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Gardaí issue appeal for Skoda car after fatal hit-and-run in Co Clare
Bryan Lowe (16) was found unresponsive by the roadside on Friday.
Cape Verde in mourning after 25 people, mostly children, killed after bus plunges into ravine
Former BBC journalist Stephen Walker dies aged 61
Far-right AfD party set for big win in key Germany state, exit polls show
Here are the three derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in August
Today's news
As heists become more common and more violent across Europe, Irish museums are taking note
The prices of precious metals, especially gold and silver, have risen dramatically in recent years.
Yesterday
6th September 2026
'I'm faithful yiz thicks': The players are 'on edge' as the drama ramps up on The Traitors
How much do you know about boxing?
Five people dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway at Florida airport
Video showed thick smoke billowing from the blue and white Boeing 767 plane.
Homeowner left out of pocket as council denies liability for €20k flood damage from council flat
Iconic Capel Street shop to shut its doors after almost 60 years
Dublin’s Brenfer Bullseye was established in 1969 by Fergus O’Brien and his friend and business partner Brendan Whelan.
SPOTLIGHT

Katie Taylor at Croke Park The Irish boxing icon gets ready to say a final farewell to her fans 

training day
Taylor makes a dream come true for a Dublin girl ahead of her Croke Park bout
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RAISE ME UP
Westlife to perform at Katie Taylor’s farewell fight in Croker
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ALI IN CROKER
Crazy golf in Palmerstown, a Quinnsworth ad, fighting at Croke Park: When Ali came to Ireland
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final countdown
'Every punter wrote it off': Croke Park chief brings us inside preparations for the Taylor fight
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late night
Croke Park doesn't want a wild crowd or 'mad busy bars' for late-night fight
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Zelensky to hold another 'more effective' meeting with US envoys to discuss Russia-Ukraine war
How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?
The Journal reader
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
First defeat for Xabi Alonso's Chelsea as Arsenal dig deep to prevail
Martin Ødegaard scored the winning goal as the Gunners maintained their 100% start.
Man (34) arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Co Armagh
Here are the three derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in August
Far-right AfD party set for big win in key Germany state, exit polls show
Former BBC journalist Stephen Walker dies aged 61
Man United left frustrated by 96th-minute equaliser
Cape Verde in mourning after 25 people, mostly children, killed after bus plunges into ravine
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
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Sulky racing
The real trauma suffered by these horses
Suzi Walsh
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My ADHD diagnosis
Ten ADHD traits that took me by surprise after diagnosis
Ranae von Meding
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Over 150,000 passengers stranded as airports close after Indonesian volcano erupts
Tusla 'dip into own pockets' for solicitor for teen unable to avail of legal aid due to strike
Gardaí issue appeal for Skoda car after fatal hit-and-run in Co Clare
'No decision made' yet on whether to delay carbon tax hike again, Chambers says
Infantino will stand for re-election as Fifa president
Man and woman (30s) arrested following stabbing of man in Newry
As Katie Taylor bowed out of her boxing career, the Bray crowd cheered on their hometown hero
Generations have grown up alongside Katie Taylor’s career and the Bray crowd were bursting with pride.
Man (29) charged after car travelling at high speed collides with another in Co Tyrone
Farage wraps up party conference as he says he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover
Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic breakthrough in eastern state election
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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Hell hath no fury like a storm with a name like ... Phelim
Mind you, storms with female names were found in a study to have more deadly outcomes, because people didn’t take them as seriously and prepare accordingly.
Four killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says
Niamh O'Reilly: Will the Lindsay Clancy case change anything for mums in crisis?
Niamh O'Reilly
Sinn Féin pull ahead of Fine Gael as most popular party in latest poll
Sitdown Sunday: Tupac’s murder case reaches a guilty verdict, but the mystery continues
'No relevant information' found by Stormont review of Jeffrey Donaldson's conduct
A strange article about Glen Hansard led me to the promise of €500k before it disappeared
Financial analyst on ECB hike: Interest rates are rising... what should you do?
Ralph Benson
Controlled explosion carried out on viable device in Co Armagh
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An mbeidh an Ghaeilge mar mír mhargántaíochta in Éirinn Aontaithe?
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Why Irish officials want to raise the PRSI threshold for low paid workers
In a new proposal, civil servants have recommended raising the threshold for PRSI benefits for low paid workers.
Another delay in Carbon Tax hike 'on the table' for budget, says Transport Minister
'It’s really a slap in the face': Two winners and three losers from the political week