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Politics

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February 2026
deemed disposal
Simon Harris wants the 'squeezed middle' to be able to make substantial return on investments
15 Feb
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planning objections
Rotunda Hospital should stay where it is and be allowed to develop, its master says
15 Feb
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lubricating the diplomacy
Going nuclear and the King of Pop: Inside three days of the Munich Security Conference
This weekend News Correspondent Niall O’Connor reported from the Munich Security Conference.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
15 Feb
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airspace closures
Transport Minister says talks underway on air traffic controllers staffing to avoid more closures
15 Feb
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Kaja Kallas
EU diplomatic chief calls for member states to move towards a European mutual defence strategy
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
15 Feb
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7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Does the US have concentration camps?
15 Feb
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Analysis
Why is Revolut so interested in the number of Irish social media users getting scammed?
An estimated 80% of payment fraud originates from social media – and banks are often the ones left to foot the bill.
Paul O'Donoghue
15 Feb
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The Morning Lead
Unease from Fianna Fáil MEPs at EU plan to use 'third countries' to hold asylum seekers
The plan would allow Ireland and other member states to use so-called ‘third countries’ to hold asylum seekers in immigration ‘hubs’.
Eoghan Dalton
15 Feb
17.4k
munich security conference
From secret talks on nuclear weapons to Viktor Orbán's belly - Day Two at Munich Conference
The Journal is in Munich covering the three day event and has been chatting to global policymakers and military leaders.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
14 Feb
7.6k
Boycott
'Unthinkable' for Ireland to play Israel in Nations League, says Mary Lou McDonald
Updated 14 Feb
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Helen McEntee
Minister says Irish Government disagrees with Rubio's Munich comments on 'climate change cult'
Helen McEntee, who is also Defence Minister, was speaking to The Journal today in Munich as she attended meetings.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
14 Feb
16.9k
Diplomatic Mission
Rubio tells Munich Security Conference UN has played 'no role' in resolving world's conflicts
Rubio’s speech this year was much more conciliatory in tone than Vance’s diatribe last year and said that the US and Europe should work together.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
Updated 14 Feb
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Weather warnings, police from other countries potentially helping with security for EU Presidency and US to expand ICE detention centres.
14 Feb
3.7k
Detainment
US to spend €32 billion to expand ICE detention centre capacity
14 Feb
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cancer services
Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time
14 Feb
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The Morning Lead
Minister says he's open to police from other countries helping with security for EU Presidency
Concerns have been raised that gaps in Ireland’s military and security capabilities could put events held during the presidency of the bloc under threat.
Niall O'Connor
Reports from Munich
14 Feb
9.5k
SEAMUS CULLETON
Politicians say past legal issues should not stop help for Irish man in 'subhuman' US detention
“An outstanding bench warrant does not make the punishment he is receiving now justified in any way, shape or form,” Duncan Smith said.
Jane Matthews
14 Feb
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good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
13 Feb
6.5k
Camp Montana
Deaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held
13 Feb
10.6k
vape ban
Taoiseach says Government would consider ban on vaping in cars carrying children
13 Feb
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55
security conference
A year on from the JD Vance speech that stunned Europe, what can we expect in Munich?
Jaws were on the floor last year when Vance rode in to declare there was a “new sheriff in town” – will the message from Marco Rubio this year be different?
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
13 Feb
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women and infants
'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
‘Health infrastructure is critical infrastructure. Simple as that,’ says Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Christina Finn
Updated 13 Feb
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Epstein files
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim
13 Feb
19.9k
Nations League
FAI called on to boycott Ireland's matches against Israel but Taoiseach says they should go ahead
Ireland has been drawn into the same group as Israel, Austria and Kosovo for the Nations League.
Updated 13 Feb
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238
London
UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
13 Feb
5.3k
defamation reform
‘Much-needed clarity’: Defamation reform Bill passes Oireachtas after decade-long campaign
13 Feb
3.7k
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Football
Israel have ‘no concerns’ over travel to Ireland as dates for Nations League matches confirmed
13 Feb
6.1k
trump administration
Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves White House job less than a year after appointment
13 Feb
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Fine Gael
Three seeking to be Fine Gael candidate for Galway West by-election
12 Feb
9.8k
23
Joe O'Reilly
'Lovely surprise': A Fine Gael senator won a car on last week’s Late Late Show
12 Feb
25.2k
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come in out of the rain
Waiting in the rain for a bus? Just three shelters were built in Dublin last year
12 Feb
10.7k
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five stories, five minutes, five o’clock…
Updated 12 Feb
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PodcastThe Candidate
The illusion of safety for 'undocumented Irish'
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Public Accounts
TDs are 'sick to the teeth' of the children’s science centre saga
12 Feb
9.4k
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incredible scenes
'Washed-up loser lawyer!' - How Pam Bondi's hearing on Epstein descended into yelling and chaos
The five-hour hearing saw Democrats round on the US attorney general over her department’s handling of the release of the Epstein files.
Jane Moore
12 Feb
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7 Feb
Controversy
Government wins late night vote in support of embattled Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin
12 Feb
10.6k
Cash OUt
Tánaiste says Irish savers are being short-changed on returns (and he wants more people investing)
11 Feb
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Rent reforms
'You couldn't care less': Taoiseach gets defensive as rent reforms face criticism
Updated 11 Feb
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Housing vs tourism
Tensions between ministers over short-term lets amid questions over 'grace period' for owners
11 Feb
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14
Action Plan
Ireland must act now to appoint counter-drone security coordinator, MEP says
11 Feb
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