We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

€2 a Month €5 a Month One-off amount
Tuesday 24 February 2026 Dublin: 12°C
InvestigatesSpecial Emergency Arrangements
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
A quarter of staff working in Special Emergency Arrangements last year did not have the required documentation to work with vulnerable children.
Hero's welcome
'It still doesn't feel real': Irish athletes welcomed home from Winter Olympics
met police
Former UK minister Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Courts
Nikita Hand set for damages as she wins case against ex-neighbours over Conor McGregor appeal claims
this is a call
Foo Fighters break out the hits for surprise gig at packed Dublin venue
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Are you a Foo Fighters fan?
Yesterday
23rd February 2026
this is a call
Foo Fighters break out the hits for surprise gig at packed Dublin venue
Updated 1 hr ago
8.1k
17
u-turn
No reduction in SNA numbers planned for next school year, as govt rolls back controversial cuts
2 hrs ago
2.5k
13
In form
Super-sub Sesko fires Man United to win at Everton
The Red Devils continued their unbeaten run under interim boss Michael Carrick.
3 hrs ago
2.3k
17
Hero's welcome
'It still doesn't feel real': Irish athletes welcomed home from Winter Olympics
Skiers Ben Lynch, Cormac Comerford, Anabelle Zurbay, and Thomas Maloney Westgard were greeted at Dublin Airport by their families this evening.
3 hrs ago
2.7k
9
John Davidson
Tourette’s campaigner ‘deeply mortified’ over racial slur shouted during Bafta Film Awards
Updated 4 hrs ago
44.8k
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
4 hrs ago
2.1k
SPOTLIGHT

A break from the weather

Reality check
What the Top Model docuseries tells us about the evolution of Reality TV (and its viewers)
25
one by one
Foo Fighters fans scramble to make it into town to pick up tickets for suprise Dublin gig
33
claire byrne
‘You'll get a kick in the bum if you think you're bigger than others in Ireland’
56
unforgettable ire
U2 are back writing songs about Big Topics – here's what the world makes of them
75
winter olympics
Meet the Irish man creating the magic slopes of the Olympic Games in Italy
3
on a break
Quiz: Test your knowledge of these on-screen couples
9
pitt slop
No, that's probably NOT Brad Pitt drinking a pint in your local
10
late to the party
What will the arrival of HBO Max mean for Sky customers in Ireland?
21
Youghal
Two men died within ten minutes of each other at Ironman event in Cork, inquest hears
Updated 5 hrs ago
34.8k
met police
Former UK minister Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Mandelson has been accused of passing on information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein when he was business secretary.
Updated 6 hrs ago
20.3k
Los Angeles
Son of director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to parents' murder
7 hrs ago
10.9k
Courts
Dentist who defrauded HSE is jailed for one year and ordered to pay €100,000
7 hrs ago
22.5k
Belfast
Noah Donohoe inquest told his behaviour 'cried out for an explanation'
7 hrs ago
8.4k
URC
Connacht escape €10,000 fine for verbal abuse of referees
7 hrs ago
2.3k
7
concerns
Evan Ferguson emerges as doubt for World Cup play-off as he returns to Brighton for injury assessment
8 hrs ago
3.7k
3
crime stats
Fraud incidents surged in 2025 even as number of major crimes fell, garda figures show
9 hrs ago
3.2k
33
Champions League
Benfica's Prestianni provisionally banned by UEFA after allegedly racially abusing Vinicius Junior
The 42
9 hrs ago
5.3k
new recruit
Munster sign former New Zealand U20 scrum-half O'Donovan
9 hrs ago
8.0k
23
VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Dublin’s soul for sale
The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces
Andrea Horan
41
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
80
Trump's White House
The hard edge of Trump’s immigration policy now tests Irish America
Larry Donnelly
75
Simon Harris' saving scheme plan
It could make Irish savings work harder, if done properly
Nick Charalambous
69
EU supporting Ukraine
Supporting Ukraine doesn't mean short-changing Ireland
Barry Cowen
US Supreme Court
EU suspends approval of US trade deal as Trump warns countries not to 'play games'
Updated 9 hrs ago
28.4k
127
temple bar
MMA fighter and chef refused bail after appearing in court over ‘ferocious’ Temple Bar assault
Updated 10 hrs ago
33.5k
EL MENCHO
'Shelter' warning for Irish citizens as Mexican state erupts in violence after cartel leader killed
Updated 10 hrs ago
32.7k
55
Crowd Trouble
Sports minister slams 'hooliganism' after flares thrown at League of Ireland match
Patrick O’Donovan said he’s stopping funding for astroturf until FAI and League of Ireland take action.
Updated 10 hrs ago
16.9k
46
Natalie McNally
Man ‘put on act to cover his tracks after murdering’ pregnant girlfriend in 2022, trial hears
10 hrs ago
11.2k
home from home
Fiji to play 'home' Nations Championship games in Cardiff, Liverpool and Edinburgh
10 hrs ago
1.9k
12
Courts
Bill and Alison Chawke plead guilty to assault causing harm at luxury Co Limerick hotel
10 hrs ago
36.7k
Courts
Nikita Hand set for damages as she wins case against ex-neighbours over Conor McGregor appeal claims
11 hrs ago
58.1k
Update
Ireland monitor Lowe's groin injury as 11 players released back to provinces
11 hrs ago
5.0k
20
breeding waders
170 landowners with over 2,300 hectares of land join programme to protect endangered birds
11 hrs ago
7.4k
11
The Daily Poll
Are you a Foo Fighters fan?
14 hrs ago
10.3k
34
Road Deaths
Teenager killed in Navan hit-and-run named locally as Mia Lily Keogh O'Keefe
Updated 14 hrs ago
84.4k
investigates

Our team exposes issues with Ireland's care system

Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
38
Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
34
Missing in Care
Child in Tusla care reported missing 274 times in a single year
speed
This was one of the most lethal displays of the Andy Farrell era
Ireland scored three tries in a blistering 10-minute blitz of England at Twickenham.
Murray Kinsella
14 hrs ago
4.9k
14
STORM HERNANDO
Over a dozen Ireland-US flights cancelled as massive snowstorm hits US east coast
14 hrs ago
11.3k
22
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Jessie Buckley awarded Best Actress, Mexico’s top drug lord has been killed and an investigation is underway following a death in custody.
16 hrs ago
2.9k
Investigation
Investigation launched into death of man in garda custody in Waterford
16 hrs ago
11.1k
Fingers crossed
Mayo hopeful to have AFL-bound McDonald for 2026 championship after dream debut
16 hrs ago
2.2k
5
first home scheme
Programme supporting people to buy or build a home hits 5,000 purchases
17 hrs ago
11.6k
10
Prolific
Troy Parrott scores 23rd club goal of the season with 90th-minute strike
The 42
Updated 17 hrs ago
13.4k
12
Dublin
Renewed appeal for help 15 years after Esra Uyrun vanished from her Clondalkin home
17 hrs ago
10.4k
Big Joe
'We knew if we delivered, we could beat anyone on our day'
17 hrs ago
3.2k
4
Domestic Abuse
The bruises we don’t question: When domestic abuse happens to men
Alison Comyn
18 hrs ago
7.3k
The Boss
'The potential is huge. We want to be at our best in 18 months'
The Ireland head coach flew home from London a happy man.
Murray Kinsella
19 hrs ago
3.1k
24
The Morning Lead
'Culture of secrecy': How Ukraine is grappling with drug use on the frontlines
Despite drug use being found to be ‘pervasive’ in the Ukrainian military, the army’s approach to drug use is one of complete prohibition.
23 Feb
14.7k
1
2
Next Articles
The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at https://www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1800 208 080 or email: mailto:info@presscouncil.ie