The Journal

Commission of Investigation

State investigation into paedophile Michael Shine should begin 'immediately', report says

Lorcan Staines insisted that any public inquiry undertaken must be carried out as expeditiously as possible.

Court of Appeal

Jozef Puska loses appeal against backdating life sentence for murder of Ashling Murphy

another scorcher

New heat warning issued and hosepipe ban in effect as no end in sight to high temperatures

Job Cuts

Aer Lingus to cut up to 500 jobs and axe routes in major cost-cutting measures

balls dropped

The Lotto is killing off two balls and adding an extra draw on Mondays

Today's news

gone

The drug-smuggling ship MV Matthew is finally leaving Cork today and heading for a Dutch scrapyard

The cargo vessel at the centre of Ireland’s largest-ever cocaine seizure has remained berthed in Cork Harbour since September 2023.

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fire risk

Retailers asked to stop selling disposable barbecues, but TD says full ban needed during hot weather

A fire broke out in Killarney National Park on Tuesday, while another burned part of the Wicklow Mountains on Wednesday.

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Genoa

Former head of Italian road operator jailed over 2018 bridge collapse that killed 43 people

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Road Safety

Tánaiste says 'swift' action will be taken on e-scooters, as Taoiseach leans towards outright ban

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Sponsored

How well do you remember Brazil 2014? Test your memory in this week's World Cup quiz

disaster response

Ireland sends relief items to Venezuela as death toll from twin earthquakes passes 4,800

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strait of hormuz

Iran says it struck a US base in Jordan after claiming US hit area near children's cancer hospital

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Public Accounts Committee

Children's science centre saga has exposed Exchequer to 'significant financial risk', PAC says

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Airport Security

Man who missed his daughter's wedding after 'gun and bomb' joke at Dublin Airport spared jail

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aughinish alumina

Harris won't prejudge Aughinish report, but pledges to support workers if sanctions recommended

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Public Health

67% of respondents to public survey were against banning sunbeds (but most had used one before)

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top 5 picks

Our top 5 watches this weekend

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disposable barbecues

Minister blasts ‘reckless’ people causing wildfires in Killarney and Wicklow mountains

The Department of Tourism is asking retailers to consider suspending the sale of disposable barbecues during the warm, dry weather.

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FactCheck

Debunked: False ‘whistleblower’ claim says remdesivir and ventilators killed Covid patients

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Court of Appeal

Jozef Puska loses appeal against backdating life sentence for murder of Ashling Murphy

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Las Malvinas

Argentina vs England: The game might be over but the diplomatic row about The Falklands rumbles on

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balls dropped

The Lotto is killing off two balls and adding an extra draw on Mondays

The National Lottery says the changes will improve players’ odds, create more millionaires and introduce a third weekly draw from this autumn.

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investigates

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

Nitrous Oxide

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

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

Nursing Homes

Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar

Triathlon Tragedy

The fallout from Youghal Ironman: An unpublished report, €500k in legal fees and a bitter dispute

Nursing Home Evictions

28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes

US Senate

Stars and Swipes: Lindsey Graham was a political survivor who always followed the power

Marion McKeone

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Perspectives

Want a 'Letter to the Editor' published on The Journal?

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Commission of Investigation

State investigation into paedophile Michael Shine should begin 'immediately', report says

Saoirse McGarrigle

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Irish Rail

Expansion of Irish rail network could be impacted due to failed €50m Irish Rail IT project

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Job Cuts

Aer Lingus to cut up to 500 jobs and axe routes in major cost-cutting measures

The proposed cuts come after the airline suffered losses of €103 million in Q1 of this year.

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The Daily Poll

Do you think Bank of Ireland's College Green building should be given back to the state?

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Analysis

The Housing Essay: Who pays for the pipes?

Before we get to building houses, we need to be very clear how the infrastructure for them gets funded in Ireland.

Seán O'Neill McPartlin

Housing policy director, Progress Ireland

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Hosepipe ban comes into effect, high temperatures forecast, and TD to go to gardaí with concerns over suicide forum.

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another scorcher

New heat warning issued and hosepipe ban in effect as no end in sight to high temperatures

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It's Not Coming Home

The English media is taking last night’s defeat about as well as you’d expect

The loss to Argentina has left English fans and pundits clutching at straws, trying to disparage their defeaters.

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Gavan Reilly has the numbers

How much of our law is some form of EU law?

Gavan Reilly

Stars and Swipes

At 250, America’s vital organs of democracy are failing

Marion McKeone

Feeder's Digest

MasterChef UK has come and gone, did any of us even bother to watch?

Patrick Hanlon

The Yanks and the Irish passports

Our passport isn't just a handy life hack to skip airport queues

Lise Hand

Wildfires on the rise

They're an unwelcome feature of climate change, and we're totally unprepared

Pádraic Fogarty

staying on

Thomas Tuchel set to remain as England boss for Euro 2028 despite World Cup exit

The 42

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United Nations

More than 500 feared dead after two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar

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Israeli bonds

'Bizarre' for Israel to use Ireland as home country for bonds, Central Bank says

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Sports listings

Ireland face the All Blacks, and one of the great Sundays of sport

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jurassic park

Sam Neill’s cause of death confirmed as pneumonia, agent says

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The Morning Lead

Internet providers split over blocking of suicide forum amid calls for urgent action

Sinn Féin TD says she will now contact gardaí directly about the site after her question to the justice minister was not accepted for answer.

Patricia Devlin

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Yesterday

15th July 2026

simpler times

Lise Hand: Silly season once meant moving statues and killer clowns. Now it's conspiracy theories

Lise Hand

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Argentina

Argentina players celebrate with ‘Falklands are ours’ sign after putting England out of World Cup

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spirit

Thomas Tuchel and England's timid retreat as Argentina show true greatness

Lionel Messi inspires stunning comeback as world champions set up clash with Spain on Sunday.

The 42

reports from Atlanta Stadium

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justice department

Bills removing guardianship rights from convicted killers and criminalising ‘sex for rent’ approved

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occupied territories

Government's Occupied Territories Bill passes amid criticism over lack of ban on services

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Ella Hewson

‘Hopefully it won’t be normalised’: Sexual assault survivor on waiving anonymity

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Strikes

US launches new wave of strikes on Iran

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