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Ballinahown in Co Westmeath has been named the overall winner in this year's Supervalu Tidy Towns Competition. Fiona McHugh, Resident of Ballinahown and member of its Tidy Towns Committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The I Wish 2026 Survey of Female Students’ shows just 27% of girls surveyed in single-sex schools report access to Leaving Cert Computer Science, compared with 60% in mixed-sex schools. The Irish non profit organisation initiative is looking to inspire young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Rachael is joined by the Co founder of I Wish, Gillian Keating....

Suspected Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis before two gunmen died in a prolonged shootout, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of the West Bank days before Israeli elections. Our Deputy Foregin Editor, Edmund Heaphy is in Tel Aviv and has the latest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A number of new weather warnings have been issued by Met Éireann ahead of the arrival of Storm Boelo. For the details, Senior Forecaster with Met Eireann, Gerry Murphy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major providers have implemented a fix, but globally 90% of systems at risk are yet to do so, researchers say. To explain the problem, the Director of the National Cyber Security Centre, Richard Browne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gardaí have arrested a female in her 40s in connection with the investigation into the discovery of the body of an adult male in Ballyelis, Mallow, Co. Cork on Thursday 15th October 2026. Our Southern Correspondent Paschal Sheehy has the latest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 70,100 people left before completing their treatment, in emergency departments during the first seven months of this year, new figures show. There were also 31,821 patients who waited longer than 24 hours to be admitted, or discharged, in emergency departments. For more on this new data Tony Fitzpatrick from The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Prepartions are underway in a host of countries for the first named storm of the season. For the latest, our reporter Joe Caulfield is at Met Éireann's headquarters in Glasnevin, and our Southern reporter Barry Gallagher is in Midleton in Co. Cork where the worst of the weather is likely to hit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says it has taken down three online video advertisements. In a statement this morning Jim O’Callaghan said the video produced by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre involving grandparents does not represent the views of the Government. For more on this our reporter Helen Donohue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Africa's Ebola virus outbreak has worsened with the vast majority of cases and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders Paediatrician, Dr Rupa Narra spoke to Rachael about her experience there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.