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Sally Rooney

PM backs ‘rigorous process’ behind Palestine Action ban after Rooney book halt

Floral tributes outside the house in Waterford

‘Deep sense of sadness’ as Waterford prepares for funerals of arson victims

Flowers against a fence

Garda Commissioner expects further arrests in Waterford arson investigation

A picket line at Mater Hospital

Government will face ‘test of sincerity’ over pay deal dispute comments

Irish consumers fuelling ‘fast tech’ trend leading to rise in discarded e-waste

Tomàs Murphy at his home

Budget does not go far enough in helping disabled, says advocate

Irish Budget 2027

Irish Government announces ‘optimistic’ Budget 2027

Richard Boyd Barrett

People Before Profit outlines plan to redistribute ‘massive wealth’

Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin target living costs in 13.4 billion euro alternative budget

Head and shoulders photo of Jon Boutcher speaking, in uniform

Mob rule must not be allowed to win, PSNI chief warns in Drumcree parade dispute

Minister for Sport Patrick O'Donovan

Sports minister backs FAI over handling of Israel fixtures

Three men walking out the gates of Hillsborough Castle

Bryant ‘left in no doubt’ law must be applied over Drumcree parade – Orangeman

National Fuel Protest

‘Shambolic, arrogant, and incompetent’ – TD calls on FAI CEO and board to resign

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to journalists

Irish Government ‘very concerned’ over Drumcree dispute

Garvaghy Road Residents Committee

Garvaghy Road residents to ‘mobilise’ if parade approved

Health Service Executive Chief Operations Officer Anne O’Connor

Committee seeks full breakdown of HSE top earner’s pay

Pupils enjoying a school meal

School meals scheme to be overhauled as reviews find 100,000 meals wasted daily
Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary said he would make four major changes to the programme.
Mícheál Ó Scannáil, Press Association

General view of Dublin Central Criminal Court

‘People are going to get hurt’ amid legal aid dispute, judge predicts

Catherine Connolly and Donald Trump

‘People are entitled to protest’: Taoiseach on criticism from President’s sister

Taoiseach

Taoiseach insists party ‘in unison’ when questioned on his leadership

Alice Holt

Creation seems to whisper to slow down in Autumn – Offaly columnist

Micheal Martin

Fianna Fail members to gather for annual think-in

How safe do you feel in your community? Survey now underway in Offaly

A person walking by a train

People growing up with better public transport ‘rely less on cars in later life’

A lightning storm hits Blyth on the Northumberland coast

This year’s storm list unveiled as public opts for tribute to Shaun the Sheep

Child poverty

Gordon Brown says a united Ireland is ‘inevitable’ in the future

People with posters campaigning about the drug Skyclarys

HSE approves reimbursement of treatment for patients with rare disorder

Independent Ireland TD for Cork Ken O’Flynn, Independent TD Richard O’Donoghue, Emily Felix, Maureen Sweeney of the Ataxia Foundation, Emma O’Shea and Independent Ireland TD Michael Collins at the meeting in Dublin

People suffering from rare disease ‘beg’ for life-changing medicine
The HSE Drugs Group decided to recommend that the drug Skyclarys, used for Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), should not be covered by the HSE.
Cate McCurry, Press Association

Davy Taylor, one of the 1,300 volunteers at the Fleadh in Belfast

Belfast’s first Fleadh ‘so joyful’ in a city that was once ‘so dark’

An Offaly woman's lifetime in agricultural shows

Equipment in a fire engine

Firefighters tackling ‘significant’ Slievenamon fire for fourth day

Cllr Sean O’Brien, Christine Collins (Longford County Council), Terence O’Brien (LOETB), Nina Carberry MEP, President European Committee of the Regions Kata Tüttő, Ray Bell (Offaly County Council), Cllr Neil Feighery CoR, Clare Bannon Director (EMRA), Cllr Gillian Coughlan CoR (Head of Irish delegation to the CoR) and Kevin Conmy, Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of Belgium

Offaly at the heart of EU Committee of the Regions in Brussels

The damage caused to the fence.

Search on for driver who smashed fencing at Offaly tourist spot

People cooling off at the Forty Foot

People urged to take precautions as hot weather advisory extended in Ireland

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher during a meeting of the Policing Board at the Gasworks in Belfast

‘Picture inconsistent’ on paramilitary involvement in Belfast stabbing riots

UDR soldier Private Robert Hill who was killed in a Provisional IRA bomb attack in 1986

Forgiveness ‘not a road I’ll ever walk’, says sister of IRA victim 40 years on

Sir Declan Morgan

Irish government failure to pass files to legacy body ‘extremely frustrating’

A finger pressing on a mobile phone screen

Irish Government considering social media ban for under-16s

A police cordon at the scene of the stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast

Belfast stabbing victim’s condition ‘improving’ and he may soon come out of coma

Former presenter Bob Wilson stunned by BBC decision to axe Football Focus

Townend shows his brilliance – and character – in National glory

Public consultation launched for Ireland’s proposed new digital wallet

Max Verstappen casts doubt over F1 future by claiming he is ‘beyond frustrated’

Moses Itauma ready to answer outstanding questions in Jermaine Franklin fight

The rise of modern urban country style

Simon Harris says Government’s role to address ‘fractured social contract’

Greatrex looking at Grade One targets for Mighty Bandit

Money-saving tips and tricks with container gardening

Actress Jessie Buckley says Oscar-nominated Hamnet has been ‘life-changing’

Anti-Trump protest held in Dublin amid immigration crackdown

Mother of teenage girl who died after scrambler crash calls for justice

Things you are too embarrassed to ask your doctor – but really should

Parents warned to keep medicines, berries and reed diffusers away from children

Two Tipperary motorists have been charged with suspected drinking and driving

Drink driving calculator - Exact number of drinks that will put you over the lim...

PEST ALERT: Warning issued with huge increase in pests in homes and businesses

ALERT: Warning amid spike in rats in Irish homes over Christmas and New Year

Protesters let off pink smoke during asylum demonstration at Citywest

People with incurable skin disease lack support, report finds

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