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Last month
June 2025
Save the Seas
Oceans get their day in the sun at UN summit in French Riviera
Updated 9 Jun
12.0k
47
Kildare
Locals block service vehicles at Castletown House in protest against OPW
9 Jun
20.8k
41
Dublin
Fáilte Ireland gets green light to create food hall in vacant church near Grafton Street
9 Jun
22.4k
52
good news
A 26-year-old man has begun a first-of-its-kind swim around Ireland (100km down, 1,500km to go)
9 Jun
23.0k
7
public order unit
Public order policing: Gardaí show off new water cannon truck and riot gear
9 Jun
19.8k
81
New Land Tax
Landowners with empty residential-zoned sites pay €28m in taxes days before Revenue deadline
9 Jun
11.1k
21
Courts
Book dealer cleared of selling 'extraordinarily rare' stolen Seamus Heaney editions worth €2,000
9 Jun
12.5k
Housing Crisis
Explainer: Why does the Government want to overhaul Rent Pressure Zones?
9 Jun
14.5k
48
Drew Harris
Gardaí may consider getting cadaver dog in future after concerns over length of Satchwell search
9 Jun
12.5k
68
The Daily Poll
Have you reduced your alcohol consumption in the past year?
9 Jun
24.8k
68
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Israeli troops take control of Gaza aid boat, tear gas fired on protestors in LA, and Department of Transport spent €600,000 on revamp of HQ entrance and small plaza
Updated 9 Jun
5.8k
deep space
Galway astronomers have discovered a new giant planet formation
9 Jun
18.2k
26
climate action
Twenty-eight schools to undergo major retrofit works this summer
9 Jun
29.5k
25
ballymena
Two teenage boys charged in connection with serious sexual assault on teenage girl in Co Antrim
9 Jun
15.8k
Public Spending
Dept of Transport spent €600,000 on revamp of entrance and small plaza at Dublin headquarters
The works went €39,000 over an initial estimate, despite a contingency of almost €105,000 being included.
An outline for the project cited the need to upgrade security and to 'discourage skateboarders and loiterers' from the building.
9 Jun
25.2k
terence wheelock
Twenty years after Terence Wheelock's arrest, his family continue to call for a public inquiry
8 Jun
20.3k
Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about tennis?
8 Jun
27.1k
17
Epic
Alcaraz saves three match points to beat Sinner in French Open final for the ages
8 Jun
16.9k
17
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
8 Jun
7.1k
HISMM
Money Diaries: An escalation manager on €120K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
8 Jun
46.3k
61
ed the zebra
Runaway pet zebra that became internet sensation finally captured
8 Jun
31.1k
28
rent pressure zones
Plans to tie rents for new build apartments to inflation rate being brought to Cabinet
Under the proposal, the 2% rent cap will not apply to apartments built after a certain date.
It is understood that landlords will be allowed to reset rent between tenancies.
Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin described the plan as "utter madness" and said it will introduce a four-tier rental market.
Updated 8 Jun
21.2k
73
GAA
Kilkenny show character to beat Galway for sixth consecutive Leinster title
8 Jun
9.9k
13
Jim O'Callaghan
Justice Minister voices concern over length of time taken to discover Tina Satchwell's remains
8 Jun
9.1k
christian Bruckner
Irish woman ‘in fear’ ahead of release of the prime suspect in Madeline McCann's disappearance
8 Jun
22.9k
Courts
Man jailed for three years for sexually assaulting young woman in Donegal park
8 Jun
22.2k
Kilkenny
Results of cancer prevention initiative to be presented to EU Parliament
8 Jun
11.2k
20
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PodcastThe Candidate
Politicians probably shouldn’t let AI do all the talking
29m
UN Ocean Conference
Taoiseach among world leaders attending United Nations ocean summit in Nice
8 Jun
6.8k
42
In The Mix
Shane Lowry stays four shots off the lead at Canadian Open
The 42
8 Jun
9.0k
8
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: A Route 66 town, a missing man and a detective who thinks he's cracked the case
8 Jun
13.7k
10
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Land review shows shift towards dairy farming, Trump deploys National Guard to LA and the OPW’s vacant properties.
8 Jun
5.3k
derelict buildings
More than 70 properties owned by the OPW are lying vacant around the country
8 Jun
26.4k
38
RELATED
Nearly 800 council houses are lying vacant in the State for over a year, according to data
6 Jun
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked ABP to CPO in May
5 Jun
Portarlington
Child in care in Laois was given the same timetable for months on end, except for one zoo trip
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
8 Jun
49.9k
DERELICTIRELAND
Dereliction in Ireland: 'Something is rotten in the Irish property industry'
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
8 Jun
22.8k
49
Analysis
Why interest rate cuts are good news for Irish homeowners - but likely no help for buyers
Paul O'Donoghue
8 Jun
14.1k
The Morning Lead
Big shift in favour of dairy farming among scenarios proposed in government's land reforms
The draft recommendations have caused anger among environmentalists and some farmers.
Eoghan Dalton
8 Jun
20.9k
46
filthy dirty
Opinion: Dublin's streets are a mess, and not enough is being done to fix them
Gus Landy
Updated 7 Jun
31.6k
120
Full Steam Ahead
Beyond the Pale organisers confirm music festival will go ahead after reports of cancellation
Updated 7 Jun
106k
71
Quiz
Quiz: How well do you know Liam Neeson's very particular set of skills?
7 Jun
24.9k
10
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