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Irish
Series
Calling 353
The bodhrán has to fight for respect in Irish music - but it already has a place in Irish hearts
The Fleadh Cheoil has been an annual fixture since 1951, but the bodhrán was not included in the competition categories for the first 21 years.
Series
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Markéta Irglová and the late Glen Hansard on making music together
Salmonella
FSAI recalls over 40 loose salad and prepacked products from Dunnes Stores over Salmonella risk
Opinion
urban greening
Small forests, big change: How tiny pocket forests can help cities breathe again
Analysis
pay to play
How many Spotify streams would a musician need to make the minimum wage in Ireland?
The question is related, as all things in the universe are, to Mayo winning the All-Ireland.
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See For Yourself
You can see how the Irish landscape changed during the drought through satellite images
We’ve pulled out satellite images that show how certain areas looked before and after the heatwave.
Saturday
8 Aug
Analysis
MARTIN'S TRUMP TEST
Trump is coming back to Ireland – and the political headache is back too
Trump’s 2019 visit was an awkward meeting at Shannon Airport. Will September’s bilateral be any better?
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Extradition
Government jet lands in Dubai, with Daniel Kinahan set to be extradited on Sunday
Kinahan recently lost an appeal against the extradition.
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barberstown
Gardaí appeal for witnesses as four people hospitalised in a two-vehicle collision in Kildare
Dublin District Court
Moroccan man (50), arrested in Dún Laoghaire after arriving by boat with no ID, is granted bail
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Fleadh revellers getting last train home from Belfast arrive at locked Newry train station
Road Safety Authority
RSA voice concern about 'driver distraction' over proposed advertising project in south Dublin
Knocknacarra
Two young girls who jumped from third-storey window to escape Galway house fire undergo surgery
gaelscoileanna
Tá fás tagtha ar an ngaeloideachas in Uíbh Fháilí, cé nach bhfuil gaelcholáiste sa chontae
Tá Gaelscoil na Laochra i mBiorra, Co Uíbh Fháilí ag dul ó neart go neart ón 2015 ar aghaidh.
Opinion
Surrealing in the Years
The ticket tout time loop sums up everything that's wrong with how Ireland is run
Column
Motoring
Free parking and no tolls for EVs: How Norway became the world leader for electric vehicles
Budget 2027
Income tax cuts, childcare, inheritance tax: Here’s what we know so far about Budget 2027
One thing that is a certainty for this year’s budget is tax cuts.
not their cup of tea
Applegreen, Butlers and Insomnia lobby hard against plan for 20c tax on takeaway coffee cups
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The Morning Lead
Festival-goers 'shafted' by soaring food prices as event organisers demand 22-25% cut
Five food businesses told The Journal they had to hike their prices at All Together Now last weekend, and expect to do so again at Electric Picnic.
Friday
7 Aug
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