Lauren’s secondary school in Macroom, Co Cork described her as ‘bubbly, fun-loving and kind’.
Wednesday 14 May 2025
thejournal - 5 days ago
Funeral of Lauren O Brien, 13-year-old girl killed at Cork racing event, takes place today


Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom
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Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story review – this sordid series doesn’t even reveal the worst of it
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The good news from Kyiv: with or without a ceasefire, Ukraine has a newfound confidence | Nathalie Tocci
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Western countries gave Mossad information used to track and killi Palestinian terrorists in 1970s
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex-trafficking trial: key takeaways from Cassie Ventura’s first day of testimony
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Rohan Dennis given two-year suspended sentence after car crash that killed wife Melissa Hoskins
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Ukraine war briefing: Europe ready with sanctions if no ceasefire after Istanbul talks
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Erin Patterson murder trial live: witnesses continue to give evidence on day 11 of the alleged mushroom murder case
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Almost a third of deaths from heart disease in England occur in diabetes patients, report finds
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Real or flake? Experts weigh in on whether TikTok’s viral ‘caveman method’ skin care routine actually works | Natasha May
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Energy Australia is in court accused of greenwashing. What is the case about and why is it significant?
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I m not on trial here : Ex-model testifying in Weinstein trial questioned about private journal
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Early positivity to cursing on court: how the Djokovic-Murray partnership ended | Tumaini Carayol
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Disgraced ex-solicitor Michael Lynn fails to have five-and-a-half year sentence reduced on appeal
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Ukraine, Netherlands and favourites Sweden all perform tonight as the Eurovision kicks off
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Garda Kevin Flatley will be laid to rest on Friday in County Dublin following requiem mass
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Changes in claims against Irish Nationwide boss put his defence in intolerable position, court told
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The Guardian view on Trump’s leftward lurch: the ‘lunatics’ are running the right | Editorial
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The Guardian view on better public transport for the north: good politics and good economics | Editorial
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Tánaiste: there is a need for new military kit but Ireland must solve the Defence staffing issue
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Ex-girlfriend of Sean Diddy Combs tells sex-trafficking trial that rapper used to beat her
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Anti-immigration picket over refugee accommodation sparks tensions in Dublin s Liberties
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Ivanka Trump is now a food waste entrepreneur – but there s just one glaring problem | Arwa Mahdawi
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‘I hate sitting in silence now’: Nicola Packer on clearing her name after the trauma of her illegal abortion trial
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The law has spread its tentacles over protest, effectively making all of it illegal | Letters
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Trump’s border intimidation is coming for US citizens too – ask streamer Hasan Piker | Owen Jones
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BBC source who made allegations against Gerry Adams would ‘likely be killed’ if identified, court told
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Football Daily | The great Carlo Ancelotti rolls on to Brazil with life lessons for us all
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‘Theatre puts a finger in the wound’: Willem Dafoe returns to his first love in Venice
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Canada’s Liberals inch toward majority, but one vote could decide key district election
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Poor Trump: you can’t even accept a luxury jet from Qatar without being called corrupt these days | Marina Hyde
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Councils taking too long to release vacant homes back onto housing market, Taoiseach says
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‘I push carpet to the extreme!’ The craft genius who makes tufted humanoid wearable sculptures
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Fixing England’s water isn’t just the right thing to do – it can be the start of Labour’s fightback | Clive Lewis
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There s a toxic cloud of chlorine near Barcelona keeping more than 100,000 people indoors
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AI firms urged to calculate existential threat amid fears it could escape human control
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Can the term ‘cloud fascism’ help us understand – and resist – the hard right? | Ece Temelkuran
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Bibaa Nicole: Murder in the Park review – the bigotry of the police is still barely believable
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Ministers discuss Leaving Cert reforms - and how to leverage teachers pay to get them implemented
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Sauna fiends, space dogs and Jesus Christ Superstar: it’s the 10 best Eurovision songs of 2025!
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The Breakdown | Rugby union’s bonus points barely change the Premiership table. Should we scrap them?
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‘I invited a dozen ex-boyfriends to dinner and taped it’: the amazing avant garde recordings of Linda Rosenkrantz
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The toxic debate about obesity rages on. But at least we know if Mounjaro or Wegovy is better for weight loss | Zoe Williams
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First Shift review – disaster master Uwe Boll’s latest goes on patrol, Training Day-style
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Alienating, awkward, anxiety-inducing: why The Rehearsal is TV’s most fascinating show
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Gérard Depardieu given 18-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of sexual assault of two women – Europe live
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‘I marvel I have any brain cells left’: drummer Patrick Dougher on drugs, drink and blowing his big break with Sade
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French actor Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault of two women on a 2021 film set
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Leftwing pundit Hasan Piker says US border agents stopped and questioned him on Trump and Gaza
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Starmer’s migration speech ‘completely different’ to Enoch Powell’s, says Yvette Cooper
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Mission relatable: forget the stunts, the key to Mission Impossible’s appeal is office dynamics
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Ireland seeks to poach top academics from abraod, as State commits to attractive salary top up
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Cynthia Erivo to play Dracula and 22 supporting roles in West End transfer of Australian show
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Donald Trump lands in Saudi Arabia as Gulf visit to seek economic deals begins – US politics live
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Trump risks driving Europe into China’s embrace. Xi Jinping will be delighted | Orville Schell
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Beyond the runs: Virat Kohli’s obsessive intensity left indelible mark on Test cricket | Jonathan Liew
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Mushroom expert who discovered death caps near Erin Patterson’s home gives evidence in triple murder trial
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Two types of drinks should be avoided before bed on hot nights to help with sleep, scientists say
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Erin Patterson murder trial live: fungi expert says death cap mushrooms have been mistaken for edible ones in past
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Walking 42 miles in one day: tackling North Yorkshire’s Lyke Wake route on its 70th anniversary
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I’m obsessed with protecting seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’
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Exodus from Defence Forces is not a mystery as group calls for financial boost to keep troops
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Lemons with everything: Letitia Clark’s recipes for creamy baked fennel and spring fregola salad
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We told young people that degrees were their ticket to a better life. It’s become a great betrayal | Gaby Hinsliff
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Potential risk of differential tariff rates to all-island economy averted for now, Cabinet to hear
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