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February 2026

Social Media

Government accused of ‘soft-pedalling’ on reforms to regulate big tech

8 Feb

3.5k

All Talk

Frustrated residents of flood-hit Waterford meet with minister as more rain forecast

8 Feb

8.8k

London

Irishman Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff over Mandelson appointment

McSweeney has said he takes “full responsibility” for advising the UK Prime Minister to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US.

8 Feb

31.9k

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Irish Farmers Association

Minister ‘disappointed’ in farmer protests against Bord Bia chief

8 Feb

19.7k

Simon Community

Taoiseach to officially open ‘game changer’ facility for homeless people

8 Feb

22.4k

PodcastThe Candidate

The political culture war over cycling

Moscow

Suspect in shooting of Russian general arrested in Dubai

8 Feb

13.3k

Evacuation

Seven Palestinian children arrive in Ireland for medical treatment

8 Feb

6.5k

7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: The Dublin suburb dubbed 'Ireland's Brooklyn'

8 Feb

54.4k

West Bank

Former Hamas leader rejects disarmament as 694 Palestinians forcefully displaced in January

8 Feb

7.8k

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Interpol’s not giving up on extraditing Daniel Kinahan, Gordon Brown says Starmer in ‘serious’ situation and Gardaí appeal for help in missing person case…

8 Feb

3.8k

Epstein files

Starmer leadership crisis is 'serious', Gordon Brown says

8 Feb

5.0k

Analysis

Ten years young for the Social Democrats — is it becoming a viable alternative for some SF voters?

With the party seeing a boost in the polls questions are being asked if some Sinn Féin voters are migrating to the Soc Dems.

Christina Finn

8 Feb

11.4k

at home with jack

40 years on, his legend lives on in Ireland - here’s what happened when I met Jack Charlton

Eanna Brophy

7 Feb

12.7k

socdems national conference

Holly Cairns says coalition is an 'endless doom loop of failure' and calls for Triple Lock vote

7 Feb

14.0k

SocDems' proposal to tackle deepfakes: Everyone should get copyright of their own image and voice

7 Feb

8.8k

Age Restrictions

Parents would support social media ban for children, says Tánaiste

7 Feb

3.7k

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alleged misconduct

Police say Peter Mandelson probe is 'complex', after thousands of documents seized from properties

7 Feb

5.3k

white house visit

Holly Cairns says Taoiseach should visit Trump on St Patrick's Day

7 Feb

10.5k

illness

Mairead McGuinness reveals severe post-viral syndrome led to her withdrawal from presidential race

McGuinness said that upon announcing her health issues publicly, “a lot of people presumed I was dying”.

7 Feb

37.6k

Time For Peace

US wants Russia and Ukraine to end war by June, says Zelenskyy

7 Feb

4.4k

FactCheck

The EU-India trade deal has far-right extremists convinced that 'white genocide' is imminent

7 Feb

9.3k

Epstein files

Calls for UCD to revoke award given to Noam Chomsky over Epstein links

7 Feb

21.2k

Epstein files

'Let's stop the games': Clintons call for their Epstein testimony to be public

7 Feb

11.5k

big interview

Sick notes and full crèches: Holly Cairns details the Dáil's failure to support mothers

The Social Democrats leader sits down with The Journal to talk women in politics and whether she could do business with Sinn Féin.

Christina Finn

7 Feb

27.6k

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The Morning Lead

'Derisory' payments for expert witnesses are causing significant problems at trials

The inability to acquire the services of a psychiatrist for trial reports is cropping up with “alarming frequency” in criminal trials in Ireland.

7 Feb

8.2k

Gaza

Holly Cairns says government is trying to 'gut or shelve' the Occupied Territories bill

Christina Finn

6 Feb

8.9k

St Patrick's Day

Taoiseach receives formal invitation from Donald Trump to visit the White House in March

6 Feb

21.6k

Catherine Connolly

President gets quizzed on world affairs by young activists on final day of visit to the North

6 Feb

5.9k

summer by-elections

Dublin Central and Galway West voters get ready: The by-elections have been earmarked for 22 May

6 Feb

4.0k

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Dublin

'It was like it was put in a washing machine': Clontarf Baths battered by overnight flooding

6 Feb

27.6k

jack chambers

Minister says judicial reviews by residents have stalled progress on flood relief schemes

6 Feb

7.2k

Gulf talks

US-Iran nuclear talks begin in Oman amid high tensions after Trump's military threat

Updated 6 Feb

4.5k

Gregory Campbell

DUP MP defends Connolly encounter and says 'Londonderry' should have been mentioned in speech

6 Feb

24.6k

104

epsein files

Leadership questions intensify around Keir Starmer amid anger over Peter Mandelson scandal

6 Feb

4.2k

Press Freedom

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on Monday after national security trial

6 Feb

4.7k

Addiction

National Drugs Strategy is 'unbudgeted and speaks of services that don't exist', says Gannon

5 Feb

6.7k

news wrap

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

5 Feb

5.4k

north earl street

Man in his 80s killed and three hospitalised after Bus Éireann bus crashes in Dublin city centre

Updated 5 Feb

185k

High Stakes

'I don’t do ultimatums unless they come from my wife,' Bord Bia chair tells TDs

5 Feb

31.0k