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FANS FACE ANXIOUS WAIT TO SECURE OASIS TICKETS
● Oasis announced yesterday they will play two shows at Slane Castle in 2027, on September 4 and 5. In a statement, Liam and Noel Gallagher said the tour would be a “sight to behold”. Fans have to register by Thursday for a chance to buy tickets with...
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Martin bids to calm debate on unity ahead of Burnham meeting
Donald Trump is never one for making a quiet entrance – and his arrival at Doonbeg was never going to be any different. The roar of Air Force One could be heard for miles as it made a tight and mind-bendingly low loop over Trump International Hotel...
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Martin braced for high-stakes Oval Office-style Trump meeting
● The Taoiseach is braced for a highstakes Oval Office-style meeting with US president Donald Trump, who will touch down in Dublin today for a whirlwind visit to Ireland. Micheál Martin will host a meeting in Farmleigh House, similar to the Saint...
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ROSIE O’DONNELL URGES COLD WELCOME FOR TRUMP
● US comedian Rosie O’Donnell, who moved to Ireland to get away from Donald Trump, has urged Irish people to come out in force to protest as he visits this weekend.
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IRISH STARS WARM UP FOR HEADLINE ACT AT DOONBEG
● Boxer Michael Conlan, left, and Ireland and Connacht rugby player Bundee Aki, right, play in a pro-am event at Trump International in Doonbeg ahead of the Irish Open, with the US president expected to arrive on Saturday.
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‘TRAITORS’ STAR SIOBHÁN LIGHTS UP RED CARPET
● Siobhán McSweeney looked far more vibrant than she normally does in her bewitching role as host of The Traitors Ireland as she attended Britain’s National Television Awards at the O2 Arena in London yesterday.
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SHANE AND PÁDRAIG READY FOR DOONBEG DRAMA
● Shane Lowry and Pádraig Harrington out on the course at Trump International Golf Links ahead of the Amgen Irish Open in Doonbeg, Co Clare, this week. US president Donald Trump will attend the tournament during his visit to Ireland at the weekend.
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SARANDON: SPEAKING OUT ABOUT PALESTINE COST ME WORK
● Oscar winner Susan Sarandon revealed on the Venice Film Festival red carpet she is losing film work because of her outspoken support for Palestine, despite what she described as a broader shift in public opinion against US support for Israel.
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Katie’s last dance
Rachael Blackmore has never met Katie Taylor. Not once. Not so far. The iconic stories of these two Irishwomen streaked across the same sky for years during which there were variations of the same question: how far can a sportswoman go in a world...
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WICKLOW TEEN DIES IN ICELAND CRASH
● An Irish teenager who died in a car accident in Iceland earlier this week has been named as Hannah Jane Large, an 18-year-old from Greystones in Co Wicklow. She was one of three young people who lost their lives when their car veered off the road...
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CLOONEY’S CAREER GETS VENICE SEAL OF APPROVAL
● George Clooney and his wife Amal attend a premiere at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, where the actor also received a lifetime achievement award.
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KATIE HAS EYES ON THE PRIZE AHEAD OF LAST FIGHT
● Katie Taylor arrives at a press conference in The Helix in DCU, Dublin, ahead of her undisputed super-lightweight fight against Flora Pili at Croke Park. Taylor said she was determined to reward fans with an occasion to remember in her final fight...
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‘I GAVE EVERYTHING I HAD’ – MESSI RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
● Argentina captain Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football yesterday, admitting he had given everything he had and “it was a decision that hurt”. The forward, who led his national team to victory in the 2022 World Cup, is...
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MAYO FOOTBALL HEROES A CLASS ACT AT STRADBALLY
Aoife Rooney: Why nothing is more important than toilet roll at Electric Picnic,
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‘You can have a big following on Instagram – it doesn’t mean you’re a good comedian’
● In Weekend Magazine, comedian Kyla Cobbler talks about her journey to becoming a stand-up, learning from a coercive relationship, her desire to become a mother, and how her first encounter with death taught her to grab all of life’s opportunities.
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OVER 360 DEAD AS NEPAL AND CHINA WARN OF FURTHER FLOODS RISK
● A woman weeps as she waits for news of a missing family member after the floods in Nepal. Lakes on either side of the Nepal-China border may burst and bring more devastation, authorities are warning.
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Two Irish among hundreds missing in Nepal flooding
● Two Irish citizens are among hundreds of missing people in Nepal after flash floods triggered landslides in the Rasuwa region, killing more than 150 people. The Irish were part of a tour group on a nine-day tour to Mount Kailash and were crossing...
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Gardaí ‘stretched to limit’ as bill for overtime soars
● Officers now earning an average of €95,353 a year ● GRA says costs down to force being stretched ● Opposition hits out at ‘chaotic’ situation
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Hurling and camogie stars raise funds for cancer research
● Cork camogie great Ashling Thompson takes a photo with fans after last night’s Hurling for Cancer Research charity match. Some of the biggest names in hurling and camogie, as well celebrities and sport stars, turned out for the yearly event to help...
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Families campaign for funding approval for drug
● Friedreich’s ataxia campaigners, including Emily Felix (centre) and Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird (left) protest in Dublin yesterday to push for the approval of funding for the drug Skyclarys here.
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Thousands of €300,000 doctors not working new Saturday shift
● Just one in seven hospital consultants on new publiconly contracts worth up to €340,000 a year are working rostered Saturday shifts rather than just being on call, according to the latest figures. The figures come as winter approaches and after...
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Public order units to police M9 crash gang funerals
The Garda Public Order Unit will form part of the security operation for the funerals of five teenagers killed when they drove the wrong way down the M9 and collided with an oncoming car in which three women and a young boy were seriously injured. A...
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Thousands of homeowners in 60s now at risk of eviction
● Thousands of people in their 60s risk being evicted from their homes because they are unable to meet the repayments on their mortgages. Leading personal insolvency expert Mitchell O’Brien says the State should set up a fund to buy the distressed...
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M9 gang leader was banned from leaving his own county
● The 17-year-old considered the main player in the gang involved in the horrific killer crash on the M9 on Sunday was on bail and banned from leaving his county. Kamil Pustkowski, one of five teenagers who died in the smash, was facing multiple...
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Crash teens posted videos of themselves during garda chases
● At least three of the youths killed on the M9 in Kildare after ploughing into an oncoming car had previously bragged online about evading gardaí by driving on the wrong side of motorways. The five youths were in a BMW gardaí suspect was linked to a...
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School-age boys among five dead in wrong-way carnage
● Juveniles aged 14 to 16 died in stolen car linked to earlier ‘Lucky Dip’ burglary attempts ● One of the dead boys arrested last month after motorcyclist was driven over by stolen truck ● Three women and child (7) injured in second car were driving...
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Ministers to push ahead with September fuel hike
● Increases to taxes charged on fuel take effect on September 1, in a move that will push diesel above €2 a litre. However, it is understood a series of hikes in the coming months are likely to be stalled. Petrol will increase by 11c and diesel by 12c...
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GLITTERING GOLD AND SPARKLING SILVER ON HISTORIC NIGHT FOR IRISH SPORT
● On a remarkable night for Irish athletics, Mark English and Rhasidat Adeleke turned in sensational performances in the men’s 800m and women’s 200m European Championship finals to take gold and silver medals for Ireland.
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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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McCLEAN’S ALL SMILES AMID DERRY DRAMA
● Step aside Derry Girls, writes David Kelly, as Derry City’s boys could inspire a TV comedy of their own in the wake of James McClean turning up for an open day yesterday at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, despite his club apparently trying to...
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DESPERATE HUNT FOR SURVIVORS IN COLOMBIA
● At least 111 people have died and many more are missing after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Colombia’s Choco province yesterday. President Abelardo de la Espriella reported the fatalities, with the number of deaths likely to rise. Rescue personnel...
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REBEL YELL AS CORK WIN ALL-IRELAND CAMOGIE CROWN
Girls in red left Croke Park dreaming of emulating their Cork camogie heroes, who played their hearts out to win by 2-14 to 0-19 against hard-working Galway. They celebrated yesterday with their brothers, mothers and fathers, at a record crowd for a...
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Grocery price shock as cost of staples to soar in autumn
● Bread, beer, egg and meat prices will soar this autumn as the Irish harvest is hit by a perfect storm of environmental and global economic factors. The Iran and Ukraine wars, US president Donald Trump’s trade policies, oil prices and record...
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‘NO TEARS, NO SADNESS, NO FUSS’ AS ACTOR BRENDA FRICKER LAID TO REST
● Family, friends, neighbours and figures from stage and screen gathered in Dublin’s Liberties yesterday to bid farewell to Oscar-winning actor Brenda Fricker (81). The service heard she had left instructions for “no tears, no sadness, no fuss” and...
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SCRUBBING UP FOR THE BIG MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
● Maria McNamara washes Shanbally Pippalo Pat before the horse goes out to perform on the first day of the Gallagher Dublin Horse Show. It was just one of the many jobs behind the scenes at the RDS carried out by hundreds of staff.
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MAIRE’S TEARS FOR GLEN
● Maire Saaritsa, Glen Hansard’s wife (above), spoke emotionally at his funeral, recalling the quiet life they shared in search of “truth and beauty”. She told the crowd of mourners their son Christy had “inherited his bright spirit”.
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THOUSANDS WELCOME ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS GALWAY
● Captain of the All-Ireland-winning Galway ladies football team Kate Geraghty shows off the Brendan Martin Cup with her mother Ann and sisters Laura and Caroline at a homecoming event for the team in Tuam Stadium.
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Aviation chiefs among 19 CEOs of semi-states granted pay rises
● Aviation chiefs have secured substantial pay rises, with Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers signing off on increases for the heads of the Irish Aviation Authority, AirNav Ireland and DAA. The three packages form part of a wider round of...
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Emergency cash raided to cover €500m cost of extra pay day
● An additional public service pay day this year will cost the Exchequer €500m and is being funded from a €1bn emergency reserve. The year starts and finishes on a Thursday, creating a 53rd payroll day. The Government has taken the funds from a €1bn...
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SONGS OF PRAISE: BUSKERS PLAY FOR GLEN HANSARD
● Hundreds of people gathered as musicians busked in front of Glen Hansard’s guitar to pay tribute to the beloved late singer at the Luke Kelly statue on King Street South in Dublin.
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‘A force of nature’
Isaw The Frames more than any other band in the 1990s, but one gig stands out. It was at Dublin’s Olympia and, for close to two hours, Glen Hansard bared his soul. As the gig neared its end, he left the stage, microphone in hand, grabbed the rigging...
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HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS AT BLUSTERY BALLYBRIT
● Racegoer Savannah Bergin from Moycullen, Co Galway, during day two of the Galway Races at Ballybrit Racecourse. It was a case of hold on to your hats as fashion lovers displayed flair and glamour despite the windy conditions.
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Jamey’s boyfriend could go on trial in his native Jordan
● Jordanian authorities can pursue a domestic prosecution over the killing of US mother-of-one Jamey Carney, despite the fact that her murder occurred in Ireland. Two senior gardaí travelled to Jordan’s capital Amman to liaise with its Directorate of...
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Mayo’s moment of magic
For many Mayo supporters, yesterday’s All-Ireland final was not just a long-awaited victory, but a day filled with memories of those who never lived to see it. As the county finally ended a 75-year wait for Sam Maguire, countless fans spoke of parents,...
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Hundreds of Help to Buy recipients forced to pay back cash
The Irish Independent understands some firsttime buyers take a chance when applying for the scheme by failing to declare they already own property.
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Anger as findings of Aughinish investigation won’t be released
● Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets local residents during a visit to a district of Kyiv damaged by Russian bombs. As Mr Martin completed his trip to Ukraine, the Government was criticised after it was confirmed it would not release the full findings of...
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FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE TO CONTAIN SLIEVENAMON BLAZE
● An aerial support unit dumps water on a large blaze that has been burning for three days at Slievenamon mountain in Tipperary. Fire services are hopeful it is under control, though it spread yesterday to a nearby Coillte forest.
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BIG DAY OUT FOR THE LITTLE BOYS IN BLUE
● Little Axel Horgan (4), from Listowel, Co Kerry, was one of dozens of children made honorary gardaí at Templemore Garda College by the Little Blue Heroes Foundation, a charity set up by members of the force. Axel is pictured with ‘Garda buddy’ Shifra...
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JUBILANT FANS WELCOME HOME TREATY HEROES
● Limerick captain Cian Lynch, left, and manager John Kiely show the Liam MacCarthy Cup to the crowds who packed out Pery Square in Limerick city yesterday to welcome home the All-Ireland hurling champions. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
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HSE is accused of ‘runaway spending’ on agency workers
● “Runaway spending” on agency staff in the health sector is raising the prospect of another supplementary estimate being needed this year. Fresh figures show €279.9m was spent on outside agencies in the health sector in the first four months of this...
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Shake-up of inheritance tax planned for budget
● A major shake-up of inheritance tax is planned for the budget, with changes being considered to rates and value threshold. Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers told the Irish Independent the issue is important for “people who want to hand...
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Dublin Bay-watch – the team keeping Dollymount safe
● It’s a hot, sunny afternoon on Dollymount Strand. Lifeguards Jakub Kolodziejek and Alexandre Figueredo Candido scan the shoreline from their red-and-yellow hut. From the raised lookout spot, they keep an eye on the beach. Their all-terrain vehicle is...
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HEARTBREAK FOR ENGLAND AS ARGENTINA ROAR BACK
● Lionel Messi hugs Harry Kane at the end of the World Cup semi-final in Atlanta after Argentina staged a dramatic comeback to snatch a 2-1 win over England in the 92nd minute of the match. Argentina now play Spain i n the final on Sunday.
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EU presidency delays garda plan for e-scooter crackdown
● Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has admitted it is “not realistic” that all frontline gardaí could be trained in pursuits of vehicles including scramblers and e-scooters until after the EU presidency. It comes as both Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the...
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RORY AND SHANE ALL SMILES IN BUILD-UP TO THE OPEN
Was it revenge for the Centenary Final of 1984 or just the golfing equivalent of what a Dutch beer company might describe as “probably the best fourball you’ll ever have in your life”? Whatever way you cut it, Stuart Grehan and his fellow Offaly man...
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Stricter social media checks for teens on way, rather than ban
● A social media ban for children up to age 13, and safety checks for those up to 16, are now being considered by EU officials as they grapple with the thorny issue. In an interview with the Irish Independent, EU Commissioner Michael McGrath said a...
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Thousands may have been needlessly paying TV licence
● Hundreds of thousands of Irish TV subscribers may be paying the €160 TV licence in error, with top officials and state bodies at odds over interpretation of the law. An Post, which collects the licence fee, insisted that anyone with a fullsize TV...
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It’s a heartache – farewell to power ballad legend Bonnie
● Bonnie Tyler, best known for power-pop classics such as Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Holding Out For A Hero and It’s A Heartache, has died at the age of 75. Chris Wasser recounts the Welsh vocal powerhouse’s love affair with Irish audiences.
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TRUMP CALLS IRAN ‘SCUM’ AS WAR RE-ERUPTS IN MIDDLE EAST
● US president Donald Trump addresses the media during the 36th Nato Heads of State and Government Summit held in Ankara, Turkey, yesterday, as fighting reignited in the Iran war.
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GARDAÍ FEAR MUM WAS VICTIM OF FATAL ASSAULT
● Gardaí fear an American woman found dead with head injuries at her home in Co Kerry was the victim of a brutal assault. The body of mother-of-one Jamey Noel Carney (43), above, was discovered in the bedroom of her rented home off the Muckross Road in...
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Plans for new EU subsidy to help farmers to take holidays
● Farmers could be in line for subsidised holiday cover and sick leave under new proposals. The measures are aimed at providing replacement labour for everything from sickness and bereavement to training courses and annual leave, and are included in a...
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Man lured to his death as locals made way to mass
● A man was shot and killed in south Dublin yesterday morning as local people made their way to mass. Gardaí believe he was lured to his death. It is the first gun killing in the country for more than two years. Detectives are investigating if the...
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Crackdown on e-scooters is promised amid child ICU crisis
● New laws to help gardaí crack down on e-scooters are being promised amid pleas from doctors for them to be banned. One area under examination is whether gardaí should be given special protection when chasing dangerous riders and drivers. Gardaí say...
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TAOISEACH WELCOMES VON DER LEYEN TO CORK
● Taoiseach Micheál Martin greets president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as she arrives at City Hall, Cork, during a visit by the College of Commissioners yesterday.
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‘We could hear riots from the hospital’
● The mother of a five-year-old girl left with catastrophic injuries in the Parnell Square attack says the violent unrest that erupted across Dublin afterwards “was other people’s agenda” and had nothing to do with her family. She said she could hear...
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EXCLUSIVE: BACKSTAGE AT LINEKER’S WORLD CUP SHOW
● Juan Mata and Luke Littler were among the guests to drop by when the Irish Independent’s Sean O’Connor, right, was invited into Netflix’s The Rest Is Football set for a chat with Gary Lineker, above.
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LOUTH MAKE HISTORY WITH DRAMATIC QUARTER-FINAL WIN
● Louth’s Donal McKenny celebrates after his side’s win against Monaghan at Croke Park put them into the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time in 69 years, where they face Mayo. Dublin will meet Kerry in the other semi-final.
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Patients kept on trolleys as beds lie empty, says minister
● One of the country’s biggest hospitals is putting patients on trolleys while beds lie empty. Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has accused Cork University Hospital of failing to manage the beds available. She is now threatening to slow down...
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Ireland swelters, but temperature record unbroken
● Ireland’s 139-year-old temperature record was unbroken, but the mercury still pushed past 31C yesterday on one of the hottest days in memory. More heat is forecast, with the east coast expected to have similar temperatures today. In Dún Laoghaire,...
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CREST OF A HEATWAVE: BRACE FOR THE HOTTEST DAY
Temperature records have been smashed around Europe as this week’s heatwave grips the continent and claims dozens of lives. Britain logged its highest temperature for June, reaching 36.1C in southern England as a heat dome hovered over much of Western...
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DÁITHÍ’S ‘UP FOR THE MATCH’ AFTER CAHILL EXIT
Daithi O’Sé, Jacqui Hurley and Louise Cantillon will be co-fronting the 2026 version of RTÉ’s Up for the Match. Sports presenter Des Cahill has co-fronted the annual show since 2005, first with Grainne Seoige and then Hurley, but will not be involved...
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SUN SHINES FOR IRELAND’S NEWEST CITIZENS
● Munster rugby player Jean Kleyn and his wife Aisling pictured after he received his Irish citizenship at a ceremony in Killarney. He was among 4,600 people from over 139 countries granted citizenship. Photo: Don MacMonagle
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DUBS DIG DEEP TO SEE OFF DONEGAL
● Brian Howard competes for a high ball against Jason McGee and Michael Murphy during Dublin’s 2-26 to 2-22 victory over Donegal at Croke Park yesterday.
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Harassment teacher still in class months after guilty plea
● A primary teacher was still working in the classroom for months after she had pleaded guilty to multiple charges of extreme and disturbing harassment of a couple, the Irish Independent can reveal. It has also emerged that parents and other teachers...
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BONO PUTS ON A SHOW FOR OBAMA’S BEAUTIFUL DAY
● Bono performs for former US presidents and first ladies, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, George W Bush, Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and Laura Bush, during the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Centre in Chicago yesterday.
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