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Brentford kick off action with plenty of Irish interest.

Business group Ibec said that 83% of businesses are expected to increase wages in 2027.

The Hyrox ‘poop incident’ in Beijing highlights why sporting rules must protect competitors and spectators when an athlete suffers an acute gastrointestinal episode.

The ESRI report states that maternal characteristics play a much stronger role than paternal factors.

Deemed disposal is widely viewed as a deterrent to investment by Irish savers.

Private companies have been increasingly resorting to sourcing accommodation to house their staff over recent years.

The rapper departed the tour on Monday following pressure from US stadium owners.

Dozens of people remained missing or trapped under the rubble.

Robert Hamill died after he was attacked in County Armagh.

The most important Irish and international stories you need to know today.

Tá conspóid mhór cothaithe ag tuairimí Trump ar fud an domhain.

Frankie Dunne was found partially dismembered on the grounds of Castlegreine House in Cork city on 28 December 2019.

Rory Ross (51) died in a single-vehicle collision in Cork on Tuesday morning.

The “unprovoked assault” was condemned this evening in the Dáil.

Oprah came to town this week to remind us what women with experience and confidence can achieve while the crypto-tech bros are busy running the world into the ground.

Maurice Fehilly, of Seskin, Kilsheelan, Co Tipperary, was knocked down and killed off his motorbike by a van driver in January 2020.

Reach has announced plans for around 220 redundancies across Ireland and the UK.

Former garda Shane Flanagan received a seven-year jail term in July 2025 for inciting strangers to rape a female colleague.

Dúirt an tAire Iompair Darragh O’Brien go raibh an scéim thar a bheith rathúil.

Irish food, fashion, music, language and brands have become fixtures of British popular culture.

Put it to the test on this week’s Best of the Box quiz.

It’s the charity’s second year offering free haircuts from its impressive barber shed in Screggan, Co Offaly.

Adam Connolly (34) handed himself into police after images of him had been issued by the PSNI to the media.

Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

Zara Hedderman, music and arts journalist and author of the Bad Arts newsletter, joins us to examine who gets to decide what can be said on stage, and what happens when artists stand together and say no.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin accused Sinn Féin of a “strategic error” this week in linking up with nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales.

The NTA said for every 10% fare increase, passenger numbers fall 3%.

Tánaiste Simon Harris praised the ambition of the address, but Irish MEPs raised concerns over Gaza, neutrality and the cost of living, while welcoming plans for closer ties with Canada and tougher online safety rules.

The cubs were born in June and are now venturing out to explore their new surroundings.

The model of a mosque was placed on the bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone in July.

Uisce Éireann said these efforts ‘helped protect local water supplies during one of the hottest summers and driest July on record’.

The National Brown Bread Baking Competition 2026 is well underway at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.

Richard Boyd Barrett said the government must show the same “backbone” as the Irish artists who have quit Ed Sheeran’s tour.

The controversy over the dropping of Macklemore from the UK star’s US tour has rumbled on all week, leaving Sheeran in a sticky spot.

No one was injured over the course of the incident.

Lisa Nandy said she ‘hopes it doesn’t harm his tour’.

All the support acts for Sheeran’s ongoing tour have no quit.

Some include free back-to-school packs and ask consumers to pay €2 or €3 postage, which collects their card details.

We want to hear our readers’ ideas for what their tactics would be at this point in the game.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening.

This year marks the event’s 95th edition.

Ursula von der Leyen also proposed a European Security Council as she warned that the EU was “stronger than ever”, but facing an increasingly precarious world.

In its latest quarterly report, the Central Bank said the time it takes to build a house is increasing, despite the number of annual planning permissions remaining “broadly stable”.

The government is yet to publish the 2026 Climate Action Plan, which should have set out its climate measures for this calendar year.

The new legislation will target access to social media, AI chatbots and online gaming for under-15s.

With Mark Carney watching on, von der Leyen set out her plans to strengthen EU-Canada ties in Strasbourg this morning.

The national forecaster has said that high pressure will move in over Ireland in the coming days and bring more settled weather

The US president wanted his name added to the exterior of the famed arts venue but this was denied.

Irish acts pull out of Ed Sheeran’s tour, government ministers to sign off on next stage of MetroLink and Bar of Ireland urges justice minister resolve solicitors’ strike…

Thomas Byrne said the Government is working to get more Irish firms involved in defence contracts, while insisting there is “literally zero pressure” on Ireland’s neutrality.