Irish News for September 2026 : Page 2

Irish News, Sep 11, 2026
Minister McEntee Marks 25 Years Since 9/11, Honours Victims And First Responders
Today marks 25 years since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Ireland remembers the 2,977 innocent people who were killed, including at least 18 Irish ...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2026
Gardaí Renew Witness Appeal After Fatal Three-Vehicle Crash On R132 In Meath
Gardaí are appealing for information following a serious three-vehicle road traffic collision on the R132 at Smithstown, Julianstown, County Meath, shortly after 2am on Saturday 15 August 2026. A man...
Irish News, Sep 11, 2026
Ballyhale Flood Relief Moves To Construction As Moran Hails Milestone
Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Kevin "Boxer" Moran T.D., has marked a key step forward for the Ballyhale Flood Relief Scheme after attending a contract sig...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2026
Leopardstown Violent Disorder: Two Further Arrests As Injured Man Dies
Gardaí are continuing to investigate an incident of violent disorder in Leopardstown, Dublin 18, that occurred on Saturday 29 August 2026. A man in his 20s who sustained serious injuries during the in...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2026
O’Brien Unveils National Greenways Website At Active Travel Conference
Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien has launched a new national website, greenways.gov.ie, at the National Active Travel and Greenways Conference in Cork. The platform showcases Ireland's growing ...
Irish News, Sep 10, 2026
Clare Fire Service Deploys New Battery-Powered Rescue Tools
Clare County Fire and Rescue Service has taken delivery of the equipment at its Central Fire Station headquarters in Ennis. The Holmatro tools and associated kit are designed to support crews at road ...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2026
Naughton Launches 'Irish For Parents' Hub To Help Families Use Irish At Home
Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton has launched Irish for Parents, a new online hub to help parents and guardians support their children's Irish at home and in everyday life. Develo...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2026
Operation Thor: Two Men Charged Over Dublin East Burglaries
Gardaí have arrested two men as part of Operation Thor and an ongoing investigation into a series of thefts and burglaries targeting premises in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) East. The men, ag...
Irish News, Sep 9, 2026
Boylan Condemns Discounted Gas Offer For Data Centres
Data centres have been offered cut‑price gas if they agree to the possibility of supply being interrupted, according to a new report from the CRU. The same report warns that linking data centre...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2026
Dublin City Council Adds More Short-Term Cycle Lockers
Dublin City Council has installed a further 24 cycle lockers of varying types in the city centre as part of a pilot project supported by the National Transport Authority. They add to the 12 units intr...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2026
Bus Shelter Campaign Invites People To Join Civil Defence
The Minister for Defence, Helen McEntee TD, has launched a targeted bus-shelter campaign encouraging people to join Civil Defence and support their local communities. The campaign will appear at 100 ...
Irish News, Sep 8, 2026
Operation Tara: Man Charged After €7,200 Drug Seizure And 3D-Printed Firearm In East Cork
Gardaí in Cork seized a total of €7,200 worth of suspected illegal cannabis and cocaine, along with a 3D-printed firearm, during a search of a home in the Ballymacoda area of East Cork on Friday, 4 Se...
Irish News, Sep 7, 2026
Culture Night: OPW Heritage Sites Open Late Nationwide For Free After-Hours Events
Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir will take place on Friday 18 September 2026, with the Office of Public Works (OPW) unveiling a programme of free, late-opening events at OPW Heritage Sites across the co...
Irish News, Sep 7, 2026
Clinical Trials Advisory Council Convenes For First Time
The Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, has welcomed the establishment and inaugural meeting of the Clinical Trials Advisory Council (CTAC), marking a further milestone in efforts to tr...
Irish News, Sep 7, 2026
Early Medieval Ringfort Uncovered During Dublin Drainage Scheme
As advance works continue on the Greater Dublin Drainage (GDD) scheme, archaeological surveys at Abbotstown are uncovering and safeguarding elements of the area's past. Specialist archaeologists, joi...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2026
Minister Jim O’Callaghan Welcomes 2026 Prison Officer Recruitment Drive
The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O'Callaghan, has welcomed the start of the Irish Prison Service's 2026 recruitment campaign for Prison Officers, announced on 3 September 2026...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2026
Ministers Mandate Helmets And High-Vis For E-Scooter Users
New rules taking effect on 4 September 2026 form the first step in a broader road safety package for e-scooters, with higher penalties and a planned rise in the minimum age to follow. The Minister fo...
Irish News, Sep 4, 2026
Greens Urge Government To Halt Public Transport Fare Hike
The Green Party has condemned the Government's decision to increase public transport fares, arguing it runs counter to efforts to ease congestion and cut emissions while household budgets are under pr...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2026
Nocturnal Beats Puts Dublin’s Nightlife Centre Stage This September
Dublin City Council's Night-Time Economy Advisor joins forces with Dublin Fringe Festival for Nocturnal Beats, a month-long celebration of late-night culture backed by the Department of Culture, Commu...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2026
€1 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized At Cork Airport In Joint Garda And Customs Operation
Revenue Customs officers, assisted by An Garda Síochána's Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit, stopped and searched a man at Cork Airport on the morning of Monday, 31 August 2026. A number of packages co...
Irish News, Sep 3, 2026
Contracts Signed As Ennis Fire Station Project Enters Design Phase
Clare County Council has appointed a design team and signed contracts to advance a new headquarters for Clare County Fire and Rescue Service in Ennis, clearing the way for detailed design and statutor...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2026
McEntee Launches 'Be Emergency Ready' Campaign To Help Households Prepare
The Minister for Defence, Helen McEntee TD, has launched Be Emergency Ready, a nationwide campaign urging households to take straightforward steps to prepare for emergencies and disruption. The initia...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2026
Boil Water Notice Issued For Rathangan’s Pomeroy Park
A Boil Water Notice has been introduced for Pomeroy Park in Rathangan, covering house numbers 1–72 inclusive, following the detection of increased bacteria levels in the local supply. The precautionar...
Irish News, Sep 2, 2026
Met Éireann Reveals 2026/27 Storm Names As Service Marks 90th Year
Met Éireann, working with the UK Met Office and the Netherlands' KNMI, has unveiled the names for the 2026/27 storm season, which begins today, 1 September 2026, and runs until 31 August 2027. The col...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2026
EU Ministers Gather In Wicklow As Gardaí Set Out Traffic, Drone And Maritime Curbs
Informal meetings of EU Defence Ministers and EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will be held at Druids Glen, Co Wicklow. Proceedings begin on Monday 31 August and run until Wednesday afternoon, 2 September...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2026
Ó Broin Calls For Emergency Plan To End Homelessness As Numbers Rise
Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin TD, has urged the Government to introduce an emergency response aimed at ending long-term homelessness. The Dublin Mid West TD made the appeal following ...
Irish News, Sep 1, 2026
Health-Led Route For First-Time Personal Drug Possession Begins Today
A new Health Referral Scheme launches today, giving eligible individuals found with drugs for personal use the chance to engage with health services instead of facing an immediate criminal justice res...