Wednesday 7 October 2026Lunchtime (Europe/Dublin)
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Live coverage follows mourners gathering at the Nova festival site as Israel marks three years since the Hamas attacks and the Gaza war that followed.
Ukrainian officials say a strike destroyed an apartment block in Pryluky, killing nine people including three children, on the eve of Putin's birthday.
A naval drone struck a tanker near Sochi. Russian officials say its 23 Indian crew members were rescued. Includes footage of the blaze.
The EU's Ursula von der Leyen accuses Russia of a strategy of terror after deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities. Live coverage tracks the response.
Hospitals in occupied parts of Ukraine face shortages of staff, electricity and medicines, with resources diverted to Russia's military.
Lawyers say Christa Pike is awake and speaking after Tennessee's failed execution, and are seeking preservation of evidence from the attempt.
US prosecutors allege a second suspect gave technical help to the person behind the Tumbler Ridge school shooting, which involved the use of ChatGPT.
French police have suspended stun grenades after a school protester lost a hand. The government says the halt will last while the incident is investigated.
School protests brought roughly 250,000 people into French streets. Police used teargas and baton charges against demonstrators.
An explainer examines the poor condition of French schools and education inequality behind the protests.
Paris students describe harsh policing as school protests spread from a low-income suburb and allegations of police brutality are investigated.
Photographer Jaafar Ashtiyeh was attacked with rifle butts while reporting on violence against olive farmers, as Israeli soldiers looked on.
Henri B Kagan and Kensō Soai have won the chemistry Nobel for discoveries involving mirror-image molecules and asymmetric organic synthesis.
Oscar-winning actor Eva Marie Saint has died at 102. Her long career included On the Waterfront, North by Northwest and a later Superman role.
An appreciation examines Eva Marie Saint's range beyond her famous Hitchcock role, including the subtlety of her work in On the Waterfront and Loving.
A photo retrospective traces Eva Marie Saint's life and eight decades on screen.
Jaguar is pitching its Type 01 electric car to wealthy young US buyers, although its dimensions exceed typical British parking spaces.
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A pensioner criticises the €3 rise in the living-alone allowance, while Micheál Martin defends the budget as an effort to protect people.
The Better with Money podcast examines the new personal investment scheme and how its tax treatment will work.
Patrick Freyne gives a satirical account of budget day in the Dáil, with cigarette taxes and tired-looking ministers among his targets.
Opinion considers the Coalition's internal tensions and Jack Chambers's emergence as a tougher voice on public spending.
An analysis asks which groups lose out from Budget 2027, contrasting the position of lower earners with benefits from a higher tax threshold.
Irish Times experts answer readers' questions about budget changes to tax, pensions, inheritance and childcare.
Tributes remember Irish dancer Niamh O'Brien after her death this week. Funeral details have yet to be announced.
A court divided a divorcing couple's €1.4m property assets. The judge also questioned substantial spending on overseas boarding-school fees.
Dublin City Council is pressing Simon Coveney over affordable homes at the Glass Bottle site, where an alternative cost-rental arrangement is now under discussion.
A workplace advice column considers what to do after securing a job by falsely claiming a qualification during an interview.
A report examines the extraordinary downfall of a former German intelligence chief in a case involving secrets, espionage and foreign agents.
A man is critically injured after an attempted e-scooter robbery in Co Louth. Gardaí have arrested one suspect and are seeking another.
A barrister disputes the description of a fatal stag-night assault as a single-punch case. Sentencing following the manslaughter verdict is due later this month.
Oracle plans another 70 job cuts in Ireland as it restructures around AI, after already shedding about 150 Irish roles this year.
Zimbabwean workers who arrived in Ireland to find no jobs have each received €30,000 awards. The Workplace Relations Commission called their treatment particularly egregious.
Bartra is seeking €3.9m for a 1.56-acre site beside Pat Kenny's Dalkey home after a nursing-home proposal was refused.
The Irish Times is asking readers to describe overcrowded buses and trains as pressure on public transport grows.
Three legal challenges to the Galway City Ring Road permission have been settled, while a fourth remains before the court.
A Cork family has learned that a brother missing since 1992 died in Britain two years ago, bringing an answer after decades of uncertainty.
Analysis traces how the Gaza war and international outrage have eroded Israel's support since the October 7 attacks.
Róisín Ingle's podcast revisits the beginnings of U2 and the people who helped form the band.
Seán Moncrieff reflects on time poverty and the way work, shopping and laundry can leave little space for thought or rest.
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A former inmate says some Maghaberry prisoners spend longer on remand than their eventual sentences, with lack of a suitable address preventing bail.
Prison officers warn that Northern Ireland's lack of remand time limits leaves hundreds detained longer than the limits elsewhere in the UK.
Analysis considers whether the A5 ruling and Drumcree dispute could revive support for Sinn Féin after a recent decline.
A guide identifies the political, cultural and international figures backing Garvaghy Road residents, from musicians to supporters on Capitol Hill.
Labour MPs and peers have written to Chris Bryant urging him to intervene and stop the Drumcree parade.
The acclaimed documentary 12 Days in July is to be screened on Garvaghy Road, bringing an earlier account of Drumcree to the current dispute.
Robert Gilmore asks whether the peace process needs a fully reconciled society, using the Drumcree stand-off to test the idea.
SDLP councillor Carl Whyte has reported a threat to shoot him after he supported Garvaghy Road residents.
Aoife Moore argues that commentary on Drumcree reveals how poorly some voices in Dublin understand Northern Ireland.
Brian Feeney argues that the Drumcree confrontation has exposed lasting questions about political legitimacy and the policing of protest.
Royal Mail plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs in an organisational review. The company says letter volumes have fallen more than 70% from their peak.
Belfast's £100m Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre has opened, with a promise of 1,500 jobs and closer links between research and industry.
Conleth Hill discusses acting, Ballycastle and his role in Aisling Ghéar's production of Brian Friel's Faith Healer at the Lyric.
Alex Kane argues that parade decisions should be respected as part of the rule of law, even by those outside the Orange Order.
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An inquest hears that emergency crews spent almost two days recovering the victims of a crash that killed four, after firefighters battled the blaze.
Live coverage follows three unionist parties backing a no-confidence motion in First Minister Michelle O'Neill.
Opinion condemns abuse directed at DUP MP Carla Lockhart, arguing that personal attacks undermine the people making them.
A travel review explores the Cotswolds' scenery, places to eat and visitor attractions beyond its appeal on Instagram.
Flooring company Headlam has cut more jobs following its move into administration.
Police believe arson attacks on a house and a tractor are connected.
Kemi Badenoch promises a cut to inheritance tax, framing her proposal as part of a battle over the country's future.
Two men have been jailed over large-scale cocaine supply uncovered through the National Crime Agency's investigation into the EncroChat network.
Opinion questions why Northern Ireland's politicians can act quickly for favoured causes while other problems wait.
A performer reflects on playing several Give My Head Peace characters and on the divided reaction to the long-running comedy after its cancellation.
Tributes have been paid to former BBC Radio Ulster presenter Conor Bradford, who has died at 72.
Michelle O'Neill is pressing the Secretary of State to intervene in the Drumcree dispute, saying he could stop the march immediately.
Comment argues that unionism's response to Drumcree has handed Sinn Féin a rallying issue at a time of weaker support.
Audio: Suzanne Breen and Ciarán Dunbar discuss Drumcree's political impact and the SDLP's decision not to select Justin McNulty.
The Appeal Court has reserved judgment on residents' challenge to the Parades Commission's Drumcree decision, with a swift ruling promised.
Mike Thomson's Young Buck cheese has won its class at the all-Ireland awards for the second consecutive year.
A Dublin City University professor calls for preparation for a possible border poll, despite uncertainty over its timing, ahead of a book launch in Derry.
A man accused of murdering Robbie Lawlor has changed solicitors as he prepares a bail application.
The sons of a woman killed in an IRA firebombing pay tribute ahead of the 50th anniversary of her death.
Tim McGarry has criticised the BBC for ending Give My Head Peace by email after more than three decades.
The Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed into Belfast harbour for a visit to the city.
Helen McEntee says agreement between the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents is the only way to settle the dispute.
A project is helping young people record accounts of experiences during the Troubles.
An inquest examines why a motorist left a fatal Cushendall Road collision and went to McDonald's while the injured pedestrian remained at the scene.
A boxing-gym owner has been jailed for a prolonged sexual attack on a woman.
Analysis argues that Stormont is stuck in despondency, with MLAs avoiding reform and leaving fundamental problems unresolved.
A Belfast coffee roaster says a change in ownership has allowed it to avoid liquidation.
A man who tried to force entry to his mother's home and then bit and headbutted police has received probation rather than prison.
Cruz Beckham and his band, The Breakers, are set to visit Belfast on their new tour.
A restaurant review of Milanos in Ballymena praises the main courses but singles out dessert and freshly baked cookies.
Childcare campaigner Rebecca Harper has been selected by the SDLP to contest Lagan Valley, after highlighting rising childcare costs.
Four years after the Creeslough explosion, families of the ten people killed say they still lack final death certificates and answers about what happened.
A woman who waited ten years for an endometriosis diagnosis is starting a Craigavon support group to help others talk about the condition.