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Saturday, 19 September, 2026

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Woman dies after trench collapse in Co Limerick

Workplace fatality referred to Health and Safety Authority by An Garda Síochána

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Europe

Greenland and Denmark say US deal does not cede territory’s sovereignty

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Crime & Law

Two women arrested after cannabis and suspected cocaine seized in Dublin

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Crime & Law

Man arrested in connection with discovery of people in container at Rosslare Europort released without charge

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Big Tech

Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies

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Music

‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a moment of reckoning

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Opinion: Why do farmers wield such disproportionate power in Ireland? Look at Leinster House

Four per cent of the Irish workforce is employed in farming - but 15 per cent of our elected national politicians are farmers or landowners, according an investigation by The Irish Times

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