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Downpatrick
Priest seriously injured after attack with a glass bottle in church named as Fr John Murray
Detective Chief Inspector David McBurney described the attack as ‘completely shocking and brutal’.
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Updates
Cork v Galway, All-Ireland senior camogie final
Galway stop Cork’s three in a row and lift first title since 2021.
Gaza
'Can you tell us how he died?': Mo Salah calls out UEFA for vague tribute to Palestinian footballer
Dáil newbies
Being a Gen Z TD: I've been surprised by how little ministers actually engage in debates
hunger in palestine
An Gorta Mór: How the horror of forced starvation in Gaza echoes our own cruel past
Analysis
Ireland’s hospitality VAT cut aims to help small restaurants – but chains like McDonald’s gain the most
The government plans to cut VAT by 4.5%, but it may not reach the small businesses that need it.
john's story
A victim of historical abuse in Ireland on confronting his attacker twenty years on
John McMahon – who was abused by social worker Ken Larmour over 50 years ago – secretly taped and confronted his attacker in the 1990s.
Larmour was a social worker and court clerk embroiled in the notorious Kincora Boys’ Home scandal in Belfast.
During the covertly recorded 1995 phone call with John he admitted to the abuse, describing it as "just one of those things".
Historic police files show that Larmour was once accused of orchestrating a false alibi to help get a suspected child killer acquitted of sexual abuse charges.
Saturday
9 Aug 2025
Speaking from Gaza City
MSF workers in Gaza city fear for malnourished women and children as Israel takeover looms
The Palestinians working with MSF are saving the portion of rice they get during their shift to bring home to their children as food is so scarce.
Dáil newbies
Being a first-time TD: Martin Daly on keeping his GP practice going and his concerns about racism
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Looking for solar panels? Here are all the grants, offers and steps to save yourself money
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Aug 9
supermarket sweeps
Ode to the Middle Aisle: Scrub Daddies, inflatable paddle boards and other DIY distractions
Palestine Action
Woman (74) arrested in Belfast on suspicion of showing support for banned Palestine Action
Talks
Macron calls for the inclusion of Ukraine in planned talks between Putin and Trump next week
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that ‘decisions without Ukraine’ would not bring peace and ruled out ceding territory to Russia.
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