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Media

Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
The have-nots and the have-yachts: Distrust is supercharged in an unequal society
Last month
May 2026
Evanne Ní Chuilinn says she was refused presenter contract, despite 10 years presenting on RTÉ
'Here we are again': RTÉ bosses arrive for meeting with communications minister over pay revelations
The Late Late Show should learn from SNL - or become a podcast
'You guys love throwing the boot into us, don't you? Whatever sells' - Cullen
This year
2026
Opinion: Modern media has a problem - just look at the Oval Office meeting
Steve Dempsey
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How RTÉ handed the GAA a goldmine for €3m
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Racism broadcast to millions: From the Baftas stage to sporting arenas, we still have far to go
Leon Diop
RTÉ funding: Public service media isn’t optional — it’s critical infrastructure
Mark Shiel
What happens to RTÉ and BBC NI in the event of a united Ireland? Cross-border experts took a look
Researchers explored several potential options – including having RTÉ absorb the structures of BBC Northern Ireland.
Last year
2025
Analysis: Ireland is still paying attention to news - just not in the same way we used to
Finian Murphy
Ivan Yates and Coimisiún na Meán to be invited before media committee
Miriam on Ryan payments story: "I knew it was big and I sensed it was going to be bad"
Miriam O'Callaghan
Sinn Féin calls plan to limit media access to new policing committees a 'backward step'
RTÉ-produced podcasts to be formally subjected to broadcasting standards under new proposals
Have your say on The Journal's next steps
Opinion: Are our sporting heroes 'playing it safe' when it comes to their public image?
Paddy O'Dea
Case of man wrongly linked to Parnell Square attack comes before High Court for first time
All time
McDonald defends Sinn Féin's RTÉ review proposal, says Gaza coverage should be 'gold standard'
Louise Bruton: I'm a Celebrity is back, and the wheels of reality TV keep turning...
Louise Bruton
BBC cancels Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg sent briefing notes to him
‘Nightmares of death haunt journalists’: Palestinian photographer on capturing destruction in Gaza
Minister denies giving RTÉ blank cheque with question mark hanging over redundancy payments
Siún Ní Raghallaigh accuses politicians of 'willfully neglecting' public service broadcasting
Julian Assange lawyers: 'This prosecution sets a precedent that can be used against journalism'
The Journal remains one of the country's most popular sources of online news
Elections 2024: We know how the candidates fared but how did the media do?
Steve Dempsey
Broadcaster Paul Byrne settles action against Virgin Media over disciplinary process and suspension
Journal Media shortlisted for 13 Justice Media Awards
Teachers, politicians and journalists - what experts say is needed to teach public about the EU
Bauer Media is buying ANOTHER regional station, this time it south-east's Beat 102-103
International coverage of referendums focuses on 'shambolic' campaign and 'women in the home'
Vice Media to lay off hundreds of staff and cease publishing on its website
Man wrongly linked to Parnell Street attack on social media takes legal action against Gript
Ciaran Mullooly: Younger staff at RTÉ are still livid over the 'crazy fees' of the big stars
Ciaran Mullooly
Irish Independent publisher Mediahuis seeks to lay off 10% of staff through voluntary redundancies
Tom Felle: Toxic language around migration is not unique to Ireland - it's playing out globally
Tom Felle
Media committee to hear defamation cases 'exert chilling effect on free speech'
Dave Fanning files defamation case over publication of news story wrongly linking him to criminal trial
'There is no safe haven': Over 60 journalists killed since start of Israel-Hamas conflict
The conflict is one of the deadliest for journalists in history.