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M50 collision Eight teenagers and man hospitalised after collision involving car travelling wrong way on M50 Court of Appeal Judge says Mountjoy prison ’acted appropriately’ placing killer Penrose in solitary confinement Belfast ’This is so joyful’: After welcoming a million visitors, Belfast Fleadh comes to an end today Salmonella FSAI recalls over 40 loose salad and prepacked products from Dunnes Stores over Salmonella risk Today’s news The Daily Poll Did you visit Belfast for this year’s Fleadh? Yes No No, but I will go next year Vote See Results Advertisement Extreme Weather Temperatures rise to 30C in the UK, while Scotland is hit by half a month’s rain in two days 1 hr ago 2.3k oideachas na Gaeilge Tá 60,000 dalta le díolintí acu n nGaeilge anois. An bhfuil orainn an cras a athr? 1 hr ago 330 2 Argentina Lionel Messi bids farewell to father Jorge at a private funeral in Argentina 1 hr ago 3.9k 2 Extradition Government jet taking Daniel Kinahan to Ireland has departed from Dubai Updated 1 hr ago 21.2k BEST OF THE BOX Poll: What did you make of A Toxic Love Story? Our top 5 watches this weekend What you need to know about the documentary Savage Mountain Poll: What did you make of A Toxic Love Story? Our top 5 watches this weekend What you need to know about the documentary Savage Mountain Review: Is the supernatural thriller series Possession worth watching? Quiz: How much do you know about Matt Damon? Another Galway-Cork camogie decider, and Aaron McKenna tries to become a world champion See all Domino’s picks your stories Have you found yourself drinking at home more often than in the pub? We want to hear from you Updated 2 hrs ago 17.8k investigates Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works Illegal Wildfires Ireland has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites 44 Water Use Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more 96 Nitrous Oxide Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions 21 Suicide Forums The suicide forum facilitating the deaths of vulnerable people in Ireland Speeding How thousands of speeding prosecutions never reach conviction in Irish courts 75 Nursing Homes Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar 57 Belfast ’This is so joyful’: After welcoming a million visitors, Belfast Fleadh comes to an end today 2 hrs ago 2.6k 19 Live on The 42Minute-by-Minute Cork crowned All-Ireland senior camogie champions after edging out Galway 2 hrs ago 11.7k 8 DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE Luxury living along the Killiney coast with a games room, wine cellar and gym for €7,250,000 Zhejiang Province Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after over 1,000 flight cancellations and evacuations 3 hrs ago 2.4k 3 M50 collision Eight teenagers and man hospitalised after collision involving car travelling wrong way on M50 Updated 3 hrs ago 77.1k under the sea Divers find 2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck off coast of Sicily 4 hrs ago 11.0k 8 Gaza Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan hailed by Donald Trump 4 hrs ago 5.3k Drone strikes Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight strikes, leaving seven dead 4 hrs ago 1.2k Veronica Guerin The family of the late Veronica Guerin donate €142,902 to St Francis Hospice in her memory 5 hrs ago 9.5k From The 42elite Boxer Aaron McKenna crowned middleweight world champion in Dublin The Monaghan man outclassed Etinosa Oliha to become Ireland’s fourth-ever world champion in the division. The 42 Reports from the 3Arena 5 hrs ago 3.2k 9 VOICES Voices at The Journal Begone, the Mayo curse… Can we be very clear? The curse wasn’t broken, it was fulfilled. The curse was… real Carl Kinsella 39 Da Spice Bag I like spice bags as much as the next person, but we need to draw the line Kelly Earley 55 Tech worker I spent a decade in tech. Then AI took my job Agnes 52 GLP-1s and the weight loss revolution Obesity was never a failure of willpower. Science has moved on Dr Michael Crotty 53 The physio is in What is hypermobility and how can you manage it? Stephen O’Rourke 5 Kids’ pocket money Should you pay kids for doing household chores? Niamh O’Reilly 54 Drinking Ireland dry We’re asking the wrong questions about data centres Dr Paul Davis 29 Court of Appeal Judge says Mountjoy prison ’acted appropriately’ placing killer Penrose in solitary confinement 5 hrs ago 10.3k Your Say Did you visit Belfast for this year’s Fleadh? 6 hrs ago 3.7k 22 caherciveen Man (20s) seriously injured after collision between bus and car in Co Kerry 7 hrs ago 7.0k Portadown Man’s body found inside burning vehicle in Co Armagh 7 hrs ago 5.2k SeriesCalling 353 The bodhrán has to fight for respect in Irish music - but it already has a place in Irish hearts The Fleadh Cheoil has been an annual fixture since 1951, but the bodhrán was not included in the competition categories for the first 21 years. 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Paul O’Donoghue 11 hrs ago 23.2k 49 Eclipse 26 Everything you need to know about how to see the solar eclipse next week 11 hrs ago 11.1k 9 Must ReadSee For Yourself You can see how the Irish landscape changed during the drought through satellite images We’ve pulled out satellite images that show how certain areas looked before and after the heatwave. Lauren Boland 18 hrs ago 25.4k 60 Yesterday 8th August 2026 Quiz Quiz: How well do you know the life and career of Brenda Fricker? 20 hrs ago 12.7k 9 AnalysisMARTIN’S TRUMP TEST Trump is coming back to Ireland – and the political headache is back too Trump’s 2019 visit was an awkward meeting at Shannon Airport. Will September’s bilateral be any better? Christina Finn 21 hrs ago 15.4k 96 evening fix Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday Updated 22 hrs ago 5.2k Must ReadExtradition Government jet lands in Dubai, with Daniel Kinahan set to be extradited on Sunday Kinahan recently lost an appeal against the extradition. 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