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Micheál Martin's leadership intact as he apologises to FF during marathon five-hour meeting
The party has agreed to conduct a review of how it handled its presidential election process.
The Lancet
Tens of thousands of pre-school age children in Gaza are starving to death
A new study in The Lancet is based on examinations of 219,783 children from January 2024 to August 2025.
Wednesday
8 Oct 2025
Manchester
Synagogue killer rang 999 pledging allegiance to Islamic State during attack, UK police say
Kerry
Fourteen households served with eviction notices from Killarney homes owned by investment fund
Drugs Seizure
Over €8m worth of drugs seized during operation aimed at dismantling criminal organisation
In the course of the operation, search warrants were executed at 16 properties across five counties.
still working 9 to 5
'I ain't dead yet!': Dolly Parton reassures fans after sister asked for prayers for the singer
Wildfires
Man arrested accused of deliberately starting deadly fire in Los Angeles earlier this year
spending and saving
Money Diaries: How did Budget 2026 impact you? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
budget post-mortem
Conamara café owner says VAT cut will barely offset other cost increases he's facing
Budget 2026
Ní rachaidh an gearradh VAT i ngleic le hardú costais eile atá ag caifé beag i gConamara
meat only
Veggie 'burgers' could be on the way out as EU lawmakers back labelling ban on plant-based food
Oireachtas security
Justice Minister says Connolly broke rules by signing Ní Shionnáin in daily at Leinster House
budget explainer
No repeat of last year's bumper child benefit payments this Christmas - here's what was announced
Fianna Brawl
As Micheál faces party showdown, Jim O'Callaghan says he wants to be leader... but not just yet
Tonight Fianna Fáil will meet for the first time after Jim Gavin’s withdrawal from the election, and some are expecting blood on the walls.
post-budget argy bargy
Taoiseach tells Pearse Doherty to stop being 'Mr Angry all the time' during exchange on Budget
Buiséad 2026
Féach ar an mBuiséad, léiríonn sin chomh dairíre is atá mé faoin nGaeltacht: Dara Calleary
the tenant
Jim Gavin's lawyers reach out to former tenant as ex-candidate commits to repaying €3,300
dark web
Man and woman arrested in Co Mayo as part of investigation into criminal activity on ‘dark web’
Not so fast
Dublin Marathon scraps priority entry for previous participants in bid to make access 'fairer'
Budget 2026
'Look at the Budget to see how serious I am about the Gaeltacht': Minister Dara Calleary
Tuned out
'I can't live on words': Pensioners and parents grill ministers on Budget during RTÉ call-in
FactCheck
Debunked: Video decrying NGOs wrongly names organisations it says are receiving State money
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