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Wednesday 18 February 2026 Cork: 9°C
Live Blog
Rain warning in place for 17 counties with 'all areas' at risk of fresh flooding
Met Éireann has placed all of Leinster – and counties Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford – under a rain warning until 11pm tonight.
The Morning Lead
Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
Age Restrictions
Government confirms plan to restrict social media for teenagers
Controversy
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior criticises 'cowards' after alleged racist abuse during Benfica game
Dublin city centre
Crowd gathers in Dublin city centre as Yamamori rejects Hoxton Hotel claims over noise dispute
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Are you giving up (or taking up) anything for Lent?
Age Restrictions
Government confirms plan to restrict social media for teenagers
Updated 3 hrs ago
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road safey
Dublin bus drivers want to see hi-vis jackets become 'mandatory' for cyclists
4 hrs ago
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Live Blog
Rain warning in place for 17 counties with 'all areas' at risk of fresh flooding
Met Éireann has placed all of Leinster – and counties Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford – under a rain warning until 11pm tonight.
Updated 5 hrs ago
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Controversy
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior criticises 'cowards' after alleged racist abuse during Benfica game
5 hrs ago
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28
Research
‘Welfare cheats’ campaign weakened belief in social benefits, says ESRI
5 hrs ago
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33
join the club
Enlargement of the EU will offer Ireland greater security, Minister says ahead of presidency
Updated 6 hrs ago
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SPOTLIGHT

A break from the weather

claire byrne
‘You'll get a kick in the bum if you think you're bigger than others in Ireland’
54
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
10
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
ireland is behind
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing: Ireland has a major animal cruelty crisis
Jennifer Whitmore
Updated 8 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
TDs from opposition and government parties say they were receiving worried calls from local schools.
One minister told The Journal that their phone was hopping on Monday night with messages from concerned parents and schools.
Concerns were raised over the review at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last night.
Christina Finn
13 hrs ago
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Yesterday
17th February 2026
Dublin city centre
Crowd gathers in Dublin city centre as Yamamori rejects Hoxton Hotel claims over noise dispute
The venue is locked in a dispute with the hotel after it brought a legal case over noise levels.
Updated 14 hrs ago
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wet and windy
Rain warning in effect for 17 counties as gardaí warn drivers of dangerous driving conditions
Updated 14 hrs ago
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Dublin
Multiple arrests as gardaí seize drugs and 44 illegal bikes and scramblers in Ballymun
14 hrs ago
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Social Media
Landlord group claims State rental sector body has left videos which 'vilify landlords' up online
15 hrs ago
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39
Poll
Poll: How much do you save each month?
16 hrs ago
20.9k
43
John Moran
Limerick's directly elected mayor says councillors doing 'all they can' to make job 'unbearable'
Updated 16 hrs ago
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48
Russian Shadow fleet
Russian ambassador says Helen McEntee is 'threatening' Russian ships with 'act of piracy'
16 hrs ago
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73
Dublin Airport
Minister responds to airline heavy-hitters' warning that Trump might raise passenger cap with Taoiseach
16 hrs ago
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VOICES

Parenting – opinions on the stories that matter

Traffic at the school gates
When it rains, parents get frustrated
Margaret Lynch
29
Tracking the kids
When parental fear meets GPS devices
Niamh O'Reilly
Long live the Sunday Drive
In the olden days, we used to just drive places for the craic
Gwen Loughman
18
Hot school meals
The intentions are good, but the delivery is poor
Jen Cummins
59
Ready to go
Knockmore Ladies appoint Joe Brolly as new manager
The 42
17 hrs ago
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Donegal Cancer Flights
Health Minister says she wants cancer patients to be able to receive treatment in Donegal
19 hrs ago
8.8k
38
Winter Olympics
A Swiss commentator used an Israeli Olympics bobsleigh run to condemn the Gaza genocide
19 hrs ago
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FAI
Minister 'doesn't blame' Israeli players for their government and wants Uefa game to go ahead
20 hrs ago
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91
Galway
Galway man jailed for four months for online threats to kill Simon Harris and harm his family
20 hrs ago
22.1k
Ionut Danca
Man who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin city centre by kicking him in the head jailed
21 hrs ago
34.9k
Food Safety
Aldi recalls chia seeds over possible salmonella presence as customers warned not to eat them
21 hrs ago
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Education
Government pauses controversial review of Special Needs Assistants after major backlash
23 hrs ago
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Michael Collins
TD says you would need a 'very strong stomach' to eat 'gunk' Hot School Meals
23 hrs ago
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66
Advertising Standards Authority
Glaze Aura ‘Irish made’ product shipped from China among complaints upheld by watchdog
23 hrs ago
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RIP
Tributes flood in for US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson who has died aged 84
Updated 17 Feb
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31
Education
Over 40,000 people sign petition as hundreds of schools to lose Special Needs Assistant roles
17 Feb
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33
investigates

Our team exposes issues with Ireland's care system

Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
39
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
Ballincollig
Tradespeople team up to rebuild family home in Cork, six months after it was destroyed by fire
17 Feb
9.6k
18
Simon Says Invest Again
Simon Harris' saving scheme plan: 'It could make Irish savings work harder, if done properly'
Nick Charalambous
17 Feb
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Texas
Lawyers for Seamus Culleton say they've won a temporary halt to his deportation from the US
17 Feb
27.9k
Cuba
Public urged to contact travel agent if they’re holidaying in Cuba or planning to travel there
17 Feb
8.4k
Republic Of Ireland
Uefa confirms no approval for games to be played in Israel, reiterates rules on refusal to play
The 42
17 Feb
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The Daily Poll
What's your favourite pancake topping?
17 Feb
8.5k
49
Opening Night
From gangland to centre stage: Gerry Hutch makes soft-focus theatre debut that dodges hard questions
The new play about his life shows an enraged and a pensive side to Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, but never a remorseful one.
Eimer McAuley
17 Feb
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Wicklow
Search as part of investigations into murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob resumes
Updated 17 Feb
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CRITICAL CARE UNIT
'This is a fiasco': Group who objected to Rotunda plans will not challenge any judicial review
17 Feb
19.9k
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Courts
Noel Long appeals cold case conviction for the murder of Nora Sheehan 44 years ago
17 Feb
14.2k
jeffrey epstein
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of 'cover-up' over Epstein files
17 Feb
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The Morning Lead
We asked Met Éireann if the weather is going to get better soon: they said no
The worst of the weather could start to migrate westwards, but it’s not going away just yet.
17 Feb
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