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Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer
Despite being one of the biggest companies the country has ever produced, DCC is almost entirely unknown to the general public.
Road closures are kicking in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for the half-marathon
There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon
Despite recent changes governing sizes and how the rental market operates, some developers have said the buildings are often still not viable.
Yesterday
2nd May 2026
Quiz: How much do you know about County Mayo?
Dublin take down Leinster champions Louth with 10-point win and advance to final
Garda received 17 speeding fines even though he was responding to critical incidents
The Journal has been contacted by several serving gardaí who spoke about a culture of fear in the organisation.
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
'Diddly-squat for working families': Three winners and three losers from the political week
Brilliant Ulster beat Exeter to reach Challenge Cup final
Tá Ambasáid na hÉireann sa Bhruiséil ag cur ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil do dhaoine don chéad uair
Independent Ireland sees support jump in new poll as Fianna Fáil slips
Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Mike McGrath-Bryan
Garden homes plan 'scraping bottom of the barrel', says former president of architects body
Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final
Lyon dethrone Katie McCabe's Arsenal and advance to women's Champions League final
Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for north-western counties
Mixed day for Ireland's teams at World Relays but further chances await
More than €1.8 million raised from auctioning gold linked to organised crime
UK Conservative leader apologises for Bloody Sunday footage post, says she didn't sign off on it
Minister 'taken aback' by negative assessment of Ireland's economic management
Two Gaza aid flotilla activists brought to Israel for 'questioning', foreign ministry says
More than 1,200 drivers detected for speeding offences so far this long weekend
Irish podcaster Joanne McNally among BBC's Celebrity Traitors UK line-up
Man charged with attempted murder over car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
Will you watch Power Ballad, John Carney's latest tribute to music in Dublin?
Man had 'actively hissing' chest wound after alleged stabbing by his brother, court hears
Data centres 'private wires' law needs safeguards, Oireachtas committee warns
Paul Rudd seems strangely at home in Crumlin in John Carney's love letter to 80s rock
Surrealing in the Years: I'm not a government minister and AI didn't help me write this article
Carl Kinsella
Frosty reception for Jim O'Callaghan as prison officers demand action on overcrowding
Census 1926 made me stop and think of the harsh life of my grandparents - RTÉ RnaG broadcaster
Cuisle na staire le braistint i leathnaigh Dhaonáireamh 1926, de réir craoltóir RTÉ RnaG
The people carrier: Why have they almost disappeared from Irish roads?
Paddy Comyn
Major disruptions to train, Dart and Luas services over bank holiday weekend
Dozens of international students waiting for tens of thousands in refunds on rejected visas
Laughs but plenty of tough questions as civil war candidates do battle in Glasnevin
We joined Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam and Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens on the streets of Glasnevin this week.
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26th April 2026 - 2nd May 2026
Patrick Kielty keeps quiet on his Late Late Show future amid contract uncertainty
Man (40s) arrested after e-scooters and e-bikes seized in Dublin 7
New public toilets at Cork city's Marina to open tomorrow after six-month delay