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Gardaí responding nightly as gangs of teenage boys steal cars and post footage on TikTok

Videos have emerged of young car thieves driving at extreme speed at night and in broad daylight in areas of Dublin.

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'Like we were on a trampoline': At least 38 killed after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

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Man in his 50s in critical condition after two crashes involving three vehicles in Co Meath

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Tehran says Strait of Hormuz will 'remain Iranian' after Trump claims it will soon be US territory

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'Like we were on a trampoline': At least 38 killed after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

Dozens of aftershocks have already been felt, the strongest measured at a magnitude of 6.1.

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Blockade

Tehran says Strait of Hormuz will 'remain Iranian' after Trump claims it will soon be US territory

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Analysislong hot summer

The summer that burned Ireland - so where do we go from here?

Scorched woodland, arid crops and overheating homes and workplaces have all hit Ireland these past few months.

Eoghan Dalton

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Earthquake rattles Indonesia, joyriding for TikTok and Bonnie Tyler’s fans say goodbye…

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BEST OF THE BOX

Review: Is the series The Shards worth watching?

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Review: Is the series The Shards worth watching?

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Quiz: How much do you know about Paul Mescal?

European Championships galore, and the Hockey World Cup

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OpinionSurrealing in the Years

Could Ireland benefit from its own Count Binface?

Carl Kinsella

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SPOTLIGHT

The eclipse Clear skies across much of Ireland provided stunning views of a once-in-generation celestial event

As it happened

Millions of people witness solar eclipse reach its peak across Ireland and parts of Europe

in pictures

Some amazing photos of the solar eclipse (and people watching it) from Ireland and abroad

our stories

From confused birds to 'useless' colanders: Tales of eclipse-watching from across Ireland

totally dedicated

Irish astronomy fans head abroad to chase totality: 'It’s always been on my bucket list'

ECLIPSE FEVER

Hundreds queue for last chance to buy eclipse glasses in Dublin

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Kabul

Taliban celebrates five years of rule in Afghanistan since US withdrawal

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More than 3,000 women waiting more than 10 days for urgent breast cancer appointments this year

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RIP

Bonnie Tyler fans to line streets of Mumbles in Wales as coffin brought to her former home

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OpinionMotoring

Born-again bikers: Why I've never got on a motorbike, and why so many men my age suddenly are

Paddy Comyn

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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE

From 1900 to A1: A Greystones home where period character meets cutting-edge design

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How to avoid the EU customs charges 'disproportionately' affecting online shoppers in Ireland

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Funeral for GAA star James McHugh and wife Noreen to take place today in Donegal

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VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Little forests in urban areas

How tiny pocket forests can help cities breathe again

Catherine Cleary

Raising them right

Is it ever okay to admit you’ve got a favourite child?

Niamh O'Reilly

Tech worker

I spent a decade in tech. Then AI took my job

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GLP-1s and the weight loss revolution

Obesity was never a failure of willpower. Science has moved on

Dr Michael Crotty

The physio is in

What is hypermobility and how can you manage it?

Stephen O'Rourke

Kids' pocket money

Should you pay kids for doing household chores?

Niamh O'Reilly

Drinking Ireland dry

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Dr Paul Davis

Must ReadThe Lighthouse

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Must Readcar theft gangs

Gardaí responding nightly as gangs of teenage boys steal cars and post footage on TikTok

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Yesterday

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USS Abraham Lincoln

Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier, says 250-day deployment 'not nearly enough'

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Jason Arday, who resigned from Cambridge University amid plagiarism claims, found dead

The Metropolitan Police said a 41-year-old man was found unresponsive at an address in south London today.

Arday's family said they were "in shock" at his death, adding: "The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason."

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From The 42european athletics championships

Kate O'Connor runs personal best in 200m to remain firmly in heptathlon medal hunt

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Northern Ireland

NI's agriculture minister says he has been assaulted amid row over controversial cattle cull

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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

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From The 42RIP

British cyclist Finlay Tarling (19) dies in Tour of Portugal crash

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hitting the tiles

Mind your Ps and Qs: Scrabble players descend upon Dublin for continental championships

Dublin is playing host to the 2026 Continental Scrabble Championship, but in previous years it’s been held in places like Budapest and The Hague.

Mairead Maguire

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portlaw

Boil water notice delayed for Waterford housing estate as water fee hike row continues

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fire risk

Emergency alert sent to mobile phones with wildfire warning after UK blazes

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From The 42Swimming

Mona McSharry adds 200m breaststroke bronze to 100m silver at European Championships

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Dublin District Court

Two men charged over €1.2m cannabis seizure after Dublin burglary

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north great charles street

Man (40s) stabbed in Dublin city centre on Monday has died

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AnalysisFuture of News

Divisive as he is, legacy radio could learn a little something from Joe Rogan

His three to five hour shows demonstrate that people still have attention spans.

Steve Dempsey

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Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

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Gold diggers

'It turned out to be a bit more than we thought' - Belgian students stumble upon gold stash worth €9m

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Inmate (30s) stabbed to death in Dublin's Wheatfield Prison named as Brendan Gahan

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Business of sport

Liverpool owners sell minority stake in football club to Jeff Bezos-backed consortium

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London

Disgraced reality star Stephen Bear jailed for breaching sex offenders register requirements

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Armagh

Woman arrested after high-speed pursuit that saw her 'throwing objects' out of car at police

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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Courts

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges over killing of US health insurance CEO

Mangione’s state murder trial is set to begin on 8 September but the guilty plea in today’s federal case may complicate matters.

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Skyclarys

Pressure grows over HSE refusal to fund Friedreich's Ataxia treatment as government urged to act

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£5 million donation

Investigation into Nigel Farage resumes as he regains seat in byelection he triggered himself

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