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<p>Damaged houses near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday. Picture: Niranjan Shrestha/PA.</p>

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Latest: More than 1,000 people missing as death toll rises to 165 after flash flood in Nepal and Tibet

Officials say hundreds of foreign nationals from Ireland, India, the US, UK, Australia, Malaysia and Ukraine are among those missing.

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Up to 1,000 homes planned for Blackpool's former Dulux site

<p>Anomalies in the way CUH staffing levels are calculated — with some personnel double counted and others recorded as on duty when working elsewhere — are among the issues staff and management have raise with the HSE. File picture: Denis Minihane</p>

comment-analysis

CUH staffing tensions persist amid calls for 'honest conversation' on health funding

Glastonbury Festival 2014 - Day 3

culture

Tom Dunne: From Dollywood to Dinglewood, we've lost a real treasure

Leinster Rugby Media Conference

rugby

Leinster aiming to make Laya Arena 'one of the best stadiums to play club rugby in Europe'

Cork traffic and weather: Thunderstorm and heavy rain warning coming into force

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Cork traffic and weather: Thunderstorm and heavy rain warning coming into force

Cork v Tipperary - 2020 McGrath Cup Group B

gaa

Comment: Ben O’Connor is expected to manage more and coach less, which is where Cian O’Neill comes in

Electric Picnic: 12 essential acts to see, plus top tips for the smaller stages

culture

Electric Picnic: 12 essential acts to see, plus top tips for the smaller stages

Addicted teen girl using smartphone outdoors

news

CAO 2026: Making a calm assessment of your offers

News

Young woman renting a book in a school library

Life skills help college students stay the course

Navigating this transition can be tricky as students go from being surrounded by adults tp being on their own

Greenhouse gas emissions figures

Majority do not believe Ireland will be carbon neutral by 2050

Dublin's M50 experiencing severe delays after serious accident

Dublin's M50 experiencing severe delays after serious accident

Nepal Flash floods

Two Irish missing among hundreds as 157 confirmed dead in flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border

sport

The best is yet to come from improving Better Yet

The best is yet to come from improving Better Yet

Elsewhere on an ultra-competitive card, the Joseph O’Brien-trained Leadlight might prove the answer to the two-year-old optional claimer over a mile.

Tipperary v Waterford - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4

Larry O'Gorman: Derek McGrath can improve Wexford by 30%

Munster COO explains how lack of central contracts is hurting province financially

Munster COO explains how lack of central contracts is hurting province financially

Stephen Bradley applauds the fans after the game 20/8/2026

Stephen Bradley: 'We don’t pin things like quotes on walls of the dressing-room for motivation'

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Insight: Must Reads

Arena: Well-coached teams, Cian O’Neill to Cork, two-point defence

Arena: Well-coached teams, Cian O’Neill to Cork, two-point defence

On this week's episode of Arena, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Ballincollig basketball coach Ciarán O'Sullivan

My mother was 'trafficked': Daughter's search uncovers family link to Bessborough's missing children

My mother was 'trafficked': Daughter's search uncovers family link to Bessborough's missing children

For the first time, Mayo's All-Ireland winners bring Sam Maguire to Achill Island

For the first time, Mayo's All-Ireland winners bring Sam Maguire to Achill Island

'127 prison guards applied': I visited The Traitors Ireland set — here's what to expect this year

'127 prison guards applied': I visited The Traitors Ireland set — here's what to expect this year

Regular Columnists

Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan: Cork must start preparing a heat-health action plan for 2027 now

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Sarah Harte: How do we recognise periods at work without entrenching inequality?

S Fergus Finlay: Children are made, not born bad - which is why we need nurses in early childhood

Terry Prone: Good luck to Harry and Meghan on moving back to Britain. They’re going to need it

Lifestyle

Little 7 years schoolboy going to school.

Bernard O'Shea: Back-to-school time, but what does it mean for me?

Every September, I convince myself that once the kids are back at school, I’ll finally sort my life out. The problem is, normal life has other plans

Japan Obit Yayoi Kusama

Avant-garde polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

Obit Tim Curry

Tributes paid to ‘lovable villain’ and ‘honorary Muppet’ Tim Curry

Sally Foran: 8 new blush formulas to put a healthy glow on your cheeks

Sally Foran: 8 new blush formulas to put a healthy glow on your cheeks

Viewpoints

Jolene Cox: Hot school meals are a great idea — but we can do it better

Jolene Cox: Hot school meals are a great idea — but we can do it better

The idea behind the hot school lunch scheme is solid — to give primary school children across Ireland a free, nutritious hot meal every day, but if it’s gloopy or 'tastes like wet dog' (the children’s words), it is destined for the bin, and its nutritional value is irrelevant.

Rosaleen McDonagh: Traveller identity cannot be in the dock for M9 crash

Rosaleen McDonagh: Traveller identity cannot be in the dock for M9 crash

Jess Casey: Are we any nearer to fixing the Leaving Cert's fundamental flaws?

Jess Casey: Are we any nearer to fixing the Leaving Cert's fundamental flaws?

Brendan Horan: Ireland's supersized class sizes are an embarrassment

Brendan Horan: Ireland's supersized class sizes are an embarrassment

Property

Starter homes: Is this €150k Turner's Cross property the smallest on the market in Cork?

Starter homes: Is this €150k Turner's Cross property the smallest on the market in Cork?

A detached home, an end-of-terrace house, a first-floor apartment, and a one-bed mews style home are all in the mix for today's starter homes

Approval for new Limerick housing estate of more than 200 homes

S Approval for new Limerick housing estate of more than 200 homes

Rural charm with future-proofed convenience at €795k Crossbarry home

Rural charm with future-proofed convenience at €795k Crossbarry home

Homes in Cork City Centre, Midleton, and The Lough from €425k

Homes in Cork City Centre, Midleton, and The Lough from €425k

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Kerry v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Christy O'Connor: Cian O'Neill nod an intriguing start for Cork hurlers

Something has to give. Playing personnel needs to change. Players on the periphery need to be given their chance. Cork’s coaching and tactical IQ needs to improve. Management need to step up to the levels required if Cork are to win an All-Ireland.

Brentford v Everton - Premier League - Gtech Community Stadium

S John Fallon: O'Brien can learn art of patience from fellow Corkman Egan

Aidan O'Shea, Cillian O'Connor and Kobe McDonald 26/7/2026

S Kieran Shannon: Why Aidan O'Shea and Cillian O'Connor deserve their All-Ireland medals

John Fogarty: Hurling faces greatest inflection point in over 30 years

S John Fogarty: Hurling faces greatest inflection point in over 30 years

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The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Wild Swans author Jung Chang on growing up in Mao’s China

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Wild Swans author Jung Chang on growing up in Mao’s China

Jung Chang describes how her life changed when the Communist Party became displeased with her

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Why every child needs to be parented differently

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Why every child needs to be parented differently

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Catherine Heaney on the fight for democracy

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Catherine Heaney on the fight for democracy

Arena: Wright Thompson on Conor McGregor backlash, being there and the future of sports writing

Arena: Wright Thompson on Conor McGregor backlash, being there and the future of sports writing

farming

‘Game over’: Ann completes title hat-trick at the Baileys

‘Game over’: Ann completes title hat-trick at the Baileys

The Baileys competition at Virginia Show aims to identify cows that combine outstanding type and conformation with the production, health, fertility and functional traits required of a modern dairy cow, writes Rachel Martin from Co Cavan

Beef cattle feeding in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland

Farm View: Scottish BSE case an unwelcome reminder of past crisis

harvest of carrots is holding a organic food

Current carrot price unsustainable as growers call for 6c per carrot increase

Dawn Meats lowers Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 77%

Dawn Meats lowers Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 77%

World

NEPAL-WEATHER-FLOOD

ieExplains: What caused the catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet – and how does a glacier collapse?

Did a massive glacial collapse in the Himalayas trigger the disaster and is climate change involved?

Royal visit to Africa - Day Eight

Prince Harry quits board of wildlife charity after rangers’ human rights abuses

Pakistan Hospital Fire

Probe at Pakistani hospital nursery where fire killed 14 newborns

Santa Clara, California, USA - April 26, 2018: NVDIA Corporation, headquarters in Silicon Valley. NVDIA Corporation is an Americ

AI chip demand fuels Nvidia’s Q2 results well beyond Wall Street’s expectations

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Inside Clodagh McKenna’s bucolic country sanctuary

Inside Clodagh McKenna’s bucolic country sanctuary

Keeping their house in order: How PSRA regulation has raised the bar for Ireland’s property services sector

Keeping their house in order: How PSRA regulation has raised the bar for Ireland’s property services sector

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