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9th August 2026 - 15th August 2026
Belfast Fleadh
‘Glimpse of a different Belfast’: After Fleadh party, calls for pedestrianisation for vibrant city
From The 42Nothing's gonna stop us
'This is probably the best team I’ve coached' - Cork stand strong for All-Ireland success
Pembrokeshire
UK-Ireland interconnector costing €500m was rerouted to avoid ‘grave’ of Harry Potter character
‘My colleague said “it’s very, very serious”, and it was serious.’
Mental Health
Early intervention in psychosis services supports strong recovery in young people, data shows
Opinionall equal in my eyes
Raising them right: Is it ever okay to admit you’ve got a favourite child?
Green And Red of Mayo
Pub spending up 210% in Co Mayo after first All-Ireland senior football title in 75 years
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
‘Sometimes you just want a lighting rig’: Dublin artists forced into pubs and hospitals as venues disappear
40% of artists in the city require workspace to earn a living.
Special Criminal Court
'We know I won’t be getting bail': Daniel Kinahan taken to Portlaoise Prison after court charge
Kinahan appeared in the Special Criminal Court on Sunday night charged with directing a crime group.
Seriesthe big reno clinic
Planning to buy an old cottage? Here's what you're really signing up for
Quantity surveyor Shay Lally from Houses to Restore crunches the numbers on bringing a BER G cottage with no central heating up to scratch, and the grants available to do it.
M50 collision
Eight teenagers and man hospitalised after collision involving car travelling wrong way on M50
Drug seizure
Revenue officers seize €584k worth of cannabis and €368k of crystal meth in Dublin Airport
SeriesHow I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A receptionist on €30K living in Dublin and planning to move to Australia
Extradition
Daniel Kinahan arrives at criminal courts amid heavy garda presence
The government jet carrying Kinahan arrived in Dublin shortly before 7pm.
Extreme Weather
Temperatures rise to 30C in the UK, while Scotland is hit by half a month’s rain in two days
oideachas na Gaeilge
Tá 60,000 dalta le díolúintí acu ón nGaeilge anois. An bhfuil orainn an córas a athrú?
your stories
Have you found yourself drinking at home more often than in the pub? We want to hear from you
Belfast
'This is so joyful': After welcoming a million visitors, Belfast Fleadh comes to an end today
Live on The 42Minute-by-Minute
Cork crowned All-Ireland senior camogie champions after edging out Galway
Zhejiang Province
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after over 1,000 flight cancellations and evacuations
Veronica Guerin
The family of the late Veronica Guerin donate €142k to St Francis Hospice in her memory
From The 42elite
Boxer Aaron McKenna crowned middleweight world champion in Dublin
The Monaghan man outclassed Etinosa Oliha to become Ireland’s fourth-ever world champion in the division.
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