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Irish - Last month April 2026

President Catherine Connolly will not refer International Bill 2026 to the Supreme Court
# Signed Off
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# Signed Off

President Catherine Connolly will not refer International Bill 2026 to the Supreme Court

Apr 22nd 2026, 4:23 PM 406 Views 0 Comments

Man involved in scheme that defrauded Trinity College hardship fund of over €500k is jailed
# Circuit Criminal Court
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# Circuit Criminal Court

Man involved in scheme that defrauded Trinity College hardship fund of over €500k is jailed

Apr 22nd 2026, 4:08 PM 1,738 Views 0 Comments

Independent radio stations ask Media Minister to intervene on 'shocking' 39% levy increase
# Patrick O'Donovan
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# Patrick O'Donovan

Independent radio stations ask Media Minister to intervene on 'shocking' 39% levy increase

Apr 22nd 2026, 3:42 PM 355 Views 0 Comments

Families of people lost in road crashes say they are often 'left in the dark' about inquests
# Road Safety
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# Road Safety

Families of people lost in road crashes say they are often 'left in the dark' about inquests

Apr 22nd 2026, 1:42 PM 258 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach says government will give consideration to stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
# First Time Buyers
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# First Time Buyers

Taoiseach says government will give consideration to stamp duty relief for first-time buyers

Apr 22nd 2026, 1:37 PM 764 Views 2 Comments

Teenage boy to go on trial accused of raping a girl and making child sex abuse material
# Courts
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# Courts

Teenage boy to go on trial accused of raping a girl and making child sex abuse material

Apr 22nd 2026, 1:35 PM 2,623 Views 0 Comments

Starmer under fire again from MPs, maintains he was never told Mandelson failed vetting
# Under Pressure
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# Under Pressure

Starmer under fire again from MPs, maintains he was never told Mandelson failed vetting

Apr 22nd 2026, 12:43 PM 890 Views 0 Comments

Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line
# Aaron Beggs
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# Aaron Beggs

Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line

Apr 22nd 2026, 11:57 AM 23,188 Views 58 Comments

Ryder Cup tickets for competition days to cost €499, as Irish fans get early access on Friday
# Hot Ticket
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# Hot Ticket

Ryder Cup tickets for competition days to cost €499, as Irish fans get early access on Friday

Apr 22nd 2026, 11:35 AM 0 Views 0 Comments

Applications for home energy upgrades up 96% so far this year
# Heating Your Home
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# Heating Your Home

Applications for home energy upgrades up 96% so far this year

Apr 22nd 2026, 10:27 AM 1,269 Views 8 Comments

The UK has passed a bill introducing a generational smoking ban – should Ireland follow suit?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

The UK has passed a bill introducing a generational smoking ban – should Ireland follow suit?

Apr 22nd 2026, 10:21 AM 16,357 Views 101 Comments

Cuckoo lands in Killarney National Park after flying 9,000 km from Ghana
# Cuach Cores
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# Cuach Cores

Cuckoo lands in Killarney National Park after flying 9,000 km from Ghana

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:59 AM 656 Views 1 Comment

Taoiseach tweaks party rules so backbenchers can influence upcoming Budget
# No Heave To See Here
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# No Heave To See Here

Taoiseach tweaks party rules so backbenchers can influence upcoming Budget

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:33 AM 905 Views 4 Comments

There are 11 counties with no gaelcholáiste and campaigners say the department isn't doing enough
# Second Level Education
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# Second Level Education

There are 11 counties with no gaelcholáiste and campaigners say the department isn't doing enough

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:19 AM 780 Views 0 Comments

Tá 10 chontae gan gaelcholáiste, tá ar an Roinn Oideachais níos mó a dhéanamh - grúpa feachtais
# Fásach Ghaeloideachais
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# Fásach Ghaeloideachais

Tá 10 chontae gan gaelcholáiste, tá ar an Roinn Oideachais níos mó a dhéanamh - grúpa feachtais

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:12 AM 1,673 Views 2 Comments

Maxol is getting into the food delivery game so people can get delis to their door at night
# Roll Call
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# Roll Call

Maxol is getting into the food delivery game so people can get delis to their door at night

Apr 22nd 2026, 8:03 AM 2,941 Views 11 Comments

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Blues suffer fifth straight Premier League loss
# Pressure
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# Pressure

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Blues suffer fifth straight Premier League loss

Apr 22nd 2026, 7:23 AM 781 Views 4 Comments

From optimism to gloom: There are vastly differing views on what war means for home building
# Mentioning The War
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# Mentioning The War

From optimism to gloom: There are vastly differing views on what war means for home building

Apr 22nd 2026, 12:05 AM 71 Views 0 Comments

A housing summit in Croke Park found itself dominated by the Middle East conflict.

Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'
# Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
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# Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Health Minister says no completion date for National Children's Hospital 'that I can stand over'

Apr 21st 2026, 11:17 PM 1,162 Views 8 Comments

'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel
# Under Rated
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# Under Rated

'I did not sleep well': Complaints to IFCO over age classifications for Hamnet and 28 Years Later sequel

Apr 21st 2026, 10:08 PM 5,337 Views 9 Comments

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

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Apr 21st 2026, 9:28 PM 1,350 Views 0 Comments

Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union
# One More Day
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# One More Day

Thousands of civil servants should be allowed work from home more due to fuel prices and congestion, says union

Apr 21st 2026, 9:00 PM 6,834 Views 32 Comments

Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce
# New Job
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# New Job

Top civil servant Robert Watt to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin City Taskforce

Apr 21st 2026, 7:37 PM 5,560 Views 36 Comments

Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer
# New Books
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# New Books

Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer

Apr 21st 2026, 7:00 PM 2,935 Views 6 Comments

Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes
# Cost Of Materials
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# Cost Of Materials

Housing summit hears US-Iran war adding up to €20,000 for homes

Apr 21st 2026, 6:30 PM 10,960 Views 37 Comments

TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says
# Courts
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# Courts

TDs giving character reference letters in sentence hearings 'inappropriate', Justice Minister says

Apr 21st 2026, 6:16 PM 1,277 Views 0 Comments

Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway
# Dublin
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# Dublin

Two youths charged and e-scooters seized in response to hi-jackings along Grand Canal Greenway

Updated Apr 21st 2026, 6:15 PM 11,834 Views 0 Comments

Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis

Cairns raises Dublin 2 office conversion housing up to 22 people with Taoiseach

Apr 21st 2026, 6:00 PM 11,456 Views 37 Comments

Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests
# Fuel Protests
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# Fuel Protests

Justice Minister has no regrets about how he handled army request in fuel protests

Apr 21st 2026, 5:22 PM 3,946 Views 35 Comments

Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott
# Eurovision 2026
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# Eurovision 2026

Kneecap and The Mary Wallopers among 1,000+ artists calling for Eurovision boycott

Apr 21st 2026, 4:57 PM 4,596 Views 47 Comments

Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos
# Sulky Racing
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# Sulky Racing

Charity calls for animal crime unit within gardaí in wake of distressing sulky racing videos

Apr 21st 2026, 4:53 PM 9,462 Views 0 Comments

Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears
# Courts
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# Courts

Woman ate cannabis cake, drove 800 metres in reverse mistaking gardaí for robbers, court hears

Apr 21st 2026, 4:41 PM 10,542 Views 0 Comments

Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue
# Feelin Hot Hot Hot
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# Feelin Hot Hot Hot

Temperatures set to climb into the 20s this weekend as dry and sunny weather to continue

Apr 21st 2026, 4:28 PM 9,413 Views 19 Comments

Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week
# Booted Out
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# Booted Out

Danny Healy-Rae loses Agriculture Committee seat after voting against government last week

Apr 21st 2026, 4:24 PM 8,115 Views 15 Comments

This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild
# Free Molly
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# Free Molly

This turtle has lived in Kerry since Bertie was Taoiseach. Now she's being released to the wild

Apr 21st 2026, 4:03 PM 5,105 Views 1 Comment

Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox
# Advertising Standards Authority
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# Advertising Standards Authority

Two-thirds of websites investigated by advertising watchdog breached code by promoting botox

Apr 21st 2026, 4:01 PM 1,410 Views 1 Comment

'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference
# Exonerated
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# Exonerated

'A shameful stain': 'Bikegate' garda goes public and gets standing ovation at GRA conference

Updated Apr 21st 2026, 3:27 PM 9,807 Views 0 Comments

Eamonn Cunnane stood with seven other gardai who were “wrongly suspended for years” from Limerick.