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Dublin city centre
Gardaí received no reports of alleged attack and robbery of NFL quarterback in Dublin city
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Skylar Thompson was allegedly attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Race for the Áras
It's showtime! The first of the presidential debates is tonight and it's all to play for
unity question
Taoiseach: 'There won't be a border poll before 2030'
The Good Friday Agreement “has to fulfill its potential”, said Martin.
Sunday
28 Sep 2025
Analysis
Ireland's Central Bank governor wants to raise the retirement age - why are politicians so quiet?
Ireland’s pension system is heading for trouble as the population ages, but politicians are reluctant to raise the retirement age — leaving the country’s finances on a ticking time bomb.
Houses of the OIreachtas
Taoiseach says he would have 'no issue' with US President Donald Trump addressing the Dáil
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Sep 28
Saturday
27 Sep 2025
Pole Position
We asked a graphic design expert to rate the presidential election posters
Who’s used a very discreet party logo? And who scores a miserable 4/10?
voluntary return
Families seeking asylum to be offered up to €10,000 to drop claims and leave the State
Disruption
New drone sightings over Denmark military base as EU plans 'drone wall' to prevent incursions
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Sep 27
The Candidate
What each candidate needs to do to win the presidency
Christine Bohan, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy examine what the three hopefuls need to do to inch ahead, and why Maria Steen fell at the final hurdle.
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Aras2025
Heather Humphreys has spent four times more on social ads than her presidential rivals combined
Analysis
If Gaza is failed, the UN and others can't complain if demoted to 'talking shop' status
Tánaiste says he doesn’t want to be part of a ‘coalition of inaction’ – but that appears to be exactly what it is.
Tipperary
'All we want is to feel safe': Ukrainians in new Clonmel estate attacked and threatened
The incidents intensified after security guards left the site once the homes were completed.
Friday
26 Sep 2025
Homelessness
Emergency accommodation figures reach record high of over 16,300, including 5,145 children
New York
'There cannot be business as usual in the face of genocide': Taoiseach on Gaza at UN
Martin said members of the Israeli government ‘who have been instrumental in fomenting the unfolding disaster in Gaza’ will not be allowed enter Ireland.
American Football
Worried about the government's €10m NFL spend? Donohoe says the payout will be ‘immense’
Here we go again
Brussels insists Trump's new 100% pharma tariffs will not apply to EU exports
A spokesperson said the EU’s deal with the US shields European pharma exports from tariffs higher than 15%.
A spokesperson said the EU's deal with the US shields European pharma exports from tariffs higher than 15%.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said the Government will be studying the impact of this announcement, which he noted includes a "number of exemptions".
digital ID cards
'Ludicrous': Michelle O'Neill leads NI criticism of Starmer's new digital 'Brit Cards'
United States
'I'm not afraid': Ex-FBI director and Trump critic James Comey charged with two crimes
The Explainer
How could the killing of Charlie Kirk reshape the American right?
As the US heads towards midterm elections, could this killing become a rallying cry to galvanise the Republican base? Larry Donnelly, University of Galway law lecturer and columnist with The Journal, shares his analysis.
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childcare fees
Budget 'judgement call' to make whether to boost childcare places or slash fees, says Harris
Thursday
25 Sep 2025
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