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26th July 2026 - 1st August 2026
Must ReadDublin to the world
From 20p a day as a busker to selling out Sydney Opera House: Glen Hansard's life in music
Hansard, who died on Wednesday morning, left school at the age of 13 to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. It paid off.
Next Question Please
Oireachtas officials had to overhaul the system for TDs to ask questions to clamp down on AI use
Dublin
Gardaí believe man missing for over five weeks was stabbed and his body hidden by his attacker
another hike
Electricity bills to face fresh hike from October as regulator approves higher network charges
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Courts
Sentencing of woman in prostitution case the latest court proceeding delayed by solicitor protest
not great
The government has completed just 10 of its 74 climate commitments for the last three years
Must ReadGlen Hansard
Glen Hansard, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, killed in road crash
The well-known singer died in a crash at the Strawberry Beds near Lucan in West Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
Hansard and The Frames were a key part of the Irish music scene in the 1990s and 2000s, and he later gained wider fame through the movie Once and its soundtrack.
President Connolly described him as "one of the vital driving influences of the Irish music world".
Evan Fitzgerald
Garda watchdog finds no wrongdoing by gardaí who responded to Carlow shopping mall shooting
Road Safety
E-scooter rules approved by cabinet, with age increase and mandatory helmets to come in next month
Dublin Castle
'There's more life on the street': EU presidency barriers on Castle Street down for the summer
Donna Harper
Mother of girl killed in Creeslough explosion hoping for ‘strong commitment’ on public inquiry
From The 42steady as she goes
O'Connor still in gold medal position with one heptathlon event to go at Commonwealth Games
The 42 GAA Weekly
Trying to make sense of the greatest story ever told
Declan Bogue and Fintan O’Toole join Ronan Early to grapple with the meaning and emotion of Mayo’s stunning All-Ireland victory.
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Women’s Rights Network
'Women's rights' group supported by JK Rowling withdraw legal challenge against Belfast festival
Monaghan
Taoiseach says DUP should ‘respect independence of judiciary’ after criticism of bomb bail decision
Solar Eclipse
There's a European total eclipse in two weeks (with Ireland getting about 95% darkness)
OpinionWater Shortages
Data down the drain: We're told to cut our showers short, but data centres face no such pressure
Cabinet
Uisce Éireann top-up of €2bn for home connections and new e-scooter rules on the cabinet agenda
Must Readyour stories
'My friends suggested I remove my DOB from applications': Readers on job hunting after 40
Job-hunting is almost always tough – but people in their 40s, 50s and 60s report that it is extremely difficult out there right now.
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