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Sunday
3rd May 2026
Castlebar
Man in serious condition after being hit by a car in Co Mayo
3 May
16.4k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Planning permission woes, Trump rejects Iranian proposal and half-marathon road closures…
Updated 3 May
4.3k
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever
3 May
11.0k
18
Surprise Move
A global drug expert on why Trump lifting restrictions on psychedelics could be a positive
3 May
12.0k
42
beat the biohacking bros
Opinion: Women over 40 have been sidelined for too long. Now we push back
Cathy O'Connor
3 May
8.7k
62
Internet Diaries
AI 'slopaganda' has arrived in Ireland and is making extreme political messaging cheap and viral
Stephen McDermott
3 May
12.7k
DPP
Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge
3 May
6.3k
Analysis
Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer
Despite being one of the biggest companies the country has ever produced, DCC is almost entirely unknown to the general public.
Paul O'Donoghue
3 May
55.8k
1
race day
Road closures in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for half-marathon
3 May
34.4k
14
The Morning Lead
There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon
Despite recent changes governing sizes and how the rental market operates, some developers have said the buildings are often still not viable.
Eoghan Dalton
3 May
21.6k
Last week
26th April 2026 - 2nd May 2026
mayo day
Quiz: How much do you know about County Mayo?
2 May
26.7k
35
emphatic
Dublin take down Leinster champions Louth with 10-point win and advance to final
2 May
10.8k
12
blues twos and tickets
Garda received 17 speeding fines even though he was responding to critical incidents
The Journal has been contacted by several serving gardaí who spoke about a culture of fear in the organisation.
Niall O'Connor
2 May
115k
75
Evening wrap
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
2 May
3.7k
The week that was
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
2 May
12.5k
30
bound for bilbao
Brilliant Ulster beat Exeter to reach Challenge Cup final
2 May
6.3k
foghlaim na teanga thar lear
Tá Ambasáid na hÉireann sa Bhruiséil ag cur ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil do dhaoine don chéad uair
2 May
2.3k
4
ireland thinks
Independent Ireland sees support jump in new poll as Fianna Fáil slips
2 May
25.3k
89
Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Mike McGrath-Bryan
2 May
12.4k
43
beds in sheds
Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body
2 May
17.7k
68
As it happened
Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final
Updated 2 May
36.0k
126
marching on
Lyon dethrone Katie McCabe's Arsenal and advance to women's Champions League final
2 May
5.0k
Spot Flooding
Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for north-western counties
2 May
16.6k
11
Track and Field
Mixed day for Ireland's teams at World Relays but further chances await
2 May
7.7k
crime pays this time
More than €1.8 million raised from auctioning gold linked to organised crime
2 May
5.8k
17
Tories
UK Conservative leader apologises for Bloody Sunday footage post, says she didn't sign off on it
2 May
15.7k
39
Infrastructure crisis
Minister 'taken aback' by negative assessment of Ireland's economic management
2 May
44.5k
92
Palestine
Two Gaza aid flotilla activists brought to Israel for 'questioning', foreign ministry says
2 May
6.7k
Road Safety
More than 1,200 drivers detected for speeding offences so far this long weekend
2 May
5.3k
39
new series
Irish podcaster Joanne McNally among BBC's Celebrity Traitors UK line-up
2 May
16.0k
Belfast
Man charged with attempted murder over car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
2 May
4.3k
The Daily Poll
Will you watch Power Ballad, John Carney's latest tribute to music in Dublin?
2 May
7.1k
14
Cork
Man had 'actively hissing' chest wound after alleged stabbing by his brother, court hears
2 May
10.1k
Private Wires Bill
Data centres 'private wires' law needs safeguards, Oireachtas committee warns
2 May
10.6k
38
all the right notes
Paul Rudd seems strangely at home in Crumlin in John Carney's love letter to 80s rock
2 May
30.6k
29
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: I'm not a government minister and AI didn't help me write this article
Carl Kinsella
2 May
3.7k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Dublin Central campaign trail, Iran war ‘likely’ to resume and major travel disruption this weekend…
2 May
2.3k
Irish Prisons
Frosty reception for Jim O'Callaghan as prison officers demand action on overcrowding
2 May
7.9k
47
Daonáireamh 1926
Census 1926 made me stop and think of the harsh life of my grandparents - RTÉ RnaG broadcaster
2 May
10.9k
18
Daonáireamh 1926
Cuisle na staire le braistint i leathnaigh Dhaonáireamh 1926, de réir craoltóir RTÉ RnaG
2 May
1.3k
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