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Our top 5 watches this weekend
Handshakes, hugs and 'meitheal' as European summit begins in Dublin
UK law shields mother and baby homes survivors from benefit cuts and tax
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Too serious or building resilience? The teenage GAA debate
Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly are joined by Declan Bogue to discuss a change of approach to underage GAA.
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Do you think 'smart glasses' that can record people should be banned?
Nearly two-thirds of people see drug use as a serious problem in their local area
Russell Brand’s Instagram and Facebook accounts disabled following rape conviction
Could Ireland and Ukraine do a deal on drones? Officials say talks only at 'earliest of stages'
Dereliction destroys our built heritage - will we ever learn?
Neglecting buildings to the point of collapse has to be treated with serious consequences.
Michael Carrick sacked as Manchester United manager
The EU is phasing out smoke flavourings. Does that mean the end of smoky bacon crisps?
Nvidia plans to oust CEO Jensen Huang amid reports of second affair, this time with junior exec
Military group accuses government of running EU security operation on the cheap
Here’s your essential sports TV guide for the weekend
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What will the EPC summit mean for Dublin this week?
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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Pharma Rebates
HSE failing to collect millions of euro owed by pharma companies
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Animal Testing
Irish universities paid hundreds of thousands for invasive animal experiments abroad
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Mother and Baby Unit
Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays
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Foster Care
Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations
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Licence Applications
Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?
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My (benign) skin cancer was spotted by chance. Others should not have to rely on luck
Barry Andrews
After a week of counting, Mississippi Democrat flips US Senate seat in historic, stunning upset
Two dead and 17 injured after three-storey building collapses in New York City
Tusla faces growing demand for secure care places for girls at risk of exploitation
‘Significant’ road closures expected in Dublin city centre during EPC summit
EPC summit: 50 leaders, an unprecedented security operation and the ‘AI godfather’
Wondering what the two meetings causing all this disruption are all about? There’s a few things on the agenda.
Yesterday
11th November 2026
A blackout in a foreign city made me realise I'd be utterly unprepared for a national emergency
Lise Hand
Better security guidance for schools ‘urgently required’ after hoax bomb threat ‘chaos’
Military guard loudly reprimands Pete Hegseth and others for laughing near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Iconic green dress worn by Keira Knightley in Atonement heading for auction
Healy-Rae firm paid €1.38m for accommodating Ukrainians since 2022, with payments halved this year
QUIZ: Can you name the European leaders invited to Ireland for this week's summit?
Protests against Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Trinity picked up across international media
As the city shuts down, strangers are invited to 'weave a living room' over on Thomas Street
We took a break from the chaos by visiting a three-day “festival of welcomes”.
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Protesters clash with police in Spain after first national strikes in over a decade
Teenager accused of Scarlett Faulkner's murder sent message to friend saying 'I gave her some beating'
Zelenskyy meets Taoiseach in Dublin ahead of sit-down with US envoys Witkoff and Kushner tomorrow
Fuel protest organisers call off nationwide convoys but Dublin protest on Friday ‘going ahead’
Father of nurse killed by disqualified driver says family left with 'life sentence' of grief
Darren Hoolahan's disappearance: Five arrested in Spain as police seize AK-47 and machete
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The unions got their deal and Simon Harris got his row
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Man who robbed Eddie Rocket’s caught after gardaí spotted him with two large ketchup packets