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- Heat stress severely impacting children under 9 - report August 26, 2026Children under the age of nine are suffering severe impacts on their health and development due to alarming levels of humid heat caused by human-induced climate change.
- WRC talks tomorrow aimed at resolving Oberstown dispute August 26, 2026Talks will be held at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) tomorrow in a bid to a resolve a dispute over staffing levels at the Oberstown Children Detention Centre in Dublin.
- Q&A: Your CAO questions answered August 26, 2026First round CAO offers have landed for tens of thousands of students, and the key is not to panic: offers arrive in stages, supports are available and there are many paths through higher education.
- LIV Golf lays off majority of staff as PIF funding ends August 26, 2026LIV Golf said on Wednesday it has laid off the majority of its workforce while it continues to secure funding for its next iteration with financial backing from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund set to expire.
- Tim Curry, Rocky Horror Picture Show star, dies aged 80 August 26, 2026The death has been announced of the British actor Tim Curry, best known for his starring role in the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He was 80.
- Parton visit to Kerry GAA legend's pub was 'monumental' August 26, 2026Dozens of tourists and locals have been visiting Páidí Ó Sé's Pub in Ceann Trá near Daingean Uí Chúis, Co Kerry, where they gathered to pay respects to Dolly Parton.
- Man and woman, 80s, seriously injured in M50 crash August 26, 2026A man and a woman in their 80s have been seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash on the M50.
- Bill Gates warns world unprepared for AI upheaval August 26, 2026Bill Gates warned today that the world is dangerously unprepared for the upheaval brought by artificial intelligence, with the technology destroying jobs and threatening human connection, especially for young people.
- School historical sexual abuse commission to begin work August 26, 2026The Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Schools has written to survivors to say it is preparing to commence its work.
