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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for May 17, 2026

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ireland

21:55:44 Unite warn ambulance workers will return to picket lines in absence of progress

21:32:23 Man (30s) seriously injured after assault in Blanchardstown

18:56:53 Over 750 people deported out of State this year as 1,712 deportation orders signed

16:41:51 Tales from Irish folklore: The woman who was knocked by the fairy wind and replaced

15:44:22 Man (50s) injured in shooting at Wexford residence

15:22:56 Ireland ‘needs to avoid type of political turmoil impacting UK’, Taoiseach says

14:37:05 Lessons from famine continue to resonate, Taoiseach tells commemoration

13:42:50 Taxi driver knocked unconscious in racist attack in Belfast

13:06:48 More than 200 people at RTÉ paid more than €100,000 a year at end of 2025

12:24:50 Gardaí investigating second fire in Dublin playground in six months

11:30:30 Three men killed on Donegal roads on Saturday as female pedestrian (20s) killed in Dublin

10:42:28 What is going on with the latest RTÉ payments scandal?

10:05:51 What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

08:35:35 Woman (20s) dies after being struck by car in Loughlinstown

08:12:39 Will Gen Z have more successful marriages than their parents?

sport

20:45:41 Sunday sport: Westmeath crowned Leinster champions, Armagh claim Ulster title

18:39:06 Fulham held to draw at relegated Wolves in Molineux’s final game of season

18:31:47 Dango Ouattara grabs late draw for Brentford against Crystal Palace

18:14:15 Sunderland comeback keeps European hopes alive at Everton’s expense

18:04:21 Dominic Calvert-Lewin snatches Leeds a last-gasp victory against Brighton

14:53:43 Bruno Fernandes equals assist record as Man United edge out Nottingham Forest

09:37:13 Alex Smalley seeks US PGA upset with Rory McIlroy among chasing pack

08:53:56 Police call for discussions after officers injured during Celtic celebrations

world

18:54:37 Bulgaria gives Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon return home

16:07:29 ‘Personal decision’ for Starmer whether he wants to stand against rivals – Nandy

14:47:00 Researchers ‘speechless’ as oldest English poem found in medieval book in Rome

13:45:34 Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill four and wound 12

11:22:07 Metropolitan Police probing alleged hate crimes at major London protests

10:29:02 British Labour leadership rivals caught up in debate over EU ties

08:27:18 WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak

entertainment

12:42:22 Dr Hook frontman Dennis Locorriere dies aged 76

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