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August 2026
Breast Cancer
More than 3,000 women waiting more than 10 days for urgent breast cancer appointments this year
Must ReadThe Lighthouse
Sweating in tents and searching for shelter: How Dublin's homeless are surviving the heat
The Journal visited the Lighthouse homeless café to see how the intense summer heat is impacting service users.
Northern Ireland
NI's agriculture minister says he has been assaulted amid row over controversial cattle cull
Skyclarys
Pressure grows over HSE refusal to fund Friedreich's Ataxia treatment as government urged to act
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Investigation into Nigel Farage resumes as he regains seat in byelection he triggered himself
FactCheck
Debunked: Government adviser Ebun Joseph is being widely misquoted in comments about Irish language
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FactCheckTradwives
Debunked: The government’s strategy for women is not a campaign to discourage homemakers
Must Readno room at the inn
Trump's team scrambles to secure accommodation as hotels booked out in Clare and mid-west
US President Donald Trump is due in Ireland on 12 and 13 September and will visit Dublin and Doonbeg in County Clare.
fa-rage against the machine
Polls close in Clacton byelection as Nigel Farage battles Count Binface to retain his seat
Limerick Prison
Chronic prison overcrowding means Alison Chawke's early release is 'no surprise', says Labour TD
AnalysisFarage v Binface
Farage vs Count Binface: Everything you need to know about Clacton's surreal byelection
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hospital parking
Sinn Féin calls for abolition of hospital car parking charges as income hits €17.8m
Must Readrichmond road
Car damage, safety issues and aggression: Drumcondra residents block busy road in protest
MyFutureFund
Some people were pushed into pension schemes instead of auto-enrolment, government memo says
carted away
Trump reportedly hid in catering truck and took secret flight from Turkey due to Iran threat
Budget 2027
Increasing number of taxpayers apply for Rent Credit as Harris says he'd like to see it rise
Summer In The City
Limerick mayor and councillors in spat over road closures for summer events programme
Must ReadExplainer
Daniel Kinahan has been charged with directing a criminal organisation - so what does that mean?
The charge the alleged organised crime boss faces was created two decades ago to deal with feuding gangs in Limerick city and a growing and murderous Dublin gangland ecosystem.
Andrew Muir
NI’s agriculture minister says he has received death threat after 51 cattle culled by shooting
2028 Election
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given another hint that she is considering a 2028 presidential run
Mental Health
Early intervention in psychosis services supports strong recovery in young people, data shows
oideachas na Gaeilge
Tá 60,000 dalta le díolúintí acu ón nGaeilge anois. An bhfuil orainn an córas a athrú?
AnalysisMARTIN'S TRUMP TEST
Trump is coming back to Ireland – and the political headache is back too
Trump’s 2019 visit was an awkward meeting at Shannon Airport. Will September’s bilateral be any better?
Must ReadExtradition
Government jet lands in Dubai, with Daniel Kinahan set to be extradited on Sunday
Kinahan recently lost an appeal against the extradition.
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