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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for January 29, 2026

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sport

22:29:19 Fast-starting Celtic see off Utrecht to book Europa League play-off spot

22:25:49 Substitute Jimoh-Aloba crowns Aston Villa comeback with late winner

22:20:28 Nottingham Forest claim easy win over Robbie Keane's Ferencvaros

21:30:14 Anthony Joshua says he will do ‘what is right’ after death of close friends

18:12:14 Emma Raducanu confirms split from coach Francisco Roig

18:07:33 BBC will not fund Alan Shearer and Micah Richards’ World Cup podcast costs

18:00:00 Four athletes to make up Team Ireland for next month’s Winter Olympics in Italy

17:28:03 Owen Elding completes move to Hibernian from Sligo Rovers

13:35:06 Viktor Gyokeres determined to reignite Arsenal challenge with goals at Leeds

13:20:56 Arne Slot urges Liverpool to take dominant European form into domestic campaign

12:06:45 Michael Carrick lacks football knowledge to win titles for Man Utd – Roy Keane

11:27:14 Bundee Aki handed four-week suspension after being dropped from Six Nations squad

11:03:16 Aryna Sabalenka powers to fourth straight Australian Open final

09:22:12 Pep Guardiola thanks Jose Mourinho as Benfica magic sees Man City sneak through

07:49:12 Kai Havertz urged to take Arsenal ‘to another level’ after goal against Kairat

06:53:52 Goalkeeper scores at death to keep Benfica in Champions League with 4-2 win over Real Madrid

ireland

22:20:58 Man who stole over €129,000 worth of electronics from employer is jailed

21:12:27 Storm Chandra: Kilkenny's river Barrow floods, water restored to north Dublin homes

20:35:26 Somalian teen refugee wins right to challenge State aftercare provision

17:55:03 Man jailed for rape and sex assault on two women in Cork house

17:42:06 Minister warns of consequences for X if child sex abuse images are still generated

17:23:26 Tesco receives undertakings from in-store homewares business not to close down

17:08:03 Teenager accused of raping girl (15) fails to get trial ended due to stress

16:28:17 Tractors protest held outside Leinster House as Bord Bia chairman urged to quit

16:19:18 ‘Everything is gone’: Occupants advised to leave flooded homes

15:57:41 Michael Flatley to ‘call his dancers’ as Lord Of The Dance injunction overturned

15:25:17 Profits rise to €2.23m at Trump Doonbeg resort

15:08:11 Need for legislation on services creating sexualised images for adults, TD says

15:05:18 Man accused of sexually assaulting girl (10) in Citywest sent for trial

15:04:35 Fatal shot to back killed George Nkencho, inquest hears

13:47:02 Housing completions rise but opposition TD claims ‘no chance’ of meeting targets

13:38:53 Dublin Airport considered business jet ban to avoid passenger cap breach

13:29:44 Tax cut possible if no economic shocks, Tánaiste says

13:01:59 New yellow rain warnings issued for 13 counties

12:35:10 Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told

12:25:46 Hertz ordered to pay €10k to blind person after €150 charge to clean guide dog hair

12:21:52 Man rescued after falling off boat on the River Shannon

12:03:50 More than 36,000 homes completed in 2025

12:00:11 Sharp increase in people seeking sexual assault treatment at Rotunda

11:55:58 Rents costing up to 80% of wages in Europe

11:22:36 Non-compliance impacting care identified in nine centres for people with disabilities

10:57:27 Storm Chandra: How to apply for emergency payments

10:30:49 Jim Gavin steps down as chair of Dublin inner city taskforce

09:59:58 Man (30s) dies in single-vehicle crash in Co Monaghan

09:36:08 'Urgent' repairs underway after major water main bursts in north Dublin

09:29:27 China suspends Irish beef imports after bluetongue outbreak in Wexford

09:14:53 Pedestrian (70s) dies after being struck by car in Co Laois

08:22:11 What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

07:08:28 Met Éireann warns of more flooding with rain warnings in place

world

21:45:58 Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold snap

17:43:36 Democrats block homeland security funds amid anger over immigration enforcement

17:36:16 Trump ‘asks Putin not to target Kyiv for one week’ as temperatures plunge

15:11:24 Iran’s Revolutionary Guard listed as terrorist organisation by EU

14:35:19 Trump faces shutdown threat over immigration enforcement surge

14:21:06 China’s manufacturing dominance ‘not healthy for rest of world’ – US envoy

13:41:43 EU announces sanctions on Iran after deadly crackdown on protests

11:44:52 ICE appears to shift gears in Minnesota amid mixed messaging from Trump

11:38:56 Manmade climate change worsened flooding disaster in southern Africa, study says

10:25:43 Russian drone attack kills three in southern Ukraine ahead of US-led peace talks

07:29:18 EU poised to sanction Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over protest crackdown

07:25:53 Starmer meets with Xi Jinping in bid for ‘more sophisticated’ China ties

05:03:29 Donald Trump signals interest in easing tensions in Minneapolis

entertainment

16:43:06 Anthony McPartlin posed for selfie after eye ‘blew up’ from blocked tear duct

15:36:18 Andi Oliver: Lily Allen been through absolute hell

14:15:29 Charli XCX reveals her Wuthering Heights tracklist on Letterboxd

12:50:47 Ne-Yo and Akon announce second Dublin concert

12:30:12 Bridgerton star Yerin Ha says ‘magical’ new series is ‘a real Cinderella story’

11:31:22 Sara Pascoe to bring 'I Am A Strange Gloop' show to Dublin's Vicar Street

10:54:20 Margot Robbie and Charli XCX among stars at Wuthering Heights world premiere

07:40:38 Dubliner Niall McLaughlin awarded Royal Gold Medal for architecture

business

16:40:42 Sally Rooney's Intermezzo helps Waterstones Ireland to €14.57m revenues

quiz

15:41:45 Irish holidays quiz: What symbol is associated with St Patrick?

explained

14:01:12 Explained: How to make a St Brigid's cross from rushes

lifestyle

13:35:01 Five new books to read this week

health-wellness

07:14:21 GP shortages: State 'treading water' as population increases 9%

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