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April
April 2026
ANIMAL CRUELTY IN IRELAND
Newly formed NSPCA urging for clampdown on puppy farms and an end to horse-drawn carriages
fuel package
Fuel protest fallout: Farmers and agri-contractors to get payments by June
Two schemes costed at €100m and €120m respectively have been unveiled.
Budget 2027
Harris says there'll be budget tax cuts, wants people to 'keep a little bit of their own money'
joker trumps king
Britain's King Charles was full of jokes at the White House dinner, some of them not bad either
Jokes about colonialism, the French and a naked Winston Churchill were all part of the repertoire.
Social Media
Meta found in breach of EU law over failure to keep under-13s off Facebook and Instagram
State of the game
'Can you stand up Rory, will you, please?': Trump interrupts state speech to single out McIlroy
US Visit
Donald Trump says UK's King Charles ‘agrees with me’ that Iran should never have nuclear weapons
protecting nature
Minister for nature: We need to work together to protect against biodiversity loss
Federal Communications Commission
US regulator to review ABC broadcasting licence after Trumps criticised Jimmy Kimmel joke
rental rules
Risk of unnecessary evictions due to confusion among landlords and renters over new rules
Retail theft
Dublin retail group ‘open’ to helping fund supports for people in addiction carrying out thefts
Offaly
Four arrested in connection with Edenderry house fire that killed Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt
Special Relationship
King Charles calls for Nato unity and support for Ukraine in address to US Congress
Baltic Sea
Stranded humpback whale 'Timmy' sets off in barge as Germany attempts last-ditch rescue effort
Several attempts have been made to rescue the whale since it beached on a sandbank in late March near the city of Luebeck.
ukrainian refugees
Government plans to cut support for Ukrainians criticised as 'immoral and unethical'
parliamentary inquiry
McSweeney says revelation of Mandelson's close friendship with Epstein was 'knife through my soul'
The Irish-born former Downing Street chief of staff also denied giving the police intentionally wrong information when his government phone was stolen last year.
Courts
Man awarded €39,000 in damages after trailer drove over him at Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival
return to office
Union raises concerns as Aer Lingus orders 300 staff back to office four days a week
intimidation
Amplified false narrative was used to attack Garda member after Whitegate, officers say
Palestine
'I learned how to steer': President Connolly's sister speaks from the latest Gaza aid flotilla
Sligo-based GP Margaret Connolly said she finds Israel’s actions “barbaric” and she wants to teach her daughters to stand up for what’s right.
fuel protests
Cabinet approves details of fuel support scheme for agricultural and construction sectors
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