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This week
30th November 2025 - 6th December 2025
Killala
Renewed appeal for Sandra Collins 25 years after she went missing in Mayo
4 Dec
8.6k
4
Suicide reduction strategy
The number of people presenting in Irish hospitals due to self-harm has fallen
4 Dec
3.3k
The Morning Lead
Gardaí and national security officials refuse invite from Oireachtas to discuss national security
In November the Joint Committee on Defence and National Security invited gardaí and civil service national security officials but they refused to attend.
Niall O'Connor
4 Dec
40.7k
Dublin
Man arrested after gardaí targeting sale and supply of drugs seize vehicle and €100,000 in cash
3 Dec
10.9k
bluetongue
Surveillance being ramped up in the Republic after two bluetongue cases confirmed in the North
3 Dec
5.1k
1
Salvador Plasencia
Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry jailed for 30 months
3 Dec
7.5k
ice raids
Human rights groups warn against US immigration raids during World Cup
3 Dec
7.8k
35
on the long finger
Government leaders remain vague about timeline for enactment of Occupied Territories Bill
3 Dec
5.1k
63
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
3 Dec
5.4k
Limerick
Woman arrested in connection with investigations into money laundering released without charge
3 Dec
7.3k
limerick circuit court
Retired superintendent tells garda trial he 'looked after' hundreds of summonses for people
3 Dec
19.7k
Sentencing
Teenager gets a suspended sentence for his involvement in the Dublin riots two years ago
3 Dec
9.8k
North Pole
Santa asks children to get their letters in soon so he can reply to as many as possible
3 Dec
9.4k
61
Go Slow
Taxi drivers holding another rush hour protest in Dublin this evening over Uber fixed fares
Updated 3 Dec
35.3k
84
Courts
Garda who poured water on teen's tracksuit bottoms in act of 'degradation' avoids jail
3 Dec
25.3k
good news
World-record setting knitted map of Ireland to go on display across the country
3 Dec
16.4k
22
Leighlinbridge
Man (21) who died in suspected hunting accident in rural Carlow is named locally
Updated 3 Dec
42.1k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
3 Dec
2.4k
energy credits
Sinn Féin says Government scrapped energy credits ‘despite warnings from their own officials'
3 Dec
6.4k
70
Burglaries
'A night of madness': Four food businesses across Dublin targeted by masked burglars yesterday
The impacted owners believe that one group of masked men carried out the series of burglaries.
3 Dec
24.6k
26
Mooncoin
Man and boy injured in collision between car and van in Kilkenny
3 Dec
5.9k
Eurovision
Unions urge RTÉ to hold firm on Eurovision boycott over Israel inclusion ahead of EBU meeting
3 Dec
5.2k
Chrissie Treacy
Farmer who killed his 76-year-old aunt using a teleporter has sentence reduced by 18 months
3 Dec
17.5k
tusla
Review into Tusla's involvement with Kyran Durnin won't be published
A review identified policy and practice “weaknesses” in Tusla’s involvement with Kyran Durnin but said that there is no direct causal link between those weaknesses and the young boy’s “outcome”.
Eimer McAuley
3 Dec
8.8k
Central Criminal Court
Media coverage leads to State finding psychiatrist to assess mother charged with murder of son (6)
3 Dec
10.0k
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PodcastThe Explainer
What's behind the taxi protests gridlocking Dublin?
11m
new protocol
Every use of new tasers by gardaí will have to be reported to watchdog
3 Dec
5.0k
52
Lifford
Man (40s) arrested in connection with attempted murder in Co Donegal
3 Dec
3.6k
System overhaul
The government has a new plan to speed up big infrastructure projects - here's what's in it
It is being billed as a “move away from a culture of caution” when it comes to delivering much needed infrastructure.
Updated 3 Dec
16.6k
59
Courts
Garda accused of interfering in prosecutions told investigation he was following Superintendent's orders
3 Dec
16.5k
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
High social media use and sexting linked to poorer mental health in teenagers, study finds
3 Dec
2.6k
irish ambassador to israel
Tánaiste commends Irish ambassador after interaction with Israeli minister over Herzog Park
3 Dec
7.7k
Wicklow
Glen of the Downs nature reserve to expand as State buys over 40 hectares of adjoining land
The Glen of the Downs is designated as a Special Area of Conservation for the habitat old sessile oak woods and is one of Ireland’s few remaining ancient woodlands.
3 Dec
6.1k
17
Russian aggression
Taoiseach says Putin's 'ready for war' comment is a 'direct threat' to Europe
3 Dec
9.4k
123
Enoch Burke
Judge rebukes Enoch Burke's 'Alice in Wonderland language' after he refuses to purge contempt
3 Dec
55.0k
Wexford
Rosslare Europort to seek planning permission for €220m offshore renewable energy hub
3 Dec
4.2k
10
Bam
Construction firm BAM to take legal action against National Children's Hospital
3 Dec
46.7k
The Daily Poll
Have you put up a Christmas tree yet?
3 Dec
17.4k
101
Draw
Ireland to face Scotland, Uruguay and Portugal in 2027 Rugby World Cup pool
3 Dec
16.4k
41
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
Updated 3 Dec
3.7k
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