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Our top 5 watches this weekend
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# Top 5 Picks

Our top 5 watches this weekend

May 28th 2026, 12:45 PM 2,446 Views 0 Comments

The people behind the EU garden at Bloom say it's about 'common shade' not 'throwing shade'
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# Bloom Festival

The people behind the EU garden at Bloom say it's about 'common shade' not 'throwing shade'

May 28th 2026, 12:43 PM 460 Views 0 Comments

EU hits Chinese retailer Temu with €200m fine over illegal products
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# Consumer Protection

EU hits Chinese retailer Temu with €200m fine over illegal products

May 28th 2026, 12:35 PM 11 Views 0 Comments

Landmark Grafton Street restaurant Captain Americas is closing down on Sunday
# O Captain My Captain
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# O Captain My Captain

Landmark Grafton Street restaurant Captain Americas is closing down on Sunday

May 28th 2026, 11:46 AM 22,801 Views 44 Comments

Gardaí arrest suspect for petrol bombing of County Wexford garda station
# Blackwater
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# Blackwater

Gardaí arrest suspect for petrol bombing of County Wexford garda station

May 28th 2026, 11:14 AM 4,245 Views 0 Comments

Ousted Irish BP chairman says claims about his conduct are a 'false narrative'
# Albert Manifold
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# Albert Manifold

Ousted Irish BP chairman says claims about his conduct are a 'false narrative'

May 28th 2026, 10:28 AM 1,103 Views 0 Comments

Gavan Reilly: Gerry Hutch and his 30% vote in Dublin Central's best-heeled area
# Politics By Numbers
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# Politics By Numbers

Gavan Reilly: Gerry Hutch and his 30% vote in Dublin Central's best-heeled area

May 28th 2026, 9:30 AM 4,573 Views 19 Comments

Government told to consider hiking tax on bigger cars and ditching universal EV grants
# SUVs
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# SUVs

Government told to consider hiking tax on bigger cars and ditching universal EV grants

May 28th 2026, 9:03 AM 4,722 Views 0 Comments

Would you pay €40 to visit Bloom?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Would you pay €40 to visit Bloom?

May 28th 2026, 7:51 AM 15,619 Views 47 Comments

Workers to protest outside Meta and Covalen offices over job losses
# Layoffs
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# Layoffs

Workers to protest outside Meta and Covalen offices over job losses

May 28th 2026, 7:44 AM 3,025 Views 0 Comments

AI scams promoting fake state-backed investment schemes contribute to 20% rise in investment fraud
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# Investment Fraud

AI scams promoting fake state-backed investment schemes contribute to 20% rise in investment fraud

May 28th 2026, 7:30 AM 1,517 Views 9 Comments

Can Arsenal win their first Champions League? Our pick of this weekend's sports on TV
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# Sports Listings

Can Arsenal win their first Champions League? Our pick of this weekend's sports on TV

May 28th 2026, 7:15 AM 676 Views 0 Comments

Iran strikes US base in retaliatory attack
# Clashes
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# Clashes

Iran strikes US base in retaliatory attack

May 28th 2026, 7:03 AM 1,465 Views 0 Comments

Ebola on the rise: Why the latest outbreak should concern all of us
# Disease Spread
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# Disease Spread

Ebola on the rise: Why the latest outbreak should concern all of us

May 28th 2026, 7:00 AM 3,729 Views 11 Comments

'Extremely expensive': Schools told to avoid 'bespoke crested’ uniforms and exclusive suppliers
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# Back To School Costs

'Extremely expensive': Schools told to avoid 'bespoke crested’ uniforms and exclusive suppliers

May 28th 2026, 6:30 AM 2,862 Views 5 Comments

Candidates targeted with racist and misogynistic abuse in build-up to byelection, report finds
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# Online Abuse

Candidates targeted with racist and misogynistic abuse in build-up to byelection, report finds

May 28th 2026, 6:00 AM 2,588 Views 0 Comments

Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills
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# New Research

Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills

May 28th 2026, 12:10 AM 875 Views 15 Comments

Children as young as five referred to state agency over troubling sexualised behaviour
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

Children as young as five referred to state agency over troubling sexualised behaviour

May 28th 2026, 12:05 AM 1,030 Views 0 Comments

More than 100 children and young people were seen last year.

PSNI never followed up reports of screaming near culvert where Noah Donohoe was found, inquest told
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# Inquest

PSNI never followed up reports of screaming near culvert where Noah Donohoe was found, inquest told

May 27th 2026, 10:03 PM 2,098 Views 0 Comments

Simon Harris promises 'biggest overhaul' of one-off housing rules in decades
# Rural Housing
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# Rural Housing

Simon Harris promises 'biggest overhaul' of one-off housing rules in decades

May 27th 2026, 9:49 PM 6,921 Views 31 Comments

Weird weather: Met Éireann expert says current hot spell would be 'unusual for July'
# Coldest Spring Of The Rest Of Your Life
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# Coldest Spring Of The Rest Of Your Life

Weird weather: Met Éireann expert says current hot spell would be 'unusual for July'

May 27th 2026, 9:00 PM 11,405 Views 0 Comments

Met Éireann senior climatologist Pádraig Flattery said “we are not on track for the best case scenario, we’re nowhere near it”.

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

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

May 27th 2026, 8:02 PM 1,887 Views 0 Comments

Further guilty verdicts in trial of six men accused of sexually abusing deaf relative
# Courts
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# Courts

Further guilty verdicts in trial of six men accused of sexually abusing deaf relative

May 27th 2026, 7:08 PM 8,711 Views 0 Comments

Living with myeloma: 'I chose not to fight this blood cancer, but to instead live alongside it'
# Healthcare
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# Healthcare

Living with myeloma: 'I chose not to fight this blood cancer, but to instead live alongside it'

May 27th 2026, 7:00 PM 6,780 Views 8 Comments

Council to plough ahead with planning, as majority support College Green pedestrianisation
# Green Light
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# Green Light

Council to plough ahead with planning, as majority support College Green pedestrianisation

May 27th 2026, 6:56 PM 5,188 Views 29 Comments

Video games with Irish language content are now being played – and enjoyed – globally
# Gaming As Gaeilge
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# Gaming As Gaeilge

Video games with Irish language content are now being played – and enjoyed – globally

Updated May 27th 2026, 6:25 PM 2,586 Views 5 Comments

FAI to face formal opposition from its own membership over stance on fulfilling Israel fixtures
# Boycott
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# Boycott

FAI to face formal opposition from its own membership over stance on fulfilling Israel fixtures

May 27th 2026, 6:22 PM 2,760 Views 0 Comments

In a letter seen by The 42, members are asked to compel the governing body to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting.

Judge warns social media users identifying teens charged over Alex Coughlan attack
# Blanchardstown
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# Blanchardstown

Judge warns social media users identifying teens charged over Alex Coughlan attack

May 27th 2026, 6:09 PM 7,395 Views 0 Comments

Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned
# Alan Spicer
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# Alan Spicer

Leinster rugby player accused of assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub has case adjourned

May 27th 2026, 5:59 PM 19,750 Views 0 Comments

'I bottled it within myself': Minister opens up about mental health struggles at self-harm prevention launch
# Suicide Prevention
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# Suicide Prevention

'I bottled it within myself': Minister opens up about mental health struggles at self-harm prevention launch

May 27th 2026, 5:48 PM 1,811 Views 0 Comments

Quiz: How much do you know about John Travolta?
# Show Quizness
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# Show Quizness

Quiz: How much do you know about John Travolta?

May 27th 2026, 5:15 PM 10,088 Views 0 Comments

Woman who witnessed father being shot by IRA unlawfully denied Troubles payment scheme, judge rules
# Jeanitta Larkin
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# Jeanitta Larkin

Woman who witnessed father being shot by IRA unlawfully denied Troubles payment scheme, judge rules

May 27th 2026, 4:04 PM 4,494 Views 0 Comments

'He called his mother a dish pig': Warnings of 'manosphere' content surfacing in Irish families
# Online Safety
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# Online Safety

'He called his mother a dish pig': Warnings of 'manosphere' content surfacing in Irish families

May 27th 2026, 3:57 PM 15,345 Views 80 Comments

Peil Gaelach, Éalú agus físchluichí eile le hábhar as Gaeilge á n-imirt ar fud na cruinne
# Fís Chluichí As Gaeilge
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# Fís Chluichí As Gaeilge

Peil Gaelach, Éalú agus físchluichí eile le hábhar as Gaeilge á n-imirt ar fud na cruinne

May 27th 2026, 3:19 PM 212 Views 0 Comments

Prosecution to open case against Jeffrey Donaldson in sex offences trial
# Newry Crown Court
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# Newry Crown Court

Prosecution to open case against Jeffrey Donaldson in sex offences trial

May 27th 2026, 1:29 PM 2,661 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach accuses Bacik of being 'naive' on climate change as he defends Government record
# Leaders' Questions
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# Leaders' Questions

Taoiseach accuses Bacik of being 'naive' on climate change as he defends Government record

May 27th 2026, 1:21 PM 81 Views 0 Comments

Schools across Carlow close after 'threatening' emails warn of shooting
# Carlow
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# Carlow

Schools across Carlow close after 'threatening' emails warn of shooting

May 27th 2026, 12:40 PM 2,900 Views 0 Comments

Temperatures could hit 31C in parts today as heat warning remains in place for eight counties
# Hot Stuff
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# Hot Stuff

Temperatures could hit 31C in parts today as heat warning remains in place for eight counties

May 27th 2026, 7:57 AM 547 Views 0 Comments