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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Man charged with assault causing harm in connection with fatal stabbing of Qayyum Balogun
Connemara man begins four-month jail term for threatening to kill Tánaiste
Researchers find Deposit Re-turn machines do not pose biological risk to public health
HSE computer systems back up and running after cyber attack on third party that stores data
Personal trainer at female-only gym jailed for assaulting ex-girlfriend
Over 20,000 fish thought dead in 'significant kill' caused by agricultural discharge in Co Louth
Man's rape conviction quashed after judge failed to warn jury of dangers of conflicting evidence
'Nothing to do with me': Junior Minister responds to accusation of conflict of interest
FAI board to meet this evening to discuss options for Ireland-Israel fixtures
Your online orders from outside the EU are about to get more expensive - here's why
If a referendum was held to increase the number of ministers, how would you vote?
Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Husband of complainant recalls her telling him about alleged abuse
The former Lagan Valley MP has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.
Fine Gael MEPs 'deeply concerned' that Limerick refinery may be fuelling Russia's war in Ukraine
GP found guilty of professional misconduct over online posts criticising Covid measures
‘Big fall’ in GDP but ‘positive signs’ in domestic economy, says CSO
Debunked: No evidence a woman was drugged with a doused business card in Co Derry
Retrial for man whose conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly was quashed
Fingal County Council says Nathan Carter show to go ahead despite ticket platform facing liquidation
Holly Cairns expecting second baby and to take maternity leave in October
Why does Ireland not have longer minimum term life sentences, like in Northern Ireland?
The question comes following the 31-year life sentence of Stephen McCullagh for murder in Northern Ireland this week.
Bank of Ireland warns of 'significant spike' in scam texts pretending to be the bank
Area ‘50 times the size of Croke Park’ destroyed after ‘illegal’ fire within Wicklow Mountains
Keir Starmer to meet with family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak today
Violent protests erupted this week near where the 18-year-old Henry Nowak was murdered.
Our top 5 watches this weekend
Tributes paid after former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery dies aged 77
Struggling to find an ATM near you? You'll be able to tell the Central Bank under new rules
EU to take Ireland to court over 'significant' peat cutting activity still taking place
Bondi Beach attack hero charged with assaulting his father
Serbian peacekeeper dies in mortar attack on his base in south Lebanon
Gavan Reilly: 41,185 parliamentary questions so far this year - but at what cost?
Gavan Reilly
Gardaí to spend €150m on rollout of body-worn cameras nationwide
‘Exceptionally high temperatures’ last month saw record temperature for May exceeded by over 2C
Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market
Leinster and Munster hurling finals headline a stellar weekend of sport on TV
Dublin's commuter belt is going all-in on electric cars
'No evidence' of a rural-urban divide on climate change, new study finds
The ESRI also found that farmers and non-farmers hold misperceptions of each other’s attitudes.
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