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May
May 2026
James Joyce
Ulysses in 80 days: Just 15 pages a day and Trinity College says you’ll be done by end of summer
investment fraud
AI scams promoting fake state-backed investment schemes contribute to 20% rise in investment fraud
Jeanitta Larkin
Woman who witnessed father being shot by IRA unlawfully denied Troubles payment scheme, judge rules
The Morning Lead
Ireland on track to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2030
Nearly all sectors are on course to exceed their emissions ceiling by 2030.
Suicide Prevention
New suicide reduction strategy to place ‘stronger focus’ on those bereaved by suicide
Democratic Republic of Congo
WHO chief warns Ebola epidemic is ‘outpacing us’ and will ‘get worse before it gets better’
Microeledone galapagensis
Tiny, blue, golf ball-sized octopus confirmed as new deep-sea species
The tiny octopus was discovered in the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador.
Magnifica Humanitas
Pope to launch encyclical on AI and 'protection of the person' alongside Anthropic co-founder
Dublin
Dublin Bikes scheme to come to an end next year, with plans for Council to launch new service
Drug seizure
Two men arrested after €1.25m of cannabis seized in separate operations in Dublin and Limerick
dublin central byelection
‘Number of complaints’ received over Gerry Hutch images stencilled on ground near polling station
The Morning Lead
Martin meeting with Pope offers chance of reset after past ‘difficult’ relations with Vatican
The last time a pope met with a Taoiseach was back in 2018, when Pope Francis met with Leo Varadkar.
Euro Country
CMAT calls on artists to stop ‘sitting on the fence’ after winning Ivor Novello Award for best album
Public Accounts Committee
‘National scandal’: Committee seeks urgent meetings on €50m write-off of Irish Rail IT project
University of Galway
Calls for winners of University of Galway's alumni awards to boycott event over links to Israel
Health Research Board
Treatment for crack cocaine up by 30% as addiction to powdered cocaine among women surges
austin appelbee
Teenager who saved family after they were swept out to sea in Australia welcomed to the Dáil
Eurovision
The Moldovan equivalent of Kevin Bakhurst had to quit after uproar over the Eurovision jury vote
Revenue operations
Detector dogs assist Revenue in seizing contraband worth close to €700k in operations last week
children's health ireland
Robots will be used to transport food, medicines and supplies around National Children’s Hospital
Twenty of the driverless robots have been purchased for use in the new National Children’s Hospital.
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