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Politics

January
January 2025
Biden administration announces $8 billion arms sale to Israel
US prepares for the funeral of former president Jimmy Carter, who died aged 100
Gaza civil defence says 19 killed, including eight children, in Israeli strikes
Government formation talks to be picked back up on Monday after Christmas holidays
South Korea in political crisis after president resists arrest
Judge sets date for Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case, but signals no jail time
Trump-backed Mike Johnson re-elected US House speaker in close vote
Debunked: Tommy Robinson was jailed for lying, not ‘for telling the truth’ as Elon Musk claims
Police in South Korea call off arrest of President following standoff with secret service
The impeached president faces imprisonment or, at worst, the death penalty.
US special forces soldier named as man who died in Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel
Kerry councillor says it’s ‘nonsense’ that map of sheep attacks can’t be published due to data concerns
Elections, Eurovision and Fine Gael departures: The most read articles on The Journal in 2024
A look at the top 20 stories on TheJournal.ie last year.
A look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025 in US politics
Poland takes over EU presidency from Viktor Orban's Hungary
Last year
2024
Who are the political parties putting forward in the Seanad election?
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
Limerick mayor asked Taoiseach to give over half of €14 billion Apple tax money to Munster
Northern Ireland Minister for the Economy to run in Seanad election
'A thoroughly decent man of great integrity': Tributes paid to former US president Jimmy Carter
The 39th President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner died at his home in Georgia yesterday aged 100.
Around 320,000 women estimated to have accessed free contraception scheme this year
Irish Air Corps to receive four new helicopters at a cost of close to €92 million
Not allowing Irish citizens to take up jobs in NI civil service was 'illegal', SDLP warned
Photos backed up Sinn Féin's stance that republicans had not hidden 'spiked weapons' on roofs
Former US president Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100
The former president and Nobel peace laureate died at his home on Sunday afternoon.
Tánaiste 'deeply concerned' by Israeli raid on one of north Gaza's last functioning hospitals
Opinion editor of German newspaper resigns after Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in op-ed
Our best explanations of 2024
Tourism Ireland plan delayed because David Trimble objected to Britain being called 'overseas'
DUP accused government of being 'scared of the provos' after IRA abduction
Veteran republican Bobby Tohill was abducted in Belfast in 2004, damaging Sinn Féin’s reputation amid peace process talks.
Man posing as Republican group made credible threat to poison English water supplies in 1990s
Badenoch urged to apologise or face ‘action’ from Farage over Reform party numbers row
The political highs and lows of 2024: 10 defining moments
From the (many) resignations, two referendums, three elections and a partridge in a pear tree.
Stakeknife revelations left republicans 'paralysed and damaged', confidential records show
Ireland warned US that labelling IRA a terrorist organisation might encourage more people to join
The issue was a talking point during Bertie Ahern’s visit to Washington DC in March 2001, newly released documents show.
Jack Lynch confused over request by James Joyce's son to bring his body back to Ireland
A loyalist paramilitary was caught by police in the 1990s... because he took a shower