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2025
Heart Health
Almost 25% of people who used Irish Heart Foundation's mobile unit last year were referred to a GP
FactCheck
Debunked: No, Pope Francis didn’t open spiritual portals to other dimensions over Christmas
The symbolic act of opening Holy Doors for the Church’s Jubilee Year was drastically misrepresented by some online.
switch off for EVs
Sales of new electric vehicles fell by 24% last year, motor industry figures show
dog control
Kerry councillor says it’s ‘nonsense’ that map of sheep attacks can’t be published due to data concerns
freezing weather
Met Éireann warns of 'very disruptive weather' with snow and bitterly cold nights forecast
Hazardous travelling conditions are forecast for the weekend with significant accumulations in some areas.
Looking Back
Elections, Eurovision and Fine Gael departures: The most read articles on The Journal in 2024
A look at the top 20 stories on TheJournal.ie last year.
West Bank
News channel Al Jazeera ‘shocked’ by Palestinian Authority move to close its West Bank office
Public Sector Standards
Transparency International Ireland seeking essential reforms to improve access to information
Investigatessmoke screen
Irish tobacco companies look to vaping to safeguard bumper profits as cigarette sales fall
The Journal Investigates examines the ‘infiltration’ of the vaping industry in Ireland by ‘Big Tobacco’.
Tobacco companies have said their aim for vaping products is to ‘actively migrate adult smokers’
Several Irish vaping companies also recorded strong profit increases in their latest accounts
Some vaping firms are concerned about the association between their business and smoking
Ballymun
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after alleged assault of child by adult male at bus stop in Dublin
New Ross
Murder investigation launched following discovery of body in Co Wexford, as victim named locally
illegal net fishing
Over 100 fish recovered from illegal drift net spanning width of Kildare reservoir
Belfast
PSNI renew appeal for information on Martin Kelly, who went missing on New Year’s Day in 2006
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