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October 2025

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Former minister calls plan to pay asylum seekers more to return home 'window dressing'

14 Oct

10.9k

scoliosis

Trouble ahead for Harris as he faces no confidence motion over spinal surgery controversies

Updated 14 Oct

18.0k

Housing Crisis

'It is a prime location': Baggot St Hospital snubbed for housing use raised with Taoiseach

14 Oct

12.8k

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bye bye bye

Greens shoot off as a former TD and an ex-Senator both leave the party

14 Oct

30.6k

Leaders' Questions

Government accused of deference to energy companies as McDonald hits out at 'rip off' bills

14 Oct

12.7k

Qualification once again

Independent Ireland wants the North and the Republic to merge into 'one super soccer team'

14 Oct

26.3k

Washington DC

Irish ambassador to US Geraldine Byrne Nason to stay on in role amid choppy diplomatic waters

14 Oct

10.1k

Northern Ireland

UK Supreme Court to hear Labour government's appeal of Troubles Legacy Act ruling

14 Oct

2.8k

From 'sorry if' to bankrobber jibes: The key takeaways from the Pat Kenny Áras debate

Both candidates were less combative than we have seen them before.

14 Oct

55.8k

104

one to ten

Player Ratings: How did the two candidates (and Pat Kenny) fare in the Newstalk Áras debate?

14 Oct

35.2k

As it happened

Connolly and Humphreys grilled on past records in Pat Kenny-helmed debate

It was the first debate to feature actual podiums.

Updated 14 Oct

21.3k

Presidential Election

Paul Murphy sends legal letter to Humphreys over 'grossly defamatory' remarks during debate

14 Oct

32.0k

Rental Market

Cabinet to sign off on publicly accessible register on what landlords are charging renters

14 Oct

13.9k

Irish Aid

Ireland to give funds for aid and reconstruction of Gaza in the coming months, says Tánaiste

14 Oct

10.5k

Sharm el-Sheikh

US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey sign declaration as guarantors of Gaza peace deal

While the Palestinian president is in attendance, Benhamin Netanyahu will not attend.

Updated 13 Oct

17.6k

Aras 2025

Shane O'Farrell's mother pushes back on Humphreys' claim she did 'everything she could' for family

13 Oct

48.3k

Gaza

Simon Harris says it's 'unlikely' Irish peacekeepers will be deployed to Gaza 'at this stage'

13 Oct

3.7k

Knesset

Trump hails 'historic dawn of a new Middle East' during speech to Israel's parliament

Updated 13 Oct

20.3k

257

labour of love

Ex-Labour leader Brendan Howlin 'supporting Connolly' despite being photographed with Humphreys

Meanwhile, Alan Kelly confirmed today that he will be voting for the Fine Gael candidate.

13 Oct

23.7k

102

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Hamas releases hostages, behind the lobbying against alcohol labels and the post-mortem of Barry Daly.

13 Oct

3.7k

your stories

We want to hear your thoughts on Michael D Higgins' presidency

12 Oct

25.7k

Leinster House

Connolly to consider publishing correspondence on Garda clearance for employee

12 Oct

84.6k

Frontrunner

Catherine Connolly, who has been the underdog ‘all her life’, on her presidential vision

12 Oct

16.6k

130

Taliban

Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes, officials say

12 Oct

6.0k

aras25

Candidates have second head-to-head debate as poll shows Humphreys trailing behind

12 Oct

35.5k

135

The Daily Poll

How many keepie-uppies can you do?

12 Oct

13.4k

ceasefire deal

Hamas and Israel captive exchange set to take place tomorrow morning

12 Oct

3.8k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Two fatal road traffic collisions, childcare costs and the National Guard cannot deploy in Chicago.

12 Oct

4.0k

Analysis

Let’s be clear: Ireland’s hospitality VAT rate will not be passed onto consumers

Once more for the people at the back: lower prices are neither the aim nor the likely outcome here.

Paul O'Donoghue

12 Oct

25.8k

HSE SELLING UP

State bodies at odds as Housing Department says it was never offered the Baggot Street Hospital

12 Oct

16.4k

Fianna Fáil

Micheál Martin apologises to Fianna Fáil membership for 'clear failure' in selecting Jim Gavin

11 Oct

19.2k

aras25

Micheál Martin says he's 'glad' Jim Gavin paid the money back to previous tenant

11 Oct

10.8k

Fianna Gael

Humphreys thanks Micheál Martin for saying he plans to vote for her

11 Oct

11.1k

118

Grand Parade

Large Garda presence at far-right protest in Cork city

11 Oct

39.0k

RSF

'The world remains silent': At least 60 dead after drone strike in Sudan's El-Fasher

11 Oct

14.9k

investment opportunity

Burnt-out home on sale for 225k is a 'case study' for why we're in a housing crisis

11 Oct

64.3k

113

CHECKUP

Trump is in 'excellent health', according to his doctor

11 Oct

16.7k

107

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Twenty-five men are taking fresh civil cases against Michael Shine, The Journal accompanied the two remaining president candidates on the campaign trail and Israel carried out overnight strikes on Lebanon.

11 Oct

4.3k

SOUTHERN LEBANON

Lebanon condemns overnight Israeli strikes that killed one

11 Oct

7.3k

Humble Pie

'Fianna Fáilers have no one to vote for': Martin could be met with more angry faces at annual dinner

The party faithful are set to gather for an annual dinner in Dublin tonight.

Christina Finn

11 Oct

16.9k