Ireland · Evidence
Ireland: what was counted on 5 November 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
104 articles
At home
Regulation
- ‘Excessive regulation’ at EU level highlighted by Attorney General ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Permission for 47-house Milford estate appealed to planning board ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
- ‘You can’t legislate for the idiots,’ minister says as new e-bike rules proposed ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Insulation maker Kingspan fined €42,000 for 14 environmental breaches at Monaghan plant ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Dublin City Council removed 670 tonnes of stockpiled bonfire material in run-up to Halloween ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Minister may have to be joined to case to find owner of car used by Enoch Burke, judge says ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Coco’s Law amendment passes Seanad second stage ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Poor wastewater management by Uisce Éireann harming environment, EPA finds ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- NTA warned fare hike would lose millions of passengers before government claimed numbers would rise ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
Disruption
- Get posting earlier than usual as An Post outlines important dates for Christmas 2026 ↗ IrishCentral · independent
- Aer Lingus flight passenger describes ordeal as plane diverted by bomb hoax ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Security alert as PSNI close Co Antrim road ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- NI traffic alerts: Moneybrannon Road closed due to a fire, plus security alert ongoing on Portglenone Road ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Rallies planned in eight locations as public sector workers prepare for another nationwide strike ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- The 5 at 5: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- ‘Everybody will be impacted’ – Dublin commuters warned of travel chaos during EU events next week ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Santa’s New Ross arrival put on hold as public sector dispute threatens Christmas celebrations ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Motorist (60s) has miracle escape after car plunges off road in Cork ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Multiple reported bomb threats to flights for second time in a week ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Shannon Airport operating 'as normal' as bomb threats ground planes across Europe ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Cork Airport security alert and Dublin flight diversion part of wave of European bomb threats ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- Multi-agency rescue operation after lorry overturns into water in South Donegal ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Multiple reported bomb threats to flights for second time in a week ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Passenger onboard Aer Lingus flight describes ‘madness’ as plane diverted due to bomb threat ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Redundancy dispute at Limerick plant escalates with further work stoppages announced ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Cllr urges people to report broken street lights ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Decline of construction workloads in NI eases ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Asos reveals ‘temporary’ sales hit from cyber attack ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- ‘Everybody will be impacted’ – Dublin commuters warned of travel chaos during EU events next week ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Secret meeting that unlocked ringroad ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- ‘It’s been unbelievably scary’ – mother left in state of fear for her children as work-to-rule delays family law cases ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Internal tension
- Defence Minister ‘extremely concerned’ over bomb hoaxes ahead of EU meeting ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Fireworks launched at police amid Bonfire Night trouble in Edinburgh ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- World facing ‘moment of deep crisis’, warns Micheal Martin ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Ireland’s biggest-ever diplomatic event could get very messy ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Rise in antisocial behaviour by teenage girls over the past decade, research finds ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Alarming increase in anti-social behaviour among teenage girls over a decade, ESRI report finds ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Anti-social behaviour can affect wellbeing, trust and qualifications – research ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
Safety & health
- The Greg Hughes Show |Thursday| 05/11/2026 ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Appeal for cat neutering as virus outbreak puts Donegal charity under pressure ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Aer Lingus flight diverted after declaring an emergency ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Raw sewage being discharged daily in 11 towns and villages across Ireland ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- City Hall hit with €11m council bill ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- Smart Medical: A business promoting the Irish language in the healthcare sector ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
Companies
- BT sheds another 18,000 jobs as cost-cutting helps boost earnings ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Dismissal of NI Water director in July followed conflict-of-interest investigation ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Markets
- Mortgage misery as borrowers on tracker deals face typical £30 rise in payments ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Mortgages expected to rise again as experts say third ECB rate hike is ‘increasingly certain’ ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Politics
- New Ireland Commission head says 'many lessons' can be learned from US midterms ↗ IrishCentral · independent
- Traders and residents react to Christmas market plans for Limerick ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- Doherty calls for action on Community Care waiting lists ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Main Evening News, Sport, Obituary Notices and Farming News and Views – Thursday, November 5th ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Alliance selects Lagan Valley candidates for 2027 Assembly election ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Unclear if final decision on Causeway emergency general surgery will be made before election ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Defence Minister ‘extremely concerned’ over bomb hoaxes ahead of EU meeting ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Bryant ‘not amenable to reality’, says McDonald as budget deadlock drags on ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Former Countdown contestant convicted of sexual assault after drunkenly groping student’s breast in random street attack ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Poll bombshell for DUP as Jamie Bryson more popular with unionists than Gavin Robinson ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Sinn Féin pledges ‘No Going Back’ as it launches Assembly election campaign ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth under growing pressure after bruising midterm election results ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Ticking clock: Ireland's €31bn welfare bill, including €13bn for pensions, with low unemployment ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Here's What Happened Today: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Government considering avoiding triple lock committee stage as Sinn Féin calls move 'abhorrent' ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Letters to the editor on... Married at First Sight, immigration and Texas ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Limerick’s €660,000 CCTV funding crisis remains unresolved after ministerial meeting ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- World facing ‘moment of deep crisis’, warns Micheal Martin ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- McNelis demands action on housing assistance ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- Government announces funding for LGBTIQ+ community ↗ IrishCentral · independent
- 65% of Labour voters want Government to approve Rosebank oil field – survey ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Irish Government should oppose aspects of UK Troubles Bill, committee says ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- ‘No more false starts’: Councillors urge DfI to press ahead with A1 safety upgrades ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh ‘shocked’ to see ‘apparent forgery’ of signature on letter submitted to High Court ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- ‘Fact or fiction?’: Dáil spending watchdog demands clarity on RTÉ’s recruitment process ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Blarney and Water Rock train stations to be brought forward to 2029 opening ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- Taoiseach to engage with Health Minister on LUH ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- Progress on a public sector pay deal may be on the cards ↗ Highland Radio · independent
- My proposed legislation will force criminally convicted ministers out of office ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- ‘There’s no hope in the North West’: Former councillor blasts ‘lack of investment’ ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Free period products to be offered in upper primary, secondary and special schools ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- The cast of actors in the soap opera of Irish planning needs a review ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
- Government should oppose aspects of UK Troubles Bill, committee says ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Ex-DUP MP Carla Lockhart proposes law that could block Michelle O'Neill from returning as First Minister after election ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- NAZA: Technology's hidden impact on vulnerability ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- Galway County winners at Oireachtas 2026 ↗ Advertiser.ie · independent
- Carla Lockhart proposes law which could block Michelle O'Neill from returning as First Minister after election ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- ‘Annoyance and bafflement’ among RTÉ staff at committee ‘cringe-fest’ while row over tracksuit top rumbles on ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Close to 200 solicitors have worked under Jim O’Callaghan’s controversial legal aid reforms ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Mary Regan: Ireland prepared for every eventuality amid concern that mid-terms setback could provoke volatile Trump ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Government spends €1.1m on period products as scheme to be expanded to all schools next year ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Hopes of breakthrough in public sector pay talks as Government seeks to get disputes ‘off the table’ ↗ Irish Independent · independent
- Irish Government should oppose aspects of UK Troubles Bill, committee says ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
Abroad, in its press
Regulation
- Ofgem opens investigation into Scottish Power ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Disruption
- Hundreds of rallies planned as unions unite for nationwide strikes in France ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Two UK airports received threats as bomb alerts impact flights across Europe ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Cyberattack targets French blood banks, sending cold stores soaring in temperature ↗ TheJournal.ie · independent
Safety & health
- British doctor infected with Ebola in Congo being treated in London hospital ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Two UK airports received threats as bomb alerts impact flights across Europe ↗ Limerick Leader · independent
- ‘I couldn’t get a single interview,’ says medic, amid exodus of unemployed doctors ↗ Irish Independent · independent
Markets
- Bank of England set to hike interest rates to 4% to tackle rising inflation ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Bank hikes interest rates to 4% and warns more to come if Iran war continues ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
Trade
- Trump says ‘big, beautiful agreement’ on Ukraine ‘might involve all of Europe’ ↗ Belfast Telegraph · independent
- Donegal to the fore at SIAL Paris trade mission ↗ Donegal Daily · independent
Politics
- 'I think that the Trump presidency has revealed some terrible truths about us all over here': Cork woman reflects on midterms ↗ Evening Echo · independent
- New EU/UK deal may be in the offing as Burnham seeks closer ties ↗ Highland Radio · independent