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- Govt may consider EU competitiveness fund for agriculture September 8, 2026The Minister for Agriculture has hinted that the Government may seek to secure additional funding for farmers through the EU competitiveness funds.
- Netanyahu denies he was warned about 7 October attacks September 8, 2026Israeli opposition leaders have called Prime Minister Mr Netanyahu unfit to serve after a report that the United Arab Emirates had warned him before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
- Iceland summons US ambassador in response to Trump map September 8, 2026Iceland has summoned the US ambassador after US President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the island and other countries covered by the American flag, local broadcaster RÚV said.
- Further fuel price measures may be needed, says Taoiseach September 8, 2026Taoiseach Micheál Martin has intimated there may be a need for further measures to help combat the rising prices of petrol and diesel.
- Macron calls for EU-wide under 15 social media ban September 8, 2026French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Commission to back an EU-wide ban on social media for children under 15
- UK to announce sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlements September 8, 2026The UK government is due to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a minister has indicated
- Thieves steal paintings worth €9m from Renoir museum September 8, 2026Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France, stealing "four works of art", one of which they dropped as they fled, a mayor said.
- Irish 15-year-olds rank first for reading in EU - study September 8, 2026Ireland's 15-year-olds have ranked first for reading, third for science and fourth for mathematics out of the 27 EU countries, in a major international educational study.
- Public transport delays after fire in Dublin city centre September 8, 2026Commuters have been warned to expect delays and disruption as Dublin Fire Brigade deals with a fire in a building at the bottom of Grafton Street in the city centre.
