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October 2025
when it rains it pours
Luke Combs will play two Slane Castle gigs next year, following in the footsteps of U2
15 Oct
9.9k
34
Education
Calls for ‘small’ €3m allocation for additional deputy principals to be targeted at DEIS schools
15 Oct
11.7k
12
Race for the Áras
Heather Humphreys' journey from 'take no crap' Clones councillor to Áras contender
People who’ve worked with Humphreys at council level say she “had a common sense way of looking at things”.
Diarmuid Pepper
15 Oct
14.3k
48
Energy prices
Retail electricity prices in Ireland three times higher than wholesale cost, report finds
14 Oct
29.2k
95
Cork
Samples taken from dead birds at Fota Wildlife Park test positive for bird flu
14 Oct
5.6k
Dundonald
First sighting of Asian hornet confirmed in the North
14 Oct
8.4k
38
Qualification once again
Independent Ireland wants the North and the Republic to merge into 'one super soccer team'
14 Oct
26.2k
82
made of stone
Public warned stone lifting can cause ‘archaeological damage’ as RTÉ airs documentary on tradition
13 Oct
31.4k
48
Cork
Fota Wildlife Park to close after suspected bird flu cases
13 Oct
12.7k
18
Belfast
Cosmetics firm Sephora to open first store on island of Ireland next year
13 Oct
23.3k
28
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
13 Oct
2.9k
Gaza
Simon Harris says it's 'unlikely' Irish peacekeepers will be deployed to Gaza 'at this stage'
13 Oct
3.6k
Litter
‘No more rubbish excuses’ as two new waste compactors installed in Dublin city centre
10 Oct
20.2k
40
INMO
Nurses in Mayo University Hospital’s ED serve notice of industrial action due to staffing concerns
10 Oct
7.6k
30
Hacked
Discord says over 70,000 users’ IDs may have been leaked after hack of age verification firm
9 Oct
9.5k
11
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
9 Oct
4.9k
An bhfuil Gaeilge agat?
Heather Humphreys grilled on why she didn't learn Irish the last time she said she would in 2014
9 Oct
67.1k
93
when it rains it pours
Who is Luke Combs, the country star headlining Slane Castle next summer?
9 Oct
11.4k
31
Consumer Price Index
Consumer prices rise by highest annual rate since March 2024, with pound of butter up 68 cents
9 Oct
7.0k
42
Drugs Seizure
Over €8m worth of drugs seized during operation aimed at dismantling criminal organisation
In the course of the operation, search warrants were executed at 16 properties across five counties.
8 Oct
15.4k
marketing 101
Paddy Power paying out on Connolly winning the presidency in latest stunt
Updated 8 Oct
28.5k
69
Naas Road
Garda investigation underway after skeletal remains discovered during works in Dublin
8 Oct
17.2k
dark web
Man and woman arrested in Co Mayo as part of investigation into criminal activity on ‘dark web’
8 Oct
16.1k
The Morning Lead
Budget 2026: From carbon tax to cigarettes, here's what changed at midnight - and what comes next
The price of a packet of cigarettes increased at midnight, as did the price of diesel and petrol.
Diarmuid Pepper
8 Oct
27.4k
83
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
7 Oct
4.8k
jobstown
Infant boy dies after road traffic incident in housing estate in Dublin
7 Oct
46.8k
good news
Dr Seuss adaptation by Dublin animation studio now streaming on Netflix
7 Oct
6.0k
Climate emergency
Catherine Connolly says there is no 'recognition' of climate emergency in Budget 2026
7 Oct
10.3k
82
price at the pumps
Carbon tax increase for motorists to kick in from midnight, with further rise to come next year
7 Oct
53.2k
41
holy mackerel
MEP says proposed 70% cut in mackerel quota would ‘threaten livelihoods in rural Ireland’
6 Oct
10.2k
42
Race for the Áras
Heather Humphreys seeks votes from ‘right across the board’ after ‘difficult day’ for Fianna Fáil
6 Oct
7.9k
54
The Morning Lead
Storm Amy: Orange wind warning extended to sixth county, with gusts of up to 120km/hr forecast
In the North, schools in four counties have been instructed to close early.
Updated 3 Oct
52.1k
45
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Storm Amy sweeps in, victims of Manchester synagogue attack named, and Irish language advocate Manchán Magan dies aged 55
Updated 3 Oct
4.1k
Fraud
AIB issues warning over investment scams after one customer defrauded of over €150,000
2 Oct
15.7k
24
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 At least eight Irish activists on Gaza-bound flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces, hundreds attend vigil for Co Louth family, and Zelenskyy to join Copenhagen summit
Updated 2 Oct
4.3k
River Blackwater
Committee warned fish kill from recent Cork incident could run into the ‘hundreds of thousands’
1 Oct
8.8k
12
Health Committee
Health minister 'not happy' with spinal surgery waiting lists but won't call it 'an emergency'
1 Oct
10.3k
55
aras
Michael McDowell says he didn’t nominate Maria Steen because her election would be ‘step backwards’
1 Oct
45.6k
176
September
September 2025
Drumgowna
Robert O'Connor charged with murder of his parents and brother in Co Louth
He has been remanded in custody following the charge.
Updated 30 Sep
122k
Explainer
What's in the 20-point plan that Trump has proposed for peace in Gaza?
The plan calls for a ceasefire, release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, disarmament of Hamas and the gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Updated 30 Sep
16.8k
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