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Everyone should have a home but the evidence suggests Ireland doesn't believe it
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Yesterday
25th May 2026
Revenue
Detector dog Kobe helps with seizure of 8 million cigarettes worth around €7.7m at Dublin Port
17 hrs ago
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papal encyclical
Pope Leo apologises for Church's delayed condemnation of slavery, issues warning about AI
25 May
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galway west
Harris hails Seán Kyne’s rare byelection success as 'a win for centrist politics'
25 May
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This week
24th May 2026 - 26th May 2026
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Inside the hantavirus-hit cruise ship
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Breakdown
Why AI-fuelled job cuts at multinationals risk blowing a hole in Ireland’s public finances
Ireland’s deal with the tech giants is at risk of breaking down, as big companies appear keen to take an axe to their workforces.
Paul O'Donoghue
24 May
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The Morning Lead
Whatever happened to the 'latte levy'? Government dragging its feet on single-use plastics
24 May
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Last week
17th May 2026 - 23rd May 2026
Negotiations
Speculation Iran peace talks have entered sensitive stage as Trump skips son's wedding
23 May
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Israel
Netherlands moves to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as McEntee pushes for EU-wide ban
Updated 22 May
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Alberta to hold referendum on separating the province from Canada
22 May
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Iran
Iranian ambassador ceremony goes ahead after delay due to suppression of protests
21 May
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TASC
Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are located in economically deprived communities
21 May
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Friends Reunited
Patched-up Kerry and wounded Donegal will want to steer clear of sudden-death route
Donegal’s thumping league final win is the intriguing backdrop to All-Ireland series opener in Killarney.
Micheál Clifford
21 May
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Charities
One in four NGOs 'surviving year to year' as state funding crisis worsens
21 May
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Talks
Iran weighs US proposal to end war, as Trump awaits 'right answers'
21 May
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The Morning Lead
When Fine Gael ask if you want to go with them to canvass Michael D Higgins' house, you say yes
The Journal spent Wednesday with a handful of Galway West’s election hopefuls as they knocked on the remaining doors ahead of Friday’s vote.
Jane Matthews
21 May
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Cuba
US announces charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro over 1996 downing of planes
20 May
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Merchants Quay Ireland
Approval granted for Ireland’s first supervised drug injection facility to become permanent
20 May
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DRC
HSE 'has procedures in place' for management of Ebola cases but risk 'very low'
19 May
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Revenue operations
Detector dogs assist Revenue in seizing contraband worth close to €700k in operations last week
18 May
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Up In Smoke
Vapes should be recycled - but no-one seems to have told Irish people who use them
18 May
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This month
May 2026
more to do
Giving young people hope on housing a 'defining challenge of our time', Taoiseach says
The party is celebrating its hundredth anniversary.
16 May
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no surprises there
Wes Streeting (finally) confirms he will run in any leadership contest to replace Starmer
Updated 16 May
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RELATED
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16 May
Burnham to seek Westminster return after path opens to challenge Starmer
14 May
Keir's woes: Starmer may be weak, but his opponents are not strong
14 May
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12 May
Beijing
Trump warns against Taiwan independence after China visit
15 May
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Energy Crisis
Cuban president calls for US to lift blockade as oil supplies dwindle
15 May
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Brexit
Large majority in the North see Brexit as a failure and feel it has made break-up of UK more likely
15 May
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and he's off
Burnham to seek Westminster return after path opens to challenge Starmer
The mayor of Greater Manchester is hoping to stand in a byelection.
Updated 14 May
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14 May
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12 May
Controversy
'Totally wrong': Jack Chambers and Simon Harris condemn Bertie Ahern's immigration comments
14 May
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delivery wars
Grocery delivery price war heats up as Deliveroo offers 'three shops per order' deal
14 May
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Bertie Ahern still under fire, Starmer braces for leadership challenge and the World Cup final is getting a half-time show.
Updated 14 May
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Middle East
Lebanon and Israel to hold new talks in US later as ceasefire nears end
14 May
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a quarter of a trillion euro
Ireland's national debt could reach €250bn by the 2030s
14 May
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Budget 2027
Upcoming Budget will have €7bn spending package and income tax cuts, says Harris
Updated 13 May
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Tourism
Short-term let register promised for this month delayed again until December
Updated 13 May
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Beijing
Trump touches down in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping
13 May
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LITTER FINES
On-the-spot litter and dog fouling fines set to rise to €250 from September
13 May
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They think it's all over...
So... is the heave against Keir Starmer over?
The timing of today’s State Opening of Parliament has given the British prime minister a lifeline – but it could be the calm before the storm.
Jane Moore
13 May
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Embattled UK prime minister to meet leadership rival in the face of backbench revolt
12 May
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12 May
The Morning Lead
Data centres 'cannibalising' renewables as Ireland warned of fossil fuel 'energy shock'
It’s been warned that the instability in global energy markets ‘reinforces the importance and urgency’ of the government ending Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuels.
13 May
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West Bank
Irish MEP witnessed Israeli settlers presiding over 'brutal apartheid system' in West Bank
Speaking during a visit to the West Bank last week, Barry Andrews said that Israeli settlers were operating with ‘complete impunity’.
Andrew Walsh
12 May
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hanging on in there
Embattled UK prime minister to meet leadership rival in the face of backbench revolt
Updated 12 May
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12 May
Front pages of the UK newspapers today are brutal for Keir Starmer
12 May
Keir Starmer faces open rebellion as over eighty MPs and counting call on him to resign
11 May
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