Ireland · Evidence
Ireland: what was counted on 15 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
113 articles
Regulation
- Co Down man fined £11,250 for unlawfully keeping controlled waste on land in Belfast ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Petition lodged opposing increased parking charges in Letterkenny ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Letterkenny traders urge council to ‘read the room’ and halt parking hikes ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- Drug-related intimidation must be confronted ‘head-on’, says Cullinane ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Culture Secretary may intervene following £1.6 billion Sky and ITV deal ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Scottish Government considering face covering exclusion zones, says Neil Gray ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Rory Gallagher Festival seeks EU action after €283,000 in unpaid ticket proceeds ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Gambling tax hikes will cause closures and job cuts, say Entain and Rank ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Big Yellow keeping ‘all options’ under review amid activist investor pressure ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Dublin Airport must cut ‘slots’ to ensure compliance with passenger cap, Europe’s top court rules ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- West Cork properties considered for derelict sites register ↗ Evening Echoindependent
- Judge blocks plan to sell motorbikes seized from Hennessy family home for ‘Christmas presents’ ↗ Irish Independentindependent
Disruption
- 'Cockroaches and rodent droppings' - 12 food businesses ordered to close in September ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Limerick café ordered to close after mould found on pizza bases and sausage rolls ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- All Donegal schools expected to reopen on Friday after bomb threat email ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- Iran war affecting Donegal road repair costs, meeting hears ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- Sainsbury's to sell all its Northern Ireland petrol stations ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Nineteen people injured in Eurotunnel accident near Calais ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- UK bookshops sell out of Sally Rooney after Palestine support forces publisher to stop circulation ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- The 5 at 5: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Red Line Luas to be interrupted this weekend due to maintenance works ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Collision between bus and freight train near Channel Tunnel French entrance leaves 19 injured ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Gardaí issue urgent warning to public after official accounts hacked in major security breach ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Major traffic disruption expected on busy Limerick road over bridge lift ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Donegal risks losing road funding as work-to-rule stalls projects ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Report on east Donegal footbridge closure ‘nearly complete’ ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- ‘No, we are not closing down’ – Workman’s Club denies online rumours about its closure ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Update on Mayor John Moran's plans for Christmas road closures in Limerick ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Cork traffic and weather: wet and cloudy conditions, with a collision causing congestion on the N25 ↗ Evening Echoindependent
- Threatening email keeps a number of Donegal schools closed ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Army training in Stranorlar not linked to school threat emails ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Weekend of damage to Merlin Woods ↗ Advertiser.ieindependent
- Over 1,400 impacted by power cut near Buncrana ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- Some Donegal schools closed as Garda sweep continues following bomb threats ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and two deaths ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Musk says US government responsible after Ukrainian military access to Starlink satellites cut ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Gardaí investigating 'threatening' email sent to schools nationwide during strike ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Number of Donegal schools closed as gardaí carry out checks following ‘threatening’ bomb scare email ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- R256 Muckish Road blocked today and tomorrow ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Gardai probe after copper theft at power station ↗ Advertiser.ieindependent
- Government needs to steady the boat for everyone ↗ Advertiser.ieindependent
- Seagulls, strikers and students swarm city centre ↗ Advertiser.ieindependent
- Almost 200 Ukrainians face homelessness as Wexford accommodation deal ends ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Human cost of strike action revealed as thousands of patients left in dark about new appointments ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- ‘If the kids are cold, I’m thinking about how much heat is costing’ – hospital physio on struggle to get by as inflation bites ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- What are the chances next week’s walk-out will be called off? ↗ Irish Independentindependent
Internal tension
- Garda numbers hit all-time high as force reaches historic peak of 14,800 ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Widespread criticism after woman cross-examined by man alleged to have threatened to kill her ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- LATEST: Arrest made following theft and criminal damage incidents in Limerick city ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- An Garda Síochána asked to explain ‘extremely worrying’ social media breach ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Potential for dissident republican gun attack on Orangeman behind decision to ban Garvaghy Road parade, claims DUP leader ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Ballymena primary school had to pay hotel bills to shelter families during 2025 riots, report reveals ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- An Garda Síochána asked to explain ‘extremely worrying’ social media breach ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- The 9 at 9: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Dublin man facing violent disorder charge over Citywest riots ↗ Irish Independentindependent
Safety & health
- 10 children and one adult hospitalised after 'excess chlorine incident' at hotel swimming pool ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Ten children and one adult in hospital after ‘excess chlorine incident’ at Dublin hotel swimming pool ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- ‘Death awaits you’: Bomb threat email sent to Limerick schools revealed ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Fainting passengers on packed early train in ‘serious danger’ ↗ Advertiser.ieindependent
- ‘Completely unsafe’: Stark reality inside Letterkenny Hospital’s ED revealed ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- Status Yellow warning cancelled - but forecasters expect ‘widespread rain’ ↗ Irish Independentindependent
Companies
- Jobs: DLDC seeks Community Development Project Officer (Committee Supports) ↗ Donegal Dailyindependent
- Kilkenny Design reports 13% turnover growth ↗ IrishCentralindependent
- NI airport ground staff used internal system to secure better deals for friends and family ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- NetZero Group plans to double workforce to 2,000 as home-energy upgrades on the rise ↗ Irish Independentindependent
Markets
- Home heating oil hits six-month high as 300l purchase jumps £20 in a week ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
Politics
- John Healey urged to hike taxes on banks’ ‘bumper profits’ in Budget ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Hope for progress on public sector talks ‘shortly’, Jack Chambers says ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Main Evening News, Sport, Obituary Notices and Farming News and Views – Thursday, October 15th ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Hope for progress on public sector talks ‘shortly’, Jack Chambers says ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Equalities watchdog writes to Green Party to probe impact of Zionism policy ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Scottish devolution ‘a process and not a religion’ says Badenoch ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- ‘This will be one for the scrapbook’: Co Down chef on cooking for Barack Obama at Regency House ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- New White House press secretary defends legal background and short briefing ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Healey and Miliband ridiculed for Bangkok tuk tuk video ahead of tough Budget ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Burnham to call on Swinney to work together to spread devolution across Scotland ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Chambers 'hopeful' for progress with public sector unions as potential second strike looms ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- The €105bn budget problem: It took six months to set the rules, and eight days to break them ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Here's What Happened Today: Thursday ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Minister Patrick O’Donovan remains in intensive care after taking ill during EU meeting in Limerick ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Chambers says Government ‘ready to negotiate’ on public sector pay as union leader hails ‘phenomenal success’ of strikes ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Fingal County Council plans €2.15bn capital spend over two years, with almost €1.5bn for housing ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Taoiseach hopes ‘behind-the-scenes work’ results in talks with unions ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- The Greg Hughes Show |Thursday| 15/10/2026 ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- You cant stop players going to Australia – Former President Nicky Brennan ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Business Matters, Eps 318: TechTides conference in the northwest – plus office hybrid working changes ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- ‘Reform UK should take immediate action against racism’, Burnham says ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- MPs are under more threat than ever, says Farage, five years after Amess murder ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Barack Obama leaves Glasgow after speaking at arena show ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Committee hears calls for right to healthcare ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Poundland drafts in new directors as sale talks intensify ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Scotland not hanging around for PM to fix ‘broken, Brexit Britain’, says Doogan ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Patrick O'Donovan remains in intensive care after taking ill earlier this week ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- The politest strike that has nobody losing face...yet ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Graphic posted by Minister James Lawless promoting Government’s AI platform shows hand with six fingers ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Two Dublin councils vote to keep property tax reductions for 2027 ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Alan Reynolds: ‘It’s not the first time we’ve seen Stephen Bradley has decided to run his mouth off and insult the opposition’ ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Significant update after house destroyed by students in Limerick ↗ Limerick Leaderindependent
- Unions meet today as hopes grow of avoiding next week’s public sector strike ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- All quiet on the Ballymacool front as family faces homelessness – Cllr Devine ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.1% in August ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Scotland’s Deputy First Minister calls for early Westminster election ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- I went to hear Barack Obama this week with low expectations; they were not surpassed ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- GB Energy has done ‘literally, absolutely nothing’, says John Swinney ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Budget will have to reflect ‘tough time’, Healey says during IMF visit ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Is the new Derelict Property Tax designed to fail? ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- McCrossan urges leadership from Stormont’s larger parties ↗ Highland Radioindependent
- Councillors are revolting ↗ Advertiser.ieindependent
- Windows of opportunity — New planning rules demanded for chain stores as Council approves €275k cash boost to freshen up shopfronts ↗ Advertiser.ieindependent
- From encouraging robust debate to appeals for civility, Speaker Poots tries to wrangle unruly MLAs ↗ Belfast Telegraphindependent
- Uisce Éireann spend average of €4k on media training before every Oireachtas committee appearance ↗ TheJournal.ieindependent
- Coffee, cakes and car horns: Support for workers as public sector strikes for first time in 17 years ↗ Irish Independentindependent
- Hopes for end to strike action as unions and Government edge towards talks ↗ Irish Independentindependent