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October 2026

Belfast

Sinn Féin leaders attend police station for interview over Drumcree protest participation

21 Oct

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Digital Services Act

European Commission investigating if Booking.com is doing enough to crack down on scams

21 Oct

brian stack

Taoiseach says family of murdered prison officer was ‘badly failed’ by garda investigation

Updated 21 Oct

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FactCheckdebunked

Viral images of a rioter in a Pink Panther costume at the French protests were AI-generated

21 Oct

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Under Pressure

Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin for Ukraine war talks

Updated 21 Oct

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The Daily Poll

Poll: Who do you agree with in the row between the minister and solicitors?

21 Oct

17.9k

James Browne

Pressed four times, housing minister refuses to say if he wants house prices to fall

21 Oct

9.0k

Wangaratta

Australian MP loses both legs after car attack

21 Oct

13.2k

legacy bill

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is passed in House of Commons to replace Tories' Legacy Act

21 Oct

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

20 Oct

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National Maternity Hospital

Construction on the new maternity hospital will begin in 2027 - but won't finish until 2033

20 Oct

9.5k

Cancelled

'It is the right decision': Plans pulled for €1.5m RSA breathalyser project in pubs and hotels

20 Oct

11.4k

Limerick

Patrick O'Donovan remains stable and is expected to stay in hospital for 'another period'

20 Oct

12.8k

Kildare North

Social Democrats lose third councillor in Kildare since 2024 local election

20 Oct

13.5k

triple lock

Taoiseach flings accusation of past 'Nazi' support at Sinn Féin in Dáil row

Mary Lou McDonald accused the government of “moving away from peacekeeping and towards military adventurism”.

20 Oct

18.1k

climb down

Minister claims striking solicitors hired PR firms to try and present him as 'intransigent'

20 Oct

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Irish Open

Two Galway women to contest public order charges over Doonbeg incident

20 Oct

16.3k

Liffey Valley

Plans for 540 homes on Dublin lands owned by JP McManus and John Magnier knocked back

20 Oct

22.5k

Solicitor strike

‘Beneath the dignity of his office’: Solicitor rejects O’Callaghan’s suggestion rape cases were targeted

Solicitor Eoghan O’Sullivan denied rape cases were deliberately targeted by striking solicitors, as the Taoiseach backed the minister.

20 Oct

7.6k

turnkey homes

Turnkey homes 'not a practice I wanted to see happen' says housing minister

Updated 20 Oct

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Student hit by rental scam in Dublin, justice minister takes aim at solicitors’ strike, and curfews introduced in France after unrest.

20 Oct

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officers and cadets

Government must 'win back trust' of military personnel, says senior Defence Forces group leader

The annual delegate conference of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) takes place today and Wednesday in Trim, Co Meath.

Niall O'Connor

At the Raco conference

20 Oct

6.4k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

19 Oct

2.6k

CHEAP IRISH HOMES

RTÉ admits it was a 'mistake' to edit out Palestinian flag necklace from Cheap Irish Homes

19 Oct

15.9k

no end in sight

Minister says public 'entitled to answer' on why solicitors' strike forcing rape trials to adjourn

19 Oct

13.0k

Pay dispute

Unions say strikes remain available as public sector pay talks begin

Updated 19 Oct

19.1k

Northern Ireland

McDonald and O'Neill to be interviewed by PSNI this week over Garvaghy Road protest

19 Oct

2.3k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Riots in France, a crime spree in Dublin and public sector pay talks to begin…

19 Oct

2.5k

Deportation flight

24 Romanian men with previous convictions deported on charter flight

19 Oct

22.6k

vacant properties

Over 7,000 homes restored across Ireland this year with Donegal leading the way

19 Oct

7.5k

Must ReadBe Emergency Ready

Be Emergency Ready booklet dropped 72-hour advice after concerns it would make people anxious

Advice to keep 72 hours worth of supplies was recommended by the EU as part of a wider preparedness strategy.

Stephen McDermott

19 Oct

35.9k

Must ReadInside the Occupied West Bank

The parallels only go so far, but 7 nights in the West Bank had me thinking of Belfast

In the last of a six-part series, our journalist recounts watching two young Palestinian children chat to a group of fully armed IDF soldiers.

18 Oct

8.8k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

18 Oct

4.5k

EU Budget

Action Aid Ireland urges reversal of EU budget cuts with 'vulnerable communities' at risk

18 Oct

4.0k

Pay deal

Public sector pay deal must deliver ‘value for money’ and productivity says Taoiseach

18 Oct

18.8k

Health Service

HSE overpaid staff by more than €30m in three years, figures show

18 Oct

20.0k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Public sector pay talks to begin on Monday, unrest across France and concerns around international student unemployment rates

18 Oct

2.9k

SeriesInternet Diaries

‘Lizard people’ people are studying Trump’s circle: What do their theories tell us about power?

Stephen McDermott

18 Oct

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Must ReadInside the West Bank

‘They make us keep the rubbish inside the school’: Life for Westbankers behind Israel's barrier

In a small village cut off from the rest of the West Bank by Israel’s separation barrier, residents are increasingly trapped by movement restrictions.

Eimer McAuley

17 Oct

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evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

17 Oct

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