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DSPCA urges public to adopt from rescue centres and avoid 'staged' puppy farms for Christmas
Christmas Dip
Irish Coast Guard urges sea swimmers and coastal walkers to 'put safety first' over Christmas
big interview
'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".
Belfast
Tributes continue to Gearóid Ó Cairealláin, Irish language activist and father of Kneecap star
Rathkeale
Young woman killed in Co Limerick hit and run had celebrated birth of baby son three weeks ago
Ruan
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.
Political Awards
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.
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