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Veronica Guerin
The family of the late Veronica Guerin donate €142,902 to St Francis Hospice in her memory
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Markéta Irglová and the late Glen Hansard on making music together
Yesterday
8th August 2026
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
Festival-goers 'shafted' by soaring food prices as event organisers demand 22-25% cut
Five food businesses told The Journal they had to hike their prices at All Together Now last weekend, and expect to do so again at Electric Picnic.
Last week
2nd August 2026 - 8th August 2026
Dublin Mountains
'It's been terrifying': locals say action needed in wake of Dublin mountains wildfires
A local councillor is calling for the establishment of a special taskforce to deal with wildfire response.
Must Readthe heart of dublin
Old faces, new friends: In Patrick's Park for Glen Hansard's surreal and soulful Dublin send-off
The portaloos, hydration station and parched grass made it look like a festival, but that wasn’t the atmosphere.
Funeral
'As Glen's wife, I want to thank him for the life we shared': Maire Saaritsa addresses mourners
The poet also thanked the gardaí who responded to the scene of Hansard’s crash in west Dublin by name.
Must Readst patrick's cathedral
'To not be alone in my grief': Fans from Ireland and abroad queue ahead of Glen Hansard funeral
Two large television screens and a sound system have been installed in the adjoining St Patrick’s Park.
Last month
July 2026
SeriesNobody Needs This
Now, I’m not in the business of comparing pets to children but...
A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).
Must ReadTourism in extreme heat
‘People are quick to forget’: Travel agents say fires won't put Irish tourists off France and Spain
Travel agents have not seen a wave of cancellations, and they don’t expect a big drop in demand next year.
Fashion
Here are the winning outfits from this year's Galway Races
A Dunboyne woman took home the overall prize for best dressed.
Bank Holiday
Uncertainty over Bank Holiday weather forecast but there could be widespread rain on Monday
Solar Eclipse
There's a European total eclipse in two weeks (with Ireland getting about 95% darkness)
Must Readyour stories
'My friends suggested I remove my DOB from applications': Readers on job hunting after 40
Job-hunting is almost always tough – but people in their 40s, 50s and 60s report that it is extremely difficult out there right now.
talcum powder
Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn to settle lawsuits, as it rejects claims talc products caused cancer
Champs
'It brings great joy to the hospital': All-Ireland champions Mayo visit patients at Temple Street
All-Ireland Final
Temperatures up to 18 degrees forecast for Dublin as Kerry take on Mayo at Croke Park
matchmaking festival
Judge says people looking for love in Lisdoonvarna will 'have to get their courting done early'
Dublin dior
Dior is staging a show in Dublin - and it's by the designer who created Taylor Swift's wedding look
Jonathan Anderson, who is from Northern Ireland, recently designed Taylor Swift’s wedding dress and will launch his new collection in December.
Must ReadThe Morning Lead
‘They aggressively pushed Ireland’: Are students sold ‘fake dreams’ in five-star hotels in India?
The government run free education events in five-star hotels in major Indian cities, but international students say the reality of studying in Ireland doesn’t match up to what was advertised.
Must ReadFive Years On
Bray-Greystones cliff walk barriers have injured more people than the landslides have, TD says
Local Sinn Féin TD John Brady said that people have received “serious injuries” while climbing the barricades, including one man who he said was impaled.
Series7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: The man who paid for one night in a New York hotel - and stayed for five years
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