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Dermot Griffin
Former National Lottery CEO selected to head up auto-enrolment pension scheme for workers
From The 42
RIP
Former New Zealand rugby player who campaigned for concussion awareness dies aged 39
starship
Elon Musk's SpaceX answers critics as massive Starship rocket successfully blasts into space
Much had been riding on the mission, after the last three flights ended with the upper stage exploding.
Brazil
Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro placed under 24-hour watch ahead of coup trial verdict
Chemo Delays
Chemo after breast cancer surgery often delayed to point it is less effective
This therapy can reduce the risk of cancer coming back. But potential benefits decrease the longer people have to wait for treatment after surgery.
Tuesday
26 Aug 2025
Palestine
Hamas rejects Israel's 'baseless' claim about target of deadly strike on Gaza hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the back-to-back strikes as a “mishap”.
irish presidential election
Áras 2025: Connolly's Sinn Féin impatience, another campaign begins, and the Jim Gavin question
hot school meals
Parents of school children told Hot Meals scheme has been delayed days before school starts
Raphael Graven
France to sue Australian streaming platform after the death of a user during livestream
boxed in
Postal services around the world are suspending parcel deliveries to the US - here's why
Donald Trump’s removal of a tax exemption has caused uncertainty and is likely to lead to disruption and higher prices for US consumers.
Electric Picnic
'Mics won't be switched off': Electric Picnic will not stop performances by acts like Kneecap
Presidential Election
Profile: He has 7 All-Irelands and 'fixed football' but is Jim Gavin Fianna Fáil's Áras saviour?
The famously quiet Dubliner is seen as a safe pair of hands and reportedly the Taoiseach’s choice for the Áras.
Aras 2025
'I've gone viral': Lawyer turned doggy daycare owner Nick Delehanty launches presidential bid
Protest
Dáil to the dole: Staff who broadcast the Oireachtas 'forced on social welfare due to low pay'
Tipperary
Dundrum House golf course and leisure closing with loss of 48 jobs, but IPAS centre unaffected
Some 48 staff members were informed they’d be laid off immediately, after the company’s board found that shutting down was the only option.
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