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Irish
This month
August 2026
not their cup of tea
Applegreen, Butlers and Insomnia lobby hard against plan for 20c tax on takeaway coffee cups
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Festival-goers 'shafted' by soaring food prices as event organisers demand 22-25% cut
Five food businesses told The Journal they had to hike their prices at All Together Now last weekend, and expect to do so again at Electric Picnic.
Witness appeal
Moped rider in hospital with serious injuries after hit-and-run collision with car in Cork city
Sponsored
Irish people are keeping billions of euro in accounts that yield almost no interest
Raisin Bank
Aug 7
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Judge opens inquiries into seven cases of alleged unlawful detention due to solicitor strike
Musical windfall
Belfast to benefit from Fleadh dividend to tune of up to €100m - but what will be its legacy?
Ceol cois cuain
Dibhinn sa bhreis ar €100m do Bhéal Feirste ón bhFleadh - ach cén oidhreacht a bheidh aige?
AnalysisFuture of News
Why Piers Morgan owning the train set is bad news for tv - but good news for viewers
TV personalities like Piers Morgan and Holly Willoughby are ditching their employers to go solo – and finding massive success.
From The 42Athletics
'Down, not out': Hamstring tear forces in-form Sharlene Mawdsley out of European Championships
From The 42New Beginnings
Mayo's Kobe McDonald begins Aussie Rules journey at St Kilda
The 18-year-old spent his first day at the Melbourne club on Friday.
Must ReadExplainer
What's the story with the resigning Cambridge professor and allegations of plagiarism and racism?
In 2023, Jason Arday became Cambridge’s youngest black professor, this week he resigned, denying allegations of plagiarism.
mayo for sam
Hunter Biden tells Oliver Callan he watches his father's Ballina speech 'to cheer myself up'
Must ReadOuch
Tickets for sold-out Man U vs Leeds friendly at Croke Park resold for over €400 despite touting ban
Online Safety
Meta ordered to pay $567m for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators
Beware
Fraudsters are now tricking people into handing over cash and will come and collect it themselves
Emergency Department
Criticism that HSE data has 'significant blind spot' on mental health emergencies
SeriesNobody Needs This
I realised just how much I hate Big Cars in one of Ireland's most deranged car parks
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
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