Friday 18 July

Today's Top Stories

Manslaughter

Three men have pleaded guilty to killing Sligo pensioner Tom Niland

Limerick

Young woman found dead in Limerick City hotel named locally

Limits on overnight flights would also extend operating hours by two hours.

red eye

Dublin Airport wins battle against overnight restrictions, paving the way for more late flights

Image of the damaged Holy Family Catholic church in Gaza

Holy Family Church

Three killed in Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which Pope Francis called daily

FactCheck

FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018?

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The Morning Lead

Irish sovereign wealth fund stops investing in two more companies linked to Israeli settlements

The government saw its shareholdings in four other companies increase from €2.1m to €5.3m in 2024.

The companies are listed on a UN report of businesses that enable the existence of illegal settlements on Palestinian land.

Finance Minister revealed this week that the fund divested €3.6 million worth of Israeli bonds in recent weeks.

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Austrian space diver Baumgartner (56) dies while paragliding in Italy

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Holy Family Church

Three killed in Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, which Pope Francis called daily

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem said the IDF claimed that the strike was 'by mistake' but 'we are not sure about this, they hit the church directly'.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed 'regret' over the deaths, which he blamed on a 'stray' round after a phone call with Donald Trump.

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Full Steam Ahead

A direct train from London to Berlin is in the works under new UK-Germany deal

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SPOTLIGHT

Catch up on one of Ireland's most significant crime stories

Hot pursuit

The inside story of the raid on the MV Matthew

How Hezbollah fundraisers helped finance the €157m operation

Revealed: How Hezbollah fundraisers helped finance the €157m MV Matthew drug operation

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What really happened on board the MV Matthew?

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Awash with coke

MV Matthew seizure was a major success … but Irish appetite for cocaine remains

Interpol OC chief

'Irish criminals top tier of international organised crime'

Sentencing

Eight men jailed over Ireland's biggest-ever drug seizure

The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

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FactCheck

FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018?

Connolly says she did not “utter one word of support for Assad.”

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Limerick

Young woman found dead in Limerick City hotel named locally

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antoinette cunningham

Former head of garda group was ‘profoundly distressed’ by online harassment, court hears

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Golf

Shane Lowry endures bad weather but remains in contention at The Open in Portrush

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Niall Gilligan

Boy could hear his friend 'screaming' as former All-Star hurler hit him with stick, court hears

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UK Labour

Cork native Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff, highest paid UK Government special adviser

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The Trump Factor

Life on a US campus: What is MAGA’s impact on the next generation of US Leaders?

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Suspension

MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party for second time over comments about racism

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Cycling

Ben Healy loses yellow jersey after first mountain stage of the Tour de France

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VOICES

Parenting experiences in a modern, working Ireland

Endless chores?

Call the housekeeping staff to complain

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Child Free Zones?

It's complicated…

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End-of-term

'Much as I love school events, there are just too many'

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Parents' WhatsApp Groups

One Dad has had enough of them

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No kids allowed

Are we becoming more dog friendly than child friendly?

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put it in writing

German Chancellor Merz tells Starmer he 'deeply deplores' UK's decision to leave EU

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RTÉ Investigations

'Truly shocking and should never have happened': Hiqa chief on RTÉ nursing home doc

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breakthrough treatment

Eight babies born from three-person IVF technique to prevent devastating disease

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Data Breach

British special forces and MI6 spies among more than 100 Britons included in Afghan data leak

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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SupervalWHO

Simon Harris was having the time of his life today with Pearse Doherty's SuperValu mistake

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good news

Dublin artist makes his US art fair debut in the Hamptons

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RIP

Connie Francis, pop star who dominated the charts in late '50s and early '60s, dies aged 87

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Courts

Limerick man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of his niece Marguerita O’Rourke

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Coalition accused of being 'epic wasters' in testy final Dáil sitting

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Our investigative team uncovers the detrimental impacts of cancer care delays

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Delays to scans: 'It’s breaking me — This could be the difference of life and death'

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Almost 25% of 'urgent' patients waiting too long for breast clinic appointments

red eye

Dublin Airport wins battle against overnight restrictions, paving the way for more late flights

More flights will be allowed between midnight and 6am from the airport’s second runway.

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Manslaughter

Three men have pleaded guilty to killing Sligo pensioner Tom Niland

John Irving from Mayo this morning changed his plea to guilty five days into his trial.

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It's the real thing

Donald Trump claims Coca-Cola has 'agreed' to use real cane sugar in drinks

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The Kids Are Alright

Voting age in UK to be lowered to 16 by next general election

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Amhrán na bhFiann

Should all schools in Ireland teach the national anthem?

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rising tensions

What's behind the eruption of deadly violence in Syria, and why did Israel strike Damascus?

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Power problems

New housing in parts of Dublin may be hit by power grid constraints, warns ESB

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Promises promises promises

What's happened to the pre-election promise to abolish means testing of the Carer's Allowance?

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budget 2026

Donohoe asserts Government was 'honest' about future of cost-of-living supports during election

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Trump ‘indifferent’ over EU deal, Linda Evans Christian murder probe appeal and keeping Gazans offline

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Cannabis

More than €700,000 worth of drugs were seized after a routine traffic stop in Dublin yesterday

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