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Wednesday
8th July 2026
News Fix
Here's what happened today: Wednesday
8 Jul
3.7k
Courts
Healthcare worker put his number in teen girl's phone after alleged sexual assault, jury told
8 Jul
17.5k
vaping
Vaping legislation will be future-proofed to 'keep ahead' of new products, says minister
8 Jul
5.2k
33
Ceachtanna Cymraeg
Athrú ó bhonn ar úsáid na Breatnaise ó tugadh isteadh caighdeáin teanga i 2011 - Coimisinéir
8 Jul
1.3k
0
Welsh Lessons
A law introduced 15 years ago has had 'transformative effect' for boosting Welsh language use
8 Jul
9.2k
15
Strike
Trade union Unite to ballot public sector members for industrial action
8 Jul
5.1k
12
Courts
Two men jailed for five years for involvement in Valentine's Day violence in Dublin
8 Jul
8.8k
show quizness
Quiz: How much do you know about Ariana Grande?
8 Jul
9.3k
Maternity Care
Health minister backs birth guidelines as ex-Holles master warns of 'catastrophic' risks
8 Jul
8.5k
31
Co Kerry
Killarney in 'shock' over death of American woman as search for male suspect continues
Updated 8 Jul
103k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
8 Jul
1.1k
free ivf
State-funded IVF to be expanded to women who suffer infertility due to endometriosis
8 Jul
5.3k
10
Count Binface
Nigel Farage's main byelection rival looks like it's going to be a guy dressed as a bin
8 Jul
11.1k
53
deposit return scheme
Re-Turn says recycling rates of plastic bottles has risen to over 90% since scheme introduced
8 Jul
10.5k
76
feeling hot hot hot
Hot and getting hotter: Met Éireann says temperatures could reach 30 degrees this weekend
Updated 8 Jul
26.4k
118
FactCheck
Debunked: A fake government memo falsely claims Irish leaders visited Epstein's private island
8 Jul
4.0k
Ukraine War
European Parliament votes to back ban on export of alumina to Russia as Fianna Fáil MEPs abstain
Jane Matthews
reports from Strasbourg
8 Jul
14.7k
67
Road Deaths
85 people were killed on Irish roads in the first six months of 2026, eight more than in 2025
8 Jul
2.9k
55
what fresh hell is this
The Feeder's Digest: Why food businesses should ditch AI slop
Restaurants, cafés and supermarkets are embracing AI imagery to sell products, but it only serves to make them look cheap, generic and less trustworthy.
Patrick Hanlon
Updated 8 Jul
3.9k
11
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10 Jun
The Feeder's Digest: The secret life of a restaurant critic
3 Jun
Climate
Home heating emissions fall to lowest level in decades - but transport is still a big problem
Updated 8 Jul
8.1k
55
casa no more
Ireland's Charleen Murphy dumped from Love Island after short but dramatic stint
8 Jul
23.3k
39
National League
FAI should bow to pressure of football fans on Israel fixtures ahead of EGM vote tonight, MEP says
8 Jul
6.4k
81
High Court
Enoch Burke has launched yet another court challenge, this time against the decision to sack him
Stephen McDermott
8 Jul
31.5k
Foley Street
Man left in critical condition after late-night attack in Dublin city centre
8 Jul
9.3k
Hadi Alodid
Case of man charged with attempted murder after Belfast stabbing to be sent to Crown Court
8 Jul
3.6k
The Daily Poll
Do you get hay fever?
8 Jul
7.8k
31
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Woman found dead in Killarney named locally, state buys new land for MetroLink, and a warm weekend ahead.
8 Jul
1.9k
Metrolink
State buys landmark O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink
TII has been acquiring lands in recent years to advance the MetroLink project, which has been mired by delays.
8 Jul
22.5k
37
Reform UK
Farage byelection bid risks backfiring as main parties will not contest vote
8 Jul
16.6k
41
Don't Worry
Smoke seen over Dublin 8 last night came from grass fire near Memorial Gardens
8 Jul
8.0k
3
Champions League
10-man Shamrock Rovers self-destruct in Champions League qualifier
The 42
Updated 8 Jul
6.9k
6
WATER TIGHT
Uisce Éireann urges households to take showers rather than baths during hot weather
8 Jul
10.3k
45
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
23.7k
33
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
9.4k
31
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
10.2k
0
Social Housing
New housing rules could leave people without shelter as beds lie empty, homeless charity warns
7 Jul
12.0k
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
7 Jul
4.5k
hold up
Plans for controversial €1bn data centre campus in Co Westmeath stalled after 10 appeals lodged
7 Jul
15.4k
25
Cahir Rail Station
Irish Rail is suing Tipperary Co Council over the placement of a signal mast
7 Jul
18.5k
County Kerry
Gardaí search for male suspect after woman in her 40s found dead in Killarney
Updated 7 Jul
49.2k
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