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Last week
11th October 2026 - 24th October 2026
Seriespolitics by numbers
The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them
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Ireland State Savings
Oct 15
public pay dispute
Chambers 'hopeful' for progress with public sector unions as potential second strike looms
Courts
Widespread criticism after woman cross-examined by man alleged to have threatened to kill her
Court of Appeal
Rapist says he was denied 'meaningful cross-examination' when victim claimed lack of recollection
Must ReadFlying off the shelves
UK bookshops sell out of Sally Rooney after Palestine support forces publisher to stop circulation
Upwardly Mobile
Lidl closes €8.99 mobile contract deal after reaching 100,000 sign-ups earlier than expected
walk free fashion baby
Not gonna reach his telephone: Lady Gaga fan account owner released from Belarus jail
Waterford
Two people arrested in connection with murder investigation into fatal Waterford arson attack
High Court
Enoch Burke ordered to prison for sixth time for 'provocative' trespasses at Westmeath school
The High Court also ordered that a car driving Burke to school every day should be sequestered.
Up In The Air
Top EU court leaves future of Dublin Airport passenger cap in Irish government's hands
The Candidate
The politest strike that has nobody losing face...yet
The public sector strike that saw 300,000 workers on the picket lines is the dominant political story of the week, but as yet nobody is getting pilloried over it. The unions say the government could have avoided the whole mess four months ago, but the government keeps saying it’s ready to do a deal once everyone talks.
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victim impact
'My childhood was stolen': Jeffrey Donaldson's victims say nothing can undo the damage he's done
Witness appeal
Two masked males robbed a business in Balbriggan and threatened staff with an apparent firearm
BreakingJailed
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for multiple child sex offences
The 63-year-old was convicted in June of 18 offences, including rape, against two women when they were children.
Analysisthe housing essay
Is the new Derelict Property Tax designed to fail?
In part one of a deep dive into the Budget 2027 measure, our resident Derelict Ireland experts look at how we got here.
The Tonight Show
Joanne McNally is heading to Jimmy Fallon - and she's not having the criticism over McGregor
right to be forgotten
Cancer survivors now have 'right to be forgotten' when seeking mortgage protection insurance
Public Accounts Committee
Uisce Éireann spend average of €4k on media training before every Oireachtas committee appearance
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Stress, anxiety and life being put on hold: Readers on the incoming citizenship reforms
In September, the government announced the biggest shake up to citizenship rules in decades.
Seriesrockin the suburbs
'Pay me nothing and I'd still do this': High-flying wrestling on a Sunday in a Finglas GAA club
Over The Top Wrestling brought two hours of high-octane fun to Erin’s Isle GAA Club last Sunday.
Must ReadInside the Occupied West Bank
‘People like you are why I carry a gun’: Life under threat of settler violence in Masafer Yatta
Palestinian villagers in the South Hebron Hills say violence has worsened since their community was put under a global spotlight through the documentary ‘No Other Land’.
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