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The biggest Irish news stories from the last seven days
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The biggest Irish news stories from the last seven days

EVERY Sunday The Irish Post rounds up the biggest Irish headlines over the last seven days to keep you in the know. Here’s what happened this week…

Terror threat

The men behind the London Bridge terror attack in June had planned to attack a 'family-friendly tourist attraction' in Ireland.

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Acid attack

An Irishman has been jailed for 18 years after a two-day rampage in London during which he attacked a 69-year-old woman with acid.

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Aussie Flu

A deadly flu outbreak that has hit Australia is heading for Ireland and could be the worst epidemic for 50 years.

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Wogan honour

Late broadcaster and Limerick native Terry Wogan has been voted the BBC's greatest radio presenter of the last 50 years.

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New motorway

The new half-a-billion euro Tuam M17 bypass has opened, which will ease traffic congestion in Galway City.

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Abortion referendum

A date has been set for a referendum on whether the Eighth Amendment should be retained, repealed or amended.

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Fire death

A man in his 60s has died after a fire at a cottage in rural Kilkenny.

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Dáil tensions

A war of words between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin's Mary Lou MacDonald saw the latter storm out of the Dáil.

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Apartment block deaths

An Irish mother and her five-year-old son have died after falling from the eighth floor of an apartment block in Dubai.

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Neeson weight loss

Irish actor Liam Neeson reveals he went too far when he lost weight for the role of a Catholic priest in Martin Scorcese's Silence.

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