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All Together Now 2026: The weekend in pictures

From Britpop rockers Pulp on Friday to electronic dance duo Disclosure’s closing set on Sunday evening, 2026’s All Together Now saw a weekend stacked with music, laughs and eccentric fashion

Public asked to avoid Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford due to overnight gorse fire

So far, a large area has been burned but firefighters have prevented the blaze from spreading into nearby forestry

Firefighters in Tipperary and Wicklow stand guard against repeat mountain flare-ups

Blaze broke out near Waterford’s Metal Man statue on Great Newtown Head on Sunday

Staycation inspiration: 15 standout Irish holiday rentals, from clifftop cottages to private retreats

Why holiday abroad when you could venture down the road for something special?

Gillian Curran’s blood alcohol level not a contributory factor in her death, trial hears

Woman (47) was found unresponsive at the house of her partner Marcus O’Neill in Waterford in 2025

Gillian Curran’s pattern of injuries were more consistent with assault, murder trial hears

Marcus O’Neill has denied murder of his partner at his home in Waterford last year

Why all the anti-Dublin bias?

Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford are fine, but none is a global city. Why, then, all the anti-Dublin bias?

Man remanded in custody over knife attack on woman in Co Waterford church

Niall Cummins (36) of the Willows, Clarinwood, Tramore, appears in court charged over serious assault

Man (30s) to appear in court charged in connection with Tramore church incident

Woman (50s) seriously injured after assault in Co Waterford

‘As important as Newgrange’: New discoveries at mysterious Viking site in Waterford

Woodstown Viking settlement has been hailed as the most important discovery of its kind in a century

Thirty-seven Irish film locations to visit, from Gene Wilder’s Dublin to Sean Connery’s Wicklow

The Ireland behind the movies, including Stanley Kubrick’s country estates and Steven Spielberg’s Wexford beach

Sr Colette Hickey obituary: Ireland’s oldest woman and carer for the homeless

Co Waterford native left a legacy of compassion and support for the vulnerable on Leeside

Bill Kenneally victim: ‘He said if I told anyone, he had the pictures to show I enjoyed it’

A chance discovery that his childhood abuser still had access to boys led Jason Clancy to make a decision that would lead to justice but also a personally difficult journey

GAA World Games come to Waterford: ‘Is that the mad game?’

Of the more than 2,000 Gaelic football, hurling and camogie players in 113 teams from all over the world taking part, most are not Irish

Ten Irish seaside towns with great restaurants to choose from

Enjoy the beach and eat well too - could it get any better in this beautiful summer weather?

Commenting on the weather will always bring a smile

We are doing our bit to confirm the Irish ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’ reputation for tourists

Just four green projects rejected since judge accused planners of undermining climate goals

An Coimisiún Pleanála says decision-making on renewable schemes now informed by Supreme Court ruling

‘Ireland is a little speedboat whereas Germany is a giant tanker’

Wild Geese: Ian Hannigan, Berlin

High temperature warning extended to Tuesday in some counties with low 30s expected

Uisce Éireann has also called on the public to reduce hosepipe and power-hose use

‘They’re meant to be there’: Expert urges calm over jellyfish ‘smacks’ seen off Irish coast

Large congregations of jellyfish are normal, marine biologist says, despite social media buzz

Met Éireann issues heat warning for 12 counties with temperatures set to soar

Ireland is likely to see hot and humid weather for the next week at least

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