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Tubridy and RTÉ in fresh clash over scandal files

● Ryan Tubridy and RTÉ have clashed over the former Late Late Show host’s request to see files related to the scandals at the broadcaster. Director general Kevin Bakhurst raised the issue directly with Tubridy in a private meeting. Tubridy and agent...

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ROY CURTIS

It’s ’cot to Pauling’s star shines brightly be you

JIPCOT (3.00) looks like a cheeky little bet at Ascot today. The seven-year-old bounced back to form with a runaway success at Leicester recently. Ben Pauling’s beast is thrust into Class 1 company in the ¤114,000 Betfair Swinley Handicap Chase....

JENNIFER WRYNNE

Leitrim-based milliner and influencer Jennifer Wrynne was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2024 at the age of 36, after discovering a lump in her breast just two months after the birth of her daughter, Amelia Rose. Now, Jennifer is throwing her...

MARIO ROSENSTOCK

As we continue our series on the stars of Glenroe, the actor and comedian chats to Seán Creedon about his life and career.

MANSTRANGLEDDAD ATTOPRESORT WHILE INSANE

A wealthy New Yorker who strangled his father at a five-star midlands resort after the 66-yearold had travelled from the US on a “mission of mercy” to help his son has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. The 12 jurors accepted...

HARRIS: RELEASE EPSTEIN FILES TO GARDAI

TANAISTE Simon Harris has said information in the epstein files alleging women were sex trafficked to Ireland should be given to gardai. Labour TD Duncan Smith read excerpts to the Dail – including from a woman who told the FBI in 2024 that as a...

Waiting in the wings

Ferencvaros boss Keane and above, the Ireland striker celebrates a Spurs goal

‘It’s getting better for Jimmy’s killer and worse for us’

ON RTÉ Investigates on Tuesday evening, the programme delved into the subject of the psychiatric care scandal in Ireland. The programme honed in on two families affected by this issue in County Sligo, speaking to Jodie McGuinness who lost her sister...

Snooker legend breaks off to help support little Aoife’s (7) plight

Former snooker world champion Ken Doherty said he was delighted to help raise awareness of the plight of little Aoife Fleming (7) who is in urgent need of a life-saving heart transplant. The beautiful Ballydesmond girl was to the fore in everyone’s...

Suspicious activity in Glenville area - public warned to be on guard

Residents in Glenville are on high alert following suspicious activity in the area last week. Locals have informed The Avondhu that four ‘ armed’ individuals were captured on CCTV jumping walls and checking cars in an area stretching from the village...

Pettitt’s to undergo €4 million revamp

Pettitt’s SuperValu Enniscorthy is set to undergo a major €4 million transformation of the store, the most significant redevelopment since its first opened its doors to the community in 1978. This investment marks an exciting new chapter for the store...

Year of the Fire Horse gallops into Bray

● Jiexin Fan, who gave a Hulusi recital at the Chinese New Year Gala at Loreto Secondary School Bray. Photo: Leigh Anderson.

A splash of colour

● Saoirse on Stage 2026 at Gorey Little Theatre. Photo: Sabrina Ffrench

‘Tá mé cinnte go leanfaidh na lads m’aistear Gaeilge’

Tá súil ag ambasadóir úr Sheachtain na Gaeilge Conor Curley go leanfaidh daoine a aistear Gaeilge – fiú laistigh dá bhanna féin Fontaines D.C. Ag labhairt dó le Seachtain, dúirt sé: “Tá súil agam go mbeidh na lads ag iarraidh páirt a ghlacadh ann...

Teenage gangs terrorise elderly residents

Elderly people in the Duleek Street area of Drogheda are living in fear of teenage gangs who are terrorising them. The youngsters are gathering in groups around local retail units and harassing pensioners. One 90-year-old woman living alone had her...

Concern that town is in danger of being left behind

Despite a projected increase in population of almost three thousand in the next eight years, New Ross will soon be the only one of Wexford’s four major towns not to have ‘key town’ status. Increasing housing delivery in New Ross is near the top of...

Lip-sync mayhem keeps astro-turf dreams alive

The Tragic Mikes were among the acts at Dunlavin GAA Club’s lip sync battle, which raised huge sums towards a new astro-turf pitch. Photo: Dave Barrett.

‘We’ll fight tooth and nail to save our SNAs’

Parents at Fossa National School are outraged at a departmental decision to cut four mainstream Special Needs Assistants from the school’s staff. They have said they will ‘fight tooth and nail’ for their children’s future following the decision which...

Woman involved in dumping body jailed for 6 years

A woman who helped to dump a man’s body in a quarry “like a piece of rubbish” and later went on social media to express concern for his wellbeing has been jailed for six years. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court on Monday said the...

Eamonn conquers a continent on foot

€1.2m flood damage across county as storms lash Louth

It’s been a stormy start to 2026 with the bill for severe weather impact on Louth coming in at €1.2 million, the council have confirmed. The figure was revealed at Monday night’s meeting of Drogheda Borough District, where councillors were told that...

Defective blocks in 300 homes

There’s at least 300 householders in the county living with the nightmare of defective blocks, their homes literally crumbling down around them. The figure has been provided by the County and City Management Association (CCMA) at an Oireachtas Joint...

This week

Happy chaos is probably the best description of any photoshoot we’ve done with the Dowling-gourounlian clan. They always arrive on time, smiling and full of fun, but also ready to get into the complex business that is any cover shoot with hair,...

PROTESTS CONTINUE

Up to 80 farmers and more than a dozen tractors lined the road outside Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon’s constituency office in Newbridge, Co Kildare on Sunday during an Ifa-organised protest calling for the removal of Bord Bia chair Larry

EMERALD ‘VILE’

the taoiseach’s visit to the Us for st patrick’s Day has come under fire after the president posted a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle obama as apes. People Before Profit–solidarity TD Richard Boyd-barrett called it “utterly disgusting”,...

Martin: I’ll lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has vowed that he will lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election, and insisted he won’t be stepping down as leader when Simon Harris becomes taoiseach next year. In a wide-ranging interview with the Sunday Independent,...

PLANE PERV’S ‘FAIRY’ TALE

REVEALED: GUILTY ABUSER BIZARRELY SAYS DRINK WAS ‘SPIKED’

Cover photograph EVAN DOHERTY

On page 34 of today’s issue, we have a report from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where a huge range of new technology is displayed, with companies hoping their inventions will become the latest must-have. I’m a sucker for a gimmicky...

Editor’s note

February, I welcome you with open arms. In my last editor’s note, I mentioned that I usually enjoy the reset and slow pace of January, but this January has been dark, wet and, overall, miserable. My ambitions to start training like an Olympian and...

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THE FRIDAY NIGHT CÉILÍ Memories of Mitchelstown Comhaltas - 1960s to 1980s

In recent times we were reminiscing about our childhood memories, as we were both born in 1962 within a six-week timeframe and lived across the road from one another in King Street. Among the liveliest recollections from the late 1960s through the...

NATHAN CARTER

‘I loved Ireland so much it ended up becoming home - it feels right’

Christmas in my home

Interview with Michelle Walsh Jackson

Publisher’s Note

We are also delighted to feature Mark O’Brien from the Abbey Theatre, as well as Michelle Maguire, Ireland’s Blue Book and the Novel Traveller: Michelle Walsh Jackson. Dublin is a city with a rich history, a lively culture and a thriving community....

Publisher’s Statement

Welcome to the Summer edition of Go Wild Staycation Ireland, our bi-annual celebration of the incredible staycation experiences that await across the island of Ireland. This issue marks an exciting and important milestone for us. For the very first...