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15 Sep 2026, 13:57 GMT

The Taoiseach and other coalition figures have signalled that the Government could cut tax on home heating oil in the upcoming Budget.

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15 Sep 2026, 11:27 GMT

President Catherine Connolly has criticised a lack of action taken on tackling climate change in her opening speech at the National Ploughing Championships.

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15 Sep 2026, 07:57 GMT

A man aged in his 60s has died following a four-vehicle crash in Co Tipperary yesterday evening.

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14 Sep 2026, 23:00 GMT

The Health Service Executive has ordered a review of hospital car parking charges after the revenue generated by public hospitals from parking fees more than doubled over a four-year period.

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14 Sep 2026, 17:14 GMT

A distillery in Co Longford has given a cautious welcome after US President Donald Trump said he will lift tariffs on imports of Irish whiskey.

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14 Sep 2026, 17:04 GMT Andrew Sparrow

In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ‘today’ Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, the Press Association reports. Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become prime minister. [We] will continue bringing forward further reforms to strengthen confidence in our democracy. Following on from the previous minister for democracy’s letter to you of 10 July 2026, we wanted to reiterate the government’s concerns, shared by many members of the public and parliamentarians, about the rise in the volume and concentration of money in UK politics. We have to limit the way financial power can end up dominating political power, to get to a politics that works for all people in all places. We believe spending limits on parties and candidates are too high, and ought to be reduced. Continue reading...

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14 Sep 2026, 15:35 GMT

Three sisters who were seriously injured in a crash in Co Kildare said they are "taking things one day at a time" and are getting stronger each day.

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14 Sep 2026, 13:21 GMT Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summit Westminster’s time is coming to an end, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said at a summit aimed at putting the UK’s Celtic nations on the path to independence referendums. The Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth; the Scottish National party leader, John Swinney; Sinn Féin’s vice-president, Michelle O’Neill, and the president and leader of the opposition in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, met in Cardiff on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding recognising that “the political landscape across these islands is changing”. Continue reading...

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14 Sep 2026, 11:23 GMT

Personal, household, vehicle, and farm crime have increased over the past six years according to the latest Crime and Victimisation report for 2025.

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14 Sep 2026, 10:41 GMT

The jury in the Noah Donohoe inquest has resumed deliberations after one juror was discharged this morning.

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14 Sep 2026, 08:55 GMT

Shane Lowry's uncle says his nephew delivered a master class, following his victory at the Amgen Irish Open in Doonbeg yesterday.

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14 Sep 2026, 08:50 GMT

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he has discussed a united Ireland with the US President Donald Trump any time they have met and he always explains the need to work in lockstep with the British government in order to achieve Irish unity.

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14 Sep 2026, 07:09 GMT

EU officials say they welcome US tariff reductions but want further cuts to support transatlantic trade and exporters.

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14 Sep 2026, 05:00 GMT

A new report from the Child Law Project has highlighted an increasing shortage of suitable care placements for some of the State's most vulnerable children with District Court judges repeatedly expressing alarm at the situation.

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14 Sep 2026, 02:38 GMT

Irish politics and sports often blend but nothing might replicate Donald Trump's whirlwind 28 hours of golf, diplomacy and trade at the Irish Open in Doonbeg.

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13 Sep 2026, 23:02 GMT Luke Broadwater and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

President Trump’s decision, announced while visiting his golf course in Ireland, was the latest shift in his trade policies.

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13 Sep 2026, 20:21 GMT Megan Specia

As the U.S. president heads to his Doonbeg hotel for the Irish Open, locals expressed both appreciation for the resort’s economic benefits and opposition to his politics.

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13 Sep 2026, 18:03 GMT

US President Donald Trump has used his speech at the Irish Open prizegiving ceremony in Doonbeg to announce he is to remove tariffs from Irish whiskey.

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13 Sep 2026, 12:41 GMT

While thousands came out on the streets of Dublin to protest the private visit of US president Donald Trump, there were smaller numbers in Co Clare.

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