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May
May 2026
gardening leave
RTÉ paid Ray D’Arcy and Claire Byrne combined €97k after they stopped working for broadcaster
RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst said it would have cost a ‘shed load more money’ to enter into a ‘legal fight’ over the payment.
Derry
Colum Eastwood condemns Free Derry Corner graffiti that ‘seeks to hurt Bloody Sunday families’
Old Jute Factory Fire
Asbestos materials removed from roads and footpaths after fire at Waterford industrial estate
fix or switch
Mortgage holders advised to ‘urgently’ review interest rates ahead of expected ECB hike
Radio Wars
Newstalk feeling 'positive' after schedule overhaul but RTÉ Radio 1 loses listeners across the board
Journalism
New York Times backs author of article outlining widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates
The Morning Lead
Data centres 'cannibalising' renewables as Ireland warned of fossil fuel 'energy shock'
It’s been warned that the instability in global energy markets ‘reinforces the importance and urgency’ of the government ending Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels.
Dublin Central
PBP byelection candidate makes ethics complaint against rival and lord mayor Ray McAdam
Publicans
Rural pubs say they face ‘existential threat’, with over 2,220 pubs closing in past 20 years
Waterford
Asbestos identified in buildings severely damaged by fire at Waterford city industrial estate
Air monitoring conducted yesterday did not detect elevated asbestos fibre concentrations in the air.
An independent asbestos consultancy has been appointed to monitor the environment throughout the remediation works.
Fethard Road
Woman seriously injured after hit-and-run collision involving car and e-bike in Co Tipperary
Catholic Church
Pope Leo has called for peace over 400 times, and it’s put him on a collision course with Trump
A recent poll found that 30% of US adults are against Pope Leo ‘urging peace and rejecting war’.
One Year In
Pope Leo marks one year in the job with trip to Naples – and a continuing spat with Trump
Pope Leo this week told reporters that if Trump ‘wishes to criticise me for proclaiming the Gospel, let them do so truthfully’.
MV Hondius
Spain to receive cruise ship with presumed hantavirus outbreak in coming days
Two Irish passengers are among the 149 people on the MV Hondius.
Explainer
Hantavirus: What to know about the potentially fatal disease and the outbreak on a cruise ship
West Belfast
Parents asked to speak to their children after PSNI officers attacked by youths during car meet
Valerie French
'Valerie's Law' moves step closer to remove guardianship rights from convicted killers
Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party apologises for leader using Bloody Sunday footage in now-deleted video
Gaza Flotilla
Irish activists detained by Israel over Gaza flotilla have been released to Greece
Israel’s foreign ministry said around 175 activists had been taken off more than 20 boats.
energy costs
PrepayPower to increase cost of electricity and gas next month due to Middle East conflict
April
April 2026
Fermoy
Investigation into disappearance of Cork couple 35 years ago is being ‘fully reviewed’ by gardaí
The Brutalist
Phibsborough Shopping Centre - considered one of Dublin's ugliest buildings - is getting a glow-up
And a hotel, of course, because Dublin always needs more hotels.
Edenderry
Fifth man arrested in connection with Offaly house fire that killed Tadgh Farrell and Mary Holt
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