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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for February 05, 2026

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world

22:42:34 US TV host’s missing mother ‘still out there’, sheriff says

20:30:39 Trump says Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal was ‘the best he could make’

20:01:47 Striking criminal barristers need to meet me halfway, says NI minister

19:32:34 Trump calls for new stronger pact as US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire

19:13:12 Wait for Mandelson papers set to drag on as Starmer apologises for believing peer

18:31:43 Plans to restore UK Parliament could cost up to €46 billion

17:26:30 Once feted Mandelson becomes nightmare for weakened Starmer

17:19:36 Queen Maxima starts training to become Dutch army reservist

15:50:13 Heckler shouts out about Epstein and Andrew during King Charles walkabout

15:27:42 Farage reveals head of Reform UK in Wales

14:42:32 Noah Donohoe ‘missed’ in initial search of CCTV footage, inquest told

14:26:14 Storm Leonardo slams Spain and Portugal, leaving one dead and girl missing

13:56:20 Half a century of US-Russian arms control ends with expiration of nuclear pact

13:43:02 US and Russia agree to re-establish military dialogue after Ukraine talks

12:54:48 Zelensky says 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting Russia’s invasion

10:09:37 Keir Starmer under pressure from own MPs over Peter Mandelson scandal

lifestyle

21:50:25 Margot Robbie goes sheer at Wuthering Heights premiere in London

15:17:49 The Curry Guy’s top tips for making your best curry yet

ireland

21:35:52 Johnny Ronan group questions housing absence from planned €100m Stephen's Green revamp

20:15:30 Man who 'lost all control' and stomped on mother's skull found guilty of manslaughter

20:00:04 Man (80s) dead, two women and one man injured after bus crash in Dublin city centre

19:30:18 Former rugby player jailed for possession of machete on Dublin street

19:24:38 Emergency department at Cork hospital closed due to flooding

19:00:05 Man settles case against council over father’s exhumation without his knowledge

17:44:38 Part-time DJ caught with almost €1.5m worth of drugs jailed for five years

17:30:31 Dublin dad died from stab wound that severed artery and vein, court hears

17:15:45 Court rules not to surrender convicted sex offender to NI for historic driving offence

16:30:36 Connolly thanks Derry for showing ‘path from conflict to peace’

16:10:07 640 jobs at risk as EuroGiant goes into liquidation

16:01:25 Fourth county added to orange rain warnings as flooding expected

15:46:09 ‘I’m not a champion for Brazil’, Bord Bia chairman tells committee

15:23:49 Serving garda sent for trial on corruption charges

13:48:23 Historical convictions of gay men to be disregarded under new scheme

13:25:12 Government and opposition clash over Ireland’s flood defences

13:20:53 Two ministers rejected advice from officials to break up the RSA, records show

13:15:34 Man admits beating woman and stabbing boyfriend in front of children during home break-in

13:11:32 You’re in our country, DUP’s Gregory Campbell tells Catherine Connolly

13:03:36 Bertie Ahern says it 'is not clear to him' what George Mitchell is being accused of in Epstein files

11:27:30 Ireland ‘nowhere near’ Ice-style deportation system – Justice minister

11:06:09 Kenny Jacobs to voluntarily step down as DAA chief executive after settling court action

09:00:41 What the papers say: Thursday's front pages

08:27:22 Support for Micheál Martin recovers while Government satisfaction falls in Irish Times/Ipsos poll

07:33:20 President to meet Bloody Sunday families on day two of NI visit

07:04:37 Man arrested after two teens injured, one critically, in collision

sport

21:12:17 France leads Ireland 22-0 at half-time

21:01:43 Luke Littler loses Premier League opener to debutant Gian van Veen

17:06:02 NI football clubs move a step closer to project funding

16:51:02 Emma Raducanu cruises into Transylvania Open semi-finals with straight sets win

15:52:10 GAA preview: How to watch this weekend's action

15:44:41 Liam Rosenior accuses Arsenal of lacking ‘respect’ for Chelsea in warm-up

10:45:29 Arne Slot hails Jeremy Jacquet as Liverpool plan for life after Virgil van Dijk

09:57:09 Why shouldn’t he play? Pep Guardiola to push for cup final place for Marc Guehi

09:29:16 Virgin Media to show every game of new Nations Championship

06:38:14 Man City cruise past Newcastle to set up Carabao Cup final against Arsenal

entertainment

19:56:45 Wuthering Heights’ Margot Robbie praises romance films for escapism

19:18:18 David Furnish calls alleged phone tapping by Daily Mail publisher an ‘abomination’

19:10:56 Gladiator Jodie Ounsley to star in Peppa Pig hearing loss storyline

17:46:01 Claire Foy reveals ‘gross’ reason she no longer drinks caffeine

16:44:24 Gordon Ramsay: Feud with Adam Peaty’s family is ‘upsetting’

15:10:36 Nelson Peltz praises ‘great’ son-in-law Brooklyn Peltz Beckham amid family feud

14:45:13 ITV to screen ads before scrums during Six Nations games

14:41:40 Ireland and UK's most popular films of 2025 revealed

11:12:19 Savannah Guthrie posts video appealing for proof her missing mother is alive

11:10:27 Jack Thorne says Lord Of The Flies adaptation will explore male condition

10:08:41 A look back at Tyra Banks’ career ahead of Netflix’s Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model

09:49:12 Virgin Media announces new series First Timers on the Frontline

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