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As it happenedfull moon half moon
Millions gather to watch once-in-a-generation solar eclipse across Ireland and Europe
The Moon covered the Sun almost completely at 7.10pm in Ireland.
Yesterday
11th August 2026
From The JournalRIP
Former Donegal All-Ireland winner James McHugh and his wife Noreen killed in road crash
From The JournalRIP
Tributes paid to 1992 Donegal All-Ireland winner James McHugh after his death in road crash
The Kilcar clubman won an All-Star as he helped Donegal to their first Sam Maguire success.
Last week
2nd August 2026 - 8th August 2026
As it happenedGlen Hansard
Cheers and applause for Glen Hansard as family and friends pay tribute at large-scale funeral
Huge crowds gathered to pay their respects to the late singer at his funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Last month
July 2026
From The Journalmayo for sam
'They won't laugh at us anymore': Tens of thousands welcome Mayo champions home to Castlebar
written in the stars
This photo of Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal has gone viral again (and no, it's not AI)
Argentina’s legendary captain and Spain’s teenage sensation will face each other on the pitch for the first time in the World Cup final on Sunday.
true underdog story
It's all gone slightly Italia '90 in this Crumlin cul-de-sac as locals get set to cheer on Pico
The quiet cul-de-sac in the west Dublin suburb where Lopes grew up has been covered Cape Verdean flags.
As it happened
Zelenskyy heads home as Ireland's EU presidency launch comes to close
Ireland will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months, and is set to host hundreds of EU meetings during that period.
June
June 2026
As it happened
Starmer quits in Downing Street speech and his would-be replacement is sworn in as MP
stop the gameThe Palestine FA wants to make clear it has not 'given its blessing' to the Ireland-Israel game
Ciara Mageean‘Celebrate the joys in life’: Ciara Mageean opens up on her stage four cancer diagnosis
CourtsLeinster rugby player Alan Spicer avoids criminal conviction for assaulting woman in nightclub
This year
2026
As it happened
Social Democrats win Dublin Central as Galway West goes down to the wire
It’s been a long day of counting. Here’s how it all went down.
at a glance
Movers and shakers: Five byelection takeaways as the results come rolling in
Now that we have a first count, here are some takes from the numbers in the boxes.
Castlebar District Court
Former Mayo footballer among four charged over serious assault in Castlebar
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