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August
August 2026
Grand Theft Auto
What’s going on with GTA VI? Rockstar responds after leak of gaming’s most anticipated release
ketamine
‘It’s made for horses, for heaven's sake’: Electric Picnic boss warns against ketamine use at festival
knock your socks off
What's new at Electric Picnic: A two-storey pub and a... 'barefoot garden'?
The Journal got a first look around Stradbally today as the finishing touches were being put on the festival site.
RIP
Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80
The hugely successful country singer will be remembered as one of the most beloved figures in American music.
United Nations
Ireland has ‘stalled if not regressed’ on human rights, rights groups to tell UN in Geneva
Slí na Samhlaíochta
New spoken-word album from late writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan to be released in October
mayo for sam
Hunter Biden tells Oliver Callan he watches his father's Ballina speech 'to cheer myself up'
jackie's medal
Jack Charlton's family face a tax bill of up to £200k to keep his 1966 World Cup medal
West Bank
Rare indictment as Israeli settler charged over killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen
investment scheme
Harris's new investment scheme could tax savers even if they lose money, Green Party warns
Must ReadKilliney
'We are not being exploited': Chinese restaurant staff defend employer over overcrowded Dublin house
the heat
All 27 major cities in Italy placed under highest heat alert for tomorrow as temperatures near 40C
spicebag
'They're just kids': The Irish-backed centre giving Gazan children a place to play
Irish artist Adam Doyle, aka Spicebag, says Ionad Hind Rajab is about giving displaced children “a break from the horror around them”.
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
Fever Pitch
Dublin's Portland Row sports pitch saved as housing development refused after local campaign
Newtownards
Two men arrested in connection with attacks on Co Down homes with families inside released on bail
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