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Politics

This month
January 2025
say it ain't so joe
Biden says he could have defeated Trump but admits he may have been too old for another term
8 Jan
12.6k
71
government formation talks
Are the Healy-Raes credible partners for government formation? Micheál Martin says they are
Micheál Martin says he has had substantive talks with Michael and Danny Healy Rae.
8 Jan
16.3k
17
Genocide
Ireland has now officially intervened in South Africa's case against Israel in The Hague
8 Jan
11.3k
Govt formation
SocDems say only 'small tweaks' are on the table in Government talks as they weigh withdrawing
7 Jan
14.0k
88
Sinn Féin
Mary Lou McDonald pays tribute to republican ‘patriot’ Ted Howell during funeral service
7 Jan
30.6k
Paris
France remembers victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks 10 years on
7 Jan
5.5k
NTA
Online applications for wheelchair-accessible taxi grant closes ‘after just 15 minutes’
7 Jan
24.6k
33
coffee shops
Independent Dublin baristas may get leg up as councillors call out dominance of coffee chains
7 Jan
15.6k
33
Reeling In The Years
Simon Harris says calling Trump an ‘awful gowl’ was lighthearted
7 Jan
29.2k
205
snail's pace
Getting a government up and running by 22 January increasingly viewed as unrealistic
Taoiseach Simon Harris says a government should be in place by the end of the month.
Updated 7 Jan
19.6k
126
let us know
Open Thread: Who do you want to see running for President this year?
7 Jan
21.4k
233
Savings
Bank of Ireland to cut interest rates on 12 and 18-month fixed term deposits
Updated 7 Jan
15.4k
26
Resignation
Canada's Justin Trudeau to resign as Prime Minister after almost a decade in power
Updated 6 Jan
38.6k
180
US politics
US Congress certifies Trump's election victory, four years after Capitol riots
6 Jan
10.7k
back around the table
Government formation talks resume after break with aim for draft programme to be ready next week
6 Jan
7.5k
96
Arrest Warrant
South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon arrest as deadline looms
5 Jan
6.3k
ann telnaes
Washington Post cartoonist quits after sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump rejected
5 Jan
33.9k
113
talks breakdown
Austria's chancellor to step down in 'coming days' after coalition talks break down
4 Jan
7.6k
52
Allies
Biden administration announces $8 billion arms sale to Israel
4 Jan
21.7k
Jimmy Carter
US prepares for the funeral of former president Jimmy Carter, who died aged 100
4 Jan
10.6k
24
Israel
Gaza civil defence says 19 killed, including eight children, in Israeli strikes
4 Jan
4.4k
Back To Business
Government formation talks to be picked back up on Monday after Christmas holidays
4 Jan
9.0k
80
yoon suk yeol
South Korea in political crisis after president resists arrest
4 Jan
8.1k
New York
Judge sets date for Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case, but signals no jail time
3 Jan
11.5k
US politics
Trump-backed Mike Johnson re-elected US House speaker in close vote
3 Jan
7.4k
FactCheck
Debunked: Tommy Robinson was jailed for lying, not ‘for telling the truth’ as Elon Musk claims
3 Jan
21.1k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Femicide in Ireland, cold snap under way and a South Korean standoff.
3 Jan
5.4k
Seoul
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.
Updated 3 Jan
11.2k
Las Vegas
US special forces soldier named as man who died in Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel
Updated 2 Jan
77.3k
127
dog control
Kerry councillor says it’s ‘nonsense’ that map of sheep attacks can’t be published due to data concerns
2 Jan
17.8k
70
Looking Back
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.
2 Jan
6.4k
5
TheJournal.ie
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Podcast The Explainer
A look back at 2024 and ahead to 2025 in US politics
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46:19
European Union
Poland takes over EU presidency from Viktor Orban's Hungary
1 Jan
11.2k
78
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Garda investigations in Roscommon and Wexford, a minimum wage increase and expansion of the EU Schengen Zone.
Updated 1 Jan
7.8k
7
Last month
December 2024
The Runners and Riders
Who are the political parties putting forward in the Seanad election?
31 Dec 2024
15.3k
43
Seoul
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
31 Dec 2024
4.0k
core funding
Limerick mayor asked Taoiseach to give over half of €14 billion Apple tax money to Munster
30 Dec 2024
38.8k
94
Sinn Féin
Northern Ireland Minister for the Economy to run in Seanad election
30 Dec 2024
13.8k
54
RIP
'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.
30 Dec 2024
14.2k
41
RELATED
Former US president Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100
29 Dec 2024
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Tributes paid to Jimmy Carter, fatal crash in Co Clare and new helicopters for the Irish Air Corps
30 Dec 2024
6.0k
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