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Yesterday
8th July 2026
Champions League
10-man Shamrock Rovers self-destruct in Champions League qualifier
The 42
Updated 8 Jul
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WATER TIGHT
Uisce Éireann urges households to take showers rather than baths during hot weather
8 Jul
10.1k
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The Morning Lead
It’s happened again: Second leak into River Liffey discovered close to Samuel Beckett Bridge
The source of the leak is not related to previous Irish Rail leak.
Conor O'Carroll and Emma Hickey
8 Jul
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Tuesday
7th July 2026
World Cup 2026
Donald and Gianni's red card trick: Trump rewrote the rules of the World Cup, and football lost
Bobby McDonagh
Updated 7 Jul
9.3k
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rockin the suburbs
The amateur actors who give up weeks of their lives every year to seek All-Ireland glory
Introducing Rockin’ the Suburbs, a new series on gigs and cultural experiences that you rarely see covered by Irish media.
Cormac Fitzgerald
Rockin' the Suburbs
Updated 7 Jul
10.0k
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Social Housing
New housing rules could leave people without shelter as beds lie empty, homeless charity warns
7 Jul
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good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
7 Jul
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hold up
Plans for controversial €1bn data centre campus in Co Westmeath stalled after 10 appeals lodged
7 Jul
15.1k
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Cahir Rail Station
Irish Rail is suing Tipperary Co Council over the placement of a signal mast
7 Jul
18.3k
County Kerry
Gardaí search for male suspect after woman in her 40s found dead in Killarney
Updated 7 Jul
49.1k
Courts
Jury begin deliberations in trial of garda accused of raping his former wife and child cruelty
7 Jul
8.6k
PodcastThe 42FM
Trump’s World Cup, where sport and politics mix freely
High Court
RTÉ ordered to hand over unedited footage from nursing home documentary
7 Jul
25.1k
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ennis circuit court
Two sexual abuse trials stalled today over solicitors legal aid pay dispute
7 Jul
4.9k
podcast image
PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly
Agony and regret for Cork and Clare | Shefflin gets Kilkenny job
Fintan O’Toole and Declan Bogue join Ronan Early to assess the two losing hurling semi-finalists.
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Irish Coursing Club
Hare coursing group refuse to provide evidence of claim coursing adds €70m to economy annually
7 Jul
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49
mixed reviews
State's judicial review reform faces its own challenge on cap to environmental legal costs
7 Jul
3.2k
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Dáil Éireann
Government's Occupied Territories Bill passes despite criticism over lack of ban on services
7 Jul
5.8k
32
Midlands
Healthcare worker goes on trial accused of sexually assaulting teenager treated for overdose
7 Jul
16.4k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
7 Jul
1.4k
EU migration pact
Ireland has 'no immediate plans' to opt in to migrant return hubs, Taoiseach says
Jane Matthews
reports from Strasbourg
7 Jul
20.3k
to whom it concerns
Patrick Kielty to stay on as host of The Late Late Show until 2028
7 Jul
9.3k
58
Traffic
Transport chiefs recommended higher rush-hour tolls for Dublin's port tunnel
7 Jul
10.8k
64
e-scooters
Green Party leader calls for clampdown on retailers targeting e-scooter sales towards children
7 Jul
5.6k
48
Temple Street hospital
Almost €1m settlement for girl (11) over unapproved spring inserted in her body during spinal surgery
It is the first case to come before the High Court since the controversy surrounding the use of unauthorised springs during spinal surgeries at Temple Street.
Jane Moore
7 Jul
14.8k
Strasbourg
Taoiseach says EU 'must do more' to support Palestine in European Parliament address
Jane Matthews
reports from Strasbourg
Updated 7 Jul
14.0k
76
your stories
It's the start of the school holidays - so how are you handling childcare?
Updated 7 Jul
7.3k
Royal Family
Prince Harry and others’ 97 claims against Daily Mail publisher dismissed by High Court
Updated 7 Jul
12.5k
20
Ukraine War
Fianna Fáil MEPs to abstain on vote to add Aughinish Alumina exports to Russia sanction list
Jane Matthews
reports from Strasbourg
7 Jul
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29
United Ireland
Government to oppose Sinn Féin's Irish unity bill as McDonald calls its rejection 'astonishing'
Updated 7 Jul
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27
Kildare
Man charged after alleged assault of three gardaí in Newbridge
7 Jul
9.4k
electricity usage
Data centres accounted for almost a quarter of all electricity usage in Ireland last year
7 Jul
6.7k
51
bail reform
Family of hit-and-run victim Shane O'Farrell want action on changing two specific bail laws
7 Jul
5.9k
Investigatesseries
The FOI Files: Why the gambling regulator won’t release details of industry lobby meetings
Ireland’s new gambling regulator isn’t subject to the full FOI Act, but why?
Conor O'Carroll
7 Jul
3.9k
9
Adina Raluca Constantin
Eugen Constantin (72) charged with murder of his wife Adina Raluca Constantin in Portlaoise
7 Jul
27.7k
Cork
Man due in court after alleged assault on garda in Cork city
7 Jul
7.1k
The Daily Poll
What was your screen time last week?
7 Jul
7.3k
21
Animal Cruelty
Gardaí and NSPCA investigate alleged burning of dog in Ballymun after remains discovered
The NSPCA said the case is one of the “most distressing” its inspectors have ever encountered.
Eimer McAuley
Updated 7 Jul
16.2k
Leanne Flynn
Dublin City Council to hold event to honour crèche worker's 'bravery' in Parnell Square attack
7 Jul
6.2k
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Global Warming
Irish family: We abandoned our holiday in France when the temperature hit 41 degrees
Conor Dowling
Updated 7 Jul
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