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12th July 2026 - 18th July 2026
Your Thoughts
Letters to the editor
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News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
16 Jul
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16 Jul
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16 Jul
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16 Jul
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Navan
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16 Jul
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16 Jul
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Sexual Assault
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16 Jul
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In Pictures
Photographers behind pictures of Ireland's coast and waterways honoured in Dublin
16 Jul
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Dublin Airport
Bill to lift Dublin airport passenger cap signed into law
16 Jul
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Courts
Trial opens of teenager (17) accused of murdering postman in garden of his Co Cork home
16 Jul
8.1k
Murder Investigation
Minister hopes gardaí can question Jamey Carney murder suspect in Jordan and bring him to Ireland
Updated 16 Jul
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Going going...
Drug-smuggling ship MV Matthew's move to Dutch scrapyard delayed due to technical issue
The cargo vessel at the centre of Ireland’s largest-ever cocaine seizure has remained berthed in Cork Harbour since September 2023.
Updated 16 Jul
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Marie Sherlock
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16 Jul
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Caighdeáin Teanga
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16 Jul
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
Updated 16 Jul
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Time to say goodbye?
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16 Jul
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Endangered Species
New study shows Irish waters offer important refuge for endangered basking sharks
16 Jul
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18
Language Standards
'Serious delays' to delivery of public services in Irish as government keeps missing targets
16 Jul
2.4k
17
Out of office
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16 Jul
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PodcastThe Explainer
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fire risk
Retailers asked to stop selling disposable BBQs after fires caused by 'reckless' activity
A fire broke out in Killarney National Park on Tuesday, while another burned part of the Wicklow Mountains on Wednesday.
16 Jul
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Genoa
Former head of Italian road operator jailed over 2018 bridge collapse that killed 43 people
16 Jul
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Road Safety
Tánaiste says 'swift' action will be taken on e-scooters, as Taoiseach leans towards outright ban
16 Jul
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disaster response
Ireland sends relief supplies to Venezuela as death toll from twin earthquakes passes 4,800
16 Jul
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Iran says it struck a US base in Jordan after claiming US hit area near children's cancer hospital
16 Jul
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Public Accounts Committee
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16 Jul
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Airport Security
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16 Jul
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Harris won't prejudge Aughinish report, but pledges to support workers if sanctions recommended
16 Jul
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Public Health
67% of respondents to public survey were against banning sunbeds (but most had used one before)
16 Jul
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top 5 picks
Our top 5 watches this weekend
16 Jul
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Minister blasts ‘reckless’ people causing wildfires in Killarney and Wicklow mountains
The Department of Tourism is asking retailers to consider suspending the sale of disposable barbecues during the warm, dry weather.
16 Jul
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FactCheck
Debunked: False ‘whistleblower’ claim says remdesivir and ventilators killed Covid patients
16 Jul
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Court of Appeal
Jozef Puska loses appeal against backdating life sentence for murder of Ashling Murphy
16 Jul
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Las Malvinas
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16 Jul
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balls dropped
The Lotto is killing off two balls and adding an extra draw on Mondays
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16 Jul
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US Senate
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Perspectives
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