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24th May 2026 - 30th May 2026
Alan Spicer
Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned
27 May
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Newry Crown Court
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Updated 27 May
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27 May
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Evening Wrap
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27 May
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27 May
playing with fire
Blair pens 5,700-word critique of Labour 'failures' as would-be leader Burnham pledges response
27 May
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PodcastThe Explainer
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Woman who witnessed father being shot by IRA unlawfully denied Troubles payment scheme, judge rules
27 May
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Fís chluichí as Gaeilge
Peil Gaelach, Éalú agus físchluichí eile le hábhar as Gaeilge á n-imirt ar fud na cruinne
Updated 27 May
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Online Safety
'He called his mother a dish pig': Warnings of 'manosphere' content surfacing in Irish families
27 May
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another election
Friction on the left over who should be included in left-wing Seanad election pact
27 May
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Courts
High Court orders housing activists to end trespass of former pub in Dublin's Liberties
27 May
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Dublin District Court
Radio executive was arrested after 'controlled delivery' of €111k cannabis to Bauer Media offices
27 May
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Republic Of Ireland
'We are not the bad guys': Ireland boss urges support for team rather than protest Israel games
The 42
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27 May
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canada referendum
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Updated 27 May
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Courts
Mike Gaine murder accused Michael Kelley appears in court and is sent for trial
27 May
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cave rescue
Five of seven people trapped in a cave in Laos have been found
Updated 27 May
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Central Bank
Risk to Irish economy from the Middle East war and expansion of AI has intensified
27 May
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Road Deaths
​Teenage motorcyclist death is the third road fatality in the country since Monday
27 May
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Middle East
Donald Trump's Board of Peace fund is empty
27 May
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Medical Council
Retired GP who claimed Covid-19 was 'created on a computer' faces fitness-to-practise inquiry
27 May
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The Daily Poll
Should sunbeds be banned?
27 May
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garda complaints
Garda watchdog finds majority of 2025 complaints focused on unhappiness with garda investigations
27 May
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long commute
Want to move to the moon? Nasa has unveiled plans for its first moon base
The lunar outpost could see people living and working on the moon within six years.
27 May
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Ireland won’t meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, peacekeepers welcomed home and temperatures could reach 31C
Updated 27 May
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Going Nuclear
Fianna Fáil members approve bill to lift ban on nuclear power in Ireland
27 May
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Coalition Against Sunbeds
A group of doctors and cancer charities is calling for sunbeds to be banned in Ireland
27 May
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Dublin Airport
Around 160 Irish peacekeepers arrive home from Lebanon
27 May
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builders RoundTable
Builders tell minister that widespread skills shortage is delaying projects
27 May
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The Morning Lead
Ireland on track to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2030
Nearly all sectors are on course to exceed their emissions ceiling by 2030.
27 May
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thoughtful
Trump is getting a big stage built at the White House to host a birthday cage fight
26 May
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Thalidomide
Labour leader backs calls from thalidomide survivors for a formal State apology
26 May
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extradition warrant
PSNI extradite man from Belfast to Denmark to stand trial for murder
26 May
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evening fix
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26 May
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Middle East
Several strikes hit south Lebanon as Israel expands ground operations
26 May
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Antrim
Plea for information as first search for Disappeared victim Seamus Maguire begins
Updated 26 May
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Inquiry
Bill passed to allow Irish court testimony be used in UK Omagh bombing inquiry
26 May
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26 May
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