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Last week
2nd August 2026 - 8th August 2026
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Anti-social behaviour on public transport fell last year but people still think it's a problem
Irish Rail had the highest number of incidents
Mental Health
Funding for 9,000 additional counselling sessions tries to reach LGBTQ+ and young people
OpinionHow I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A financial administrator living in the west of the country
Live on The 42Minute-by-Minute
Galway crowned All-Ireland senior champions after epic final against Kerry
Fleadh
President Connolly opens Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast celebrating ‘universality’ of music
transparency rules
How do you know if you're talking to an AI chatbot or a human? Companies must now tell you
COmptroller and Auditor General
Gardaí failed to provide auditors with approval records for overtime payments despite repeated requests
Seriesthe big reno clinic
Rip the plaster off in one go: why renovating bit by bit could cost you double
Quantity surveyor Shay Lally from Houses to Restore answers your big (and small) questions.
carrickfergus
Man stabbed with screwdriver during Co Antrim robbery and PSNI officer assaulted during foot chase
Bank Holiday Weekend
Over 2,500 speeding offences detected during first three days of bank holiday policing operation
Giles Duley
Angelina Jolie praises photographer on being awarded Tipperary International Peace Award
SeriesCalling 353
Putting the bás in tabasco - does everything have to be Irish?
Why is it so important to us to ‘claim’ connection to celebrated moments and people, essentially culturally photobombing them?
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: She made a career out of true crime - then she made the FBI's Most Wanted list
SeriesInternet Diaries
A fake story about the housing crisis tried to make me gamble with an online casino in Cyprus
OpinionIrish language
The Irish language: 100 years after the first Gaeltacht Commission, our support still matters
AnalysisBank Bailouts
The government is selling the PTSB bailout as a victory for taxpayers - here's why that's spin
The Irish state has finally sold the last of its private banking shares. Did it get its money’s worth?
Analysislocal policing
After a year of covering Ireland's new hyper-local bodies, what have we learned?
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Government touts faster asylum decisions as lawyer warns rushed process risks genuine claims
There has been criticism of cases being decided without an oral hearing.
This month
August 2026
book club
From George Orwell to sci-fi: Here's what Irish politicians are reading over the summer holidays
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