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Hot tub weed
Drug-smuggling van driver had claimed he was delivering a hot tub across border to Mullingar
Series
How I Spend My Money
How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a Money Diary?
MyFutureFund
Some people were pushed into pension schemes instead of auto-enrolment, government memo says
Barracksfield West
Applications to open for 25 'affordable' homes in Naas, starting at €243k for one-bed apartment
morehampton road
Passengers evacuated before Dublin Bus caught fire during rush hour on busy southside street
The incident happened on Morehampton Road.
Weather
Met Éireann issues 48-hour high temperature warning for 13 counties from tomorrow
The warning is valid from 6am on Wednesday to 6am on Friday.
Series
The FOI Files
Why the Department of Foreign Affairs won’t release details of its lobby meetings with Amazon
Our request was refused because it was decided that the contents could harm the international relations of the State.
From The 42
League of Ireland
James McClean and Derry City set to part ways in abrupt end to star's LOI homecoming
Column
why so spicey
Kelly Earley: Is the success of the spice bag rooted in a culture of fussy eating?
parnell square cultural quarter
Construction to begin on Dublin's new five-storey City Library within weeks
Budget 2027
Increasing number of taxpayers apply for Rent Credit as Harris says he'd like to see it rise
Investigation
New Drugs
'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them
A new pilot early warning system for novel substances is already in operation.
Stats from the Poisons Centre at the Beaumont Hospital show five presentations where the substance was unknown
Senior Consultant says a specialist should be appointed to report on NPS to the Minister
The HSE is now working with EDs to “analyse samples associated with unusual presentations associated with drug use”
Monday
10 Aug
Oberstown Children Detention Campus
Staff at Oberstown to take part in work stoppage after talks break down
From The 42
Homecoming
In pictures: All-Ireland camogie champions bring the O'Duffy Cup back to Cork
Series
An American in Ireland
I knew I had become a proper Dubliner when my new neighbour reported my dogs
From The 42
Rule 42 Remembered
'One guy said: I don't shake hands with you; you let the Brits into Croke Park’
Soccer returns to Croke Park this week, nearly 20 years on from when the stadium was first opened up to foreign games.
South Dublin
Applications to open for 40 'affordable' one-bed Stillorgan apartments priced from €255k
Summer In The City
Limerick mayor and councillors in spat over road closures for summer events programme
Must Read
Explainer
Daniel Kinahan has been charged with directing a criminal organisation - so what does that mean?
The charge the alleged organised crime boss faces was created two decades ago to deal with feuding gangs in Limerick city and a growing and murderous Dublin gangland ecosystem.
Dublin District Court
Man denies trying to force ex-partner's car into barrier before stand-off with armed gardaí
Medical Council
Wexford GP found guilty of professional misconduct over tweets during Covid pandemic
Andrew Muir
NI’s agriculture minister says he has received death threat after 51 cattle culled by shooting
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