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Last week
5th July 2026 - 11th July 2026
Heatwave
Poll: How are you spending the sunny weekend?
11 Jul
15.8k
71
Ennis
Carpenter guilty of carrying out 'horrendous beating' with hammer on 'keyboard warrior'
11 Jul
32.1k
As it happened
Japan 20-36 Ireland, Nations Championship
Kick-off at McDonald Jones Stadium is at 11:10am Irish time.
11 Jul
20.4k
69
Heatwave
High temperature warning in place for 13 counties, with uncomfortably warm night ahead
Updated 11 Jul
20.4k
41
Antoinette Smith
Appeal renewed in murder of mother after David Bowie concert 39 years ago
11 Jul
11.5k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Government deserves little credit for passing the zombified Territories Bill
Carl Kinsella
11 Jul
4.7k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Islamophobia in Co Tyrone, the heatwave continues, and Spain beat Belgium.
11 Jul
2.5k
FactCheck
What is ‘chat control’, the EU's contentious plan to fight online child abuse?
11 Jul
7.6k
deep dive review
Review: Is Netflix's new Little House on the Prairie remake worth watching?
11 Jul
10.1k
sugar content
Capri-Sun batches recalled after regular juice put in sugar-free pouches
11 Jul
6.4k
30
RURAL HOUSING PLAN
Minister defends number of homes reserved for Irish speakers in Gaeltacht
11 Jul
13.8k
42
Tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht
"Níor thógamar na figiúirí sin ós na scamaill" - Aire na Gaeltachta faoi chlasáil teanga
11 Jul
1.8k
1
Motoring
What a 34-year-old Mercedes taught me about modern cars
Paddy Comyn
11 Jul
13.8k
29
MFF
The EU wants more cash (a lot of it for defence and security). Here's how it plans to get it.
Jane Matthews
reports from Strasbourg
11 Jul
9.1k
42
The Morning Lead
‘Not welcome here’: Fear in Northern Ireland’s Muslim community after recent Islamophobic incidents
The Moygashel bonfire follows a string of other incidents, including targeting a playground and a shop.
Diarmuid Pepper and Eimer McAuley
11 Jul
18.9k
Golf
McIlroy leads at Scottish Open as world number one Scheffler misses first cut in four years
The 42
10 Jul
7.3k
2
Opinion
Peter Boylan: I have heard from so many women traumatised by their experiences of labour
Dr Peter Boylan
10 Jul
11.1k
38
good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
10 Jul
4.1k
Witness appeal
Cyclist in his 40s killed in hit-and-run in Co Kildare
10 Jul
23.8k
Analysis
Ireland is in danger of becoming less culturally sovereign. Here's why.
Steve Dempsey
10 Jul
17.3k
57
Public Safety
Authorities issue advice on staying safe and conserving water during the hot weather
Updated 10 Jul
14.9k
61
Violence Against Women
Women in danger: The everyday safety rituals that men rarely have to think about
Martha Dunlea
10 Jul
12.2k
legal aid row
Judge criticises 'inappropriate' withdrawal of representation for murder conspirator
10 Jul
9.4k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
Updated 10 Jul
2.0k
good buzz
'Pockets of nature' every 200 metres promised in new national plan to save bees and butterflies
10 Jul
15.4k
47
Courts
Garda acquitted of raping his wife but guilty of child cruelty against his daughters
10 Jul
18.7k
Infinite scrolling
EU demands Facebook and Instagram get rid of 'addictive' features or face fines
10 Jul
7.6k
25
Newshound Quiz
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
10 Jul
13.7k
17
hot spell
Status Yellow heat warning kicks in for 13 counties as temperatures continue to soar
Updated 10 Jul
33.3k
59
Courts
Pilot in €8.4m cocaine smuggling case says childhood trauma made him a 'people pleaser'
10 Jul
16.5k
hot hot heat
Veg grower says weather is causing a 'drastic decline' in orders as people don't want to cook
10 Jul
14.2k
72
Tyrone
Judge says those behind Moygashel bonfire have 'agenda full of hate' as man appears in court
10 Jul
5.7k
Ryanair
Man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane after window 'detached' mid-flight
10 Jul
42.1k
108
moygashel
Loyalist bonfire set alight early as PSNI began operation to remove replica mosque
Updated 10 Jul
26.8k
Kilkenny
Kilkenny Castle to close early today and into next week due to high temperature warning
10 Jul
12.6k
25
Court of Appeal
Jozef Puska abandons bid to appeal conviction for murder of Ashling Murphy
10 Jul
11.4k
The Daily Poll
Do you prefer the UK or US version of The Office?
10 Jul
15.6k
52
Supreme Court
The government is facing a Supreme Court challenge over its 2023 Climate Action Plan
10 Jul
12.9k
37
How I Spend My Money
How is your spending going this summer? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?
The Journal reader
10 Jul
7.1k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Loyalist bonfire with replica mosque lit ahead of removal, at least 12 killed in Spain wildfire and the Bayeux Tapestry crosses the English Channel.
10 Jul
2.5k
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