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Weather Warnings
Country braces for potential flooding as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain and wind
Disruptions and delays for drivers and public transport users are likely.
Liveblog
Catherine Connolly's inauguration ceremony begins in Dublin Castle
Connolly will soon take an oath that will officially mark her becoming the tenth president of Ireland.
Traitor BehaviourFinal of BBC's Celebrity Traitors to air tonight - but the episode has already leaked online
behind the curtainWhy this year's climate talks are big for Ireland - and six other things to tell you about COP30
Uh oh
Ireland's water quality is declining, with pesticides, drainage and sewage making it worse
Nearly half of Ireland’s surface waters were of bad, poor or moderate status between 2019 and 2024.
newsletterIceland, like Ireland, is in a housing crisis - and it's pushing climate down the political agenda
Unpopular Plan
Trump wants to annex Greenland. Next door, Icelanders think it's a 'hare-brained' idea
What do Icelanders make of Trump’s plan to take over their nearest neighbouring landmass?
tip of the iceberg
How Icelanders are grieving the loss of 'dead' and melting glaciers
Iceland’s glaciers are disappearing. For locals, it’s a profoundly sad loss.
Final Interviews
Traitors finalists talk trust and treachery (and Nick reveals why he wanted to keep Katelyn in)
The Journal sat down with the five finalists at an RTÉ screening of the final episode last night to get their gameplay insights.
The TraitorsLast night's banished player 'concerned' by social media hate sent to other contestants
Live to serveDid Garda Eamon need permission to go on The Traitors? 'Those who needed to know knew'
Leo's Memoir
Varadkar on making 'crass and callous' campaign remarks - and seven other things we learned in his memoir
We also now know how Fine Gael’s presidential candidate Heather Humphreys reacted to the ‘Leo the Leak’ furore.
The TraitorsThe Traitors returns tonight - what advice would exiled players give to those still in the game?
The Morning Lead
'We skip meals so our children can eat': How our readers try to cope with escalating food prices
We asked our readers to share their stories about how they are dealing with the rising cost of food and drink.
The TraitorsWho do the exiled Traitors players think will win? (And what song did they hear while blindfolded?)
Traitors Vs FaithfulsThe Traitors Ireland has kicked off on RTÉ - is it any good, and how does it compare to the BBC's?
Wellpark Retail and Leisure
Customers evacuated and cinema forced to shut after flooding at Galway shopping centre
Housing CrisisFaeces on curtains, miles away from school: How children are suffering in emergency accommodation
Electric PicnicDrug screening back at Electric Picnic after high-strength MDMA caused convulsions last year
Solo runGareth Sheridan says it'd be a 'dangerous precedent' if party councillors blocked his Áras run
Typhoon Kajiki
In photos: Fierce 130 km/h typhoon sweeps through Vietnam, killing at least three people
At least three people have died and 13 more are injured after Typhoon Kajiki hit central Vietnam.
