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Extract: 'I see him as he was that night, before he was a rapist, before he shattered my life.'
The Morning Lead
Thousands of fines and warnings issued over abandoned and badly parked Moby bikes in Dublin
Dubliners are frustrated by Moby bikes blocking footpaths and being abandoned in estates – but the company says it’s a victim of its own success.
Wednesday
1 Oct 2025
Gaza aid
Seven Irish citizens among activists detained as Israeli forces seize flotilla ships, organisers say
It is understood that at least four vessels have already been boarded by Israeli forces.
childcare fees
Childcare costs in Ireland are soaring - how does the rest of Europe compare?
Our cross-border investigation found that childcare costs in other European countries are significantly cheaper.
win win situation
Parenting: I left my teenagers to fend for themselves this summer. Why didn't I do this years ago?
River Blackwater
Committee warned fish kill from recent Cork incident could run into the ‘hundreds of thousands’
Industrial Schools
Catherine Connolly among TDs highlighting hunger strike by industrial school survivors
Budget 2026
Taoiseach: Real wages are up, so people won't be worse off without cost of living Budget package
Health Committee
Health minister 'not happy' with spinal surgery waiting lists but won't call it 'an emergency'
Courts
Man charged over stabbing of garda is further charged with arson of Conor McGregor’s Dublin pub
fierce windy
Storm Amy: Nationwide weather warning issued with 'near gale force' winds expected on Friday
A Status rain warning has also been issued for 14 counties on Thursday, with Status Orange in Kerry.
borgen bound
Tight security as Taoiseach and other EU leaders meet in Denmark to talk defence and drones
aras
Michael McDowell says he didn’t nominate Maria Steen because her election would be ‘step backwards’
Flying the flag
Explainer: Why were the Áras candidates asked about the tricolour in the first TV debate?
childcare fees
Parents face huge fee increases as over 50 childcare providers withdraw from government scheme
The scheme aims to increase childcare affordability but some providers who have left are pushing up their prices by over €300 a month.
Public scheme helps fund childcare operating costs
Fees of participating providers are frozen and any increase must be approved
Large providers in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Wicklow have left the scheme
Tuesday
30 Sep 2025
Wheels Up
Construction bosses say they're sending their staff abroad for work because of uncertainty here
The Candidate
The presidential debate raised many questions (like why doesn't Jim Gavin talk GAA?)
After last night’s debate, the team Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy unpack who came out strongest, and whether this campaign will ever move beyond safe talking points.
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