Ireland Headlines

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:24:32 +0000
Hackers steal $6.3bn from cryptocurrency platform Binance
Hackers stole $6.3bn from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts say is the biggest crypto hack ever.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 02:39:55 +0000
Minister rules out extension to developer levy waiver
The Minister for Housing has put pressure on developers to finish new homes by the end of this year by insisting an existing waiver on water connections and developer levies will not be extended past December.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Trump scraps last two election rallies ahead of midterms
US President Donald Trump is scrapping two of his last midterm election rallies, his Republican Party said.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 02:27:48 +0000
Ian McKellen leads tributes to 'beloved' Patrick Stewart
Ian McKellen has led tributes to Patrick Stewart following his death from Alzheimer's disease, calling him "the most respected and beloved actor of his generation".

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 03:08:14 +0000
3,300 in Kerry town without safe drinking water for weeks
People in Ballyheigue have been without safe drinking water for over three weeks - following a 'do not consume' notice issued on 7 October.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000
Call for supports as number of Irish growers plummets
The country's fruit and vegetable producers are calling for more support from retailers and the Government to address an alarming decline in the number of commercial growers in recent decades.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Mushroom killer loses appeal, given harsher sentence
Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson has failed to overturn a slew of convictions, and a judge instead imposed a heavier prison sentence for three "cold and calculated" poisoning murders.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000
Can the Democrats end over a decade of defeat in Iowa?
In the heart of the American agricultural industry known as Iowa, the high cost of fuel and fertiliser is to front of the minds of voters, writes Jackie Fox.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:54:40 +0000
Netanyahu bloc ahead in vote, but well short of majority
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp has finished ahead of the opposition but remained well short of a majority, final results from Israel's general election showed, setting the stage for tough coalition talks or potentially another vote.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:59:52 +0000
McNally embarrassed over thinking Grant was a 'faithful'
Comedian Joanne McNally has said thinking actor Richard E Grant was a faithful during her time on The Celebrity Traitors was "very embarrassing".

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 01:01:02 +0000
Manosphere must be treated as public health risk - report
The so-called manosphere should be addressed as a public health problem with harms caused online tackled in a similar way to the tobacco industry, academics have argued.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:42:33 +0000
Furlong cleared of foul play by disciplinary committee
Leinster's Tadhg Furlong has been cleared of any foul play following an incident with Munster's Gavin Coombes during their United Rugby Championship match last Saturday.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:50:45 +0000
S Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official has said.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:22:02 +0000
Gardaí to engage in work-to-rule next month
Rank-and-file gardaí will engage in five days of work-to-rule action next month.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:01:02 +0000
Talks on new public sector pay deal enter 10th day
Talks on a new public sector pay deal will continue at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:49:32 +0000
O'Neill says DUP ending engagements 'supremacist'
The Democratic Unionist Party is to end joint engagements of Stormont's First Ministers' office in a row with Sinn Féin over Drumcree, a move Michelle O'Neill called "arrogant and supremacist".

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:46:10 +0000
SF TD signed off on two non-charity entities, court told
The High Court has been told that the Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh in his capacity as chairperson of the charity Liberty Recycling signed off on the establishment of two other related entities which were not charities.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:09:33 +0000
Spain demands answers as rail disaster death toll rises
The death toll from the crash involving two high-speed trains in Spain has risen to 74 from 69, according to the transport ministry.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:18:28 +0000
Former principal, 91, jailed over 'brazen' abuse of pupil
A former principal of De La Salle National School in Waterford city has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for abusing a child, with the final year suspended.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:38:43 +0000
Bolsonaro ally blames ChatGPT for 'president elect' claim
A close ally of Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said that the AI chatbot ChatGPT was responsible for language in a letter briefly posted on social media by the right-wing politician.

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