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Wednesday
17th December 2025
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
17 Dec
2.6k
Vaccine
Bluetongue vaccine gets green light after Northern Ireland cases heighten outbreak fears
17 Dec
3.3k
4
not a drone
Taoiseach gives clearance for Santa Claus to enter Irish airspace this Christmas
17 Dec
8.5k
Apartments
Controversial 463-unit development on grounds of former Ballymun flats given planning green light
17 Dec
27.3k
up for grabs
FAI stands to earn at least €8.8m if Ireland qualify for 2026 World Cup
17 Dec
4.7k
27
National Materntiy Strategy
Politicians press HSE CEO on future plans for Galway maternity ward where care is under review
17 Dec
4.5k
5
Dublin
Gardaí appeal for witnesses to death of man outside nightclub in Temple Bar
17 Dec
13.1k
Debate
'Rubbish' and a 'con job' - Michael Healy-Rae rounds on TDs over fox hunting ban
Updated 17 Dec
50.8k
189
Childcare Costs
Childcare fees to reduce for some as more parents are brought into subsidy scheme
Updated 17 Dec
16.9k
36
Road Safety Authority
Decision to retain RSA condemned by campaigners, opposition and some within government
The government has been accused of being “deeply unserious” about road safety.
17 Dec
20.7k
58
RELATED
Government abandons plan to disband Road Safety Authority in surprise u-turn
17 Dec
Circuit Court
Court hears dozens of secret recordings of parents abusing their children
17 Dec
44.7k
Ná téir abhaile don Nollaig
Dlíodóir ag moladh d'Éireannaigh i Meirceá gan filleadh abhaile don Nollag tar éis díbirt 99
17 Dec
3.5k
4
criminal contempt
Four members of the Burke family avoid criminal charges over 'unruly' behaviour in High Court
17 Dec
19.7k
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PodcastThe Explainer
Is your favourite chocolate still actually 'chocolate'?
13m
Fianna Fallout
Martin mounts mid-morning radio blitz in hopes of drawing line under Gavin affair
Updated 17 Dec
14.7k
72
Analysis
Will Jim Gavin mess be a 'felony' for Micheál Martin or will he be saved by the 'lickarses'?
Who wants a heave before Christmas? No one in Fianna Fáil, apparently.
Christina Finn
17 Dec
19.2k
79
RELATED
Martin mounts mid-morning radio blitz in hopes of drawing line under Gavin affair
17 Dec
Fianna Fáil report on Jim Gavin's disastrous €400k candidacy shows Taoiseach told him to withdraw
16 Dec
D-Day in FF: Martin 'absolutely' confident in leadership as TDs to set eyes on Jim Gavin report
16 Dec
The Daily Poll
Will you be sending Christmas cards this year?
17 Dec
16.9k
76
Monzo
Digital bank Monzo licenced to work in Europe and will have its European HQ in Dublin
17 Dec
12.8k
26
warning
Lawyer tells illegal Irish immigrants in US not to go home for Christmas, after ICE deports 99
17 Dec
12.9k
22
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Man charged over Bondi Beach mass shooting, u-turn on plans to disband RSA, and search for Columba McVeigh ends without success
Updated 17 Dec
3.9k
Courts
Man who raped sisters, daughters and niece appeals conviction over victims giving evidence via video link
17 Dec
22.4k
Ariane 6
Lift-off for European Space Agency rocket with Irish-designed technology
17 Dec
4.7k
11
Childcare Funding
Opinion: Childcare providers have been put through the wringer by government policies
Regina Bushell
17 Dec
5.6k
7
The Morning Lead
Government abandons plan to disband Road Safety Authority in surprise u-turn
Minister of State with responsibility for roads, Sean Canney, said splitting up the organisation would be very costly.
Jane Matthews
17 Dec
26.3k
49
The Disappeared
Latest search for Disappeared teen Columba McVeigh ends without success
17 Dec
7.8k
Tuesday
16th December 2025
As it happened
Fianna Fáil report on Jim Gavin's disastrous €400k candidacy shows Taoiseach told him to withdraw
TDs have just received the long-awaited report ahead of a showdown parliamentary party meeting
Updated 16 Dec
62.3k
140
Reddit
SpunOut defends mental health texting service after questions about possible AI use
16 Dec
9.4k
Midlands Prison
Prisoner arrested in garda probe of link between fight and Edenderry arson released without charge
Updated 16 Dec
20.5k
they'd radar france
Government agrees to negotiate with France for purchase of military radar system
16 Dec
12.3k
Court
‘Sustained and violent attack’ on 88-year-old man in hospital led to fatal cardiac arrest, court hears
16 Dec
19.5k
Facebook
Meta gets High Court permission to challenge possible €430m fine from Data watchdog
16 Dec
3.7k
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
16 Dec
3.7k
Omagh Bombing
Government prioritising bill to enable oral testimony for Omagh bombing inquiry
16 Dec
2.0k
Oideachas Triú Libhéal
Majority of people are in favour of more third-level courses in Irish, poll finds
16 Dec
479
0
M50 northbound
Heavy congestion on M50 due to bin lorry fire
16 Dec
27.2k
27
Road Safety
Family makes safety plea as driver sentenced for hit-and-run that left woman severely injured
Margaret Rooney’s family say that the injuries she sustained triggered a mental and physical decline that meant she was never able to return to her family home.
Eimer McAuley
16 Dec
8.6k
Courts
Woman jailed for six years for setting fire to bus on O’Connell Bridge
16 Dec
18.8k
Liverpool
Man who managed to stop driver ploughing further into Liverpool crowd hailed as hero
16 Dec
15.1k
20
health advice
Flu cases are soaring ahead of predicted Christmas week peak
Labour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has raised concerns about government response to the outbreak.
16 Dec
11.3k
Glasgow
Irish man arrested in Scotland in connection with €9m cocaine seizure
16 Dec
15.5k
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