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Taoiseach to make State apology to survivors of industrial school abuse
# Institutional Abuse
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# Institutional Abuse

Taoiseach to make State apology to survivors of industrial school abuse

Jan 27th 2026, 7:10 PM 143 Views 0 Comments

Pedestrian in her 60s dies after she was struck by truck in Swords
# Witness Appeal
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# Witness Appeal

Pedestrian in her 60s dies after she was struck by truck in Swords

Jan 27th 2026, 7:01 PM 1,384 Views 0 Comments

Justice Minister: People who do cocaine don't think enough about how it enables gangland crime
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# Cocaine

Justice Minister: People who do cocaine don't think enough about how it enables gangland crime

Jan 27th 2026, 6:27 PM 3,310 Views 50 Comments

Father of Tadgh Farrell jailed for 7 years over heroin haul
# Offaly
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# Offaly

Father of Tadgh Farrell jailed for 7 years over heroin haul

Jan 27th 2026, 6:15 PM 8,250 Views 0 Comments

Explainer: In a few weeks, new rent rules will kick in - here's how it might impact you
# New Rules
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# New Rules

Explainer: In a few weeks, new rent rules will kick in - here's how it might impact you

Jan 27th 2026, 6:09 PM 198 Views 0 Comments

Woman in her 80s carried to safety from rapidly rising waters in Co Kilkenny home
# Graiguenamanagh
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# Graiguenamanagh

Woman in her 80s carried to safety from rapidly rising waters in Co Kilkenny home

Jan 27th 2026, 5:33 PM 1,802 Views 3 Comments

State approach to Limerick penalty points case slammed as gardaí cleared to return to work
# Cost Of Millions
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# Cost Of Millions

State approach to Limerick penalty points case slammed as gardaí cleared to return to work

Jan 27th 2026, 5:30 PM 7,557 Views 0 Comments

Leopardstown fully expecting Dublin Racing Festival to go ahead as planned despite heavy rain
# Soft Going
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# Soft Going

Leopardstown fully expecting Dublin Racing Festival to go ahead as planned despite heavy rain

Jan 27th 2026, 5:10 PM 2,841 Views 13 Comments

Jury in Noah Donohoe inquest shown CCTV footage of the schoolboy's final journey in 2020
# Belfast
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# Belfast

Jury in Noah Donohoe inquest shown CCTV footage of the schoolboy's final journey in 2020

Jan 27th 2026, 5:06 PM 3,430 Views 0 Comments

AI Minister Niamh Smyth tells Oireachtas committee she 'doesn't trust' X after Grok scandal
# Grok
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# Grok

AI Minister Niamh Smyth tells Oireachtas committee she 'doesn't trust' X after Grok scandal

Jan 27th 2026, 5:02 PM 1,560 Views 0 Comments

Changes to three Dublin Bus routes to come into effect next weekend after local protests
# Reroute
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# Reroute

Changes to three Dublin Bus routes to come into effect next weekend after local protests

Jan 27th 2026, 4:52 PM 9,354 Views 10 Comments

Couple lose defamation case against Smyths Toys after they were asked if they had paid for car seat
# Courts
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# Courts

Couple lose defamation case against Smyths Toys after they were asked if they had paid for car seat

Jan 27th 2026, 4:19 PM 25,758 Views 0 Comments

Senior Garda tells George Nkencho inquest that training for mental health incidents was 'minimal'
# Inquest
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# Inquest

Senior Garda tells George Nkencho inquest that training for mental health incidents was 'minimal'

Jan 27th 2026, 4:04 PM 1,359 Views 0 Comments

Former TD Colm Keaveney sentenced to community service for driving under influence of cocaine
# Courts
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# Courts

Former TD Colm Keaveney sentenced to community service for driving under influence of cocaine

Jan 27th 2026, 3:23 PM 1,631 Views 0 Comments

FG Councillor referred to party's regulatory committee over contacting Garda about speeding ticket
# Liam Galvin
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# Liam Galvin

FG Councillor referred to party's regulatory committee over contacting Garda about speeding ticket

Updated Jan 27th 2026, 2:52 PM 1,145 Views 0 Comments

Neil Young removes songs from Amazon Music and gives free access to Greenland residents
# Gift Of Song
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# Gift Of Song

Neil Young removes songs from Amazon Music and gives free access to Greenland residents

Jan 27th 2026, 2:26 PM 1,364 Views 0 Comments

Parts of Dublin are flooded - why wasn't there a rain warning?
# For Fliuch Sake
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# For Fliuch Sake

Parts of Dublin are flooded - why wasn't there a rain warning?

Jan 27th 2026, 2:18 PM 6,287 Views 13 Comments

Storm Chandra flooded many parts of Dublin, but the rain fell just short of Met Éireann’s warning criteria.

Brian Grendon faces sentence after admitting not paying tax on €27,000 cash found in his home
# Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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# Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Brian Grendon faces sentence after admitting not paying tax on €27,000 cash found in his home

Jan 27th 2026, 2:18 PM 2,846 Views 0 Comments

Ireland to boost resources for Holocaust education in secondary schools
# Holocaust Memorial Day
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# Holocaust Memorial Day

Ireland to boost resources for Holocaust education in secondary schools

Jan 27th 2026, 1:47 PM 1,238 Views 0 Comments

South Dublin County Council received 74 emergency calls during Storm Chandra
# River Dodder
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# River Dodder

South Dublin County Council received 74 emergency calls during Storm Chandra

Jan 27th 2026, 1:42 PM 4,190 Views 8 Comments

Do you have any holidays planned for 2026?
# Pay Day
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# Pay Day

Do you have any holidays planned for 2026?

Jan 27th 2026, 1:15 PM 4,798 Views 22 Comments

St Patrick's trips: Ministers to head for 50 countries (and yes the Taoiseach is planning to meet Trump)
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad

St Patrick's trips: Ministers to head for 50 countries (and yes the Taoiseach is planning to meet Trump)

Jan 27th 2026, 12:53 PM 4,030 Views 14 Comments

Man (18) charged with causing death of Grace Lynch in scrambler crash on Sunday
# Courts
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# Courts

Man (18) charged with causing death of Grace Lynch in scrambler crash on Sunday

Jan 27th 2026, 12:36 PM 1,902 Views 0 Comments

Baftas: Another nod for Jessie Buckley as Paul Mescal gets in on the act too
# BAFTAs
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# BAFTAs

Baftas: Another nod for Jessie Buckley as Paul Mescal gets in on the act too

Jan 27th 2026, 12:16 PM 1,547 Views 0 Comments

'Major event' on M50 and other travel disrupted by flooding from Storm Chandra
# Storm Chandra
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# Storm Chandra

'Major event' on M50 and other travel disrupted by flooding from Storm Chandra

Updated Jan 27th 2026, 11:59 AM 32,955 Views 31 Comments

Minister says government working on delayed regulation of scrambler bikes after teenager's death
# Grace Lynch
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# Grace Lynch

Minister says government working on delayed regulation of scrambler bikes after teenager's death

Jan 27th 2026, 10:12 AM 3,355 Views 0 Comments

Back to office pressure: 'These rules may be harming a quarter of the workforce'
# Flexible Working
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# Flexible Working

Back to office pressure: 'These rules may be harming a quarter of the workforce'

Updated Jan 27th 2026, 9:15 AM 10,477 Views 23 Comments

Teenager to appear in court today charged over death of 16-year-old girl hit by scrambler bike
# Dublin
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# Dublin

Teenager to appear in court today charged over death of 16-year-old girl hit by scrambler bike

Jan 27th 2026, 8:03 AM 1,101 Views 0 Comments

More than 300 schools closed in Northern Ireland due to Storm Chandra
# Weather Warnings
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# Weather Warnings

More than 300 schools closed in Northern Ireland due to Storm Chandra

Jan 27th 2026, 7:27 AM 1,581 Views 1 Comment

Watchdog warns that the government's spending plans could leave Ireland economically vulnerable
# Spend Baby Spend
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# Spend Baby Spend

Watchdog warns that the government's spending plans could leave Ireland economically vulnerable

Jan 27th 2026, 6:30 AM 1,887 Views 17 Comments

People who gambled as children nearly twice as likely to suffer from problem gambling
# ESRI
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# ESRI

People who gambled as children nearly twice as likely to suffer from problem gambling

Jan 27th 2026, 6:15 AM 55 Views 0 Comments

New grant of up to €4,000 to upgrade windows and doors to be made available from March
# Retrofitting
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# Retrofitting

New grant of up to €4,000 to upgrade windows and doors to be made available from March

Jan 27th 2026, 5:30 AM 199 Views 0 Comments

Higher earners in the Republic spend six years longer renting compared to the North
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

Higher earners in the Republic spend six years longer renting compared to the North

Jan 27th 2026, 12:05 AM 289 Views 2 Comments

A new two-bed apartment in the Republic is estimated to cost almost double that for the same in Northern Ireland.

'I don't feel bad anymore': Woman speaks out on rape by sports coach in Cork when she was 14
# Central Criminal Court
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# Central Criminal Court

'I don't feel bad anymore': Woman speaks out on rape by sports coach in Cork when she was 14

Jan 26th 2026, 10:39 PM 3,758 Views 0 Comments

Over 3,000 homes were brought back to use last year (with Donegal one of the bright lights)
# Vacant Properties
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# Vacant Properties

Over 3,000 homes were brought back to use last year (with Donegal one of the bright lights)

Jan 26th 2026, 9:59 PM 879 Views 5 Comments

We asked Johnny Cash's son what the Man in Black would make of America today
# Won't Back Down
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# Won't Back Down

We asked Johnny Cash's son what the Man in Black would make of America today

Jan 26th 2026, 8:59 PM 9 Views 0 Comments

John Carter Cash opens up about his parents Johnny and June, their ties to Ireland, and the wisdom their songs continue to offer.

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

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Jan 26th 2026, 8:47 PM 1 View 0 Comments

Keelin Moncrieff on Botox: What happens if we all freeze our faces?
# New Era Facelifts
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# New Era Facelifts

Keelin Moncrieff on Botox: What happens if we all freeze our faces?

Jan 26th 2026, 7:00 PM 143 Views 0 Comments