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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

1 Oct

6.1k

Leinster

TD criticises 'deterioration' of Garda Armed Support Unit amid plan for amalgamation

Eoghan Dalton

1 Oct

22.0k

'This is cowboy stuff': Government questioned on significant overcharging by Ipas providers

1 Oct

14.7k

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Check out all of the Samhain celebrations taking place across the country this month

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Oct 9

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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Hunter S. Thompson's death to be reviewed by officials 20 years after it was ruled a suicide

1 Oct

17.0k

win win situation

Parenting: I left my teenagers to fend for themselves this summer. Why didn't I do this years ago?

Gwen Loughman

1 Oct

24.0k

Dublin

Jim Gavin says he didn't see drone filming campaign footage during park run

1 Oct

17.0k

Security concerns

Catherine Connolly hired woman convicted of gun crime to work in Leinster House

Niall O'Connor

1 Oct

119k

good news

Irish girl guides are helping older people improve their digital skills

1 Oct

5.4k

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Quiz: How much do you know about protecting yourself from fraud?

Abbey Street

Vacant buildings on two Dublin city centre streets to become homes for 'key workers'

1 Oct

30.8k

Alternative Budget

The Social Democrats want the state to invest €120m in modular home 'factories'

1 Oct

12.6k

garda watchdog

Case of garda and alleged sexual assault by his brother among referrals to GSOC

1 Oct

15.2k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

1 Oct

2.9k

Tralee

Man arrested as cyclist (40s) hospitalised following collision with car in Kerry

Updated 1 Oct

11.4k

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River Blackwater

Committee warned fish kill from recent Cork incident could run into the ‘hundreds of thousands’

1 Oct

8.7k

Industrial Schools

Catherine Connolly among TDs highlighting hunger strike by industrial school survivors

1 Oct

8.7k

Woman in the Áras

Heather Humphreys says people 'didn't understand' family and care referendums

1 Oct

22.1k

117

Budget 2026

Taoiseach: Real wages are up, so people won't be worse off without cost of living Budget package

1 Oct

21.4k

140

Transport Committee

Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus are going abroad to try and recruit more drivers

Updated 1 Oct

31.8k

110

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Health Committee

Health minister 'not happy' with spinal surgery waiting lists but won't call it 'an emergency'

1 Oct

10.3k

Courts

Man charged over stabbing of garda is further charged with arson of Conor McGregor’s Dublin pub

1 Oct

33.4k

fierce windy

Storm Amy: Nationwide weather warning issued with 'near gale force' winds expected on Friday

A Status rain warning has also been issued for 14 counties on Thursday, with Status Orange in Kerry.

Updated 1 Oct

71.4k

The Daily Poll

How much is okay for the State to spend on a bike shed?

1 Oct

18.4k

Bavaria

Oktoberfest grounds closed after fire and explosions leave one person dead in Munich

1 Oct

26.3k

borgen bound

Tight security as Taoiseach and other EU leaders meet in Denmark to talk defence and drones

Updated 1 Oct

5.5k

aras

Michael McDowell says he didn’t nominate Maria Steen because her election would be ‘step backwards’

1 Oct

44.6k

176

Flying the flag

Explainer: Why were the Áras candidates asked about the tricolour in the first TV debate?

1 Oct

8.0k

Search and Rescue

'As if the Earth stopped spinning': At least 69 killed in Philippines earthquake as search continues

Updated 1 Oct

7.2k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Childcare providers leaving government scheme, US government shutdown and Taoiseach in Denmark for defence discussions.

Updated 1 Oct

4.2k

Dancing With the Stars

DWTS has a new head judge and there's a new co-host for the upcoming season

Updated 1 Oct

22.3k

calling it quits

Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban

1 Oct

23.4k

Carer's Allowance

Opinion: The means test for carers is an insult and must be scrapped

Liam Quaide

1 Oct

7.9k

Congress

US government shuts down as Republicans and Democrats fail to pass funding plan

Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration.

1 Oct

24.9k

Investigateschildcare fees

Parents face huge fee increases as over 50 childcare providers withdraw from government scheme

The scheme aims to increase childcare affordability but some providers who have left are pushing up their prices by over €300 a month.

Public scheme helps fund childcare operating costs

Fees of participating providers are frozen and any increase must be approved

Large providers in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Wicklow have left the scheme

Conor O'Carroll

1 Oct

34.5k

Dublin City

Councillor says she was struck in face during random attack on Dublin street

30 Sep

19.8k

Belfast

Four people hospitalised after becoming unwell in Belfast

Updated 30 Sep

36.5k

Wheels Up

Construction bosses say they're sending their staff abroad for work because of uncertainty here

Eoghan Dalton

at the CIF conference

30 Sep

89.2k

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Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

30 Sep

7.9k

brit cards

UK government 'in discussion' with Irish government over proposed 'Brit-cards'

30 Sep

20.5k

companion pass

Over 70s can now bring a loved one or friend on public transport for free

30 Sep

48.7k