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Melbourne Cup 2026: Joseph O’Brien unleashes FIVE-horse Irish raid as Trustyourinstinct tipped to stop a nationEnd of an era: Ireland’s last Unifil troops head to Lebanon this month, and a row is brewing over the risky EU mission that could followCovid reckoning: Ireland’s pandemic verdict finally due within weeks after review sits down with Varadkar, Holohan and MartinSpy ships on the seabed? Chinese vessels accused of mapping the cables that carry 99% of the world’s communications – and Ireland’s own strategy admits we’re exposedAntonelli’s tears, Russell ‘distraught’ and Mercedes fined: The bitter-sweet fallout from F1’s youngest title win€21bn on the table: Government eyes EU defence loans a year after Donohoe blocked Ireland’s €100m bidGTA 6 is just 17 days away – and it will reportedly gobble up a monster 210GB of your consoleLearjet horror in Florida: all nine on board killed as Bahamas-bound jet plunges into mobile home park, leaving a burning craterRevealed: 2,700 derelict homes left to rot across Ireland, and one man’s map suggests owners could owe €49.5m in unpaid leviesDouble welfare payday: Christmas Bonus lands week of 7 December – exactly who gets it, and the payments that DON’T qualifyMelbourne Cup 2026: Joseph O’Brien unleashes FIVE-horse Irish raid as Trustyourinstinct tipped to stop a nationEnd of an era: Ireland’s last Unifil troops head to Lebanon this month, and a row is brewing over the risky EU mission that could followCovid reckoning: Ireland’s pandemic verdict finally due within weeks after review sits down with Varadkar, Holohan and MartinSpy ships on the seabed? Chinese vessels accused of mapping the cables that carry 99% of the world’s communications – and Ireland’s own strategy admits we’re exposedAntonelli’s tears, Russell ‘distraught’ and Mercedes fined: The bitter-sweet fallout from F1’s youngest title win€21bn on the table: Government eyes EU defence loans a year after Donohoe blocked Ireland’s €100m bidGTA 6 is just 17 days away – and it will reportedly gobble up a monster 210GB of your consoleLearjet horror in Florida: all nine on board killed as Bahamas-bound jet plunges into mobile home park, leaving a burning craterRevealed: 2,700 derelict homes left to rot across Ireland, and one man’s map suggests owners could owe €49.5m in unpaid leviesDouble welfare payday: Christmas Bonus lands week of 7 December – exactly who gets it, and the payments that DON’T qualify
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Covid reckoning: Ireland’s pandemic verdict finally due within weeks after review sits down with Varadkar, Holohan and Martin
The independent review of Ireland's pandemic response says its final report is due by the end of the year, after sessions with the leaders who ran it.
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GTA 6 is just 17 days away – and it will reportedly gobble up a monster 210GB of your console
Learjet horror in Florida: all nine on board killed as Bahamas-bound jet plunges into mobile home park, leaving a burning crater
Double welfare payday: Christmas Bonus lands week of 7 December – exactly who gets it, and the payments that DON’T qualify
Revealed: 2,700 derelict homes left to rot across Ireland, and one man’s map suggests owners could owe €49.5m in unpaid levies
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Tralee IPAS centre death: man, 49, charged with murder at special Sunday night court sitting and remanded in custody
A 49-year-old man was charged with murder and assault causing harm at a special sitting of Killarney District Court and will appear again on Wednesday.
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US midterms election night: your hour-by-hour guide in Irish time, from the 11pm first results to Alaska’s 6am finale
Polls start closing at 11pm Irish time on Tuesday and the last ones shut at 6am on Wednesday. Here is when to watch, and which races will tell you who is winning.
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Le Bris on the brink? Sunderland rock bottom with five points after Coventry humiliation – and the next five fixtures are a horror show
Sunderland's 3-1 defeat at Coventry left them bottom of the Premier League on five points from nine games, and their manager admits the side is not consistent enough for the top flight.
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Documentary STUNS Hollywood: Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes film beats DC’s Clayface to No 1, a first in 22 years
The forecasters were right: A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything edged DC's Clayface by about $200,000 to win a sleepy Halloween weekend in North America, a feat no non-concert documentary has managed…
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Revolut DOUBLES its grip on Irish wallets as nearly half of us now use it – but the big three still control your salary
A Department of Finance survey shows Revolut's share as a main account has doubled to 6%, and phone payments are close to overtaking debit cards, as Ireland's banking market keeps shifting.
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£30,000 of designer loot sold for just £1,800: West End ram-raid gang who smashed into YSL and Loro Piana jailed
A gang that drove stolen cars through the windows of some of London's most exclusive fashion stores caused around £1 million in losses and damage, yet one member was paid just £1,800 for goods…
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How to switch electricity or gas supplier in Ireland this winter: every 2026 price hike, your rights and the switch that could save €500
Every big supplier has raised prices in 2026. Here is who raised what and when, your rights under CRU rules, and how to switch step by step.
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3G is DEAD in Ireland: Eir’s switch-off deadline passes – the alarms, trackers and old phones that could be caught out
Eir's phased shutdown of its 3G network was due to finish by the end of October, meaning Ireland's three big mobile networks have now all moved on from 3G. Most people will notice nothing,…
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Diabetes shock: more than HALF of young patients put type 2 into remission in just six months on 800-calorie plan
In a small but striking trial, 54% of young adults with type 2 diabetes reached remission after a strict low-calorie diet plus supervised exercise. Here's what it found, and what it doesn't prove.
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Connemara bus boost: EIGHT extra Route 424 services kick in for packed Spiddal and Carraroe commuters – plus every other public transport change this month
From 1 November, eight additional weekday services run on Route 424 between Galway city, Bearna and An Cheathrú Rua, as the NTA responds to overcrowding on one of the busiest rural routes in the…
