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August 2026
On The Journalshocking
US government plans to give immigration agents gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
On The Journalhot spell
Heat warning in effect for half the country with temperatures 'brushing 30 degrees today'
On The JournalWitness appeal
Moped rider in hospital with serious injuries after hit-and-run collision with car in Cork city
On The JournalBallycotton
RNLI rescues fishing vessel that was taking on water off the coast of Cork
On The JournalMecca
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact as they look beyond US for security
On The JournalBallyboughal
Five fire engines deployed to tackle blaze at industrial site in north Co Dublin
On The Journalgoing electric
Ireland is now an 'EV-first' market but still lags way behind Nordic countries
On The JournalTalbot Street
Gardaí convince man who climbed crane in Dublin city centre to come down
July
July 2026
On The Journalceuta
Nine bodies found after hundreds swim from Morocco to North African Spanish territory
The situation has already become a political issue at European Union level.
On The JournalNOT FOR SALE
Uefa says all European teams will boycott World Cup if Infantino's sell-off goes ahead
On The JournalCLIMATE CRISIS
Three firefighters killed in Greece as fires rage across Europe and another heatwave looms
Firefighters have continued to battle a wildfire in south-west France which covers an area four times the size of Paris.
On The JournalCritical Infrastructure Act
Metrolink and Galway ring road among nine infrastructure projects to be fast-tracked
On The JournalCritical Infrastructure Act
Chambers claims climate law has been 'weaponised' by NGOs to halt infrastructure projects
On The JournalAI agents
What does the OpenAI 'autonomous' hack incident tell us about AI and cybersecurity?
2026 world cupAI or digital enhancement? We asked an expert why the World Cup half-time show looked so odd on TV
too much of a good thingWhy the EU wants to limit food supplement doses - and why health food stores are not happy
Las MalvinasArgentina vs England: The game might be over but the diplomatic row about The Falklands rumbles on
short supply
The hosepipe ban has led to criticism of Ireland's data centres, but how much water do they use?
As of June 2025, Ireland was home to 89 data centres, which produce a significant amount of heat.
