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Top Stories

• Trump backs Irish unity during Dublin visit: US president Donald Trump said he would "love" to see a united Ireland and that it "may as well happen now", prompting reaction from parties north and south. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
• Thousands protest Trump visit in Dublin and Clare: Thirty political, protest and campaign groups and trade unions organised a Dublin demonstration against the visit, while protests also took place in Shannon and Doonbeg. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
• Lowry leads Irish Open by four at Doonbeg: Shane Lowry carded a third-round 65 to take a four-shot overnight lead into the final day, watched by Donald Trump. (Source: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)

Politics & Society

• Trump backs Irish unity in comments during Dublin visit: US president Donald Trump said Irish unity would be a "great thing" in response to a reporter's question during his visit to Dublin, remarks made alongside Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh. A spokesperson for the Taoiseach said the comments "should come as a surprise to no one", while DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Northern Ireland's constitutional future "will be decided by the people of Northern Ireland, not by commentary in London, Dublin or Washington". (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
• ‘The only people on the streets are here to oppose him’: Thousands protest Trump visit: Crowds gathered in Dublin to protest the visit of Donald Trump, with 30 political, protest and campaign groups and trade unions organising Saturday afternoon's demonstration. Organisers put the number attending at 25,000, though it was likely much less. (Source: The Irish Times)
• ‘Not as orange as he looks’: NI parties weigh Donald Trump’s united Ireland comments: At the SDLP conference in a south Belfast hotel, leader Claire Hanna said Trump's comments underlined "as clearly as anything that change is happening", while the DUP, UUP and TUV disagreed. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Government anxious to steer clear of any Doonbeg bunkers: Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to attend the final day of play at Trump's Doonbeg resort alongside Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Patrick O'Donovan and Minister of State for Sport Charlie McConalogue. No formal meeting is scheduled between Mr Martin and President Trump. (Source: RTÉ News)
• 5 key moments from day one of Trump in Ireland: Donald Trump's first day included courtesy calls with President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, followed by a flight to Clare to watch the Irish Open. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the "onus is on the Taoiseach to begin planning" following his unity remarks. (Source: RTÉ News)
• From Flatley's flute to 'vicious b*stards': The view from inside Trump's big tent: Trump spoke to 500 of Ireland's business leaders, diplomats, political and public figures at the US Ambassador's residence in the Phoenix Park, where guests included representatives from Google, Amazon, Ornua and Intel, and former ministers Simon Coveney and Mary Hanafin. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

Courts & Crime

• Parents ‘full of fear’, funeral of teenager killed in Co Clare hit-and-run told: Fr Richard Davern told the funeral of 17-year-old Bryan Lowe, who was knocked down by a car and dragged under the vehicle on a rural road at Cottage Cross, Clonlara on Friday September 4th, that parents and grandparents in Ireland are "full of fear". Gardaí said they were "following a definite line of inquiry" and want to speak to the driver and occupants of a silver/gold-coloured Skoda Octavia, registration 05-C-5982. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Confusion and delays at district court as criminal legal aid dispute drags on: Dozens of criminal legal aid cases were adjourned at Mullingar District Court on Thursday due to the withdrawal of services by criminal solicitors in a dispute with Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan over a flat €520 fee per case. Judge Patricia Cronin adjourned the cases, noting the effect of the withdrawal. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Gardaí release a second man without charge in Dún Laoghaire shooting investigation: A man aged in his 40s arrested on Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of Mark Cullen (39) at Patrician Park, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire on July 5th has been released without charge. Gardaí said a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (Source: The Irish Times)
• Man arrested after bus hijacked at knifepoint in Omagh: A man in his 30s was arrested after a bus was hijacked at knifepoint at around 1pm in the Beltany Road area of Omagh, Co Tyrone. The bus was driven in the direction of Newtownstewart and stopped in Strabane; one man was taken to hospital for treatment of his injuries. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Three women arrested for committing offences on Trump's golf course: A woman in her 20s was arrested on Friday evening for trespassing on the Doonbeg golf links, while two women in their 30s and 40s were arrested on Saturday for public order offences on the golf links. All three appeared at a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday evening. (Source: TheJournal.ie, RTÉ News)

Business & Living

• ‘Life is on hold just to chase an ever-moving market’: Readers on the reality of buying a home in 2026: The median home sold for €396,000 in the 12 months to June according to the CSO, while IPAV figures show the average price across three- and four-bedroom semi-detached houses and two-bedroom apartments rose from €280,629 in early 2021 to €411,241 this year. MyHome found homes were selling for 7% to 8% above asking this summer, rising to around 9% to 10% in Dublin. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• Charity received more than 170 warnings from regulator about overdue accounts: The Shauna Kavanagh Foundation, run by Wicklow-based businessman Brendan Kavanagh, received 172 warning letters or emails from the Charities Regulator between 2020 and 2026 over its failure to file annual accounts. The charity was listed for strike-off earlier this year after failing to file accounts for six years. (Source: The Irish Times)
• ‘There’s a really strong learning culture and supportive work environment’: A graduate on Vodafone's rotational graduate programme, from Eadestown outside Naas, describes placements of nine and 12 months across different teams along with flexible working. (Source: The Irish Times)

Sport & Culture

• Liffey Swim winner ‘surprised’ as annual race becomes focal point of new Liffey Festival: Bruno Delmonte from Crumlin won the men's race in the 106th year of Dublin's Liffey Swim, while Sadhbh Byrne (26) of Tallaght Masters won the women's race in 33:05. More than 302 swimmers competed in the race, which began in 1920. (Source: The Irish Times, TheJournal.ie)
• Lowry leads Irish Open by four as putter catches fire: Shane Lowry carded a third-round 65 at Doonbeg to take a four-shot overnight lead, with Jacob Skov Olesen his nearest challenger and Joaquin Niemann three shots further back in third. The 2009 champion is seeking his second Irish Open title. (Source: RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie)
• Trump’s focus turns to Doonbeg as thousands in Dublin and Clare protest: Donald Trump travelled to the Doonbeg golf resort he owns in Co Clare after engagements in Dublin, where he watched the Irish Open with his family and received a reception in the members' bar. A motorcade rehearsal of around 30 vehicles held up a marshal assigned to follow Rory McIlroy's round. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
• He came, he saw, he watched the golf: Trump keeping low profile in Doonbeg: Trump's arrival at Doonbeg was marked by an Air Force One fly-by shortly before 2pm and a Marine One landing, after which he and his sons Eric and Donald Jnr made their way to a private viewing platform at the 18th green. An armoured, bulletproof golf buggy sat waiting outside the platform. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
• Watch: Trump jokes friendly Irish are 'vicious bastards': Ending a speech at the US Ambassador's Residence in Dublin, Donald Trump praised the "unbelievable people in Ireland", saying "when you want to be nice, there's nobody nicer". (Source: RTÉ News)

Other

• AI company bosses call for 'slow down' in development: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to deliberately slow the rate at which they advance model capabilities, outlining a three-step framework, with OpenAI chief Sam Altman and SpaceX boss Elon Musk saying they agree. Amodei said he was not calling for a halting of model training but for companies to take adequate time to align and safeguard their models. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Crypto-billionaires want 'nothing' for £72m - Reform: Reform UK said its two crypto-billionaire donors, Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, want "nothing" in exchange for combined £72 million gifts to the party, each amounting to £36 million. The donations are the largest in British political history. (Source: RTÉ News)
• Here's What Happened Today: Saturday: Other stories included the death toll rising to 76 after a fire broke out onboard a ferry off the western Philippines on Wednesday, and Saudi Arabian authorities saying drones launched from Iraq led to the temporary closure of a crucial oil export route used to bypass the lockdown of the Strait of Hormuz. (Source: TheJournal.ie)