Early Edition

By The Irish Times

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A morning news update from The Irish Times. Our top stories five days a week.


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Episode Date
Kyne and Ennis elected to the Dáil; HSE waiting lists; the trial of Jeffrey Donaldson
May 25, 2026
Polls open in byelections; Paul Rudd on filming in Dublin; Under the Hawthorn Tree
May 22, 2026
Meta job losses; RTÉ salary row; more registered voters that residents in some areas
May 20, 2026
Dodgy boxes; more flotilla boats set for Gaza intercepted; What happened to Yves Sakilas
May 20, 2026
Tobacco lobbyists; sexually abusive homes; A.I. in schools
May 19, 2026
Irregular betting on by election; bodyguards to protect special care staff
May 18, 2026
Dublin Central by election; trouble for Kier Starmer; Trump in Beijing
May 15, 2026
Ballooning national debt, women and cycling, and Patrick Freyne’s ‘history of sexy tellly’
May 14, 2026
Four to a bed, Keir Starmer, one-off housing, and ice Hockey in Dublin?
May 13, 2026
Ambulance strike; guns ordered off the dark web; and falling overseas holiday bookings
May 12, 2026
Derelict city council properties, Louth sisters in Miami plastic surgery, and the richest man in the Seanad?
May 11, 2026
Narrow lead for FG in by election poll; Passengers who disembarked cruise ship after hantavirus outbreak
May 08, 2026
Asylum seekers posing as children; peace negotiations over Iran; billion dollar TV series’
May 07, 2026
Katie Simpson murder review; replaceable batteries in electric devices
May 06, 2026
Money laundering cases surge; British King Charles III likely to visit Ireland and the case for electric HGVs
May 05, 2026
Gaza flotilla dispersed; the New IRA's threat; and the price of Kerrygold
May 01, 2026
Pregnant rough sleepers, autism charity controversy, and a seagull screeching competition
Apr 30, 2026
Hutch assets frozen in Spain, Dublin link to Icelandic murder-suicide pact, and Seán Moncrieff is blessèd amongst women
Apr 29, 2026
Ukraine’s ‘grandad’ soldiers; bookmakers allowing bets on National Lottery numbers
Apr 28, 2026
Fallout from Washington shooting; new details on killing of notorious Dublin criminal
Apr 27, 2026
By-elections in Dublin and Galway, Homelessness; and potential strike action
Apr 24, 2026
Crime and drug deaths in Dublin's southwest inner city, cost rental homes, and Chris O'Dowd's GAA career
Apr 23, 2026
Kinahan to be tried on single charge, school patronage, and the Michael Jackson biopic
Apr 22, 2026
Government spending; Daniel Kinahan; Hibernians, former UCD footballers in China
Apr 21, 2026
US war planes in Irish airspace; prison overcrowding; home heating costs; human connection in medicine
Apr 20, 2026
Fianna Fáil leadership; electricity prices; unfair dismissal against X; 1926 census records
Apr 17, 2026
Gas price warning, Taoiseach under pressure, and broke Floyd Mayweather
Apr 16, 2026
Government survives confidence vote; fuel prices; basic income for artists, traveller’s community
Apr 15, 2026
Gardaí cracking down on protests; fuel cuts to kick in; National Museum storage; job losses and AI
Apr 14, 2026
Government fuel support, consumer complaints figures and Rory McIlroy is The Masters champion again
Apr 13, 2026
Fuel protests; proposed ban on disposable vapes; seven wonders of Ireland
Apr 10, 2026
Third day of fuel protests, gambling tipster faces questions, and AI coming for Irish white collar jobs
Apr 09, 2026
99 days of petrol reserves, heightened terror alert, and family finances after separation
Apr 08, 2026
Inland Fisheries spent €60,000 on communications, Children in care and protests at rising fuel costs
Apr 07, 2026
Valerie’s law, mortgages, oil shocks, and French wine going to waste
Apr 03, 2026
Data centres, dogfighting Air Corps, dodgy boxes, and gold mining in the north
Apr 02, 2026
U.S. military aircraft in Europe, severe weather in 2025 and treatment of patients at Bloomfield Hospital
Apr 01, 2026
Cash missing from Garda stations, mortgage approval figures and Israeli forces in southern Lebanon
Mar 31, 2026
National Concert Hall, auto-enrolment pensions and children’s mental health waiting lists
Mar 30, 2026
Heartbreak for Ireland in Prague, an unfinished housing development in Co Tipperary and delays to the Covid Evaluation
Mar 27, 2026
Where are Martina and Ammi Burke, modular homes, and World Cup playoff in Prague
Mar 26, 2026
Rogue dentists, presidential pardons, and hogging the overtaking lanes
Mar 25, 2026
Russian arms manufacturing, cost of living measures and driving test delays
Mar 24, 2026
Rising seas, the cost of living, and replacing stolen bicycles
Mar 23, 2026
Energy prices surge, the government considers measures to help and AI in the workplace
Mar 20, 2026
Gardaí searching for couple ordered to demolish their house, Gerry Adams in court and Ireland’s carbon budget goal
Mar 19, 2026
Micheál Martin at the Oval Office, US investment in Ireland and the tricolour in a United Ireland
Mar 17, 2026
Iran war displaces millions, homelessness in Dublin and the new Elvis Presley movie
Mar 16, 2026
Taoiseach in Washington D.C., cost of living abroad and what’s the problem with virtue signalling?
Mar 16, 2026
Flooding trauma, new powers for Naval Service, and Atlanta Hawks’ strip club controversy
Mar 12, 2026
Nudification apps aren’t banned, Iran school bombing, and the Luas torched in Dublin riots
Mar 11, 2026
Rising energy costs, the Kinahan gang, and British military veterans open to troubles era charges
Mar 10, 2026
Iranian regime chooses a new leader, fatalities on Ireland’s roads, and the cost of Storm Chandra
Mar 09, 2026
Iran strikes intensify, a report into a dentist who defrauded the HSE and Six Nations returns
Mar 06, 2026
'Price gouging' oil companies, scrambler ban, and Jessie Buckley's 'problematic' dislike of cats
Mar 05, 2026
Evacuating Irish from Middle East, energy prices, retrofits and a 'good Irish death'
Mar 04, 2026
US strikes continue in Iran, microchipped dogs, and Irish language revival
Mar 03, 2026
Iran, income scams and justice for people convicted under historic anti-gay laws
Mar 02, 2026
DCC new building, University of Galway arts cuts, and Hilary Clinton Epstein deposition
Feb 27, 2026
Mike Gaine murder, transport police, Botox and the next GAA president
Feb 26, 2026
New deal for Defence Forces, special needs assistants, and gang related merchandise
Feb 25, 2026
Four years of war in Ukraine, learner driver believed to have killed 16-year-old in Navan, and Peter Madelson arrested
Feb 24, 2026
Facial recognition cameras, workers believe they are underpaid, the killing of a Mexican drug lord
Feb 23, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor released from police custody, Judge speaks out against Tusla and a lookahead to Ireland vs England
Feb 20, 2026
Uber in Ireland, ChatGPT caricature trend, the multinationals propping up the economy
Feb 19, 2026
Irish tech in Russian drones, the infinite scroll, crypto for cars
Feb 18, 2026
Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob, dozens of dangerous incidents in the Defence Forces and ideas for Pancake Tuesday
Feb 17, 2026
Overcrowded prisons, Long Covid financial support ending and Bondi Beach suspect appears in court
Feb 16, 2026
Ice flights through Shannon, parental child abductions, Big Tech's scam ads profits
Feb 13, 2026
Undocumented Irish, laptop shortages and replacing Prince Albert in Leinster House
Feb 12, 2026
Special rapporteur for child protection hasn't reported since 2022, and today's other top stories
Feb 11, 2026
Number of Gardaí suspended last year doubled, and todays other top stories
Feb 10, 2026
Ireland's bidding system for buying homes is pushing up prices, and today's other top stories
Feb 09, 2026
Sever weather warnings issued for 18 counties, and today's other top stories
Feb 06, 2026
Landlord ‘traumatised’ after tenants left him €20k in arrears, and today's other top stories
Feb 05, 2026
Gerry Adams civil case reaches London court, and today's other top stories
Feb 04, 2026
Clintons to testify at Epstein investigation, and today's other top stories
Feb 03, 2026
Taoiseach urges caution over standing up to Donald Trump, and today's other top stories.
Feb 02, 2026
Fresh weather warnings for heavy rain, and today's other top stories
Jan 30, 2026
Counties affected by flooding brace for more rain, and today's other top stories
Jan 29, 2026
More mortgages secured last year than in any year since 2008, and today's other top stories
Jan 28, 2026
Cabinet to approve Patrick's Day White House plans, and today's other top stories
Jan 27, 2026
Why so many young people denying the holocaust?
Jan 26, 2026
Zelensky slams Europe's 'inaction' in Davos
Jan 23, 2026
Donald Trump claims "really good deal" done over Greenland, and today's other top stories
Jan 22, 2026
Trump's speech in Davos amid chaos over Greenland, and today's other top stories.
Jan 21, 2026
Garda who assaulted his wife was 'allowed to flourish' in An Garda Síochána
Jan 20, 2026
Surge in Irish deportations from United States, and today's other top stories
Jan 19, 2026
Trans school pupils have right for their preferred pronouns to be used, and todays other top stories
Jan 16, 2026
West Dublin data centre consumes energy equivalent of 200k homes, and today's other top stories
Jan 15, 2026
Children waiting years for medical assessments, and todays other top stories
Jan 14, 2026
The ironic MAGA hat sported by Greenlanders, and today's other top stories
Jan 13, 2026
Vulnerable, evicted, and facing homelessness at 70, and today's other top stories
Jan 12, 2026
Key vote on the EU's Mercosur trade deal and overcrowded hospitals, today's top stories
Jan 09, 2026
US spy planes over Ireland during seizure of tanker, and today's other top stories
Jan 08, 2026
AI threat to professional jobs, a huge climate target miss and holiday booking woes
Jan 07, 2026
Botox warning, Maduro in court and more asylum seekers go home voluntarily
Jan 06, 2026
Workplace accidents on the rise, and a Government intervention in the Dublin Airport passenger cap debate
Jan 05, 2026
Measures to track submarines in Irish waters, and our other top stories on New Years Day
Jan 01, 2026
Road deaths reach highest toll in a decade, and today's other top stories.
Dec 31, 2025
Ukraine denies attacking Putin's residence, and todays other top stories.
Dec 30, 2025
Drummer from The Script is landlord of mould-ridden garden home, and today's other top stories
Dec 22, 2025
Irish judges face abusive behaviour at the Four Courts, and today's other top stories
Dec 19, 2025
Most common scams catching Irish people out, and Corinna Hardgrave's restaurant oscars
Dec 18, 2025
Whistleblower reveals mistreatment at Dublin hospital, and no smoking gun in Jim Gavin report
Dec 17, 2025
Fears of increased risk to Jewish community in Ireland, and today’s other top stories
Dec 16, 2025
Bondi Beach attack latest, and today's other top stories
Dec 15, 2025
Daniel Aruebose inquiry upgraded to homicide, and other top stories today
Dec 12, 2025
Heightened risk from hostile actors, and Patrick Freyne on Meghan Markle festive special
Dec 11, 2025
Elon Musk taking Comisiún na Meán to court, and today’s other top stories
Dec 10, 2025
Apartment prices out of reach, Kenova report, and should you buy a Christmas present for your child’s teacher?
Dec 09, 2025
Offaly murder victims named, e-scooters, the M50 and Christmas culture wars
Dec 08, 2025
Suspected Russian drones off Howth coast, and today's other top stories.
Dec 05, 2025
Irish-trained mercenaries in Russia, and today's other top stories from the Irish Times
Dec 04, 2025
Taxi protests, juggling work and sick days, and the best cars to buy in 2026
Dec 03, 2025
Zelenskiy in Ireland, President Connolly's 2018 Syria trip, Herzog Park, and 12 best value restaurants
Dec 02, 2025
Creaking infrastructure, playoff in Prague, learning Irish again, and Christmas prep
Dec 01, 2025
Flag wars, Enoch Burke, rent rises, and the Irish Book Awards
Nov 28, 2025
Clondalkin attack likened to Mexican cartels, and IP applicants sleep rough to "demonstrate homelessness"
Nov 27, 2025
Ireland ‘flying blind’ financially, and a new name for Dublin Airport?
Nov 26, 2025
Defence Forces Tribunal demands names, and nursing homes want immigration rules relaxed
Nov 24, 2025
Peter McVerry Trust’s peacock enclosure, and Ireland to face Czechia in World Cup playoff
Nov 21, 2025
Alert over Russian spy ship, and No Comment from Kneecap
Nov 20, 2025
Paschal Donohoe departs, and is it worth buying a battery to store electricity?
Nov 19, 2025
A ‘distressing’ child abduction case and winter arrives early
Nov 18, 2025
Ireland's famous win and Miss Piggy gets the Barbie treatment
Nov 17, 2025
Remembering murdered Irishman John Mackey and the latest housing plan unveiled
Nov 14, 2025
Children ‘harassed’ in Citywest and turkey prices to rise this Christmas
Nov 13, 2025
The growing problem of porn addiction and a plot twist in a corporate rift
Nov 12, 2025
Connolly's presidency begins and a dispute over the meaning of 'fast food'
Nov 11, 2025
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