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Gaeltacht business
'There's more emphasis on Irish goods after Covid': Standún celebrates 80 years in business
The Morning Lead
Social welfare increases and everything else to know about the Budget changes kicking in today
Budget 2026 saw overall government spending increase by €9.4 billion.
Wednesday
31 Dec 2025
Happy New Year
New Year celebrations begin as Australia and Asia welcome 2026 with fireworks displays
A minute of silence was held at 11pm in Sydney to remember the victims of the Bondi Beach attack.
Louth
Gardaí launch hate crime investigation after antisemitic graffiti painted on Louth roads
Louth County Council strongly condemned the graffiti and said arrangements are being made to remove it “as quickly as possible”.
squad goals
Saipan could be the film that brings lads back to the cinema in 2026
Almost 25 years later, the Saipan story still gets people talking, and is apparently filling screenings at Irish cinemas.
Your Say
Poll: Should time restrictions be put on bin collections to help reduce traffic congestion?
from hell and to connacht
Inside Meat Loaf's whirlwind pre-comeback tour of Irish ballrooms and nightclubs
copy right
‘We’re going to have an Irish Trump,’ claims former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon
Road Deaths
Minister pledges 'year of renewed focus' on road safety after 190 fatalities on Irish roads in 2025
Dublin
Five people, including three teens, hospitalised after overnight arson attack in Finglas
Gardaí attended the scene at Creston Avenue in the early hours of this morning
donor conception
Legal limbo: 'If I walked out there today and got hit by a car, he would be orphaned'
forecast
Temperatures plummeted to -7 degrees in Northern Ireland last night as snow ice warning issued
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Year 2025: Let's hope 2026 is absolutely nothing like that, then
Research
'Don't manage the disease alone': Irish people with obesity wait years before seeking health help
The Morning Lead
An Post reveals some householders are setting dogs on postal workers
The deliberate attacks make up some of 400-plus dog incidents or injuries sustained by postal staff since 2023, The Journal can reveal.
Tuesday
30 Dec 2025
On The 42
Premier League
Manchester United booed off as Wolves claim just their third point of the season
Sponsored
Considering a complete One Stop Shop home energy upgrade? Here's how to apply for the grant
SEAI
Dec 30
save the west
‘I wish people who left Mayo would cop on’ – Kids’ 1994 letters to Taoiseach about rural decline
new year's resolutions
How much you could save by cutting back on smoking, alcohol, and eating out in 2026
Murder Investigation
Gardaí seek information about black Kia Rio used in fatal Edenderry arson attack
The car was used by the perpetrators of the arson attack that killed four-year-old Tadgh Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt.
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