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Family says gardaí knew their stolen car featured in TikTok posts by teen who died in M9 crash
They say that they were told that TikTok videos rarely stood up as evidence in court and were unlikely to lead to convictions.
Trump imposes 50% tariffs after US-Canada trade talks collapse at last minute
Irish man arrested in Australia after Irish woman (39) found dead with serious injuries
TikTok reaches €341m settlement over alleged breach of children’s privacy in US
IPAS security guard unfairly dismissed after disclosing safety concerns, WRC finds
Today's news
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Fort Zuckerberg is the most on-the-nose illustration of Ireland's invasion by Big Tech
Carl Kinsella
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Review: Is the documentary The Healy-Raes - Blood, Sweat & Tears worth watching?
Review: Is the documentary The Healy-Raes - Blood, Sweat & Tears worth watching?
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SPOTLIGHT

Car theft gangs The phenomenon of young car theft gangs speeding along motorways and posting footage has been brought into sharp focus by Sunday night's fatal M9 crash 

child safety
National review under way as Tusla reveals it had contact with three boys from M9 crash
Pursuit training
GRA president believes pursuit training could take until 2028 to be fully rolled out to frontline units
speeding cars
'Get me famous’: TikTok accounts rack up thousands of views with stolen cars and garda pursuits
nightly calls
How gardaí are responding to the surge in car theft gangs
Justin Kelly
Commissioner: Reckless drivers speeding wrong way down motorways for 'social media likes'
Irish man arrested in Australia after Irish woman (39) found dead with serious injuries
IPAS security guard unfairly dismissed after disclosing safety concerns, WRC finds
Beautiful coastal views abound at this large, six-bed home in charming Wicklow Town
TikTok reaches €341m settlement over alleged breach of children’s privacy in US
Review: Is the documentary The Healy-Raes - Blood, Sweat & Tears worth watching?
Father leaves seven-year-old son behind for hours to continue climbing Mount Fuji
Trump imposes 50% tariffs after US-Canada trade talks collapse at last minute
What cars being made today could be considered the joyful classics of tomorrow?
Paddy Comyn
Liz O'Kane on TV's 'practical' house hunting show and the 'Yanks' looking to buy homes in Ireland
Family says gardaí knew their stolen car featured in TikTok posts by teen who died in M9 crash
They say that they were told that TikTok videos rarely stood up as evidence in court and were unlikely to lead to convictions.
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Skyclarys for Friedreich's ataxia
Ireland’s drug reimbursement process needs greater transparency
Dr Suzanne Crowe
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Biker boys
Why I've never got on a motorbike, and why so many men my age suddenly are
Paddy Comyn
29
My life with alopecia
I tried everything, even rubbed cabbage stalks on my bald head for weeks
Chloe Dinneen
31
The physio is in
Can the HSE's new Get Active programme improve fitness? Let's put it to the test
Stephen O'Rourke
6
Ireland's female athletes
Ireland's sportswomen are now leading from the front, at last
Lise Hand
23
Raising them right
Down with school uniforms; let the kids dress like kids
Niamh O'Reilly
60
Sulky racing
The real trauma suffered by these horses
Suzi Walsh
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Yesterday
21st August 2026
Arsenal kick-off Premier League with easy win over Frank Lampard's Coventry
Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard were on target.
Dalymount's final days closing in as Bohemians produce stirring comeback win over Derry City
Alan Reynolds’ side come out on top 5-3 in a thrilling contest in north Dublin.
Troy Parrott watches on as Real Betis win La Liga opener
Meghan Markle may be returning to acting
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Gardaí launch full-scale probe following death of Brazilian woman at Limerick apartment block
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Teenager kills one and seriously injures two others with a sword at a school in Sweden
Rory McIlroy drops places after struggling through second round in Missouri
investigates

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New Drugs
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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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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
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Committee asks TikTok again to attend Oireachtas meeting on car theft gang videos
Rhys McClenaghan misses out on medal in European Championships final
Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch boss deemed mentally fit for sex trafficking trial
The world’s oldest person is celebrating a ‘lovely’ 117th birthday
'They could be any one of us' - Vigil held for three sisters and boy injured in wrong-way motorway crash
Bishop Denis Nulty also warned about posting on social media.
Why AI might kill the second-hand bookshop
Several explosive devices found in Dundalk property
Three Argentina players banned and fined over brawl after World Cup final defeat
Laya Healthcare customers face second round of price hikes in 12 months
Funerals held for three of the teenagers killed in wrong-way motorway crash
RSA quietly publishes advice on wrong-way motorway driving after first saying it had none
The organisation was contacted by the road safety minister this week over its lack of visibility in the wake of the M9 tragedy.
Ruth Negga pulls out of play scheduled to run at Gaiety next month
Excitement and relief in Dublin school as students learn Leaving Cert results
Dáil recalls are rare enough, this is probably the least contentious one in some years