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‘It’s nice because financially, I know I’m not scrimping’ – Kate O’Connor no longer going under radar against world’s best

Published: March 17, 2026 20:00

The task is just the same, but this year feels different – in various ways. For starters, Kate O’Connor is now a full-time athlete, having completed her studies at Ulster University, with more time and energy freed up to devote to mastering the…

Martin Breheny: Donegal’s ‘not bothered’ approach to making a final is an insult to the league

Published: March 17, 2026 19:00

Donegal couldn’t care less whether or not they reach the National League final. We know that because the man responsible for every detail, on and off the pitch, spoke of their indifference after the defeat by Roscommon last Sunday.

‘Great people, great beer, it’s very nice here’ – Visitors from around the world descend on Dublin for St Patrick’s Day parade

Published: March 17, 2026 17:09

The streets of Dublin city centre were immersed in green this afternoon as tens of thousands of spectators packed the pavements on a crisp spring afternoon to catch a glimpse of this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade.

‘I took Cillian Murphy to the Garrison pub before a City match’ – how Peaky Blinders and Birmingham City are connected

Published: March 17, 2026 08:02

Steven Knight, the creator of the gang drama Peaky Blinders, knows a thing or two about setting a scene and he already has the perfect one in mind for his beloved Birmingham City.

St Patrick’s Day parades 2026: use our interactive map to see what’s happening across the Republic of Ireland

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

The shamrock earrings and tricolour face paints are flying off the shelves while final parade preparations are under way across the Republic of Ireland ahead of St. Patrick’s Day next Tuesday.

Wexford woman who started her career as a funeral celebrant now marries people for a living – ‘I was as nervous as a bag of cats’

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

A Wexford-based woman with Donegal roots has shared her delight after taking home the award for Wedding Celebrant of the Year at the 2026 WeddingsOnline awards.

‘I put the family home into my wife’s name to get agricultural relief, but now we are separating and she says I have no entitlement to the house. Is this true?’

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

Query: Dear Mary Frances, I hope you can help me. A number of years ago I was being left some land and the advice I got at the time was that to qualify for agricultural relief, I should put the family home into my wife’s name alone.

Conor McKeon: Matters may get worse for Ger Brennan’s struggling Dubs before they get better

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

At half-time in Croke Park on Saturday night, everything for Dublin was not only hunky but dory also. Nine points up on Armagh – though they didn’t yet know it – Dublin would begin the second half with a 13-metre free and a man extra for 10 minutes.

Central banks warned against knee-jerk move on interest rates as oil swings on hour-by-hour news

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

Oil prices yo-yoed on Monday, opening well above the $100-a-barrel mark after another weekend of furious confusion over the potential outcome of the war in Iran, but swinging lower on news some shipping was moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

Micheál Martin caught between Europe and Donald Trump after president’s call for Iran help is publicly rejected

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

Fresh hostilities have emerged between the US president and European allies, who have rejected his calls for help with his war in Iran, before a high-profile meeting where the Taoiseach will press the need for peace.

Everyone’s talking about... ?pH-reactive make-up – can it really adapt to the chemistry of my skin?

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

When pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter shared a TikTok video talking about her favourite lip balm, she described how it absorbs the lips’ natural pH and “brings out this beautiful pink” and keeps them “super moisturised.”

Mary Regan: Stakes are high as Taoiseach may have to duck and dive from testy Trump during St Patrick’s Day meeting

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

The eruption of a fresh round of transatlantic tensions on the eve of his visit to the White House has raised the stakes for what was already shaping up to be a high-tension meeting for Micheál Martin in the Oval Office.

How Kinahan lieutenant Sean McGovern orchestrated a murder, and the plot against a rival gangster that led to his downfall

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

At the Special Criminal Court on Monday, Sean McGovern, the right-hand man of crime boss Daniel Kinahan, became the most senior member of the international drugs gang to be convicted of an offence before the Irish courts.

Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: ‘When it comes to a foodie atmosphere, it doesn’t get much better than being surrounded by 1,700 bottles of wine’

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

When it comes to a foodie atmosphere, it doesn’t get much better than being surrounded by 1,700 bottles of wine ranging from classic and fine, to organic, natural and biodynamic.

How the best Irish bars around the world celebrate St Patrick’s Day (and what they charge for a pint)

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

With more than 6,000 Irish pubs dotted around the world, there’ll be plenty of glasses raised globally today to celebrate our patron saint. From the gateway to Machu Picchu to metropolitan Melbourne, we tracked down some of the best Irish bars around the…

‘The parish were grieving for the loss of their beautiful church.’ Fr Brian Ó Fearraigh on losing St Mary’s in Donegal last year

Published: March 17, 2026 05:30

A remote Donegal parish and its Gaeilgeoir priest became near household names last year when the nation awoke on Easter Monday to learn St Mary’s Church in Derrybeg had burnt to the ground overnight.

‘He competed and, at the highest level, he triumphed’ – Ronnie Delany’s son delivers eulogy at funeral of Olympic champion

Published: March 16, 2026 15:50

Irish Olympic icon Ronnie Delany’s funeral mass remembered a proud sportsman who delivered glory to Ireland and who “won his second gold medal” by marrying the love of his life.

‘Ten years, what justice is that?’ – man who killed Jordan Ronan (20) after victim stole from van jailed

Published: March 16, 2026 14:43

A man with previous convictions for knife crime, who killed a 20-year-old outside his home after that person stole from the defendant’s unlocked van in the early hours of the morning, has been jailed for nine years.

Senior Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern pleads guilty to directing criminal organisation

Published: March 16, 2026 11:59

Senior Kinahan gang figure Sean McGovern has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to directing the activities of a crime gang to carry out the murder of an innocent grandfather as well as a hit on rival Hutch gangster.

Grief, gaming and being your true self – Meet the Wexford store owner creating a community for unashamed nerds

Published: March 16, 2026 11:00

Growing up in Wexford town, Shane Hurley felt he was an ill fit for most pigeonholes into which teenagers find themselves placed. Passionate about comic books, collectibles and gaming, growing up in the early days of social media provided limited…

‘It’s a long time coming’: In an Irish bar in LA as Jessie Buckley wins her Oscar

Published: March 16, 2026 07:59

The Irish patrons at LA’s Donegal-owned Auld Fella pub on Wilshire Boulevard – from lawyers to musicians – erupted in cheers and whoops Sunday evening as Jessie Buckley accepted the win for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 98th Academy Awards.

Emotional speeches, a few boos and a missing actor – 10 big moments from the Oscars 2026

Published: March 16, 2026 06:30

The 98th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, now boasting a tidy three-hour runtime, ran like a well-oiled machine, but that doesn’t mean that the glitziest of all award shows wasn’t without the odd splash of colour. From shock award winners to emotional…

Michael Houghton: ‘We became accidental landlords six years ago. The whole system has started to make less sense, but our strategy remains simple’

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

In 2020 my wife and I became somewhat accidental landlords. With three growing children, we had outgrown our three-bed semi-d and were looking to buy a larger house.

Scouted at four and a wonderkid at 16: Max Dowman’s remarkable rise to Arsenal superstardom

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

At what age does it first become clear that a child is exceptionally talented? In the case of Max Dowman, Arsenal’s teenage sensation, it was four years old. That was when he was first spotted by scout John Knight and taken into Arsenal’s pre-academy…

Fionnán Sheahan: Virtue-signalling populism from Micheál Martin won’t mix with Donald Trump’s unpredictability

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

The mythical etymology of the phrase “to turn a blind eye” will come in handy for Micheál Martin in the Oval Office this week. The idiom is commonly attributed to Admiral Horatio Nelson ignoring orders from a superior in battle. Donald Trump likes his war…

‘I survived breast cancer but I lost three siblings to the disease’

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

Síle Nic Suibhne had her first mammogram in 2013, almost two years before she turned 50 as there was a family history of the disease – her older sister Kathleen had already gone through breast cancer. In 2015, Síle was due to have her second mammogram with…

The supermarket cottage cheese taste test: ‘It is the most expensive – but the texture is solid and grainy, and the flavour bland’

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

If you are old enough to remember cottage cheese from the bad old days of diet culture, you may be flummoxed by its new cult status – it’s often sold out on the supermarket shelves. Read the label, though, and you’ll understand why: these days, it’s all…

Ask Allison: I’m recently married and I'm an average weight – but I keep getting asked publicly about my size and if I’m pregnant. Help!

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

Question: Hi Allison, I was hoping for some advice. I’m absolutely sick of people (particularly men) commenting on my weight and whether I’m pregnant or not.

World Bank rules block Paschal Donohoe from helping Fine Gael in by-election to fill old Dublin Central seat

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

Paschal Donohoe will be a no-show for the Fine Gael campaign to retain his seat in the Dublin Central by-election, leaving his old party without the former finance minister to lean on as it battles to maintain Dáil representation in the constituency.

Tanya Sweeney: I thought publishing my first book would be a life-defining moment – but it just made me more insecure and more jealous

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

A fortnight before my dreams came true, I told myself the same thing, over and over: “That’s it. You can die happy now. Go dancing into your grave. You’ve achieved everything you’ve ever wanted to in this world; more, in fact.”

Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Plenty for Ireland to chase between now and World Cup after winning fans back

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

Andy Farrell would have loved to have gone back to the Aviva Stadium with his team to watch Caelan Doris lift the Six Nations. A veteran of professional sport, he won’t define the team’s Six Nations through the prism of a Thomas Ramos kick in Paris.

Dear Vicki: Should I persuade my son to take over the business, or should I give control to my deputy?

Published: March 16, 2026 05:30

Q I am a business owner in my 60s, and planning to retire in the next three years. We supply the industrial sector with specialist machinery. We had a challenging period after the financial crash and my kids opted not to come into the business. They are…

Conan O’Brien is the best thing that’s ever happened to the Oscars – these were his best lines

Published: March 16, 2026 05:27

Is Conan O’Brien the best thing that’s ever happened to the Oscars? He is, without doubt, the cleverest host they’ve had in years, and probably the funniest too. Who else could recreate the famous chase sequence from Weapons – the freakiest horror of 2025…

President Catherine Connolly speaks out against war on eve of Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day White House visit

Published: March 16, 2026 00:01

“The normalisation of war can never be accepted,” President Catherine Connolly has said in her first St Patrick’s Day address to the nation, as Taoiseach Micheál Martin prepares to meet US president Donald Trump in Washington.

Tony Ward: From the Paris no-show to what we’ve seen since has been a spellbinding transformation

Published: March 15, 2026 19:30

In the end we came up just short, but if there has been a more engrossing or more entertaining Five/Six Nations than what we have been privileged to witness over the last six weeks, then I sure can’t recall it.

‘Jessie is a natural storyteller’ – in LA as Oscar build-up reaches crescendo and Buckley is poised for award

Published: March 15, 2026 16:31

Los Angeles was sweltering through an unreasonable heat wave on Sunday as Irish Oscar nominees and their loved ones readied for the evening’s glitzy 98th Academy Awards – with all eyes on Jessie Buckley, whose Best Actress nomination could make her the…

MetroLink property deals could be kept secret as State negotiates to buy land along route

Published: March 15, 2026 15:00

MetroLink is in negotiations with landowners to buy up land along the proposed route for the underground railway, with individual deals expected to be subject to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) so prices paid for land will be kept secret.

Milliner and influencer Jennifer Wrynne: ‘The day after my fourth child’s christening, I found the lump in my breast’

Published: March 15, 2026 05:30

Jennifer Wrynne was 10 weeks postpartum from the birth of her fourth child when she found a lump in her breast. It was the day after Amelia-Rose’s christening in June 2025, and the new mum was in the shower, preparing for a trip to the hospital later that…

Colum McCann: Disgruntled customers at a Connecticut gas station come up with new meanings for MAGA

Published: March 15, 2026 05:30

There is one physical thing that ties the vast space of the US together. Sometimes it comes in the form of blinking red and green neon lights. Other times it comes in the form of plastic digits that are replaced by tired men on high ladders. Sometimes, in…

My favourite room: ‘I was one of the first artists in Ireland to use big canvases’ – inside artist Margaret Egan’s elegant garden apartment

Published: March 15, 2026 05:30

“A work of art which isn’t based on feeling isn’t art at all,” said Paul Cézanne, while Vincent van Gogh said: “I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say ‘He feels deeply, he feels tenderly.’”

Cork City Council says it can’t do anything about rows of vape shops on famous thoroughfare

Published: March 15, 2026 05:30

Cork City Council is powerless to do anything about the proliferation of vape shops on city centre streets, a planning official told councillors this week amid concerns that the gaudy shopfronts are damaging the appearance of Cork’s historic main…

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