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Last week

3rd May 2026 - 9th May 2026

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

29.5k

Carrick-on-Suir

Postmortem exam of woman believed to have died in childbirth at Tipperary home completed

9 May

24.2k

European Parliament

'A gay, single mum-to be': MEP Maria Walsh reveals she's expecting a baby through IVF

9 May

47.7k

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

8.1k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Come on guys, we don't have it in the locker to pull off nuclear energy

Carl Kinsella

9 May

3.5k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Parents struggle with May mid-term break, Trump awaits Iran’s response to latest truce proposal and the UK front pages on Labour’s election losses.

9 May

2.1k

ennis circuit court

Clare man (65) who sexually assaulted girl 19 years ago is jailed

9 May

16.8k

Catholic Church

Pope Leo has called for peace over 400 times, and it’s put him on a collision course with Trump

A recent poll found that 30% of US adults are against Pope Leo ‘urging peace and rejecting war’.

Diarmuid Pepper

Reporting from Naples

9 May

10.3k

How to choose a car

Car love: I have that strange affliction of seeing cars as having personalities and souls

Paddy Comyn

9 May

2.9k

THE RUNNING MEN

‘Mum would be proud’: Brothers racing through 32 marathons raise over €1m for inherited dementia

Jordan and Cian Adams recently surpassed €1 million in donations, with 20 marathons to go.

9 May

11.5k

Sari Khoury

One Palestinian winemaker refuses to give up amid illegal settler expansion in the West Bank

Reporter Hannah McCarthy meets Sari Khoury, a winemaker fighting to preserve Palestinian identity in an increasingly dangerous occupied West Bank.

Hannah McCarthy

9 May

6.6k

The Morning Lead

'It's like they’re barely in these days': Why are some primary schools on a May midterm break?

Some parents have found the May mid-term break inconvenient, as they juggle work and childcare.

Mairead Maguire

9 May

30.6k

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Seanfhocal Eile

Language Commissioner to probe incorrect version of Irish proverb on Kerry hospital bike shed

Updated 8 May

39.3k

High Court

Woman alleges gardaí targeted her relationship through ‘ruse’ apartment search

8 May

22.0k

Courts

Woman who swallowed €80k worth of cocaine sought help from Dublin hotel fearing pellet could burst

8 May

22.8k

FactCheck

'Covid 2.0': Pandemic-era conspiracies return after the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship

Did the Covid vaccine cause hantavirus? No. But that hasn’t stopped people saying so.

Shane Raymond

8 May

12.3k

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Palestine

EU, UK and Canada condemn 'violent' Israeli settlers after Irish Aid-backed West Bank school destroyed

Andrew Walsh

8 May

7.4k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

8 May

2.5k

join the club

This country is expected to hold a referendum on joining the EU

8 May

33.5k

Dublin

Woman fears ex-partner’s ‘next victim may not survive’, court hears

8 May

15.6k

Carrick-on-Suir

Mother and baby found dead following suspected medical tragedy at house in Co Tipperary

Updated 8 May

82.1k

Seanfhocal is seanscéal

Coimisinéir Teanga ag fiosrú bothán rothair ospidéal Chiarraí faoi seanfhocal Gaeilge mícheart

8 May

1.7k

blame it on the boogie

Kneecap denied UK number one album as Michael Jackson greatest hits compilation takes top spot

Updated 8 May

14.2k

Pope Leo

Pope praises Naples for its care of refugees in address to mark his first year in office

Diarmuid Pepper

Reporting from Naples

Updated 8 May

6.8k

Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

8 May

10.6k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

8 May

1.4k

Cocaine

New report reveals majority of drug intimidation cases linked with cocaine

8 May

3.4k

Courts

Judge criticises insufficient mental health services as he jails man who attacked four women

8 May

7.2k

UK-Ireland relations

‘Don’t jump to conclusions’: Reform’s rise and what it could mean for Ireland

The ascendancy of Reform has been described as ‘ominous’ by some in government, but today there’s been a cautious reaction.

Christina Finn

8 May

18.1k

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Courts

Man who ran over bride-to-be was already banned from driving

8 May

24.3k

Northern Ireland

Man (47) appears in court over attempted car bomb attack on Lurgan police station

8 May

2.2k

An Bhreatain

Irish-speaking teacher from Meath faces long wait as UK election results pour in

Updated 8 May

24.0k

tell us

Good craic or taking it too far? We want to hear your stories of airport pints and drunken passengers

Updated 8 May

16.3k

Gaeilgeoir i Londain

Lá fada i ndán do Ghaeilgeoir óg- agus Keir Starmer - is vótaí á gcomhaireamh i Sasana

8 May

1.5k

The Daily Poll

Have you listened to Kneecap's new album?

8 May

12.2k

oil price shock

Aer Lingus owner confident of maintaining its fuel supply this summer

8 May

5.4k

Courts

Dublin man who returned to Howth pub in disguise and armed with hammer gets community service

8 May

25.2k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 US and Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz, Starmer’s Labour suffers early local election losses and Pope Leo marks one year in the job.

Updated 8 May

2.7k