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Irish
Tuesday
25th August 2026
Must ReadWest Cork
Garda car rammed by stolen BMW driving on wrong side of road in West Cork overnight
SeriesThe Car Clinic
'We just had a baby and want a reliable, safe family car. Could we go hybrid or electric?'
Skyclarys
HSE to fund Friedreich's ataxia drug after improved price but notes 'limited efficacy'
The HSE said it ‘took account of a substantially improved financial offer made in recent days by the company Biogen’.
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TUDublin
Aug 25
SeriesThe FOI Files
The FOI Files: How Dublin City Council discovered the diesel leak in the Liffey
The records show the leak spread some 2km from the Samuel Beckett Bridge before being spotted.
Opiniontoo much admin
School principals burnt out: 'I can't tell you the last time I worked on anything teaching-related'
Cherrywood
Company behind Las Vegas Sphere reveals first images of planned ice hockey arena for Dublin
A planning application has yet to be submitted.
Investigationseaweed harvesting
Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?
Four companies are seeking to harvest almost 51,000 wet tonnes of seaweed a year from Ireland’s coast.
Columnmeta glasses
Kelly Earley: If smart glasses weren’t creepy enough, now we have to worry about spy pens
United Nations
Ireland has ‘stalled if not regressed’ on human rights, rights groups to tell UN in Geneva
school stress
'A crisis in parenting' and insufficient government support leading to ‘burnout’ in principals
fiscal rules
Fiscal watchdog warns against big Budget spending (and warns EU rules are too easy on Ireland)
Investigationseaweed harvesting
Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas
The Journal Investigates found that MARA, the maritime regulator, is investigating multiple claims but is struggling to determine who is responsible.
MARA investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting
Regulator struggling to determine who's responsible
Some incidents have 'threatened to become confrontational'
Monday
24th August 2026
Jady Christine Pereira Rosa
'The bubbliest happiest person': Tributes paid at vigil for woman murdered in Limerick
Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa was stabbed to death at an apartment she shared with her husband, Judismar Weslei Batista, at Cecil Street.
SeriesAn American in Ireland
Ireland isn't perfect but it knows the value of slowing down, protecting art and keeping up the fight
As she leaves Dublin after a six-month stay, Sasha Piton believes Ireland protects the right things more than it gets credit for.
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Aug 24
Opiniontv series
Irish Traveller woman: Here's what I think of Channel 4’s new 'Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives'
Kyiv
Taoiseach attends 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting as Ukraine celebrates Independence Day
The EU said today it had released another €6.1 billion in military aid for Ukraine.
Friedreich's Ataxia
Pressure mounts as HSE to decide tomorrow on reimbursement of €280k-a-year Skyclarys drug
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