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Thursday
26th February 2026
Would such a 'plague upon their houses' be inflicted on rugby and GAA fans who use pyro?
The 42′s football writer assesses Patrick O’Donovan’s Thatcherite performance this week.
GPs charging 'outrageous' fees of up to €220 for menopause appointments, TD says
Why did Cuba kill four people on a US-registered speedboat?
If you had the chance, would you attend Katie Taylor's final fight?
Absences of three days or fewer at age 13 can affect Leaving Certificate results - ESRI
E-scooter seized from eight-year-old boy by gardaí in Co Louth
Australian prime minister apologises after calling child sexual assault survivor 'difficult'
'Potentially challenging situation' in meeting Ireland's electricity demand
US and Iran to hold talks in Geneva as pressure for nuclear deal builds
Ireland needs to find 100,000 construction workers in the next four years to meet housing targets
Over 270 non-fatal overdoses have been treated in Ireland's first supervised injection centre
The Joint Committee on Drugs will today hear that 1,500 people have visited the facility over 17,000 times between December 2024 and November last year.
Wednesday
25th February 2026
Janice Boylan selected as Sinn Féin's candidate to contest Dublin Central by-election
Trump’s border Czar says Pope 'oughta fix the Church' before commenting on US immigration policy
Man arrested following €1.5 million cocaine and cannabis seizure in Limerick
State apology for thalidomide survivors will be made 'as soon as possible'
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Elon Musk's X challenges media watchdog over handling of information arising from user complaints
Trump's State of the Union: The night was long, the impact short
Larry Donnelly
Mary Robinson says Trump administration bullying other countries 'like we've never seen before'
Bessborough campaigners shocked that apartments will be built on site of former mother and baby home
PSNI arrest second person on suspicion of murder of Co Down woman Lisa Dorrian in 2005
Bill Gates admits extramarital affairs but denies any involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes
Tourette's campaigner says BBC should've 'worked harder' to edit tics after broadcast of slur
'Current search phase' as part of investigations into murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob ends
Storm drain where Noah Donohoe's body was found ‘could be easily opened’, inquest hears
'Every child will suffer': Hundreds turn out to express outrage at govt attempt to cut SNA allocations
Dhá scannán Ghaeilge ag an am chéanna, agus sinn ag feitheamh le scaithimh ar cheann amháin!
We've been waiting for a year for an Irish language film, then two come along at the same time
Two Derry teenagers killed in crash in Co Donegal named locally
Met Éireann to replace county-wide alerts with localised system from ‘late 2026’
Record number of journalists killed last year, with Israel responsible for two-thirds of the deaths
Debunked: Fake images of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared online following his arrest
Michael Kelley (54) appears in court charged with murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine
Judge David Waters remanded the accused in custody to appear again before the court next week.
Special Needs Assistant: We are not 'just SNAs' - we are the calm in the chaos
Oneesa McWeeney
Minister calls on UCD to intervene after image of student 'bruised and unconscious' was shared
'What happened to you was wrong': Taoiseach issues State apology to institutional abuse survivors
Four survivors who were seated in the Dáil gallery received a round of applause before the apology was issued.
Shakira, Mariah Carey and Jeff Buckley among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees