Dáil to be recalled next week so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed
TheJournal.ieby Jane Matthews21 Aug 2026
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top 66%Average age of first-time mother increases by around 14 months over past decade
TheJournal.ieby Diarmuid Pepper21 Aug 2026
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The surprising Irish history behind Hennessy Cognac
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff21 Aug 2026
Hennessy cognac is well known for its wide appeal the world over, from aristocratic gentlemen’s clubs to American rap songs to your Irish Nana’s liquor chest, but did you know that its origin story...
'I'm a health visitor and how your respond to your baby's crying is vital'
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Christine Younan)21 Aug 2026
'I'm a health visitor and this is how to respond to your baby's crying – it's vital' Registered health visitor Ruth Watts revealed the crucial way to respond to your baby's crying.
Racing abandoned at Killarney after jockeys taken to hospital following falls
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Robert Hynes)21 Aug 2026
Racing abandoned at Killarney after two jockeys taken to hospital following falls Patrick O'Brien and Joey Dunne both required medical treatment following falls in separate races Racing at...
Consumers in Ireland pay second-highest excise duty on alcohol in Europe
TheJournal.ieby Diarmuid Pepper21 Aug 2026
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Girl, 3, dies after getting 'trapped in toy oven' at babysitter's home
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Will Millar Jam Press, Matt Jackson)21 Aug 2026
Girl, 3, dies after getting 'trapped in toy oven' at babysitter's house WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Briella Holmes was found unconscious and not breathing before being rushed to hospital in a...
Decline in top Leaving Cert marks as over 70,000 students receive their results
TheJournal.ieby Ottoline Spearman21 Aug 2026
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Irish population was in serious decline before Vikings
IrishCentral.comby IrishCentral Staff21 Aug 2026
A study shows that Ireland's population was in decline for three centuries until the Vikings arrived.
'Give the people a chance to grieve': Bishop says wider conversation needed after M9 crash
TheJournal.ieby Emma Hickey21 Aug 2026
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Garda operation targeting burglary gang on M50 sparked major manhunt through west Dublin
TheJournal.ieby Diarmuid Pepper21 Aug 2026
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The 9 at 9: Friday
TheJournal.ieby Emma Hickey21 Aug 2026
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you. An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. GOOD MORNING. Here’s all the news you need to know as you start the day. 1.
Pearse Doherty says there will be further fuel protests if excise duty cuts are not extended
TheJournal.ieby Diarmuid Pepper21 Aug 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg's Waterford castle: Why international buyers are seeking out Ireland's great estates
TheJournal.ieby Josh Pim21 Aug 2026
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It should be an anomaly to see a 13-year-old on Snapchat, not the norm
TheJournal.ieby Emer McLysaght21 Aug 2026
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'Let us study': Palestinian students 'heartbroken' over Irish government visa refusals
TheJournal.ieby Sophie Finn20 Aug 2026
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'Once he minds his business we'll be okay': Waterford locals react to Mark Zuckerberg arrival
TheJournal.ieby Eoghan Dalton20 Aug 2026
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you. An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. LAST UPDATE | 17 hrs ago WHAT WILL MARK Zuckerberg get up to in Waterford?
Letters to the editor
TheJournal.ieby Sinead O'Carroll20 Aug 2026
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National review under way as Tusla reveals it had contact with three boys from M9 crash
TheJournal.ieby Niall O'Connor20 Aug 2026
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Gardai recommend boyfriend be charged with murder of New York woman in Killarney
IrishCentral.comby Kerry O'Shea20 Aug 2026
Gardaí (Ireland's police) investigating the murder of Jamey Carney have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), in which they recommend that Ahmed Al-Saqar be charged with the...