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Wednesday
18th February 2026
policing
The lowest percentage of Catholic applicants to the PSNI in over a decade has raised concern
18 Feb
6.3k
17
Computer Says No
Why is Ireland restricting social media for under-16s? And has it worked in Australia?
18 Feb
10.2k
22
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
18 Feb
2.4k
SHORT-TERM LET RULES
Booking.com says short-term lets will need up to a year to become planning compliant
18 Feb
7.1k
8
League of Ireland
Sinn Féin TD won't resign as Drogheda United chairperson following Israel comments
The 42
18 Feb
11.2k
Vulture funds
Children expect to get inheritance, but family home could go to a vulture fund, committee hears
18 Feb
101k
39
Double Take
Estate agents are using AI photos to 'show potential' and the ads regulator says that's fine
A buyer would have to spend “a fortune” if they wanted to recreate the AI images, said Kieran McCarthy, presenter of the RTÉ programme Heat My Home.
Mairead Maguire
18 Feb
26.0k
30
Days of Ash
U2 has released a new politically-charged six-track EP
Updated 18 Feb
13.8k
129
cycling ireland
Former Cycling Ireland employee sentenced for attempted deception to secure sports grants
18 Feb
20.5k
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
18 Feb
1.9k
Ouch
The going rate for a home in Dublin is now half a million euro
Updated 18 Feb
16.7k
90
Legal Battle
Harry Clarke windows in Bewley's Café belong to landlord, not café, Supreme Court rules
18 Feb
22.9k
18
MBE
Ireland’s Olympic gold gymnast Rhys McClenaghan receives MBE at Windsor Castle ceremony
18 Feb
11.7k
33
GET THAT BREAD
Flour power: The government is offering €5m to millers who'll build a new flour mill
18 Feb
10.8k
39
ireland is behind
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing: Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
Updated 18 Feb
23.5k
74
strong stomach
At least a third of hot school meals don't meet basic nutritional standards, Minister says
18 Feb
9.3k
31
next steps
Taoiseach says government will engage with schools and NCSE following pause in review
18 Feb
3.1k
13
aine o'reilly
Nurse Áine O'Reilly killed in Limerick collision had 'incredible caring nature', funeral hears
18 Feb
14.0k
6
Gualainn le Gaolainn
Éire V Sasana ag Twickenham le trachtaireacht as Gaeilge - anois tá seans againn!
18 Feb
2.0k
3
FactCheck
FactCheck: Does a viral map show the second-most spoken language in each Irish county?
18 Feb
18.6k
Discrimination
Deaf job applicant awarded €40,000 after not being shortlisted by special education quango
18 Feb
9.4k
Irish language option
Irish language commentary option to make rugby debut for Ireland v England clash
18 Feb
4.1k
13
The Daily Poll
Are you giving up (or taking up) anything for Lent?
18 Feb
12.1k
54
Passenger in critical condition after driver fled scene of hit-and-run in Co Cavan
18 Feb
10.7k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Rain again, SNA backlash and government moves ahead with social media ban for teenagers.
Updated 18 Feb
3.4k
road safey
Bus drivers' union want to see hi-vis jackets become 'mandatory' for cyclists
18 Feb
22.8k
154
BELLEEKS
Bus driver dies in Armagh crash involving school children
18 Feb
10.1k
1
Reconciliation before unity
Not much of substance behind Sinn Féin's push for unity poll, Taoiseach says in TG4 interview
Updated 18 Feb
8.0k
72
Live Blog
Rain warning in place for 17 counties with 'all areas' at risk of fresh flooding
Met Éireann has placed all of Leinster – and counties Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford – under a rain warning until 11pm tonight.
Updated 18 Feb
17.9k
7
Controversy
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior criticises 'cowards' after alleged racist abuse during Benfica game
18 Feb
13.1k
27
Research
‘Welfare cheats’ campaign weakened belief in social benefits, says ESRI
18 Feb
14.3k
47
Athmhuintearas roimh Athaontú
'Níl morán taobh thiar' d'fheachtas Shinn Féin ar son reifrinn d'aontú na tíre - An Taoiseach
18 Feb
1.1k
0
Up for debate
Emer Currie: The new Right to Remote Work Bill will not improve access to remote work
Emer Currie
18 Feb
6.4k
11
join the club
Enlargement of the EU will offer Ireland greater security, Minister says ahead of presidency
Updated 18 Feb
8.8k
56
The Morning Lead
Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
TDs from opposition and government parties say they were receiving worried calls from local schools.
One minister told The Journal that their phone was hopping on Monday night with messages from concerned parents and schools.
Concerns were raised over the review at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last night.
Christina Finn
18 Feb
14.7k
48
Tuesday
17th February 2026
Dublin city centre
Crowd gathers in Dublin city centre as Yamamori rejects Hoxton Hotel claims over noise dispute
The venue is locked in a dispute with the hotel after it brought a legal case over noise levels.
Updated 17 Feb
52.1k
57
wet and windy
Rain warning in effect for 17 counties as gardaí warn drivers of dangerous driving conditions
Updated 17 Feb
56.6k
16
Dublin
Multiple arrests as gardaí seize drugs and 44 illegal bikes and scramblers in Ballymun
17 Feb
19.7k
Social Media
Landlord group claims State rental sector body has left videos which 'vilify landlords' up online
17 Feb
13.2k
54
Poll
Poll: How much do you save each month?
17 Feb
29.3k
44
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