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November 2024

GE2024 Waterford

Waterford TD apologises for 'upset' caused by projecting election ad onto palliative care building

28 Nov

18.8k

GE2024 the race is on

Who's running in your constituency? Find out with The Journal's candidate database

28 Nov

125k

The Daily Poll

Should schools close for polling day?

28 Nov

23.2k

115

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Final push for votes taking place today, Trump’s messy Mexico call and data centres investigation.

Updated 28 Nov

4.6k

phone call

Trump discusses migration with Mexican president amid tariff threat

28 Nov

9.8k

GE2024 ge24

Far-right parties form National Alliance in bid to win general election seats

27 Nov

25.1k

South Sudan

In South Sudan with aid boss John Rynne: 'The maps drawn in colonial times are starting to erode'

Niall O’Connor travelled to South Sudan and the Sudan border to report on the forgotten African crisis. This is his third dispatch from the region.

Niall O'Connor

Reports from South Sudan

27 Nov

8.4k

GE2024 Explainer

General election: How does PR-STV work and should I vote the whole way down the ballot paper?

Allow us to explain.

Órla Ryan

Updated 27 Nov

25.3k

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Dec 22

Green Party

Independents do not provide stability to coalitions, says Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman

27 Nov

6.9k

GE2024 Cliffs notes

We read manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise on 3 key areas

27 Nov

14.3k

inheritance tax

Where do the main parties (and former minister Alan Shatter) stand on inheritance tax?

27 Nov

11.1k

Podcast The Candidate

Micheál Martin really doesn’t like being asked about Sinn Féin

30:17

Social Media

TikTok approved 'obvious' election-related disinformation ads, including in Irish language

27 Nov

4.3k

kanturk chats

'Prices are bedamned': Kanturk locals on the election and the Taoiseach's supermarket slip-up

The Journal headed for the town today and spoke to local people to get their view on the fallout from the one real standout moment from an otherwise insipid campaign.

Niall O'Connor

Reports from Kanturk

27 Nov

15.0k

GE2024 Undecided

Harris 'not sure' if he'd ask Fine Gael candidate John McGahon to canvass with him in Louth

27 Nov

7.1k

Ceasefire

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say it's adjusting to 'new situation' after truce

27 Nov

3.6k

EU Commission

Von der Leyen's new EU Commission gets green light from MEPs

27 Nov

4.9k

GE2024 Rock On

Fine Gael's Noel Rock says 'public can decide' if Dáil work conflicts with past lobbying career

27 Nov

9.3k

GE2024 General Election

Here is where Ireland's political parties stand on Gaza

Many Irish voters feel passionately about the Palestinian cause and want their public representatives to do more on the issue.

27 Nov

13.6k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Leaders’ debate review, Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire and Joe Lynskey

Updated 27 Nov

5.2k

beirut

Displaced people return to south Lebanon after Israel and Hezbollah agree to ceasefire

Updated 27 Nov

29.4k

GE2024 ge24

Who's 'jiving' into Government? No clear answer as gloves fail to come off in final TV debate

McDonald says FF and FG can’t be allowed ‘jive’ their way back into Government Buildings.

Christina Finn

27 Nov

28.3k

126

As it happened

Leaders squeeze in jabs late in debate, ruling out Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil working with Sinn Féin

The leaders of the three biggest parties took part in the RTÉ Prime Time debate this evening.

Updated 26 Nov

60.9k

316

GE2024 out of ten

Player ratings: How would you rate the party leaders in tonight's RTÉ debate?

26 Nov

51.9k

156

RIP

Tributes paid to former Fine Gael minister Gemma Hussey after her death aged 86

Updated 26 Nov

20.0k

GE2024 debunked

FactCheck: Image of Simon Harris poster saying 'more waste, it wasn't me' has been doctored

26 Nov

18.6k

RTÉ

Simon Harris faces more questions over contact with RTÉ over carer clip

Updated 26 Nov

29.0k

156

Dublin Central

Clare Daly defends criticism of government over ‘single male’ asylum seekers in East Wall

26 Nov

27.5k

Election Posters

Gardaí launch enquiries into 'divisive' anti-immigration election posters in Dublin

26 Nov

16.2k

impersonators

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Soc Dems say Bluesky accounts posting under their names are fake

26 Nov

7.5k

GE2024 Campaign Trail

At a glance: Leaders prepare for final (and crucial) debate tonight as canvassing continues

Updated 26 Nov

16.5k

164

GE2024 Daily poll

Have you decided how you'll vote in the general election?

26 Nov

25.0k

134

Kyiv

Ukraine says Russia launched 'record' 188 drones overnight

26 Nov

10.0k

147

Islamabad

Four Pakistan security forces killed as supporters of Imran Khan flood capital

26 Nov

4.8k

White House

Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

26 Nov

22.8k

101

Middle East

Israel 'close' to ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, as 31 people killed in Lebanon

26 Nov

3.5k

Far-right

Irish conspiracy theories about vote-rigging during June elections peaked around polling day

26 Nov

5.7k

Redress

More than €44 million paid to mother and baby home survivors, but some waiting seven months

26 Nov

5.0k

GE2024 John McGahon

John McGahon: Harris stands by his defence of candidate found liable for assault in civil case

Updated 25 Nov

16.7k

Henri Verdier

World needs global regulation to manage Artificial Intelligence spread, French expert says

25 Nov

5.6k