Ireland

New concerns have emerged regarding illegal content circulating on TikTok in Ireland, with reports indicating that videos depicting car thefts, garda chases, and fake licenses are being boosted by the platform's algorithm. In the housing sector, a significant development plan proposes up to 1,000 new homes on the former Dulux site in Blackpool, yet new homes in Dublin's Dolphin's Barn are already experiencing severe issues such as leaks, damp, and structural cracks.

The healthcare system is under renewed scrutiny as the HSE investigates the 'wholly unacceptable' treatment of a dementia patient in a Limerick hospital. Additionally, there are concerns that children addicted to HHC vapes may be denied access to crucial Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services support, while staffing tensions at Cork University Hospital continue to prompt calls for an honest conversation on health funding.

Other domestic news includes a Status Yellow rain warning issued for six counties and a warning from Michelle O'Neill, First Minister of Northern Ireland, about unionism shifting towards more extreme elements concerning the Drumcree situation. European warships providing missile cover during Ireland's EU presidency have been instructed to remain 22km off the coast, and tributes have been paid to a young man killed in a Meath hit-and-run. Internationally, Irish citizens are among those missing in severe floods in Nepal, and a Swiss politician faces trial for alleged sexual abuse involving an Irish girl and her mother.