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Randi Gladstone
Convicted rapist gets further six months in jail as he didn't tell gardaí he was a sex offender
vaccine alliance
RFK Jr says US will pull funding for Vaccine Alliance indefinitely - as Ireland pledges €21.5m
Peter Burke
Enterprise Minister slammed for requesting delay in introducing health labelling of alcohol
reimbursement
Will Ireland follow the UK with free Mounjaro jabs? Minister says assessment to be ready by next year
Accommodation wind down
Locals push back as 120 Ukrainians told to leave accommodation in County Cork
loughbrickland
PSNI investigation underway after tests confirm red kite found dead in Co Down was poisoned
High Court
Judgment deferred in legal row over Athlone asylum-seeker centre to await draft legislation
pull and pray
Warning over high rates of unintended pregnancies among women using apps rather than contraception
The unintended pregnancy rate from reliance on these apps is closer to 25% rather than the 7% that the apps say, according to the new National Sexual Health Strategy.
good news
Animated film inspired by Co Fermanagh mother’s poem to her daughters ready for Galway premiere
Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court
Former sports coach (91) jailed for sexually assaulting four young gymnasts over 30 years ago
Courts
Two charged after woman ‘dragged’ from Kildare home into car in apparent dog dispute, court hears
Middle East
'This ended the war': Trump likens US strikes on Iran to bombing of Hiroshima
The US President rejected a leaked intelligence report that said the strikes only set Iran’s nuclear programme back months.
Laughing Gas
Nitrous oxide canisters littering streets and parks 'sparking curiosity' in children
Experts say the are ‘everywhere’. What should you do if you find one?
Northern Ireland
Man (40) extradited from Germany to Northern Ireland for human trafficking offences
Dr Mo
After spending over a month in Gaza, this doctor had a powerful message for Irish politicians
Dr Mohammed Mustafa told Oireachtas staff and members yesterday about his time working in one of Gaza’s last hospitals.
mother and baby institutions
Mother and Baby Home survivors feel re-traumatised by redress scheme exclusion
Nuclear Programme
Iran moves to suspend inspections from nuclear watchdog after US and Israel attacks
The 42FM
Could you get in trouble for using a dodgy box?
An estimated one in five Irish households access live sport using a dodgy box – on this week’s show, Sinéad and Gavin explain the crackdown on their use, and the potential punishments for any user caught with a dodgy box.
37m
The Big Apple
Zohran Mamdani pulls off major upset by defeating Andrew Cuomo in New York mayoral primary
fintan traynor
Gardaí renew information appeal on 14th anniversary of fatal hit-and-run collision in Monaghan
Laughing Gas
‘Devastating’ nitrous oxide available to buy on popular Irish websites
Our investigative team found the psychedelic drug on Amazon and classified sites.
Canisters marketed online ‘to fuel nights you’ll never forget’
Misuse can lead to severe burns, paralysis or suffocation
Drug remains in a legal grey area despite calls for regulation
Tuesday
24 Jun 2025
Crocodile tears
Jeff Bezos reportedly changes Venice wedding plans after threat of inflatable crocodile protest
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