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Should TDs be allowed to use AI to write parliamentary questions?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Should TDs be allowed to use AI to write parliamentary questions?

1 hour ago 511 Views 2 Comments

Female councillors receiving ‘disturbing’ sexual calls from withheld numbers
# Disturbing Calls
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# Disturbing Calls

Female councillors receiving ‘disturbing’ sexual calls from withheld numbers

1 hour ago 872 Views 0 Comments

'A man of Celtic soul': Tributes and grief in Ireland and abroad on Glen Hansard's death
# RIP
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# RIP

'A man of Celtic soul': Tributes and grief in Ireland and abroad on Glen Hansard's death

2 hours ago 2,206 Views 1 Comment

The 56-year-old Irish singer-songwriter and activist died yesterday in a motorcycle crash.

Uncertainty over Bank Holiday weather forecast but there could be widespread rain on Monday
# Bank Holiday
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# Bank Holiday

Uncertainty over Bank Holiday weather forecast but there could be widespread rain on Monday

3 hours ago 5,925 Views 36 Comments

'Risk to public health’: EPA warns many private water supplies are not being monitored
# Drinking Water
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# Drinking Water

'Risk to public health’: EPA warns many private water supplies are not being monitored

4 hours ago 2,805 Views 16 Comments

Kerry and Galway meet again, the Women’s British Open, and the Galway Races
# Best Of The Box
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# Best Of The Box

Kerry and Galway meet again, the Women’s British Open, and the Galway Races

4 hours ago 1,316 Views 0 Comments

Government clears next hurdle in €300m+ plan to purchase military radar systems from France
# Irish Air Defence
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# Irish Air Defence

Government clears next hurdle in €300m+ plan to purchase military radar systems from France

6 hours ago 40 Views 0 Comments

State's affordable housing agency to build 13,000 homes by 2030 (and most of them are in Dublin)
# Land Development Agency
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# Land Development Agency

State's affordable housing agency to build 13,000 homes by 2030 (and most of them are in Dublin)

12 hours ago 75 Views 2 Comments

The Land Development Agency said it is “firmly in our plans” to expand beyond cities in the future, but its immediate plans are focused on urban areas.

Irish - Yesterday's News

Ireland should embrace being the land of the piseog
# The Curse
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# The Curse

Ireland should embrace being the land of the piseog

14 hours ago 568 Views 1 Comment

Kate O'Connor wins gold medal at Commonwealth Games
# Commonwealth Games
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# Commonwealth Games

Kate O'Connor wins gold medal at Commonwealth Games

14 hours ago 2,237 Views 5 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
# Good Evening
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# Good Evening

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

15 hours ago 8 Views 0 Comments

More than 4,500 fish found dead in major river kill in Co Cavan
# Fish Kill
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# Fish Kill

More than 4,500 fish found dead in major river kill in Co Cavan

15 hours ago 2,280 Views 0 Comments

From 20p a day as a busker to selling out Sydney Opera House: Glen Hansard's life in music
# Dublin To The World
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# Dublin To The World

From 20p a day as a busker to selling out Sydney Opera House: Glen Hansard's life in music

Updated 15 hours ago 5 Views 0 Comments

Hansard, who died this morning, left school at the age of 13 to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. It paid off.

Names of 341 former Christian Brothers to be published in newspaper, abuse case judge orders
# High Court
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# High Court

Names of 341 former Christian Brothers to be published in newspaper, abuse case judge orders

15 hours ago 4,720 Views 0 Comments

Oireachtas officials had to overhaul the system for TDs to ask questions to clamp down on AI use
# Next Question Please
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# Next Question Please

Oireachtas officials had to overhaul the system for TDs to ask questions to clamp down on AI use

16 hours ago 1,967 Views 12 Comments

Electricity bills to face fresh hike from October as regulator approves higher network charges
# Another Hike
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# Another Hike

Electricity bills to face fresh hike from October as regulator approves higher network charges

16 hours ago 6,019 Views 42 Comments

Sentencing of woman in prostitution case the latest court proceeding delayed by solicitor protest
# Courts
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# Courts

Sentencing of woman in prostitution case the latest court proceeding delayed by solicitor protest

16 hours ago 1,826 Views 0 Comments

The government has completed just 10 of its 74 climate commitments for the last three years
# Not Great
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# Not Great

The government has completed just 10 of its 74 climate commitments for the last three years

17 hours ago 1,723 Views 28 Comments

Man jailed for 12 months for possession of over 2,400 child abuse images
# Ennis Circuit Court
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# Ennis Circuit Court

Man jailed for 12 months for possession of over 2,400 child abuse images

17 hours ago 925 Views 0 Comments

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Could nature itself help stop Ireland's wildfires?
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Norwegian man arrested and accused of raping Irish woman in Croatia
# Split
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# Split

Norwegian man arrested and accused of raping Irish woman in Croatia

19 hours ago 6,404 Views 0 Comments

Garda watchdog finds no wrongdoing by gardaí who responded to Carlow shopping mall shooting
# Evan Fitzgerald
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# Evan Fitzgerald

Garda watchdog finds no wrongdoing by gardaí who responded to Carlow shopping mall shooting

19 hours ago 3,998 Views 0 Comments

E-scooter rules approved by cabinet, with age increase and mandatory helmets to come in next month
# Road Safety
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# Road Safety

E-scooter rules approved by cabinet, with age increase and mandatory helmets to come in next month

19 hours ago 3,916 Views 21 Comments

'There's more life on the street': EU presidency barriers on Castle Street down for the summer
# Dublin Castle
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# Dublin Castle

'There's more life on the street': EU presidency barriers on Castle Street down for the summer

21 hours ago 2,384 Views 11 Comments

Mother of girl killed in Creeslough explosion hoping for ‘strong commitment’ on public inquiry
# Donna Harper
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# Donna Harper

Mother of girl killed in Creeslough explosion hoping for ‘strong commitment’ on public inquiry

22 hours ago 1,091 Views 0 Comments

Gardaí believe man missing for over five weeks was stabbed and his body hidden by his attacker
# Dublin
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# Dublin

Gardaí believe man missing for over five weeks was stabbed and his body hidden by his attacker

22 hours ago 881 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach says he raised Dubliner's trial in Stuttgart with German chancellor
# Daniel Tatlow-devally
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# Daniel Tatlow-devally

Taoiseach says he raised Dubliner's trial in Stuttgart with German chancellor

22 hours ago 1,761 Views 0 Comments

O'Connor still in gold medal position with one heptathlon event to go at Commonwealth Games
# Steady As She Goes
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# Steady As She Goes

O'Connor still in gold medal position with one heptathlon event to go at Commonwealth Games

22 hours ago 370 Views 0 Comments

Quiz: How well do you know Hugh Grant?
# Show Quizness
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# Show Quizness

Quiz: How well do you know Hugh Grant?

23 hours ago 6,017 Views 0 Comments

'Women's rights' group supported by JK Rowling withdraw legal challenge against Belfast festival
# Women’s Rights Network
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# Women’s Rights Network

'Women's rights' group supported by JK Rowling withdraw legal challenge against Belfast festival

Wed 12:06 PM 3,340 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach says DUP should ‘respect independence of judiciary’ after criticism of bomb bail decision
# Monaghan
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# Monaghan

Taoiseach says DUP should ‘respect independence of judiciary’ after criticism of bomb bail decision

Wed 12:01 PM 7,295 Views 0 Comments

Glen Hansard, singer, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, has died aged 56
# Glen Hansard
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# Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard, singer, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, has died aged 56

Wed 11:40 AM 59 Views 0 Comments

Man (40s) dies after single-vehicle collision in Co Clare
# Cratloe
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# Cratloe

Man (40s) dies after single-vehicle collision in Co Clare

Wed 11:39 AM 6,102 Views 0 Comments

Do you think state-owned supermarkets are a good idea?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Do you think state-owned supermarkets are a good idea?

Wed 10:55 AM 1,878 Views 23 Comments

Cork gears up for 'once in a generation' solar eclipse (but you'll be able to see it anywhere)
# Solar Eclipse
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# Solar Eclipse

Cork gears up for 'once in a generation' solar eclipse (but you'll be able to see it anywhere)

Wed 10:41 AM 2,450 Views 5 Comments

Ten-year-old girl who was killed in Cavan crash days after her mother died is named
# Shercock
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# Shercock

Ten-year-old girl who was killed in Cavan crash days after her mother died is named

Wed 8:39 AM 5,287 Views 0 Comments

Irish - Tuesday 28 July, 2026

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Trying to make sense of the greatest story ever told
Declan Bogue and Fintan O’Toole join Ronan Early to grapple with the meaning and emotion of Mayo’s stunning All-Ireland victory.
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