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Tetchy scenes between neutrality activists and politicians during Triple Lock abolition meeting
Calculation once again
United Ireland would cost €3bn in first year, but all burdens would disappear within ten years
Billy Kelleher
Taoiseach 'surprised' by Fianna Fáil MEP's criticism of Eamon Ryan getting EU housing role
Student fees
Taoiseach says no decision made on college fees as government accused of ‘betraying' students
good news
Portrait of last Battle of Britain pilot, Irishman John Hemingway, handed over at National Museum
read 'em and weep
'Pound falls after Reeves's tears': Little sympathy on UK front pages for embattled Chancellor
Ryan Casey
Ashling Murphy's partner settles BBC defamation case over reporting on victim impact statement
Say nothing
Marian Price files legal action to sue Disney over Jean McConville murder scene in Say Nothing
text scams
Unregistered text messages from companies will be labelled as 'likely scam' under new rules from ComReg
Department of Education
Just one form needed to apply for multiple secondary schools under new pilot plan
Problem Gambling
ESRI and gambling regulator studied gambling promotions by having participants bet on the Euros
Training AI
Asked to think like a paedophile or act suicidal: Workers training Meta's AI in Ireland speak out
One worker who spoke to The Journal Investigates said that writing suicide-related prompts for AI led to them self-harming for the first time in their life.
Content moderators say the work they carry out is increasingly psychologically distressing because of the advent of AI
One worker self-harmed in real life after spending entire shifts writing first-person suicide-related prompts
Workers recount horrifying videos they have reviewed as part of their day jobs
Benefits such as free meals - which contract workers say made the workday more bearable - have been removed
Wednesday
2 Jul 2025
Conor McGregor
Withdrawal of 'fresh evidence' meant Nikita Hand never got to address claims against her in court
The Court of Appeal confirmed today that it would refer the withdrawal of the new evidence to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
sean combs
Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail while awaiting sentences for prostitution charges
Combs has been found guilty of transportation for the prostitution of two women.
Combs was found guilty of two of the five charges he faced
He was seen celebrating the verdict in court with his lawyers
Prosecutors argued that Comb's team "contorted the facts endlessly" during the trial
compensation
Gerry Adams slams 'vindictive' UK government plans to block compensation for illegal internment
Sponsored
The three questions you need to ask if you're thinking about installing solar panels
Bord Gáis Energy
Jul 2
derelict ireland
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO in June
Only one council sought to CPO houses last month.
ireland house
This Irish embassy in Japan is the state's most expensive building constructed outside Ireland
The final cost of the project is expected to be €27.4 million.
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