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23rd August 2026 - 29th August 2026
Near miss
Irish rail workers avoided being hit by train by 'four to five seconds' in near-miss incident
Analysisbig tech
Big Tech is being sued from all angles in the US. Why not in Ireland?
Lawyer Paul Tweed said that anyone considering bringing a case would need to be prepared to face the ‘financial might’ of tech giants.
Must Readno room at the inn
Rank-and-file Garda group slams planning for Trump visit as 'nothing short of a shambles'
entertainment
Tim Curry, star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Home Alone 2, has died aged 80
Tim Curry famously played Pennywise the clown in the 1990 TV adaptation of Stephen King’s It.
Met Éireann
'Very mixed' forecast for Electric Picnic as status yellow rain warning issued for six counties
Grand Theft Auto
What’s going on with GTA VI? Rockstar responds after leak of gaming’s most anticipated release
Social Media
Meta reaches $17bn settlement in US that will include 'fundamental changes to Instagram and Facebook'
Kennedy Summer School
Ex-Obama adviser warns it will be 'hard for White House to ignore' soaring Irish corporate tax receipts
tributes
'Hello Dolly': Irish singers, broadcasters and fans on their encounters with a music icon
People from across the country who have run into Dolly at some point all have one thing in common: they say meeting the late singer was a joy.
FactCheckUrban Legend
Debunked: Story of a Cork woman being knocked out after smelling perfume is an urban legend
Omagh
Court hears how teenager told mother chemicals used in explosives were for ‘fertilising plants’
Uxbridge Magistrates' Court
Cork man fined for verbally abusing staff while 'clearly drunk' on Las Vegas flight
RIP
'I'll think of you each step of the way': Tributes pour in for Dolly Parton
The legendary American singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist died at the age of 80 in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday.
Her management team said she died following "a brief battle with cancer".
Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, Jane Fonda, Eninem and dozens more have paid tribute to Parton.
Flags in the US will be flown at half-mast for a week to honour the life of country music star.
imagination library
Dolly Parton's literacy legacy: How singer gave millions of books to children around the world
election misinformation
Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race
OpinionBack To School
Class size problems: Our children are stuck behind their European peers in supersized classes
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