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- Investigation after person killed in French car ramming August 27, 2026A man drove a car into a group of people in northwestern France, killing one and wounding 10 before being detained, multiple sources said.
- Rescuers search for survivors after Nepal floods August 27, 2026Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters on to scour for hundreds still missing after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border with China's Tibet, killing 162.
- Qatari PM to visit Tehran in effort to relaunch mediation August 26, 2026Qatar's prime minister will visit Tehran in an effort to relaunch diplomacy after the US and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise to increase economic pressure on Tehran.
- Over 4,000 complaints made to European Consumer Centre August 26, 2026The European Consumer Centre Ireland (ECCI) handled 4,182 complaints last year, and recovered €421,000 for Irish and other consumers from businesses across European Union.
- New levy for sustainable flood insurance fund proposed August 26, 2026Insurance Ireland is proposing a new levy of €24 per household to be placed into a "sustainable flood insurance fund" to address what it calls "Ireland's flood insurance protection gap".
- 'Buzzing', Waterford students express relief over CAO August 26, 2026There is a heavy air at Jack Cunningham Productions' stage school in Waterford city.
- Prison officers vote for industrial action over pay talks August 26, 2026The Prison Officers Association said its members have shown overwhelming support for industrial action, up to and including strike action, if the Government does not set out a clear and credible approach to aligning pay and living standards, at the start of the next round of public sector pay talks.
- 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.
