Newspapers from Ireland
Orange Order march up in the air following protests
An Orange Order march set to go down a nationalist road for the first time in nearly 30 years is under question after the PSNI confirmed they could not facilitate the route. It comes as thousands gathered since the early hours of Sunday on the...
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500K homes turn on fuel payments
FUEL allowance payments, which are set to benefit nearly half a million homes, begin rolling out today as part of a major expansion of the scheme. Fine Gael said it now means a quarter of all homes in the country qualify. Chair of the Oireachtas...
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IRELAND PLAYERS SHOW HEART IN HEATED TIE
So this is what we are reduced to. At 7.38pm, we see two teams frostily ignoring one another in a long, airy tunnel. No lovely, baritone announcing the big game beforehand in that vaguely flirtatious RTÉ timbre. We’re straight in here, no messing. No...
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DRAGONS FALL TO PIECES
BY TOM COLEMAN 2 0 CRAIG BELLAMY was left “really hurting” as Wales were outclassed in Copenhagen – and the Dragons remain without a win in 2026. Bellamy’s side were undone by two second-half set-pieces – the first of which led to an own goal from...
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READY, STEADY, COKE?
A VIDEO in which jailed gangster Jason Hennessy Jnr is purported to be ‘cooking’ cocaine has been leaked online – as former associates continue to turn on the jailed gang boss. The video, believed to have been recorded in a washroom in the same shed...
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FAI BOARD ‘MUST GO’
THE FAI has been blasted for its decision to go ahead with Ireland’s Nations League fixture with Israel tonight, amid protests over the plight of the Palestinian people. Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has pulled out of the squad, and Sinn Fein said going...
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Tensions flare in Hungary ahead of Israel clash
Irish soccer faced its biggest crisis in more than 20 years as international squad member Gavin Bazunu yesterday forced management into calling a vote of players on whether to play Israel in the first of two clashes. Stop the Game campaigners and...
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LOVES
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October), jeweller Monica Vinader and author Pippa Vosper – who lost her baby late in pregnancy – have collaborated on this beautiful feather pendant. Profits from each sale will go to research charity...
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SCHOOL OF ROCK
U2 MARKED their 50th year by returning to the Dublin school where they formed. As they launched their 16th album yesterday, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jnr performed a gig for students at Mount Temple Comprehensive.
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THE WORLD IS WATCHING
THE moral side of that sharp boundary detaching right from wrong, and courage from cowardice, presents the full force of its gravitational pull on Irish sport this weekend. Given that the national mood is overwhelmingly in alignment with the ethical...
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CLAUDIA SCANLON
A star-studded polo event has raised an incredible €40,000 for EB charity, Debra as stars like Angeline Ball, Dermot Bannon and Noel Meade attended a unique gathering at the All Ireland Polo Club in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. They were joined by actor...
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’RITA AURA
SENORITA BONITA (2.27) can come out on top in one of the races of the season at Newmarket today. The Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Cheveley Park Stakes has attracted a stellar cast with three top fillies going to war. Senorita Bonita has a terrific...
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JIMMY MacCARTHY
As he prepares to return to the stage, the legendary songwriter reflects on his Cork upbringing and the inspirations behind his timeless classics such as Ride On, Katie, The Bright Blue Rose and No Frontiers.
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FIRE SERVICE UNDER INVESTIGATION OVER HANDLING OF TWO FATAL INCIDENTS
TWO separate investigations are underway into Sligo Fire Service crews’ handling of two fatal fires in Sligo town. 65-year-old Pádraic Broaders was found dead at his home at 10 Ashbury Lawn, Ballinode, on November 23, 2024 having died from smoke...
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GREEN FEES AXED as Fermoy Pitch and Putt members must register as GAA members
An open letter issued by the Fermoy GAA executive, has stated that the Fermoy Pitch and Putt course is now open 'to Fermoy GAA members only'. Pitch & putt players have been advised that green fees no longer apply, and in order to use the course, they...
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‘On the run!’
● Mallow gardaí Emmet Long and Paul Keating are taking part in the Lisbon Marathon hoping to raise up to €10,000 for the children’s unit at CUH.
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Aer Lingus management and unions to meet today for talks on looming job cuts
Aer Lingus executives will meet today for talks with unions and representatives of workers from its head office in Dublin as it eyes potential layoffs there, it is understood. The discussions come as the airline continues efforts to advance a...
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Young boy was hit by a car in housing estate te
One Wexford mother is determined to make her housing estate safer for children to play after witnessing her son get hit by car. Megan Byrne who lives in the Forge lands, Enniscorthy, experienced every mother’s nightmare when she witnessed her10-...
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Bird keeper faces loss of Bray home over sheds
A Wicklow man who has kept birds in sheds at the back of his council house for 50 years fears he could lose both his home and his birds after receiving a formal tenancy warning from Wicklow County Council. John Kelly, who lives in Bray, says his bird...
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€900k will help improve access to Kilpatrick
Up to €1.75m is to be spent on coastal protection works in Wexford as the county braces itself for another winter of heavy storms. The money will be used to install rock revetments at Kelly’s Hotel in Rosslare Strand and on a coastal protection scheme...
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Sean was ‘one in a million’ and an absolute gentleman
Tributes been pouring in for the motorcyclist who died in a crash with a van on a rural Wexford road, not far from his home, on Sunday afternoon. 54-year-old Sean (Jack) Cahill was travelling on his motorcycle on the R736 at Barrystown, a picturesque...
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Cuireann lucht gnó fáilte roimh fheachtas Chárta na Gaeltachta
Tá tús curtha leis an phróiseas clárúcháin do ghnólachtaí chun Cárta na Gaeltachta a fháil i bhfeachtas nua de chuid Údarás na Gaeltacht. Tuairiscítear spéis láidir cheana féin sa chárta a bheidh á sheoladh go hoifigiúil an fómhar seo. Beidh Cárta na...
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Key medical services hit
The COPD Outreach service at SUH has not been operational since August due to the loss of the clinical specialist physiotherapist. And, it has also been confirmed that the podiatry service is no longer available at Markievicz House, Sligo. A meeting...
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Charity concert organisers hit out at hike in rates at venue
The organisers of The Fairytale of Dundalk, have hit out at An Táin Arts Centre after being told that they face a 60pc increase what they will have to pay for hiring the venue for the annual charity concert in aid of the North Louth Hospice in...
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‘Not in our backyard’
A line of residents from Duagh village and surrounding areas made their intentions clear on Monday evening when they queued to hand in their objections to a proposed solar farm in the locality. A solar project stretching to 576,850 square metres is...
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Culture vultures!
Dean Glynn, Mollie Carroll, Ciara Breen, Isabella Caulfield, Eve Donohoe and Michael Lennon performed in St. Iberius Church on Culture Night. Photo: Jim Campbell
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€7.5m funding boost for regeneration of Westgate
A massive push to begin the regeneration of the west end of Drogheda is expected to move up a gear over the next 12 months. It is understood that Louth County Council is extremely proactive behind the scenes in trying to find a solution to the...
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‘I was put into a dark storeroom for hours when Varadkar visited’
Mick Murtagh has decided to share his traumatic experience at the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) during a 2016 visit to the hospital by then Minister for Health Leo Varadkar. The Killarney resident said he feels compelled...
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Safety ‘overarching priority’ for offshore windfarm plan
The overarching priority for the operator of Ireland’s only offshore windfarm in seeking to dismantle and remove the project is that “it does not cause harm to people, vessels or marine life”, it has said. Two years ago, the seven-turbine Arklow Bank...
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Tales of the unexpected
This darkly comedic new drama is co-written by Love/hate creator Stuart Carolan and Chris Addison ( e ick of It). e series, which stars Ella Lily Hyland, Aidan Gillen, Philippa Dunne and Aisling O’sullivan, combines a Bonnie and Clydestyle adventure...
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ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE
Claire Bolger from Monaghan with overall show champion Shancon Adorable at the Irish Charolais Society Elite Heifer and National Calf Show and Sale at Carrick Showgrounds. The heifer is owned by Shane Conlon from Glaslough, Co Monaghan.
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Editor’s note
“The autumn leaves caress the trees tenderly.” Yay, it’s my favourite season of the year and what an issue we have in store for you this month. Not one, not two, but three of Ireland’s favourite country music stars on one cover. Yes, we catch up with...
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EXPRESS YOURSELF
PROFESSOR MAURA McADAM REVEALS HOW TO OVERCOME IMPOSTER SYNDROME
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Publisher’s Statement
We are also delighted to feature Aileesh Carew from Epic Museum, as well as Caroilin Callery from the National Famine Museum. Dublin is a city with a rich history, a lively culture and a thriving community. From the city centre’s cobbled streets to...
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Publisher’s Statement
Where waterfalls seem to fall from the sky, mountains rise into the clouds, and powerful waves crash against rugged headlands and endless beaches, this is, without question, one of the most extraordinary places in the world to call home. It is a...
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THE FRIDAY NIGHT CÉILÍ Memories of Mitchelstown Comhaltas - 1960s to 1980s
In recent times we were reminiscing about our childhood memories, as we were both born in 1962 within a six-week timeframe and lived across the road from one another in King Street. Among the liveliest recollections from the late 1960s through the...
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