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Is dona linn an briseadh seo - feachtas fada go mbeadh rochtain sasúil ar TG4 ó thuaidh
# Briseadh Craoltóireachta
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# Briseadh Craoltóireachta

Is dona linn an briseadh seo - feachtas fada go mbeadh rochtain sasúil ar TG4 ó thuaidh

Jan 10th 2026, 8:00 AM 2,253 Views 0 Comments

Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads
# Paddy Comyn
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# Paddy Comyn

Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads

Jan 10th 2026, 7:00 AM 350 Views 0 Comments

Minister moves to address 'confusion' over laws to seize journalists' phones amid calls for clarity
# Protecting Sources
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# Protecting Sources

Minister moves to address 'confusion' over laws to seize journalists' phones amid calls for clarity

Jan 10th 2026, 6:30 AM 711 Views 0 Comments

Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents
# Castletroy
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# Castletroy

Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents

Jan 9th 2026, 9:30 PM 5,628 Views 0 Comments

Kerry fourth-year student wins Young Scientist prize for her brain cancer diagnosis technology
# Young Scientists
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# Young Scientists

Kerry fourth-year student wins Young Scientist prize for her brain cancer diagnosis technology

Jan 9th 2026, 8:20 PM 16,009 Views 29 Comments

The project was one of 550 exhibits from 225 schools.

Here's What Happened Today: Friday
# News Fix
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Jan 9th 2026, 8:00 PM 847 Views 0 Comments

In Éirinn, níl aon éalú ón aimsir, fiú amháin ag socraidí - laithreoir aimsire TG4
# An Aimsir As Gaeilge
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# An Aimsir As Gaeilge

In Éirinn, níl aon éalú ón aimsir, fiú amháin ag socraidí - laithreoir aimsire TG4

Jan 9th 2026, 7:30 PM 2,666 Views 1 Comment

DAA boss Kenny Jacobs denies allegations of 'sexist' and 'racist' behaviour in court document
# High Court
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# High Court

DAA boss Kenny Jacobs denies allegations of 'sexist' and 'racist' behaviour in court document

Jan 9th 2026, 6:20 PM 116 Views 0 Comments

18-year-old allegedly had loaded Glock handgun 'primed for use' hidden in his garden
# Ballyfermot
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# Ballyfermot

18-year-old allegedly had loaded Glock handgun 'primed for use' hidden in his garden

Jan 9th 2026, 5:37 PM 7,947 Views 0 Comments

Officials from X agree to meet with AI minister amid Grok deepfakes backlash
# Nudification
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# Nudification

Officials from X agree to meet with AI minister amid Grok deepfakes backlash

Updated Jan 9th 2026, 5:27 PM 3,694 Views 0 Comments

Former TV personality pleads not guilty to breaking safety order
# Dublin District Court
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# Dublin District Court

Former TV personality pleads not guilty to breaking safety order

Jan 9th 2026, 4:32 PM 23,454 Views 0 Comments

Traitors Ireland storms into the top 10 most watched TV shows of 2025
# The Ratings Are In
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# The Ratings Are In

Traitors Ireland storms into the top 10 most watched TV shows of 2025

Jan 9th 2026, 4:25 PM 377 Views 2 Comments

Sport dominated the most watched shows on traditional TV last year.

Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after fire killed 40 people
# Crans Montana
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# Crans Montana

Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after fire killed 40 people

Jan 9th 2026, 3:52 PM 641 Views 0 Comments

Did you get a new Irish passport in the last few weeks? If you did, you might need to return it
# Printing Error
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# Printing Error

Did you get a new Irish passport in the last few weeks? If you did, you might need to return it

Jan 9th 2026, 2:41 PM 18,492 Views 0 Comments

Yellow wind warning issued for seven western counties on Sunday
# Blustery
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# Blustery

Yellow wind warning issued for seven western counties on Sunday

Jan 9th 2026, 1:49 PM 7,024 Views 7 Comments

Aer Lingus introduces fees for anyone selecting a seat on its budget-friendly service
# Stump Up
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# Stump Up

Aer Lingus introduces fees for anyone selecting a seat on its budget-friendly service

Jan 9th 2026, 1:11 PM 24,403 Views 32 Comments

'We lost everything': Family homeless after house mistakenly targeted in arson attack
# Arson Attack
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# Arson Attack

'We lost everything': Family homeless after house mistakenly targeted in arson attack

Jan 9th 2026, 12:38 PM 10,268 Views 0 Comments

Independent panel to investigate Tusla's dealings with father and son killed in murder-suicide
# Child Safety
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# Child Safety

Independent panel to investigate Tusla's dealings with father and son killed in murder-suicide

Jan 9th 2026, 11:45 AM 31 Views 0 Comments

The National Review Panel has confirmed it will carry out an investigation.

EU states approve Mercosur trade deal despite opposition from Ireland and others
# Global Trade
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# Global Trade

EU states approve Mercosur trade deal despite opposition from Ireland and others

Jan 9th 2026, 11:12 AM 0 Views 0 Comments

Media Minister has deleted his X account over its digital undressing scandal
# U-turn
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# U-turn

Media Minister has deleted his X account over its digital undressing scandal

Jan 9th 2026, 11:04 AM 3,274 Views 8 Comments

X’s European headquarters is based in Dublin, but the platform has not been forthright on engaging with the Irish Government in relation to child safety.

Viewers in the UK will finally get a chance to see Traitors Ireland as air date confirmed
# Mystery Continues
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# Mystery Continues

Viewers in the UK will finally get a chance to see Traitors Ireland as air date confirmed

Jan 9th 2026, 10:50 AM 208 Views 0 Comments

Do you agree with the Irish government’s decision to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade deal?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Do you agree with the Irish government’s decision to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade deal?

Jan 9th 2026, 10:27 AM 19,000 Views 62 Comments

Venezuelan woman in Ireland: Trump has raised alarms, but Maduro deserves no sympathy
# Trump
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# Trump

Venezuelan woman in Ireland: Trump has raised alarms, but Maduro deserves no sympathy

Updated Jan 9th 2026, 9:00 AM 8,922 Views 0 Comments

GAA club issues warning after young person targeted by AI-generated sexual content
# Blackmail
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# Blackmail

GAA club issues warning after young person targeted by AI-generated sexual content

Jan 9th 2026, 8:32 AM 14,548 Views 0 Comments

Bono calls for release of Palestinian political figure from Israeli prison after more than two decades
# Marwan Barghouti
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# Marwan Barghouti

Bono calls for release of Palestinian political figure from Israeli prison after more than two decades

Jan 9th 2026, 8:27 AM 2,456 Views 0 Comments

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

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

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

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

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

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?”.

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