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April
April 2026
Weather Warning
Heavy rain forecast with Status Yellow alerts issued for five more counties tomorrow
Galway City
Permission granted for Galway City Ring Road after 20 years of debate and legal wrangling
fuel protest
Protests over fuel prices enter third day as Justice Minister issues warning to demonstrators
Dublin Bus is experiencing ‘service disruptions’ across its network while there are disruptions also to the Luas Green Line service.
fuel protest
Taoiseach brands blockade of Cork oil refinery an 'act of national sabotage'
Tánaiste Simon Harris also condemned the blocking of access to fuel infrastructure by protesters.
Irish Rail
Westport trains were suspended earlier after a fire on a train between Athlone and Roscommon
National Ambulance Service
SIPTU ambulance members vote for industrial action, up to and including strike action
Catholic Church
Pope Leo has been one of the harshest critics of the Iran war - but is anyone in power listening?
tipperary town
Man charged with animal cruelty as part of operation into alleged cock fighting in Tipperary
Dublin
Five men arrested for failing to stop for gardaí and later being involved in collision with two cars
Too much talk
‘You have to be serious’: Macron hits out at Trump for ‘unrealist’ statements on Iran war
Catholic Church
Why are some Catholics upset at Pope Leo for washing the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday?
Dublin Zoo
Spring has sprung at Dublin Zoo with several new arrivals, including a sea lion from Mallorca
Lebanon
Ireland among 15 European nations to say it is 'appalled by escalation of violence in Lebanon'
America250
‘American President’s Trail’ among Irish initiatives to mark 250th anniversary of United States
March
March 2026
triple lock
Over 400 academics and university workers urge Taoiseach to reconsider plans to scrap Triple Lock
operation skein
Woman arrested in connection to fraudulent European passports used to launder over €160,000
Palestine
‘Cruel’: UN warns Israel that applying new death penalty in West Bank would be a war crime
Catholic Church
White House defends prayer for ‘violence’ after Pope says God doesn’t listen to ‘those who wage war’
Middle East
Two UN peacekeepers killed in south Lebanon, the second fatal incident in the last 24 hours
UNIFIL said the attack “may constitute a war crime”.
A third peacekeeper was severely injured in the incident, and a fourth was also hurt.
Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee has said all Irish personnel serving with UNIFIL are "safe and fully accounted for".
France's foreign minister has condemned the attack and requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
Fingallians GAA
Swords GAA club says it is set to lose half of its playing space due to the Metrolink
Dublin Airport
Man charged after 21.5kg of cannabis discovered in baggage of passenger on flight from Malaga
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