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- Govt 'sleepwalking into major problem' over excise cuts August 17, 2026The industry body representing the liquid fuel sector has expressed concern that the Government is "sleepwalking into a major problem" with the unwinding of fuel price subsidies.
- Call for action over reckless driving videos put online August 17, 2026A professor of cyber-psychology has called for action to be taken against social media companies where videos of people driving dangerously are uploaded online.
- Irish medal winners hoping to ride wave of positivity August 17, 2026European Aquatics Championship medal-winning duo Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry are hoping to ride the wave of positivity into October's World Cup series with the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles also quickly coming into view.
- Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial August 17, 2026Opening arguments are expected later in the trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after one of America's most influential rappers was gunned down in Las Vegas.
- Gardaí not trained to deal with cars 'going wrong way' August 17, 2026The Garda Representative Association has said gardaí are not trained to pursue stolen cars "going down the wrong way" on a motorway.
- Kushner to hold talks with Netanyahu after Hamas meeting August 17, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner, a day after he held a rare meeting with Hamas officials in Egypt, in a bid to push forward the US President's Gaza peace plan.
- Woman jailed over mushroom murders to appeal conviction August 17, 2026Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson will launch an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide.
- Trump says US scaling back military drills with S Korea August 17, 2026US President Donald Trump has said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began.
- 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36 August 17, 2026US actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36.
