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2024
Irish Coast Guard urges sea swimmers and coastal walkers to 'put safety first' over Christmas
Man (30s) charged in connection with €185,000 drugs seizure in Cork
McDonald says Micheál Martin is 'running shy' on the United Ireland issue
Just 12 trucks able to deliver aid to northern Gaza since October, Oxfam says
Suspect arrested after woman set on fire on New York subway train
Panamanian president rejects Trump's threat to take control of Panama Canal
Belfast City Airport reopens following emergency landing incident on runway
Meet Luce, the new anime mascot of the Catholic Church
'We're back already': Eamon Ryan says Green demise isn't like last time
As he prepares to leave frontline politics, Eamon Ryan sat down with journalists for an in-depth interview.
He shared what he thinks about Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and his advice for the next climate minister - some serious, some amusing.
As for the Green Party, he feels it is "back" already despite its election defeat - and talks about how he thinks it was "attacked from behind".
Quiz: How much do you know about Christmas threes?
Money Diaries: An architectural graduate on €35K living in Dublin
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Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Tens of thousands protest in Serbian capital over fatal train station accident
Liverpool hit Tottenham for six and extend lead at top after nine-goal thriller
Tributes continue to Gearóid Ó Cairealláin, Irish language activist and father of Kneecap star
Bournemouth condemn Man United to another heavy home defeat
At least nine dead in Brazil plane crash, say authorities
Four women and boy confirmed as those killed in German Christmas market attack
More than 2,700 cyclists treated in hospital after road incidents over two year period
Young woman killed in Co Limerick hit and run had celebrated birth of baby son three weeks ago
Which politician do you think had the best year politically?
Church spire collapses to ground in flames after lightning strike in Co Clare
While firefighters prepared to tackle the blaze the timber spire collapsed onto the ground below before them.
Israeli strikes kill 28 Palestinians, as school and family home targeted
Sitdown Sunday: On the hunt for Vincent van Gogh's lost masterpiece
Man (30s) dies in single-vehicle collision in Co Offaly
These are the winners and losers from the Irish political year 2024
As picked by The Journal team.
This year, The Journal team announced its political awards via The Candidate podcast.
We hand out a number of gongs for awards such as the Minister Who Gets Shit Done, the Must Try Harder Merit and chat about the Ah Here Moment of the Year and Whoopsie of the Year.
The top award, Politician of the Year, was put to a vote which was counted by PR-STV.
Wet and windy day ahead as weather warnings stay in place in west
Irish politicians love 'giveaway' budgets, but stealth taxes mean we're often left no better off
Opinion: We should try to reduce the harm caused by Christmas excess as much as possible
Michael Ledden & Kathryn Ledden
Mary Lou McDonald: 'I can safely say 2024 was the toughest year of my life'
Apart from her party not performing as she would have wanted in the election, McDonald has experienced personal challenges this year.
Hold your horses and tour this grand equestrian estate in Churchtown, Co Cork
Quiz: Which chocolate from a tin of Christmas sweets is this?
Larry Donnelly: Who were the 2024 political winners and losers here and in the US?
Larry Donnelly
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
Irish soldiers in EU Battlegroup could be deployed to Ukraine for peacekeeping in event of truce
Irish soldiers will undertake a two-year deployment as part of the EU Battlegroup.
Leinster hold off spirited Connacht rally to edge Aviva interpro
Gabriel Jesus punishes Palace again as five-star Arsenal close gap on Liverpool
Woman (20s) dead after hit and run collision in Rathkeale