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Irish media balances domestic political scrutiny — gardaí training shortfalls, Budget 2027 wrangling, Leinster House land ownership — with a steady drumbeat of tragedy (Noah Donohoe, Pat Finucane), GAA and rugby fixtures, and a wary eye on Trump-era America and European security flashpoints.
  1. American actress Sydney Sweeney's charmless gambling advertisement is a grim reminder of the Page Three glamour days. (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  2. An inquest jury found that the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure 'erred' in its management of the culvert where Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe died, concluding the boy was 'failed'. (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  3. Chief executives of FTSE 100 companies were paid a record average of £5 million (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  4. The inquiry into the murder of Belfast lawyer Pat Finucane will examine the extent to which his killers were protected or directed by the British state (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  5. Only six frontline Irish police officers will receive pursuit-driving training in 2026, members of the Irish parliament were told (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  6. The tragic death of Noah Donohoe, a 14-year-old boy in Belfast, and the long search for answers in a 'most extraordinary case'. (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  7. Irish Times columnist Frank McNally explores the turbulent history of Doonbeg Castle in County Clare and its mysterious hoard of gold, invoking comparisons to Trump Tower. (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  8. The absence of Social Democrats politician Eoin Hayes disrupts the Irish Social Democrats party's think-in meeting. (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  9. Republic of Ireland captain Séamus Coleman is on board to help Ireland navigate a testing UEFA Nations League window (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  10. Justin McNulty is set to remain manager of the Laois Gaelic football team for 2027 (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  11. New Irish albums by Driven Snow, David Geraghty, Andy Irvine, Last Apollo and Sorcha Richardson reviewed and rated (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  12. Investigation: Meet the largest landowners in Leinster House, the Irish parliament (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  13. The National Ploughing Championships, Ireland's major agricultural festival featuring robodogs, fashion and welly-throwing, kicks off (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  14. Irish Budget 2027 will give 'specific consideration' to measures to tackle rising heating oil costs (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  15. Top golfers will get no favours for a PGA Tour return after the LIV Golf tour's bankruptcy (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  16. European shares fall as rising oil prices trigger a rise in global borrowing costs (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  17. English footballer Raheem Sterling admits to dangerous driving on a motorway before a crash (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  18. Cameras are to be fitted to cots in British baby wards after a damning report on the case of convicted nurse Lucy Letby (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  19. Saudi Arabia issues mass security alerts after Yemen's Houthi rebels step up attacks (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)
  20. The European Union described Russian actions as reckless and dangerous following security incidents in the Baltic Sea region. (The Irish Times, 2026-09-15)