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Tuesday
11th August 2026
Driving tests
Six-month wait to apply for driving test in Raheny, with over 66,000 awaiting test nationally
Must ReadRose of Tralee
Applying after 'a few vinos': Everything you need to know about this year's Rose of Tralee
The 32 Roses are preparing to take to the stage in Tralee, but what does it take to become a Rose and how is the winner ultimately chosen?
rare event
Solar eclipse in Ireland: Where's the best spot to experience it, and how can I view it safely?
You won’t see anything like it in Ireland again until 2090 – so here’s all you need to know if you don’t want to miss out on Wednesday’s eclipse.
Hot tub weed
Drug-smuggling van driver had claimed he was delivering a hot tub across border to Mullingar
SeriesHow I Spend My Money
How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a Money Diary?
MyFutureFund
Some people were pushed into pension schemes instead of auto-enrolment, government memo says
Barracksfield West
Applications to open for 25 'affordable' homes in Naas, starting at €243k for one-bed apartment
morehampton road
Passengers evacuated before Dublin Bus caught fire during rush hour on busy southside street
The incident happened on Morehampton Road.
Weather
Met Éireann issues 48-hour high temperature warning for 13 counties from tomorrow
The warning is valid from 6am on Wednesday to 6am on Friday.
SeriesThe FOI Files
Why the Department of Foreign Affairs won’t release details of its lobby meetings with Amazon
Our request was refused because it was decided that the contents could harm the international relations of the State.
From The 42League of Ireland
James McClean and Derry City set to part ways in abrupt end to star's LOI homecoming
Columnwhy so spicey
Kelly Earley: Is the success of the spice bag rooted in a culture of fussy eating?
parnell square cultural quarter
Construction to begin on Dublin's new five-storey City Library within weeks
Budget 2027
Increasing number of taxpayers apply for Rent Credit as Harris says he'd like to see it rise
InvestigationNew Drugs
'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them
A new pilot early warning system for novel substances is already in operation.
Stats from the Poisons Centre at the Beaumont Hospital show five presentations where the substance was unknown
Senior Consultant says a specialist should be appointed to report on NPS to the Minister
The HSE is now working with EDs to “analyse samples associated with unusual presentations associated with drug use”
Monday
10th August 2026
Oberstown Children Detention Campus
Staff at Oberstown to take part in work stoppage after talks break down
SeriesAn American in Ireland
I knew I had become a proper Dubliner when my new neighbour reported my dogs
Moving to a new country is tough enough without wondering if your neighbours are keeping tabs on you, but there are decent people around me too.
From The 42Rule 42 Remembered
'One guy said: I don't shake hands with you; you let the Brits into Croke Park’
Soccer returns to Croke Park this week, nearly 20 years on from when the stadium was first opened up to foreign games.
South Dublin
Applications to open for 40 'affordable' one-bed Stillorgan apartments priced from €255k
Summer In The City
Limerick mayor and councillors in spat over road closures for summer events programme
Must ReadExplainer
Daniel Kinahan has been charged with directing a criminal organisation - so what does that mean?
The charge the alleged organised crime boss faces was created two decades ago to deal with feuding gangs in Limerick city and a growing and murderous Dublin gangland ecosystem.
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