We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Irish

U2 releases politically-charged EP Days of Ash
The new U2 EP addresses the killing of Renée Good and includes a song about the war in Ukraine featuring Ed Sheeran.
Over half of children included in Kerry Camhs review found to be at risk of harm
The review has identified a high rate of prescribing anti-psychotic medicines among young people.
The going rate for a home in Dublin is now half a million euro
Harry Clarke windows in Bewley's Café belong to landlord, not café, Supreme Court rules
Ireland’s Olympic gold gymnast Rhys McClenaghan receives MBE at Windsor Castle ceremony
Flour power: The government is offering €5m to millers who'll build a new flour mill
'I'm too stubborn': Limerick mayor John Moran says he won't resign over row with councillors
At least a third of hot school meals don't meet basic nutritional standards, Minister says
Taoiseach says government will engage with schools and NCSE following pause in review
Nurse Áine O'Reilly killed in Limerick collision had 'incredible caring nature', funeral hears
Kickout piggery | Why veterans keep going | Two-point cheatcodes
Éire V Sasana ag Twickenham le trachtaireacht as Gaeilge - anois tá seans againn!
FactCheck: Does a viral map show the second-most spoken language in each Irish county?
Deaf job applicant awarded €40,000 after not being shortlisted by special education quango
Irish language commentary option to make rugby debut for Ireland v England clash
Are you giving up (or taking up) anything for Lent?
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing: Ireland has a major animal cruelty crisis
Jennifer Whitmore
Government confirms plan to restrict social media for teenagers
Passenger in critical condition after driver fled scene of hit-and-run in Co Cavan
Bus drivers' union want to see hi-vis jackets become 'mandatory' for cyclists
Bus driver dies in Armagh crash involving school children
Not much of substance behind Sinn Féin's push for unity poll, Taoiseach says in TG4 interview
Rain warning in place for 17 counties with 'all areas' at risk of fresh flooding
Met Éireann has placed all of Leinster – and counties Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford – under a rain warning until 11pm tonight.
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior criticises 'cowards' after alleged racist abuse during Benfica game
‘Welfare cheats’ campaign weakened belief in social benefits, says ESRI
'Níl morán taobh thiar' d'fheachtas Shinn Féin ar son reifrinn d'aontú na tíre - An Taoiseach
Emer Currie: The new Right to Remote Work Bill will not improve access to remote work
Emer Currie
Enlargement of the EU will offer Ireland greater security, Minister says ahead of presidency
Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
TDs from opposition and government parties say they were receiving worried calls from local schools.
One minister told The Journal that their phone was hopping on Monday night with messages from concerned parents and schools.
Concerns were raised over the review at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last night.
Yesterday
17th February 2026
Crowd gathers in Dublin city centre as Yamamori rejects Hoxton Hotel claims over noise dispute
The venue is locked in a dispute with the hotel after it brought a legal case over noise levels.
Rain warning in effect for 17 counties as gardaí warn drivers of dangerous driving conditions
Multiple arrests as gardaí seize drugs and 44 illegal bikes and scramblers in Ballymun
Landlord group claims State rental sector body has left videos which 'vilify landlords' up online
Poll: How much do you save each month?
Limerick's directly elected mayor says councillors doing 'all they can' to make job 'unbearable'
Russian ambassador says Helen McEntee is 'threatening' Russian ships with 'act of piracy'
Minister responds to airline heavy-hitters' warning that Trump might raise passenger cap with Taoiseach
Knockmore Ladies appoint Joe Brolly as new manager