Flooding on the Lee Fields near Cork City

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Clean-up operation continues after floods

Towns and communities across the country were today counting the cost of the clean-up operation after being devastated by some of the worst floods in living memory. full story

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Two Galway crash victims to be buried today
The funerals of two young women killed a tragic crash in Co Galway will be held today.

23 mins ago
Most 'content and optimistic': Poll
A new survey has revealed most people think Ireland should start believing in itself again.
35 mins ago
Taoiseach chairs emergency task force meeting after floods
The Taoiseach will today chair a meeting of the emergency task force set up to look at ways to help those who have been hardest hit by this week's flooding.

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126 students to receive McManus bursary

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18 mins ago
Atom-collider running again
Scientists switched on the world’s largest atom smasher for the first time since the $10bn (€6.7bn) machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.

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China: 31 killed in mine explosion

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38 mins ago
Soccer fans to march on French Embassy
Irish soccer fans will march on the French Embassy today in an attempt to raise the stakes in the row over Thierry Henry's handball in Paris on Wednesday night.

12 mins ago
Kakuta set for Chelsea bench
Chelsea fans may get the chance to judge for themselves what all the fuss has been about when controversial teenager Gael Kakuta takes his place on the Chelsea substitutes’ bench at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.
14 mins ago
Megson slams FIFA
Bolton manager Gary Megson has waded into the controversy surrounding the Republic of Ireland’s defeat by France in a World Cup play-off by rounding on FIFA.

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Ireland today: A mostly dry and bright day with spells of sunshine, lengthiest in the east. The west will see isolated showers, mainly during the morning. A moderate to fresh south-westerly wind, light in the south later. Max temp 10-13C (50-55F).more »

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42 mins ago
Jedward to take on Wham
It's George Michael and Wham week on 'The X Factor' this weekend - with pundits saying our own Jedward will sing 'I'm Your Man'.

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'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' sure to please fans
The runaway hit that is the Twilight Saga continues to provide screaming teenagers - of the female variety - exactly what they want: sexy leading man (Pattinson), vampires, thrills, spills, danger, romance, sheer, pulsing excitement.
'A Serious Man' clever, but an acquired taste
The Coens bring us the seriously troubled Professor Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg) whose life in the late 1960s is coming apart at the seams fast and leaving him with the questions we all often ponder.
'The Informant!' an unlikely but successful comedy
This is based on a true - and quite serious - story about corruption at a big corporation.