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Ducks recovering after dried-up pond rescue

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Three ducks are being looked after by MK Swan Rescue after being recovered from the dried-up pond.

Jammy tomato risotto and amaretto roast peaches: Toklas chef Chris Shaw’s simple summer recipes

By Chris Shaw

Make the most of the season’s freshest produce with a light but richly flavoured tomato-dosed dinner and a booze-laced, New York-inspired dessert At Toklas, ingredients such as datterini tomatoes and ripe peaches are taking centre stage. These recipes celebrate the simplicity of summer cooking, allowing produce to shine with minimal intervention. From a risotto layered with sweet tomatoes, pecorino and mint to roast

UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report

By Joanna Partridge

Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is imported The UK is vulnerable to food price shocks because of its dependence on imports of fruit and vegetable from countries even more exposed to the climate crisis, researchers say. Much of Britain has sweltered under a record five heatwaves this year and endured drought and wildfires, with the hot, dry conditions dama

A rightwing witch-hunt focused on Jason Arday – but so did legitimate journalism | Hugh Muir

By Hugh Muir

Amid the grief and rage at a tragic loss, it’s right to differentiate between those who fought a culture war and others who just sought the truth Even now it is very difficult to process the scale of tragedy that engulfed Jason Arday and those who loved him. The unbearable sadness at his death; the wretched knowledge that the very public onslaught against him began with the malign machinations of a self-defined “race

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Barking mad? How people in England’s ‘least friendly’ borough feel about the ranking

By Rachel Hall

Does the description from a study ranking all of England’s 296 boroughs for friendliness ring true for people in the east London town? Alice Fokuo is so friendly with her neighbour that they have exchanged keys to each other’s homes. The level of intimacy is such that “I call her mum, because she cooks for me”. So the market trader was surprised to learn that her borough, Barking and Dagenham, ranked the least friend

Women and girls strategy is an important commitment to gender equality

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Of all issues, care has been singled out as a steadfast barrier for decades

Finding solutions for motorway carnage

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Technology, Garda training and the role of social media

Elitism pays off with potentially vintage Juddmonte International clash at York

By Brian O'Connor

York’s richest ever race holds promise of head-to-head between Coolmore star Constitution River and Godolphin’s Ombudsman

The Irish gymnast mixing home-schooling his kids with training for European Championships

By Michael Scully

Athlete mixing home schooling his kids with training for glory in Zagreb championships

Aid workers should never be a target

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World Humanitarian Day honours the 350 people who died in 2025 while helping those in need

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Ireland supports Gaza – except for all the Gazan students it has denied visas

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The reasons given for their refusal are beyond unreasonable

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John FitzGerald omitted an important figure from his retrofitting account

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Upfront cost of retrofitting is biggest obstacle to adopting energy-saving technologies

Look at what we miss when we stare at our phones

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It’s such a weird world we live in right now

Apple introduces App Store changes

By Ciara O'Brien

Tech giant making changes to fall in line with EU regulations

Deaths of children in domestic incidents to be subject to new national reviews

By Ellen Coyne

Currently no way of tracking or reviewing violent and tragic child deaths in Ireland

Using the national flag to celebrate rather than exclude

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Tricolour was designed as an emblem of tolerance and inclusion

Reduced estimate for future electricity demand raises awkward questions for EirGrid

By Barry O'Halloran

Problems mount for national grid and regulator

Derby first and second renew rivalry in York’s Great Voltigeur

By Brian O'Connor

Christmas Day and Maltese Cross dominated Epsom finish on very testing ground

Trinity College Dublin suggests students petition Government Ministers over Palestinian visa issue

By Stephen Conneely

Widespread rejection of Palestinian scholars’ visa applications ‘deeply concerning’, administrators say

Rural TDs lobby Simon Harris to stall plans to reinstate full rate of fuel excise duty

By Jack Horgan-Jones

There are mixed views among Coalition backbenchers over next month’s planned increase

Palestine: For how long can UN, EU and Irish Government remain bystanders?

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Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continue to endure Israeli persecution

Number of Ireland players in Premier League set for record low this season

By Gavin Cummiskey

Last season’s return of seven Irish players featuring in the English top flight could be reduced

What is the ‘Mecca pact’ and could it change the Middle East?

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In the News podcast

Gardaí start specialist training in UK for high-risk vehicle pursuits

By Conor Lally, Hugh Dooley, Ciara O'Brien

Offenders on roads aware that gardaí will not pursue if they travel the wrong way down a major roadway

What a shameful, disreputable clown Donald Trump is

By Michael McDowell

The idiot king has stabbed his South Korean ally in the back because a nuclearised North Korea is showing him respect