Readers like you keep news free for everyone.
More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.
For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.
Saturday 20 August 2022
The voting ban in British prisons has been a source of controversy, but here, just one in five who register decide to fill in their ballot papers.
Here’s all you need to know about what happens to your vote.
If you’re looking at the polls to indicate the outcome, you should be careful, writes Tom Louwerse.
The question of gender quotas continues to be a turbulent issue, not only in Ireland, writes Jason O’Sullivan.
Could this swing some undecided voters?
It’s two years since Bunclody was named as the most economically depressed town. We paid a visit, to see if locals were feeling the recovery.
The ‘home to vote’ campaign pushed for us all to come home, the message is different now, writes Aaron Mc Nicholas.
Patronising stunts aside, my generation is simply not represented in the political sphere, writes Anna O’Rourke.
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck has pulled out all the stops for the last-chance, high-stakes battle at RTE last night.
Róisín Shortall is not impressed with Enda Kenny or her old party, Labour.
Regina Doherty got into a heated debate with the Sinn Féin leader.
Nicky Ryan took a trip back to the Déise to see how Ireland’s oldest city was faring ahead of the general election.
Columnist Julien Mercille gives us his take on the election ahead.
We’re almost there folks.
Taxback.com’s calculator aims to show how the plans of the main parties will affect your take home pay.
Ann Phelan was not impressed with a debate on KCLR FM last night.
Is a Fine Gael Fianna Fáil coalition on the horizon?
Ronan Duffy finds his home constituency squeezed on all sides by stressed services and families labouring under extra charges.
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck tests some startling claims about Sinn Féin’s record north of the border.
Lots of people don’t open their doors and many don’t want to talk – but I still love canvassing, writes Donnacha Maguire.
You hear a lot about water charges, unwanted trees and Angela Merkel.
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 answers a question on a lot of minds in this election.
The party has seen its support slipping since the start of the election campaign.
Sinn Féin TDs came together with Independents and others this afternoon under the banner of Right2Change.
Results of the poll appeared online last night and indicate support for Fine Gael is at 30% while Fianna Fáil was at 22%.
Nash was responding to remarks made by Senator Mary Moran last night.
A number of potential candidates dropped out in the run up to the election, but one in particular caused quite a stir.
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck wades into the middle of a row between Fine Gael and a high-profile Dáil candidate.
Christina Finn lived and worked as a journalist in the Co Wicklow town when housing and homelessness were big concerns. Are they still?
Joan Burton got lots of criticism for her body language during last Monday’s leaders’ debate – but why, asks Lorraine Courtney.
The battle for Stepaside Garda Station raged on this morning, as the FF leader stopped by for a barnstorming visit.
Today’s statement from the Bishops’ Conference coincides with a Labour event calling for a referendum.
A number of incidents have been spotted.
Crowley has been running the Capuchin Day Centre since 1969 – he says there are more people at risk of dying on the streets now.
The party said it does not tell politicians what to say on social media.
Órla Ryan finds some traces of recovery in a rural area long used to battling on by itself.
TheJournal.ie’s GE16 FactCheck had another big night, sifting through seven politicians’ statements.
SECURITY EXPERTS HAVE advised people to update their Apple devices after vulnerabilities were identified for iPhones, iPads and Macs.
The software flaws could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices, Apple said in two security reports.
Devices impacted include the iPhones6S and later models; several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2; and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey.
With that issue in mind, today we’re asking: How often do you update your phone’s software?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Partly sunny and breezy with a shower
Max: 20 °C
Min: 9 °C
Mostly cloudy with a passing shower
Max: 19 °C
Min: 13 °C
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 21 °C
Min: 13 °C
