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Cost of Living

Bus and train fares for adults to increase by average of 15% from January, NTA confirms

The move has been criticised by opposition parties.

too hot

Summer 2026 was officially the hottest in modern Irish history

new rent rules

New renters coughed up about €326 more per month than sitting tenants this spring

Saturday Night Live

CMAT announced as musical guest of first episode of SNL UK season two, with Jeff Goldblum hosting

From The 42wishes

Katie Taylor makes a dream come true for a Dublin girl ahead of her Croke Park bout

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The Daily Poll

Will you watch the Katie Taylor fight this weekend?

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Courts

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Must ReadHigh Court

Denis O'Brien has launched a new legal case against Meta's headquarters in Dublin

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Saturday Night Live

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Cost of Living

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top 5 picks

Our top 5 watches this weekend

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Letterkenny

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From The 42wishes

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RIP

Iconic feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies aged 92

A statement said Steinem had died at her home in New York City.

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Clondalkin

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You Raise Me Up

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too hot

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Road closures

Traffic blocks (and lots of gardaí) are in situ for another EU presidency meeting in Dublin Castle

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VOICES

Voices at The Journal

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Raising them right

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The great return to school

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Sulky racing

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The Daily Poll

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Analysisthe housing essay

Should educational institutions be responsible for helping students find housing?

As student housing crisis once again rears its head, the cycle can only be broken with a new approach.

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Incoming

Catherine Connolly to meet with Donald Trump during his visit to Ireland next week

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Massachusetts

What happens now that the judge in Lindsay Clancy's trial has issued a 'dynamite charge'?

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Good Morning

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reykjavik

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East Twin Road

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Must ReadBudget 2027

'Out of kilter': Harris says Irish workers hit with higher tax rate sooner than other countries

Budget day is just over four weeks away and crunch talks are getting underway.

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US Shooting

Two dead and several more injured, including three police officers, in Minneapolis shooting

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From The 42Sports listings

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Licence Applications

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Seaweed Harvesting

Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas

New Drugs

'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them

Illegal Wildfires

Ireland has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites

Water Use

Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more

Nitrous Oxide

Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions

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Outrage after Maltese tycoon acquitted of ordering killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

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Extreme Weather

'Supersized' El Niño could land 'massive blow to communities' in coming months

A strong El Niño event can significantly impact rainfall and temperature patterns – and this one is set to last until February.

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ColumnWild Horses

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Middle East

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Sinn Féin TD blasts Traitors Ireland geo-blocking for viewers in the North

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Must ReadSkunks

Seven skunks captured and destroyed after being found roaming near protected Kildare bogland

The Journal understands that eight skunks had been advertised for sale in a private WhatsApp pet trading group several weeks before the animals were discovered.

Patricia Devlin

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Yesterday

2nd September 2026

Seriesrockin the suburbs

'It's all we've ever known': The sixth generation circus family keeping the show on the road

Tom Duffy’s Circus has been going for decades. But times are tough for live performance.

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Rockin' the Suburbs

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Massachusetts

Jury deadlocks again in Lindsay Clancy child murder trial

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Layoffs

Uber to cut workforce by 10% to make platform 'simpler and faster'

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Cork

Man appears in court charged in connection with estimated €1m cocaine seizure at Cork Airport

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strait to the point

Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait'

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News Fix

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Dungannon

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