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Politics

The Morning Lead
Government braces for 'significant pressure' on hospitals with flu, Covid-19 and RSV circulating
The HSE is understood to be seeking to expand the provision of the children’s flu vaccine in schools next year.
Christina Finn
1 hr ago
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Yesterday
9th December 2025
Venezuela
Cancellation of Nobel Peace Prize event raises questions over Maria Corina Machado's whereabouts
3 hrs ago
10.3k
Phone pouches
Majority of €9m set aside for mobile phone 'storage solutions' has been drawn down by schools
Updated 7 hrs ago
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83
Explainer
A 'faster' assessment of need process promised, but still no timeline to get waitlist down
7 hrs ago
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17
Cara Darmody
Teenage disability rights advocate begins 50-hour sleep-out protest during Storm Bram
8 hrs ago
6.1k
20
Controversy
Minister admits it was 'misconceived' for department to post video with advice on moving back in with parents
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty raised the video during Leaders’ Questions this afternoon, calling it “patronising”.
Updated 9 hrs ago
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81
Security
Drones during Zelenskyy visit were an attack by Russia - EU Council President
10 hrs ago
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82
FactCheck
Debunked: Ireland has not given ‘billions of euros’ to Zelenskyy
12 hrs ago
4.6k
Water Pollution
'Bad day for clean water': EU votes to extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by three years
13 hrs ago
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Friends like these
Taoiseach says government has 'concerns' about Trump's new policy towards Europe
14 hrs ago
7.7k
The Morning Lead
'Not good enough': Black questions whether Occupied Territories Bill is still a government priority
Senator Frances Black says the Occupied Territories Bill is a test for this government and whether it meant what it said at the height of the genocide.
Christina Finn
9 Dec
7.1k
107
Monday
8th December 2025
esri report
Ireland outperforms North on disposable income and life expectancy - but not on employment
8 Dec
10.9k
61
keeping an eye
Irish and British monitor first sailing of Russian 'Shadow Fleet' ship in Irish Sea
Niall O'Connor
8 Dec
33.6k
Offaly
Edenderry murders: Gardaí probing whether result of prison fight was motive for attack on home
Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt, 60, were entirely innocent victims in the blaze.
Updated 8 Dec
59.9k
Housing Crisis
Government video on how to cope with moving back in with parents slammed as 'dystopian'
8 Dec
40.9k
110
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Probe into deadly Offaly fire continues, Zelenskyy in London and Ellen Walshe makes history at swimming championships
Updated 8 Dec
4.2k
This week
7th December 2025 - 10th December 2025
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Connolly isn't the only one talking about Germany's military-industrial complex
7 Dec
22.4k
55
Analysis
Why headlines of Irish household wealth ‘doubling' don’t tell the full story
If you were surprised at those headlines during the week and were looking for a simple answer … well, there is one.
Paul O'Donoghue
7 Dec
13.2k
Dear Landlord
Government emailing landlords planning evictions asking them not to proceed, ahead of new rules
Landlords are being ‘encouraged to maintain all current tenancies’ in letters and emails seen by The Journal.
Eoghan Dalton
7 Dec
97.0k
115
Last week
30th November 2025 - 6th December 2025
Wicklow
March date for reopening of Bray to Greystones cliff walk will be 'challenging'
6 Dec
10.6k
34
Washington
US is still Europe's biggest ally, says EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas
6 Dec
7.6k
135
abortion laws
'No scientific support' for mandatory abortion waiting period, IFPA says
6 Dec
6.8k
Election Promises
Have kids in creche? They'll probably have grown out of it by time €200 childcare promise happens
6 Dec
9.9k
50
Drew Harris accommodation
TD demands answers on timeline surrounding when accommodation for Drew Harris was leased by Gardaí
6 Dec
11.0k
Vaccines
US vaccine panel votes to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns
5 Dec
13.7k
48
British-Irish Council
Taoiseach backs Eurovision boycott but DUP says it 'won’t make a jot of difference'
5 Dec
25.0k
Drones
Gardaí launch investigation into drones breaching no-fly zone for Zelenskyy's Dublin visit
Updated 5 Dec
10.2k
114
Greater Dublin
€1.3bn Dublin Drainage Project can proceed after Uisce Éireann reaches judicial review settlement
5 Dec
7.6k
15
Comedy
Arts Council to make supports available for comedians in upcoming funding rounds
5 Dec
4.0k
22
what's occurring?
Mad or delighted? We can't tell how the Taoiseach feels about driving the Gavin and Stacey bus
The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and foreign affairs minister piled onto Dave’s Coaches for the British-Irish Council Summit.
5 Dec
17.1k
42
nah vienna
Ireland and three other countries are out - so what will next year's Eurovision look like?
Broadcasters have until mid-December to decide whether they’re in or out.
Updated 5 Dec
17.1k
127
Newshound Quiz
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
5 Dec
9.9k
8
ankle monitors
Electronic tagging pilot project for those on temporary release and bail to be rolled out
5 Dec
5.0k
34
Delays
Health Minister says it 'makes no sense' that Children's Hospital hasn't been finished on time
5 Dec
9.6k
61
liz truss
'I'm back': Liz Truss launches new show that promises to 'take on the deep state'
5 Dec
16.8k
34
The Morning Lead
Questions over why health insurers are raising prices repeatedly throughout the year
All of Ireland's main health insurance companies increased their prices at least twice this year, while Irish Life Health has raised its prices four times in twelve months
Companies blame the increases on a rise in claims, but new figures from the health insurance watchdog show that this rise is now slowing sharply.
Labour Party TD Marie Sherlock said "good explanations" are not being offered for the increase in premium prices.
5 Dec
11.8k
73
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
4 Dec
4.7k
Ukraine
Vladimir Putin says Russia 'should engage', not obstruct US talks on Ukraine
Updated 4 Dec
22.2k
139
the park
Garda stationed near Phoenix Park says Drew Harris was 'shielded from cost-of-living crisis'
Updated 4 Dec
113k
Future Me problem
President Catherine Connolly won't make decision on what to do with salary until new year
4 Dec
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