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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for March 18, 2026

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sport

22:32:53 Scotland follows Wales in banning greyhound racing

22:24:02 Liverpool thrash Galatasaray to reach Champions League quarter-finals

22:22:00 Xavi Simons scores twice as Tottenham win but bow out of Champions League

20:13:51 Newcastle blown away by Barcelona's stunning second-half salvo

18:27:25 What every county needs ahead of the final round of the National Football League

18:26:33 Rory McIlroy has 'freeing feeling' going into his Masters defence

16:39:57 Senegal government accuses CAF of ‘corruption’ after AFCON triumph overturned

10:48:37 Season ticket holders could be banned from games as IRFU take action on racist abuse

09:51:23 Senegal federation to appeal to CAS over ‘unacceptable’ AFCON title stripping

ireland

21:53:30 Emergency services attend security incident near Liffey Valley in Dublin

20:50:41 Tipperary nurse sues over alleged delay in breast cancer diagnosis

19:43:09 Pol Deeds defends comments on language and Irish unity as ‘parody’

19:37:21 State still trying to determine age of Vadym Davydenko murder accused

19:29:20 TD calls on Ireland to join Antarctic treaties

18:45:49 Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart praise Taoiseach for Trump meeting

18:33:28 Energy cost intervention to be finalised on Tuesday, Harris says

18:22:11 Cork murder trial jury told not guilty verdict is not an option

17:49:57 Rapist and murderer who abused young cousin in Longford will need close monitoring, judge warns

17:39:36 Government set to spend €600,000 on 'social farming model'

17:22:17 Man (36) jailed for defilement of girl (16) who he offered drugs and money for sex

16:58:33 New hot school meals leading to excess food waste, survey claims

16:39:19 Cork racing tipster seeks injunction over allegedly defamatory online publicaitons

16:29:22 Minister for Justice defends Taoiseach’s White House visit

16:22:37 No indication of when energy price hikes measures will be introduced

16:01:53 Possible drugs in Noah Donohoe's system 'cannot be excluded', inquest hears

15:51:23 President Trump's Irish merger comment just banter, Little-Pengelly says

15:41:29 Major rise in Ketamine detection in Dublin's water waste

14:53:58 Former school principal who abused young boys during 'formative years' jailed

14:40:36 'Unfortunate situation' leads to jury discharge in murder trial

13:41:40 Man (20s) arrested in relation to alleged criminal damage of agricultural equipment

13:30:22 Gerry Adams ‘major, major player in war’, London High Court told

12:54:41 Man (40s) arrested in connection with murder of man (31) in Cork

12:54:12 US media gives Martin favourable reports for 'awkward' Trump meeting

12:18:45 Enoch Burke transfer from Mountjoy to Castlerea was lawful, High Court rules

12:05:53 Natalie McNally murder accused ‘lied and lied again’, jury told

11:50:44 Eamon Ryan says every local authority should have a vacant homes team

11:27:05 WRC recommends €15,000 payment to garda over 'failures' in handling suspension

10:59:43 St Patrick's Day clean-up underway in Dublin

10:09:30 Probable case of meningococcal disease being investigated at Belfast school

09:30:11 Number of people speeding and driving under influence 'very disappointing', superintendent says

08:37:24 Man (50s) seriously injured in Limerick City assault, man (20s) arrested

08:15:09 What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages

06:37:43 Donald Trump given shamrock as Micheál Martin urges co-operation

06:22:54 Man (20s) charged in connection with assault of man in Co Kildare

world

21:24:14 Israel steps up Beirut strikes, hits bridges in south Lebanon

17:42:36 Both sides in Iran war ratchet up energy facilities attacks as oil prices surge

16:44:18 Meningitis: Students begin receiving vaccines following deadly outbreak

14:02:38 Iran women’s football team returns home after some players sought asylum

13:32:45 Israel claims Iranian intelligence minister killed

10:41:05 Former rugby captain Stuart Hogg released after arrest over alleged order breach

10:31:13 Iran attacks Israel and Gulf neighbours as Israel hits Beirut

10:21:03 A&E for injured wild birds opens at Warsaw Zoo in Poland

07:48:43 Man arrested after climbing into pygmy hippo Moo Deng’s enclosure at Thai zoo

07:29:21 Glasgow Central station partially reopening after vape shop fire

07:10:41 Students in halls in Kent to be offered meningitis B vaccine over coming days

entertainment

17:15:05 Post-apocalyptic show Paradise back with a bang

17:12:38 Olivia Dean moves Dublin gigs to Marlay Park due to demand

14:22:05 Fights, explosions and familiar faces in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

12:17:11 Mark Bonnar returns for Line Of Duty series seven as new cast revealed

11:00:39 Louis Tomlinson calls One Direction number one ‘a little corny’ and uncool

10:39:51 Timothee Chalamet faces war and bloody battles in Dune: Part Three trailer

lifestyle

14:41:06 Zendaya re-wears Vivienne Westwood Oscars gown at The Drama premiere

13:40:14 Five new books to read this week

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