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Irish - This month January 2026

Irish households pay €360 more per year for electricity than western European average
# Cost Of Living
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# Cost Of Living

Irish households pay €360 more per year for electricity than western European average

Jan 9th 2026, 6:00 AM 0 Views 5 Comments

Irish families could face delays holding funerals due to 'very real crisis' in autopsy system
# Post-mortems
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# Post-mortems

Irish families could face delays holding funerals due to 'very real crisis' in autopsy system

Jan 9th 2026, 12:05 AM 0 Views 7 Comments
  • Many hospitals are no longer carrying out autopsies due to staff shortages and pressures.
  • The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has called for urgent government action to avoid causing distress to bereaved families.
  • Around 6,000 autopsies are carried out in Ireland every year in cases involving sudden, unexplained, or unnatural deaths.
Critics are raving about this medical drama - and Irish viewers will finally get to watch it in March
# The Pitt
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# The Pitt

Critics are raving about this medical drama - and Irish viewers will finally get to watch it in March

Jan 8th 2026, 9:42 PM 8,117 Views 16 Comments

'I’m continuing to find the joy in every day': Ciara Mageean shares update on cancer treatment
# Progress
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# Progress

'I’m continuing to find the joy in every day': Ciara Mageean shares update on cancer treatment

Jan 8th 2026, 8:47 PM 6,618 Views 3 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
# Evening Fix
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# Evening Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Jan 8th 2026, 8:45 PM 1,763 Views 0 Comments

People who stop taking Wegovy and Mounjaro regain weight in less than two years
# Study
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# Study

People who stop taking Wegovy and Mounjaro regain weight in less than two years

Jan 8th 2026, 5:48 PM 3,699 Views 0 Comments

Break out the bodhrán - The Late Late Show is holding its first ever trad music special
# AN OWL SEISIÚN
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# AN OWL SEISIÚN

Break out the bodhrán - The Late Late Show is holding its first ever trad music special

Jan 8th 2026, 4:50 PM 1,960 Views 7 Comments

Leo Varadkar: The end of Maduro is welcome. The way it happened is not
# Venezuela Under Trump
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# Venezuela Under Trump

Leo Varadkar: The end of Maduro is welcome. The way it happened is not

Jan 8th 2026, 4:21 PM 13,743 Views 96 Comments

Man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing of man in West Dublin last June
# Balgaddy
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# Balgaddy

Man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing of man in West Dublin last June

Jan 8th 2026, 3:44 PM 3,625 Views 0 Comments

Ireland is voting 'no' to to the deal - but what is Mercusur and why is it dividing Europe?
# Explainer
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# Explainer

Ireland is voting 'no' to to the deal - but what is Mercusur and why is it dividing Europe?

Jan 8th 2026, 3:18 PM 1 View 0 Comments

Tesco forecasts profits may reach up to £3.1 billion across Irish and UK stores
# CHRISTMAS SHOP
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# CHRISTMAS SHOP

Tesco forecasts profits may reach up to £3.1 billion across Irish and UK stores

Jan 8th 2026, 3:08 PM 0 Views 0 Comments

Bodies of father and son discovered at two separate homes in west Dublin
# Garda
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# Garda

Bodies of father and son discovered at two separate homes in west Dublin

Jan 8th 2026, 2:13 PM 2,285 Views 0 Comments

X not responsible for child sexual abuse images, individual users are - Media Minister
# Grok
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# Grok

X not responsible for child sexual abuse images, individual users are - Media Minister

Jan 8th 2026, 1:18 PM 1,825 Views 21 Comments

Woman extradited from UK charged in connection with the murder of Dublin man in 2017
# Court
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# Court

Woman extradited from UK charged in connection with the murder of Dublin man in 2017

Updated Jan 8th 2026, 12:36 PM 31,574 Views 0 Comments

Disciplinary panel agrees to postpone meeting this weekend on Enoch Burke's sacking
# High Court
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# High Court

Disciplinary panel agrees to postpone meeting this weekend on Enoch Burke's sacking

Jan 8th 2026, 12:28 PM 4,168 Views 0 Comments

Would you tell gardaí if you were in a car with someone who was driving dangerously?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Would you tell gardaí if you were in a car with someone who was driving dangerously?

Jan 8th 2026, 10:31 AM 6,455 Views 44 Comments

Domestic abuse charity Women's Aid has left X over AI sexual abuse image controversy
# Social Media
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# Social Media

Domestic abuse charity Women's Aid has left X over AI sexual abuse image controversy

Jan 8th 2026, 8:27 AM 2,990 Views 0 Comments

In or out? Irish Ministers set to decide on Mercusor as farmers protest in Paris
# Crunch Time
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# Crunch Time

In or out? Irish Ministers set to decide on Mercusor as farmers protest in Paris

Jan 8th 2026, 8:25 AM 765 Views 13 Comments

Storm Goretti to bring murky, mucky weather to Ireland but we'll escape the worst
# Get Goretti For It
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# Get Goretti For It

Storm Goretti to bring murky, mucky weather to Ireland but we'll escape the worst

Jan 8th 2026, 8:01 AM 129 Views 0 Comments

There’ll be some snow, sleet and plenty of rain here – but parts of Britain will see up to 30cm of snow in some areas.

This hill in Co Wicklow was once home to Ireland's earliest prehistoric town
# New Discovery
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# New Discovery

This hill in Co Wicklow was once home to Ireland's earliest prehistoric town

Jan 8th 2026, 7:15 AM 2,990 Views 9 Comments

The number of first-time buyers getting mortgages have hit their highest levels ever
# Homeowners
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# Homeowners

The number of first-time buyers getting mortgages have hit their highest levels ever

Jan 8th 2026, 6:30 AM 73 Views 0 Comments

Two in three dying people in Ireland were not informed they were likely to die
# End Of Life
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# End Of Life

Two in three dying people in Ireland were not informed they were likely to die

Jan 8th 2026, 6:00 AM 1,142 Views 0 Comments

Over 100 senior Tusla workers told CEO reform timeline put kids 'at significant risk of harm'
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

Over 100 senior Tusla workers told CEO reform timeline put kids 'at significant risk of harm'

Jan 8th 2026, 12:10 AM 431 Views 0 Comments

A letter to the agency’s CEO flagged major concerns with senior management’s plans, asking, “Are the courts aware this is happening?”.

Man who entered Dublin Garda station with four knives remanded in custody
# Courts
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# Courts

Man who entered Dublin Garda station with four knives remanded in custody

Jan 7th 2026, 10:32 PM 2,383 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
# News Fix
From TheJournal.ie
# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Jan 7th 2026, 9:00 PM 2,284 Views 3 Comments

Man (50s) hospitalised following alleged assault in Co Carlow
# Crime
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# Crime

Man (50s) hospitalised following alleged assault in Co Carlow

Jan 7th 2026, 8:48 PM 4,611 Views 0 Comments

An soiscéal de réir DJ Próvaí - fás Kneecap ó na laethanta luatha in ailéar i mBéal Feirste
# CEARTA Banna
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# CEARTA Banna

An soiscéal de réir DJ Próvaí - fás Kneecap ó na laethanta luatha in ailéar i mBéal Feirste

Jan 7th 2026, 8:00 PM 2,128 Views 7 Comments

‘Sinister’: Serious concerns raised about Bill allowing gardaí to seize journalists’ phones
# Press Freedom
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# Press Freedom

‘Sinister’: Serious concerns raised about Bill allowing gardaí to seize journalists’ phones

Jan 7th 2026, 7:41 PM 6,906 Views 25 Comments

Now that we're all terrified, here's four tips to protect kids' image and identity online
# We Asked The Experts
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# We Asked The Experts

Now that we're all terrified, here's four tips to protect kids' image and identity online

Jan 7th 2026, 6:19 PM 6,866 Views 26 Comments

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal scoop Actor Awards nominations for Hamnet
# Awards Season
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# Awards Season

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal scoop Actor Awards nominations for Hamnet

Jan 7th 2026, 6:13 PM 7,630 Views 8 Comments

Revenue seizes 13 million cigarettes at Dublin Port
# Smuggling
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# Smuggling

Revenue seizes 13 million cigarettes at Dublin Port

Jan 7th 2026, 6:06 PM 4,887 Views 0 Comments

More batches of Nestlé SMA baby formula recalled over possible toxin
# Food Safety
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# Food Safety

More batches of Nestlé SMA baby formula recalled over possible toxin

Jan 7th 2026, 5:23 PM 2,333 Views 0 Comments

These 2nd year students say their homemade CPR mannequin is just as good as the real thing
# Young Scientists
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# Young Scientists

These 2nd year students say their homemade CPR mannequin is just as good as the real thing

Jan 7th 2026, 5:09 PM 5 Views 0 Comments

Enterprise Minister won't leave X like other politicians despite concerns over sexual abuse images
# Child Sexual Abuse Materials
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# Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Enterprise Minister won't leave X like other politicians despite concerns over sexual abuse images

Jan 7th 2026, 2:09 PM 3,733 Views 18 Comments

Burke denied that the Government is running scared of the US tech firm.

Reports: US Special Forces are attempting to seize Russian flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic
# Marinera
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# Marinera

Reports: US Special Forces are attempting to seize Russian flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic

Jan 7th 2026, 1:40 PM 1 View 0 Comments

Why is the US military chasing a Russian-registered tanker 600 nautical miles off Ireland?
# High Seas Chase
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# High Seas Chase

Why is the US military chasing a Russian-registered tanker 600 nautical miles off Ireland?

Jan 7th 2026, 1:22 PM 295 Views 0 Comments

The now-empty oil tanker had been en route to a rendezvous in Venezuela but turned around before Christmas and is now thought to be heading to Russia.

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Money Diaries: Have you made any financial New Year's resolutions? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
# Spending And Saving
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# Spending And Saving

Money Diaries: Have you made any financial New Year's resolutions? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

Updated Jan 4th 2026, 8:00 PM 2,447 Views 0 Comments