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5th October 2025 - 11th October 2025

Presidential Election

Politicians at war over whether Connolly would hypothetically employ a rapist (she wouldn’t)

The gloves are really off now in the presidential election.

9 Oct

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language rights

"We won't be silenced, we celebrate Irish policy in face of UVF threats" - Conradh na Gaeilge

9 Oct

1.9k

spitting image

'What about the vegetables?' - Legend of Haughey (and Thatcher) gets retelling amid FF chaos

Updated 9 Oct

12.7k

Sponsored

From fire festivals and storytelling to feasting and folklore – celebrate Samhain this year

when it rains it pours

Who is Luke Combs, the country star headlining Slane Castle next summer?

9 Oct

11.4k

RTÉ Radio

Ray D'Arcy 'hugely' disappointed with RTÉ management as he leaves in shock move

D’Arcy had presented an afternoon show on RTÉ Radio One since 2015.

9 Oct

158k

Leaders' Questions

'I will not put my mother in UHL': Emotional Alan Kelly calls for new hospital for Mid-West

Updated 9 Oct

24.0k

Courts

Woman worked with boyfriend to shoot two men found dead on lake island, court hears

9 Oct

24.4k

Consumer Price Index

Consumer prices rise by highest annual rate since March 2024, with pound of butter up 68 cents

9 Oct

7.0k

Sponsored

Check out all of the Samhain celebrations taking place across the country this month

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Oct 9

Kilkenny

Blending harvest celebration with centuries-old local legends

Galway City

Galway City reclaims Samhain’s ancient Celtic origins with Gaillimh Ah-Boo

Meath & Louth

Explore the origins of Halloween with a five-week celebration rooted in ancient stories

Longford & Westmeath

“Samhain: Fire, Folklore & Feasting” – a celebration of ancient Celtic highways

Kerry

Samhain Chiarraí: A Kerry Halloween is a four-week celebration

Fingal

The Festival of Fire & Light brings Halloween to life in North County Dublin

Limerick

Limerick’s Home of Halloween Festival 2025 will transform streets, towns, and villages

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For Sale

HSE puts landmark former Baggot Street hospital up for sale

9 Oct

18.5k

slane castle

US country star Luke Combs confirmed as next year's Slane headliner

9 Oct

20.1k

Breakthrough

In Pictures: Here's how people in Israel and Palestine celebrated news of the ceasefire deal

Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal that could end the war.

9 Oct

4.7k

walls closing in

Four councillors lodge challenge to Housing Minister's plans to make apartments smaller

9 Oct

11.7k

Gaza

Gaza ceasefire deal: Israeli cabinet to vote on first phase of plan agreed with Hamas overnight

Hamas is to release all hostages while Israel will pull its troops back to an agreed line, US President Donald Trump said.

Updated 9 Oct

27.4k

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Investigation

NI justice minister says 'line was crossed' when 'mob' showed up at her home last night

9 Oct

11.5k

meet the mccartneys

Saoirse Ronan reportedly set to play Linda McCartney opposite Paul Mescal in Beatles biopics

Updated 9 Oct

11.2k

32m

legal background

Bar Council says ‘cab-rank rule’ is 'fundamental' as Connolly faces questions over barrister work

9 Oct

35.5k

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Value for Money

Audit finds value for money issues and excessive number of credit cards at Inland Fisheries Ireland

9 Oct

16.4k

The Daily Poll

Should plant-based foods be able to use words like ‘burger’ and ‘steak’?

9 Oct

16.3k

112

Palestine

What's been agreed in the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal?

9 Oct

7.9k

Waste Water

Raw sewage is being discharged into water near 15 towns across Ireland every day

9 Oct

22.4k

Face off

Connolly and Humphreys will do a head-to-head Áras debate for the first time this evening

9 Oct

15.6k

119

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The “first phase” of a Gaza ceasefire, house prices in Ireland are eight times more than average earnings and Dolly Parton reassured her fans that she is alive.

9 Oct

3.0k

Opinion

Lynn Ruane: Pepper spray may be coming to Irish prisons - but you can't reduce violence through violence

Lynn Ruane

9 Oct

6.6k

Calling Time

Union want Ireland to follow Scotland's lead in legislating for abuse of bar and retail staff

9 Oct

10.9k

House Prices

Average houses prices are now eight times average earnings, according to MyHome.ie

9 Oct

12.3k

sorry about that

Micheál Martin's leadership intact as he apologises to FF during marathon five-hour meeting

The party has agreed to conduct a review of how it handled its presidential election process.

Jane Matthews

9 Oct

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The Morning Lead

Tens of thousands of pre-school age children in Gaza are starving to death

A new study in The Lancet is based on examinations of 219,783 children from January 2024 to August 2025.

Stephen McDermott

9 Oct

3.9k

Dublin

Planning permission refused for proposed six-storey hotel on Baggot Street

8 Oct

19.4k

Not happy

Civil servants' review of Budget 2026 shows poverty will rise next year

8 Oct

14.7k

Manchester

Synagogue killer rang 999 pledging allegiance to Islamic State during attack, UK police say

8 Oct

4.7k

Plus ça change

Emmanuel Macron to name new French prime minister within 48 hours

8 Oct

4.8k

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Kerry

Fourteen households served with eviction notices from Killarney homes owned by investment fund

8 Oct

35.7k

Evening wrap

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

8 Oct

3.8k

Drugs Seizure

Over €8m worth of drugs seized during operation aimed at dismantling criminal organisation

In the course of the operation, search warrants were executed at 16 properties across five counties.

8 Oct

15.4k

still working 9 to 5

'I ain't dead yet!': Dolly Parton reassures fans after sister asked for prayers for the singer

Updated 8 Oct

36.1k

Courts

Garda superintendent spared conviction for 'limited' public order offence

8 Oct

19.6k

good tv

The UK's Celebrity Traitors airs tonight - who's on it and what's the prize?

Updated 8 Oct

34.7k

Wildfires

Man arrested accused of deliberately starting deadly fire in Los Angeles earlier this year

8 Oct

6.8k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: How did Budget 2026 impact you? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

TheJournal.ie reader

8 Oct

4.9k