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Politics

Last week
15th February 2026 - 21st February 2026
Education
Government pauses controversial review of Special Needs Assistants after major backlash
17 Feb
23.9k
67
Michael Collins
TD says you would need a 'very strong stomach' to eat 'gunk' Hot School Meals
17 Feb
40.6k
68
RIP
Tributes flood in for US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson who has died aged 84
Updated 17 Feb
19.4k
31
Education
Over 40,000 people sign petition as hundreds of schools to lose Special Needs Assistant roles
17 Feb
9.3k
33
Texas
Lawyers for Seamus Culleton say they've won a temporary halt to his deportation from the US
17 Feb
29.5k
Republic Of Ireland
Uefa confirms no approval for games to be played in Israel, reiterates rules on refusal to play
The 42
17 Feb
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36
CRITICAL CARE UNIT
'This is a fiasco': Group who objected to Rotunda plans will not challenge any judicial review
17 Feb
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30
Peace Talks
Russian negotiators arrive in Geneva for talks to end the war in Ukraine
17 Feb
3.8k
64
jeffrey epstein
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of 'cover-up' over Epstein files
17 Feb
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91
Education
Hundreds of SNA posts at risk as schools told of cuts from September
Updated 16 Feb
28.6k
56
Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says
16 Feb
34.5k
57
Gaza
The EU will take part in Trump's Board of Peace meeting but is 'not becoming a member'
16 Feb
10.8k
55
skipping it
Mary Lou McDonald to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in the White House for a second year
16 Feb
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113
Hungary
Marco Rubio visits Viktor Orban as Hungarian leader trails in polls ahead of election
16 Feb
10.8k
86
Healthcare
Number of patients on trolleys over St Brigid’s bank holiday weekend down 25%
16 Feb
3.5k
13
The Morning Lead
'Deeply disappointing': HSE to close Baggot Street Hospital sale shortly
A ‘best bids’ process was used by the HSE, with reports that a hotelier has bought the property.
Christina Finn
16 Feb
38.2k
38
Keeping up with the Steens
Maria Steen is still being asked about her handbag
15 Feb
36.8k
81
Gaza
Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges
15 Feb
10.4k
76
deemed disposal
Simon Harris wants the 'squeezed middle' to be able to make substantial return on investments
15 Feb
57.7k
118
planning objections
Rotunda Hospital should stay where it is and be allowed to develop, its master says
15 Feb
8.7k
16
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
7.3k
airspace closures
Transport Minister says talks underway on air traffic controllers staffing to avoid more closures
15 Feb
7.6k
46
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
18.2k
109
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Does the US have concentration camps?
15 Feb
14.9k
49
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
14.3k
23
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
17.3k
This month
February 2026
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
7.5k
Boycott
'Unthinkable' for Ireland to play Israel in Nations League, says Mary Lou McDonald
Updated 14 Feb
18.0k
162
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
16.8k
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
24.3k
130
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
3.6k
Detainment
US to spend €32 billion to expand ICE detention centre capacity
14 Feb
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89
cancer services
Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time
14 Feb
12.1k
14
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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69
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
10.5k
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
12.4k
72
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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68
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