16 July, 2026 Digital News Archive

Scotiabank Ireland pays $315m dividend to Canadian parent as profits soar

By Joe Brennan

Restaurants

Restaurant review: Remarkable value, delicious food but haphazard service

By Corinna Hardgrave

Residential

Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Kerry from €395,000

By Jessica Doyle

Film

Cactus Pears review: Grief and familial convention frame quiet queer romance

By Tara Brady

AI-related trade a bright spot for Ireland amid Trump tariffs ‘whiplash effect’, says Ibec

By Ian Curran

Residential

Look inside: Victorian redbrick with mid-century interior in Rathgar

By Kevin Courtney

Irish lenders to gain little from key part of EU banking competitiveness plan

By Cantillon

Environment

A devastating disease is spreading among Irish songbirds

By Anthony King

My late mother’s house deeds are missing – can I get another copy?

By Joanne Hunt

Common Ground

‘It’s disappointing’: NI body investigating Troubles cases laments lack of co-operation from Dublin

By Mark Hennessy

Universities must be supported to lead on climate action

By Jennie Stephens

‘I was begging for pain relief but they said I wasn’t dilated enough’

By Shauna Bowers

People

Why is it ‘okay’ to wear a swimsuit at the beach, but a crime to expose my arms?

By Emer McLysaght

Science

Tapping into teacups can illustrate the impacts of space-quakes

By Peter Lynch

Continued growth in aviation deserve must be weighed against climate commitments

Failed €50m rail IT system: contractor says scope of project was ‘not sufficiently specified’

By Martin Wall

Opinion

Despite renewed strikes and Trump’s bluster, both sides want an end to Iran conflict

By Vincent Durac

Thank you, Louise Kinlen, for the moving tribute to your beloved son Samuel

Jennie’s Law legislation passed by Dáil to create new domestic violence register

By Marie O’Halloran

TV & Radio

Patrick Freyne: Today’s rich weirdos have nothing on the billionaires of my youth

By Patrick Freyne

‘We just keep coming back’: Cathal Mannion hails resilience of Galway outfit

By Kevin Egan

Eamon Ryan presents an unbalanced picture of Ireland’s water quality

Who takes the credit for minimum wage increases?

‘Once you get one, you want it again’: Tom Morrissey says Limerick still hungry for success

By Gordon Manning

Everyone already is treated equally under inheritance tax law

Rotunda allowed 17 consultants on public-only contracts to give private care

By Ellen Coyne

Technology

Online shoppers beware: EU customs changes provide fertile ground for scammers

By Ciara O'Brien

Reporting on the Ireland rugby team is a glimpse into a world of luxury

By Gerry Thornley

Bohemians need to hold nerve in Gibraltar as Derry City’s opponents face visa issues

By Gavin Cummiskey

Opinion

The hosepipe snitches of suburban Ireland: It’s just not very ‘love thy neighbour’

By Finn McRedmond

Past achievements of Aughinish Alumina cannot be treated as a balancing factor

A new EU member? Don’t plan the welcome party just yet

By Jack Power

Dart stagnation is the greatest failure of leadership in developing the Greater Dublin Area

Aughinish Alumina report will not rule out that material is used in Russian weapons

By Pat Leahy, Conor Gallagher and Ellen Coyne

Opinion

Newton Emerson: Common travel area can’t become an excuse for hard borders on land or sea

By Newton Emerson

Ciarán Murphy: I’ll remember this magical summer in Dublin - and the best is yet to come

By Ciarán Murphy

The visitors’ bar in Leinster House is usually sedate. Not last night

By Miriam Lord

We’ll miss the sun when Ireland reverts to type

Letter of the Day

Treasured keepsake kept my late father close to me

Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break

By Jack Horgan-Jones

The time has come to regulate all road users

Business Today Newsletter

Ireland’s lineout is a problem, which might explain the team to face New Zealand

By Nathan Johns

Early Edition Podcast

Podcast: Exports to Russia, Jamey Carney’s murder and Montenegro’s EU application

By Andrew McNair

Listen | 10:34

AI trade boost for economy, and why you will need a €41,000-a-year pension

By Ciarán Hancock

Ballymena vigil for Polish family hears of supports available to those affected

By Gerry Moriarty

Film

Sam Neill’s cause of death confirmed as pneumonia, agent says

Urgent talks needed on future of farming in a changing climate, advisory body says

By Caroline O'Doherty

Work

Is there a magical formula to thriving at work?

By Margaret E Ward

In the News Podcast

What will it take to bring prime suspect in Jamey Carney’s murder back to Ireland?

By Bernice Harrison

Listen | 19:06

New Zealand v Ireland: Josh Moorby to start as Dave Rennie names All Blacks squad

By Gerry Thornley

TV & Radio

The Hawk on Netflix: A tin-pot show with Will Ferrell stuck in the bunker

By Ed Power

Sweetened DCC offer fails to win over some top shareholders

By Joe Brennan

Tuchel takes blame for World Cup exit and denies England are ‘cursed’

Global Briefing

Gibraltar enters new era with Spain as border fence is removed

By Denis Staunton

Man who hid under bed from gardaí jailed over Hawksmoor restaurant burglary

By Fiona Ferguson

AI ‘co-workers’ expected within three years, survey finds

By Ciara O'Brien

An Irish Diary

Baltic banter: Frank McNally on taking part in a ‘conversation festival’ in Latvia

By Frank McNally

Inside Politics Newsletter

Patti Smith review: Last of the poet rock stars takes the stage on a scorching Galway night

By Ruby Eastwood

Taoiseach bids Dáil farewell for summer recess

By Pat Leahy

Met Éireann issues new high-temperature warning for nine counties

By Katie Mellett and Jack White

Common Ground

Troubles legacy body claims Government has ‘not bought into’ telling truth about conflict

By Mark Hennessy

World

US will not win Iran war from the air, says Trump’s former defence secretary

By Abigail Hauslohner in Aspen

Uber agrees $14.8bn deal to buy Delivery Hero

By Edwin Chan

Jimmy O’Brien’s ‘great form’ earns him nod from Andy Farrell for All Blacks clash

By Gerry Thornley

Ten unheard David Bowie songs to be released on new album

Britain nationalises British Steel in bid to safeguard domestic steelmaking

Advertising Feature

Executive insight, board perspective: Emer Finnan on navigating both worlds

Inside Politics Podcast

What was the biggest moment of the political season?

Listen | 40:37

Motors

Where F1 greats, Irish engineers and multimillion-euro hypercars collide

By Hannah Kate Costello

Sports Briefing

England coming home but football won’t be with them

By Mary Hannigan

Luke Combs at Slane Castle: Set list, ticket information, how to get there and more

By Cian O'Connell

Hegseth plans testosterone screening for US troops, including women

By Greg Jaffe and Azeen Ghorayshi

Circle K Ireland appoints Paul Dixon as managing director

By Ciara O'Brien

Matt Williams: New Zealand are planning a very public sacrificial act on rugby’s greatest altar

By Matt Williams

Jozef Puska loses appeal against backdating life sentence for murder of Ashling Murphy

By Ryan Dunne

World Cup

‘Pure football cowardice’: English media react to World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina

By Gavin Cummiskey

No jail for man who missed daughter’s wedding after ‘gun and bomb’ joke at Dublin Airport

By Tom Tuite

Joe Canning: Galway must keep playing without fear as pushing up on Limerick is the best way to win

By Joe Canning

World Cup

Why Catalans and Basques will be watching the World Cup final out of the corner of their eye

By Richard Fitzpatrick

The Women's Podcast

Louise Brangan: ‘The Magdalene laundries are like prison, except in a prison you know when you’re getting out’

By Ellen Clusker

Listen | 50:50

Smart Money

Income tax cuts, energy, childcare: Here’s what we know so far about Budget 2027

By Cliff Taylor

Slane concert memories: ‘A garda opened the van door and saw us half-naked sharing bottles of cider’

By John O'Connor

Precarious work leads to a rapid increase in ‘vulnerable jobs’ rate in Ireland

By Ian Curran

Middle East

Trump is falling into the old trap of an American ‘forever war’

By Steven Erlanger in Berlin

The All-Ireland hurling final: By the numbers

By Malachy Clerkin

UK government urges Fifa investigation over Malvinas banner during Argentina players’ celebration

By Peter Walker

Recruitment blunder ‘seemed avoidable’ and likely to damage reputation, Publicjobs says

Science

Government must ‘urgently’ decide if children’s science centre should be built, PAC says

By Sarah Burns

Former Italian motorway chief sentenced to 12 years in prison over fatal Genoa bridge collapse

By Emilio Parodi

Motors

Dubliner Alan Bateson to lead Volkswagen Group Ireland

By Michael McAleer

St Swithin’s Day: Up to 40 more days without rain may spell bad news for Uisce Éireann

By Tim O'Brien

Environment

Wildfire flare-ups in Killarney sees part of N71 close again

By Anne Lucey

Survey showing majority against sunbed ban ‘not statistically representative’, says department

By Tim O'Brien

Plans for padel courts at Mount Pleasant tennis club stall

By Gordon Deegan

All-Ireland final tickets: How are they distributed?

By Ian O'Riordan

Middle East

Israeli government passes disputed laws to shore up support for Netanyahu before election

By Mark Weiss

Family of man who took his own life in hospital settles action for €1m

America 2026

England crumble in Atlanta: Gavin Cooney and Kevin Kilbane on Tuchel’s handbrake and Argentine spirit

Listen | 47:00

Harry Wood departs Shelbourne for Stockport County

By Gavin Cummiskey

Teenager who drowned in Lough Ree ‘was goodness personified’, funeral Mass told

By Vivienne Clarke

Meta to alert parents if teens ask AI chat bots about suicide or self-harm

By Ciara O'Brien

Teen on trial for murder of postman in garden of his home in Doneraile, Cork

By Olivia Kelleher

Gardaí may be able to question and ‘bring back’ Jamey Carney murder suspect, Minister says

By Hugh Dooley and Cormac McQuinn

Disabled Ukrainian woman and husband challenge ‘unfair’ law leading to loss of benefits

By Mary Carolan

Investigation recommended into convicted sex offender and ex-hospital consultant Michael Shine

By Shauna Bowers

‘Evidence’ needed before including Aughinish Alumina in Russian sanctions, O’Callaghan says

By Cormac McQuinn and Marie O’Halloran

TV & Radio

Breith, Beatha, Bás on RTÉ One: Charming snapshots of ordinary lives in a changed Ireland

By Ed Power

Paul Mescal turns songwriter on Gracie Abrams’s new LP, an album of dark thoughts lurking beneath polite songs

By Ed Power

Michael Shine abuse: The system let the victims down before – it cannot happen again

By Shauna Bowers

Darragh O’Brien to axe Dublin Airport cap ‘as soon as possible’

By Barry O'Halloran

One consultant doctor working for HSE earned more than €900,000 last year, report shows

By Martin Wall

US to tighten visa regulations for foreign journalists and students

By Doina Chiacu and Kristina Cooke

Dublin firm can market drug in most of Europe following Dutch firm’s failed injunction bid

Boost for players as National Lottery reduces number of balls in draw

By Katie Mellett

Oireachtas

Some rail services will be ‘rephased or reprioritised’ due to €50m IT project write down

By Martin Wall

Markets

Tech-heavy indexes fall globally as investors offload chip stocks

By Conor Healy

E-scooter use at a ‘tipping point’ with number of children suffering brain injuries up 50%

By Órla Ryan and Jack Horgan-Jones

Editorials

Support for Tusla is vital

An Irish Diary

Scuff and tumble: Frank McNally on the art of ageing pubs (also applicable to literature)

By Frank McNally

German far-right activist transferred to men’s prison in transgender case

By Derek Scally

World Cup

Tuchel ‘100%’ invested in leading England at Euro 2028 despite World Cup semi-final defeat

By David Hytner

Golf

Tyrrell Hatton won over the Open crowd with Liverpool FC bag – then laid down early marker

By Philip Reid

Cycling

Tim Merlier surges to Tour de France 2026 hat-trick on stage 12 but crash hits sprinters

By Jeremy Whittle in Chalon-sur-Saône

Royal College of Physicians must pay €14,500 after admitting unfair sacking of woman

By Stephen Bourke

Zelenskiy’s government plunged into turmoil by defence minister’s firing

By Christopher Walker in Kyiv

Conference League qualifiers: Bohemians progress after heated draw against 10-man St Joseph’s

By Gavin Cummiskey

Aer Lingus faces clash with unions as 500 jobs to go

By Barry O'Halloran

Drug to treat Friedreich’s ataxia must be approved ‘urgently’, Dáil hears

By Marie O’Halloran

O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme

By Cormac McQuinn

Editorials

The stakes are high as Aer Lingus seeks job cuts

Landlord alleged to have carried hammer to eviction settles dispute with tenant

By Paul Neilan

Transport

Walking and cycling as modes of travel decline from pandemic-era levels

By Tim O'Brien

‘Gentle giants’: Irish basking shark hot spots identified after more than 2,700 sightings

By Katie Mellett

Work

Increase of 79c per hour to minimum wage recommended to Minister by pay commission

By Emmet Malone

Oireachtas

‘Sufficient’ provision for special school places in advance of new school year, committee told

By Katie Mellett

‘Michael Collins would be pleased’: Sinn Féin praises Harris for Ireland unification presentation

By Marie O’Halloran

Science

The secret to successful eavesdropping: Trinity College study shows how we do it

By Caroline O'Doherty

Irish cities need heatwave plans, coalition of health experts says

By Caroline O'Doherty

Irish domestic production plummets in first quarter

By Conor Healy

Pico Lopes to receive civic reception for his ‘remarkable achievements in football’

By Sarah Slater

Oireachtas

Children perpetrated sex abuse in half of cases referred to Tusla specialist service

By Kitty Holland

Trouble in the stands causes delay as Derry City sent packing from Europa League qualifiers

By Simon Collins

Male teenager dies following serious assault in Navan last month

By Ronan McGreevy

Athletics

Rhasidat Adeleke falls short of European Championship 200m qualifying again in Lucerne

By Ian O'Riordan

Dáil summer recess begins with TD urging Mayo to end ‘75-year famine’ in football final

By Marie O’Halloran

Golf

Shane Lowry best of the Irish after scorching opening round at Royal Birkdale

By Philip Reid

Golf

Solid Open start for Shane Lowry, who arrived at the first tee wearing Argentina colours

By Gavin Cooney

England to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s from April 2027

By Helen Corbett

Middle East

Iran tells Houthis to close second crucial sea route if US hits power network

By William Christou

Derek McGrath appointed Wexford hurling manager

Driver dies in single-vehicle road traffic incident in Co Tipperary

By Ronan McGreevy

Tipperary woman (24) dies after hit-and-run in Belfast as man arrested

Gerry Thornley: Ireland need something special to penetrate New Zealand’s fortress

By Gerry Thornley