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25th October 2026 - 31st October 2026

From The 42Saturday Scaries

Carrick on the brink as Manchester United implode against Chelsea

The 42

31 Oct

11.2k

Investigation

'Disturbing' display of severed pigs' heads found in popular park

31 Oct

25.9k

brain surgery

TG4's Hector Ó hEochagáin opens up about frightening surgery to remove brain tumour

31 Oct

17.4k

Newbridge

‘We were lucky to be loved by this beautiful man’ Dónal Lunny’s funeral hears

Updated 31 Oct

16.7k

Sponsored

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Halloween

Are you celebrating Halloween this year? Send us your photos

31 Oct

3.1k

ColumnSurrealing in the Years

Simon Harris doesn't want to know

Carl Kinsella

31 Oct

8.8k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Impasse at public sector pay talks, Dónal Lunny laid to rest, and sauna prices heating up.

31 Oct

1.8k

hell of a wait

A film banned in 1972 is finally reaching Irish cinemas. Does it still have the power to shock?

Andrew Walsh

31 Oct

35.7k

Review

Review: Is the documentary The One About Matthew Perry worth watching?

31 Oct

6.2k

Analysisjustice system

Ongoing solicitors' strike could lead to rise in defendants taking judicial reviews

31 Oct

6.1k

impasse

Unions consider new strike after public sector pay talks adjourned without deal

31 Oct

27.0k

ColumnMotoring

A breathalyser in the pub sounded clever. It was the wrong answer to the right question

Paddy Comyn

31 Oct

3.4k

Explainer

Homeowners in newer houses warned this Sunday is a key date for working out your property tax bill

31 Oct

7.4k

Must ReadThe Morning Lead

‘A tax on health’: Saunas hike prices as owners say VAT has been raised

Several sauna companies have told customers they have to put up their prices after being hit with a VAT increase from the government.

Eimer McAuley

31 Oct

7.9k

Must ReadThe Morning Lead

Man to be deported to Sudan after Citywest sexual assault charge dropped

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew charges of sexual assault against the man in court last week – an agreement has been reached between Ireland and the Sudanese regime.

Niall O'Connor

31 Oct

22.9k

From The 42Rattlin Bog

'They won every facet of the game' - Connacht collapse against Leinster

The 42

Reports from Dexcom Stadium

30 Oct

7.6k

Fair City

Tom Hopkins, who played Fair City's Christy Phelan, has died

30 Oct

109k

From The 42honoured

Mayo’s O’Donoghue and Limerick’s Hegarty win GAA player of the year awards

The 42

30 Oct

6.9k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

30 Oct

3.6k

Courts

Man denies choking woman (89) and telling victim’s daughter to murder her, trial hears

30 Oct

7.0k

Your Say

Have you ever invested in cryptocurrency?

30 Oct

8.1k

United Ireland

Sinn Féin and SDLP welcome Taoiseach's plan to create new body to examine Irish unity

30 Oct

16.7k

Belfast

Local residents evacuated after a number of ‘suspicious devices’ discovered in north Belfast

30 Oct

3.2k

Kevin Bakhurst

‘People get headlines attacking RTÉ’: Bakhurst says some competitors want to see broadcaster fail

30 Oct

4.4k

Road Safety

Sensors to detect wrong-way driving on Irish motorways to be trialled

The pilot will see trials of sensors or CCTV set up at ‘up to 30 critical locations’, including motorway junctions and slip roads.

30 Oct

8.4k

Courts

Jailed Galway mosque bomb plotters bring 'shame and embarrassment on all of us', says judge

Updated 30 Oct

9.7k

FactCheckLetterkenny

Debunked: No, there are not four mosques in Letterkenny

30 Oct

4.2k

Crime

Woman attacked in her own home by masked man in Kildare

30 Oct

18.9k

From The 42End of an era

TJ Reid calls time on Kilkenny career after 20 years in black and amber

The 42

Updated 30 Oct

4.9k

Evening Wrap

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

30 Oct

1.5k

Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

30 Oct

9.4k

strike action

Public sector unions warn there is ‘no alternative’ to another strike if pay talks fail

30 Oct

11.7k

Dublin

Man accused of raping colleague told to avoid her at work as court grants bail

30 Oct

24.6k

west clare

Man avoids jail in 'revenge porn' case as judge says it'll be 'stain on his character' for life

30 Oct

26.0k

Derek Kearney

Inquest of homeless man crushed in waste collection truck hears people sheltering in bins is 'common'

30 Oct

14.0k

Public Spending

‘We don’t need ad campaigns lecturing citizens’: Simon Harris calls for greater control of NGOs

30 Oct

36.7k