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Gaza
Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges
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This weekend News Correspondent Niall O’Connor reported from the Munich Security Conference.
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Reporting from Munich.
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Kaja Kallas
EU diplomatic chief calls for member states to move towards a European mutual defence strategy
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Reporting from Munich.
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Interview
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Analysis
Why is Revolut so interested in the number of Irish social media users getting scammed?
An estimated 80% of payment fraud originates from social media – and banks are often the ones left to foot the bill.
Paul O'Donoghue
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The Morning Lead
Unease from Fianna Fáil MEPs at EU plan to use 'third countries' to hold asylum seekers
The plan would allow Ireland and other member states to use so-called ‘third countries’ to hold asylum seekers in immigration ‘hubs’.
Eoghan Dalton
19 hrs ago
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14th February 2026
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From secret talks on nuclear weapons to Viktor Orbán's belly - Day Two at Munich Conference
The Journal is in Munich covering the three day event and has been chatting to global policymakers and military leaders.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
22 hrs ago
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Helen McEntee
Minister says Irish Government disagrees with Rubio's Munich comments on 'climate change cult'
Helen McEntee, who is also Defence Minister, was speaking to The Journal today in Munich as she attended meetings.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
14 Feb
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Fallout
Gordon Ramsay urges Brooklyn to ‘remember where you came from’ amid Beckham row
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Diplomatic Mission
Rubio tells Munich Security Conference UN has played 'no role' in resolving world's conflicts
Rubio’s speech this year was much more conciliatory in tone than Vance’s diatribe last year and said that the US and Europe should work together.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from Munich.
Updated 14 Feb
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Weather warnings, police from other countries potentially helping with security for EU Presidency and US to expand ICE detention centres.
14 Feb
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Detainment
US to spend €32 billion to expand ICE detention centre capacity
14 Feb
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The Morning Lead
Minister says he's open to police from other countries helping with security for EU Presidency
Concerns have been raised that gaps in Ireland’s military and security capabilities could put events held during the presidency of the bloc under threat.
Niall O'Connor
Reports from Munich
14 Feb
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Epstein files
Peter Mandelson asked by US Congress to give evidence of his relationship with 'best pal' Epstein
13 Feb
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France
Police in Paris shoot and kill knife-wielding man at ceremony under Arc de Triomphe
13 Feb
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A year on from the JD Vance speech that stunned Europe, what can we expect in Munich?
Jaws were on the floor last year when Vance rode in to declare there was a “new sheriff in town” – will the message from Marco Rubio this year be different?
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Reporting from Munich.
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FactCheck
Debunked: Images apparently showing Jeffrey Epstein alive in Israel are fake
13 Feb
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Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years
13 Feb
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Nations League
FAI called on to boycott Ireland's matches against Israel but Taoiseach says they should go ahead
Ireland has been drawn into the same group as Israel, Austria and Kosovo for the Nations League.
Updated 13 Feb
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Petrohan Pass
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13 Feb
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London
UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
13 Feb
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Football
Israel have ‘no concerns’ over travel to Ireland as dates for Nations League matches confirmed
13 Feb
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Donations
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Epstein files
Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Epstein
13 Feb
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Dublin woman Gail Slater leaves White House job less than a year after appointment
13 Feb
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Environmental Protection Agency
Trump revokes legal basis for US climate laws, calling climate change 'a scam'
12 Feb
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SEAMUS CULLETON
Plans under way to deport Irish ICE detainee Seamus Culleton from the US as early as next week
It comes amid confirmation that Culleton had a number of charges against him before he left Ireland in 2009.
Updated 12 Feb
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five stories, five minutes, five o’clock…
Updated 12 Feb
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Winter Olympics
Ukrainian racer calls Olympic ban over war victim pictures on his helmet ‘a terrible mistake’
12 Feb
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RIP
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The five-hour hearing saw Democrats round on the US attorney general over her department’s handling of the release of the Epstein files.
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Time to say goodbye
Sean Dyche sacked by Nottingham Forest after less than four months in charge
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