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Electric Picnic promoter defends festival organisation after crowd collapse at overcrowded stage
Separately, festival-goers were last night urged to avoid the Electric Arena stage at one point.
Video showing 'deeply upsetting' treatment of patient was not filmed at UHL, investigation finds
Man (20s) arrested after 'violent disorder' in Leopardstown that put three young men in hospital
Nepal begins burials and appeals for support as flooding death toll reaches 797
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SPOTLIGHT

Dolly Parton There's been an outpouring of tributes from the worlds of music, film and politics following the death of the country icon

hello dolly
Irish singers, broadcasters and fans on their encounters with a music icon
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red and blue
Dolly Parton's iconic status was the one thing all of America could agree on
Marion McKeone
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A rhinestone life
'True grace and true grit' – The world pays tribute
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ICONIC
From Páidí Ó Sé's pub to Glastonbury: Dolly Parton's best moments
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9 to 5
Gasps as Irish actor informs audience of Dolly Parton’s death before 9 To 5 musical
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Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Suspicious device found in residential area of Dundalk
Recently upgraded South Dublin home will let you see the light for €995,000
Shamrock Rovers come from two goals down to rescue draw with Derry
Maguire equals best-ever finish at Women's Irish Open to take tie for fourth
Fernandes-inspired Man United too good for Ipswich
Man (30s) arrested in connection with assault of two women in Dublin
Video showing 'deeply upsetting' treatment of patient was not filmed at UHL, investigation finds
Electric Picnic promoter defends festival organisation after crowd collapse at overcrowded stage
Man (30s) arrested following hit-and-run that killed teenager in Co Meath
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Fail to prepare
Europe on fire – 10 things we must do in the face of hotter, drier weather
Pádraic Fogarty
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Raising them right
Down with school uniforms; let the kids dress like kids
Niamh O'Reilly
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The great return to school
The summer is over, here are some tips to help you get the routine right
Dr Catherine Conlon
14
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
55
You can get cinema tickets for just €4 next weekend
Man (20s) arrested after 'violent disorder' in Leopardstown that put three young men in hospital
Sophie O'Sullivan sets new 800m personal best as Adeleke takes sixth over 200m
Two men charged after drugs worth €2.3m seized, including 20kg cocaine and 5,000 ecstasy tablets
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Nepal begins burials and appeals for support as flooding death toll reaches 797
Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai said Nepal needed “more than a thousand” freezer units to store bodies.
Iceland votes against reopening talks on joining the EU
Dutch football body says Infantino must go by 2027 and calls for summit on Fifa's future
Irish trio win silver medals at World Rowing Championships
Fiona Murtagh won a silver medal in the women’s single sculls, while Mags Cremen and Konan Pazzaia also took silver in the mixed double sculls.
Woman grateful for ‘gift’ of wedding to late husband in Wicklow hospice
investigates

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

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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Nitrous Oxide
Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions
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Child remains in critical condition as police probe death of man in Co Tyrone
How do I get an insurer to cover the vacant property I want to refurbish?
Harris shares more details about new government savings and investment scheme
Canadian official answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant Lake Ontario sign
Nationwide Status Yellow rain and thunderstorm warning comes into effect
The wolf is at the door: 10 things we must do to prepare for a hotter, drier future
Pádraic Fogarty
How 30 years has turned Liam Neeson's Michael Collins from 'Shirley Temple' to cultural icon
The big fear (from abroad) in 1996 was that the Neil Jordan-directed movie would serve as republican propaganda. Now maybe it’s time to revisit the story.
Manhunt in Switzerland after one killed and five injured in shooting at rave
Man (40s) dies following fatal road collision in Co Sligo
Sitdown Sunday: The crime writer who believes he has finally identified the Zodiac Killer
Andy Burnham’s visit brought no Stormont breakthrough. Will the Executive survive?
Ireland should ask Mark Zuckerberg the next time we need billions to look like money well spent
Our FactCheck editor details the internet trends seen by a thirtysomething-year-old man.
What you need to know about the new season of Adults