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Wednesday
19th August 2026
Patch
OpenAI confirms it isn't buying a teenager's startup, despite cheers for offer at Dublin event
Sponsored
Hop-off at Ireland’s most historic and scenic locations in the Hidden Heartlands – here's your itinerary
Transport for Ireland
Aug 19
fire deaths
Rise in house fire deaths as crews attend over 4,100 incidents in people’s homes last year
Explainer
How do platforms like GoFundMe ensure money goes to the right place when campaigns go viral?
Courts
Garda appears before court charged with seeking to hire hitman to murder a woman and three children
The garda, who cannot be identified, was suspended from duty at the start of an investigation by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit.
Solar Eclipse
Four people went to a Dublin hospital with fears over their sight in the week after the eclipse
Sponsored
Do you have a little one starting school? Here are our tips for a smooth transition
Wholefoods
Aug 19
fundraiser
Over €320k raised for sisters injured in M9 crash who have 'long and challenging road ahead'
advertising standards
Paddy Power World Cup ad labelled as 'racist' against English people has fallen foul of ad rules
Crown of Glory
‘I didn’t think I was a Rose': Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh on the journey to the Rose of Tralee crown
Belfast
Ann Travers ‘hopes’ President Connolly can broker meeting with woman convicted of sister’s killing
From The 42Tennis
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine
jimmy kimmel live
Rosie O'Donnell regales audience with tales of Ireland as she stands in for Jimmy Kimmel
BallyjamesDuff
Senior Investigating Officer appointed after discovery of man’s body in Co Cavan over the weekend
From The 42On the box
Katie Taylor's Croke Park homecoming fight to be broadcast live on RTÉ
RTÉ will also cover the weigh-in and pre-fight press conference.
Student Accommodation
‘Trust your instinct’: Housing charity's rules for students to help avoid rental scams
Death Cap Mushrooms
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's lawyers claim issues with jury in appeal case
OpinionMoving with the times
The physio is in: Can the HSE's new Get Active programme improve fitness? Let's put it to the test
Must Readchianti park
'It can't be one rule for some': Locals in Dublin mountains welcome order to knock 29 houses
A year-long battle over 29 modular houses built near the Dublin-Wicklow border is set to draw to a close this week.
Must Readchasing the training
Promises of garda pursuit training undercut by question of training instructors first
Jim O’Callaghan said Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly confirmed to him that the pursuit training will begin for the first time this year.
Tuesday
18th August 2026
Rose of Tralee
'I'm speechless': Westmeath Rose Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh crowned 2026 Rose of Tralee
Ní Choiligh has alopecia and for her talent she tried on her favourite wigs to help raise awareness about the condition.
Instagram
Meta 'hooked' and 'exploited' children, US federal court hears in opening of landmark case
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