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This week
10th May 2026 - 13th May 2026
next generation of builders
Hear me out: Every new school building site should also be a classroom
Dr Paul Davis
Updated 11 May
16.3k
30
Media Ban
Newspapers criticise 'à la carte approach' to allowing reporters into local safety committees
11 May
7.2k
13
The Morning Lead
Here are the 12 vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in March
Last month, six councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
Under laws introduced in 1990, every local council keeps a Derelict Sites Register to encourage owners to bring vacant houses and land into use.
Councils can then attempt to force owners to sell them - but most go through the commission if an owner objects.
Stephen McDermott
11 May
56.3k
Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about Shrek 2?
10 May
17.7k
13
Frontline staff
'I'd no money for food, the diesel light was on in my car': Student nurses on cost of living
10 May
26.2k
58
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A software engineer on €100K living in Dublin
The Journal reader
10 May
35.6k
28
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
10 May
4.1k
Rossies Rising
Roscommon end Galway's Connacht reign with stunning scoring finish
The 42
10 May
9.9k
5
public appeal
Gardaí thank public for their assistance after missing schoolgirl found safe and well
10 May
73.5k
Crime
Belfast restaurants close after window smashed during youth disorder
10 May
8.5k
On The Road
Government jet leaves Tenerife with two Irish passengers who were on hantavirus-hit cruise ship
They will be taken to an HSE facility when they arrive home and quarantine “for a period of time”, the Department of Health said.
Updated 10 May
36.9k
88
Shock
Offaly secure landmark draw with Kilkenny in Leinster senior hurling championship
The 42
10 May
9.2k
7
Pay Scales
HSE 'regrets' decision for some National Ambulance Service workers to begin industrial action
Updated 10 May
11.1k
33
tycor
Public asked to avoid area after major fire at Waterford city industrial estate
Waterford City and County Council said an analysis is taking place to determine if there’s an asbestos bound cement roof on the building.
Updated 10 May
22.4k
The Daily Poll
Will you watch season two of Rivals?
10 May
12.0k
12
senior football championship
Clifford goal proves key as Kerry come good to defeat Cork in Munster final
The 42
Reports from Fitzgerald Stadium.
10 May
7.2k
3
War in Ukraine
Minister mulling plan to offer payments to Ukrainian refugees who return home
10 May
21.6k
an coimisiún toghcháin
Some 300,000 names removed from electoral register in the last two years
10 May
17.7k
30
Road Crash
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with van in Ballymena
10 May
2.9k
Dublin Airport
Legislation to scrap Dublin Airport passenger cap to go to Cabinet this month
10 May
7.0k
38
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: A cheapskate's guide to Dublin on a budget
10 May
17.3k
19
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Hantavirus-struck ship arrives in Tenerife, MP threatens to launch leadership bid against Starmer and fire in Waterford.
10 May
3.1k
Recovery
Life with a stoma: My worst nightmare became a reality, but this has given me my life back
Lydia O’Connell
10 May
13.0k
12
Flutter
Why the share price at Ireland’s biggest gambling company has crashed by over 60%
The stock price for Flutter, the firm behind Paddy Power, is currently tanking, and is down to a third of the price that it was at less than a year ago.
Paul O'Donoghue
10 May
23.5k
50
The Morning Lead
'We need clear rules': Couple charged over €1k in monthly service fees for Galway flat
A case that saw tenants charged close to €14,000 in one year for added-on service charges has been highlighted by renter groups.
Eoghan Dalton
10 May
55.6k
Last week
3rd May 2026 - 9th May 2026
Quiz
How well do you remember these May songs?
9 May
18.6k
6
The week that was
'Another slap in the face of workers': Four winners and two losers from the political week
Government candidate frontrunner, UK politicians riding high and low and another bike shed.
9 May
12.9k
20
The Liberties
Oliver Bond resident fears new plan for complex risks repeating mistakes of the past
9 May
8.4k
11
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
9 May
3.8k
Minute-by-Minute
Connacht defeat Munster 26-7 in URC
9 May
20.9k
69
harm reduction
Summer festival supports: At PsyCare, we aim to be the calm in the chaos
Deirdre Mullins
9 May
4.3k
14
Dublin
'Not what we want': Crowds protest against redesign of Stephen's Green Shopping Centre
9 May
11.9k
43
Controversy
Amid a boycott and with past winners steering clear, what can we expect from Eurovision 2026?
9 May
21.4k
52
Updates
Ireland v Wales, Women's Six Nations
9 May
16.4k
6
As it happens
Waterford v Cork, Munster senior hurling championship
9 May
33.6k
17
airport drinking
'He'd had a space cake then airport drinks': Reader stories of passengers 'hammered' on flights
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary wants pre-flight morning pints banned in airports. We asked our readers for their thoughts.
Jane Moore
Updated 9 May
29.7k
69
Carrick-on-Suir
Postmortem exam of woman believed to have died in childbirth at Tipperary home completed
9 May
24.3k
European Parliament
'A gay, single mum-to be': MEP Maria Walsh reveals she's expecting a baby through IVF
9 May
48.0k
96
glenour
Motorcyclist (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford
9 May
9.6k
In Pictures
Thousands take part in Darkness into Light walks across the country
9 May
8.2k
15
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