A record of what was published, when, and how it changed.

Ukraine seeks Musk’s go-ahead to use Starlink-equipped drones inside Russia

By Christopher Miller in Kyiv

Kyiv wants to target missile launchers across border but Zelenskiy fired defence minister with direct line to SpaceX owner

Tycoon towers: Irish castles and houses owned by the global super rich

By Niamh Browne

Meet the billionaire boys’ club snapping up Ireland’s finest country homes

Forecaster predicts strongest El Nino in living memory

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UK’s Met Office says rising sea temperatures will create a heightened risk of drought in tropics and stormy conditions in northwestern Europe

Call for new tech on Luas after passengers trapped in doors and dragged along platforms

By Seán McCárthaigh

Rail investigators advise creating campaign to educate passengers about how tram doors work

‘Mum is in tears, she can’t talk’: Student who left school in second year gets 625 points in Leaving Cert

By Jen Hogan

She studied the Leaving Cert course through online grinds, which she worked to pay for, and through the use of free online teaching videos on YouTube

Balancing act continues as Leaving Cert grades drop back by an average of just over 1%

By Brian Mooney

Timelines for fully removing pandemic-related post-marking adjustment will continue to be informed by the 2026 experience

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta represent continuity amid an unceasing addiction to change

By Michael Walker

Disruption caused by kneejerk managerial change has been seen many times – but the champions show the wisdom of sticking rather than twisting

Vicki Notaro on being childfree: ‘It was something that I just couldn’t force myself to want’

By Ellen Clusker

The bestselling author joins The Women’s Podcast to discuss her new novel Anywhere But Here

Church services

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Week beginning Saturday, August 22nd, 2026

Leaving Cert points calculator: How many CAO points are your results worth?

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First round college offers will be out on August 30th

Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by Belgian university

By Chris Osuh, agencies

Nathan Cofnas says Ghent University will ‘almost certainly fire me’

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Appeal, wait, go abroad, repeat: what can you do if you don’t get your first CAO choice?

By Peter McGuire

Students from the class of 2026 have more options than ever

You have your Leaving Cert results. Now what?

By Brian Mooney

Stay calm and ensure you are clear on how to interpret your grades as they relate to your college requirements

Culture Night Dublin’s literary highlights

By Martin Doyle

Books newsletter: tomorrow’s pages; Slow Horses; Paul Howard live; Jamie O’Connell memoir; Kevin Gildeas Brilliant Bookshop; Samuel Beckett’s Stirrings Still; Bobby Sands play; Elizabeth Wassell Montague; Project Children: The Legacy

Teacher censured for falsifying letter of professional standing

By Stephen Farrell

Secondary school teacher who began his career in England and Northern Ireland altered document, panel finds

Tottenham close on deals for Manchester City’s Savinho and Omar Marmoush for €186m

By Jamie Jackson

Summer spending on De Zerbi’s Spurs squad over €400m

Ludwig season 2 on BBC One: Peep Show with added murder and fantastic fed-up chemistry

By Ed Power

Television: David Mitchell is sublimely awkward as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, a nerdish genius with dreadful people skills and a talent for unpicking arcane crimes

Four men arrested over burglaries after gardaí stop car with false registration plates

By Órla Ryan

Gloves and face coverings were recovered from the Volvo S40 in Dublin

Leaving Cert results: One of the most beloved subjects proves, yet again, to be one of the hardest

By Peter McGuire

Physics and chemistry are often perceived as difficult subjects, but they tend to have a high H1 rate

Jon Ossoff might just be the Democrats’ best answer to the US decade of chaos

By Keith Duggan

There’s much more to the Georgia senator than a controversial barb about one of Donald Trump’s aides

Why staff at Oberstown Children Detention Campus have had enough

By Aideen Finnegan

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Rothwell’s offer for ICG poised to sink, and data behind youth unemployment

By Ciarán Hancock

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Covid impacts and enhanced grades: five takeaways from 2026 Leaving Cert results

By Brian Mooney

Friday’s results, in the aggregate, are close to those awarded in 2020

Leaving Cert 2026: A unique second-level journey ends

By Brian Mooney

Whatever results you have just received are a mark of your resilience over six uniquely challenging years

CAO points system cannot be used to measure intelligence

By Anne McCormack

People possess distinct intelligences, not just one or two that can be captured by an IQ test or examination