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International
This month
August 2026
Business of sport
Liverpool owners sell minority stake in football club to Jeff Bezos-backed consortium
Courts
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges over killing of US health insurance CEO
Mangione’s state murder trial is set to begin on 8 September but the guilty plea in today’s federal case may complicate matters.
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Investigation into Nigel Farage resumes as he regains seat in byelection he triggered himself
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Folkstown Park, Balbriggan
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Millers Glen, Swords
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Furzefield, Swords
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Chiba region
At least four people dead and thousands stranded after 'unprecedented' heavy rain in Japan
Iran
JD Vance says the top US war priority is now lowering fuel prices, not Iran's nuclear programme
Must Readno room at the inn
Trump's team scrambles to secure accommodation as hotels booked out in Clare and mid-west
US President Donald Trump is due in Ireland on 12 and 13 September and will visit Dublin and Doonbeg in County Clare.
fa-rage against the machine
Polls close in Clacton byelection as Nigel Farage battles Count Binface to retain his seat
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Greece
Broken engine part shattered Ryanair plane window that saw man nearly sucked out, probe finds
Suicide attempts
Families of sailors on US aircraft carrier say loved ones are despairing after 250 days at sea
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Irish people are keeping billions of euro in accounts that yield almost no interest
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Aug 13
heat warning
'It gets worse from here': Parts of UK to hit 38 degrees amid warnings of worsening climate change
AnalysisFarage v Binface
Farage vs Count Binface: Everything you need to know about Clacton's surreal byelection
New Rules
Eurovision winners no longer allowed to host contest during armed conflict or 'sensitive' time
Cascais
Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez in 'private' ceremony in Portugal
Seriesrockin the suburbs
Musicians and poets upstairs and 25 comedians in a basement: Monday nights in The International
For decades the Wicklow Street venue has been a hub of culture in Dublin City – here’s what happened when we visited.
western Colombia
Rescuers in Colombia scramble to find survivors after powerful earthquake kills at least 240
Hot tub weed
Drug-smuggling van driver had claimed he was delivering a hot tub across border to Mullingar
Bashar al-Assad
Syrian court sentences former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes
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