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A speed camera is pictured on the N25 in Kilkenny

Speeding fines, penalty points revoked over 'human error'

Gardaí will revoke fines and penalty points issued to hundreds of people for speeding offences who were detected by a static speed camera in Kilkenny last month.

A total of 6,325 notices for housing commencement were issued in the first half of the year (file image)

Taoiseach denies housing figures going in wrong direction

Kneecap at the Glastonbury Festival last month

'No further action' over Kneecap's Glastonbury set

Householders in three of Dublin's four locals authority areas will see their property tax increase from next year

Dublin City Council agrees to raise local property tax

Trump Epstein Clarity

From promise to pushback: Trump and the so-called Epstein list

Oil spill Kilbogget Park

Bank of Ireland apologises over oil spill at Dublin site

Niall Gilligan is pictured leaving Ennis Court House

Gilligan 'acted in reasonable manner' at inn, trial hears

18 July 2025; Team captains Maro Itoje of British & Irish Lions, left, and Harry Wilson of Australia pose with the trophy during a photocall ahead of the first test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Odds stacked in Lions' favour for first Wallabies Test

British and Irish Lions

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Trump team seeks to release some of Epstein documents

David McCullagh, Katie Hannon and Fran McNulty talk with BBC Chief Anchor Caitriona Perry on Behind the Story

Podcast: The Epstein files and trouble for Trump

Behind the Story

a group of police officers standing in front of a road

Blast at LA sheriff's facility kills three deputies

Regional

Spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions are possible in Cork and Kerry this weekend (Stock image)

Status Yellow warning for rain issued for Cork and Kerry

17 July 2025; Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a shot from the rough on the first hole during day one of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Antrim. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Plans unveiled for new NI championship links course

Sarah Coyle, believed to be Ireland's oldest person, pictured on her 108th birthday in July 2024

Ireland's oldest person remembered for warmth at funeral

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Women, 70s, dies after being struck by car in Dublin

The HSE has confirmed that a 12-bedded health and addiction stabilisation service has opened, in line with plans to develop and expand services at the facility

Funding for further beds at Usher's Island care facility

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High hopes in Tipp for All-Ireland win against Cork

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High hopes in Tipp for All-Ireland win against Cork

High hopes in Tipp for All-Ireland win against Cork

Should teaching the national anthem be mandatory?

Should teaching the national anthem be mandatory?

Ireland needs ‘future-proofed water supply’ - Uisce Éireann

Ireland needs ‘future-proofed water supply’ - Uisce Éireann

Has Donald Trump persuaded Coca-Cola to tweak its ingredients?

Has Donald Trump persuaded Coca-Cola to tweak its ingredients?

Young people react to lowering of voting age in UK to 16

Young people react to lowering of voting age in UK to 16

Rebel county gears up for All-Ireland final

Rebel county gears up for All-Ireland final

Israeli strike interrupts Syria TV live broadcast

Israeli strike interrupts Syria TV live broadcast

Features

a collage of a broken floor

Damp, mould and rats: Residents of a Wicklow estate speak out

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy receives a handwoven rug gifted to the people of Ireland as a thank you from two Native American nations

Native American nations gift rug for support during Covid

Members of Syrian Druze

Who are the Druze and why is Israel striking Syria?

Sean O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor's father: 'I still miss her'

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Oppo hammers Govt for 'epic waste' as Dáil shuts up shop

Stock image of a teenage boy using a smartphone

Sextortion scams increase with rise of AI 'nudify' apps

image shows three representatives of coalition 2030 with the text “calls for a commissioner for future generations”

Watch: Calls for a Commissioner for Future Generations

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A woman dressed in traditional Mennonite clothing walks through downtown Aylmer, Ontario, Canada

Measles deepens vaccine tensions in rural Canadian town

Collie dog, Delta, working as part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Dryland Conservation Project, works to sniff out critically endangered Geometric tortoises on a private reserve in the Boland district of the Western Cape in South Africa

Dogs on the trail of South Africa's endangered tortoises

north korea leader kim jong un attends the opening of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area

North Korea bars foreign tourists from new seaside resort

Aerial photograph taken on July 27, 2023, shows a diver searching for archaeological material in Lake Ohrid, southeastern Albania

Europe's oldest lake settlement uncovered in Albania

Astronomers observe birth of a solar system

A scene from 1977 movie Star Wars showing Darth Vader speaking to Princess Leia

Darth Vader's lightsaber to go under hammer

Sesame Street character Elmo

Elmo's X account hacked, posts racist messages

Fauja Singh poses for pictures after being the first person to officially enter for next year’s Edinburgh Marathon on September 1, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

114-year-old marathon runner dies in India road accident

Kids playing with LEGO

Lego, Barbie and Rubik's Cube among top toys of all time

a girl holding a large tarantula in her hands

Customs discover 1,500 tarantulas in cookie shipment

Sylvain of the French army's 8th Signal Regiment holds a pigeon at a military dovecote

France's military pigeons race in memory of predecessors

Cambodian soldiers stand during a drill at a military police base in Kampong Chhnang province on 16 May 2024

Cambodia to implement military conscription in 2026