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International

Rescuers free one of seven men trapped 300 metres into flooded Laos cave
Blue Origin rocket explodes during test launch
The explosion is the latest setback for the space exploration company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos.
EU and Nato condemn 'reckless' Russia after drone hits apartment block in Romania
Hungary's new PM to meet von der Leyen about release of frozen EU funds
Yesterday
28th May 2026
Michael D Higgins calls on Ireland to recover the 'moral standing' of the EU during its presidency
Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Jannik Sinner succumbs to heat in shocking French Open second round loss
Nicola Sturgeon tells Listowel festival she was ‘misled and betrayed’ by ex-husband's fraud
Major bombing raids across southern Lebanon as strike hits town where Irish monument located
The US and Iran have been attacking each other in the most serious clashes since the ceasefire
The people behind the EU garden at Bloom say it's about 'common shade' not 'throwing shade'
Workers to protest outside Meta and Covalen offices over job losses
Wednesday
27th May 2026
Israeli strikes kill new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza
Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant jailed for role in Friends star’s ketamine death
Blair pens 5,700-word critique of Labour 'failures' as would-be leader Burnham pledges response
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Why is the latest Ebola outbreak so hard to stop?
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'He called his mother a dish pig': Warnings of 'manosphere' content surfacing in Irish families
Five of seven people trapped in a cave in Laos have been found
Risk to Irish economy from the Middle East war and expansion of AI has intensified
Donald Trump's Board of Peace fund is empty
Should sunbeds be banned?
Want to move to the moon? Nasa has unveiled plans for its first moon base
The lunar outpost could see people living and working on the moon within six years.
Around 160 Irish peacekeepers arrive home from Lebanon
Tuesday
26th May 2026
Trump is getting a big stage built at the White House to host a birthday cage fight
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Several strikes hit south Lebanon as Israel expands ground operations
Bill passed to allow Irish court testimony be used in UK Omagh bombing inquiry
Record high for May is broken (again) as temperature reaches 30.5 degrees
Met Éireann said temperatures could reach 30C in some parts of the country today.
Trump undergoes annual medical exam days before he turns 80
Mango founder's son says murder accusation is "serious, unjust and unfounded"
What is the 'heat dome' over Ireland that's causing temperatures to keep rising?
BP ousts Irish chairman Albert Manifold amid 'serious concerns' about his conduct
Four dead, including two children, after train collides with school bus in Belgium