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9th August 2026 - 22nd August 2026
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You can see how the Irish landscape changed during the drought through satellite images
We’ve pulled out satellite images that show how certain areas looked before and after the heatwave.
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August 2026
Last month
July 2026
AnalysisNo love spared
Here's how 'póg mo thóin' became phrase of the year on this season of Love Island
January
January 2026
Marwan Barghouti
Bono calls for release of Palestinian political figure from Israeli prison after more than two decades
grok
EU 'looking into' AI tool on X that lets users generate nude images of anyone, including children
Weather Warning
Cold weather warnings extended until tomorrow as drivers urged to take extra care on roads
The warnings were originally due to expire at 11am today but have now been extended until 9am tomorrow.
Ireland China relations
Taoiseach meets China's president in Beijing and says we should work towards 'open trade'
Last year
2025
As it happened
President Connolly pledges 'a steady hand, but also a catalyst for change' as she's sworn in
The inauguration ceremony took place earlier in Dublin Castle.
Traitor Behaviour
Final of BBC's Celebrity Traitors to air tonight - but the episode has already leaked online
behind the curtain
Teething issues in host city as leaders gather - what you need to know about this year's COP
This year’s flagship climate talks are happening in Brazil near the Amazon rainforest.
The Morning Lead
Ireland's water quality is declining, with pesticides, drainage and sewage making it worse
Nearly half of Ireland’s surface waters were of bad, poor or moderate status between 2019 and 2024.
newsletter
Iceland, like Ireland, is in a housing crisis - and it's pushing climate down the political agenda
Unpopular Plan
Trump wants to annex Greenland. Next door, Icelanders think it's a 'hare-brained' idea
What do Icelanders make of Trump’s plan to take over their nearest neighbouring landmass?
tip of the iceberg
How Icelanders are grieving the loss of 'dead' and melting glaciers
Iceland’s glaciers are disappearing. For locals, it’s a profoundly sad loss.
Final Interviews
Traitors finalists talk trust and treachery (and Nick reveals why he wanted to keep Katelyn in)
The Journal sat down with the five finalists at an RTÉ screening of the final episode last night to get their gameplay insights.
The Traitors
Last night's banished player 'concerned' by social media hate sent to other contestants
Live to serve
Did Garda Eamon need permission to go on The Traitors? 'Those who needed to know knew'
Leo's Memoir
Varadkar on making 'crass and callous' campaign remarks - and seven other things we learned in his memoir
We also now know how Fine Gael’s presidential candidate Heather Humphreys reacted to the ‘Leo the Leak’ furore.
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