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- Re-turn to engage with council after criticism of scheme February 3, 2026Re-turn has said that it is willing to engage with Dublin City Council on the operation of the Deposit Return Scheme in the city centre.
- Iran-US nuclear talks expected despite clashes at sea February 3, 2026A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East today, Washington said, as renewed tensions on the high seas overshadowed plans for nuclear talks.
- Car dealer claimed gardaí were extorting money from him February 3, 2026A Limerick car dealer on trial for alleged garda corruption told investigators that senior gardaí were involved in extorting money from him, a trial has heard.
- Monaghan mother 'amazed' at son's bravery in sea rescue February 3, 2026The Irish mother of an Australian boy who swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family has said she is "amazed" at her son's bravery and added she "knew he could do it".
- Man who stabbed doctor multiple times jailed for 10 years February 3, 2026A judge has imposed a ten-year jail term on "a prolific, recidivist offender" who broke into a doctor's home in Limerick in 2024 and stabbed him multiple times.
- Hit-and-run driver's licence to be restored next year February 3, 2026A man who was disqualified from driving for 20 years when he fatally injured a 14-year-old boy in a hit-and-run has been told his driving licence will be restored in mid-2027.
- Boy, 11, dies after being hit by car in Co Down February 3, 2026An 11-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in Kilkeel, Co Down. The incident happened at around 8am on the Corcreaghan Road.
- Two arrested on suspicion of sabotaging German warships February 3, 2026Two workers have been arrested on suspicion of sabotaging several German warships at Hamburg harbour in 2025, the prosecutor general's office has said.
- Estimated cost of renovating RTÉ campus rises above €350m February 3, 2026RTÉ DG Kevin Bakhurst has confirmed to staff that a revaluation of the cost to renovate all the buildings on the Donnybrook campus is "in excess" of the "previously quoted figure of approximately €350 million".
