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Simon Harris has said he would like to set 16 as the minimum age for which social media access. Technology companies are “not doing enough” to protect children online, the Tánaiste has said, as he accused them of “experimenting with the mental health” of young people. Simon Harris has said he would like to set 16 as the minimum age for which social media access is permitted but said he is “entirely open to discussions” given that other countries have suggested 15.

Micheál Martin, centre, in front of news microphones Micheál Martin spoke to the media as the chip company announced the capital investment project in Co Kildare. Intel’s five billion-euro investment in its Co Kildare campus is not an “outlier” in the tech industry, the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin was speaking to the media at the chip maker’s Leixlip facility as the company announced its capital investment project.

Simon Harris said that language is ‘an important part of integration’ for people coming to the country. There is “merit in considering a language proficiency” for Irish citizenship, the Tánaiste has said. Simon Harris said language is “an important part of integration” for people coming to the country.

Tracy McKeague is a BACP and IACP accredited mental health counsellor from Culdaff with a private and public counselling practice based in Serenity House Moville. She also promotes sea swimming for mental health and is a great believer in our ability to heal ourselves through support, connection and self-awareness | Donegal Live Friends can be one of our greatest support networks — close enough to care, yet sometimes distant enough to offer perspective without being directly involved It was easy.

Fraser Hooper’s show has entertained audiences in more than forty countries and promises fun for children and adults alike | Donegal Live The festival is presenting another packed weekend of music, literature and performance across Donegal Families are in for a treat next weekend as internationally award-winning clown Fraser Hooper brings his hilarious, laugh-out-loud show Funny Business to Glebe Gallery & Gardens, Churchill, as Earagail Arts Festival presents another packed weekend of music,...

Person jogging in hot weather Further weather warnings are expected to be introduced later in the week. People have been asked to conserve water where they can as high temperatures are set to continue over the coming weeks. A status yellow high temperature warning is in place for counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo from Monday afternoon until Wednesday morning.

The courts service report also noted that road traffic offences saw 22% reduction over seven years. There has been an 8% year-on-year increase in lesser drugs charges, according to figures from the courts service published on Monday. There were 30,018 new drugs cases before the District Court last year, compared to 27,783 in 2024, according to the Court Service Annual Report 2025.

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Helen McEntee is in Brussels to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers Further sanctions against Russia are a “major foreign policy priority” for the Irish presidency of the EU, Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee has said. The minister is in Brussels to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers, the first meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) under Ireland’s EU presidency.

Gardai have appealed for witnesses to the collision in Co Cork. A woman in her 50s has died in a road crash in Co Cork. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the collision involving a car and a lorry on the R568 at Manch East, Ballineen, at around 3pm on Sunday. The driver of the car, a woman in her 50s, died at the scene. Her body has been taken to Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem examination will take place.

The operation from Friday to Sunday involved personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. Gardaí have seized machine guns, pistols and drugs in an operation targeting organised crime in Laois and Kildare. Assistant Commissioner Angela Willis said the seizures represented a “significant disruption of organised criminal activity”.