- Aug 28
Flash floods hit Killarney and Dublin as torrential downpours bring up to 57mm of rain
Intense downpours triggered flash flooding in Killarney and Dublin on Thursday evening, submerging roads, flooding homes, and prompting upgraded weather warnings across eastern Ireland.
- Aug 24
Two men hospitalised after suspected feud shooting on Cork northside
Armed Garda units responded to reports of a riot and shotgun discharge in Ballyvolane on Sunday afternoon, hospitalising two men with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Aug 22
Munster and Leinster secure Women's Interprovincial final berths with decisive victories
Munster defeated Connacht 47-12 in Galway while Leinster beat Ulster 75-5 in Belfast on Saturday, setting up a fourth consecutive Women's Interprovincial Championship final between the two provinces.
- Aug 22
Hull City defeat Manchester United 2-0 with set-piece goals on Premier League return
Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy scored first-half goals from set pieces as newly promoted Hull City beat Manchester United 2-0 at the MKM Stadium.
- Aug 22
Gardaí investigate death of Brazilian woman found wounded in Limerick apartment
Gardaí have opened an investigation after 30s-aged Brazilian native Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa was found dead with injuries at the Carlton House complex on Cecil Street in Limerick.
- Aug 22
Apple pays $17.1 billion in Irish taxes following European back-tax ruling
Apple paid $17.1 billion in taxes to Ireland during fiscal year 2025, accounting for nearly 40% of its $43.2 billion global tax obligations under new European Union public transparency rules.
- Aug 20
Mark Zuckerberg Buys 440-Acre Strancally Castle in Ireland for Estimated €20M to €30M
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have acquired Strancally Castle in County Waterford, expanding their real estate holdings to southeastern Ireland.
- Aug 13
Angler bitten by blue shark off Waterford coast says 'the fish is in the right' after rescue
Romanian angler Sebastian Achim was winched from a pleasure boat off Ardmore, Co Waterford, after a blue shark he had just landed lunged at his calf, ripping open a wound almost 10cm long and causing heavy blood loss.
- Aug 9
Cork reclaim All-Ireland camogie title with one-point win over Galway in record-attendance final
Cork beat Galway by a single point at Croke Park to reclaim the O'Duffy Cup for a record 31st time, with second-half goals from Saoirse McCarthy and Orlaith Cahalane turning the final in front of 33,419 spectators.
- Aug 9
Nine injured in M50 wrong-way crash as one teenager fights for life; motorcyclist dies in Donegal
Eight teenagers and a man in his 20s were hospitalised after a car travelling the wrong way on the M50 collided head-on with another vehicle near Firhouse, Dublin, at about 5.30am on Sunday. One youth remains in critical condition.
- Aug 8
One dead, eight hospitalised in five road crashes across Ireland and Northern Ireland
A motorcyclist in his 60s was killed and eight others hospitalised in five separate road collisions across Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday and Saturday. The Republic's road death toll for 2026 has reached 112, 12% above the same point in 2025.
- Aug 4
Thunderstorm warnings issued for Ireland and Northern Ireland after record dry July
Met Éireann and the UK Met Office have issued yellow thunderstorm and rain warnings for several counties, with heavy downpours, lightning, and spot flooding expected. The alerts follow the driest July on record in England and Wales.
- Aug 2
Chamberlain knocks out O'Leary in 10th to take IBO title; Reeves hospitalised after Cully stoppage
Mark Chamberlain claimed the IBO light-welterweight belt with a 10th-round knockout of Pierce O'Leary at the 3Arena, while Lee Reeves was stretchered from the ring after a stoppage loss to Gary Cully.
- Jul 29
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies in Dublin motorbike crash at 56
The Frames frontman and Once star was found on a road near Lucan in the early hours of Wednesday after a member of the public raised the alarm. Gardaí are preparing a file for the coroner.
- Jul 28
Homeless man found dead in Dublin waste depot had lost two friends in Grand Canal tragedy
Andrew Haire, 35, had been homeless for about seven years. His remains were discovered at a Greyhound recycling facility in Clondalkin on Friday evening, and gardaí are treating the death as unexplained.
- Jul 24
Ireland’s 23-day drought triggers nationwide hosepipe ban until late August
A nationwide hosepipe ban begins as Met Éireann reports absolute drought at 17 of 25 stations, with Cork Airport and Johnstown Castle dry for 23 days.
- Jul 21
RTÉ crime drama Kin to return for third series in 2027 after four-year hiatus
The Dublin gangster drama, off air since 2023 due to Bron Studios' bankruptcy, will begin shooting in the coming weeks with the BBC joining as a new financial partner.
- Jul 11
Mayo demolish Louth 3-23 to 0-15, reach first All-Ireland final since 2021
A 1-11 masterclass from Ryan O'Donoghue and a blistering 2-7 unanswered run sent Mayo past Louth in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park.
- Jul 9
An Comisiún Pleanála upholds plans for 106–140 apartments at Cork’s Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, where over 900 infants died
The dispute at the former Mother and Baby Home, where over 900 infants died, came to a head as survivors split over a developer’s 106–140 unit scheme.
- Jul 8
Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas joins London City Lionesses on free transfer
The Spanish midfielder, 32, leaves Barcelona after 14 trophy-laden years to sign a three-year deal with the ambitious Women's Super League club owned by Michele Kang.
