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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for January 16, 2026

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galway-news

22:30:49 High Court appoints provisional liquidator to Galway automation firm

sport

21:30:30 Michael van Gerwen gets better of Gian van Veen to win Bahrain Masters

18:47:36 Joe McCarthy hails Jerry Cahir as Leinster injury crisis deepens

17:47:15 Michael Carrick not feeling extra pressure from ex-Man Utd players turned pundits

14:53:55 Marc Guehi in ‘final stages’ of completing switch to Man City – Oliver Glasner

14:47:43 Oliver Glasner to leave Crystal Palace at end of season

14:05:23 Shane Lowry and Nacho Elvira lead in Dubai but Rory McIlroy challenge falters

13:55:36 Champions Cup team news: Harry Byrne starts for Leinster, Craig Casey fit to start for Munster

13:27:43 Mikel Arteta plays down row between Declan Rice and assistant Albert Stuivenberg

11:41:07 New Czech Republic manager describes Ireland’s football as ‘simple’ ahead of World Cup playoff

11:11:06 Liverpool boss Arne Slot ‘happy’ to have Mohamed Salah back next week

11:03:24 Roy Keane takes swipe at Michael Carrick's wife after criticising Man United appointments

10:27:29 Anthony Joshua returns to the gym following car crash

10:22:23 Carlos Alcaraz full of confidence in his team after Juan Carlos Ferrero split

ireland

21:27:23 Kerry TD offers 'sincere apology' for driving in excess of 190km/h

19:45:39 Fonseca trial: Murder accused visited 'How to kill in three seconds' website, trial hears

19:30:20 Man (26) jailed for 'vicious and sustained' attack on man in Dublin city centre

19:09:15 Murderer seeking release claims life sentence was only for 20 years

18:50:18 Garda who assaulted his wife avoids prison with suspended sentence

18:47:15 Elderly man dies in Co Armagh road collision

18:22:34 Gardaí ‘shut down’ mental health warnings before George Nkencho was shot, inquest hears

18:01:58 Unannounced inspection of Dóchas centre finds women 'infantilised' by prison staff

17:44:03 Mother was not insane at time she allegedly attacked daughter with knife, psychiatrist tells trial

17:19:04 Two men jailed for sexually assaulting teenage girls in Co Mayo

16:31:30 Cross-border research project aims to tackle bovine TB

16:20:02 Woman tells court ex-boyfriend humiliated her by posting intimate photos of her online

15:58:56 Death of a pet can be as distressing as losing a person, research shows

15:54:24 Lord Of The Dance tour could ‘fall apart’ in Flatley’s absence, court hears

15:35:33 Family of diabetic man who died after seeing doctor settle High Court action

15:14:37 Judge orders arrest of Enoch Burke and to be brought before court on Monday

15:04:35 Minister says 'concerns remain over Grok' after meeting with X executives

14:57:46 EU executive loses compensation bid over missed Dublin flight

14:44:05 Michael O'Leary calls Musk an 'idiot' and tells people 'pay him no attention'

13:38:57 Murder probe into Coleraine man’s death continues as police granted extension

13:31:42 Jury shown video footage of fatal shooting of George Nkencho at inquest

13:05:30 Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder father of two in Dublin

12:56:01 Mother had psychiatric episode when she choked and stabbed her daughter (8) nearly 80 times

12:19:33 Man (50s) in hospital after being struck by glass in Co Dublin

12:02:01 Departure of RTE’s chief financial officer ‘a big loss’ – Media Minister

11:52:48 Gardaí and regulators meet to assess legal action over X chatbot images

11:43:28 White House press secretary in heated exchange with Irish journalist after ICE question

11:27:35 Call to extend pub opening times if Ireland qualifies for World Cup

11:20:03 Funeral details announced for couple and their unborn child who died in collision in Co Antrim

11:04:46 AI Minister to meet X on Friday to discuss sexualised Grok deepfakes

10:32:50 Albanian man refused refugee status over 'blood feud' story inconsistencies

09:48:26 Housing construction plummets to lowest level in decade

08:23:27 What the papers say: Friday's front pages

07:42:19 Record 36.4 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in 2025

06:46:40 RTÉ chief financial officer to leave broadcaster

world

20:06:48 Britain and Ukraine stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’, Lammy says on Kyiv visit

19:09:33 Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

16:56:49 Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

15:08:09 Robert Jenrick: My defection to Reform ‘united the right’

13:53:40 More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

13:40:47 Would-be copycat Southport killer locked up over terror manual

13:31:07 Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

13:13:56 Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse claims from former female employees

10:03:36 Kemi Badenoch bids to steady Tories after Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform

09:26:24 Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado

07:29:46 It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

entertainment

17:41:06 Molly-Mae Hague needed therapy to process moving back in with Tommy Fury

16:52:03 Robbie Williams surprises fans with early release of new album Britpop

16:01:12 Ant and Dec to host first podcast series together

12:51:42 Adolescence star Stephen Graham says recognition ‘nice’ but not his motivation

12:31:13 Cheryl Tweedy's stalker recalled to prison after licence breach

10:19:37 New series of Love Island: All Stars begins

10:13:52 Three contestants await their fate with The Traitors set to reveal next murder

health-wellness

12:46:30 Can how you eat affect how you age?

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