Sunday 13 September 2026 Dublin: 18°C
Donald Trump told the Irish Open trophy ceremony that he's removing tariffs from Irish whiskey
Trump presented Shane Lowry with the Irish Open trophy in Doonbeg.
'Whoever wins AI wins': Trump dismisses tech chiefs' concerns AI development is moving too fast
Trump's united Ireland 'love' made waves not just in Ireland but around the world
Taoiseach defends not referring to situation in Gaza as 'genocide' during meeting with Trump
Today's news
10-man City beat United in dramatic Manchester derby
Former UK PM Boris Johnson among officials nearly blown up at train station in Ukraine
Donald Trump told the Irish Open trophy ceremony that he's removing tariffs from Irish whiskey
Trump presented Shane Lowry with the Irish Open trophy in Doonbeg.
Kids' extracurricular activities: we want to hear your stories
BEST OF THE BOX
Poll: What did you make of The Gentlemen season 2?
Poll: What did you make of The Gentlemen season 2?
Our top 5 watches this weekend
Our top 5 watches this weekend
What you need to know about The Paper season 2
What you need to know about The Paper season 2
Shane Lowry dominates Irish Open for emotional Doonbeg victory
Offaly man triumphs in style.
SPOTLIGHT

Trump visit Donald Trump paid a whistlestop visit to Dublin before heading to the golf – here's what happened 

analysis
Trump, Martin and the united Ireland curveball nobody in the room saw coming
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protests
Thousands take to Dublin streets to protest 'warmonger
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Taoiseach defends not referring to situation in Gaza as 'genocide' during meeting with Trump
Man (39) charged with kidnapping and hijacking after boarding a bus armed with knife in Omagh
A graceful Georgian country house in a rural, yet well-connected, part of Cork
Trump's united Ireland 'love' made waves not just in Ireland but around the world
Sinn Féin's O'Neill and other UK nationalist leaders to jointly push Westminster for referendums
'Whoever wins AI wins': Trump dismisses tech chiefs' concerns AI development is moving too fast
Two women appear in court charged with offences on Trump’s Doonbeg golf course
'One of the naturals of all time': Trump doubles down on support for a united Ireland
Six dead and 130 missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia
Why am I getting tender quotes that are higher than I expected?
Quantity surveyor Shay Lally from Houses to Restore gives readers the heads-up to why their specific project might cost more – and why guidelines are just that.
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

ECB interest rate hike
What does it mean for mortgage holders and what should you do?
Ralph Benson
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9/11 – 25 years on
'The towers suddenly came into view, only the bottom halves were visible'
Marion McKeone
51
Trade Towers Down
9/11 was televised. I was in New York that day. I’m glad I didn’t have a phone
Lise Hand
35
Suicide in Ireland
Doctors can’t predict suicide, but we can try to prevent it
Dr Stephen McWilliams
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Sulky racing
The real trauma suffered by these horses
Suzi Walsh
50
My ADHD diagnosis
Ten ADHD traits that took me by surprise after diagnosis
Ranae von Meding
53
Woman (85) dies after collision between two vehicles in Co Derry
Two more arrests after fatal incident in Leopardstown last month
'Tears of joy': Celine Dion returns to stage after years battling rare neurological disorder
Do you like golf?
Who would object to free secondary education? In 1966, quite a few.
There was even a pushback against school buses as a nature walk spoiled or an impromptu GAA match missed.
Lying to family and no talking off camera: What it's like being a contestant on The Traitors
Experts warn that 'sugar rush' of scrapping stamp duty would simply inflate house prices
Could scrapping the 1% for first-time buyers really inflate house prices? We’ve asked around.
Sitdown Sunday: A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk has premiered - and he wants to sue
CMAT brought the Irish language to the SNL UK stage in her debut as musical guest
investigates

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

Foster Care
Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations
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Licence Applications
Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?
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Seaweed Harvesting
Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas
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New Drugs
'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them
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Illegal Wildfires
Ireland has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites
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Water Use
Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more
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Elena Rybakina dethrones Aryna Sabalenka with her first US Open crown
The Burke family are expanding their online output, but I'm left wondering who their audience is
Mark English wins heat to qualify for 800m final at World Athletics Ultimate Championship
What you need to know about The Paper season 2
Voting opens in Sweden's extremely close election as far-right eyes government role
Thomas Duffy: Don’t blame the cows for farmers not growing carrots
Thomas Duffy
Rural pubs: We need to save them, but not for the sake of the alcohol industry
Dr Catherine Conlon
You need to sort out these finance essentials before looking at Ireland’s new investment scheme
The state investment scheme might not be the number one priority for the average person.
'I’m heartbroken for the parents of girls': Four winners and two losers from the political week
Party think-ins, Trump’s trip and budget negotiations have dominated Irish politics this week.
'Life is on hold just to chase an ever-moving market': Readers on the reality of buying a home in 2026
Readers tell us about bidding wars, rising budgets and putting their weddings, travel and lives on hold.
Yesterday
12th September 2026
He came, he saw, he watched the golf: Trump keeping low profile in Doonbeg
Trump, an avid golf fan, made a whistle-stop political tour before heading for Clare.
Quiz: How well do you remember these VIP visits to Ireland?
Lowry feeds off Doonbeg’s Saturday evening energy to lock down Irish Open lead
Offaly man is seeking to win his home open for the first time since 2009.
Three women arrested for committing offences on Trump's golf course