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If you won the Euromillions, would you tell anyone?

Definitely, I'd tell everyone
I'd tell my family and friends (and my accountant)
No, I'd keep it to myself
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Wednesday 18 June

Today's Top Stories

Iran

Iran launches fresh attacks on Israel as Trump weighs up wading into conflict

Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Kneecap's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh released on unconditional bail as case in UK court is adjourned

naas court

Man pleads guilty to firearms charges in case linked to Carlow shooter Evan Fitzgerald

An aerial view of Ireland’s largest saltwater lagoon Lady’s Island Lake, which is polluted with algae, contrasted against the sea on the southeast coast of Co Wexford

the goo lagoon

Call to action to tackle the prospect of a 'toxic goo lagoon' in Wexford

Three main stations in the Rebel county will get a facelift.

Electrifying news

CART Bai: Ireland's second city is getting its own electrified rail line

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The Heat Is On

Health warnings issued as parts of UK brace for approaching heatwave

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Ballymun

Outcry over 'exploitative' gaming machine arcade planned for Ballymun

58 mins ago

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Fire

Gardaí investigating 'horrific' fire in Roscommon housing estate

1 hr ago

3.7k

fast fashion

Clothes worn in Europe from brands like Penneys and Zara found in huge dumps at Ghana nature reserve

1 hr ago

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

1 hr ago

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CAB

Court rules three Limerick houses tied to son of organised crime figure are proceeds of crime

2 hrs ago

6.3k

VOICES

Personal accounts and opinions on recent events

Hunger in Gaza

When starving babies is the strategy, not just the outcome

Dr Clare Patton

Gaza peace boat

If we don't act now, we'll be complicit in the annihilation of the Palestinian people

Lynn Ruane

Jews against Zionism

'What Israel has done in Gaza is barbaric – I'll never support it'

Ria Czerniak-LeBov

Care homes exposé

We need to reverse the privatisation of our social care sector

Sinéad McGarry

Anti-immigration protests

Fear is what drives immigration protests in neglected communities, not hatred

Gary Gannon

Dereliction in Ireland

Something is rotten in the Irish property industry

Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor

Dirty Ole Town

Dublin's streets are a mess, and not enough is being done to fix them

Gus Landy

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An Garda Síochána

John O'Brien: It's wrong to say rank and file gardaí have treated Drew Harris unfairly

John O'Brien

2 hrs ago

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a chairde

Inside and outside the Kneecap courtroom: Film directors, The Fields of Athenry, and a few police

Here’s what happened when hundreds of supporters of Kneecap’s Mo Chara convened on Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Rónán Duffy

reports from London

3 hrs ago

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Iran

Iran launches fresh attacks on Israel as Trump weighs up wading into conflict

Earlier today, Iran’s supreme leader said the nation would never surrender as demanded by Trump and warned the US it would face ‘irreparable damage’ if it intervenes.

Updated 3 hrs ago

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Adriana Smith

Baby born to brain-dead US woman who was kept alive due to abortion law

3 hrs ago

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How to spend it

'Don't tell too many people': A financial advisor on what to do if you've just won the Lotto

3 hrs ago

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Rabies

Woman dies from rabies in UK after being scratched 'very slightly' by puppy in Morocco in February

3 hrs ago

8.6k

Stolen Sister

Calls made to recognise Elizabeth Plunkett as a legal victim of Ireland's first serial killers

4 hrs ago

6.0k

Courts

Boy (13) to be sentenced after he posted images of himself sexually abusing 6-year-old sister

4 hrs ago

16.5k

politician security

Taoiseach slams vandalism of constituency office as 'undemocratic' after red paint smeared on walls

Updated 4 hrs ago

10.8k

IT PROBABLY WASN'T YOU

The Lotto has narrowed down the part of the country the winning ticket was sold in - just a tad

Updated 4 hrs ago

31.2k

European Court of Justice

Ireland faces top EU court over delay in removing terrorist and bomb-making content online

4 hrs ago

1.9k

investigates

We mapped, for the first time, all Irish data centres.

VISUAL INVESTIGATION

Where are all the data centres and why should you care?

DATA CRUNCH

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

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Fly the Nest

Drone delivery service lodges plans for new hub in south Dublin

4 hrs ago

6.4k

Carlow

Teenage boy who died after swimming incident in River Barrow named locally

Updated 4 hrs ago

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Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

4 hrs ago

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Daniel is well

Daniel O'Donnell confirms he and his wife Majella are not at death's door amid fake posts

6 hrs ago

14.6k

the goo lagoon

Call to action to tackle the prospect of a 'toxic goo lagoon' in Wexford

Updated 6 hrs ago

12.6k

naas court

Man pleads guilty to firearms charges in case linked to Carlow shooter Evan Fitzgerald

6 hrs ago

8.7k

good news

Team raises €1.5m for children impacted by cancer by climbing highest mountain in every county

7 hrs ago

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Electrifying news

CART Bai: Ireland's second city is getting its own electrified rail line

7 hrs ago

14.3k

Team news

Three Irish players start for opening match of Lions tour against Argentina

The 42

7 hrs ago

9.4k

Northern Ireland

'Blatant sectarian violence': PSNI urge rioters to 'see sense' as 11 arrested in Derry overnight

7 hrs ago

3.8k

FACTCHECK

The biggest questions, answered, by The Journal's factcheckers.

Vaccines and autism

Studies of millions of children show there is no connection

Viral misinformation

Is the Irish government paying for Ukrainians to repair their cars?

Information vacuums

How far-right agitators exploit knowledge gaps

Jailtime

Do immigrants get shorter sentences than Irish citizens?

Skin Cancer

Dublin tanning salons 'heavily' promoting products that encourage sunbed use

7 hrs ago

4.8k

HIQA

Shutting down a nursing home is a 'nuclear option' for regulator, TDs told

Updated 8 hrs ago

7.2k

dspca

Dog owners urged to keep their pets cool as the weather heats up

8 hrs ago

4.4k

Sexual Offences

Surge in male victims reporting historical sexual offences to gardaí last year

8 hrs ago

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And The Winner Is...

This Galway monastery has been voted Ireland's favourite new building of 2025

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland said 14,000 votes were cast in total to decide the winner.

10 hrs ago

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Palestine

Israeli troops kill 11 Palestinians waiting for food, with 19 killed in strikes, Gaza's civil defence says

Updated 10 hrs ago

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Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Kneecap's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh released on unconditional bail as case in UK court is adjourned

The 27-year-old appeared in court charged with displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation in Britain.

10 hrs ago

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The Daily Poll

If you won the Euromillions, would you tell anyone?

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Israeli strikes on Iran, danger in Dublin parks and volcano eruption in Indonesia.

Updated 13 hrs ago

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Witness appeal

Motorcyclist killed in single-vehicle crash in Co Mayo last night

13 hrs ago

8.6k

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London

Kneecap erect large billboards in London as band member Mo Chara due in court on terror charge

13 hrs ago

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mane line

Delays expected as services through Clonsilla resume after horses removed from line

13 hrs ago

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