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Last week
12th July 2026 - 18th July 2026
Social Media
Calls for platforms to do more after ten days of abuse on Jamey Carney’s Instagram account
CEO of Safe Ireland said that the abusive comments online will “set survivors back”.
Eimer McAuley
17 Jul
37.5k
Killarney
Funeral of Jamey Carney hears how she believed moving to Ireland was her best decision
The wider Killarney community mourned alongside Carney’s family members and close friends.
Eimer McAuley
15 Jul
17.0k
Online abuse
Taoiseach slams 'horrific' abuse on Jamey Carney's social media and says platforms must act
15 Jul
21.8k
ballymena
8-year-old girl among three people of same family found dead in Ballymena house
The PSNI is appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Updated 14 Jul
41.4k
This month
July 2026
Animal Cruelty
Gardaí and NSPCA investigate alleged burning of dog in Ballymun after remains discovered
The NSPCA said the case is one of the “most distressing” its inspectors have ever encountered.
Eimer McAuley
Updated 7 Jul
16.8k
Road racing
Tributes paid to motorcyclist John O'Donovan after fatal Skerries 100 crash
6 Jul
18.2k
The Morning Lead
TikTok workers 'terrified' over potential job losses - and wary of AI's role
Eimer McAuley
4 Jul
13.1k
39
High Court
Enoch Burke released from prison for the fifth time
The former teacher has been freed because the school year is over.
Updated 1 Jul
42.5k
tech industry
TikTok's Irish staff braced for hundreds of layoffs as company announces restructuring
Management have informed some staff that their role may be at risk.
Eimer McAuley
Updated 1 Jul
20.5k
69
Last month
June 2026
city centre
Talbot Street businesses say terrifying arson attack on mosque must be a 'turning point'
A newly formed stakeholders’ association say that there has been a rise in violent and anti-social incidents.
Eimer McAuley
30 Jun
10.8k
Irish Red Cross
Evacuated Gazan family told they have to leave Dublin despite complex hospital care needs
A Palestinian family say that moving to rural Kilkenny will disrupt hospital care for their son, who has severe haemophilia and a complex knee injury sustained during an Israeli strike.
26 Jun
35.0k
Swords
Ryanair staff living in Swords feel 'unsafe' and 'unwelcome' following arson attack
24 Jun
12.9k
housing targets
Dublin City Councillors back rezoning of commercial sites for housing
23 Jun
9.5k
Human Rights
Women abused by same principal as Louise O'Keeffe say suing the State is only route to redress
Eleven years after Louise O’Keeffe won one of the most significant human rights cases in Irish history, 19 women abused by the same man in the same school are still fighting for redress.
Eimer McAuley
23 Jun
15.6k
Road Crash
Teen boy in critical condition after crash involving e-bike in Portlaoise
21 Jun
15.0k
Here are the main events happening in Ireland today as temperatures could hit 25C
21 Jun
14.2k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Vance in Switzerland for talks on Iran deal, teenage boy dies at Donegal international rally, temperatures set for 24C.
21 Jun
2.6k
The headlines
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
20 Jun
5.8k
Climate Change
European countries swelter as heatwave disrupts transport and tourism
20 Jun
19.7k
32
Penal Reform
'We wouldn't rule out putting them in Portlaoise': In-cell prison phone pilot could expand
20 Jun
15.6k
PRIDE2026
'We won't give in to fear': Ballymena Pride returns a year after slurry spread on route
19 Jun
7.1k
Rotunda row
Rotunda allowed public-only anaesthesiologists and paediatricians to bill private insurers
Multiple consultants outside obstetrics who were appointed directly to public-only contracts were permitted to bill insurers for epidurals, C-section anaesthesia and newborn reviews.
Eimer McAuley
18 Jun
12.2k
Maternity Hospital
Employee charged with stealing €80,000 from Rotunda Hospital charity
The charity is the official fundraising arm of the Rotunda Hospital.
Eimer McAuley
16 Jun
36.1k
Belfast attack
Belfast stabbing victim’s family under 'distress' over false blindness claims
15 Jun
14.5k
Immigration
Irishman in Zurich: 'People are nervous' ahead of referendum to cap Switzerland's population
13 Jun
21.1k
37
High Court
Judge tells activists they have to vacate empty pub they've occupied in Dublin city
Eimer McAuley
11 Jun
15.7k
Facing eviction
Hundreds of Ukrainians including children and elderly face eviction from Cork holiday centre
The residents of the Trabolgan Holiday Centre are appealing for more time to secure alternative accommodation.
Eimer McAuley
11 Jun
72.6k
Industrial Action
Up to 14 open-heart surgeries delayed this week as cardiac specialists strike over pay row
Updated 9 Jun
5.4k
12
North West health services
'Devastating shock': Jobs under threat at Kingsbridge Sligo as hospital shifts to day services
8 Jun
15.3k
6
the big bucks
Online betting breached the €1 billion mark in a single quarter for first time in Ireland
It’s the first time the value of online bets has breached the €1 billion mark in a single quarter, and experts warn that the government needs to move on tackling regulation enforcement and getting to grips with the risks of addiction,
Eimer McAuley
6 Jun
7.4k
44
Catch up
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
5 Jun
2.7k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
5 Jun
2.6k
The Morning Lead
Nursing home workers face permit refusals over 'strict' 50:50 EU to non-EU staffing rule
Healthcare assistants working for a large nursing home group had their employment permits refused because the group had not kept a 50:50 ratio of EU to non-EU staff.
Eimer McAuley
5 Jun
16.8k
Vacant buildings
'I have sympathy': Judge discontinues order for activists to vacate former Liberties pub
The High Court judge allowed a week’s adjournment so the group occupying the property can seek legal advice.
3 Jun
47.2k
Housing Crisis
Dublin renter facing eviction creates hit game exposing 'absurd' rents
1 Jun
42.4k
May
May 2026
Dublin City
'We don't want your hotel!': Locals to fight against new six-storey development in Dublin city
30 May
22.4k
49
Burrow Beach
Teenage girl who drowned in Howth tragedy named locally as Abbie Carmody-Pepper
Updated 25 May
61.2k
yves sakila
Yves Sakila's family call for postmortem report as large protest takes place outside Dáil
Black Coalition Ireland has called on political leaders to take action following the death of Yves Sakila.
Eimer McAuley
21 May
11.4k
Serious Crime Unit
Gardaí investigating death of Yves Sakila issue fresh appeal for witnesses
21 May
9.8k
RTÉ
'Horrendous': RTÉ bosses slammed over treatment of Seán Rocks's pay and impact on his family
20 May
29.2k
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