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Bilbao

Police seen beating people at Spanish airport as Gaza activists return

35 mins ago

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Flotilla

On return home, Margaret Connolly describes ‘dehumanising’ conditions for activists

Updated 3 hrs ago

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family matters

Trump skips son's wedding, insisting he must stay in White House as Iran talks continue

4 hrs ago

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Updates

Leinster v Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Champions Cup final

5 hrs ago

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Test Flight

SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown

Updated 7 hrs ago

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Rescue Mission

China coal mine blast kills at least 90 as search continues for missing miners

Updated 8 hrs ago

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Voting to get underway in byelections, gas explosion in coal mine kills 82 in China and Tehran accuses US of “excessive demands”

10 hrs ago

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Doctors Without Borders

An Irish doctor was due to come home from the DRC – then the Ebola outbreak hit

13 hrs ago

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Yesterday

22nd May 2026

White House

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence, citing husband's cancer diagnosis

21 hrs ago

12.5k

FactCheck

Amid outbreaks, an age-old theory is being resurrected online: viruses don’t exist

22 hrs ago

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global sumud flotilla

Fourteen Irish flotilla activists deported from Israel expected to return home on Saturday

Updated 22 May

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Evening Wrap

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Updated 22 May

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Diplomatic Relations

Taoiseach says he asked Pope Leo for ‘every effort’ on redress for historical abuse

Updated 22 May

9.6k

Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

22 May

10.5k

Palestine

Who are the Irish flotilla activists detained and deported by Israel?

22 May

8.5k

Alberta to hold referendum on separating the province from Canada

22 May

11.8k

Premier League

Manchester United announce Michael Carrick as permanent head coach

The 42

22 May

7.1k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Byelection voting begins, Martin to meet Pope Leo XIV and Colbert presented his last Late Show

Updated 22 May

3.1k

RIP

Seanchaí and founder of Sneem Storytelling Festival Batt Burns has died

22 May

9.8k

Lethal Injection

Tennessee calls off execution of prisoner after medical staff unable to tap vein

22 May

10.8k

last late night

Colbert hosts final 'Late Show' after cancellation – but dream guest the Pope didn't make it

22 May

14.8k

Epstein files

Investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to include claims of sexual misconduct

22 May

9.0k

Thursday

21st May 2026

Gaza

First of Gaza Flotilla activists deported from Israel arrive in Istanbul

The lawyer for the activists has said the treatment of those detained had been “severe” and that three had been hospitalised before being released.

Updated 21 May

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Evening wrap

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

21 May

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Iran

Iranian ambassador ceremony goes ahead after delay due to suppression of protests

21 May

8.3k

love eu

Martin and Macron all smiles ahead of meeting to discuss EU presidency plans

21 May

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Brion

Two-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car in Spain

21 May

23.6k

he should be so lucky

Irish musician was booked to play background music for Kylie - and they ended up duetting

“She was the biggest hype-woman. It felt like she was my number one fan in the room.”

21 May

15.5k

paris court of appeal

Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over crash that killed three Irish women

21 May

12.4k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Taoiseach writes to Costa over Israel’s treatment of EU citizens, the last day of canvassing and a warm spell of weather on the way.

Updated 21 May

3.2k

International condemnation

Taoiseach calls for EU-Israel trade pact to be suspended after 'shocking treatment' of flotilla activists

In a letter to the European Council president, Micheál Martin said the EU cannot continue with a “business as usual approach” to Israel.

21 May

19.9k

last late nights

Springsteen tells Stephen Colbert he's being forced off-air because Trump 'can't take a joke'

21 May

25.5k

Talks

Iran weighs US proposal to end war, as Trump awaits 'right answers'

21 May

7.1k

wrap it up

Europeans are catching gonorrhoea more than ever (but Ireland is doing OK)

21 May

14.3k

Wednesday

20th May 2026

Not dead

UK radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing death of Britain's King Charles

Updated 20 May

24.8k

Cuba

US announces charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro over 1996 downing of planes

20 May

7.9k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

20 May

1.2k

i spy

Southampton expelled from Championship play-off final after admitting spying on rivals

The 42

20 May

7.1k

Iran

Iran Guards vow war will 'spread far beyond region' if US resumes attacks

20 May

13.8k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Rising rent prices, a 31% increase in drug treatment demand, and RTÉ face the Oireachtas media committee

Updated 20 May

3.5k