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Irish
Wednesday
2nd September 2026
Data Protection Commision
HSE fined €645k after old medical records found rotting, mouldy and covered in animal droppings
Seriesthe feeder's digest
Are we all bluffing on the sweet wine knowledge?
Sherry, Sauternes, Madeira, Muscat, Port… when did everyone become a sommelier? Even for someone like me, who dines out for a living, I still panic when the dessert wine list arrives.
CLIMATE CRISIS
Global temperatures on track to break 1.5°C but it's not too late to bring them back down, UN says
Cybersafe Kids
Despite new regulations, some 70% of children aged 8-12 still have social media accounts
General Seán Clancy
Irish general confirms EU plan for military and civilian Lebanon mission to replace UNIFIL
General Seán Clancy, who is chair of the European Union Military Committee, said that planning is advancing for a major military and civil support operation.
Must ReadDóchas Centre
'Bespoke' mother-and-baby suite at Ireland’s largest female prison will accommodate just one pair
Three women gave birth while imprisoned in the Dóchas Centre last year.
Tuesday
1st September 2026
student tickets
'I think more artists should do it': Fans snap up €20 Jack White tickets hours before Dublin gig
Last Orders
Croke Park doesn't want a wild crowd or 'mad busy bars' for Katie Taylor's late-night fight
Around 80,000 people are expected at the stadium, with organisers asking fans to respect local residents after the fight.
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PICS: Here are some of the best dogs from the Allianz Rewards annual pet event
Allianz
Sep 1
Out at the first hurdle
The first two players are out of The Traitors, and one of them is still ‘raging’
frontline policing
Gardaí warn new drug diversion scheme launched with ‘no training, no advanced notification’
Gardaí say that the implementation of the scheme has come without frontline members getting advanced notice.
Darragh O'Brien
Ireland's policy on data centres was under the microscope today at the EU's climate committee
eu defence
Ireland gives €10m to Ukraine for combat training as Germany blames Russia for Leipzig drone attack
Defence Minister Helen McEntee made the announcement during a press conference in Druids Glen.
OpinionDRUG POLICY CHANGES
A new drug referral scheme kicked in today: Will it reach who it needs to?
criminal justice
Chaotic court scenes as 100 solicitors stage walk out amid 'flat fee’ dispute
The backlog of criminal cases in the courts is set to worsen, with some pushed back to December today.
Public Transport
Going to Katie Taylor's fight? There are late-night trains and extra Darts for the occasion
Dublin
M50 drivers urged to ‘pay attention to road ahead’ as firefighters battle blaze in Clondalkin
Analysispay talks
Tens of thousands of public sector workers have voted for industrial action - what's going on?
An overwhelming majority of Siptu’s 80,000 members backed industrial action, with public service union Fórsa holding its own vote later.
ends don't meet
Calls for 'exploitative' sub minimum wage to be scrapped as young people struggle to afford rents
the traitors ireland
Viewers in the North could watch season 1 of Traitors Ireland online, but new season is geo-blocked
Sean Canney
Road safety minister calls for driving test to include real (or simulated) motorway experience
not adding up
Maths professor Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin quits curriculum development group
Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin’s complaints about the process went beyond just mathematics.
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