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Thursday 26 June 2025 Dublin: 17°C
Outgoing ESRI boss 'genuinely worried' about 2008-style budget crisis if US corporate taxes dry up
Economic uncertainty has never been as high as it is now, the ESRI said.
The ESRI acknowledged that tax receipts are increasing, but warned this has been contingent on corporation windfall taxes.
While the government has been running a budget surplus in recent years, in real terms it has been running a deficit.
Economic uncertainty has never been as high as it is now, the ESRI said.
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25th June 2025
Teenager and three others killed in occupied West Bank in two separate incidents
Trump meets Zelenskyy and says higher Nato spending may deter future aggression
Kevin McStay relieved of duties as Mayo senior football manager
Trump says 'progress' being made in Gaza, raising hopes for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Cork man died after he received five to six wasp stings in his garden, inquest hears
SPOTLIGHT

The Israel-Iran War: What happens now? Netanyahu and Trump wade into battle with Iran…

Analysis: Bombing for 'peace'
The White House position on Israel-Iran war has been mired by contradictions
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The US joining in Israel’s attack on Iran is the Iraq War all over again
Emma DeSouza
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Watch: Trump loses it
'They don't know what the f**k they're doing'
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No wonder Trump is angry, he's being played
Larry Donnelly
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Explainer podcast
Can the Iranian regime survive a war with Israel?
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You can’t bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks
Tom Clonan
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3D-printed pistol fell out of man's bulletproof vest while he was being searched in Dublin
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Contactless on Dublin public transport? 'It's happening,' says Transport Minister... in 2029
Sustainable living: How we turned our farm into a regenerative tourism spot
Niall Heenan
Farmers back EU Commission proposal that would ban vegetarian products using terms like ‘burger’
An Post 'very apologetic' about alleged theft of missing mail last year
Health minister vows to 'eradicate' nicotine pouches calling them 'particularly invidious'
Government pledges 'full support' to doctor working to get mobile children's hospital into Gaza
Tánaiste to include services from Israeli settlements in trade ban
Convicted rapist gets further six months in jail as he didn't tell gardaí he was a sex offender
SPOTLIGHT

Catch up on the story that celebrities and influencers across the world are talking about. 

The Full Tattle Tale
How an Irish couple took on the gossip site – and won
Podcast
Aoife Moore shares the story of her Tattle thread
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Minister says wing of new children's hospital might be named after medic Kathleen Lynn
RFK Jr says US will pull funding for Vaccine Alliance indefinitely - as Ireland pledges €21.5m
Around 100 jobs set to be cut at Primark's headquarters in Dublin
Enterprise Minister slammed for requesting delay in introducing health labelling of alcohol
Will Ireland follow the UK with free Mounjaro jabs? Minister says assessment to be ready by next year
Locals push back as 120 Ukrainians told to leave accommodation in County Cork
PSNI investigation underway after tests confirm red kite found dead in Co Down was poisoned
Judgment deferred in legal row over Athlone asylum-seeker centre to await draft legislation
Warning over high rates of unintended pregnancies among women using apps rather than contraception
The unintended pregnancy rate from reliance on these apps is closer to 25% rather than the 7% that the apps say, according to the new National Sexual Health Strategy.
VOICES

Parenting experiences in a modern, working Ireland 

It's complicated…
Gwen Loughman
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'Much as I love school events, there are just too many'
Niamh O'Reilly
One Dad has had enough of them
Anonymous Dad
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Are we becoming more dog friendly than child friendly?
Niamh O'Reilly
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FACTCHECK

The biggest questions, answered, by The Journal's factcheckers. 

Studies of millions of children show there is no connection
Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars?
How far-right agitators exploit knowledge gaps
Do immigrants get shorter sentences than Irish citizens?
Animated film inspired by Co Fermanagh mother’s poem to her daughters ready for Galway premiere
Should news reports bleep out expletives?
Nato countries agree to ramp up military spending and reaffirm 'ironclad' defence promise
Ivana Bacik holds up meme of bald baby JD Vance in the Dáil
Brendan Gleeson does not regret calling Micheál Martin a 'moron' over the health service
Former sports coach (91) jailed for sexually assaulting four young gymnasts over 30 years ago
Two charged after woman ‘dragged’ from Kildare home into car in apparent dog dispute, court hears
Family of Lord Henry Mount Charles tell funeral service they will 'party on in his memory'
Men who abuse women 'not only tolerated, they are celebrated', Dáil hears
Heading to a concert at Malahide Castle? Here's everything you need to know
'This ended the war': Trump likens US strikes on Iran to bombing of Hiroshima
The US President rejected a leaked intelligence report that said the strikes only set Iran’s nuclear programme back months.
Nitrous oxide canisters littering streets and parks 'sparking curiosity' in children
Experts say the are ‘everywhere’. What should you do if you find one?
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What do new US visa rules mean for Irish travellers?
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Gardaí continue to question suspect in 'deliberate' hit-and-run killing of man in Balbriggan