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Last week

24th August 2025 - 6th September 2025

Inspection Reports

Ten nursing homes found to be in breach of four or more care standards

28 Aug

17.3k

spencer bridge

Gardaí seek help to identify man's body found in Dublin city centre

28 Aug

16.2k

Ferrybank

Dunnes Stores gets greenlight for €100m shopping centre - 18 years after it was first proposed

28 Aug

117k

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Housing Crisis

Faeces on curtains, miles away from school: How children are suffering in emergency accommodation

28 Aug

20.5k

Sponsored

Poll: Are The Roses in love or at war?

Dublin

Balbriggan residents told to stay indoors and close windows due to fire at waste disposal plant

Updated 28 Aug

21.3k

The Daily Poll

Do you get FOMO?

28 Aug

14.6k

42

Gaeltacht

Dia dhaoibh: Seo agaibh foireann nua Ghaeltachta The Journal

28 Aug

9.5k

25

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Eight killed in overnight strikes in Russia, vote to take place later on future of UNIFIL mission, and Sinn Féin’s presidential election plans

Updated 28 Aug

4.3k

Bee Bullies

More Asian Hornets that threaten biosecurity have been spotted in Ireland

28 Aug

28.9k

57

Sponsored

Back to school: Paul Merriman’s tips to help your kids learn how to manage their money

inis oirr

Gaeltacht island project to be the first to get funding under €275bn National Development Plan

28 Aug

10.4k

23

bullying in Ireland

Close to 60% of 13-year-olds who experience bullying don’t tell an adult, research suggests

28 Aug

3.5k

Hospital Care

Fewer patients are dying from heart attack and stroke in Irish hospitals, new report finds

28 Aug

5.8k

Consent

More than two in five men under 45 believe people say no because they 'want convincing' to have sex

28 Aug

14.2k

The Morning Lead

'I'm in public life for the long haul': Mary Lou McDonald continues to mull Áras bid

The Sinn Féin president spoke to The Journal about her party’s plans for the presidential election, the timeline for Irish unity, and her priorities for the new Dáil term.

Jane Matthews

28 Aug

10.5k

57

wicklow town

Body recovered from water in Wicklow Harbour after man got into difficulty swimming

27 Aug

17.7k

It Could Be You

Third-largest ever Lotto jackpot of €17 million won by a single ticket

27 Aug

116k

36

Blanchardstown

Man arrested after leading gardaí on chase that left three squad cars damaged in Co Dublin

27 Aug

18.9k

Jim O'Callaghan

Justice Minister needs to face reality that there is a safety issue in Dublin, McDonald says

27 Aug

21.6k

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

27 Aug

4.3k

National Children's Hospital

MacNeill slams BAM over Children's Hospital construction, says claims of '99% completion' aren't credible

Updated 27 Aug

35.7k

80

murphys ice cream

Chinese sales help Irish ‘brown bread’ ice cream shop to scoop up a tasty profit

27 Aug

26.2k

40

Labour split

Labour TD Alan Kelly breaks ranks with party and won't support Catherine Connolly's Áras bid

Updated 27 Aug

24.3k

83

INDEFINITE STRIKE

Secretaries and caretakers' strike to go ahead with 2,000 schools impacted as crunch talks fail

Some schools have already been informing families and parents that no one will be manning the phones tomorrow as a result.

Eimer McAuley

27 Aug

27.1k

43

Offaly

Man (40s) killed in collision involving crane and two vans named locally

Updated 27 Aug

49.4k

Keeping us waiting

Sinn Féin has chosen a deadline for deciding whether it will field its own Áras candidate

27 Aug

8.1k

21

Children's brain injuries

Doctor warns e-scooter incidents have seen brain injuries in children spike dramatically

27 Aug

9.4k

83

Evening Wrap

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

27 Aug

2.7k

Ryanair

Ryanair will pay staff €2.50 for every oversized bag they spot

27 Aug

21.0k

92

Paul Butler

Garda arrested as part of investigation into death of man on Dublin's O'Connell Street

27 Aug

49.6k

Points Race

Points jump for health, business and agriculture courses as most students get their top CAO choice

27 Aug

19.8k

4

Kilmainham

Cyclist hospitalised after being hit by truck in Dublin 8

27 Aug

12.5k

Seizure

Two 'military-style' assault rifles seized during major drug bust in Dublin

Updated 27 Aug

15.1k

27

Slane

Long-awaited Slane bypass project looks set to be hit by judicial review

27 Aug

10.0k

16

Tipperary

Funeral details announced for teenage girl who died after falling ill at Belfast festival

Updated 27 Aug

40.6k

Leaving Cert

The CAO points for 2025 have just been released. Find them all here

27 Aug

90.1k

15

Weather Warning

Six counties in the west to come under Status Yellow warning for rain later

27 Aug

12.7k

4

InvestigatesChemo Delays

Health minister: 'No point' in promising extra hospital staff to tackle chemo treatment delays

27 Aug

18.9k

58

nicotine pouches

Government will 'absolutely' introduce legislation on nicotine pouches

27 Aug

6.1k

44

baby just said yes

The man, the ring, the timeline: Everything we know about Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce

The pair, who started dating in 2023 after Kelce attended one of Swift’s shows, have been public about their relationship from the beginning.

27 Aug

10.5k

26

Electric Picnic

Drug screening back at Electric Picnic after high-strength MDMA caused convulsions last year

27 Aug

7.3k

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