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1. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Joe Caulfield

   59% rise in home-heating oil cost since last September (opens the original)

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   The cost of a standard size of a household tank of oil has increased by 59% when compared to September of last year, due to the disruption of global oil supply with the ongoing war in Iran. The war, which began with US-Israeli strikes at the end of February, is in its seventh month and has heavily impacted the oil market. Ahead of the Winter months, many households have already begun putting in orders for home heating oil, or shopping around to get the best prices, however the war is presenting

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2. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Joe Caulfield

   'You feel euphoric' - pilgrims on Lough Derg experience (opens the original)

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   On the shores of Lough Derg in Co Donegal, people old and young prepared to make one of the oldest pilgrimages in the world. Known as St Patrick's Purgatory, the religious retreat has attracted pilgrims for over 1,500 years to retrace the steps of Ireland's patron saint. But why are people still making the spiritual journey? Dan first made the pilgrimage in his early 20s and described it as "absolute torture". Over 40 years later, however, he said: "I gave out about it for about 15 years and the

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