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The Daily Poll

Who would you rather see as Fine Gael's presidential nominee?

Seán Kelly
Mairead McGuinness
Someone else (let us know in the comments)

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Thursday 26 June

Today's Top Stories

Assault on garda

Man arrested after Garda in his 20s stabbed at scene of burglary in Blanchardstown

Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, pictured speaking at a Pride parade in Vienna, Austria earlier this month.

Budapest Pride

Budapest mayor threatened with imprisonment as he defies police to host Pride parade

File image.

Borris-in-Ossory

Man killed in overnight crash in Co Laois

Garda forensics investigators at the scene in Balgaddy today

Balgaddy

Man dies after suspected assault at house in West Dublin

A view of Dublin city

The Morning Lead

ESRI 'genuinely worried' about 2008-style budget crisis if US corporate taxes dry up

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Consultants

Hospitals under the 'spotlight' with new performance dashboard showcasing best and worst in class

7 mins ago

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the details

The Tánaiste has published the outline of the Occupied Territories Bill - here's what's in it

17 mins ago

82

Balbriggan

Man charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm in fatal hit-and-run

Updated 29 mins ago

5.4k

Irish Rail

A new train station is being planned for Cabra

33 mins ago

1.1k

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Israel

Netanyahu thanks Trump for weighing in on his 'witch hunt' corruption trial

Updated 51 mins ago

16.0k

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Nottingham

Obsessed Emily Maitlis stalker jailed for breaching restraining order

1 hr ago

2.0k

SPOTLIGHT

The Israel-Iran War: What happens now? Netanyahu and Trump wade into battle with Iran…

Analysis: Bombing for 'peace'

The White House position on Israel-Iran war has been mired by contradictions

45

History repeats

The US joining in Israel’s attack on Iran is the Iraq War all over again

Emma DeSouza

72

Watch: Trump loses it

'They don't know what the f**k they're doing'

46

High-stakes poker

No wonder Trump is angry, he's being played

Larry Donnelly

24

Explainer podcast

Can the Iranian regime survive a war with Israel?

24m

You can’t bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks

Tom Clonan

36

fg vs sf

'Don't you dare': Heated Dáil exchange over GPO changes and Republican 'revisionism'

1 hr ago

3.7k

30

25m

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The Phone Box Babies

Siblings abandoned as babies and reunited 50 years later believe they may have another brother

1 hr ago

1.9k

Get rich quick scams

'It's a scam': Financial advisor and TV host Eoin McGee warns people about scams using his name

1 hr ago

1.5k

8

Fight for Democracy

Hungary is setting ‘political trap’ for EU with Pride ban, says Leo Varadkar

Lauren Boland

reports from Budapest

1 hr ago

3.4k

19

The Daily Poll

Who would you rather see as Fine Gael's presidential nominee?

2 hrs ago

8.2k

28

Middle East

Opinion: Don’t let Israel-Iran take your focus from the genocide in Gaza

Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne

2 hrs ago

746

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Middle East

Supreme Leader Khamenei declares 'victory' over Israel and says Iran will 'never' surrender

2 hrs ago

8.3k

49

Balgaddy

Man dies after suspected assault at house in West Dublin

Updated 3 hrs ago

13.9k

journal media

Journal Media recognised for excellence in legal journalism at Justice Media Awards

3 hrs ago

1.6k

13

PodcastThe 42 GAA Weekly

Mayo 'relieve' McStay | Dublin v Tyrone & Kerry v Armagh previews

investigates

How easy is it to buy nitrous oxide online?

INVESTIGATION

We found the ‘devastating’ psychedelic drug on Amazon and classified ads sites

35

TIPS

Large canisters are littering parks and streets. What should you do if you find one?

22

medical issues

Judge wants all sides to make sure Jeffrey Donaldson's sex offences trial goes ahead in November

3 hrs ago

4.2k

Budapest Pride

Budapest mayor threatened with imprisonment as he defies police to host Pride parade

Hungarian authorities have tried to ban this weekend’s Pride parade in Budapest, but the city’s mayor is fighting for it go ahead.

Lauren Boland

Lauren Boland reports from Budapest

Updated 3 hrs ago

9.9k

62

Assault on garda

Man arrested after Garda in his 20s stabbed at scene of burglary in Blanchardstown

It’s understood that the garda was hospitalised for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

Updated 4 hrs ago

21.2k

Accession Talks

EU summit: Viktor Orbán insists 95% of Hungarians don't want Ukraine in the bloc

4 hrs ago

11.1k

65

Heart be at peace

Irish author Donal Ryan wins Orwell Prize for Political Fiction

4 hrs ago

3.8k

8

Borris-in-Ossory

Man killed in overnight crash in Co Laois

5 hrs ago

4.9k

EU summit

Will EU take action against Israel? Taoiseach says it’s a stain on bloc if they don’t

Updated 5 hrs ago

11.6k

112

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 ESRI worried about corporation tax reliance, peat extraction laws not being enforced, and a Fine Gael MEP ponders Presidency run.

Updated 7 hrs ago

3.3k

Team news

Dan Sheehan to captain Lions team with eight Ireland stars against Australia's Western Force

The 42

8 hrs ago

9.1k

8

VOICES

Parenting experiences in a modern, working Ireland

Child Free Zones?

It's complicated…

Gwen Loughman

24

'Much as I love school events, there are just too many'

Niamh O'Reilly

Parents' WhatsApp Groups

One Dad has had enough of them

Anonymous Dad

28

No kids allowed

Are we becoming more dog friendly than child friendly?

Niamh O'Reilly

44

FACTCHECK

The biggest questions, answered, by The Journal's factcheckers.

Vaccines and autism

Studies of millions of children show there is no connection

Viral misinformation

Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars?

Information vacuums

How far-right agitators exploit knowledge gaps

Do immigrants get shorter sentences than Irish citizens?

volodymyr zelensky

Zelensky signs agreement to try 'war criminal' Vladimir Putin

8 hrs ago

7.2k

New York

Closing arguments to begin in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial

8 hrs ago

3.8k

Help Wanted

Ireland needs 80,000 new workers to reach housing and infrastructure targets, ESRI says

9 hrs ago

10.5k

104

tipperary woodlands

Farming for nature: How we turned our farm into a regenerative tourism spot

Niall Heenan

Updated 9 hrs ago

4.5k

Áras An Uachtaráin

Seán Kelly has all but declared for the presidential election race

9 hrs ago

23.0k

50

for peat's sake

‘Conspicuous’ lack of law enforcement on illegal large-scale peat extraction

10 hrs ago

12.9k

31

The Morning Lead

ESRI 'genuinely worried' about 2008-style budget crisis if US corporate taxes dry up

Economic uncertainty has never been as high as it is now, the ESRI said.

David MacRedmond

15 hrs ago

14.8k

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Palestine

Teenager and three others killed in occupied West Bank in two separate incidents

17 hrs ago

3.9k

Ukraine

Trump meets Zelenskyy and says higher Nato spending may deter future aggression

17 hrs ago

9.3k

26

gone

Kevin McStay relieved of duties as Mayo senior football manager

The 42

18 hrs ago

20.4k

16

Gaza

Trump says 'progress' being made in Gaza, raising hopes for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Updated 18 hrs ago

6.5k

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Inquest

Cork man died after he received five to six wasp stings in his garden, inquest hears

18 hrs ago

28.3k

Dublin

3D-printed pistol fell out of man's bulletproof vest while he was being searched in Dublin

Updated 18 hrs ago

27.6k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

18 hrs ago

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