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advertising standards
UK watchdog bans Zara ads for using photos of models who appeared to be ‘unhealthily thin'
Public Health
US Health Secretary RFK Jr halts funding for vaccines to fight Covid-19 and flu
Kennedy’s decision to terminate the projects is the latest in a string of decisions that have put the long-time vaccine critic’s doubts about jabs into full effect.
CANCER AWARENESS
Daughter of Waterford woman who died from bowel cancer calls for lower screening age
beyond the honey
Opinion: Forget 'save the honeybees', there are so many other bees in dire need of help
The Morning Lead
Money saved through free schoolbooks scheme is being swallowed up by school laptops, parents say
Stressed parents are going into debt or skipping bills to find the money for back-to-school costs, a new survey has revealed.
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5 Aug 2025
Trump Tariffs
Trump's planning 250% tariffs on pharmaceuticals - and he hasn't forgotten about Ireland
Eat Early Eat Often
Demand for early bird dinner bookings has soared at Irish restaurants
One restaurateur has stopped serving early bird offers in summer as customers are already dining early without the incentive
From The 42
Premier League
Manchester United make bid for Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko after Newcastle’s improved offer
US Justice Department
Bill and Hillary Clinton called to testify in Washington about Jeffrey Epstein
Gena Heraty
'Intensive' efforts underway to secure release of kidnapped Irish aid worker in Haiti
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that “no stone will be left unturned” as efforts continue to secure the release of Gena Heraty
Central Statistics Office
People were busy in Tallaght in 2022, so suggests new local birth rate data
OceanGate
OceanGate submarine disaster primarily caused by the company's failures, says US Coast Guard
Carrick-on-Suir
Tributes paid to 'pure gentleman' Ian Walsh who was found dead at his home in Tipperary
shoot for the moon
No, it's not science fiction - NASA has been ordered to put a nuclear reactor on the moon
Belfast
DUP minister says drag queen storytelling ‘compromised perception’ of libraries being inclusive
Central Bank
Central Bank called on to conduct review ahead of Israeli bond prospectus renewal next month
Palestine
Watch: Rare overhead footage of Gaza reveals scale of devastation
The airdrop by the French military is one of a number being carried out by European countries, including the UK.
Jeansgate
Trump says Sydney Sweeney has ‘hottest ad out there’ while Taylor Swift is ‘no longer hot’
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