Friday 18 July

Today's Top Stories

The Morning Lead

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

Donald Trump denies sending the birthday letter to creep Jeffery Epstein in 2003.

Wall Street Journal

Trump says he will sue US newspaper over report he sent 'raunchy' birthday letter to Epstein

Dublin City Council

Property tax is being hiked in Dublin - if you own a house, here's how much you'll pay next year

Druze

Almost 600 people dead in Syria as US refuses to back Israel over strikes

PodcastThe Candidate

TDs are gaslighting us about their holidays

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The Daily Poll

Do you support the decision to lift overnight flight restrictions at Dublin Airport?

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Ireland’s strategic divestments, Dublin property tax hikes and deadly Indian lightening strikes.

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Wall Street Journal

Trump says he will sue US newspaper over report he sent 'raunchy' birthday letter to Epstein

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Somerset

One child dead after coach crashes on way back from school trip in the UK

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Druze

Almost 600 people dead in Syria as US refuses to back Israel over strikes

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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

Podcast

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

Take a Bow

Stunning drama as England come from behind and knock Sweden out on penalties in Euro 2025

The 42

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locked out

Just 32 homes eligible for rent assistance payments in Ireland on market in June

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Bihar

Lightning strikes in India have killed 33 people this week

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

Tour this €2,250,000 luxurious home in coastal Malahide

Dublin City Council

Property tax is being hiked in Dublin - if you own a house, here's how much you'll pay next year

4 hrs ago

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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.

Stephen McDermott

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Dove Men+ Care Lions Magazine

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Baumgartner

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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VOICES

Parenting experiences in a modern, working Ireland

Endless chores?

Call the housekeeping staff to complain

Margaret Lynch

Child Free Zones?

It's complicated…

Gwen Loughman

End-of-term

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

Niamh O'Reilly

Parents' WhatsApp Groups

One Dad has had enough of them

Anonymous Dad

No kids allowed

Are we becoming more dog friendly than child friendly?

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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

The 42

reports from Royal 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?

Katherine Santini

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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

The 42

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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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investigates

Our investigative team uncovers the detrimental impacts of cancer care delays

INVESTIGATION

'It's getting tougher': Hospitals failing to consistently start chemotherapy on time

YOUR STORIES

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

NEWS

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

breakthrough treatment

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

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17m

Data Breach

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

17 hrs ago

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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

19 hrs ago

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Courts

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

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last day of term

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

20 hrs ago

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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.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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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.

21 hrs ago

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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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