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September 2025

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

26 Sep

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kneecap

'Victory to Kneecap': Support pours in after rapper Mo Chara cleared in London court

Updated 26 Sep

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Ryder Cup

Rory silences the heckles as supposedly hostile Bethpage atmosphere turns to 'library'

The 42

reports from Bethpage Black, New York

26 Sep

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Check out all of the Samhain celebrations taking place across the country this month

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Kilkenny

Blending harvest celebration with centuries-old local legends, Halloween in Kilkenny means food festivals, light shows, and storytelling.

Galway City

Galway City reclaims Samhain’s ancient Celtic origins with Gaillimh Ah-Boo, a vibrant, city-wide celebration of food, folklore, and feasting.

Meath & Louth

Explore the origins of Halloween through a five-week celebration rooted in the ancient stories of the Boyne Valley.

Longford & Westmeath

“Samhain: Fire, Folklore & Feasting” is a month-long celebration of ancient Celtic highways, where all routes lead to sacred and mythical locations.

Kerry

Samhain Chiarraí: A Kerry Halloween is a four-week celebration inspired by the Cailleach Chiarraí – the wise and wild winter goddess of local legend.

Fingal

The Festival of Fire & Light brings Halloween to life in North County Dublin with five weeks of immersive events rooted in local culture and heritage.

Limerick

Limerick’s Home of Halloween Festival 2025 will transform streets, towns, and villages into a six-week celebration of folklore, creativity, and community

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New York

'There cannot be business as usual in the face of genocide': Taoiseach on Gaza at UN

Martin said members of the Israeli government ‘who have been instrumental in fomenting the unfolding disaster in Gaza’ will not be allowed enter Ireland.

Christina Finn

reports from New York

Updated 26 Sep

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drones over europe

EU eastern states want a ‘drone wall’ along their borders

26 Sep

6.3k

pushback

Members walked out on Netanyahu's UN speech before he even started

In typical Netanyahu style, his speech featured several props.

26 Sep

38.0k

Here we go again

Brussels insists Trump's new 100% pharma tariffs will not apply to EU exports

A spokesperson said the EU's deal with the US shields European pharma exports from tariffs higher than 15%.

Tánaiste Simon Harris said the Government will be studying the impact of this announcement, which he noted includes a "number of exemptions".

Updated 26 Sep

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London

Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Mo Chara thrown out by London court

Liam Ó hAnnaidh was not required to enter a plea to the charges against him and the prosecution now falls.

Updated 26 Sep

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'Ludicrous': Michelle O'Neill leads NI criticism of Starmer's new digital 'Brit Cards'

26 Sep

18.3k

United States

'I'm not afraid': Ex-FBI director and Trump critic James Comey charged with two crimes

26 Sep

16.7k

24m

Let's get down to business

Taoiseach and Tánaiste bring Irish weather to Canada and DC while talking up trade with Ireland

The Tánaiste is understood to have raised the drinks industry tariffs of 15% with Howard Lutnick.

Christina Finn

reports from Washington DC

Updated 25 Sep

15.3k

Benidorm

Police investigating death of Irish woman, 66, in Spanish apartment complex

25 Sep

24.2k

News Fix

Here's what happened today: Thursday

25 Sep

3.3k

Mansion House

Obama conferred with Freedom of Dublin amid calls to boycott the event

Updated 25 Sep

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Audi Q3 45 TFSI-e S-Tronic SE

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Eurovision Song Contest

European broadcasters to vote on Israel’s participation in Eurovision next year

25 Sep

16.3k

Gaza Flotilla

Unusual Dáil motion to condemn attacks on Gaza flotilla with Irish aboard

25 Sep

3.9k

Gaza

Israel kills pregnant aid worker and two infant children in airstrike on apartment

The World Health Organisation estimates that at least 1,580 health workers have been killed by Israel since October 2023.

25 Sep

4.0k

mo chara

Kneecap criticise Met Police decision to move protesters planning to gather outside court tomorrow

25 Sep

4.1k

Evening Wrap

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

25 Sep

2.3k

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'It's the human response': Dublin barrister on why she's sailing with the Gaza aid flotilla

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25 Sep

9.9k

Mediterranean

Gaza flotilla group says it has 'credible' intelligence Israel will attack them 'within 48 hours'

Updated 25 Sep

8.3k

Nicolas Sarkozy

Former French president Sarkozy given five-year jail term over campaign finance links to Gaddafi

The date of Sarkozy’s incarceration will be decided later.

Updated 25 Sep

18.6k

New York

Trump accuses UN staff of 'triple sabotage' over technical issues during his General Assembly speech

Updated 25 Sep

54.1k

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Disruption

Drone incursions over Denmark airports were part of 'hybrid attack'

Updated 25 Sep

12.6k

Newborn

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky have named their new daughter Rocki Irish Mayers

25 Sep

24.4k

New York

Palestinian president to address UN virtually after US barred him from attending in person

25 Sep

5.5k

donald's doonbeg

Martin spoke (briefly) to Trump at a world leaders banquet and they chatted about golf

Rory McIIroy, Doonbeg and the Ryder Cup were briefly touched upon in their chat at New York hotel last night.

Christina Finn

reports from New York

24 Sep

9.9k

Israel

Tánaiste raises attack on Gaza flotilla at UN amid calls for probe into drone attack

Updated 24 Sep

27.0k

Ice

Detainee dead and two wounded in shooting at US immigration facility

Updated 24 Sep

33.7k

The White House

Trump hangs portrait of autopen in Biden's place on White House Presidential Walk of Fame

24 Sep

36.6k

Sponsored

Irish author secures 'one of the biggest international book deals in recent years'

The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

24 Sep

3.7k

Ukraine

Zelenskyy tells UN that international institutions are 'too weak’ in stopping Russia

24 Sep

4.8k

Courts

American businessman, 55, spared jail for sexual assault on student in Shelbourne Hotel sauna

24 Sep

20.0k

Two-State Solution

Tánaiste pushes for early vote on suspending parts of EU-Israel trade agreement

Updated 24 Sep

5.3k

On Air

'Anyway… as I was saying': Jimmy Kimmel made his return to the US airwaves overnight

24 Sep

18.3k

UNITED NATIONS WEEK

'It's a chilling crime': Taoiseach supports actions to get 20,000 Ukrainian children back from Russia

Christina Finn

reports from New York

Updated 23 Sep

12.1k

United Nations

Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia

Updated 23 Sep

14.3k

finale

Player ratings: How did you rate the performances of the Traitors finalists ... and Siobhán?

23 Sep

16.0k

Florida

Man charged with attempting to kill Trump on Florida golf course convicted on all counts

Updated 23 Sep

11.0k