Newspapers from Ireland
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF CROKE PARK
THE COUNTRY went eclipse crazy yesterday as hundreds of thousands took to parks and gardens to watch a rare near-total solar eclipse. Even the star power of Manchester United and Leeds United couldn’t outshine the eclipse at a sold-out Croke Park —...
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Local Rose and escort set their sights on conquering Tralee
The annual Rose Tour set out this week with local lady, Anna Clancy, among the 32 select contestants soon set to take to the stage for the Rose of Tralee's live televised airing from the 'dome'. Anna, who is the 2026 Perth Rose, arrived home in...
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‘If the cup fits...’
The Rebel County came out in force to welcome home their champions on Monday on the return of the All-Ireland-winning senior camogie team in a muchneeded balm for the tribal soul. The newly-crowned All-Ireland champs received a huge welcome at Mallow...
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SOLAR FLAIR AS EUROPE MARVELS AT ECLIPSE LIGHT SHOW
● The moon completely covers the sun during the total solar eclipse yesterday, as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Teruel, eastern Spain. In Ireland, crowds gathered in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, and elsewhere to experience a...
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“It’s a bit like a fever dream!” - Lissadell Céilí Band are a class apart as they bring home coveted All-Ireland Fleadh harp
THE Lissadell Céilí band have been crowned the All Ireland Senior Céilí band champions of 2026. There were elated scenes at the Gig Rig at Belfast City Hall at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann as videos emerged of the group dramatically jumping for joy as...
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Irish company Manna plans US drone delivery rollout in Dallas
Irish drone delivery firm Manna expects to open its first full-scale operational base in Dallas before the end of the year after launching commercial flights in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week, according to executive chairman Kenny Jacobs. The launch in...
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ALISON CHAWKE WALKS FREE FROM JAIL
The daughter of prominent publican Charlie Chawke was released from prison yesterday, just weeks after being jailed for a serious assault. Alison Chawke, from Goatstown, Dublin, was jailed alongside her brother, Bill, for assaulting John McHugh and...
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HOSPITAL CAR FEES MUST BE PARKED
HOSPITAL parking is a “charge on being sick” and needs to be abolished, Sinn Fein has said. The party’s health spokesman David Cullinane said the amount of income being generated has “increased dramatically”. He revealed figures provided by the HSE...
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New details emerge after Irish designer’s death on luxury New…
Martha Nolan-O’Slattara’s mouth, chest and the back of her head were turning purple when paramedics found her aboard a boat docked at the ritzy Montauk Yacht Club in the Hamptons in August 2025. The Co. Carlow woman had been living in New York for a...
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Young stars meet Paul McGrath
Ireland soccer legend Paul McGrath meets some of the young participants of the charity soccer camp in Shamrocks AFC in aid of the Hope Cancer Support Centre. Photo: Pat O’Connor
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Community rallies to help family of six after house fire
A family of six have been left without a place to call home after their house was completely gutted by a fire on Sunday evening. The blaze broke out at a council-owned property in Fassaroe, Bray. All six occupants, two adults and their four teenage...
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€76,000 raised to help young mum get treatment abroad
AyoungmotherlivinginWexfordisbravely battling an inoperable cancer while looking for options abroad. Annie Comerford, who lives in Gorey with her young son Elijah and husband Peter, said that her world changed when she received a diagnosis for an...
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‘Every interaction matters for babies in neonatal care’ - Little Library launched in Wexford General Hospital
The manager of Wexford General Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit has said “every interaction matters for babies in neonatal care,” as the Tiny Little Library at the hospital was launched. Tiny Little Library is an early intervention initiative...
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Campaign to support new mums with vital assistance
A Co Sligo mum-of-two was inspired by her own story to set up a new initiative to assist mothers in the first year after giving birth so that they can get all the support they require. Aolish Gormley, from Co Sligo, is behind Mum Map Sligo which has...
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Podchraoltaí beo Seachtain ón Fhleadh Cheoil
Bhí Seachtain i lár an aonaigh ag Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann nuair a rinneadh taifeadadh ar dhá phodchraoladh beo. Ba iad na ceoltóirí Caoimhe agus Séamus Uí Fhlatharta agus Róise Ní Mhurchú agus Dónal O’Connor a cuireadh faoi agallamh i lár chathair...
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Chef devastated by Baltinglass closure but vows ‘it’s not the end’
West Wicklow chef and popular television food contributor Maggie Roche has said she, her staff and customers are “devastated” that the lease on her much-loved Baltinglass cafe won’t be renewed, but she insists it is “definitely not the end of Little...
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‘You are now our shooting star, we will never, ever forget you’
Youngsters who had shared a pitch with the late Aoibheann Clarke lined out once morebesideherasshemadeherfinaljourneytoStGarvan’sChurchinCaroreigh,Co Wexford, on Monday afternoon. Aoibheann passed away in hospital after collapsing at a Minor Ladies...
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Dead for 60 minutes, emergency services lead miracle recovery
Emergency service workers in Kenmare are being hailed as heroes this week for saving a man’s life after his heart stopped for an astonishing 60 minutes. Thanks to their sustained actions, they managed to bring Serhii Shvets, originally from Ukraine,...
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Former Mayor targeted in town centre
Aontú representative Michael O’Dowd has said he believes he may have been targeted because of his political views after a wheelie bin was kicked in his direction as he walked through Drogheda town centrewithhisdaughterlastWednesday. The local...
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Suad hits Tralee on a high as punters’ choice
Dublin Rose Suad Mooge has emerged as the clear 2/1 favourite to win the 2026 Rose of Tralee, despite a turbulent build-up to the festival which saw her targeted with racist abuse online. The 26-year-old medical scientist was the subject of racist...
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Dundalk burglaries down 21pc but Louth still crime hotspot
Louth has one of the highest crime rates in the country despite falling a decrease in the number of burglaries recorded last year. An analysis of figures from the Central Statistics Office ( CSO), based on more than 274,000 crimes recorded on the...
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Minister launches push to defend Irish beef in Britain
Ireland is facing growing competition in its biggest beef export market as the UK’S post-brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand begin to reshape supply chains and increase the amount of imported beef available to British consumers. Further...
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This week
It’s been quite the whirlwind year for the current Rose of Tralee, Katelyn Cummins. Of course, the Laois Rose is not just the current Rose of Tralee, but also the proud winner of Dancing With The Stars. As she says, “I’ve actually just been up the...
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Revenue nets €10m in black market crackdown
Revenue has launched a crackdown on the black market, pursuing rogue builders, beauticians, vape shops and takeaways for more than €10.5m in the last 18 months. Figures obtained by the Sunday Independent show the windfall is almost as much as the tax...
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ON HIS WAY BATCH HOME
PRISON WING SEARCHED BY SPECIALIST COPS AHEAD OF RETURN
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Kinahan back in Ireland today to face court over bloody feud
THE Government jet takes off yesterday bound for Dubai to bring Daniel Kinahan back to Ireland. The cartel boss is expected back in Dublin today to face charges in the Special Criminal Court over the Hutch-kinahan feud which left 18 dead. In an...
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FEATURES
The Rose of Tralee host tells us why he believes the competition is so popular, taking his son Ógie to the festival and prioritising his health. Coronation Street’s Liam Mccheyne on his shock storyline and the important lesson behind it. Martin Kemp...
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BYJASON HEAVEY
NAHRAAN (2.25) can sink hotpot Sallaal in the Betway Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock this afternnon. After the withdrawal of Danger Bay last night, just the four line up for the Group ree and Sallaal is obviously a massive threat on the back of...
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LOVES
Pandora’s latest offering might just be its most fun yet. Co-created with celebrity stylist Harry Lambert (whose clients include Harry Styles and Emma Corrin) the jewellery brand’s Wonders collection consists of 11 playful limited-release charms made...
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THE NUN OF RAVENSBRÜCK
When author Cathi Fleming signed a contract to write The Nun of Ravensbrück, she began an extraordinary journey into the life of West Cork nun and resistance hero Sister Kate McCarthy – a woman whose courage in the face of Nazi tyranny would change her...
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AN EXCHANGE on the train into Croker yesterday morning.
“Can I sit in beside ye, lads,” asked a Mayo fan. “It’ll be the closest a Mayoman will get to a Kerryman today,” quipped one of the two Kerry jersey-wearing passengers, as sharp as David Clifford in front of the posts. “We won’t need to get close to...
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GOING THE EXTRA MILE
Kate Demolder charts the rise of the global marathon industry
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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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