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Last week
30th August 2026 - 5th September 2026
Andy Burnham’s visit brought no Stormont breakthrough. Will the Executive survive?
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Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Rory McIlroy fires brilliant round to move into contention at Tour Championship
Last month
August 2026
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
New signing Victor Muñoz rescues late point for Liverpool against Nottingham Forest
Nepal-Tibet floods: Death toll rises to 682 as rescuers drill for workers trapped in tunnels
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said some 2,426 people are still missing.
At least 37 killed after Russian drone strike depot storing munitions near Kyiv
Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown says 'of course' Ireland will be united
'Do not take this pill in any circumstances' - Trump-shaped ecstasy pills circulating in the Netherlands
'Show up and vote': Iceland goes to the polls on whether to restart talks to join the EU
Rory McIlroy has work to do as Justin Rose moves into contention at Tour Championship
Trump announces deal for US to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil
Backlash to data centres stateside means US may 'prefer to see them built in Ireland'
In pictures: Moon turns blood red in lunar eclipse
Fianna Fáil minister 'categorically' disagrees with British prime minister on unity poll
Nashville Airport is being renamed in honour of Dolly Parton
Here's what happened today: Friday
Death toll reaches 584 as two Irish citizens listed among missing tourists after Nepal flooding
Rescue efforts have been suspended after reports of a dam bursting in Tibet.
Ireland today became the latest country to pledge support for the relief efforts.
The number of people missing on both sides of the border has risen to 2,482
Climate change is causing glaciers to melt worldwide, increasing the risks of glacial lake floods and glacial collapses.
Why Grand Theft Auto’s Netflix deal is the greatest heist in entertainment
Norway's new king takes the throne after the death of his father
Thieves steal diamond necklace once owned by Egyptian royal family from Vienna museum
Postmortems rule out foul play in deaths of Irish woman and her husband in Valencia
Siobhan McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan among those backing campaign against AI voice cloning
Canada PM says it will be Lake Ontario ‘then, now and always’ after Trump's ‘Lake America’ order
Irishman charged in France over alleged threat and antisemitic remarks to Jewish couple
Rory McIlroy 6 shots off lead at Tour Championship
Uefa prepares to bring legal suit against Fifa president Infantino for 'criminal mismanagement'
Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
Here's what happened today: Thursday
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says a united Ireland referendum is 'off the table'
Irish officials 'working to account for' two citizens missing in Nepal after deadly floods
At least 359 people have been killed, while 540 foreign nationals remain out of contact.
Two Irish tourists are believed missing in the Rasuwa region, where they had been on an excursion.
Irish woman and husband found dead in hot tub in Spain named
Why are unsupported social media theories spreading about the Lindsay Clancy murder trial?
Debunked: The UK has not agreed to accommodate '4,000 Moroccans' who illegally entered Ceuta
Ratko Mladić, former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal, has died
Thieves loot Bronze Age gold artefacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist
What did Dolly Parton mean to you? We want to hear your tributes and memories
'Unparalleled' - Susan Sarandon, Stephen King and The Muppets pay tribute to Tim Curry
What caused the deadly flash flooding in Nepal?