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Man who raped sisters, daughters and niece appeals conviction over victims giving evidence via video link
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Man who raped sisters, daughters and niece appeals conviction over victims giving evidence via video link

Dec 17th 2025, 8:20 AM 22,643 Views 0 Comments

Lift-off for European Space Agency rocket with Irish-designed technology
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# Ariane 6

Lift-off for European Space Agency rocket with Irish-designed technology

Dec 17th 2025, 8:12 AM 4,799 Views 11 Comments

Opinion: Childcare providers have been put through the wringer by government policies
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# Childcare Funding

Opinion: Childcare providers have been put through the wringer by government policies

Dec 17th 2025, 7:00 AM 6,122 Views 7 Comments

Government abandons plan to disband Road Safety Authority in surprise u-turn
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# The Morning Lead

Government abandons plan to disband Road Safety Authority in surprise u-turn

Dec 17th 2025, 12:10 AM 26,729 Views 49 Comments

Minister of State with responsibility for roads, Sean Canney, said splitting up the organisation would be very costly.

Latest search for Disappeared teen Columba McVeigh ends without success
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# The Disappeared

Latest search for Disappeared teen Columba McVeigh ends without success

Dec 17th 2025, 12:05 AM 7,900 Views 0 Comments

Fianna Fáil report on Jim Gavin's disastrous €400k candidacy shows Taoiseach told him to withdraw From TheJournal.ie
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Fianna Fáil report on Jim Gavin's disastrous €400k candidacy shows Taoiseach told him to withdraw

SpunOut defends mental health texting service after questions about possible AI use
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# Reddit

SpunOut defends mental health texting service after questions about possible AI use

Dec 16th 2025, 10:23 PM 9,639 Views 0 Comments

Prisoner arrested in garda probe of link between fight and Edenderry arson released without charge
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# Midlands Prison

Prisoner arrested in garda probe of link between fight and Edenderry arson released without charge

Updated Dec 16th 2025, 10:13 PM 20,683 Views 0 Comments

Government agrees to negotiate with France for purchase of military radar system
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# They'd Radar France

Government agrees to negotiate with France for purchase of military radar system

Dec 16th 2025, 10:00 PM 12,746 Views 0 Comments

‘Sustained and violent attack’ on 88-year-old man in hospital led to fatal cardiac arrest, court hears
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# Court

‘Sustained and violent attack’ on 88-year-old man in hospital led to fatal cardiac arrest, court hears

Dec 16th 2025, 9:37 PM 19,582 Views 0 Comments

Meta gets High Court permission to challenge possible €430m fine from Data watchdog
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# Facebook

Meta gets High Court permission to challenge possible €430m fine from Data watchdog

Dec 16th 2025, 9:23 PM 3,769 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
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# Good Evening

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Dec 16th 2025, 8:56 PM 3,842 Views 0 Comments

Government prioritising bill to enable oral testimony for Omagh bombing inquiry
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# Omagh Bombing

Government prioritising bill to enable oral testimony for Omagh bombing inquiry

Dec 16th 2025, 8:41 PM 2,035 Views 0 Comments

Majority of people are in favour of more third-level courses in Irish, poll finds
# Oideachas Triú Libhéal
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# Oideachas Triú Libhéal

Majority of people are in favour of more third-level courses in Irish, poll finds

Dec 16th 2025, 7:30 PM 644 Views 1 Comment

Heavy congestion on M50 due to bin lorry fire
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# M50 Northbound

Heavy congestion on M50 due to bin lorry fire

Dec 16th 2025, 7:13 PM 27,531 Views 27 Comments

Family makes safety plea as driver sentenced for hit-and-run that left woman severely injured
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# Road Safety

Family makes safety plea as driver sentenced for hit-and-run that left woman severely injured

Dec 16th 2025, 6:59 PM 9,188 Views 0 Comments

Margaret Rooney’s family say that the injuries she sustained triggered a mental and physical decline that meant she was never able to return to her family home.

Woman jailed for six years for setting fire to bus on O’Connell Bridge
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Woman jailed for six years for setting fire to bus on O’Connell Bridge

Dec 16th 2025, 5:59 PM 19,003 Views 0 Comments

Man who managed to stop driver ploughing further into Liverpool crowd hailed as hero
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# Liverpool

Man who managed to stop driver ploughing further into Liverpool crowd hailed as hero

Dec 16th 2025, 5:32 PM 15,165 Views 21 Comments

Flu cases are soaring ahead of predicted Christmas week peak
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# Health Advice

Flu cases are soaring ahead of predicted Christmas week peak

Dec 16th 2025, 5:30 PM 11,360 Views 0 Comments

Labour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has raised concerns about government response to the outbreak.

Irish man arrested in Scotland in connection with €9m cocaine seizure
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# Glasgow

Irish man arrested in Scotland in connection with €9m cocaine seizure

Dec 16th 2025, 5:00 PM 17,578 Views 0 Comments

Government accused of putting new hospital for Mid West 'on the long finger' as plan revealed
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# Uhl

Government accused of putting new hospital for Mid West 'on the long finger' as plan revealed

Dec 16th 2025, 4:12 PM 9,464 Views 44 Comments

Somali youth accused of killing Ukrainian teen says documents stating he is a juvenile are ‘not real’
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# Courts

Somali youth accused of killing Ukrainian teen says documents stating he is a juvenile are ‘not real’

Dec 16th 2025, 3:58 PM 26,090 Views 0 Comments

This just in: The brand new €53 million Government Jet has just landed at Baldonnel
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# Landed

This just in: The brand new €53 million Government Jet has just landed at Baldonnel

Updated Dec 16th 2025, 3:32 PM 62,696 Views 0 Comments

The jet, a multi-purpose Strategic Reach Aircraft, will replace the ailing Lear Jet.

McDonald says 'bugger all' is being done to keep energy prices down
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# Energy Price Hikes

McDonald says 'bugger all' is being done to keep energy prices down

Updated Dec 16th 2025, 2:41 PM 23,185 Views 149 Comments

The new garda plane has arrived and was in the skies in the border region today
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# Blue Flew

The new garda plane has arrived and was in the skies in the border region today

Dec 16th 2025, 2:22 PM 81,009 Views 53 Comments

Expected scrapping of planned EU ban on combustion-engine cars 'disappointing', says O'Gorman
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# Petrol And Diesel

Expected scrapping of planned EU ban on combustion-engine cars 'disappointing', says O'Gorman

Dec 16th 2025, 1:30 PM 11,828 Views 79 Comments

Anger after re-opening of Wexford-Waterford train line is omitted from government spending plan
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# Off Track

Anger after re-opening of Wexford-Waterford train line is omitted from government spending plan

Dec 16th 2025, 12:40 PM 19,658 Views 58 Comments

As Macron says Mercosur 'doesn't add up', Ireland's Minister concedes vote may be pushed back
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# Agriculture

As Macron says Mercosur 'doesn't add up', Ireland's Minister concedes vote may be pushed back

Dec 16th 2025, 12:35 PM 7,880 Views 27 Comments

D-Day in FF: Martin 'absolutely' confident in leadership as TDs to set eyes on Jim Gavin report
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# All Happening

D-Day in FF: Martin 'absolutely' confident in leadership as TDs to set eyes on Jim Gavin report

Updated Dec 16th 2025, 11:00 AM 17,859 Views 52 Comments

A special parliamentary party meeting has been scheduled for tonight.

Garda ombudsman investigating road crash that killed man (75) in south Dublin
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# Foxrock

Garda ombudsman investigating road crash that killed man (75) in south Dublin

Dec 16th 2025, 10:25 AM 14,269 Views 0 Comments

Will you watch Hamnet?
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# Your Say

Will you watch Hamnet?

Dec 16th 2025, 9:58 AM 15,265 Views 31 Comments

National Lottery says winning €17m ticket sold at Lidl in Cavan
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# EuroMillions

National Lottery says winning €17m ticket sold at Lidl in Cavan

Dec 16th 2025, 9:00 AM 9,581 Views 19 Comments

Bournemouth rally three times to draw against Man United in eight-goal thriller
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# Drama

Bournemouth rally three times to draw against Man United in eight-goal thriller

Dec 16th 2025, 7:32 AM 6,873 Views 5 Comments

Opinion: Any shifts in employment patterns as a result of AI, government must be ready to respond
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# Artificial Intelligence

Opinion: Any shifts in employment patterns as a result of AI, government must be ready to respond

Dec 16th 2025, 7:00 AM 3,166 Views 0 Comments

First phase of the long-awaited childcare plan being brought to Cabinet today
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# Baby Steps

First phase of the long-awaited childcare plan being brought to Cabinet today

Dec 16th 2025, 6:45 AM 9,868 Views 34 Comments

Legal cost reductions could be on the way with jurisdiction changes to Circuit and District Court
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# Personal Injury Cases

Legal cost reductions could be on the way with jurisdiction changes to Circuit and District Court

Dec 16th 2025, 6:30 AM 6,838 Views 0 Comments

The final Dancing with the Stars celebrity contestant has been revealed
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# DWTS

The final Dancing with the Stars celebrity contestant has been revealed

Dec 16th 2025, 6:01 AM 28,324 Views 26 Comments

Drug-related deaths decline for most substances except for cocaine in latest figures
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# The Morning Lead

Drug-related deaths decline for most substances except for cocaine in latest figures

Dec 16th 2025, 12:01 AM 8,763 Views 60 Comments
  • Over a ten-year period, the rise in cocaine use has had a dramatic impact on death statistics.
  • Between 2013 and 2022, the number of deaths with cocaine implicated increased from 32 to 115.