A record of what was published, when, and how it changed.

Car drives off M50 bridge, causing closure and major traffic disruption

By Ronan McGreevy, Katie Mellett

Motorway reopens as gardaí attempt to establish how incident occurred

The Irish Times view on the impact of AI: a timely warning from Bill Gates

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Regulating in all its aspects poses a big challenge for governments

LIV Golf lays off majority of staff as PIF funding ends

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Chief executive working on deal but needs players’ buy-in

Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’

By Robert Tait in Washington

President denies visit was to gain support for Iran sanctions or due to fears that Putin plans to ‘test Nato resolve’ US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has downplayed a visit to Moscow by the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, as “semi-routine” after he turned up in the Russian capital unannounced, triggering a wave of speculation about the reasons for his trip. Ratcliffe was reported to have flown to Moscow

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Prison officers vote for industrial action over pay talks

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The 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.

How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks

By Adam Gabbatt

The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost Americans This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Earlier this year, a survey found that Canada, along with Switzerland, was the best-liked country in the world. We all know this kind of polling is about as scientific as a high school popularit

Amol Rajan warns BBC destined to shrink at ‘accelerating rate’

By Michael Savage Media editor

Presenter says he is moving to YouTube to avoid being left ‘behind the curve’ as media landscape changes The outgoing Today programme presenter Amol Rajan has warned that the BBC is destined to “get smaller at an accelerating rate”, as he prepares to depart for a new project on YouTube. Rajan, who announced earlier this year that he was leaving BBC News to “unleash my inner entrepreneur” in the creator economy, said

‘It felt like I’d won’: CAO delight on anniversary of teen’s diabetes diagnosis

By Jen Hogan

Danny Goff says moving to Maynooth will pose challenges, but he can’t wait to get started

Calls for remote health monitoring following death of prisoner in his cell

By Olivia Kelleher

‘My son should still be here’, says mother of man (27) who died from withdrawal seizures in Cork Prison

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Heat stress severely impacting children under 9 - report

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Children 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

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Talks 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.

Stairway to Heaven – Frank McNally on how our favourite painting became a TikTok sensation

By Frank McNally

New generation is transfixed by The Meeting on the Turret Stairs

Judge awards Blake Lively $400,000 in legal fees in Justin Baldoni case

By Owen Myers

The actor had sought $8m in attorney costs resulting from her protracted legal battle with Baldoni Blake Lively has been awarded more than $400,000 in attorneys’ fees after her 18-month legal battle with Justin Baldoni. On Wednesday, judge Lewis Liman awarded the actor $363,245.40 in attorneys’ fees and $44,206.35 in costs, figures far lower than the $8m Lively had sought. Continue reading...

US issues sanctions against UK-based direct action group Palestine Action

By Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

US labels group ‘global terrorist’ as Palestine Action challenge against proscription in UK nears supreme court hearing The US ⁠has ​issued sanctions against ⁠the UK-based direct action organisation Palestine ⁠Action, describing it as a “transnational terror group”. The US Department of the Treasury labelled Palestine Action a specially designated global terrorist on Wednesday, which allows the US to freeze the asset

Points rise in over half of all college courses across Ireland

By Niamh Towey

Campaigners call for reform of ‘pressure cooker’ points system

Iran and Oman discuss temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on

By Lara Jakes

No military vessel will be allowed through the strait, Iranian minister says

Online platforms did not remove disinformation posts during 2025 presidential election

By Ellen Coyne

Researchers flagged 85 social media posts as electoral disinformation, and 13 as online harassment

LIV Golf to lay off majority of staff amid ‘compressed timeline’ for new investors

By Reuters

Saudi Arabia’s PIF have ended financial support Chief executive working on deal but needs players’ buy-in LIV Golf informed the majority of its workforce on Wednesday that they will be laid off in the first week of September. The news ⁠comes three days after the 2026 season concluded in Indianapolis and four months after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced it was ending its financial support ⁠of the leagu

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80

By Donald Clarke

Performance as the delightfully camp Dr Frank-N-Furter was followed with a lucrative line in treacle-voiced screen villains and challenging theatrical roles

The Guardian view on electoral reform: don’t wait for a crisis to fix a broken system | Editorial

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In an era of multiparty politics, first past the post risks generating perverse outcomes that delegitimise the democratic process If the system that elects MPs to Westminster was obviously the most democratic one available, there would be no need to use alternative modes when electing the UK’s devolved assemblies or England’s regional mayors. The fact that first past the post (FPTP) was not preferred when establishin

Oil price decline weighs on BP and Shell amid Iran-Oman talks

By Killian Woods

In Dublin, a new US investor has disclosed a sizeable stake in property developer Glenveagh

The Guardian view on child marriage: girls should not be wives | Editorial

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There’s growing agreement that under-18s need to be protected – but international turmoil is pushing many towards wedlock Every minute, 23 girls around the world wed, according to the Girls Not Brides campaign, a coalition of more than 1,000 organisations across 100 countries. No child should be married. But girls are far more likely to be affected than boys, accounting for nine in 10 of those wed before 18, and thei

Whimsical shortlist announced for Edinburgh comedy award 2026

By Brian Logan

A shortlist rich in kookiness sees Lara Ricote tipped for the main prize, alongside returning nominees and a new generation of eccentric fringe acts The shortlist has been announced for the annual Edinburgh comedy award, and it’s a list that majors in whimsy. With an act hymning his belief in healing crystals, another dreamily counting sheep and a third whose show is about “mystery and messages” – and that’s before w

The Murder Detective: A fascinating deep dive into the killing of Lyra McKee

By Ed Power

Television: The death of the 29-year-old reporter in Derry is explored in a new three-part true crime documentary

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Finn Lynch maintains World Championship lead in Dún Laoghaire

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The Irish sailor holds a four-point lead over Germany’s Ole Schweckendiek