Irish Independent

07/11/2025

Newstalk argued Cuddihy, who is set to take over from Joe Duffy, remained under contract with them and his appearance was abruptly pulled in October.

Kieran Cuddihy will at last be on the Late Late Show, weeks after a scheduled appearance was pulled at the last minute.

07/11/2025

“My accident showed me the catastrophic impact of fatigue and the importance of safety. Now, I want others to learn without paying the same price I did.”

When Kildare man Barry Keatley was pulled from a burning car following a horrific car accident in 2000, he was told by doctors he might never walk again.

06/11/2025

The illustrator, novelist, and author of many children’s books was born in Newbridge, Co Kildare and worked as a secondary school art teacher

Tributes have been paid to a well-known national children’s author and book illustrator Mary Arrigan, who died on Monday, aged 81.

06/11/2025

Children who have reduced time on screens often sleep better, concentrate more easily on schoolwork, and are less likely to become irritable or overstimulated in the evenings

Imagine banning screens at home during the school week. No TV, no iPads, no gaming until Friday evening. Does it seem like an appealing idea? It could lead to a simpler, calmer week. No arguments about when to switch off. No negotiations for more time online. And perhaps even more family connection,...

06/11/2025

'Nudie Hughes was and is our king', funeral of GAA star hears https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/here-in-the-farney-county-nudie-hughes-was-and-is-our-king-funeral-of-gaa-star-hears/a1883659188.html

06/11/2025

‘Irish Independent’ joins ‘The Trust Project’ as part of drive for media transparency

06/11/2025

As part of launch week for Just Between Us, the Irish Independent’s new s*x and relationships podcast, Jennifer Zamparelli sits down with Graham, a veteran of Ireland’s swinging scene

We’ve all heard about swingers. They’re the people we joke about at dinner parties or read about in the tabloids.

06/11/2025

As last-minute types rush towards the November 19 deadline extension, we look at where some people go wrong

For many workers, especially the self-employed, Halloween wasn’t the scariest thing last month: it was the eerie reminder that Revenue is just around the corner, ready to pounce unless they filed their annual tax return.

06/11/2025

Listen to the first episode of the brand new podcast Just Between US with Jennifer Zamparelli wherever you get your podcasts

06/11/2025

“Declarations with these items listed could be stopped and returned,” an advisory on the An Post website reads

With Christmas around the corner, An Post has issued advice around changes to rules for sending packages to the US.

06/11/2025

For the dedicated newshound in your life, broadcaster and author Iain Dale has ridden to the rescue with his new book, The Taoiseach

Finding the right Christmas present for men of a certain age can be a nightmare. They have enough socks at this stage to last three lifetimes. That’s why so many sports biographies come out in autumn. It’s the perfect last-minute buy for Himself.

06/11/2025

Roy Keane has revealed he always knew he could not win the battle with Ireland manager Mick McCarthy that ended his hopes of playing in the 2002 World Cup finals.

More than two decades after the explosive confrontation in Saipan that ended with Keane leaving Ireland’s World Cup squad, the former national team captain has admitted he simply couldn’t hold back in a row that had been building for a long time before the final showdown in front of his team-mates.

Yet despite his appreciation that he may be ending his own World Cup story in the row that took place in front of his team-mates, Keane told the Stick To Football podcast that he felt he had to confront McCarthy during a team meeting.

Keane conceded he could not contain his annoyance over the team kit arriving late in Saipan and poor quality pitches for training were impossible for him to ignore, as he reflected on a story that refuses to fade into the background.

“Football’s a selfish game and you look after yourself, but that’s not my gig,” he stated. “I’m not there to sort the gear out, so why am I getting drawn into something like that?

“I’d probably do exactly the same thing (now) because the biggest guilt is when you keep your mouth shut, but where is that line when you cross that you get drawn into a conversation with a manager where you say this is unacceptable?

“With my temperament, once you get involved in it, there’s no going back. That’s where the tension comes into it."