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EU ministers will discuss measures to tackle Israeli West Bank settlers at Wicklow meeting
This week Ireland will host EU defence and foreign affairs ministers for wide-ranging discussions on security, the Ukraine war and the Middle East in Wicklow.
Former gang leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
First-time offenders can now be referred to the HSE when found with drugs for personal use
‘We need help’: Friend of Irish citizens missing with family in Nepal floods seeks DNA answers
‘People could be cursing the name’: Evelyn Cusack might have a storm named after her this year
Today's news
Why won’t the Department of Equality release a two-year-old report on expanding gender recognition?
EU ministers will discuss measures to tackle Israeli West Bank settlers at Wicklow meeting
This week Ireland will host EU defence and foreign affairs ministers for wide-ranging discussions on security, the Ukraine war and the Middle East in Wicklow.
This week looks set to be a bit wet and windy
Woman fatally stabs person and injures another in Times Square, before being shot dead by police
SPOTLIGHT

Electric Picnic Catch up on our coverage of the music and arts festival as the curtains come down for another year  

REVIEWED
How bad was the mud? And how good was the music? Highs and lows of EP 2026
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BACK SOON
Fontaines D.C. confirm Slane Castle gig next June as they close out Electric Picnic
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FESTIVAL MONEY DIARY
How much will a weekend at Electric Picnic set you back?
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Drug testing lab
Inside the drug testing lab at EP as 'unpredictable' 3-CMC falsely sold as MDMA found
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EU to suspend imports of Brazilian meat over compliance concerns
‘We need help’: Friend of Irish citizens missing with family in Nepal floods seeks DNA answers
The best friend of Santosh Sahu, an Irish citizen who is missing, has said that they need help in trying to work with Nepalese authorities.
Two men charged in connection with violent disorder incident in Leopardstown
Boy (16) charged with murder and attempted murders after Dungannon attack
Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods passes 1,000 amid search for workers trapped in tunnels
Kelly Earley: We're in the middle of a luxury gym epidemic
Kelly Earley
Former gang leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was convicted of a single count of murder with a deadly weapon after the jury deliberated for less than three hours.
‘People could be cursing the name’: Evelyn Cusack might have a storm named after her this year
First-time offenders can now be referred to the HSE when found with drugs for personal use
Yesterday
31st August 2026
Raising them right: Hot school meals won't fix lunches if kids don't have enough time to eat
Niamh O'Reilly
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
49
My ADHD diagnosis
Ten ADHD traits that took me by surprise after diagnosis
Ranae von Meding
53
US Supreme Court allows Trump ballroom project to proceed
It’s only day two and everyone has already lost the run of themselves on The Traitors
Arsenal overcome Aston Villa to continue winning start
Siptu members in public service vote in favour of strike action over pay
Designer John Galliano pulls Met Gala exhibit after antisemitism backlash
Dolly Parton laid to rest as two-day festival honouring her announced for Nashville and London
Liverpool complete €144 million deal for Bradley Barcola
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
When is the optimum time for us to change our electric car?
Jury hears closing arguments in Tupac Shakur murder trial
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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Men appear in court over multimillion-euro drug seizures
Over 160 jobs to be cut at PayPal's Irish operations
The company employs 1,380 people on a full-time basis in Ireland.
Man charged over violent disorder at business park in south Dublin
A 'complex' 38% tax on investments will not apply to the government's new savings scheme
Argentina captain Lionel Messi retires from international football
European Union naval mission boards alleged Russian shadow fleet vessel in Mediterranean
What are homes getting back from their solar panels?
One officer bitten is among seven injured over 24 hours in Belfast city centre
‘Quick-thinking’ of police helped save girl injured in Tyrone attack in which her father was killed
Minister on distressing patient video: 'It's a lesson... to establish the facts first'
'Where's the jacks?' Fresh meat enter Slane Castle for new season of The Traitors
Ethics watchdog Sipo launch investigation into junior minister Niall Collins over land deal
Man (21) jailed for life for murder of Cork postman who was attacked with golf club outside his home
How bad was the mud? And how good was the music? Highs and lows of Electric Picnic 2026
This was the most Irish edition to date, and not just because of the weather.