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Garda to appear in court in connection with anti-corruption investigation

By Jack White

Officer has been suspended from duty since the investigation first began

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Nick Kyrgios suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine

By Matt Hughes

Australian reveals ‘huge mistake’ in Instagram post Kyrgios tested positive at ATP 250 event in June Nick Kyrgios has been suspended after testing positive for cocaine, with the 31-year-old Australian revealing on Instagram on Wednesday that he had “made a huge mistake”. The former Wimbledon finalist’s suspension was confirmed by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) shortly afterwards. Kyrgios tested posi

Man charged over theft of two cans of Coca Cola ‘denied fair hearing’ in District Court

By Ray Managh

Sean O’Hanlon had his bail revoked at Dundalk District Court in the absence of fair procedures

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Activist forced out of US after criticising Trump-aligned Colombian politician

By Tiago Rogero South America correspondent

Beto Coral held up banners in Florida warning fellow Colombians to not vote for Abelardo de la Espriella In the week before Colombia’s presidential election, Beto Coral, a well-known activist living in the United States, travelled to Florida to persuade fellow Colombians not to vote for the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Coral held banners outside polling stations in Miami warning that the millionaire

‘Jim Crow must go’: the artists and everyday heroes who fought injustice – in pictures

By Curated by Briana Ellis-Gibbs

Turn the Volume Up! at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University highlights the activism of everyday people who have confronted injustice. New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, quoting the Bronx rapper KRS-One’s song Turn the Volume Up during his election-day victory speech inspired the name of the exhibit. Featuring work by artists such as Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems and the Guerrilla Girls, the show examines how pr

The Blood of Dawnwalker – save your family while becoming what you hate

By Kirk McKeand

Human by day, vampire by night, Coen has difficult choices to make – beginning here in the 1300s, his adventure could span centuries in upcoming sequels The Blood of Dawnwalker could be the start of an epic saga. Created by some of the talent behind The Witcher 3, this dark fantasy role-playing game takes place in the 14th century in the fictional land of Vale Sangora, a Carpathian valley of wetlands, mountains and f

Who is Natalie Harp? Trump’s closest and most devoted aide is in the spotlight

By David Smith in Washington

Speculation about US president’s executive assistant sparks furious backlash from White House Wearing shoulder-length blond hair, gold earrings and a red dress, cancer survivor Natalie Harp introduced herself to the 2020 Republican national convention as “a formerly forgotten American from California” and compared Donald Trump to George Bailey, the everyman hero played by James Stewart in the classic film It’s a Wond

After 25 years, I’m breaking up with The Sims. Here’s why you should, too | Jordan Erica Webber

By Jordan Erica Webber

Now that Jared Kushner and the Saudi Investment Fund have bought The Sims’ publisher, EA, it’s unlikely to remain a game celebrating diversity and inclusivity Sometimes it feels as though horrific world events and the malicious entities behind them are reaching into every aspect of our lives, from heatwaves that keep me shut away indoors, to generative AI that makes it increasingly difficult to trust what I read onli

Sali Hughes on beauty: will social media bans for teens mean the return of grownup skincare?

By Sali Hughes

Soon it will be harder for the beauty industry to aggressively market at children, hopefully spelling the end of gimmicky, ineffective kiddie makeup This summer’s announcement that under-16s will soon be banned from some social media platforms and, more recently, that 16- and 17-year-olds will face a digital curfew, strikes me as a good and sensible decision. It also has unignorable benefits for beauty consumers who

‘We now live without this violence’: the Colombian farmers giving up coca for palm oil

By Suzanne Bearne in Caño Barbú, Colombia

Subsidies and a crackdown on armed groups are helping smallholders rebuild their lives, leaving behind decades of conflict and fear Surrounded by towering oil palm trees on his farm in the small village of Caño Barbú, near San Pablo in northern Colombia, Yoger Payares uses a malayo – a pole-mounted iron tool with a hook – to hack at the fronds of one, freeing a bunch of its vibrant reddish-orange fruit so it falls to

Ninja Luxe Cafe review: a do-it-all espresso machine at a bargain price – but far from perfect

By Sasha Muller

Ninja’s assisted machine will make every coffee you crave at hundreds of pounds cheaper than some of its rivals, although you’ll have to put up with a few quirks • The best espresso machines, tested If you’re not a morning person, decision-making is best avoided before 8am. Or, at the very least, until you’ve had a cup of coffee. That is why assisted espresso machines, such as the Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier ES601UK, are

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Iran eyes military targets in Europe if Donald Trump escalates war, insiders say

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran, Andrew England in London

Proposals to retaliate against US assets beyond Middle East come as many in Tehran see renewed conflict as inevitable

Why does Ireland support Palestine and does anti-Semitism play a role?

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Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Health boss resigns over maternity unit closure

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NHS bosses decline to say when a birthing unit in north Devon will reopen following staff shortages.

Kyrgios provisionally suspended for positive cocaine test

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Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test, the International Tennis Integrity Agency has announced.

Multiple addictions reported by 64% of Rutland admissions

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Some 64% of people admitted to the Rutland Centre last year presented with multiple addictions, the centre's annual report has shown.

Rose of Tralee review: Westmeath winner is a good-news story from a creaky event

By Ed Power

Television: This creaky light entertainment institution is at its most compelling when it plays it straight

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Ballet de Santiago – Swan Lake review: The most beguiling swan Dublin has seen in years

By Christie Seaver

Katherine Rodríguez’s heart-melting performance reflects the way South American dancers tell a story through their emotions as much as through steps

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Westmeath Rose 'on cloud nine' after Rose of Tralee win

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Westmeath Rose Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh has said she is still "on cloud nine" after being crowned the 2026 Rose of Tralee, describing herself as "so grateful and proud" to have had the experience.

Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge

By Heather Stewart Economics editor

PM’s plan to shield households from more pressure risks being overwhelmed by wider price rises UK inflation rises to 2.9% Business live – latest updates July’s increase in inflation, to 2.9%, is likely to be the first of several, underlining the challenge facing Andy Burnham in shielding consumers from a fresh cost of living squeeze this autumn. Rising energy bills, as an increase in Ofgem’s quarterly price cap came

Shapes and ladders: Edinburgh fringe’s dance shows reach for the sky

By Lyndsey Winship

With brute strength and beauty, party tricks and personal revelations, this year’s dance and circus programme has ambition and a spirit of togetherness If you want to be wowed by technical prowess, I recommend taking a trip to see a couple of New York pole dancers, Donna Carnow and Gina Alm, in their Edinburgh fringe show Dusk/Night/Dawn. The pair are wildly impressive performers with just one piece of apparatus, a h

First giant tuna caught off Yorkshire since 1960s

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A crew from Whitby has landed two of the migratory species weighing over 300kg each in as many days.

Body of man (60s) found in Co Cavan home

By Hugh Dooley

Gardaí are considering all possibilities after Ballyjamesduff death and are not ruling out foul play

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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore review – an ominous warning of tech takeover

By Farrah Jarral

A historian charts the emergence of a democracy-crushing dystopia that is – in some ways – already with us Pulitzer prize-winning US historian Jill Lepore’s new book addresses the threat posed to liberal democracy by artificial intelligence. According to Lepore, the extraordinary power of private tech companies led by men whose priorities may not align with the wellbeing of the Earth or its inhabitants is set to dest

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David Shrigley London exhibition will find the funny side of old masters

By Caroline Davies

Dulwich Picture Gallery show to feature British artist’s work hung next to paintings by Dutch and Flemish greats The contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and distinctive artistic practice “in dialogue” with old masters of Dutch and Flemish painting in a major new solo exhibition in London. The celebrated visual artist will explore the 17th-century paintings with his own new works