The current energy crisis is worse than the last three oil and gas crises combined and is “worsening by the day”, Tánaiste Simon Harris has warned. Speaking in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Mr Harris confirmed the Government is keeping further measures under review. The group said the “current energy crisis globally is larger” than the previous oil crises in 1973 and 1976 and the gas crisis of 2022 “combined and is ongoing and worsening by the day”. “We're in a world now where the scale of the energy crisis is greater than the world has ever seen, and that's just a statement of fact, and is ongoing,” Mr Harris explained. When asked if public transport could be made free to cushion people from rising fuel costs, Mr Harris said it would be “foolish” to rule any measure in or out.

‘My family are worried, but I’m not leaving as I couldn’t afford to be a teacher in Ireland’ – Irish expats caught up in Middle East warConflict has caused instability, but many Irish living in the region say they are happy to stay, while others have returned homeFrom left, Joe Sheahan, Ben Currums and Keira Collins were all living in the Middle East when the conflict broke outSarah O'Mahony Today at 06:30It is a month today since the US and Israel launched strikes on multiple sites and cities across Iran, and many Irish expats in the Middle East remain ­defiant in the face of instability.

Dublin GAA fully intends to contest the proposed 12-week suspension handed down to their senior football manager Ger Brennan. Galway strength and conditioning coach Cian Breathnach McGinn was recommended an eight-week suspension for disruptive behaviour. Late last week, Brennan was recommended a 12-week ban for a Category IVa offence, “any type of physical interference with an opposing player or team official”. However, it is believed Breathnach McGinn was not listed as a team official on the matchday team and management sheet counties are obliged to fill before throw-in. Although it was clarified Breathnach McGinn operated in a liaison capacity, there is a question as to whether Brennan physically interfered with an actual team official.

Irish firm may have solution to the housing crisisAn architectural firm in Ireland has announced a new housing design, which it claims could help relieve the housing crisis. The design is centred around a three-storey medium-density design that will deliver four times more housing than estates with semi-detached housing, which are common across Ireland. Claire McManus of JFOC Architects said, “Solving the housing crisis is not just about delivering units, it is about creating communities. Great public spaces are just as important as high-quality houses. “With the compact green city, people have a network of safe green spaces to use, as well as people to support existing and new facilities.”

Energy prices rose by 11.1% in MarchThe EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices is estimated to have risen by 3.6% in Ireland over the last 12 months, according to the CSO. Partly down to the war in Iran, energy prices are estimated to have risen by 11.1% in March, and were up by 12.3% in the 12 months up to March 2026. “Looking at the components of the flash HICP in Ireland for March 2026, energy prices are estimated to have increased by 11.1% in the month and risen by 12.3% since March 2025. “These increases in energy prices may have been influenced by recent events in the Middle East. “The HICP excluding energy and unprocessed food prices is estimated to have gone up by 2.6% since March 2025.

The Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has ruled out three players – Sammie Szmodics, Jack Taylor and Robbie Brady – from the international friendly against North Macedonia at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night (kick-off 7.45pm). Szmodics was knocked unconscious by Czech defender Stepan Chaloupek in extra-time of the World Cup playoff last Thursday night, before Ireland lost 4-3 in a penalty shootout, with the 30-year-old hospitalised over night in Prague. “A late bloomer,” said Hallgrímsson of Alli, who played non-league football in England until signing for Exeter City in 2024. Get to know the players. ”But we’re professionals and you have to move on to the next game and the next game is really important for us as a group.

Could ‘compact green city’ solve housing crisis? Irish architectural firm launches designs for cost-saving homesArchitect says its design provides for four times more dwellings than the standardArchitects reveal revolutionary design to solve Ireland's housing crisis - and they're cheaper to buildMaeve McTaggart Today at 06:30An Irish architectural firm has said its new design for cost-saving housing developments could “help solve the housing crisis”.

Michael Houghton: ‘Our combined income is almost double what it was in 2022, yet strangely we don’t feel like we have twice as much to play with’High tax rates at relatively modest income levels create a strange reality in Ireland: very few people are truly poor, but very few people feel truly rich eitherIreland has a progressive tax system in which the rate of tax rises with an increase in income. Photo: GettyMichael Houghton Today at 06:30Sitting in a restaurant in Carrigaholt, Co Clare recently, my older son looked through the menu and said, “Is it OK if I have the surf and turf?” Having a quick browse of the menu, I noticed the cost of the meal was €37. “Ummm, could you have a burger?” was my initial reaction.

After calling time on his playing career with a final turn at Basaksehir, Ozil has continued to call Istanbul home. As per Bild, the elite location allows the former midfielder to be neighbours with the best man at his 2019 wedding, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Grey Wolves, since their inception, had been linked to numerous violent acts, including an attempted assassination on Pope John Paul II back in 1981, and some of their members have even been accused of murder. Among the nations that have banned the Grey Wolves' activity are France and Austria, the former doing so after a monument to the Armenian genocide near Lyon was defaced with pro-Turkish slogans in 2020. Asked by the Telegraph in 2025 if the tattoo on his chest was a reference to the Grey Wolves, Ozil's representatives did not respond.

A very pretty black cocker spaniel with a coat like velvet, she also has beautiful eyes – like a Disney dog. Now, you’d never call Willow unruly; she’s agile and adventurous, a pretty tomboy of a dog, but she’s very well-behaved. 'Willow is agile and adventurous, a pretty tomboy of a dog' - Alice Marr. I have been in and out of so many relationships over the years, but Willow is a constant in my life. But we’ll try again when the time is right, and if Willow has her pups then I’ll definitely keep one.

Friends of Prince Harry claim he wants the King to invite his family to stay in Norfolk this summer so he can see his grandchildren. They say the Duke of Sussex wants to repair the family rift by spending time with his father on his private Sandringham estate this July. However Harry apparently hopes he, Meghan and their children will be invited to spend 'some family time' at Sandringham in July, when he is set to return to the UK. Now it's time to have your say in the Mail's latest poll – should the King invite Harry and his family to Norfolk? In our last poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Should under-fives be limited to one hour of screentime each day?'

'I began to look at what other services I could buy in the name of ‘self-care.' Photo posedIt started off as that most lovely of ideas: self-care. The moment where a very small bit of extra money was sloshing around in my life coincided with a whole new idea: that I could spend it on myself.

The standard rate cut-off point for income tax payers should be increased to at least €50,000, Deloitte has proposed in a pre-budget submission. The current cut-off point is €44,000, which means all income above that amount is taxed at the higher rate of 40pc. Currently, some workers can pay a combined marginal tax rate of 52pc on additional income. This could be achieved by introducing universal tax treatment of all investment income at marginal income tax rates, taxing all investment gains at Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates, providing CGT loss relief across all chargeable investments, and removing the eight-year exit charge for investment funds,” the submission says. This is why we call for a reduction in the CGT rate to 20pc to unlock capital, encourage business succession, and boost reinvestment.”

Limerick mayor John Moran expected there would be teething problems when he became the first directly elected mayor in the country. Mr Moran accused some councillors of being “hostile” towards him as he detailed what happened during a seven‑hour meeting, during which he became unwell. Limerick mayor John Moran at this year's St Patrick's Day parade with grand marshal, marathon champion Ava Crean. He claimed additional pressure will be put on an “already troubled market” by the time the Ryder Cup takes place in 2027. “Big sporting events are always a great excuse to get stuff done in time, or faster,” Mr Moran said.

Inflation shot up this month due to the surge in energy prices resulting from the war in the Middle East. The flash estimate for the harmonised index of consumer prices (HIPC) rose by 1.8pc between February and March, the CSO said. CSO statisticians said energy prices jumped by 11pc in March, and were up by 12.3pc in the year to March. “These increases in energy prices may have been influenced by recent events in the Middle East. Motor fuel and heating oil prices have rocketed as a result of the Middle East conflict.