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This month
August 2026
Sponsored
Irish people are keeping billions of euro in accounts that yield almost no interest
Raisin Bank
Aug 7
edinburgh fringe
Amanda Knox defends Edinburgh comedy show in the face of criticism it ‘trivialises violence'
Must ReadExplainer
What's the story with the resigning Cambridge professor and allegations of plagiarism and racism?
In 2023, Jason Arday became Cambridge’s youngest black professor, this week he resigned, denying allegations of plagiarism.
mayo for sam
Hunter Biden tells Oliver Callan he watches his father's Ballina speech 'to cheer myself up'
Chairs to that
Council attempts to limit 'vertical drinking' (that's drinking while standing up) in central London
Online Safety
Meta ordered to pay $567m for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators
West Bank
Rare indictment as Israeli settler charged over killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen
Controversy
Uefa doubles down on World Cup boycott threat and says Fifa backing Infantino 'changes nothing'
Sponsored
Significant milestone as construction progresses on First BusConnects Corridor at Liffey Valley
Transport for Ireland
Aug 6
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Looking to upskill? Here's how micro courses can fit in with your life and career goals
TUDublin
Aug 6
Middle East
Iran says Strait of Hormuz plan at ‘final stage’, but reopening depends on US ending blockade
Under Pressure
Fifa board issues apology for World Cup sell-off plan but say Infantino has their 'full support'
the heat
All 27 major cities in Italy placed under highest heat alert for tomorrow as temperatures near 40C
abdul el-sayed
Left-leaning candidate upsets US Democratic establishment in key Michigan Senate primary race
Leipzig-Halle airport
Drone found near Ukrainian cargo plane at German airport was fitted with 'explosive device'
Electronic Arts
Saudi-led group (including Jared Kushner's firm) closes $55bn deal to buy gaming giant EA
Los Angeles
Armed man arrested at Trump's golf course was ‘monitoring security’ ahead of his visit, police say
Volcano
Hundreds evacuated following massive eruption of volcano in Guatemala
Residents living on the slopes of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano were forced to evacuate their homes due to the plume of ash and lava.
Lindsay Clancy
Massachusetts trial of woman accused of murdering her three children enters second week
Palestine
Funeral held in Gaza for more than one hundred people pulled from rubble years after they died
Under Pressure
Top Fifa officials distance themselves from Infantino after failed World Cup sell-off plan
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