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- Fighting rages in Ethiopia as civil war resumes September 25, 2026Ethiopian forces battled overnight to repel an assault by Tigray rebels in the Afar region, a humanitarian source today, with reports of an internet blackout in the north of the country.
- Dublin Winter Lights in December 'not a U-turn' - DCC September 25, 2026Head of Events at Dublin City Council Tony Smithers has said that the capital's Winter Lights programme was always intended to run in December as before, and had been extended to February, after Lord Mayor Daryl Bannon appeared to suggest the illuminations had been moved to January instead.
- Taiwan denounces Xi's comments to Trump in Washington September 25, 2026Taiwan's government has denounced the Chinese President's comments on the island's future to Donald Trump as a "distortion of the facts", saying only the Taiwanese people can decide their future.
- Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis attacks rise September 25, 2026Saudi Arabia, Turkeyand Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, while Tehran sought to distance itself from the rapid advance of its Houthi allies.
- Parents call for new specialist secondary school in Cork September 25, 2026Cork parents are calling for a new specialist secondary school for academically capable neurodiverse students whose needs, they say, are not being met by existing provision.
- UK far-right activist Thomas charged with criminal damage September 25, 2026Far-right activist Daniel Thomas - known to his supporters as Danny Tommo - is to appear in court in England charged with criminal damage after allegedly slashing a boat in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board.
- Russian drone kills child, injures seven in Kyiv September 25, 2026A Russian drone hit a high-rise building in central Kyiv this morning, killing a child, while one person was killed in the southern region of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said.
- Gaza puts Israel and its critics centre stage at UN September 25, 2026Israel and its involvement in US strikes on Iran, its actions in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank have been central to many of the conversations at the UN this week, including in Taoiseach Micheál Martin's address.
- U2 at 50: 50 things you might not know September 25, 2026From a kitchen in Artane to some of the biggest stages in the world, U2 have spent five decades making music together. As the Dublin band mark their 50th anniversary, here are 50 facts from their remarkable story.
