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Last week
4th October 2026 - 10th October 2026
From The 42GAA
Former GAA president John Horan appointed as McAleese's successor on integration committee
Murder Trial
Murder accused told gardaí he meant to kill father and brother, but not mother, court hears
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Planning a break in Northern Ireland? Here's why Titanic Belfast deserves a spot on your itinerary
Titanic Belfast
Oct 8
Seriespolitics by numbers
€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money
cultural exchange
'Feel free to invent your own language': Rosalía says Bono sought Spanish lesson for new song
flat battery
Garda forced to thumb a lift to emergency as electric patrol car can't be charged at his station
During the meeting Martin Daly, TD from Galway-Roscommon, spoke of an issue faced by his local garda in Ballygar, Co Galway.
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QUIZ: Can you sort fact from fiction when it comes Irish people's priorities for living longer?
Irish Life
Oct 8
Circuit Criminal Court
Man (25) spared jail after 'recklessly' allowing bank account to be used in smishing scam
Limerick
UL's deputy president 'concerned' after rented house allegedly wrecked by rampaging students
pay talks
Labour Party calls on politicians to refuse to cross picket lines at Leinster House next week
Department of Justice
€430m cut in supports for Ukrainian refugees 'not resulting in hardship', minister claims
Consumer Price Index
Inflation reaches highest point since 2024, driven by costs of fuel, electricity and rents
great scott
Is an Oscar on the cards for Andrew Scott? His new film is getting rave reviews
Scott gives “the performance of a lifetime” in Elsinore
results may vary
Schools told to reprint Junior Cert results after erroneous grading legend discovered
ColumnUS politics
The Democrats have the midterms in their sights, but they need more than ‘Trump is terrible’
Analysisthe housing essay
Could a long-shelved housing report be the solution that never happened?
The 1973 Kenny Report took a strong line on compulsory purchase to get local authorities building – has its time come?
Opinionarts and music
So what happened to the culture card? And how would it work if it ever shows up?
Evictions
Vigils held for Maricarmen Abascal (87), whose eviction sparked housing protests across Spain
Hundreds marched to parliament chanting: “The struggle continues, Maricarmen lives.”
lunchtime protests
INMO chief labels Taoiseach's strike remarks as ‘a little glib’ ahead of hospital protests
Maternal mental health
Mother and baby psychiatric unit confirmed for St Vincent’s — but it's years from opening
Investigationanimal testing
Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad
The overseas experiments are completely uninspected and uncounted by Ireland’s regulator as they take place outside its jurisdiction.
Studies included inducing disease in pigs, surgically removing rabbits’ eyes and compressing mice’s skin
Public funding supported some Irish university animal research carried out overseas
Universities refuse to release key protocols, final reports, exact animal numbers or mortality figures under Freedom of Information
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