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Biodiversity Loss
Ireland's nature heroes: I've rewilded five acres, and here are others doing similar work
Sale it away
Buyer for MV Matthew found - but inaction by officials in Panama is slowing the sale down
Dublin Zoo
'An attempt to rinse hard-pressed families': TDs slam new 'exit through gift shop' rule at zoo
Jen Cummins of the SocDems said it was “a real Americanisation” and “we don’t need to do that”.
Friday
18 Jul 2025
barne estate
Court hears of alleged 'secret' mobile phone to John Magnier's rival bidder for Barne Estate
Millers Glen - Swords
€485,000+
Belcamp - Balgriffin
€565,000+
Blackrock Villas - Cork
€233,000+
Greville Park - Mullingar
€310,000+
Maple Woods - Midleton
€340,000+
Hereford Park - Leixlip
€340,000+
Balmoston - Donabate
€345,000+
Rath Rua - Portlaoise
€365,000+
Effernock - Trim
€375,000+
Courts
Father of boy allegedly assaulted by Niall Gilligan phoned him to say 'you just attacked my son'
Weekend Weather
Status Yellow rain warning issued for Cork and Kerry this weekend, as thunderstorms expected
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Golf
Rory McIlroy ready to challenge after staying in contention at The Open in Portrush
Andy Byron
Man with same name as CEO facing cheating allegations says he ‘wouldn’t be caught dead at Coldplay’
Peacekeepers
Talks continue to convince US officials to renew support for Lebanese peacekeeping mission
Dublin City Council
Property tax has been hiked in Dublin - if you own a house, here's how much you'll pay next year
The blame game
Stephen Donnelly claims Irish negativity is holding back health service from taking risks
The former Health Minister told the MacGill Summer School that ‘the level of negativity we see is not normal’.
Online Shopping
Over 250 unsafe baby carriers, slings, and walkers removed from sale over non-compliance
FactCheck
Debunked: Meme image of Hillary Clinton calling Conor McGregor ‘future president’ is a spoof
MIchael Hayes
Man fatally assaulted near home was 'proper character with heart of gold', funeral told
medicine programmes
Universities go back to making Leaving Cert points more important for getting into medicine
Irish Health Survey
Over 15% of children between 13 and 17 don’t eat fruit and vegetables at least once a day
restaurant closures
Irish restaurateur says restaurants' bad business decisions are why they're closing
Frenchpark
Man (40s) hospitalised with serious injuries following single-vehicle collision in Co Roscommon
FactCheck
FactFind: What happened when Mairead McGuinness voted against EU refugee rescue missions in 2019?
McGuinness and her fellow Fine Gael MEPs faced heavy criticism from opposition politicians at the time.
occupied territories bill
New poll reveals shift in attitude to law that would ban goods from illegal Israeli settlements
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Take a Bow
Stunning drama as England come from behind and knock Sweden out on penalties in Euro 2025
State Investments
Irish sovereign wealth fund stops investing in two more companies linked to Israeli settlements
However, it continued to invest in another four.
The government saw its shareholdings in four other companies increase from €2.1m to €5.3m in 2024.
The companies are listed on a UN report of businesses that enable the existence of illegal settlements on Palestinian land.
Finance Minister revealed this week that the fund divested €3.6 million worth of Israeli bonds in recent weeks.
Thursday
17 Jul 2025
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