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Last month
October 2025
time served
Opinion: Rehabilitated offenders should be able to move on with their lives - that includes jobs
Saoirse Brady
16 Oct
5.2k
compensation
Average settlement for minor neck injuries 4.9 times higher in Ireland than England and Wales
16 Oct
13.0k
43
InvestigatesElection Expenses
Fancy running for the Dáil? Here’s how much it might cost you
The Journal Investigates examined more than 500 election expense returns to uncover how much you might have to spend to secure a Dáil seat.
Elected candidates spent €20,000 on average
Just 14 TDs had all their election expenses refunded
At least €9.2m was spent during the last election
Conor O'Carroll & Maria Delaney
16 Oct
17.9k
34
Donaghmede
Teenager dead and two people injured after suspected stabbing incident at Tusla unit in Dublin
Gardaí said they are not looking for any other person in relation to the incident.
Updated 15 Oct
121k
Fianna Fáil sets up review into party's disastrous presidential campaign
15 Oct
9.8k
67
Peacekeepers
Fears in south Lebanon that the Irish leaving will be 'the beginning of another war'
This week Niall O’Connor reports from South Lebanon about what is next for the troubled region as UNIFIL prepares to exit.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Lebanon
15 Oct
13.8k
26
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
15 Oct
7.7k
Terrorism Investigation
Two men charged over suspected explosive device found in Co Louth
Updated 15 Oct
11.9k
Sentencing
Burglar jailed after he attacked two sisters that confronted him at south Dublin home
15 Oct
32.9k
Test Yourself
Maths Week: Your Wednesday puzzle
15 Oct
12.0k
6
Campaign Trail
'The people of Ireland will decide': Connolly and Humphreys take campaigns to Meath and Cavan
15 Oct
8.3k
80
Assault
Man hit ex-partner 20 times with metal U-lock on Dublin street
15 Oct
22.6k
Verbal Abuse
Trinity seeking participants for study on the impact of name-calling by a parent
15 Oct
13.3k
17
Back in the fold
Social Democrats appoint Eoin Hayes as social protection spokesperson
15 Oct
8.0k
22
Job Losses
Paddy Power to close 28 shops across Ireland, putting 119 jobs at risk
15 Oct
30.5k
53
Port Tunnel
Gardaí say 'missiles were thrown' during Port Tunnel protest where pepper spray was used
Updated 15 Oct
19.2k
45
Kara Owen
‘Bíonn siúlach scéalach’: New British Ambassador to Ireland shows off impressive Irish skills
15 Oct
23.5k
40
FactCheck
Debunked: There are not more Muslims in Ireland than people living in Gaeltacht areas
15 Oct
9.0k
Red Bull
Watch: World's first cable car dive completed off west Cork's Dursey Island
15 Oct
11.8k
12
land development agency
HSE urged to clarify if it offered Baggot St Hospital for housing as LDA says no notice issued
A public body like the HSE is not to dispose of public land unless it has given notice and offered it for sale to the LDA first.
15 Oct
10.0k
17
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
15 Oct
2.2k
services ban
'Not implementable': Taoiseach suggests ban on services will not be in Occupied Territories Bill
Updated 15 Oct
5.8k
14
The Troubles
Gerry Adams taking legal action against UK government over move to block internment compensation
Updated 15 Oct
10.8k
52
all about the numbers
Harris wins Dáil confidence motion after Aontú challenge him on spinal surgeries controversies
Updated 15 Oct
37.0k
139
when it rains it pours
Luke Combs will play two Slane Castle gigs next year, following in the footsteps of U2
15 Oct
9.9k
34
Down
Five former students receive more than £1.2m damages over priest abuse claims
15 Oct
10.9k
Housing
Property prices rose 7.4% in the last year, as once 'affordable' areas now out of reach for many
15 Oct
10.7k
Cork
Teenager the third person charged with the murder of Barry Daly in Doneraile
15 Oct
14.0k
IrisH Blood Transfusion Service
Urgent appeal for blood donations as supplies for most groups run critically low
15 Oct
11.0k
33
The Daily Poll
Should daylight savings be scrapped?
15 Oct
24.1k
84
new version
ChatGPT to roll out erotica in new update designed to make it 'very human-like'
15 Oct
17.4k
43
Holidays
Do you use all your annual leave? One-third of Irish workers don't, says new survey
15 Oct
12.7k
54
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Gaza’s Rafah Crossing to reopen, Trump’s disappointment with Time magazine and a motion of confidence in Simon Harris.
15 Oct
3.5k
Biodiversity
Asian hornets are 'a sign of accelerating risks to Ireland's environment'
15 Oct
8.7k
43
RELATED
First sighting of Asian hornet confirmed in the North
14 Oct
Asian hornet nest removed from Cork site in 'complex operation'
5 Sep
Another Asian hornet has been captured in Cork - and it looks like there's a second hive
4 Sep
Bad Hair Day
‘The worst of all time’: Trump says new Time magazine cover 'disappeared' his hair
15 Oct
51.0k
106
Rafah crossing
Hamas hands over four more hostage bodies as 600 aid trucks to enter Gaza
15 Oct
9.9k
Gaeilge
Tuairim: Má táimid dáiríre faoin nGaeilge, tá sé réasúnta a bheith ag súil go mbeadh an tUachtarán in ann í a labhairt
Professor Laura Cahillane and Dr Seán Ó Conaill
15 Oct
3.7k
6
Education
Calls for ‘small’ €3m allocation for additional deputy principals to be targeted at DEIS schools
15 Oct
11.7k
12
Race for the Áras
From a council house to the Áras? Catherine Connolly says she's 'an insider and an outsider'
Having united the Irish Left, Connolly now spearheads a campaign that is staunchly progressive and neutral.
Eoghan Dalton
15 Oct
38.2k
93
Race for the Áras
Heather Humphreys' journey from 'take no crap' Clones councillor to Áras contender
People who’ve worked with Humphreys at council level say she “had a common sense way of looking at things”.
Diarmuid Pepper
15 Oct
14.3k
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