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<p>SQUARING OFF: Galway's Cathal Mannion and Cork's Robert Downey get acquainted. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie</p>

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Cork v Galway, All-Ireland SHC semi-final, minute-by-minute updates

There's a place in the championship decider on the line as Cork take on Galway at Croke Park

<p> Flowers at the residence on Rockview Terrace, Doneraile, Cork, where the body of postman Barry Daly was discovered on October 12, 2025. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Historic night of celebration ended in death for Doneraile postman

<p>FULL STRETCH: Ireland's Dan Sheehan scores a try that would later be overturned. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady</p>

rugby

Australia 31 Ireland 33: Andy Farrell's side edge Wallabies in Sydney thriller

Eunice Power: My go-to recipes for summer barbecues, including a light salad

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Eunice Power: My go-to recipes for summer barbecues, including a light salad

Hugo Keenan scores his side’s fourth try 4/7/2026

rugby

Player ratings: how Ireland players fared in narrow win over Wallabies

With this €2.35m Kinsale home, it's the view buyers are really paying for

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With this €2.35m Kinsale home, it's the view buyers are really paying for

'What was all the fuss about?': The Point and a purpose for Limerick great Ciaran Carey

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'What was all the fuss about?': The Point and a purpose for Limerick great Ciaran Carey

Declan Hannon dejected after missing a penalty 7/6/2025

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Saturday with Declan Hannon: I wouldn’t say I miss playing, but I miss the lads

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world

Donald Trump launches extraordinary attack as he kicks off America’s 250th birthday celebrations

News

THOMAS QUEARNEY

Why one man is dispatching 50,000 ladybirds to households across Ireland every week

Demand for natural pest control is soaring as gardeners embrace native ladybirds to protect plants without chemical pesticides

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

Meet Ger Deering: Ireland's 'old-fashioned' Ombudsman and Information Commissioner

Meet Ger Deering: Ireland's 'old-fashioned' Ombudsman and Information Commissioner

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes

HSE 'aware of concerns' around recent spate of suicide deaths in Kerry

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Sam Prendergast and Andy Farrell celebrate after the match 4/7/2026

Andy Farrell salutes the 'huge' moments in Ireland's comeback win - but insists there's plenty to fix

'Everyone being involved, everyone being an option, everyone working hard to make sure that we're able to make things work as a group. And we certainly were on that occasion'

Niamh Deely and Laura Murphy celebrates 4/7/2026

Kilkenny go the extra against Waterford to claim camogie semi-final spot

Pictures: Cork and Galway fans hit Croke Park for All-Ireland semi-final showdown

Pictures: Cork and Galway fans hit Croke Park for All-Ireland semi-final showdown

Brian Hurley hits late goal as to clinch league title for Castlehaven

Brian Hurley hits late goal as to clinch league title for Castlehaven

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Insight: Must Reads

Illustrator Karen Harte: Why graphic novels are perfect for a generation raised online

Illustrator Karen Harte: Why graphic novels are perfect for a generation raised online

Graphic novels have gone from niche to mainstream. As illustrator Karen Harte releases her publisher's first original YA graphic novel, she tells Colin Sheridan why the medium is perfectly suited to a generation raised online.

Clare v Limerick - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

S Anthony Daly: When there's room for chaos, hurling doesn't always work out the way you think

Saving Irish honey bees: ‘I was terrified of bees — now I run a beehive business’

Saving Irish honey bees: ‘I was terrified of bees — now I run a beehive business’

I stayed in a 200-year-old lighthouse and visited a pirate's tomb on Clare Island

I stayed in a 200-year-old lighthouse and visited a pirate's tomb on Clare Island

Regular Columnists

Paul Hosford: Abuse of female politicians is unsurprising. That's one of the shocking things about it

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Does crime pay? Legal aid changes are unfair to solicitors and suspects alike

Clodagh Finn: On this 250th anniversary, think of the Quaker who crossed enemy lines to warn Washington

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: US democracy teetering even as it celebrates its 250th anniversary

Lifestyle

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Do you get brain fog during the summer heat? Here's why — and how to overcome it

The heat slows us, physically and mentally. Here’s how to avoid the worst of it

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) with a caterpillar, Hertfordshire, England

Life Hack: How to care for birds during the summer months

My Life with Ailbhe Keane: I designed wheelchair covers for Barbie and Disney

My Life with Ailbhe Keane: I designed wheelchair covers for Barbie and Disney

Kia PV5 review: Spacious electric MPV delivers practicality and value for families

Kia PV5 review: Spacious electric MPV delivers practicality and value for families

Viewpoints

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The digital choices shaping our children’s health and the reforms needed to protect their wellbeing

Around the world, childhood is being reprogrammed by digital technologies that shape how young people learn, play, and connect. But children and young people are not experimental subjects, a captive market, or a commodity, which is why we must shape digital environments that protect and support their healthy development.

Woman in fear of domestic abuse

Joyce Fegan: We need a housing system that offers a greater choice than living under abuse

Labour leadership

S Enda Brady: Andy Burnham is selling his vision well — but he will need to get creative to fix broken Britain

Irish EU Presidency

Paul Hosford: Cork shines as the best foot Ireland can put forward to kick off EU presidency

Property

Restored 18th-century Cork mill with guest lodge hits the market for €675k

Restored 18th-century Cork mill with guest lodge hits the market for €675k

Set on an acre of woodland, the restored Ballyfeard mill blends period character with modern comforts and a separate guest lodge

Antiques: Give la dolce vita a whirl with a retro Italian trolley

Antiques: Give la dolce vita a whirl with a retro Italian trolley

Look inside the Georgian townhouse with the art of sparking conversations

Look inside the Georgian townhouse with the art of sparking conversations

Close up photo of Sharp gaze of a cat's eyes confined within an iron cage, peering out into the world from behind the iron bars.

Home Q&A: How GPS trackers can keep our pets safe and healthy

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Migration policy

S Mick Clifford: Does crime pay? Legal aid changes are unfair to solicitors and suspects alike

If justice minister Jim O’Callaghan believes that many solicitors are effectively gaming the legal aid system to maximise income, he must know that the new system can equally be gamed, but with serious implications for basic rights

Gareth O'Callaghan: US democracy teetering even as it celebrates its 250th anniversary

S Gareth O'Callaghan: US democracy teetering even as it celebrates its 250th anniversary

Restaurant review: Habibi Grill on Cork's Northside will convert more Corkonians to Syrian food

S Restaurant review: Habibi Grill on Cork's Northside will convert more Corkonians to Syrian food

Ireland v Scotland - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

S Donal Lenihan: Eyes turn south looking for Irish lads to put a 2027 hand up

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An Irishwoman’s Diary: Bridget Coll was a 'militant' lesbian nun who made history

An Irishwoman’s Diary: Bridget Coll was a 'militant' lesbian nun who made history

Bridget Coll’s story reads like fiction — a thriller even — just as the many words used to describe her don’t seem to fit together: nun, lesbian, teacher, militant, law-changer, even “home-wrecker”.

Dalo's Hurling Show: Big preview of the GAA's best idea - All-Ireland semi-final weekend

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Big preview of the GAA's best idea - All-Ireland semi-final weekend

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Marion McKeone on whether the United States still the home of the brave at 250

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Marion McKeone on whether the United States still the home of the brave at 250

Podcast: Ireland takes the EU helm — What will the next six months mean for politics and policy?

Podcast: Ireland takes the EU helm — What will the next six months mean for politics and policy?

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Watch: Child rescued after six days under Venezuela earthquake debris

Watch: Child rescued after six days under Venezuela earthquake debris

A Jordanian search-and-rescue team pulled a toddler alive from debris in Caracas on Tuesday (June 30), six days after major earthquakes hit Venezuela in footage provided by Jordan Public Security.

Watch: Cork Circus Factory workshop for members of the Crann Centre

Watch: Cork Circus Factory workshop for members of the Crann Centre

North Belfast stabbing

Watch: Belfast protesters set bus on fire after stabbing attack

farming

Denis makes the most of the weather on his calf-to-beef farm

Denis makes the most of the weather on his calf-to-beef farm

It isn't every year that the weather allows you to make hay

Common cuckoo - Cuculus canorus

Satellite tags reveal epic journeys of Ireland’s cuckoos

Field of White Clover Blooms

Trial finds white clover could add €400/ha to Irish farm profits

Farmers do it digitally these days

High-speed broadband opens up opportunities for farmers

World

Italy Pope Lampedusa

Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom

Lampedusa is the main port of entry into Europe for hundreds of thousands of migrants

Germany Far Right

Far-right AfD party elects leaders as protesters and police clash in Germany

Iran Khamenei Funeral

Iran begins funeral for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Satellite Rescue Mission

'High-risk' rescue mission launches to save Nasa telescope that is falling to Earth

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Say cheese, think Kerrygold: A new range of cheeses guaranteed to put a smile on your face

Say cheese, think Kerrygold: A new range of cheeses guaranteed to put a smile on your face

Italy, for every chapter of family life

Italy, for every chapter of family life

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