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strait of hormuz

Ceasefire proposal sent to US and Iran as air strikes leave 25 dead

Explosions rang out into the night in Tehran and low-flying jets could be heard for hours as the capital was pounded.

InvestigatesInvestigates

‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics

Energy Crisis

Nurses say cost of living has forced them to cut back on groceries and family trips in the car

zoom UNIVERSITY

'A screen and silence': Our readers' sad and lonely experiences of college during the pandemic

Patrick and Lisa Kelleher

Irish couple accused of misappropriating charity funds for Australian children's hospitals

Today's news

Teacher recruitment

Teaching becoming unaffordable as just over one third enter profession on full-time hours

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Bás an fhile

Mór-fhile Ghaeilge, Gabriel Rosenstock, imithe ar shlí na fírinne

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Poet passes away

Death announced of one of Ireland's major Irish language writers, Gabriel Rosenstock

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RIP

Tributes paid to former World Open Water Swimming Association award winner Paddy Conaghan

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Patrick and Lisa Kelleher

Irish couple accused of misappropriating charity funds for Australian children's hospitals

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Poor box

Courts' Poor Box handed out over €1.5m to Irish charities last year

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SPOTLIGHT

Focus on Gaza The world's attention is on Iran, but six months on from the start of the ceasefire Gaza lies in ruin and its people face an uncertain future

on the ground

Over 7,000 missing as families search for those buried or detained

illusion of peace

Ceasefire in name only: Israel's relentless targeting of Palestinians has not stopped

Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne

detainees

Israel pushes on with its execution bill for Palestinian prisoners

vital gaza aid

This Jordanian warehouse is holding tonnes of aid for Gaza but Israel won't let it through

Dublin City University

Palestinian tech student tops class at Dublin university

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odesa

Two women and toddler killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine

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North Korea

Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter 'can be viewed as his heir'

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strait of hormuz

Ceasefire proposal sent to US and Iran as air strikes leave 25 dead

Explosions rang out into the night in Tehran and low-flying jets could be heard for hours as the capital was pounded.

Updated 4 hrs ago

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The Daily Poll

Do you think nicotine pouches should be banned for under 18s?

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comhlachtaí Gaeltachta

An mbeidh tionchar ag an AI ar earnáil chruthaitheach na Gaeilge?

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Strait of Hormuz deadline looms, Zoom University, and energy crisis persists.

Updated 5 hrs ago

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InvestigatesInvestigates

‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics

That gap can “be serviced quite easily once you have any medical qualification”, The Journal Investigates hears.

Some online providers simply 'disappear', while others get overwhelmed by demand.

Eimer McAuley

6 hrs ago

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ireland united

United Ireland: Irish language and culture are back, but what does the island's future look like?

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin

7 hrs ago

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Energy Crisis

Nurses say cost of living has forced them to cut back on groceries and family trips in the car

Eimer McAuley

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investigates

Investigations from our team this year

Threats in Court

A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression

Garda Referral

Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns

Emergency Arrangements

Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements

Suicide Prevention

Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services

Social Housing

Councils taking enforcement action against private developers over social housing

Residential Care

Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'

zoom UNIVERSITY

'A screen and silence': Our readers' sad and lonely experiences of college during the pandemic

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Yesterday

5th April 2026

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hop to it

Quiz: How well do you know these famous rabbits and bunnies?

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two Ukraine wars

Kyiv fights on multiple fronts, the war against Russia and the criminal underworld

This week The Journal visited Kyiv and its suburbs to see the impact of the Russian invasion.

Niall O'Connor

Reporting from Ukraine.

17 hrs ago

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good evening

Here's What Happened Today: Easter Sunday

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spending and saving

Money Diaries: A quality and compliance officer on €42K saving for a mortgage

The Journal reader

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Viktor Orban

Hungarian opposition calls Serbian pipeline explosives discovery a 'false flag' before election

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ré dhigiteach na Gaeilge

Tá dul chun cinn déanta ar aithint cainte na Gaeilge ag Abair.ie

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Housing

'No policy at this time': Residents in housing estates who switch to EVs met with stumbling blocks

Jane Matthews

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Division 1B Final

Clare hold off Dublin second-half revival to take league title honours

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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Teen social media ban

Protecting kids online shouldn’t mean killing privacy

Andrea Horan

Self-inflicted wound

Low cadet pay is damaging the Defence Forces

Lt Col Conor King

Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing

Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem

Jennifer Whitmore

The Bee Guy

This rainy season has nearly washed us away

Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy

The rise of the Irish sauna

Heat, cold plunges and a new kind of social ritual

Stephen O'Rourke

The Mental Load

The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women

Niamh O'Reilly

Fast fashion

Donating a bag to a charity shop won't fix Ireland's big clothing problem

Solene Schirrer

Ireland's history

The Irish at the Oscars, over the years

Dr Eoin Kinsella

Dervock

Man (20) dies after single-vehicle collision in Co Antrim

21 hrs ago

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fuel crisis

Harris says more cost-of-living relief would be 'premature' and 'foolish'

21 hrs ago

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As it happened

Leinster 49-31 Edinburgh, Champions Cup, Round of 16

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Antisemitism

Keir Starmer slams London festival for booking Kanye West after 'Heil Hitler' song

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Minute-by-Minute

Limerick defeat Cork 1-27 to 1-21 to become Division 1A champions

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strait of hormuz

'Open the F***in' Strait, you crazy bastards': Trump in fresh expletive-laden threat to Iran

The US President has been placing pressure on Iran to make a deal to reopen the strait by Tuesday – or face ‘living in Hell’.

Updated 23 hrs ago

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Simon Harris

Tánaiste says community voices in debate over IPAS centres important for 'social cohesion'

5 Apr

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O'Connell Street

President Connolly lays wreath at 1916 Easter Rising commemoration

5 Apr

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Middle East

US crew member missing in Iran rescued as Iran downplays mission's success

Updated 5 Apr

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Easter Sunday

Pope Leo urges those with power to wage war to 'choose peace' in first Easter blessing

5 Apr

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the tommy tiernan show

'I love flying the flag': Niall Horan talks grief and paycheques in Tommy Tiernan interview

5 Apr

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popularity

Micheál Martin and Holly Cairns tied for public support, says new poll

5 Apr

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iPads and laptops

Textbooks v screens: Parents are now questioning the use of classroom tech

5 Apr

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not so bad

Weather to remain 'bright and breezy' today after Storm Dave

5 Apr

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