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Irish - This month December 2025

'It's not their natural environment': Controversial live animal crib to open in Dublin city today
# Mansion House
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# Mansion House

'It's not their natural environment': Controversial live animal crib to open in Dublin city today

Dec 5th 2025, 8:47 AM 6,053 Views 44 Comments

Ireland's Daniel Wiffen wins European gold medal after he 'hammers' final 200m
# World Class
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# World Class

Ireland's Daniel Wiffen wins European gold medal after he 'hammers' final 200m

Dec 5th 2025, 7:50 AM 352 Views 1 Comment

Young people ‘cautious’ over potential reintroduction of wolves and lynx in the wild
# Carnivores
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# Carnivores

Young people ‘cautious’ over potential reintroduction of wolves and lynx in the wild

Dec 5th 2025, 7:44 AM 746 Views 1 Comment

Rory Hearne: The social contract for renters has been ripped up - to traumatic effect
# Opinion
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# Opinion

Rory Hearne: The social contract for renters has been ripped up - to traumatic effect

Dec 5th 2025, 7:00 AM 964 Views 0 Comments

RTÉ have revealed the theme for tonight's Late Late Toy Show (and it's a mean one)
# Feeling Green
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# Feeling Green

RTÉ have revealed the theme for tonight's Late Late Toy Show (and it's a mean one)

Dec 5th 2025, 6:15 AM 1,788 Views 4 Comments

RTÉ has promised “dazzling performances, plenty of toys and heartwarming moments” for tonight’s show.

90-year-old who died pushing woman away from moving car among those receiving bravery awards
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# Bravery Awards

90-year-old who died pushing woman away from moving car among those receiving bravery awards

Dec 5th 2025, 6:00 AM 3,431 Views 4 Comments

Questions over why health insurers are raising prices repeatedly throughout the year
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

Questions over why health insurers are raising prices repeatedly throughout the year

Dec 5th 2025, 12:05 AM 897 Views 24 Comments
  • All of Ireland's main health insurance companies increased their prices at least twice this year, while Irish Life Health has raised its prices four times in twelve months
  • Companies blame the increases on a rise in claims, but new figures from the health insurance watchdog show that this rise is now slowing sharply.
  • Labour Party TD Marie Sherlock said "good explanations" are not being offered for the increase in premium prices.
Nikita Hand welcomes Supreme Court decision not to grant Conor McGregor further appeal
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# Supreme Court

Nikita Hand welcomes Supreme Court decision not to grant Conor McGregor further appeal

Updated Dec 4th 2025, 9:05 PM 4,312 Views 0 Comments

Ex-GNBCI head denies seeking to quash road traffic summons in trial of gardaí accused of the same
# Courts
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# Courts

Ex-GNBCI head denies seeking to quash road traffic summons in trial of gardaí accused of the same

Dec 4th 2025, 8:57 PM 3,278 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
# News Fix
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Dec 4th 2025, 8:36 PM 1,968 Views 0 Comments

Former Fianna Fáil councillor who harassed waitress at work given nine-month suspended sentence
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# Courts

Former Fianna Fáil councillor who harassed waitress at work given nine-month suspended sentence

Dec 4th 2025, 6:49 PM 14,297 Views 0 Comments

‘Significant number’ of guns found in wooded area of Co Cork following reports of illegal dumping
# Templemichael
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# Templemichael

‘Significant number’ of guns found in wooded area of Co Cork following reports of illegal dumping

Dec 4th 2025, 6:31 PM 7,721 Views 0 Comments

RTÉ won't be doing its annual Christmas Eve broadcast live from Grafton Street this year
# Put On Pause
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# Put On Pause

RTÉ won't be doing its annual Christmas Eve broadcast live from Grafton Street this year

Dec 4th 2025, 6:01 PM 13,244 Views 70 Comments

How did drones look to target Zelenskyy's plane over the Irish Sea?
Ireland will not participate in Eurovision 2026 after Israel is allowed to compete
# Eurovision Song Contest
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# Eurovision Song Contest

Ireland will not participate in Eurovision 2026 after Israel is allowed to compete

Dec 4th 2025, 5:44 PM 555 Views 0 Comments

President Catherine Connolly won't make decision on what to do with salary until new year
# Future Me Problem
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# Future Me Problem

President Catherine Connolly won't make decision on what to do with salary until new year

Dec 4th 2025, 5:40 PM 14,643 Views 51 Comments

Temple Street Hospital and RSA warn against buying E-scooters for kids this Christmas
# Christmas Gifts
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# Christmas Gifts

Temple Street Hospital and RSA warn against buying E-scooters for kids this Christmas

Dec 4th 2025, 5:20 PM 143 Views 0 Comments

Garda stationed near Phoenix Park says Drew Harris was 'shielded from cost-of-living crisis'
# The Park
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# The Park

Garda stationed near Phoenix Park says Drew Harris was 'shielded from cost-of-living crisis'

Dec 4th 2025, 5:18 PM 832 Views 0 Comments

Man who assaulted garda with e-bike during Covid lockdown restrictions jailed for 20 months From TheJournal.ie

Man who assaulted garda with e-bike during Covid lockdown restrictions jailed for 20 months

Dec 4th 2025, 4:58 PM 919 Views 0 Comments

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Four men enter guilty pleas over importation of cocaine worth €31 million in West Cork
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# Courtmacsherry

Four men enter guilty pleas over importation of cocaine worth €31 million in West Cork

Dec 4th 2025, 4:22 PM 267 Views 0 Comments

Arts centre in Dublin's north inner city told it has to leave its premises by next month
# The Complex
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# The Complex

Arts centre in Dublin's north inner city told it has to leave its premises by next month

Dec 4th 2025, 2:28 PM 3,220 Views 18 Comments

Putin ‘morally responsible’ for death of British woman poisoned by Novichok, inquiry finds
# Salisbury
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# Salisbury

Putin ‘morally responsible’ for death of British woman poisoned by Novichok, inquiry finds

Dec 4th 2025, 2:05 PM 2,828 Views 0 Comments

Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
# Hybrid Threat
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# Hybrid Threat

Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin

Dec 4th 2025, 1:41 PM 1,757 Views 0 Comments

Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.

Cost of living centre stage in Dáil (again) after Harris says he will be 'Sensible Simon'
# Leaders' Questions
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# Leaders' Questions

Cost of living centre stage in Dáil (again) after Harris says he will be 'Sensible Simon'

Dec 4th 2025, 1:33 PM 6,677 Views 48 Comments

Status Yellow wind warning issued for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow
# Forecast
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# Forecast

Status Yellow wind warning issued for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow

Dec 4th 2025, 11:27 AM 143 Views 0 Comments

Why will the review into Kyran Durnin’s disappearance not be published?
# Tusla
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# Tusla

Why will the review into Kyran Durnin’s disappearance not be published?

Dec 4th 2025, 10:45 AM 226 Views 0 Comments

Fianna Fáil review into presidential campaign unlikely to be published before New Year
# Jim Gavin
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# Jim Gavin

Fianna Fáil review into presidential campaign unlikely to be published before New Year

Dec 4th 2025, 10:43 AM 0 Views 0 Comments

Which decade of music do you listen to the most?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Which decade of music do you listen to the most?

Dec 4th 2025, 10:04 AM 2,191 Views 10 Comments

Toxic 'forever chemical' TFA found in food - with Irish breakfast cereals among worst offenders
# That's Not Good
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# That's Not Good

Toxic 'forever chemical' TFA found in food - with Irish breakfast cereals among worst offenders

Dec 4th 2025, 9:16 AM 9,320 Views 34 Comments

Researchers tested breads, breakfast cereals and pasta from across Europe, with some worrying results.

Man dies in single-vehicle road crash in Cork city
# Road Death
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# Road Death

Man dies in single-vehicle road crash in Cork city

Dec 4th 2025, 8:15 AM 6,587 Views 0 Comments

Here's what Irish people Googled most this year
# Google Wrapped
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# Google Wrapped

Here's what Irish people Googled most this year

Dec 4th 2025, 8:10 AM 7,702 Views 29 Comments

Burglar who pretended to be a guest at a hotel to rob alcohol and order breakfast jailed
# South Dublin
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# South Dublin

Burglar who pretended to be a guest at a hotel to rob alcohol and order breakfast jailed

Dec 4th 2025, 8:02 AM 12,430 Views 0 Comments

Eurovision members begin talks about boycotting Israel, as union asks RTÉ to hold firm
# Eurovision Song Contest
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# Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision members begin talks about boycotting Israel, as union asks RTÉ to hold firm

Dec 4th 2025, 7:31 AM 2,681 Views 0 Comments

Opinion: Taking more care in how we choose placenames could help to avoid renaming furores
# By Any Other Name
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# By Any Other Name

Opinion: Taking more care in how we choose placenames could help to avoid renaming furores

Dec 4th 2025, 7:00 AM 111 Views 0 Comments

Amnesty says ‘humanity on trial’ as court proceedings against Irishman due to begin in Greece
# Sean Binder
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# Sean Binder

Amnesty says ‘humanity on trial’ as court proceedings against Irishman due to begin in Greece

Dec 4th 2025, 6:30 AM 2,957 Views 0 Comments

Renewed appeal for Sandra Collins 25 years after she went missing in Mayo
# Killala
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# Killala

Renewed appeal for Sandra Collins 25 years after she went missing in Mayo

Dec 4th 2025, 6:10 AM 1,190 Views 1 Comment