Tuesday 29 September 2026 Dublin: 14°C
Government urged to stop treating 'extreme events as one-off emergencies' by climate council
The Climate Change Advisory Council released a damning statement accompanying its latest report, preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate.
Protests continue in Portadown as Garvaghy Road stand-off enters third day
Marco Rubio says suspected terror plot at UK air base involved ‘a foreign actor'
Status Yellow rain and wind warnings to take effect in eight counties today
Grants worth €600 for solar panel batteries to be signed off by government today
Today's news
Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit failure
Heimir Hallgrímsson: Ireland 'haven't decided what we will do 100%' about second Israel game
ChatGPT maker OpenAI cancels release of newest AI model due to safety concerns
Woman in her 30s hospitalised after serious assault in Dublin
Protests continue in Portadown as Garvaghy Road stand-off enters third day
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant is facilitating what he has described as “positive” talks.
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Drumcree standoff
Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is
Brian Rowan
16
Hobby farmers
Taking CAP from them will not strengthen Ireland's food security problem
Dr Pippa Hackett
49
Pensions and your older years
The hidden financial risk of living into your 90s
Ralph Benson
16
Supermarket shopping
When did filling the trolley become such an ethical head melt?
Niamh O'Reilly
50
Ireland's Clarkson's Farm
The Stewart family have farmed in Longford since 1938
Farmers Liv and Phil Stewart
8
Status Yellow rain and wind warnings to take effect in eight counties today
Ireland can't move forward unless its young people stay and it embraces migration
Kelly Earley
Marco Rubio says suspected terror plot at UK air base involved ‘a foreign actor'
AI boom meets energy squeeze as Ireland’s economy pulled in two directions
New rules to see MEPs delegate voting rights to another during pregnancy and maternity leave
Grants worth €600 for solar panel batteries to be signed off by government today
Government urged to stop treating 'extreme events as one-off emergencies' by climate council
The Climate Change Advisory Council released a damning statement accompanying its latest report, preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate.
Yesterday
28th September 2026
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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Your Stories
‘I felt completely alone’: Readers share their stories accessing pregnancy mental health supports
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Mother and Baby Unit
Location of mother and baby psychiatric unit still not decided after almost ten years of delays
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Perinatal Mental Health
Pregnant women and new mothers in Ireland find restricted access to crisis mental health support
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Foster Care
Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations
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Licence Applications
Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?
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Seaweed Harvesting
Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas
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Oberstown staff to stage 72-hour strike next week as industrial action resumes
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Tributes paid to boy killed in hit-and-run hours after his 17th birthday
Luas stop closed as gardaí attend the scene of an alleged assault in Dublin city centre
Anger as October graduation ceremonies at Limerick college pushed to next spring
'They're not giving us any support' Dublin residents bring anti-wheelie bin protest to City Hall
New rules from Dublin City Council seek to move the area away from using bin bags for waste collection in the city.
'I have four kids, a farm and a busy life - now I need two new vehicles'
Two-year-old child found alone on three-storey roof ledge and ‘covered in faeces’, court hears
Russian drone hits National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv
Man (50s) and woman (20s) killed in workplace incident in Co Offaly
A vegetarian took a discrimination case over being offered pâté by a cheesemonger. She lost.
Garda taken to hospital after she was assaulted on duty at Dublin Castle
Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?
Fintan Drury
'They called us Irish bastards, but then Parrott scored': One fan's experience at the Israel game
Five UK nationals arrested over suspected bomb plot at RAF base are released on bail
Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is
Brian Rowan
'Days of unionist supremacy are gone': O'Neill defends standing with protesters in Stormont row
20 minutes' walk separates Drumcree and Garvaghy Rd; both sides are digging in for the long haul
Come midday, hundreds were gathered on the Garvaghy Road, with a marquee providing food and drink.
Man (37) appears in court over hit-and-run that killed teen pedestrian in Co Kerry on Saturday
Are you running the Dublin Marathon this year? You might make the telly
Ireland’s biggest landlord could be sold to US investors for a whopping €727m
Over 470,000 average viewers for Ireland-Israel match, says RTÉ
Government to carry out commission of investigation into spinal care instead of public inquiry