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Saturday, 05 September, 2026

Evening Update
Today's top stories

Ireland

Child (2) hospitalised after being hit by vehicle in Co Limerick

Incident took place in the town of Rathkeale on Saturday

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Ireland

Boy on e-bike killed in hit-and-run on Clare-Limerick border named locally

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Books

Sebastian Barry: ‘My mother was interesting, extravagant. It was difficult to be a child of such a person’

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Middle East

US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after Tehran attacks naval ships

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Boxing

Everything about Katie Taylor’s career was impossible. Until she did it

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Social Affairs

‘I don’t give a damn, honk away’: Is this 105-year-old Ireland’s oldest driver?

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Frank McDonald obituary: campaigning journalist changed how we think about urban planning

His reporting was relentless and led to the publication in January 1985 of his ground-breaking book The Destruction of Dublin

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Social Affairs

A ‘gentle giant’: Man who died in Galway homeless hostel leaves will of almost €1.3m

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Opinion

Cliff Taylor: There’s no cost of living crisis for Ireland’s quietly prosperous class. Who are they?

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It’s National Cinema Weekend, which means movies for €4. Count me in

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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly

At the end of the summer, just like the rest of you, I’m sick of the sight of my children

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People

Carlo Gébler on his mother Edna O’Brien: ‘She was very protean’

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Freedom to move: The unexpected detours shaping Dermot Bannon’s life

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Owner of one of Ireland’s best-known pubs sees profits near €10m in 2025

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Boy on e-bike killed in hit-and-run on Clare-Limerick border named locally

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