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1st November 2026 - 7th November 2026
AnalysisIdentity crisis
Fine Gael won't say if it wants to be left or right, but Harris's speech offered a clear clue
Analysisbattle for attention
Netflix and RTÉ are facing the same problem - but only one can fix it
RTÉ and Netflix are both doing better than you might think, writes Steve Dempsey – but the streamer has a clearer path for fixing the problems it faces.
Opinionirelands nature heroes
‘Failure is not an option’: Jack Morley meets Pearse Stokes, who rescues Ireland's wildlife
Fine Gael Ard Fheis
Simon Harris says the ‘dole is not a way of life’ as he pledges tougher unemployment penalties
The candidate
Watch: The Candidate live from the Fine Gael ard fheis
The Journal’s politics podcast comes to you from Fine Gael’s ard fheis in UCC, where the podcast looks at the party’s identity crisis, the debate over “woke” politics and what Simon Harris wants Fine Gael to stand for next.
Poland
Six people dead and fifteen wounded in Kraków shooting
“A man drove a car onto Krakow’s main square and began shooting at random people,” a Krakow police spokesman said.
From The 42moving day
'Encouraged but rueful': Rory McIlroy trails Jon Rahm after Abu Dhabi third round
student politics
Trinity's Workers' Party committee suspended after infighting on Russia-Ukraine war
Party Conference
Fine Gael ministers push back on internal report that found party comes across as 'detached'
The party is gathering in Cork this weekend for its biannual ard fheis.
FactCheckMarrakech Compact
Debunked: The UN didn’t publish plans to replace Irish people in Ireland or Europeans in Europe
Rolling with it
‘They are crap and have been crap for ages’: Labour TDs unfazed by poor opinion polls
Analysisgrey zone
Who is behind the suspected ‘coordinated’ threats - and what if they keep coming?
There are concerns of further attempts to disrupt Ireland’s staging of a major EU-led summit in Dublin in the coming days.
thomas markle
Meghan Markle’s father to be tagged after appearance in US court over child sex abuse images
bomb threats
‘We will go after this’: Taoiseach cannot confirm who is behind bomb threats but vows to find out
Sponsored
Have you heard about the Government-backed low-cost home energy loan? Here are the details
SEAI
Nov 6
As it happenedUpdates
Ireland 42-12 Argentina, Nations Championship
Andy Farrell’s side score six tries on winning return to Aviva Stadium.
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