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28th September 2025 - 4th October 2025
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
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Gaza Flotilla
TDs slam Israeli 'piracy and kidnapping' as flotilla organisers name 16 Irish people captured
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your stories
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Check out all of the Samhain celebrations taking place across the country this month
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Kilkenny
Blending harvest celebration with centuries-old local legends, Halloween in Kilkenny means food festivals, light shows, and storytelling.
Galway City
Galway City reclaims Samhain’s ancient Celtic origins with Gaillimh Ah-Boo, a vibrant, city-wide celebration of food, folklore, and feasting.
Meath & Louth
Explore the origins of Halloween through a five-week celebration rooted in the ancient stories of the Boyne Valley.
Longford & Westmeath
“Samhain: Fire, Folklore & Feasting” is a month-long celebration of ancient Celtic highways, where all routes lead to sacred and mythical locations.
Kerry
Samhain Chiarraí: A Kerry Halloween is a four-week celebration inspired by the Cailleach Chiarraí – the wise and wild winter goddess of local legend.
Fingal
The Festival of Fire & Light brings Halloween to life in North County Dublin with five weeks of immersive events rooted in local culture and heritage.
Limerick
Limerick’s Home of Halloween Festival 2025 will transform streets, towns, and villages into a six-week celebration of folklore, creativity, and community
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Rush Hour
Dublin Port Tunnel reopens after Palestine protest but drivers still face significant delays
Updated 2 Oct
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Bike Shed
Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
Ciarán Cannon
2 Oct
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Minute-by-Minute
Shamrock Rovers lose 4-1 as Shelbourne earn draw in Europa Conference League
2 Oct
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safety Alert
Eyeshadow palette from Irish brand SOSU Cosmetics recalled over arsenic content
2 Oct
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Courts
Mother whose young son walked to shop alone at night only reported him missing 35 minutes later
2 Oct
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Country Music Special
Priscilla Presley to appear on Late Late show for star-studded country special
2 Oct
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Child Welfare
Tusla boss says agency found 'no child protection concerns' around Daniel Aruebose
2 Oct
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good news
Is your favourite bookshop on the Bookshop of the Year longlist?
2 Oct
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Alternative Budget Season
The Budget is on Tuesday - here's what Sinn Féin and others say they would do if in charge
Updated 2 Oct
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
2 Oct
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teaching council
School principal who sexually harassed student teacher is struck off by inquiry
2 Oct
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Catherine Connolly
Connolly defends hiring woman convicted of gun crimes after Taoiseach attacks judgement
As revealed by The Journal yesterday Catherine Connolly hired a woman sentenced to six years in jail by the Special Criminal Court.
Updated 2 Oct
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lord help us
RTÉ will air up to five presidential debates across radio and TV in run up to polling day
2 Oct
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Polasaí Teanga
An solas glas tugtha do pholasaí teanga Chomhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste
2 Oct
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widespread warnings
Storm Amy: Status Orange wind warnings for five western counties tomorrow
Updated 2 Oct
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severe heather warning
Met Éireann warned colleagues that storms couldn't share names with Áras hopefuls
2 Oct
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Green Light
Dublin's Metrolink project has (finally) been granted planning permission
Construction may start in 2027 on the project, according to Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien.
Updated 2 Oct
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apolitical organisation
Jim Gavin removes references to Defence Forces members in social media posts
2 Oct
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Phoenix Park warns public 'Lantern Festival' advertised online is fake
2 Oct
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Aidan Nugent
Armagh All-Ireland winning GAA player pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
2 Oct
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tour cancelled
CMAT ‘devastated’ as 16 tour dates postponed due to an infected tooth
2 Oct
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The Daily Poll
Are you doing Sober October?
2 Oct
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Fraud
AIB issues warning over investment scams after one customer defrauded of over €150,000
2 Oct
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 At least eight Irish activists on Gaza-bound flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces, hundreds attend vigil for Co Louth family, and Zelenskyy to join Copenhagen summit
Updated 2 Oct
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Midleton
Gardaí publish facial reconstruction in bid to identify skeletal remains found on Cork greenway
2 Oct
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Shutdown
White House threatens 'imminent' firings as efforts to swiftly end government shutdown collapse
2 Oct
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RIP
'A conservation giant': Global figures react to death of revered chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall
Updated 2 Oct
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Copengahen
EU leaders looking to build a 'drone wall' to counter Russian threat
2 Oct
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Books
Extract: 'I see him as he was that night, before he was a rapist, before he shattered my life.'
Bláthnaid Raleigh
2 Oct
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Death Cap Mushrooms
Australia 'mushroom murderer' Erin Patterson to appeal conviction
2 Oct
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central Philippines
Death toll from Philippines earthquake rises to 72 as search and rescue efforts wind down
2 Oct
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The Morning Lead
Thousands of fines and warnings issued over abandoned and badly parked Moby bikes in Dublin
Dubliners are frustrated by Moby bikes blocking footpaths and being abandoned in estates – but the company says it’s a victim of its own success.
Valerie Flynn
2 Oct
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Vigil
Hundreds gather to remember father, mother and son killed in Co Louth
1 Oct
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Gaza aid
Seven Irish citizens among activists detained as Israeli forces seize flotilla ships, organisers say
It is understood that at least four vessels have already been boarded by Israeli forces.
Updated 1 Oct
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Gas Explosion
Part of high-rise apartment building in New York City collapses
1 Oct
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Courts
Drink driver jailed following crash after driving with no lights on wrong side of road
1 Oct
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Investigateschildcare fees
Childcare costs in Ireland are soaring - how does the rest of Europe compare?
Our cross-border investigation found that childcare costs in other European countries are significantly cheaper.
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1 Oct
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2 Oct
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