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Irish - January January 2026

Do you have an X account?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Do you have an X account?

Jan 10th 2026, 3:10 PM 18,822 Views 88 Comments

Wind warning issued for 11 counties tomorrow with difficult travelling conditions forecast
# Awful Breezy
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# Awful Breezy

Wind warning issued for 11 counties tomorrow with difficult travelling conditions forecast

Updated Jan 10th 2026, 2:55 PM 43,306 Views 11 Comments

Sinn Féin says Paschal Donohoe's decision to give World Bank extra €10m raises 'serious questions'
# Pearse Doherty
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# Pearse Doherty

Sinn Féin says Paschal Donohoe's decision to give World Bank extra €10m raises 'serious questions'

Jan 10th 2026, 2:39 PM 43,685 Views 112 Comments

Death of Donegal businessman Stephen McCahill leaves 'huge void', funeral hears
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# RIP

Death of Donegal businessman Stephen McCahill leaves 'huge void', funeral hears

Jan 10th 2026, 1:39 PM 7,701 Views 0 Comments

Actor James Nesbitt says he struggled with Northern Ireland being seen as 'place of conflict'
# Northern Ireland
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# Northern Ireland

Actor James Nesbitt says he struggled with Northern Ireland being seen as 'place of conflict'

Jan 10th 2026, 1:18 PM 41,127 Views 78 Comments

Elon Musk calls criticism of X's AI sexual abuse images 'censorship'
# Grok
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# Grok

Elon Musk calls criticism of X's AI sexual abuse images 'censorship'

Jan 10th 2026, 1:16 PM 17,468 Views 107 Comments

Teenager remanded in custody over fatal stabbing of a grandfather in west Dublin
# Courts
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# Courts

Teenager remanded in custody over fatal stabbing of a grandfather in west Dublin

Jan 10th 2026, 12:09 PM 22,541 Views 0 Comments

Thousands turn out for protest against Mercosur trade deal in Athlone
# Mercosur Deal
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# Mercosur Deal

Thousands turn out for protest against Mercosur trade deal in Athlone

Updated Jan 10th 2026, 12:00 PM 19,032 Views 117 Comments

Up to ten farm organisations are gathering with politicians for today’s demonstration.

Man appears in court charged in connection with workplace death of father of six
# Ennis
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# Ennis

Man appears in court charged in connection with workplace death of father of six

Jan 10th 2026, 10:29 AM 29,359 Views 0 Comments

Surrealing in the Years: We're entering a new era of lawlessness. Don't expect much help from our leaders
# Surrealing In The Years
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# Surrealing In The Years

Surrealing in the Years: We're entering a new era of lawlessness. Don't expect much help from our leaders

Jan 10th 2026, 9:00 AM 10,796 Views 0 Comments

Is dona linn an briseadh seo - feachtas fada go mbeadh rochtain sasúil ar TG4 ó thuaidh
# Briseadh Craoltóireachta
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# Briseadh Craoltóireachta

Is dona linn an briseadh seo - feachtas fada go mbeadh rochtain sasúil ar TG4 ó thuaidh

Jan 10th 2026, 8:00 AM 5,794 Views 0 Comments

Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads
# Paddy Comyn
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# Paddy Comyn

Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads

Jan 10th 2026, 7:00 AM 23,649 Views 78 Comments

Minister moves to address 'confusion' over laws to seize journalists' phones amid calls for clarity
# Protecting Sources
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# Protecting Sources

Minister moves to address 'confusion' over laws to seize journalists' phones amid calls for clarity

Jan 10th 2026, 6:30 AM 9,544 Views 0 Comments

Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents
# Castletroy
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# Castletroy

Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents

Jan 9th 2026, 9:30 PM 20,369 Views 0 Comments

Kerry fourth-year student wins Young Scientist top prize for brain cancer diagnosis technology
# Young Scientist And Technology Exhibition
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# Young Scientist And Technology Exhibition

Kerry fourth-year student wins Young Scientist top prize for brain cancer diagnosis technology

Jan 9th 2026, 8:20 PM 39,964 Views 58 Comments

Aoibheann Daly’s project was one of 550 exhibits from 225 schools at this year’s exhibition.

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

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Jan 9th 2026, 8:00 PM 4,494 Views 0 Comments

In Éirinn, níl aon éalú ón aimsir, fiú amháin ag socraidí - laithreoir aimsire TG4
# An Aimsir As Gaeilge
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# An Aimsir As Gaeilge

In Éirinn, níl aon éalú ón aimsir, fiú amháin ag socraidí - laithreoir aimsire TG4

Jan 9th 2026, 7:30 PM 6,470 Views 3 Comments

DAA boss Kenny Jacobs denies allegations of 'sexist' and 'racist' behaviour in court document
# High Court
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# High Court

DAA boss Kenny Jacobs denies allegations of 'sexist' and 'racist' behaviour in court document

Jan 9th 2026, 6:20 PM 15,668 Views 0 Comments

Von der Leyen says Mercosur trade deal sends message in face of 'increasingly hostile world'
# Global Trade
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# Global Trade

Von der Leyen says Mercosur trade deal sends message in face of 'increasingly hostile world'

Updated Jan 9th 2026, 5:50 PM 49,107 Views 196 Comments

Armed gardaí raided hotel room as father threatened to kill son, three months before their deaths
# Cherry Orchard
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# Cherry Orchard

Armed gardaí raided hotel room as father threatened to kill son, three months before their deaths

Updated Jan 9th 2026, 5:38 PM 143,616 Views 0 Comments

18-year-old allegedly had loaded Glock handgun 'primed for use' hidden in his garden
# Ballyfermot
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# Ballyfermot

18-year-old allegedly had loaded Glock handgun 'primed for use' hidden in his garden

Jan 9th 2026, 5:37 PM 14,354 Views 0 Comments

Officials from X agree to meet with AI minister amid Grok deepfakes backlash
# Nudification
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# Nudification

Officials from X agree to meet with AI minister amid Grok deepfakes backlash

Updated Jan 9th 2026, 5:27 PM 6,087 Views 0 Comments

Former TV personality pleads not guilty to breaking safety order
# Dublin District Court
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# Dublin District Court

Former TV personality pleads not guilty to breaking safety order

Jan 9th 2026, 4:32 PM 41,420 Views 0 Comments

Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after fire killed 40 people
# Crans Montana
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# Crans Montana

Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after fire killed 40 people

Jan 9th 2026, 4:27 PM 8,617 Views 0 Comments

Traitors Ireland storms into the top 10 most watched TV shows of 2025
# The Ratings Are In
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# The Ratings Are In

Traitors Ireland storms into the top 10 most watched TV shows of 2025

Jan 9th 2026, 4:25 PM 8,770 Views 11 Comments

Sport dominated the most watched shows on traditional TV last year.

Did you get a new Irish passport in the last few weeks? If you did, you might need to return it
# Printing Error
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# Printing Error

Did you get a new Irish passport in the last few weeks? If you did, you might need to return it

Jan 9th 2026, 2:41 PM 28,551 Views 0 Comments

Yellow wind warning issued for seven western counties on Sunday
# Blustery
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# Blustery

Yellow wind warning issued for seven western counties on Sunday

Jan 9th 2026, 1:49 PM 20,604 Views 17 Comments

Aer Lingus introduces fees for anyone selecting a seat on its budget-friendly service
# Stump Up
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# Stump Up

Aer Lingus introduces fees for anyone selecting a seat on its budget-friendly service

Jan 9th 2026, 1:11 PM 99,191 Views 56 Comments

'We lost everything': Family homeless after house mistakenly targeted in arson attack
# Arson Attack
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# Arson Attack

'We lost everything': Family homeless after house mistakenly targeted in arson attack

Jan 9th 2026, 12:38 PM 13,618 Views 0 Comments

Media Minister has deleted his X account over its digital undressing scandal
# Grok
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# Grok

Media Minister has deleted his X account over its digital undressing scandal

Jan 9th 2026, 11:04 AM 20,800 Views 65 Comments

Viewers in the UK will finally get a chance to see Traitors Ireland as air date confirmed
# Mystery Continues
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# Mystery Continues

Viewers in the UK will finally get a chance to see Traitors Ireland as air date confirmed

Jan 9th 2026, 10:50 AM 12,516 Views 0 Comments

Do you agree with the Irish government’s decision to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade deal?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Do you agree with the Irish government’s decision to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade deal?

Jan 9th 2026, 10:27 AM 22,921 Views 67 Comments

Venezuelan woman in Ireland: Trump has raised alarms, but Maduro deserves no sympathy
# Trump
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# Trump

Venezuelan woman in Ireland: Trump has raised alarms, but Maduro deserves no sympathy

Updated Jan 9th 2026, 9:00 AM 10,825 Views 0 Comments

GAA club issues warning after young person targeted by AI-generated sexual content
# Blackmail
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# Blackmail

GAA club issues warning after young person targeted by AI-generated sexual content

Jan 9th 2026, 8:32 AM 16,646 Views 0 Comments

Bono calls for release of Palestinian political figure from Israeli prison after more than two decades
# Marwan Barghouti
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# Marwan Barghouti

Bono calls for release of Palestinian political figure from Israeli prison after more than two decades

Jan 9th 2026, 8:27 AM 7,544 Views 0 Comments

Irish households pay €360 more per year for electricity than western European average
# Cost Of Living
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# Cost Of Living

Irish households pay €360 more per year for electricity than western European average

Jan 9th 2026, 6:00 AM 15,301 Views 91 Comments

Irish families could face delays holding funerals due to 'very real crisis' in autopsy system
# Post-mortems
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# Post-mortems

Irish families could face delays holding funerals due to 'very real crisis' in autopsy system

Jan 9th 2026, 12:05 AM 8,900 Views 32 Comments
  • Many hospitals are no longer carrying out autopsies due to staff shortages and pressures.
  • The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has called for urgent government action to avoid causing distress to bereaved families.
  • Around 6,000 autopsies are carried out in Ireland every year in cases involving sudden, unexplained, or unnatural deaths.