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Dáil to be recalled next week so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed
The Dáil will be brought back two weeks earlier than planned to approve the financial resolution.
Garda operation targeting burglary gang on M50 sparked major manhunt through west Dublin
Decline in top Leaving Cert marks as over 70,000 students receive their results
Rory McIlroy finds form to share BMW Championship lead
'Once he minds his business we'll be okay': Waterford locals react to Mark Zuckerberg arrival 
Today's news
Rhasidat Adeleke to race over 100m in Italy next weekend
The Undertones, Belters Only and Damien Dempsey among final additions to Electric Picnic line-up
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
Gardaí appeal for information 30 years on from the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender
Funeral held for teenager killed in wrong-way motorway crash
BEST OF THE BOX
Review: Is the documentary The Healy-Raes - Blood, Sweat & Tears worth watching?
Review: Is the documentary The Healy-Raes - Blood, Sweat & Tears worth watching?
What you need to know about superhero mystery Lanterns
What you need to know about superhero mystery Lanterns
Quiz: How much do you know about Slow Horses?
Quiz: How much do you know about Slow Horses?
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'
Second teenager’s case upgraded to murder following fatal assault on Alex Coughlan
Beautiful coastal views abound at this large, six-bed home in charming Wicklow Town
Gardaí investigating discovery of woman’s body in Limerick city
Dáil to be recalled next week so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed
Average age of first-time mother increases by around 14 months over past decade
Consumers in Ireland pay second-highest excise duty on alcohol in Europe
Decline in top Leaving Cert marks as over 70,000 students receive their results
Do you remember your Leaving Cert results?
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Skyclarys for Friedreich's ataxia
Ireland’s drug reimbursement process needs greater transparency
Dr Suzanne Crowe
8
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
22
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
49
'Give the people a chance to grieve': Bishop says wider conversation needed after M9 crash
Garda operation targeting burglary gang on M50 sparked major manhunt through west Dublin
Rory McIlroy finds form to share BMW Championship lead
Pearse Doherty says there will be further fuel protests if excise duty cuts are not extended
Woman in her 80s in critical condition after being hit by car in Co Mayo
Poll: What did you make of The Shards?
Mark Zuckerberg's Waterford castle: Why international buyers are seeking out Ireland's great estates
Josh Pim
It should be an anomaly to see a 13-year-old on Snapchat, not the norm
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
'Let us study': Palestinian students 'heartbroken' over Irish government visa refusals
More than half of a group of 59 Palestinian students awarded scholarships were refused permission to enter the country.
investigates

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

New Drugs
'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them
42
Illegal Wildfires
Ireland has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites
44
Water Use
Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more
96
Nitrous Oxide
Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions
21
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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Yesterday
20th August 2026
'Once he minds his business we'll be okay': Waterford locals react to Mark Zuckerberg arrival 
Waterford has become a ‘haven for millionaires’ in recent years, with Zuckerberg the latest arrival.
Motorcyclist (30s) dies after crash with car in Co Cork
Shamrock Rovers feel a quiet kind of pain as KuPS strike late for draw in Euro play-off
Hoops took lead in Uefa Conference League play-off through Enda Stevens but must find a way to come out on top in Finland next week.
Letters to the editor
National review under way as Tusla reveals it had contact with three boys from M9 crash
Five boys aged in their teens died when the car they were travelling in drove into oncoming traffic on the motorway, causing a head-on collision.
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Man (40s) to appear in court in connection with armed robbery of two premises in Bray
Troy Parrott completes move to Spanish side Real Betis for reported €20m fee
Shamrock Rovers v KuPS, Conference League play-off
Relive all the action as it happened in Tallaght.
Stars and Swipes: The USS Lincoln’s retreat exposes the cracks in Trump’s war machine
Marion McKeone
University suspends 'race realist' behind Jason Arday plagiarism charges
Ireland Men miss out on last eight at Hockey World Cup following 3-1 defeat to Spain
Two goals in the fourth quarter sealed the win for Spain.
Italian mayor bans bikes from Como's city centre after being hit by one
'Do not swim' notice issued for Portmarnock's Velvet Strand
'I don't want my parents to bury another child': Friedreich’s Ataxia patients 'beg' HSE for drug
TikTok says it won't appear at Oireachtas committee over car theft gang videos