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4th January 2026 - 10th January 2026
Armed gardaí raided hotel room as father threatened to kill son, three months before their deaths
18-year-old allegedly had loaded Glock handgun 'primed for use' hidden in his garden
Officials from X agree to meet with AI minister amid Grok deepfakes backlash
Former TV personality pleads not guilty to breaking safety order
Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after fire killed 40 people
Traitors Ireland storms into the top 10 most watched TV shows of 2025
Sport dominated the most watched shows on traditional TV last year.
Did you get a new Irish passport in the last few weeks? If you did, you might need to return it
Yellow wind warning issued for seven western counties on Sunday
Aer Lingus introduces fees for anyone selecting a seat on its budget-friendly service
'We lost everything': Family homeless after house mistakenly targeted in arson attack
Media Minister has deleted his X account over its digital undressing scandal
Viewers in the UK will finally get a chance to see Traitors Ireland as air date confirmed
Do you agree with the Irish government’s decision to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade deal?
US border agents shoot and wound two people outside hospital in Portland
Venezuelan woman in Ireland: Trump has raised alarms, but Maduro deserves no sympathy
Liliana Fernández
Russia uses new 'devastating' hypersonic missile in attack on Ukraine
GAA club issues warning after young person targeted by AI-generated sexual content
Bono calls for release of Palestinian political figure from Israeli prison after more than two decades
Nasa is bringing home space station astronauts early in medical evacuation
Switzerland holds day of mourning for young people killed in ski resort fire
Irish households pay €360 more per year for electricity than western European average
Irish families could face delays holding funerals due to 'very real crisis' in autopsy system
Many hospitals are no longer carrying out autopsies due to staff shortages and pressures.
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has called for urgent government action to avoid causing distress to bereaved families.
Around 6,000 autopsies are carried out in Ireland every year in cases involving sudden, unexplained, or unnatural deaths.
Leo Varadkar: The end of Maduro is welcome. The way it happened is not
Leo Varadkar
Iranians step up protests as death toll mounts and authorities cut internet access
Monitoring group NetBlocks said Iran is “in the midst of a nationwide internet blackout”.
Arsenal fail to capitalise on rivals' slip-ups as Liverpool earn draw
Critics are raving about this medical drama - and Irish viewers will finally get to watch it in March
'I’m continuing to find the joy in every day': Ciara Mageean shares update on cancer treatment
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Tusla confirms father and son found dead in west Dublin 'were known' to agency
The 11-year-old boy, Oisín O’Reilly, is suspected to have been killed by his father Wayne.
'A colossal own goal': Trump withdraws US from 66 global organisations and treaties
Ireland will vote against the EU's massive Mercosur trade deal
The deal is set to be ratified by the European Council tomorrow, but a small group of countries appear likely to vote against it, potentially blocking its approval.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will also vote against the deal.
FSAI recalls more batches of Nestlé SMA baby formula over possible toxin
Protests escalate in Minnesota as woman shot dead by immigration agent is named
The victim has been named as Renee Nicole Good, a US national and mother of three who had recently moved to the city.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said his state "must be part" of the investigation after the FBI took control of the probe.
People who stop taking Wegovy and Mounjaro regain weight in less than two years
Over 100 senior Tusla workers told CEO reform timeline put kids 'at significant risk of harm'
A letter to the agency’s CEO flagged major concerns with senior management’s plans, asking, “Are the courts aware this is happening?”.
Media Minister criticised for arguing X is not responsible for child sexual abuse images
Explainer: What is Mercosur, and what will happen at tomorrow's landmark vote?