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'Choose another route': Drivers warned as RSA and Dublin City Council brace for impact of Storm Austen
'It isn't funny': Comedian Vittorio Angelone apologises for joking about woman being raped
We want to hear what men think about James McClean's comments on therapy and 'weakness'
Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin for Ukraine war talks
Customers warned to stop using recalled Aldi hairdryers over safety risks
Why cash is still king: The Revolut outage showed that going fully cashless can be tricky
Nick Charalambous
'Worth the risk': Irish director uses London premiere to voice support for Palestine Action
Poll: Who do you agree with in the row between the minister and solicitors?
Bitter exchanges expected in Dáil as TDs gear up to debate future of the triple lock
Investigation launched after two bodies found at house in Bray
Storm Austen: Status Orange rain warning issued for Dublin and five other counties
Man (40s) dead following single-car collision on N5 in Co Mayo
Family of prison officer killed by IRA to get state apology for investigative failures
Pressed four times, housing minister refuses to say if he wants house prices to fall
Could Islamophobia cost Abdul El-Sayed the race for the US Senate?
Marion McKeone
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Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

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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Australian MP loses both legs after car attack
‘A writer, not a terrorist’: Normal People director and stars join open letter backing Sally Rooney
The signatories also include three Nobel literature laureates and a number of Irish writers.
World on course to blow past critical global warming threshold of 1.5C, UN warns
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is passed in House of Commons to replace Tories' Legacy Act
Military group claims 'lack of respect' in refusal to pay allowances to armed anti-drone pilots
The details were revealed today at the annual delegate conference of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) in Trim, Co Meath.
One in three young people would consider acting as a money mule, research suggests
New figures released today suggest the number of young people who have been approached to act as a money mule has increased since last year.
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20th October 2026
Liverpool recover from early setbacks to win 7-goal thriller
U2 to headline the NFL's Thanksgiving eve half-time show - and it will be shown on Netflix
Phil Foden back to his best in Man City's rout of AEK Athens
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Construction on the new maternity hospital will begin in 2027 - but won't finish until 2033
Couple who died in house fire in rural west Cork named locally
'It is the right decision': Plans pulled for €1.5m RSA breathalyser project in pubs and hotels
Suspected cocaine worth over €1.7m seized by gardaí and Revenue
Rare beluga whale spotted off the coast of Donegal
Batches of Centra and Supervalu fish products recalled due to presence of listeria
Patrick O'Donovan remains stable and is expected to stay in hospital for 'another period'
Hundreds heard a sanctioned Australian ‘health guru’ lecture in Meath: Here's what she said
Barbara O’Neill is banned by Australian medical authorities from spreading her claims, such as that cancer is a fungus.
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The podcast that helped bring George Gibney to justice, with Mark Horgan
Sinéad and Niall welcome Mark Horgan of the Second Captains/BBC podcast ‘Where is George Gibney?’ to reflect on the paedophile’s criminal conviction and sentencing 33 years after he was first charged in a Dublin court.
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Social Democrats lose third councillor in Kildare since 2024 local election
Revolut services restored as Google Cloud outage blamed for disruption
Taoiseach flings accusation of past 'Nazi' support at Sinn Féin in Dáil row
Mary Lou McDonald accused the government of “moving away from peacekeeping and towards military adventurism”.
Minister claims striking solicitors hired PR firms to try and present him as 'intransigent'