Ireland · Evidence
Ireland: what was counted on 29 October 2026
Every article that passed the risk gate for Ireland on this day, by category — the outlet, its leaning where known, and the link. These counts are what the pressure table adds up.
Signals counted
111 articles
At home
Regulation
- "Nothing unlawful" about Bryant blocking Garvaghy parade, Belfast High Court rules ↗ IrishCentral · independent
- Probe launched after police seize suspected ‘unlicensed’ products from Co Armagh beauty business ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Met refers itself to police watchdog over action on letter about Meghan’s father ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Social Democrats call for data centre public register ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- High Court extends injunction protecting Rathwood furniture held in Carlow Warehousing dispute ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Burke banned from going within 100 metres of school ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Overweight offshore workers could lose job under new rules, industry body warns ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- SQA anticipated ‘hostile’ response to controversial exam grading – Covid inquiry ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Van taxation protocols need to be streamlined – Farren ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Councillors briefed on changes to Derelict Sites Register ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- IFI welcome submissions to Lough Swilly oyster dredging consultation ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Time for consumer protection to take on motor insurance industry, says judge ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- Another application lodged for a licence to erect a second phone mast in Renmore, says O’Flaherty ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
Disruption
- DUP ‘blocked’ Michelle O’Neill from engaging with Irish president ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Threshold to rebrand Cork access unit to reflect changing profiles of homelessness ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- Motorists advised to take care as N56 undergoes roadworks ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Updated: Ramelton-Rathmullan reopens after road traffic collision ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- DUP block engagements with Michelle O’Neill and warn of ‘consequences’ for Garvaghy Road ‘arrogance’ ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- The 5 at 5: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- DUP claims it ‘blocked’ Michelle O’Neill from meeting President Catherine Connolly amid parading dispute ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- €90m surgical hub forced to shut for two weeks after opening by Taoiseach and Health Minister ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Donegal man (50s) charged with breaching safety order ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Thousands of jobs at risk with Poundland on brink of administration ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Haleon shares slide after targets cut due to weak cold and flu demand ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Michelle O’Neill: I’ve been ‘blocked’ from attending event by ‘DUP stunt’ ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Poundland to appoint administrators with thousands of jobs at risk ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Changes to traffic flow in St Luke's resulted in problems for ambulance and fire services ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- Luxury cruise ship strands 200 passengers on global voyage due to fuel costs ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Construction moratorium: an idea whose time has definitely arrived ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Gardaí fear ‘attack a strong possibility’ ahead of EU leaders’ visit next month ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Internal tension
- Garda work-to-rule directed for major EU Presidency events ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Gardaí say reported drug-related intimidation just ‘tip of the iceberg’ ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Sinn Féin TDs interviewed by police over Garvaghy Road protest ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Garda work-to-rule directed for major EU Presidency events ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Garda overtime to be ‘soon’ reduced after complaints from GRA, says Garda Commissioner ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Garda work-to-rule directed for major EU Presidency events ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Councillor calls for balaclava ban in Cork parks to tackle antisocial behaviour ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- Gardaí ‘expecting’ attack on the country next month ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Loyalist march through lower Ormeau blocked by Parades Commission ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Dissident letter bomb a self-defeating attack on the community in run-up to city’s biggest weekend of the year ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- The 9 at 9: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Students demand college apology after Gardaí called to protest ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- Students demand college apology after Gardaí called to protest ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- How torture videos are escalating drug debt intimidation in Ireland ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Women, young adults, bisexuals and gay men face ‘significantly higher’ risk of sexual violence, research finds ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- One in four Irish adults has experienced sexual violence, new ERSI study finds ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
Safety & health
- Cork University Hospital trolley count highest in the country ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- Flu and Covid outbreaks complicating an already serious situation at LUH ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Letterkenny Emergency Department ‘extremely busy’ today - HSE ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Cllr Devine expresses shock at LUH conditions ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- LUH once again the fourth most overcrowded hospital in Ireland ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Drugs gangs ‘cuckooing’ homes and forcing young girls into sex to pay off debts, charity warns ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Companies
- Accountancy firm with Limerick base plans to create 70 graduate jobs ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Jobs: Trio Foods looking for Office Administrator ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Paddy McKillen Jr hits back at non-disclosure claims as he fights for debt deal ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Paddy McKillen Jr hits back at non-disclosure claims as he fights for debt deal ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Joint investigation into theft of Donegal An Post van ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Investigations ongoing into theft of An Post van ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Shell criticised over bumper earnings haul amid soaring oil prices ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Leeson Street building goes up for auction today, with €0.5m slashed off last week’s asking price ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Airport bidder demands answers ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- Bank of Ireland’s corporate and commercial lending increased by €1bn in the first nine months of 2026 ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Government mulls new Microsoft tender after €1bn plan scrapped ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Markets
- Irish economy to grow 3.8% this year despite rising inflation ↗ IrishCentral · independent
- Have you given up certain things because you can't afford them now? We want to hear from you ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Lloyds reports profit increase as bank gets boost from higher rates ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Here's your essential sports TV viewing for the weekend ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
Trade
- Great writer Fearghas Mac Lochlainn has passed away ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
Politics
- Letters to the editor... on welfare payments, invasive species and climate change ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Social Democrat TD Whitmore calls for data centre public register ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- News, Sport, Farm News and Obituaries on Thursday October 29th ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Browne says more must be done to make homes affordable ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Sir Philip Redmond visits area bidding to become Town of Culture in its 900th year ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- DUP: Lockhart set to walk as Robinson fudges forcing O'Neill out ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Carla Lockhart set to quit DUP and leave party with just four MPs ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- The unsolved mystery of Simon Harris's phone call to Patrick O'Donovan ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Ireland is looking to repay €8bn in bailout loans early. The numbers explain why ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Here's What Happened Today: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Proposal to cut 40 days from jail sentence of every prisoner in the State was put forward to address overcrowding ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Ireland considers early repayment of €8bn in bailout loans ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Major update on Limerick minister Patrick O'Donovan's recovery ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Ireland is capable and prepared to protect EU leaders at Dublin summits – Harris ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- The Greg Hughes Show |Thursday| 29/10/2026 ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Watch: Local Councillor calls for action over ‘shambolic’ LUH ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Ireland is capable and prepared to protect EU leaders at Dublin summits – Harris ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Government working flat out to reduce welfare bill, PM says after cost warnings ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Fact check: Four claims from the 2026 Budget speeches ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Harris 'annoyed' by anonymous briefings about health of 'good colleague' Patrick O'Donovan ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- No internal party investigation into source of Patrick O’Donovan resignation rumours, says Simon Harris ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- RSA spend €30m on advertising in four years ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Uisce Éireann plans major reservoir upgrades in Letterkenny ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- DUP party officers to meet amid ongoing fall-out over Drumcree dispute ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- ‘You’re destroying my party’ – what Simon Harris surely didn’t say to Patrick O’Donovan during mystery call ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Abroad, in its press
Regulation
- Reeves tells EU ‘the time to act is now’ in seizing Russian assets for Ukraine ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Sale of nicotine products to under-18s banned in Scotland ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Disruption
- O’Neill says DUP is blocking her from attending a crucial economic meeting ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Impact of storms sees wettest week in England for two years ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Passenger on cruise ship once stranded in Belfast now stranded in Cambodia ‘not certain what next steps are’ ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Deadly train crash in Spain raises concerns over safety of rail network ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- ‘I don’t know what happens now, but I’m not giving up on this ship’ ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- More than 700 children among thousands of Ukrainians to be hit by latest closure of state accommodation ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Markets
- Christine Lagarde to step down as president of European Central Bank ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
Politics
- Deadlock confirmed with final results in Israel’s election ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Most vulnerable ‘caught in crossfire’ of budget talks between Westminster and Stormont ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- What does the UK spend on welfare – and how much will it rise? ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Israelis await final election results amid claim of foreign interference ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Israelis await final election results amid claim of foreign interference ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Israelis await final election results as difficult choices lie ahead ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro flees to US after electoral defeat ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Israelis await final election results as difficult choices lie ahead ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Netanyahu accuses Arab parties of ‘stealing’ Israel election as Likud bloc falls short of majority ↗ Irish Independent · independent