Ireland · Evidence
Ireland: what was counted on 31 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
53 articles
At home
Regulation
- Ongoing solicitors' strike could lead to rise in defendants taking judicial reviews ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Lawyers warned over failure to tell clients in advance about likely size of their legal bill ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- ‘A tax on health’: Saunas hike prices as owners say VAT has been raised ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
Disruption
- Notice: Planned Letterkenny ESB outage deferred ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Community group forced to move lifesaving defib after break-in ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- Donegal emergency services braced for busy Halloween Night ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- From Santa visits to haircuts, our readers on what they've had to cut in a cost-of-living crisis ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Motorists urged to drive carefully following oil spill in Letterkenny ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Environmentalists stage Halloween demonstration over ‘scary’ fossil fuels ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Caution advised after oil spill in centre of Letterkenny ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- From Stranger Things music in Belfast to Jamie Dornan’s new series, here are five things to check out this weekend ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Unions consider new strike after public sector pay talks adjourned without deal ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Man (70s) dies after being struck by car in Co Kilkenny ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- ‘Already in my diary’ – Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says timing of Cork University Hospital hub opening was not political stunt ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Internal tension
- Man to appear in court on explosives charges after Belfast residents evacuated during major security operation ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Kildare fire crew attacked as public urged to behave responsibly this Halloween ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Investigation launched after garda assaulted in firearm-related incident ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Search for firearm underway after garda is assaulted in Dublin city centre ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- There are many problems with bizarre Government recommendation - living in NI is already good training for the apocalypse ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- ‘Do people understand the horror of this?’ – Imam speaks out after three men jailed over mosque terror plot ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Safety & health
- From levitation to hidden secrets: The four signs of possession, according to an exorcist ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Number of Ebola deaths passes 5,000 amid fears over containment efforts ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Firework warning as data shows rise in number of people admitted to hospital ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Companies
- New chief commercial officer at Limerick company ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Jobs: Donegal hotel looking to hire Senior Accounts Assistant ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
Markets
- Irish households now have €177bn on deposit as launch of new investment accounts nears ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Politics
- King said to be confident in approach to family matters amid poll rating drop ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Healey hints manifesto pledge on young worker pay not certain before election ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Here's what happened today: Saturday ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Fianna Fáil support slumps as Aontú hits another record high ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Call for independent group for pay talks after impasse reached ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Cork Airport gets new boss as daa names Jacobs' successor ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- Public service pay talks end without agreement ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Explainer: What's happened in public sector pay talks, what comes next, and are the unions going back on strike? ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- DCC to monitor progress in achieving County Development Plan targets ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- What you need to know about the US midterm elections taking place next week ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- The 9 at 9: Saturday ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- ‘Everyone’s at the table, everyone’s going in the right direction’ — Stephen Bradley hails Shamrock Rovers board unity ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- ‘He’s in an awful hurry’: Have Jim O'Callaghan's tough stances helped or hindered his leadership prospects? ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- €50k of printer ink and posters in IRA men’s van – Aengus Ó Snodaigh has dealt with controversy long before charity probe ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Unions consider new strike after public sector pay talks adjourned without deal ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Unions consider new strike after public sector pay talks adjourned without deal ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Abroad, in its press
Disruption
- Yellow fog warning in place across parts of England and Wales ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Internal tension
- Dozens arrested outside US embassy after showing support for Palestine Action ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Third weekend of protests in France as youth-led rallies sweep Europe ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- More than 100 arrested outside US embassy after supporting Palestine Action ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Demonstration supporting Palestine Action takes place in Edinburgh ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Police and gendarmes on alert as France prepares for another day of protests ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Police brace for more major protests in France and across Europe ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
Safety & health
- Evacuees from occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus en route to Ukraine ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- What is American Covid strain that is sweeping UK and how worried should we be? ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Trade
- Foreign nationals account for more than 10 per cent of NI’s prison population, Assembly hears ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Politics
- Starmer: Change in Europe-US defence ties is ‘permanent, not Trump aberration’ ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent