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Tickets for sold-out Man U vs Leeds friendly at Croke Park resold for over €400 despite touting ban
The price for original tickets started at €50, but resale prices are up to €475 on some online sites.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Nato-style 'attack one, attack on all' defence pact
Belfast to benefit from Fleadh dividend to tune of up to €100m - but what will be its legacy?
Why Piers Morgan owning the train set is bad news for tv - but good news for viewers
Thai teen killed his grandparents before shooting dead five school staff
Today's news
Motorcyclist in his 60s killed in collision with car in Co Donegal
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Belfast to benefit from Fleadh dividend to tune of up to €100m - but what will be its legacy?
Dibhinn sa bhreis ar €100m do Bhéal Feirste ón bhFleadh - ach cén oidhreacht a bheidh aige?
Bray GP suspended over concerns of her prescribing large quantities of controlled drugs
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Review: Is the supernatural thriller series Possession worth watching?
Review: Is the supernatural thriller series Possession worth watching?
What you need to know about the documentary Savage Mountain
What you need to know about the documentary Savage Mountain
Quiz: How much do you know about Matt Damon?
Quiz: How much do you know about Matt Damon?
investigates

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

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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Nursing Homes
Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar
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Why Piers Morgan owning the train set is bad news for tv - but good news for viewers
TV personalities like Piers Morgan and Holly Willoughby are ditching their employers to go solo – and finding massive success.
Luxury living along the Killiney coast with a games room, wine cellar and gym for €7,250,000
Thai teen killed his grandparents before shooting dead five school staff
Debunked: Anthony Fauci did not say that Covid was nothing more than the common flu
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Nato-style 'attack one, attack on all' defence pact
'Down, not out': Hamstring tear forces in-form Sharlene Mawdsley out of European Championships
Supermac's wins latest legal battle with McDonald's over trademarks in the UK
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The Journal reader
US appeals court upholds order to halt construction of Trump's White House ballroom
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Begone, the Mayo curse…
Can we be very clear? The curse wasn’t broken, it was fulfilled. The curse was… real
Carl Kinsella
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Da Spice Bag
I like spice bags as much as the next person, but we need to draw the line
Kelly Earley
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Tech worker
I spent a decade in tech. Then AI took my job
Agnes
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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
53
The physio is in
What is hypermobility and how can you manage it?
Stephen O'Rourke
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Kids' pocket money
Should you pay kids for doing household chores?
Niamh O'Reilly
54
Drinking Ireland dry
We're asking the wrong questions about data centres
Dr Paul Davis
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The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
Pre-tax profits triple to €1.17m at Pippa O'Connor Ormond's POCO brand
Amanda Knox defends Edinburgh comedy show in the face of criticism it ‘trivialises violence'
Mayo's Kobe McDonald begins Aussie Rules journey at St Kilda
The 18-year-old spent his first day at the Melbourne club on Friday.
Sliding sales, ‘Drastic Dave’ and job cuts: what is going on at Diageo?
What's the story with the resigning Cambridge professor and allegations of plagiarism and racism?
In 2023, Jason Arday became Cambridge’s youngest black professor, this week he resigned, denying allegations of plagiarism.
Have you found yourself drinking at home more often than in the pub? We want to hear from you
Law student charged over intercepted Semtex bomb appears in court
Hunter Biden tells Oliver Callan he watches his father's Ballina speech 'to cheer myself up'
Tickets for sold-out Man U vs Leeds friendly at Croke Park resold for over €400 despite touting ban
Council attempts to limit 'vertical drinking' (that's drinking while standing up) in central London
When was the last time you ate a spice bag?
New York has temporarily stopped building data centres. Should Ireland do the same?
Satellite captures before and after pictures of SpaceX rocket’s Moon crash
Meta ordered to pay $567m for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators
Poll: What did you make of A Toxic Love Story?
Dentists to be legally required to complete ongoing training under new plans
It's back: RTÉ announces start date for new season of The Traitors
My ADHD diagnosis: I'm nearly 40, and I just found out who I am
Ranae von Meding
Fraudsters are now tricking people into handing over cash and will come and collect it themselves
Criticism that HSE data has 'significant blind spot' on mental health emergencies
I realised just how much I hate Big Cars in one of Ireland's most deranged car parks
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Government jet to go to factory abroad for a month as maintenance cannot be performed in Ireland
The Dassault Falcon 6X was delivered in mid-December last year and has been carrying out a number of ministerial flights to Europe and other locations.