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Politics

This month
April 2026
Hezbollah
American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq by Iran-linked group
1 Apr
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war dead
Irish flags with names of four Irish men killed in Ukraine stand in the centre of a Kyiv square
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Ukraine
1 Apr
11.0k
America250
‘American President’s Trail’ among Irish initiatives to mark 250th anniversary of United States
1 Apr
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Last month
March 2026
White House Works
'He is not the owner!': US judge orders halt to Trump's White House ballroom construction
31 Mar
33.2k
48
RIP
Taoiseach leads tributes to former ceann comhairle Rory O’Hanlon after death at 92
31 Mar
11.9k
14
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
31 Mar
3.7k
triple lock
Over 400 academics and university workers urge Taoiseach to reconsider plans to scrap Triple Lock
31 Mar
40.7k
Kyiv
McEntee said she is open to engaging with Ukraine to learn lessons on drone defence
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Ukraine.
31 Mar
8.4k
Justin Kelly
Commissioner calls 'legislative change' after garda prosecuted over scrambler chase
31 Mar
16.3k
Francesca Albanese
An Irish MEP has urged the Collison brothers to lift US sanctions on Stripe for Gaza expert
31 Mar
16.9k
25
Palestine
‘Cruel’: UN warns Israel that applying new death penalty in West Bank would be a war crime
31 Mar
2.1k
Kyiv
Zelenskyy attacks Orbán for blocking €90bn EU loan just days before Hungarian election
The Journal has travelled to Ukraine and will be reporting from the country over the coming days.
Niall O'Connor
reporting from Kyiv
31 Mar
6.8k
Cross-party support to make pregnancy loss due to dangerous driving a punishable offence
31 Mar
4.0k
47
Council of State
These are the seven people President Catherine Connolly has appointed to the Council of State
31 Mar
67.1k
81
Simon Saves
AIB welcomes new savings scheme but Soc Dems slam it as a ‘tax break for millionaires’
31 Mar
28.8k
60
Pharmacies
State to continue funding phased dispensing and blister packs for patients 'who genuinely need them'
31 Mar
6.5k
6
bienvenue bangkok
An Asian version of Eurovision has been announced (and no, Ireland aren't in that one either)
31 Mar
3.3k
Ukraine
Ireland joins EU chiefs in Kyiv to observe Bucha massacre anniversary as drone war grinds on
The Journal has travelled to Ukraine and will be reporting from the country over the coming days.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Ukraine.
Updated 31 Mar
10.7k
simon says
What we know about Harris’s new savings scheme planned for next year
31 Mar
56.2k
115
Catholic Church
White House defends prayer for ‘violence’ after Pope says God doesn’t listen to ‘those who wage war’
30 Mar
28.4k
70
John Stephens
Fianna Fáil confirm candidate to try claim party's first Dublin Central seat since Bertie Ahern
30 Mar
10.1k
25
Energy Crisis
Harris: No plans to tweak remote working or travel advice during energy crisis
30 Mar
13.1k
44
Special Criminal Court
Man (49) charged with the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson in Co Donegal
Updated 30 Mar
21.6k
Reparations
Ireland abstains in UN vote on slavery over concerns about 'hierarchy of atrocities'
30 Mar
11.9k
2
Iran
Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's oil-rich Kharg island if no deal reached 'shortly'
Updated 30 Mar
36.8k
135
Tax Relief
Concerns that landlords could 'rack and stack' poor quality garden cabins under new rules
The government pitched the idea of modular units in gardens for family members last year, but has now decided to change tack.
30 Mar
21.3k
75
the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Explainer: Another critical oil Strait is at risk as the Houthis enter the war
Oil prices have spiked as Houthi rebels target the Red Sea.
30 Mar
8.4k
30
inflation once again
Surge in energy prices due to Iran war pushes Irish inflation rate to 3.6%
30 Mar
4.5k
18
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Trump says he wants Iran’s oil, UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, and another candidate confirmed for Galway bye-election.
Updated 30 Mar
3.7k
cillian keane
Fianna Fáil pick 25-year-old councillor as their candidate for the Galway bye-election
30 Mar
13.7k
52
skippers and cigs
Garda sergeants and inspectors group says has 'no confidence' in force's suspension system
Niall O'Connor
30 Mar
6.6k
The Morning Lead
Derelict properties: how many vacant homes and sites did your council buy via CPO last year?
Ireland's local authorities acquired 99 properties via Compulsory Purchase Orders in 2025.
Monaghan County Council acquired the highest number of properties, followed by Limerick City and County Council and Waterford City and County Council.
11 councils did not acquire a single property.
Stephen McDermott
30 Mar
22.4k
45
The Daily Poll
Do you think Government should do more to bring down fuel costs?
29 Mar
21.8k
117
Middle East
Iran warns US ground troops would be 'set on fire' as diplomats meet on war
Iran’s parliament speaker said the US is plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.
Around 3,500 US sailors and marines arrived in the Middle East on an assault ship yesterday.
The Washington Post quoted anonymous US officials as saying that any potential ground operation 'would fall short of a full-scale invasion'.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel would be expanding operations in Lebanon.
Updated 29 Mar
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28 Mar
Israeli strike kills three journalists in south Lebanon
28 Mar
Thailand reaches deal with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
28 Mar
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch missile towards Israel for the first time in Iran war
28 Mar
What happens if the US launches an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island?
26 Mar
Dahiyeh
Funerals held in Lebanon for three journalists killed by Israeli strike
29 Mar
2.6k
savings and investments
New state investment scheme to axe capital gains tax for Irish savers
29 Mar
68.3k
127
RELATED
Simon Harris signals interest in Swedish-style savings scheme
13 Mar
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22 Feb
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17 Feb
Why is private investing so complicated in Ireland?
23 Nov 2025
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Irish author Colm Tóibín on living in the US under Trump
29 Mar
20.5k
18
The Morning Lead
Ireland needs more landlords 'that have five or more houses who treat it like a business'
The government is trying to ‘change the housing culture in Ireland’, according to Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty.
Conor Brummell
29 Mar
60.2k
138
column
This war is the single dumbest thing Trump has done since returning to the White House
Larry Donnelly
28 Mar
26.0k
110
Interview
Being a first-time TD: 'Nobody runs without hoping to get made Taoiseach some day'
28 Mar
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