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Government pauses controversial review of Special Needs Assistants after major backlash
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Government pauses controversial review of Special Needs Assistants after major backlash

Feb 17th 2026, 1:49 PM 23,792 Views 66 Comments

TD says you would need a 'very strong stomach' to eat 'gunk' Hot School Meals
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TD says you would need a 'very strong stomach' to eat 'gunk' Hot School Meals

Feb 17th 2026, 1:48 PM 40,241 Views 68 Comments

Glaze Aura ‘Irish made’ product shipped from China among complaints upheld by watchdog
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Glaze Aura ‘Irish made’ product shipped from China among complaints upheld by watchdog

Feb 17th 2026, 1:46 PM 12,334 Views 9 Comments

Tributes flood in for US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson who has died aged 84
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Tributes flood in for US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson who has died aged 84

Updated Feb 17th 2026, 1:30 PM 19,385 Views 31 Comments

Pulp, Underworld and The Mary Wallopers have been added to the All Together Now lineup
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Pulp, Underworld and The Mary Wallopers have been added to the All Together Now lineup

Feb 17th 2026, 1:17 PM 6,780 Views 22 Comments

Over 40,000 people sign petition as hundreds of schools to lose Special Needs Assistant roles
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Over 40,000 people sign petition as hundreds of schools to lose Special Needs Assistant roles

Feb 17th 2026, 12:54 PM 9,203 Views 33 Comments

Tradespeople team up to rebuild family home in Cork, six months after it was destroyed by fire
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Tradespeople team up to rebuild family home in Cork, six months after it was destroyed by fire

Feb 17th 2026, 12:42 PM 10,014 Views 18 Comments

Simon Harris' saving scheme plan: 'It could make Irish savings work harder, if done properly'
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Simon Harris' saving scheme plan: 'It could make Irish savings work harder, if done properly'

Feb 17th 2026, 11:37 AM 34,793 Views 69 Comments

Lawyers for Seamus Culleton say they've won a temporary halt to his deportation from the US
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Lawyers for Seamus Culleton say they've won a temporary halt to his deportation from the US

Feb 17th 2026, 11:25 AM 29,374 Views 0 Comments

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Should Ireland play football against Israel?
Sinead and Gavin discuss in-depth the pressing issue of this week, and one that will likely make headlines all year.
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Public urged to contact travel agent if they’re holidaying in Cuba or planning to travel there
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Public urged to contact travel agent if they’re holidaying in Cuba or planning to travel there

Feb 17th 2026, 11:12 AM 8,836 Views 0 Comments

Uefa confirms no approval for games to be played in Israel, reiterates rules on refusal to play
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Uefa confirms no approval for games to be played in Israel, reiterates rules on refusal to play

Feb 17th 2026, 11:04 AM 8,320 Views 36 Comments

What's your favourite pancake topping?
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# The Daily Poll

What's your favourite pancake topping?

Feb 17th 2026, 10:24 AM 8,687 Views 49 Comments

From gangland to centre stage: Gerry Hutch makes soft-focus theatre debut that dodges hard questions
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# Opening Night

From gangland to centre stage: Gerry Hutch makes soft-focus theatre debut that dodges hard questions

Feb 17th 2026, 9:12 AM 14,761 Views 70 Comments

The new play about his life shows an enraged and a pensive side to Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, but never a remorseful one.

Search as part of investigations into murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob resumes
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Search as part of investigations into murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob resumes

Updated Feb 17th 2026, 9:00 AM 11,883 Views 0 Comments

'This is a fiasco': Group who objected to Rotunda plans will not challenge any judicial review
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# CRITICAL CARE UNIT

'This is a fiasco': Group who objected to Rotunda plans will not challenge any judicial review

Feb 17th 2026, 8:50 AM 21,254 Views 30 Comments

Noel Long appeals cold case conviction for the murder of Nora Sheehan 44 years ago
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Noel Long appeals cold case conviction for the murder of Nora Sheehan 44 years ago

Feb 17th 2026, 7:52 AM 14,581 Views 0 Comments

Data Protection Commission opens formal inquiry into X over sexualised images
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Data Protection Commission opens formal inquiry into X over sexualised images

Feb 17th 2026, 6:30 AM 1,832 Views 0 Comments

DoneDeal is now letting users find cars using ChatGPT prompts
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# Take The Wheel

DoneDeal is now letting users find cars using ChatGPT prompts

Feb 17th 2026, 6:00 AM 4,877 Views 7 Comments

We asked Met Éireann if the weather is going to get better soon: they said no
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We asked Met Éireann if the weather is going to get better soon: they said no

Feb 17th 2026, 12:05 AM 51,856 Views 36 Comments

The worst of the weather could start to migrate westwards, but it’s not going away just yet.

The Irish man creating the magic slopes of the Olympic Games in Italy
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# Bormio

The Irish man creating the magic slopes of the Olympic Games in Italy

Feb 16th 2026, 9:00 PM 17,112 Views 3 Comments

'Destroyed her innocence': Man who sexually assaulted four-year-old granddaughter jailed
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'Destroyed her innocence': Man who sexually assaulted four-year-old granddaughter jailed

Feb 16th 2026, 8:34 PM 18,152 Views 0 Comments

Hundreds of SNA posts at risk as schools told of cuts from September
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Hundreds of SNA posts at risk as schools told of cuts from September

Updated Feb 16th 2026, 8:06 PM 28,407 Views 56 Comments

Claire Byrne: ‘You'll get a kick in the bum if you think you're bigger than others in Ireland’
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Claire Byrne: ‘You'll get a kick in the bum if you think you're bigger than others in Ireland’

Feb 16th 2026, 8:00 PM 33,520 Views 56 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Monday
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Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Feb 16th 2026, 8:00 PM 2,839 Views 0 Comments

What we know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie more than two weeks on
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# The Search For Nancy

What we know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie more than two weeks on

Feb 16th 2026, 7:09 PM 10,195 Views 10 Comments

'Pretty girls should always smile': The oldest trick in the patriarchal playbook
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# Trump Trash Talk

'Pretty girls should always smile': The oldest trick in the patriarchal playbook

Feb 16th 2026, 7:00 PM 11,661 Views 56 Comments

Man who poured boiling water over his wife and attacked her with a hammer as she slept jailed
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Man who poured boiling water over his wife and attacked her with a hammer as she slept jailed

Feb 16th 2026, 6:37 PM 13,433 Views 0 Comments

'Still picking up the pieces': Man jailed for rape and assault of three of his partner's sisters
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'Still picking up the pieces': Man jailed for rape and assault of three of his partner's sisters

Feb 16th 2026, 6:08 PM 57,529 Views 0 Comments

Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says From TheJournal.ie

Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says

Feb 16th 2026, 5:33 PM 34,388 Views 57 Comments

Cormac Comerford just over one second shy of completing all his Olympic goals
# Milan Cortina 2026
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# Milan Cortina 2026

Cormac Comerford just over one second shy of completing all his Olympic goals

Feb 16th 2026, 5:14 PM 5,634 Views 2 Comments

Fresh search as part of investigations into murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob
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Fresh search as part of investigations into murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob

Updated Feb 16th 2026, 5:06 PM 44,486 Views 0 Comments

The search is taking place near the Wicklow/Kildare border.

More wintry weather on the way as rain, wind and snow warnings issued for 12 counties
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More wintry weather on the way as rain, wind and snow warnings issued for 12 counties

Updated Feb 16th 2026, 3:55 PM 51,765 Views 20 Comments

Flooding is likely once again given the already saturated ground, combined with high river levels.

MEP Kathleen Funchion's ex-partner has prison sentence increased for offences under Coco’s Law
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MEP Kathleen Funchion's ex-partner has prison sentence increased for offences under Coco’s Law

Feb 16th 2026, 3:20 PM 21,760 Views 0 Comments

Three people hospitalised after arson attack at Cork home
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Three people hospitalised after arson attack at Cork home

Feb 16th 2026, 2:46 PM 9,345 Views 0 Comments

Jury sworn in for trial of man accused of murdering Natalie McNally in Co Armagh
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Jury sworn in for trial of man accused of murdering Natalie McNally in Co Armagh

Updated Feb 16th 2026, 2:06 PM 14,496 Views 0 Comments

Sky found to be in breach of obligations to provide customers with end of contract notifications
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Sky found to be in breach of obligations to provide customers with end of contract notifications

Feb 16th 2026, 2:03 PM 17,330 Views 38 Comments

Two jailed for disposing of remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods in Dublin
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Two jailed for disposing of remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods in Dublin

Feb 16th 2026, 2:02 PM 6,462 Views 0 Comments