Politics
Tuesday
21 Jul
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Oleksandr Syrsky
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks army chief after days of protests
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scramblers
Charges for retrieving scramblers seized by gardaí set to double next month
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Chris Bryant
New Northern Ireland Secretary says his 'door will be open' to all Stormont parties
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Road Safety
Could Ireland be the first place to ban e-scooters? How are other countries dealing with them?
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Ann Widdecombe
Man charged with killing Ann Widdecombe accused of hitting her head 21 times with a hammer
The accused man was arrested on suspicion of murder on 11 July, two days after Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her home.
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No you hang up
Taoiseach and new British PM Andy Burnham discuss the North and Ukraine during first phone call
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Reshuffle
New PM Andy Burnham has appointed his cabinet. Here's who's in (and who's out)
A purge of Starmer loyalists, a surprise choice for Chancellor and a comeback for Ed Miliband.
Monday
20 Jul
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Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Presidential reception at Áras an Uachtaráin marks countdown to Fleadh in Belfast
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e-scooters
Dublin Commuter Coalition says e-scooter ban will result in more cars and increased congestion
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Road Safety
E-scooters to be banned for under-18s and high-vis vests and helmets to be made mandatory
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new pm in town
Andy Burnham promises to bring about 'biggest changes in 40 years' as UK's prime minister
There have been seven British prime ministers in the last decade.
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i'm outta keir
'My work is done': Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street 'with a smile' as Burnham becomes new PM
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Jeffrey Donaldson
UUP to establish independent review over Jeffrey Donaldson's time in party
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Tourism
Two-thirds of Irish people think we should host more major international sporting events
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The Morning Lead
‘They aggressively pushed Ireland’: Are students sold ‘fake dreams’ in five-star hotels in India?
The government run free education events in five-star hotels in major Indian cities, but international students say the reality of studying in Ireland doesn’t match up to what was advertised.
Sunday
19 Jul
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Five Years On
Bray-Greystones cliff walk barriers have injured more people than the landslides have, TD says
Local Sinn Féin TD John Brady said that people have received “serious injuries” while climbing the barricades, including one man who he said was impaled.
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too much of a good thing
Why the EU wants to limit food supplement doses - and why health food stores are not happy
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Prediction Markets
Gambling regulator threatens prediction market with High Court action
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Road Safety
Amazon pulls sale of e-scooter as retailers urged to remove those non-compliant with Irish law
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The man who paid for one night in a New York hotel - and stayed for five years
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fast fashion
Will the EU's new ban on companies destroying unsold clothes really stop bad behaviour?
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Michael Shine
'There were hundreds of victims, and I am one of them'
“For a long time, I thought silence was how you survived. I know now that silence only protects the past.”
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.
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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.
Saturday
18 Jul
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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?
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Surrogacy
Prominent German politician resigns over controversy over use of surrogate mother
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occupied territories bill
Senator has a Bill 'ready to go' to implement ban on services with Israeli settlements
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Taxation
Number of 'super-rich' paying €200k domicile levy in Ireland falls to just 13
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Child Welfare
Tusla's defiance of High Court orders for special care placements triples in one year
