest from the general public and attention from the mass media.”

Cathal Dennehy: Sabastian Sawe’s anti-doping stance gives marathon record credibility but only time will judge this new era

https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/cathal-dennehy-sabastian-sawes-anti-doping-stance-gives-marathon-record-credibility-but-only-time-will-judge-this-new-era/a501800803.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

It’s a whole new era in the marathon. Gone are the days when elite runners were reduced to staggering wrecks in the closing miles, sentenced to days of shuffling around like a stiff octogenarian.

‘Really disappointing’ – Dublin City Council pauses purchases of derelict properties in city

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/dublin-news/really-disappointing-dublin-city-council-pauses-purchases-of-derelict-properties-in-city/a213218511.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

Dublin City Council (DCC) has indefinitely paused the purchase of derelict sites in the city – known as compulsorily purchasing them – as it continues to sit on a sizeable portfolio of derelict buildings.

Crohn’s disease: ‘I’ve had an ostomy bag for eight years – I go to the gym, I do yoga, I swim. I can absolutely do everything’

https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/health-features/crohns-disease-ive-had-an-ostomy-bag-for-eight-years-i-go-to-the-gym-i-do-yoga-i-swim-i-can-absolutely-do-everything/a951305120.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

Galway resident Marta Stanska was merely 16 when her health first took a turn. The now 39-year-old, who spent her earlier years in Poland, says she began experiencing a crippling pain in her stomach. Her discomfort only intensified with time, and in a


US soldier accused of placing bets on capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro bragged of his skills in business, woman says

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/us-soldier-accused-of-placing-bets-on-capture-of-venezuelan-leader-nicolas-maduro-bragged-of-his-skills-in-business-woman-says/a1878383115.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

A US Army special forces soldier is accused of earning $400,000 (€342,000) from bets placed on the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro – an operation prosecutors say he was involved in – and allegedly told a woman he was texting at the time


The supermarket chocolate digestives taste test: ‘The price is significantly higher than the own-brand options, and most of our testers could not tell the difference’

https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-reviews/the-supermarket-chocolate-digestives-taste-test-the-price-is-significantly-higher-than-the-own-brand-options-and-most-of-our-testers-could-not-tell-the-difference/a1136903078.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

It may not be the most exciting biscuit on the supermarket shelf, but there is something comforting about a chocolate digestive. Fun fact: digestives were originally developed by Scottish doctors in the mid-19th century to aid digestion, hence the name.

Conor McKeon: Down swagger their way into the summer to leave Donegal searching for answers

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/conor-mckeon-down-swagger-their-way-into-the-summer-to-leave-donegal-searching-for-answers/a1290756191.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

So, there you go. None of us knows anything. Gaelic football is opaque and unknowable. Punditry: a game strictly for mugs. We’re all just groping around in the dark. Relax Nostradamus, your gig is safe.

The highs and lows of an older home: ‘We talk about houses in terms of efficiency and output, as though they should function like machines’

https://www.independent.ie/life/the-highs-and-lows-of-an-older-home-we-talk-about-houses-in-terms-of-efficiency-and-output-as-though-they-should-function-like-machines/a1112970712.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

I like the heaviness that settles over the first months of the year. The long nights and short winter light suit slower routines and early starts. I typically like to take this time slowly, so it was slightly surprising to find myself renovating a 1940s


Michael Houghton: ‘My son hasn’t quite realised that the €500 or so he might receive for his first communion represents only a fraction of what the day will cost us’

https://www.independent.ie/business/money/michael-houghton-my-son-hasnt-quite-realised-that-the-500-or-so-he-might-receive-for-his-first-communion-represents-only-a-fraction-of-what-the-day-will-cost-us/a1805744145.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

My youngest son is due to make his first holy communion in a couple of weeks.

Tanya Sweeney: When I was 10 years old, living in the west Dublin suburbs, reading Smash Hits felt being granted membership to a cool clubhouse

https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/tanya-sweeney-when-i-was-10-years-old-living-in-the-west-dublin-suburbs-reading-smash-hits-felt-being-granted-membership-to-a-cool-clubhouse/a831920988.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of meeting a fellow author who, like me, was releasing her own debut novel. I, along with Alex Kadis, who has written the effervescent and moving novel Big Nobody, ended up together on the Book Off podcast, pitting our


Fionnán Sheahan: When the Department of Education needs a €646m bailout in April, something is deeply wrong with the public purse

https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/fionnan-sheahan-when-the-department-of-education-needs-a-646m-bailout-in-april-something-is-deeply-wrong-with-the-public-purse/a1808664322.html

Published: April 27, 2026 04:30

It’s a shame Leo Varadkar has decided there’s a gap in the market to be the new Fine Gael grandee firing off more clickbait than context.

‘Quite the experience’ – Caitríona Perry gives first-hand account as man opens fire at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/quite-the-experience-caitriona-perry-gives-first-hand-account-as-man-opens-fire-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/a2011275530.html

Published: April 26, 2026 12:31

Former RTÉ journalist Caitríona Perry has given an eyewitness account from Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, where a man opened fire on security personnel.

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