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30th August 2026
SeriesInternet Diaries
Ireland should ask Mark Zuckerberg the next time we need billions to look like money well spent
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
Must ReadUkraine War
Government won't release confidential email on Aughinish sanctions over 'commercial sensitivity'
Must Readbeds in sheds
Garden homes are starting to be registered with councils... and South Dublin is the busiest
Changes to planning laws now allow back-yard cabins to be built without planning permission.
DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Recently upgraded South Dublin home will let you see the light for €995,000
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23rd August 2026 - 29th August 2026
Analysisthe grey vote
An August warning from within: Pensioners fear winter and how they will heat their homes
Wicklow-Wexford Fine Gael TD Brian Brennan sounded the warning bell for his government colleagues this week that the grey vote is not to be ignored.
Electric Picnic
Four emerging Irish acts dazzle on Electric Picnic main stage in Tinie Tempah-backed showcase
The atmosphere was electrifying as the hip hop legend shared the spotlight with four Irish stars in the making.
Opinionmodern teens
Parenting: Teenage TikTok rebrands, back to school hauls and the battle of the bank card
harm reduction
Inside the drug testing lab at Electric Picnic as 'unpredictable' 3-CMC falsely sold as MDMA found
Online Safety
Organised crime groups using online gaming to 'radicalise' minors and make crime 'glamorous'
From The 42Premier League
New signing Victor Muñoz rescues late point for Liverpool against Nottingham Forest
flash floods
Nepal-Tibet floods: Death toll rises to 682 as rescuers drill for workers trapped in tunnels
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said some 2,426 people are still missing.
MDMA
'Do not take this pill in any circumstances' - Trump-shaped ecstasy pills circulating in the Netherlands
EU referendum
'Show up and vote': Iceland goes to the polls on whether to restart talks to join the EU
For fliuch sake
'Torrential downpours' on the way as Met Éireann issues weather advisory and warns of flood risk
your stories
'Somehow losing her has made me miss Mum all over again': Our readers remember Dolly Parton
There has been an outpouring of affection for the country music legend since her death on Tuesday.
From The 42Golf
Rory McIlroy has work to do as Justin Rose moves into contention at Tour Championship
ColumnSurrealing in the Years
Border poll risks ‘rift’ in Northern Ireland, where everything has been fine until now
Analysisthat doesn't track
Questions over who is even showing up are among the many that dog Irish greyhound racing
Attendances are plummeting, and figuring out who is paying to go is trickier still.
Waterford
'It's part of Waterford's history': Memorial to be installed in tribute to victims of Bill Kenneally
Kennedy Summer School
Backlash to data centres stateside means US may 'prefer to see them built in Ireland'
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