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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know as you start the day.

Updated 3 Jul

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New Plan

Energy bills 'may not see increases' as industry to raise up to €18bn for grid upgrades

3 Jul

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Tánaiste

Tánaiste accused of ‘gaslighting’ people in ‘desperate need’ of empty Council-owned homes

3 Jul

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Keir Starmer

Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for UK governing party since 1990s

3 Jul

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Department of Education

Just one form needed to apply for multiple secondary schools under new pilot plan

3 Jul

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Problem Gambling

ESRI and gambling regulator studied gambling promotions by having participants bet on the Euros

3 Jul

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InvestigatesTraining AI

Asked to think like a paedophile or act suicidal: Workers training Meta's AI in Ireland speak out

Content moderators say the work they carry out is increasingly psychologically distressing because of the advent of AI

One worker self-harmed in real life after spending entire shifts writing first-person suicide-related prompts

Workers recount horrifying videos they have reviewed as part of their day jobs

Benefits such as free meals - which contract workers say made the workday more bearable - have been removed

Eimer McAuley

3 Jul

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Sponsored

Want to practice your cúpla focal? Road-trip around the most beautiful part of the Gaeltacht

Congress Clash

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress

2 Jul

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Conor McGregor

Withdrawal of 'fresh evidence' meant Nikita Hand never got to address claims against her in court

The Court of Appeal confirmed today that it would refer the withdrawal of the new evidence to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

2 Jul

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sean combs

Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail while awaiting sentences for prostitution charges

Combs was found guilty of two of the five charges he faced

He was seen celebrating the verdict in court with his lawyers

Prosecutors argued that Comb's team "contorted the facts endlessly" during the trial

Updated 2 Jul

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compensation

Gerry Adams slams 'vindictive' UK government plans to block compensation for illegal internment

2 Jul

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derelict ireland

Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO in June

2 Jul

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Sponsored

The three questions you need to ask if you're thinking about installing solar panels

ireland house

This Irish embassy in Japan is the state's most expensive building constructed outside Ireland

The final cost of the project is expected to be €27.4 million.

Updated 2 Jul

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good evening

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

2 Jul

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Vigil

Hundreds attend vigil in memory of murdered Co Down woman Sarah Montgomery

2 Jul

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Ukraine War

US announces sudden partial halt to weapons shipments to Ukraine

2 Jul

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hosting row

Leinster swim group takes legal action against Swim Ireland over Liffey swim hosting row

2 Jul

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An Chonair

Teenage boy who died after fall at lake in Co Kerry named as Darragh Byrne

Updated 2 Jul

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Diddy trial: The five charges Sean Combs faced - and why he was only found guilty of two of them

2 Jul

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carbon credits

European Commission plans to allow countries to buy their way out of missing climate targets

2 Jul

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terrorism act

'Chilling effect': UK parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban Palestine Action activist group

2 Jul

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Courts

Convicted drug dealer caught selling pills and cannabis during his own court sentence hearing

2 Jul

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Courts

Man jailed after he was found in possession of two golden hatchets and a large kitchen knife

2 Jul

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Extreme Weather

German rivers run low and roads buckle as European heatwave spreads eastward

2 Jul

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cost of caring

'Hidden population' of young carers in Ireland more likely to suffer from anxiety and self-harm

2 Jul

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Job Cuts

Hundreds of Irish jobs at risk as Microsoft to axe 9,000 staff worldwide

2 Jul

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UK Government

Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in tears after criticism over major welfare reform u-turn

2 Jul

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Patrick McCrann

Roscommon man died instantly from brain injury when farmyard trailer tyre exploded, inquest hears

2 Jul

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

2 Jul

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Met Éireann

This June was Ireland's fourth-hottest since records began 126 years ago

2 Jul

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death of brother kevin

'17 years I knew him': Shock and sadness in queue for daily lunch service at Capuchin centre

2 Jul

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Drug bust

Customs team begin 'deep rummage' search of suspected mothership in wake of €31m cocaine bust

2 Jul

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Census

Ireland's population reaches 7 million for first time since the 19th century

In 2022, the population south of the border was 5.15 million and the population north of the border was 1.91 million.

2 Jul

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Circuit Court

Billionaire Denis O'Brien among those DJ Carey sought to defraud with fake cancer diagnosis

2 Jul

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Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal to refer Conor McGregor's withdrawal of 'fresh evidence' to DPP

2 Jul

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Carrick-on-Suir

Man dies after getting into difficulty in water in Co Tipperary

2 Jul

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InvestigatesNAS Complaints

‘I won’t work alone with certain colleagues’: Female paramedics break silence on 'toxic' culture

Staff told The Journal Investigates they feel that there is an ‘unsafe culture’ within the National Ambulance Service.

A total of 85 complaints raised by NAS staff in five years

Gardaí investigating allegations involving female staff

Union calls for independent investigation into ‘toxic’ culture

Patricia Devlin

Updated 2 Jul

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good news

Dublin Fire Brigade presents plaque to lorry driver whose ‘quick actions’ assisted in fire rescue

2 Jul

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lions tour of australia

Ireland duo among the scorers as British & Irish Lions smash Queensland Reds

The tourists started slow but made their dominance count in the second half.

2 Jul

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budget 2026

Harris 'not convinced' that dole increases should be in line with other social welfare payments

2 Jul

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