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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for May 15, 2026

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sport

22:20:26 Connacht book place URC quarter-finals as Ulster lose to Glasgow Warriors

22:19:50 Ollie Watkins double helps Aston Villa book Champions League spot

22:16:15 League of Ireland: Shelbourne beat St Pat's while Shamrock Rovers lose to Dundalk

21:00:09 Rory McIlroy makes early birdies to begin march up PGA Championship leaderboard

19:27:56 Man (19) arrested after Celtic v Motherwell referee’s personal details leaked

18:52:47 Shane Lowry fades as Europeans struggle in US PGA Championship

15:44:09 Middlesbrough call for Southampton to be thrown out of Championship play-offs

14:54:30 Scottie Scheffler slips off lead after poor start on day two at US PGA

14:39:36 Galway footballer Seán Fitzgerald shortlisted to appear on Love Island

13:50:12 Michael Carrick expects Manchester United future to be decided ‘pretty soon’

13:12:17 Sam Monaghan to start for Ireland in Aviva showpiece

12:40:37 Police say Celtic failed to plan for fan celebrations ahead of Hearts showdown

11:08:45 Seamus Coleman calls time on Everton playing career after 17 years

10:32:16 David Beckham makes rich list history as Jim Ratcliffe’s wealth declines

10:02:54 Lorna McNamara battling through the pain for Clare

10:02:00 GAA: How to watch this weekend's games

07:30:15 Rory McIlroy unimpressed by his start to the US PGA Championship

07:27:32 Luke Humphries beats Luke Littler on way to sealing Premier League play-off spot

06:32:47 Scottie Scheffler grabs share of US PGA lead while Rory McIlroy struggles

world

22:06:09 Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says

19:48:30 Lack of trust impeding talks to end war with US, says Iran’s top diplomat

19:20:44 Judge declares mistrial in Weinstein rape retrial after jury deadlocked

19:14:12 Search for bodies of Italian divers in Maldives cave suspended due to bad weather

17:46:02 British Labour to include Andy Burnham in candidate selection for byelection in Manchester

17:40:22 Doctor Who star Jill Curzon dies aged 87

17:02:26 Nigel Farage paid for €1.6m property with I’m A Celebrity money, Reform UK says

16:57:58 Dozens dead in new Ebola outbreak in remote DR Congo province, officials say

14:27:37 Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in Ukrainian capital rises to 24

13:13:29 Trump and Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilising US-China relations

11:11:26 Singer Claudine Longet, infamous over fatal shooting, dies aged 84

05:24:54 Trump insists US-China relations are in a good place as he wraps up trip

ireland

19:31:58 Bertie Ahern immigration comments ‘don’t represent’ party, Micheál Martin says

19:31:25 Gardaí seized 87,000 street tablets in €200k Dublin raid, court hears

19:16:12 Taoiseach says new RTÉ payment controversy ‘difficult to comprehend’

18:35:54 Man gets suspended sentence for sexually assaulting Ryanair cabin crew member

18:13:22 Tommy Fleming: 'I had been living a lie for all my life. I am gay'

18:09:52 €750,000 support scheme approved by Government following Tycor fire in Waterford city

18:09:20 Noah Donohoe’s ‘fingerprints’ seen on drain tunnel walls close to body – inquest

17:53:00 Brazilian man facing trial for attempted murder over Stoneybatter slashing attacks

17:38:38 Man (24) found guilty of dangerous driving after friend and cyclist killed in collision

17:26:51 Family of woman stabbed 13 times 'haunted' by what her final moments were like

16:37:37 Evidence wait for detective garda accused of bribery and facilitating organised crime

16:31:47 Talks in Aer Lingus pilot dispute are making progress, court hears

16:17:24 Derek Mooney among RTÉ’s 10 highest-paid presenters since 2020

15:35:00 DUP ‘anti-Irish’ and work against national identity, Michelle O'Neill claims

15:30:14 Government departments must answer why CHI manager's deal has not been approved yet

15:30:02 Pair questioned over 1988 backpacker murder may join new inquest

15:15:42 Family targeted in racist attack as mud thrown at Derry home

15:01:02 Irish family rescued after son’s four-hour swim for help in Australian waters

14:57:19 RTÉ to be brought before Department over new payment controversy

14:57:13 1,324 cyclists seriously injured in collisions over four years

14:57:04 Cork girl who sued over burst appendix settles action for €165,000

13:58:59 Boy (15) allegedly 'fired' missiles at gardaí during Citywest riot, court hears

13:36:36 Jury returns some guilty verdicts in long-running familial abuse trial

13:27:26 Woman (60s) arrested in relation to Donegal murder inquiry released without charge

13:10:57 Trolley watch: 422 people waiting for beds across Ireland

12:50:47 Catherine Connolly to attend launch of ‘floating classroom’ named after explorer

12:44:12 Jim O'Callaghan says he does not believe Bertie Ahern is a racist

12:39:11 Psychological report awaited on girl charged in connection with fatal assault on Scarlett Faulkner

11:30:30 Over 17,900 incidents of domestic abuse reported so far this year

11:16:07 Up to 16,000 homes could be created from above the shop and vacant spaces in Dublin

09:07:49 Derek Mooney exclusion from presenter pay lists ‘justifiable’, says RTÉ boss

08:32:53 Gardaí interview driver of car involved in hit-and-run in Co Dublin

07:23:21 What the papers say: Friday's front pages

06:46:36 Large majority in the North see Brexit as a failure, poll suggests

entertainment

12:48:02 Robbie Williams to perform Soccer Aid half-time show for its 20th anniversary

12:44:11 Harry and Meghan to make war film for Netflix based on Afghanistan memoir

12:03:50 Gogglebox star Ken Harwood dies at 77 after short illness

11:41:24 Drake releases three new albums at once

09:14:14 Hayden Panettiere ‘groomed’ to be a child star: ‘I was like a little soldier’

09:11:44 Jesy Nelson marks her twins’ first birthday: ‘What a milestone to reach’

06:52:20 Shakira and Burna Boy team up for official World Cup song

06:38:39 Kylie Jenner says paparazzi were ‘diabolical’ to her when she was a child

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