Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Politics

Last year
2024
'Elbows are out' as tensions rise among government parties facing into election showdown
Humphreys is hanging up her 'political boots' as she dismisses a run for presidency
'There are enough lampposts for us all': O'Gorman on early election posters springing up
Ex-international referee Michelle O'Neill selected as Fianna Fáil general election candidate for Wexford
Whimbrel, Godwits, and Plovers: Government to purchase island on Lough Ree to protect habitats of endangered waders
Govt to kick Occupied Territories Bill to post-election despite opposition offering Dáil time next week
Spanner in the works for dissolving Dáil on Thursday due to president's schedule clash
Calls for ‘meaningful’ support for independent sector after Virgin Media reduces Tonight Show output
OPW hoped €336,000 bike shed would be 'adapted and reused' at other historic properties
'I'm resilient': Brian Stanley says Mary Lou McDonald has treated him 'appallingly'
The broadcast moratorium will be scrapped in advance of general election
Norma Foley says there are enough special ed places for every child in Dublin 15 - but parents disagree
Two parents who sit on the Dublin 15 Taskforce, dispute the Minister’s claim.
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Western leaders condemn North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launch
Opposition offer Dáil time next week to progress Occupied Territories Bill before election
Debunked: Photo of Obama’s visit to Ireland falsely said to show controversial NYC Trump rally
Labour joins FG and SF in pledging €200 per month childcare (and say it was their idea first)
Decks cleared to dissolve Dáil next week as Harris says he won't 'dilly dally' in calling election
Tánaiste in 'no doubt' that former CMO and NPHET members will appear before Covid inquiry
Irish base in Lebanon struck by suspected Hezbollah rocket - no troops injured
Brian Stanley confirms he's running in the general election as an Independent candidate
TheJournal.ie
podcast image
Parents show great restraint not rioting over childcare
Audio wave animation
35:19
Elon Musk ordered to appear at court hearing over $1 million-a-day giveaways in US election
Donald Trump boards branded garbage truck to highlight Biden gaffe at Wisconsin rally
The US President referred to Trump’s supporters as “garbage” while condemning remarks made by a comedian about Puerto Rico at a rally for the Republican nominee.
Revealed: How much each TD not running for election can get in exit payment and pensions
Outgoing TDs will be paid almost €4 million in pensions and payments in year after election
The Journal Investigates delves into the entitlements of the 29 TDs who are leaving politics.
Tánaiste formally requests that block on Occupied Territories Bill be removed
Covid-19 inquiry set to get underway but will have no power to compel witnesses or documents
‘We need answers’: Creeslough families meet ministers to push for public inquiry
Kamala Harris distances herself from Joe Biden's 'garbage' comments
Michael Healy-Rae’s Taylor Swift AI post ‘raises attention around the use of deepfakes’
Who do you think will win the US Presidential Election?
Prosecutors in Georgia launch investigation into alleged 'falsification' of elections
Warnings of spending cuts and tax increases precede Labour Government's budget announcement
Explainer: What is happening with the elections in Georgia?
Trump doubles down on immigrant bashing amid calls to apologise for comedian's racist jokes
Free prescription medicines and 40,000 extra healthcare staff included in Sinn Féin’s healthcare plan
Mary Lou McDonald shares her 'regrets' as she faces media after Sinn Féin crises
Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post decision not to endorse a presidential candidate
Green leader 'certainly open' to new coalition with FF and FG as Labour warn of 'conservative coalition'