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Irish

Last week
28th June 2026 - 4th July 2026
Tartan Army FOMO shows how Irish-American identity is Scot(ch)-taped together
If you’re looking at the Scots at the World Cup and think it should be us – some Americans appear to think it is.
Strawberry Moon set to light up Irish skies over the next three nights - here's when to see it
Sitdown Sunday: Boris Johnson's Brexit fantasy
What you need to know about the new detective series Furious
My conspiracy theory about Biscoff showed me how low-stakes paranoia can make life feel better
The magic of play therapy: What children can’t say, they show
Isabelle O’Kane
The government clearly has no intention to ever publish the Donegal planning corruption report
Submitted in 2017, various governments for almost a decade have managed to ignore the potentially explosive document.
Call to raise gift exemption to €5k so parents can help with deposits without reducing inheritance
TD Cormac Devlin says parents should be allowed gift €10,000 in total, without touching the lifetime thresholds.
The Vinted effect: Charity retailers take to reselling apps with big-ticket items
One Irish charity shop chain is even using Vinted and Vestiaire itself to sell designer clothes and shoes.
Last month
June 2026
Quiz: How well do you remember UK prime ministers of the past two decades?
'The position is bolloxology': Four winners and three losers of the political week
The push to get religious orders to pay up, the downfall of a UK prime minister and calls to decriminalise personal drug use.
'Fans are less engaged': Cost, over-supply and transport stifle demand for big gigs this summer
If you’re trying to flog €100 concert tickets online, you’re not the only one.
Pivotal role of RTÉ presenter's namesake in US independence revealed in new TG4 documentary
Here's what happened today: Saturday
Lessons from a hospital waiting room: Becoming an ally of the LGBT community
Dr Suzanne Crowe
Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 1,430, with thousands reported missing
Mayo beat Cork in All-Ireland football quarter-final
The teams were level at 0-9 apiece at half-time.
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after elderly man dies in Laois car crash
Popular food market and sauna in Dublin fighting to stay open after Council denies planning
Pair charged after 'recognised' off duty garda assaulted in Dublin city centre
Dublin celebrates Pride with parade, performances and packed city streets
Yamamori to end all DJ and nightclub events from July after agreement reached with Hoxton landlord
Yamamori will wind down its late-night DJ and nightclub programming by 19 July.
Irish woman stuck on hantavirus ship says she can't believe she escaped virus
Man who groomed and abused teenage girl jailed for seven years
Planned changes to legal aid payments will lead to 'exodus' of solicitors, Law Society says
Are you going to any Pride events this weekend?
Mass exodus: Why I and hundreds of solicitors have quit criminal legal aid
Kate McGee
Surrealing in the Years: Housing minister's war on targets comes for homeless children
Carl Kinsella
Review: Is the fifth and final series of The Bear worth watching?
An ról a bhí ag sinsir chraoltóra i réabhlóid Mheiriceá tugtha chun solais i scannán nua TG4
Fianna Fáil councillor on track to be elected as next lord mayor of Dublin
Cooler weather returns after record-breaking heat as rain spreads across Ireland
Forecourt fallout: The fuel crisis changed something. The question now is whether it sticks
Paddy Comyn
Dublin Airport says it expects no disruption for passengers as EU Presidency kicks off this week
Did the government vote to increase the cost of petrol, diesel and other fuels this month?
Heading on your holidays? Here is how the heatwave is impacting Ireland's holiday hotspots
It is hot, hot, hot in a lot of Europe (and not in a good way).
It's official: Irish influencer Charleen Murphy to join Love Island as bombshell
Taoiseach praises Veronica Guerin's 'determination to pursue the truth' on 30th anniversary of murder