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October 2026
A breathalyser in the pub sounded clever. It was the wrong answer to the right question
Paddy Comyn
What you need to know about the US midterm elections taking place next week
Man to be deported to Sudan after Citywest sexual assault charge dropped
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew charges of sexual assault against the man in court last week – an agreement has been reached between Ireland and the Sudanese regime.
Sinn Féin and SDLP welcome Taoiseach's plan to create new body to examine Irish unity
Debunked: No, there are not four mosques in Letterkenny
Public sector unions warn there is ‘no alternative’ to another strike if pay talks fail
‘We don’t need ad campaigns lecturing citizens’: Simon Harris calls for greater control of NGOs
Government unable to publish monthly homeless figures due to public sector pay dispute
'Tougher' rules for renewal of learner driver permits to come into force on Sunday
Trump scraps two late midterm rallies and lashes out at reporter who asked if he was tired
Israeli election ends in deadlock, with Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc winning the most seats
Garda Commissioner to meet family of murdered Detective Garda Colm Horkan
JD Vance rallies Texas Republicans as Democrats gain ground in tight Senate race
Texan cowboys and queries about the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre’s consent ad – inside JD Vance’s Texas warehouse rally.
Garda overtime to be ‘soon’ reduced after complaints from GRA, says Garda Commissioner
Charity's bank accounts frozen as gardaí investigate alleged money laundering
The unsolved mystery of Simon Harris's phone call to Patrick O'Donovan
DUP block engagements with Michelle O’Neill and warn of ‘consequences’ for Garvaghy Road ‘arrogance'
New home completions rose by 10% in the last three months compared to 2025
Harris 'annoyed' by anonymous briefings about health of 'good colleague' Patrick O'Donovan
Christine Lagarde to step down as president of European Central Bank
Debunked: Ukraine wants more aid — and false claims about Zelenskyy’s assets are recirculating
Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's rightful leader after losing election and fleeing to the US
One in four Irish adults has experienced sexual violence, new ESRI study finds
Women and bisexual individuals faced higher risks of victimisation, research found.
Complaint by pharmacist alleging 'bullying' by former TD Kate O'Connell dismissed by WRC
Nurses begin indefinite industrial action at Naas hospital over staffing crisis
West Bankers watch anxiously as Israel’s election deadlock deepens and Arab parties surge
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Wireless radios and battery lamps in high demand since 'Be Emergency Ready' booklets sent out
Young Irish workers in Australia face uncertainty with planned overhaul of popular visa
Family of man exonerated 74 years after he was executed to receive case review documents
Traffic disruption in Dublin city centre as taxi drivers stage protest
'Absolutely not': Harris denies asking O'Donovan to resign in phone call earlier this month
Speculation has been rife in Leinster House over the events that immediately preceded Patrick O’Donovan taking ill at a recent EU presidency event in Limerick.
Netanyahu's Likud accuses Arab parties of having 'stolen' election
Sinn Féin TD says he deleted social media post about Dublin Rape Crisis Centre due to 'pile on'
‘Useless’ most common response when people in the North asked to sum up Stormont in a word
GRA claim gardaí are asked to work 16-hour days for EU events as members back work-to-rule
Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Florida after fleeing Brazil following election defeat
Hospital overcrowding reaches highest level in nearly four years with 824 patients on trolleys