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June 2025

kneecap

Kneecap pack Glastonbury stage and lead chants of 'f**k Keir Starmer' to sea of Palestinian flags

Starmer had said that Kneecap should not be performing at the festival.

Updated 28 Jun

72.4k

Pay Up

EU may end up cutting services and asking Ireland for more cash to settle a €30bn Covid bill

28 Jun

24.3k

Iran

Huge crowds mourn Iranian military chiefs and scientists killed in strikes

Updated 28 Jun

10.8k

dublin pride

From less than a dozen marchers to tens of thousands: A history of Dublin Pride

The celebration of Pride in Ireland today has its roots in the boots-on-the-ground activism of the 1970s and 1980s.

28 Jun

12.3k

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Drone strikes

Children among injured and two dead following Russian strikes on Ukraine's Odessa

28 Jun

2.9k

Stories from Budapest

With fear and courage, Hungarians are refusing to let their government beat them down

Hungary’s government is trying to chip away at LGBTQ+ rights and democracy. Its people are pushing back.

Lauren Boland

Lauren Boland reports from Budapest

28 Jun

20.9k

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As it happened

Western Force v British & Irish Lions

28 Jun

24.5k

Gaza

Trump hopeful for Gaza ceasefire possibly as early as 'next week'

27 Jun

7.4k

a whale of a time

Commuter traffic stops for whales on Australia’s humpback highway

27 Jun

20.6k

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Courts

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer mocks sex trafficking case in closing arguments

27 Jun

9.5k

pyramid stage

'She has it all': CMAT's 'spectacular' Glastonbury set has the energy of a headliner, say rave reviews

27 Jun

26.1k

Hats in the ring

Donohoe faces last-minute competition for Eurogroup job as Spaniard and Lithuanian get involved

27 Jun

10.9k

Marius Borg Hoiby

Son of Norway princess suspected of three rapes and nearly two dozen other offences

27 Jun

37.4k

Palestine

'It's a killing field': Israeli newspaper claims IDF soldiers routinely ordered to fire on civilians

27 Jun

14.5k

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Glasto

Glastonbury 2025: Who's headlining, what Irish acts are playing, and where to watch

Over 3,000 acts will perform at this year’s festival, including 33 from Ireland – but TV coverage for Irish artists remains limited.

27 Jun

20.4k

notions

Celebrities descend on Venice for Jeff Bezos' €48m three-day wedding extravaganza

Among the 200 guests are Mick Jagger, Ivanka Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio.

27 Jun

21.8k

Los Angeles

Brad Pitt's LA home burgled and ransacked while actor on promotional tour for new F1 movie

27 Jun

8.3k

counter terrorism police

Three arrested in UK after RAF plane vandalised, Palestine Action claims responsibility

27 Jun

3.3k

welfare cuts

Irishman Morgan McSweeney becomes the villain of the UK left as Labour is plagued by turmoil

27 Jun

18.2k

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Banned Pride

Irish politicians to attend Budapest Pride as Hungary threatens participants with fines

27 Jun

18.9k

Tariffs

China and US step back from the brink with tentative framework deal on trade

27 Jun

5.6k

Good Morning

The 8 at 8 Anti-deportation letters, no plans for Iran-US nuclear talks and Joe Duffy’s last day on the air.

Updated 27 Jun

3.2k

Nuclear Programme

Iran says there is 'no plan' to restart nuclear negotiations with United States

27 Jun

5.7k

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Deportation

Community rallies behind student facing deportation

Eoghan Dalton

27 Jun

27.7k

Vogue

Anna Wintour steps down as US Vogue editor after nearly 40 years

26 Jun

16.7k

New York

Sean 'Diddy' Combs used 'power, violence and fear', says prosecutor in closing arguments

26 Jun

5.5k

gaza humanitarian foundation

US approves $30m funding for controversial Israeli-supported relief effort in Gaza

26 Jun

4.6k

Evening wrap

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

26 Jun

4.3k

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kneecap

Glastonbury founder says people who don't agree with festival's politics 'can go somewhere else'

26 Jun

41.1k

EU summit

European leaders delay action to suspend trade with Israel

26 Jun

7.7k

Fight for Democracy

Hungary is setting ‘political trap’ for EU with Pride ban, says Leo Varadkar

Lauren Boland

reports from Budapest

26 Jun

15.9k

Israel

Netanyahu thanks Trump for weighing in on his 'witch hunt' corruption trial

Updated 26 Jun

21.4k

Nottingham

Obsessed Emily Maitlis stalker jailed for breaching restraining order

26 Jun

11.1k

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Middle East

Supreme Leader Khamenei declares 'victory' over Israel and says Iran will 'never' surrender

26 Jun

12.5k

Accession Talks

EU summit: Viktor Orbán insists 95% of Hungarians don't want Ukraine in the bloc

26 Jun

25.3k

EU summit

Will EU take action against Israel? Taoiseach says it’s a stain on bloc if they don’t

Updated 26 Jun

14.0k

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Team news

Dan Sheehan to captain Lions team with eight Ireland stars against Australia's Western Force

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26 Jun

10.7k

volodymyr zelensky

Zelensky signs agreement to try 'war criminal' Vladimir Putin

26 Jun

8.3k

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New York

Closing arguments to begin in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial

26 Jun

4.5k