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July 2026
HEAT RISKS
Need for supplies has increased by an 'awful lot' due to hot spell, homelessness charity says
SeriesNobody Needs This
I would love to see these little bags rolled out for every film, in every cinema, in perpetuity
Must ReadSocial 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”.
Time to say goodbye?
When will the hot spell end? Met Éireann says 'unsettled conditions' will return before August
Public Health
67% of respondents to public survey were against banning sunbeds (but most had used one before)
FactCheck
Debunked: False ‘whistleblower’ claim says remdesivir and ventilators killed Covid patients
rare diseases
Taoiseach doesn't commit to timeline for approval of drug to treat Friedreich's ataxia
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.
temperature warning
High temperature warning in effect for most of the country with 30C forecast in some counties
Heatwave
Status Yellow warning in effect for five counties as temperatures to reach over 27 degrees today
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The strange story behind the late Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart
Analysis
How green is your summer holiday? Why emissions labels on flights risk greenwashing air travel
hot hot heat
Veg grower says weather is causing a 'drastic decline' in orders as people don't want to cook
SeriesNobody Needs This
Whatever happened to having a think? The rise of AI veganism
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Social Housing
New housing rules could leave people without shelter as beds lie empty, homeless charity warns
Royal Family
Prince Harry and others’ 97 claims against Daily Mail publisher dismissed by High Court
Madison Square Garden
Celebs touch down and Irish pubs forced to close for Taylor Swift's NYC wedding
kilcoole summer
Why Taylor Swift is unlikely to honeymoon in Wicklow, no matter how hard Simon Harris tries
wedding of a showgirl
The party, the ball gowns: What we know about Taylor Swift's rumoured Madison Square Garden wedding
June
June 2026
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
A fingernail in a cake and a slug found in a noodle dish: complaints made to the FSAI in 2025
The Morning Lead
The Vinted effect: Charity retailers take to reselling apps with big-ticket items
One Irish charity shop chain is even using Vinted and Vestiaire itself to sell designer clothes and shoes.
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