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- Judgement reserved in trial regarding Lyra McKee's death April 16, 2026Almost two years after it started, judgement has been reserved in a non-jury trial regarding the death of journalist Lyra McKee.
- Overheating risk for basking sharks and fish, study finds April 16, 2026Ireland's basking sharks and other warm-bodied fish face risks from overheating due to warming oceans caused by climate change, a new study has warned.
- All areas of BBC News to be affected by cuts April 16, 2026All areas of BBC News will be affected by cuts, as the corporation looks to slash 2,000 jobs, staff have been told.
- Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, says Trump April 16, 2026US President Donald Trump has said that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.
- President convenes Council of State to discuss IP bill April 16, 2026President Catherine Connolly has convened a meeting of the Council of State under Article 26 of the Constitution to discuss the constitutionality of the International Protection Bill 2026.
- Gardaí in Monaghan looking for man who rammed patrol car April 16, 2026Gardaí are searching for the driver of a car that rammed a garda patrol car in Co Monaghan, injuring two gardaí.The two gardaí who were in the patrol car have been taken to hospital for assessment of their injuries
- Pope Leo decries 'handful of tyrants' ravaging the world April 16, 2026Pope Leo has blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon.
- European airlines warn of jet fuel shortages April 16, 2026The European Union is drafting plans to tackle a looming jet fuel supply crunch and maximise refinery output, officials said.
- Majority of Defence Force complaints came from Air Corps April 16, 2026Over two thirds of complaints received by the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces last year came from the Air Corps, a committee has heard.
