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Irish
Sunday
19th July 2026
Fifa World Cup 2026
Madonna, Shakira and Justin Bieber to headline half-time show at World Cup final
West Belfast
Police cars damaged as up to 100 young people throw masonry at officers and set bins alight
Road Safety
Amazon pulls sale of e-scooter as retailers urged to remove those non-compliant with Irish law
Bad Weather
Bad Bunny concert in Milan cancelled after a severe hailstorm causes evacuation of venue
Sponsored
How €1 billion is being invested into Ireland's energy infrastructure
Bord Gáis Energy
Jul 19
series
Calling 353: How would we translate Count Binface into Irish?
The obvious solution is not to translate at all but in a language where the tradition is to give ‘royalty’ the Gaeilge treatment…
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The man who paid for one night in a New York hotel - and stayed for five years
cloudy days are coming
Ireland narrowly missed out on record-matching heatwave this weekend, with rain set to return
Internet Diaries
Keep politics out of football? Try telling that to the internet's army of World Cup shitposters
fast fashion
Will the EU's new ban on companies destroying unsold clothes really stop bad behaviour?
Luck of the Irish
From Maura Higgins and Greg O'Shea to Fitzy: How have the Irish done on Love Island UK?
EU Enlargement
Agricultural panic or opportunity? The impact of Ukraine and its 'breadbasket' joining the EU
Tobacco Free Ireland
A generational smoking ban looks to be on the cards for Ireland - but will it work?
Michael Shine
'There were hundreds of victims, and I am one of them'
Paddy Comyn speaks for the first time about his experience of Michael Shine in Louth in 1993.
He recalls how appendicitis brought him into contact with a man who would leave wounds no surgeon could ever repair.
He explains why he still has the plastic wristband from his hospital stay.
The Morning Lead
Shops in Dublin city dead zone caused by EU presidency 'should get compensation'
“It’s absolutely ham-fisted, and it has been ham-fisted from the very beginning,” Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes said.
Last week
12th July 2026 - 18th July 2026
the chase
‘The craic we have is higher’: The Chase's Darragh ‘The Menace’ Ennis on quizzing in Ireland
Blackrock Villas, Cork
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Millers Glen Apartments
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Cornamaddy Court, Athlone
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Balmoston, Donabate
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Millers Glen, Swords
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Folkstown Park, Balbriggan
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Bennetstown, Dunboyne
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The Furrows, Ratoath
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Furzefield, Swords
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Belcamp, Balgriffin
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Winners and Losers
Summer report card: The political winners and losers of 2026 (so far)
The Dáil has risen for the summer and politicians are off on their holidays, but how have they got on so far this year?
The most Wuthering heights day ever
Hundreds gather in a Dublin park dressed as Kate Bush to perform Wuthering Heights
summer economic statement
'Try living on €25 for six days': Ireland's lone parents badly need more support
occupied territories bill
Senator has a Bill 'ready to go' to implement ban on services with Israeli settlements
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