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July 2025

Palestine Action

Sally Rooney to remain ‘committed supporter' of Palestine group facing terror ban, court told

5 Jul

20.0k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Asylum seekers imprisoned, Texas floods and a hubbub over a cinema screening in Dublin.

Updated 5 Jul

5.3k

Analysis

MV Matthew seizure was a major success ... but Irish appetite for cocaine remains

The €157 million drug seizure was a massive win for the State – but those working in policy say the price of a bag of coke has not budged.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 5 Jul

10.4k

Immigration

Questions raised over why asylum seekers are being put in prison for weeks before deportation

The Irish Penal Reform Trust was sharply critical of the government imprisoning people for ‘administrative rather than criminal’ reasons.

Eoghan Dalton

5 Jul

11.3k

what's the story

'When the tunes start, jump up and f****** down': Oasis kick off long-awaited reunion shows

Updated 4 Jul

22.2k

News Fix

Here's what happened today: Friday

4 Jul

5.5k

Flights Cancelled

Second day of French air traffic strike disrupts thousands of flights across Europe

4 Jul

8.7k

Greece

Wildfire on Greek island of Crete is 'retreating' but new blaze spreading near Athens

4 Jul

5.4k

channel crossings

French police puncture UK-bound migrant boat as Starmer backs 'toughening' Channel response

4 Jul

13.0k

European Commission

Fine Gael to reject motion of no confidence in von der Leyen while other Irish MEPs split

4 Jul

20.8k

radar festival

Irish band The Scratch pulls out of Manchester festival after Bob Vylan dropped from lineup

4 Jul

19.7k

new contender

Jeremy Corbyn looking to start new party with MP who has quit Labour

4 Jul

6.6k

WHITE GOLD

Revealed: How Hezbollah fundraisers helped finance the €157m MV Matthew drug operation

Eight relative bit players in the drama have been sentenced today – this is the story of the smuggling operation’s origins.

Niall O'Connor

4 Jul

33.1k

Trump Tariffs

With rates set to rise next week, what is the state of play with Trump's tariffs?

4 Jul

10.4k

hot n cold

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confirm split after six-year engagement

4 Jul

18.4k

Palestine

At least 15 killed by Israeli strikes on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza

Updated 4 Jul

3.0k

demilitarised zone

North Korean man crosses heavily mined land border to South Korea

4 Jul

14.1k

War in Ukraine

Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight

4 Jul

3.9k

RIP

Diogo Jota: Mourners to gather for Liverpool footballer's wake in Portugal

4 Jul

8.9k

clock is ticking

Trump to start informing countries of US tariff rates as EU yet to reach deal

4 Jul

8.0k

RIP

Michael Madsen, star of Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs, dies aged 67

Updated 3 Jul

28.3k

RIP

Liverpool 'devastated' as footballer Diogo Jota killed in car crash in Spain

Liverpool manager Arne Slot paid tribute to Jota this afternoon, describing him as “a friend to everyone”.

The 42

Updated 3 Jul

70.6k

Big beautiful bill

Trump secures major victory as flagship tax and spending bill passes Congress

Updated 3 Jul

13.9k

Celebritiy sightings

Famous faces spotted again today at Wimbledon as the sunshine returns

3 Jul

38.2k

Glastonbury

BBC will no longer broadcast Glastonbury performances that they deem to be 'high risk'

3 Jul

9.0k

Bankruptcy

Tinned food brand Del Monte files for bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer

3 Jul

12.4k

euroepan parliament

EU Commission President Von der Leyen faces no-confidence vote next week

Updated 3 Jul

28.0k

Keir Starmer

Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for UK governing party since 1990s

3 Jul

8.1k

InvestigatesTraining AI

Asked to think like a paedophile or act suicidal: Workers training Meta's AI in Ireland speak out

Content moderators say the work they carry out is increasingly psychologically distressing because of the advent of AI

One worker self-harmed in real life after spending entire shifts writing first-person suicide-related prompts

Workers recount horrifying videos they have reviewed as part of their day jobs

Benefits such as free meals - which contract workers say made the workday more bearable - have been removed

Eimer McAuley

3 Jul

43.8k

sean combs

Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail while awaiting sentences for prostitution charges

Combs was found guilty of two of the five charges he faced

He was seen celebrating the verdict in court with his lawyers

Prosecutors argued that Comb's team "contorted the facts endlessly" during the trial

Updated 2 Jul

35.9k

good evening

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

2 Jul

11.3k

Ukraine War

US announces sudden partial halt to weapons shipments to Ukraine

2 Jul

10.3k

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Diddy trial: The five charges Sean Combs faced - and why he was only found guilty of two of them

2 Jul

6.1k

carbon credits

European Commission plans to allow countries to buy their way out of missing climate targets

2 Jul

4.8k

terrorism act

'Chilling effect': UK parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban Palestine Action activist group

2 Jul

9.2k

Extreme Weather

German rivers run low and roads buckle as European heatwave spreads eastward

2 Jul

14.4k

UK Government

Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in tears after criticism over major welfare reform u-turn

2 Jul

14.2k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

2 Jul

2.3k

Tibet

Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate after his death, meaning he will have a successor

2 Jul

11.8k

Gaza

Trump says Israel has agreed terms to a 60-day ceasefire and urges Hamas to do the same

Updated 2 Jul

9.6k