Wednesday 12 August 2026 Dublin: 23°C
Government officials to meet researchers to try fight heatwave pressure on sweltering homes
Researchers estimate that up to 10% of the country’s housing is at risk from overheating.
Around 300 TikTok staff in Ireland offered termination agreements after consultation process
Planning to watch the solar eclipse later? Share your photos with us
Sinn Féin calls for abolition of hospital car parking charges as income hits €17.8m
Donald Trump says Secret Service wanted him to switch planes for secret flight
Today's news
How can I actually see the eclipse? Everything to know about tonight's big event
Man rescued from boat off Waterford coast after suffering suspected shark bite
Mark English storms into 800m final with championship record at Europeans
Earlier, Sophie Becker and Lauren Roy progressed to their respective semi-finals in Birmingham.
Are you going to watch the eclipse later?
Quiz: How much do you know about Paul Mescal?
investigates

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

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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Nitrous Oxide
Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions
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Suicide Forums
The suicide forum facilitating the deaths of vulnerable people in Ireland
Speeding
How thousands of speeding prosecutions never reach conviction in Irish courts
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Nursing Homes
Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar
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Man in his 20s found dead in a river in Co Cavan
US government plans to give immigration agents gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
Sophie Becker and Lauren Roy progress to semi-finals at European Athletics Championships
Ryanair partnering with Google's AI to provide its customer services
Sinn Féin calls for abolition of hospital car parking charges as income hits €17.8m
'It's a great time': Irish drinks company VitHit sold for €75m to the firm behind Vimto
Car damage, safety issues and aggression: Drumcondra residents block busy road in protest
More gardaí to be on Galway City streets as part of permanent high visibility policing plan
Boy airlifted to hospital after he was struck by tractor while on bicycle in Co Clare
Planning to watch the solar eclipse later? Share your photos with us
The most significant eclipse Ireland will see until 2090 will occur from around 6pm this evening.
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Little forests in urban areas
How tiny pocket forests can help cities breathe again
Catherine Cleary
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Raising them right
Is it ever okay to admit you’ve got a favourite child?
Niamh O'Reilly
26
Tech worker
I spent a decade in tech. Then AI took my job
Agnes
52
GLP-1s and the weight loss revolution
Obesity was never a failure of willpower. Science has moved on
Dr Michael Crotty
53
The physio is in
What is hypermobility and how can you manage it?
Stephen O'Rourke
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Kids' pocket money
Should you pay kids for doing household chores?
Niamh O'Reilly
54
Drinking Ireland dry
We're asking the wrong questions about data centres
Dr Paul Davis
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Heat warning in effect for half the country with temperatures 'brushing 30 degrees today'
Rod Stewart cancels remainder of US tour after undergoing heart surgery
Israel's detention of doctors: Dr Abu Safiya's only crime was refusing to abandon his patients
Filipe Ribeiro
Farmer warns drought could drive up grocery prices later this year
Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez in 'private' ceremony in Portugal
Woman pulled from rubble by Colombian rescuers two days after deadly earthquake
Donald Trump says Secret Service wanted him to switch planes for secret flight
Plé faoi dheiseanna don Ghaeilge in Éirinn aontaithe ag seó bóthair i gCorcaigh
Conradh na Gaeilge gets its Irish unity show on the road with Cork event
Around 300 TikTok staff in Ireland offered termination agreements after consultation process
Government officials to meet researchers to try fight heatwave pressure on sweltering homes
Researchers estimate that up to 10% of the country’s housing is at risk from overheating.
Yesterday
11th August 2026
Musicians and poets upstairs and 25 comedians in a basement: Monday nights in The International
For decades the Wicklow Street venue has been a hub of culture in Dublin City – here’s what happened when we visited.
Former Donegal All-Ireland winner James McHugh and his wife Noreen killed in road crash
Treatment for Friedreich's ataxia should not be funded by HSE, drugs group recommends
Sarah Healy finishes agonising fourth in European 5,000m as Irish duo miss out on 100m final
Text copied from Claude to have AI watermark under new EU law
Rally driver died after car veered off track and 'flipped over' into water, inquest hears
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Temperatures might hit 29 degrees this week, but that doesn't make it a heatwave
Six-month wait to apply for driving test in Raheny, with over 66,000 awaiting test nationally
Applying after 'a few vinos': Everything you need to know about this year's Rose of Tralee
The 32 Roses are preparing to take to the stage in Tralee, but what does it take to become a Rose and how is the winner ultimately chosen?
Folic acid in flour: Public health interventions will only work when the public gets a say
Dr Suzanne Crowe
Rescuers in Colombia scramble to find survivors after powerful earthquake kills at least 240
DPP faces strike-out deadline in case of civil servant accused of leaking to foreign power