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Why youth employment is the ‘critical question’ Artificial intelligence is likely responsible for at least some of the recent slowdown in youth employment in Ireland, according to a new report from the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN). The findings, reported by The Journal, stop short of blaming AI for widespread job losses: it […]

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over 300 positions opened up throughout the island Domino’s jobs are on the market again, with the pizza chain announcing 300 vacancies across Ireland ahead of its busiest stretch of the year. The company is recruiting from pizza makers to delivery drivers, with flexible evening and weekend shifts on offer and no previous experience required, […]

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Eurovision 2027 has lost another country. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS said on Monday that the event can “no longer be considered neutral” amid divisions over the war in Gaza. The broadcasters have confirmed that the Netherlands will not take part in next year’s Song Contest in Burgas. The Netherlands also sat out this year’s contest in […]

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When the thundery Ireland weather arrives The Ireland weather story this week starts with a jolt. Temperatures dropped to near-freezing overnight on Sunday, with lows of less than 1C recorded in the midlands in the early hours of Monday morning. Daytime highs are set to keep reaching the mid-20s, a swing of roughly 22 degrees, […]

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What the Oberstown director is asking staff to do The director of Oberstown Children Detention Campus has called for a “ceasefire” in an ongoing industrial relations dispute with staff at the State’s only child-detention facility. Damien Hernon warned on Sunday that the industrial action, taken over concerns about safe staffing levels, “has the potential to […]

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Two problems McManus says hurling has to fix Former Antrim hurler Neil McManus believes some county boards regard hurling as a “nuisance”, and that counties which ignore the game should be penalised when it comes to grants from Croke Park. Speaking on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1, McManus said the sport’s problems run far […]

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Ireland plans security ahead of ‘volatile’ visit next month The Trump Ireland visit is set for Saturday, 12 September, and the US president is expected to be met by a “monstrous” security operation when he lands, the Irish Mirror reported. Trump will be welcomed at Dublin Airport by a senior Irish government representative before being […]

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Where to watch The Witcher in Ireland The Witcher has hit a new low with viewers. The Netflix fantasy series has seen its Rotten Tomatoes audience score collapse to 20% for its fourth season, the worst reception of its run, and it is reportedly doubling down on the very criticisms that got it there as […]

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Ireland staged for a historical FIH World Cup campaign The Ireland field hockey team have guaranteed their best-ever World Cup finish, even after losing 2-1 to France in their final Pool H game at the FIH Hockey World Cup. Wins over South Africa and Malaysia had already banked enough points, and Ireland still topped the […]

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Pluribus Season 2: Vince Gilligan Says The Full Story Is Locked In Pluribus season 2 has taken its biggest step forward yet. Speaking to Collider at Televerse, creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan revealed that he and his creative team have finalised the story for every episode of the second season, with each instalment plotted out […]

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What the Skyclarys decision turns heads Campaigners and patients marched through Dublin city centre on Sunday in a final push to have Skyclarys, a drug used to treat Friedreich’s Ataxia, approved for reimbursement by the HSE. The demonstration gathered at the Garden of Remembrance and made its way to Custom House Quay, three days before […]

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Why World Cafe Dublin matters for Irish acts Somewhere in Philadelphia, a public radio producer had to sit down and decide which Irish musicians would not make the cut. That is the sort of problem Dublin creates. From Monday, World Cafe Dublin becomes a fortnight-long fixture on National Public Radio in the United States. The […]

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How the skin cancer patch works A dissolvable, 3D-printed skin cancer patch developed by researchers in Belfast could make treatment for localised skin cancer simpler and considerably less painful. Created at Queen’s University Belfast, the small patch carries tiny microneedles that pass through the outer layer of the skin without drawing blood. The microneedles deliver […]

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Why social media moderation is under the spotlight Social media companies are “endangering” society by failing to take down content showing dangerous and illegal activity, the Minister for Enterprise has said. Speaking on RTÉ’s This Week on Sunday, Peter Burke said slow social media moderation by the major platforms was “not good enough”, and warned […]

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What gardaí found in the Dundalk searches Gardaí have seized firearms and improvised explosive devices during searches in Dundalk, Co Louth, and arrested a woman in her 30s. The searches were carried out on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into an organised crime group, The Journal reported. Detectives leading the operation were accompanied […]

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What Beat the Lotto is about Beat the Lotto, the documentary telling how a syndicate tried to buy every single combination in the Irish Lotto, gets its television outing on Monday 24 August at 9.35pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. It is one of the best stories 1990s Ireland has to offer, and it […]

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Why Retatrutide is turning up in Irish gyms Retatrutide, a weight-loss drug not approved for human use anywhere in the world, is being sold online and passed around Irish gyms, and hospitals here are treating people who have taken it. A leading obesity consultant has warned of a rise in patients presenting with side effects, […]

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What El Niño means for Ireland weather Ireland weather is being lined up for a wetter and stormier run into autumn and early winter, with forecasters warning that the El Niño event now developing in the Pacific is shaping up to be the strongest they have ever modelled. Met Éireann says north-western Europe, Ireland included, […]

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How Klarna and buy now, pay later systems actually work A notice in the window of Schuh on a busy Dublin street tells you most of what you need to know about how Irish shopping has changed. It is not advertising a sale. It is advertising Klarna, the option to walk out with what you […]

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Why the Carters are returning to EastEnders EastEnders has confirmed that Danny Hatchard and Maddy Hill are returning as Carter siblings Lee and Nancy. Both actors have already started filming and their first scenes air later this year on RTÉ One and BBC One, in a storyline the soap’s executive producer reckons will floor viewers. […]

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What happened to Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth The annual Michael Collins commemoration takes place at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork this afternoon, marking 104 years since the revolutionary leader was killed during the Civil War. The ceremony begins at 3pm at the Michael Collins Monument and runs until 5pm, with RTÉ Radio […]

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It is the second-best the show has had Reacher season 4 has landed an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the second-highest in the show’s history, Screen Rant reports. Only the first season has done better with viewers, sitting on 91%. Alan Ritchson’s Prime Video hit is still releasing new episodes, so the numbers may […]

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How Rory McIlroy turned his week around Rory McIlroy has hauled himself back into the hunt at the BMW Championship, signing for a five-under-par third round in St Louis to reach 12 under, five shots behind leader Wyndham Clark going into the final day. It is the pick of the weekend in Irish sport. The […]

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Pressure on hospital consultants to deliver a seven-day service Just one in seven hospital consultants on the public-only contract are working on a Saturday, according to new HSE figures reported by RTÉ News. Of the more than 3,200 consultants on the contract who recorded their hours, 14% worked Saturdays and 38% worked extended day shifts, […]

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Why Facing El Chapo is flying Facing El Chapo has become the most popular film on Netflix worldwide just one day after landing on the streamer, according to Screen Rant. The crime thriller was released on 21 August and shot to the top of the charts almost immediately, and Irish viewers can watch it on […]

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What the delay means for Trump Doonbeg A rare snail measuring just 2mm has put a fresh obstacle in the way of the Trump Doonbeg ballroom plan in Co Clare. The presence of the Vertigo Angustior at the resort has prompted An Coimisiún Pleanála to write to the Trump firm behind the application, TIGL Ireland […]

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Keith Andrews has built an Irish core in west London Keith Andrews could hardly have asked for a better start to his second season in the Premier League. The Dubliner’s Brentford side tore Tottenham Hotspur apart in west London on Saturday, winning 3-0 as Roberto De Zerbi’s expensive summer rebuild was shaken to its foundations […]

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Why the Evan Ferguson move to Serie A makes sense It is almost two years now since Evan Ferguson was a regular starter for Brighton, and close to three since he was the most talked-about young striker in Britain or Ireland. The Meathman who made his Bohemians debut against Chelsea at 14 is now 21 […]

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Who is playing who in the Beatles biopic Footage has emerged of the four actors playing The Beatles in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopic films recreating the band’s Abbey Road album cover on the zebra crossing outside the famous London studio, and two of the four leads are Irish. The clip, posted on social media […]

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Why Wetherspoons is asking drinkers to put phones on silent Wetherspoons has banned customers from playing music out loud or taking phone calls on speakerphone, and the chain has confirmed the rule applies in the Republic of Ireland. It runs six pubs in the Republic and three in the North, including The South Strand at […]

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The new State Savings rates in full Returns on Ireland’s State Savings products are going up from 30 August, with the National Treasury Management Agency raising rates across prize bonds, deposit accounts and fixed-term fixed-rate savings products. The prize bond fund is also being boosted. Ireland State Savings is the name for the products the […]

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Ellen Walshe’s double gold in Paris Ellen Walshe and Kate O’Connor were given a hero’s welcome at Dublin Airport on Monday, walking through arrivals to cheers from supporters after a remarkable few days for Irish sport. Walshe came home with two golds from the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, O’Connor with European heptathlon gold from […]

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Who is back in The Diplomat season 4 Netflix has confirmed that The Diplomat returns for a fourth season on 15 October, releasing a first-look teaser trailer and a set of new images alongside the date. Because Netflix drops its originals globally on the day, Irish viewers get the new run on Netflix IE from […]

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The recordings of this year’s Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas and New Year specials have been cancelled after Brendan O’Carroll revealed he needs immediate surgery on two fractures in his jaw. The 70-year-old Dubliner, who created the sitcom and stars as Agnes Brown, announced the news in a statement on Monday afternoon. What Brendan O’Carroll said […]

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The Super Bowl will remain free to watch Irish NFL fans will not have to pay to watch a Sunday night game for the next three seasons. The new Virgin Media NFL deal will put at least 22 games a season on free-to-air television in Ireland, including the Super Bowl, under a partnership extension running […]

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‘No indicated signs of foul play’, police say American actress Hayden Panettiere has died aged 36, her father has confirmed, as per reports from US media. In a statement reported by American media, her father, Skip Panettiere said: “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden.” “She was […]

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What the Eurovision voting change would mean for Irish fans Eurovision voting is facing its biggest shake-up in years. The European Broadcasting Union has confirmed it is investigating a switch to wholly online audience voting for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing phone and text votes, in a change organisers hope will “dilute” the effect of […]

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Coscoran and O’Connor keep Ireland moving as Cathal Doyle exits Cathal Doyle’s European Athletics Championships ended in the cruellest fashion in Birmingham on Friday. The four-time Irish champion hit the deck on the second bend of the penultimate lap of the first of two 1500m semi-finals, taking Spain’s Carlos Sáez down with him, and Ireland’s […]

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What the Pinergy increase means for Irish households Pinergy is putting up its standard residential electricity prices by 7.6% from next month, adding roughly €169 a year to the typical household bill. The supplier, which has around 28,000 electricity customers in Ireland, confirmed on Friday that the increase takes effect on Monday 14 September, with […]

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What gardaí think about the Wheatfield Prison death Gardaí have launched an investigation after a man in his 30s died in his cell at Wheatfield Prison in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, on Thursday night. The Irish Prison Service confirmed a death in custody on 13 August, said next of kin have been informed and offered its […]

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Amble’s Irish shows and ticket details Amble have announced their second album, Love and All Its Wares, for release on 29 January, along with a run of Irish shows next summer, RTÉ Entertainment reports. A new track from the record, Last Rites, has already been released. The trio of Robbie Cunningham, Oisín McCaffrey and Ross […]

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The night Tolka Park came alive There are few sights in Irish football quite like a European night in Drumcondra. On paper, Shelbourne Ajax was no contest on Thursday: a League of Ireland Premier Division side against one of the most decorated clubs on the continent, on a tight little ground in north Dublin, with […]

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What the Ireland weather forecast says for the weekend and next week Ireland weather is about to turn sharply. Friday is set to be the last day of the recent hot spell, with temperatures reaching 25C in parts of the southeast before Saturday highs fall as low as 15C in places, a 16C drop from […]

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What this means for Denise Welch’s career Denise Welch has announced she is leaving Loose Women after the best part of 25 years on the ITV panel show, saying she wants to follow “the most wonderful opportunities” she is being offered in acting. The 68-year-old, who is mother to The 1975 singer Matty Healy, confirmed […]

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What Rhasidat Adeleke’s record means Rhasidat Adeleke has won 200m silver at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, clocking a national record of 22.28 seconds at Alexander Stadium. The 23-year-old’s run capped a memorable night for Ireland, coming hot on the heels of Mark English’s 800m gold, as The 42 reports. Great Britain’s Amy Hunt, […]

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Why Clare hotels are under pressure American officials are scrambling to find enough rooms for Donald Trump’s entourage next month, with Clare hotels and much of the mid-west already booked out ahead of the US president’s visit to Doonbeg, The Journal reports. Trump is due in Ireland on 12 and 13 September, taking in Dublin […]

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Why Spurs profit from a Troy Parrott deal Troy Parrott looks set to hand Tottenham Hotspur a windfall of around €6 million, thanks to a sell-on clause Spurs inserted when they sold the Ireland striker to AZ Alkmaar in 2024, Balls.ie reports. The 24-year-old was one of the most prolific goalscorers in European football last […]

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Where to watch American Horror Story in Ireland American Horror Story is bringing back its most famous faces for its 13th season, with FX confirming the anthology will return on 24 September with a run of 13 half-hour episodes, Variety reports. A new teaser trailer confirms the returns of Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon from […]

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Garda car rammed amid wider Dublin crime crackdown A Garda car rammed by a stolen Audi in Dublin flipped onto its roof and left two officers in hospital, in what has been described as a deeply traumatic incident, The Journal reports. The gardaí had been investigating a burglary and a car theft in the Santry […]

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What Lotto jackpot winners should do next A Dublin player scooped a Lotto jackpot worth €3,369,310 on Wednesday night, while a rare solar eclipse had much of the country staring at the sky. The winning numbers in Wednesday’s draw were 02, 07, 11, 13, 17, 33, with 01 the bonus, and the National Lottery has […]

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