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Last month
October 2025
Housing
Dublin City Council agrees to rezone land for up to 25,000 new homes in the capital
17 Oct
21.6k
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Spoiler warning
One celebrity 'murdered' and one banished on The Celebrity Traitors
17 Oct
10.4k
5
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PodcastThe Candidate
Can Heather catch Catherine?
37m
Racism and Sexism
Young man: I was radicalised by social media. We need to stop it happening to others
Tom Barton
17 Oct
10.1k
Screentime
One third of children say they use screens 'whenever they want'
17 Oct
4.4k
9
The Morning Lead
'It's been so daft, honestly': Dublin voters on why they are undecided - or not voting at all
Voters told The Journal that they feel the election has been ‘daft’, ‘undemocratic’, and unengaging.
Eimer McAuley
17 Oct
26.6k
134
RELATED
From a council house to the Áras? Catherine Connolly says she's 'an insider and an outsider'
15 Oct
Heather Humphreys' journey from 'take no crap' Clones councillor to Áras contender
15 Oct
organised crime probe
Two women and a man arrested as gardaí seize over €300,000 cash in Dublin
Updated 16 Oct
16.8k
album of the year
Disappointment for CMAT as Sam Fender wins Mercury Music Prize
16 Oct
12.7k
34
Kernanstown
Army bomb squad requested after suspect device discovered in Co Carlow
16 Oct
9.2k
Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
16 Oct
3.3k
Courts
Man who logged into ex's Instagram and posted intimate images told gardaí he ‘didn’t want to harm her’
16 Oct
17.2k
Murder Trial
Man found dead in a jute bag had multiple fractures to his skull and body
16 Oct
23.4k
Peacekeeper padre
How Fr Paul Murphy helps Irish peacekeepers prepare for danger
Niall O’Connor is reporting this week from South Lebanon where he met Fr Paul Murphy who cares for the Irish soldiers.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Lebanon
16 Oct
7.4k
Aras 2025
Analysis: A sizeable chunk of people are planning to spoil their vote or to stay away altogether
In a poll published today, 18% said they would spoil their vote or not vote at all.
Rónán Duffy
16 Oct
21.0k
112
Test Yourself
Maths Week: Your Thursday puzzle
16 Oct
7.5k
4
Ceasefire
Trump threatens to 'go in and kill' Hamas if Gaza killings continue
Updated 16 Oct
17.1k
RELATED
Trump says 'we will disarm' Hamas as ceasefire deal comes under threat
14 Oct
Ireland to give funds for aid and reconstruction of Gaza in the coming months, says Tánaiste
14 Oct
Courts
Families of two men murdered in 2014 tell double murder trial about their last contact with them
16 Oct
7.6k
Defamation
Humphreys 'disappointed' after Paul Murphy files defamation suit over remarks during debate
The case concerns comments made by the Humphreys during a presidential debate on RTÉ Radio One on Sunday.
16 Oct
63.6k
Sligo
Three men given sentences of 14 and 15 years for manslaughter of Tom Niland
Updated 16 Oct
25.0k
the candidate podcast
What's your big election question for Connolly and Humphreys? Let us know
16 Oct
7.9k
Wildely overdue
British Library reissues Oscar Wilde’s pass 130 years after it was revoked over gay conviction
16 Oct
7.8k
59
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
16 Oct
2.4k
3
Vadym Davydenko
Teenager who died in Donaghmede named as TDs call for more resources for Tusla
Updated 16 Oct
37.2k
Avian Influenza
Fota Wildlife Park to remain closed 'until further notice' amid bird flu infections
16 Oct
3.8k
12
US Navy
US military plane forced to return to Shannon Airport after engine trouble over the Atlantic
16 Oct
20.7k
reeling
Irish Dancing governing body may have to tap out if all possible legal cases against it proceed
16 Oct
12.9k
The Troubles
Bloody Sunday: Judge to deliver verdict in trial of Soldier F next week
Updated 16 Oct
5.4k
slow down
Local authorities to implement 30km/h speed limits in urban areas ‘where appropriate’ from 2027
16 Oct
12.0k
74
Money Laundering
Complaint about Airbnb profits from Israeli settlements under Garda review after High Court order
16 Oct
13.7k
Bike Shed
Does your street in Dublin need a bike bunker? Here's how to tell the council
16 Oct
7.9k
40
Wicklow
Motorcyclist (30s) dies in Enniskerry collision
16 Oct
10.4k
8 days to go
Connolly is way out in front of Humphreys in a new presidential opinion poll
The number of people who said they ‘don’t know’ how they will vote for is still relatively high at 18%.
Updated 16 Oct
39.5k
199
mixed feelings
Bertie Ahern says he's voting for Humphreys - but believes he could have won the election
16 Oct
47.4k
143
The Daily Poll
Do you listen to Luke Combs?
16 Oct
17.6k
47
New gig
Virgin Media's Six O'Clock Show host Katja Mia is joining 2FM
16 Oct
20.7k
58
FactCheck
Debunked: False stat about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome used to bolster anti-vaccine claims
16 Oct
3.7k
Race for the Áras
'This is all BS': Ivan Yates has hit back at criticism of his 'smear the bejaysus' Connolly remark
16 Oct
44.3k
99
epstein
Posthumous book by Virginia Giuffre claims Prince Andrew 'felt entitled' to have sex with her
16 Oct
16.2k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Connolly is polling way ahead of Humphreys, planning is under way for an international force in Gaza and there’s unlikely to be any electricity shortages this winter.
16 Oct
3.6k
switched on
The risk of electricity shortages this winter is low, Eirgrid says
16 Oct
4.1k
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