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Yesterday
19th October 2026
no end in sight
Minister says public 'entitled to answer' on why solicitors' strike forcing rape trials to adjourn
Last week
11th October 2026 - 17th October 2026
Must ReadSexual Abuse
Timeline: The allegations against George Gibney, and how he evaded justice for decades
The first allegation against George Gibney was in 1967 – so how did it take so long for him to go to prison?
This month
October 2026
Analysisthe housing essay
Could a long-shelved housing report be the solution that never happened?
The 1973 Kenny Report took a strong line on compulsory purchase to get local authorities building – has its time come?
Patrick O'Sullivan
'It's a closure for us': Cork man who went missing in 1992 is located deceased in the UK
Last month
September 2026
Must ReadRevolving Door
How 63 former politicians and civil servants lobbied their one-time colleagues dozens of times
The disclosures illustrate the pathway between public office and lobbying for charities, businesses and interest groups.
An analysis of more than 83,000 returns filed on the Lobbying Register since 2020 found dozens of instances of politicians lobbying former colleagues.
The lobbyists include former Taoisigh, Táinistí, cabinet ministers, TDs, senators and special advisors.
apocalypse how
What is an AI 'agent', how can it 'go rogue' and why the doomsday fears? Here's what to know
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision: RTÉ won't compete in or broadcast next year's contest in Bulgaria
Countess of Chester Hospital
‘Complete failure’ to protect babies from nurse Lucy Letby, inquiry finds
InvestigationFoster Care
Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations
Data is not centrally collated and the initial figure was deemed an “overcount”.
Tusla has already added a correction to a recent annual report over the issue
There has been a net loss in foster carers in recent years but deficit is less than in other countries
“Cultural identity of foster carers” cited as one reason for some foster placements getting into difficulty
right to be forgotten
'You're going to struggle': Cancer survivors on the roadblocks to getting a mortgage
i'm outta keir
Keir Starmer quits as MP, triggering byelection test for Andy Burnham's Labour government
August
August 2026
On The 42casey on boxing
Years too late, a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has lost all meaning
Six years after Daniel Kinahan was said to have brokered a deal between them, the British heavyweights may now meet in New York.
London
Met Police accused of failing in legal duty to trafficking victims of former Harrods boss Al Fayed
Budget 2027
Income tax cuts, childcare, inheritance tax: Here’s what we know so far about Budget 2027
One thing that is a certainty for this year’s budget is tax cuts.
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Government touts faster asylum decisions as lawyer warns rushed process risks genuine claims
There has been criticism of cases being decided without an oral hearing.
July
July 2026
Investigationillegal wildfires
Ireland has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites
Following a spate of devastating wildfires, analysis has found that more than half of the land burned here over the past decade overlapped with protected nature areas – significantly higher than the EU average.
Almost 17,000 hectares of wildfire damage in last 10 years overlapped Natura 2000 protected sites.
Ireland's overlap rate of 53.70% sits at the upper end of rates observed elsewhere in Europe.
There is no centralised national wildfire database and no national estimate of wildfire costs.
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
'We can start to tell their story': Forensic works begin to identify remains of children in Tuam
The opening of a new facility means investigators can begin to forensically examine the remains of children found at the site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam.
Temple Street hospital
Almost €1m settlement for girl (11) over unapproved spring inserted in her body during spinal surgery
It is the first case to come before the High Court since the controversy surrounding the use of unauthorised springs during spinal surgeries at Temple Street.
Comment
What next for Cork? Difficult road ahead as Galway defeat raises questions
A semi-final loss by 11 points means the end of the 2026 road for Cork.
June
June 2026
Identity and Democracy
EU prosecutors conduct raids in four countries over alleged misappropriation of funds by far right
Human Rights
Women abused by same principal as Louise O'Keeffe say suing the State is only route to redress
Eleven years after Louise O’Keeffe won one of the most significant human rights cases in Irish history, 19 women abused by the same man in the same school are still fighting for redress.
Operation Adana
New affidavit lodged with courts claims fresh evidence that lays out RAF use of Irish airspace
Next man in
Who are the contenders to succeed Leo Cullen at Leinster?
The province should have no shortage of quality options to consider.
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