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wing of zion

Netanyahu's plane again avoids Irish airspace en route to UN due to ICC arrest warrant fears

Flight-tracking websites show the plane flying over Greece, Italy and then France.

AI HACK

OpenAI model hacked Australian health site in first known rogue AI breach of government service

Analysisthe housing essay

10 reasons why housing plans work best when they're big

Dublin

Technicians on site to repair fault stopping green line city centre Luas services

Eurovision Song Contest

Netherlands will return to Eurovision after boycotting 2026 competition over Israel

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Technicians on site to repair fault stopping green line city centre Luas services

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Cybersecurity

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This incident pertains to US broker DriveWealth, which provides US stock trading services for Revolut customers.

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Press Freedom

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VOICES

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United Ireland

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Seán Keyes

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Eurovision Song Contest

Netherlands will return to Eurovision after boycotting 2026 competition over Israel

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Good Morning

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AI HACK

OpenAI model hacked Australian health site in first known rogue AI breach of government service

The AI model bypassed safeguards during training went on to hack the government website.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the AI tool sought access to a health statistics portal in June and "didn't accept no for an answer".

OpenAI did not raise the alarm until September, when it sent a message to a generic email inbox that is only checked once each day.

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Mother and Baby Unit

Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays

Perinatal Mental Health

Pregnant women and new mothers in Ireland find restricted access to crisis mental health support

Foster Care

Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations

Licence Applications

Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?

Seaweed Harvesting

Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas

New Drugs

'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them

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Ireland braced for a game that will be lost in time compared to historic moment in time

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Data Centres

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Must Readworkers wanted

8,000 staff needed: Metrolink has been 'going around Europe for the last year' for workers

Some 8,000 workers are needed for Metrolink alone, but the NTA has warned of a ‘brain drain’ across the public sector affecting major works.

Eoghan Dalton

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Pensions and future planning: The hidden financial risk of living into your 90s

Ralph Benson

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Seriesrockin the suburbs

Deals with the devil and an escape artist cat: Among the storytellers on a small Irish island

A longstanding storytelling festival brings people in their droves to the island of Cape Clear.

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coalition clash

Fianna Fáil calls emergency meeting after Fine Gael announces details of sports grants scheme

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Fin-tastic deal

‘I won’t be bought by vegan extremists’: Minister rejects Peta’s offer to repair Belfast's Big Fish

The proposed sign reads: ‘As you admire this salmon, spare a thought for the millions who are confined and killed on fish farms each year.’

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Artificial Intelligence

‘We will slow down as much as necessary’: AI bosses warn UN over rapidly advancing technology

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Yamamori

Yamamori Izakaya to permanently close its George’s Street site on New Year’s Eve

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New York

'I believe in self-determination': Mamdani on a united Ireland after round of bingo with Taoiseach

The pair stopped into the New York Irish Center this afternoon before taking a trip on the subway together.

Jane Matthews

reports from New York

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Garda dispute

GRA announces industrial action and said it will 'no longer' tolerate garda management treatment

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Wales

Two pilots injured after ejecting from RAF jet moments before fiery crash in Wales

The RAF has temporarily paused operations involving its Hawk training jets while an investigation into the incident is carried out.

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Dublin

Two firefighters hospitalised after responding to house fire in Clondalkin

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News Fix

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Must Readthat's a wrap

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Not the Perfect Victim

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Must ReadThumbs Down

Builders vote no confidence in housing targets moments after minister's rousing speech

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Dublin

Man in court over €4.2m drugs seizure told he is free to go

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Welcome to Miami

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