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Thursday
4th June 2026
Area ‘50 times the size of Croke Park’ destroyed after ‘illegal’ fire within Wicklow Mountains
Keir Starmer to meet with family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak today
Violent protests erupted this week near where the 18-year-old Henry Nowak was murdered.
Our top 5 watches this weekend
Tributes paid after former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery dies aged 77
Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules
EU to take Ireland to court over 'significant' peat cutting activity still taking place
Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting his father
Serbian peacekeeper dies in mortar attack on his base in south Lebanon
Gavan Reilly: 41,185 parliamentary questions so far this year - but at what cost?
Gavan Reilly
Gardaí to spend €150m on rollout of body-worn cameras nationwide
‘Exceptionally high temperatures’ last month saw record temperature for May exceeded by over 2C
Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market
Leinster and Munster hurling finals headline a stellar weekend of sport on TV
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, with Hezbollah banned from 'pilot' security zones
Dublin's commuter belt is going all-in on electric cars
'No evidence' of a rural-urban divide on climate change, new study finds
The ESRI also found that farmers and non-farmers hold misperceptions of each other’s attitudes.
Wednesday
3rd June 2026
Stars and Swipes: King Trump's big birthday bash has hit the rocks
Marion McKeone
Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'crazy' over the phone, but insists they're still getting along
Gardaí arrest two people in connection with the fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun
Ukraine and Moldova a step closer to EU membership after Hungary drops long-standing veto
Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Lifting weights helps you live longer — but more than two hours a week doesn’t add extra benefit
Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino and the Greed is Good World Cup
Ahead of the opening game on 11 June in Mexico City, controversies range from human rights abuses to price gouging.
'I have sympathy': Judge discontinues order for activists to vacate former Liberties pub
The High Court judge allowed a week’s adjournment so the group occupying the property can seek legal advice.
Nearly 6,000 former racing greyhounds born in 2021 and 2022 in Ireland are dead
Sports coach who raped and sexually assaulted teenage girls jailed for 14 years
Driving a banger? Here's what the new €5k EV scrappage plan may mean for you
No school will lose more than one SNA a year from 2027 onwards, Education Minister pledges
Investigation underway into claim large fire in Wicklow Mountains was ‘lit intentionally’
'The honest answer is no': The tribunal into the Defence Forces sat for the first time today
Simon Harris says ‘never say never’ on Michael Healy-Rae returning to government one day
Quiz: How much do you know about Robert De Niro?
Man charged with attempted murder of PSNI officer who was struck by stolen police car
Dublin workers need 13 years' salary to buy typical home, compared with six in Belfast
September brings another childcare fee cut for families signed up to subsidised providers
World number one Aryna Sabalenka knocked out of French Open by Diana Shnaider
Katie Taylor set to finally land Croke Park fight this September
Matchroom Boxing have called a press conference for Croke Park at 2pm on Friday.