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Investigation ongoing after bomb squad responds to package sent to US Customs at Shannon
The Defence Forces’ bomb disposal squad attended the scene at the airport after the package was reported as suspicious.
Stars and Stripes: 'The towers suddenly came into view, only the bottom halves were visible'
Trump promises every US adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterm elections
Tracker and variable mortgage holders brace for hikes as ECB expected to raise rates today
Why nostalgia can be 'a bit like snorting Pop Rocks': Sharing memories of 1980s Dublin
Today's news
Law may be changed to stop ECCE childcare providers facing sky-high rates bills
Fine Gael think-in to focus on cost of living and housing as coalition at odds on some budget ideas
Primark is going to start offering online deliveries (but only in Britain)
Would you pay more than €1k for a phone?
Mid-rise buildings could fill the gap in 'missing' medium-density housing
How is your budget looking at the moment? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?
The Journal reader
Richard Boyd Barrett says Soc Dems and Sinn Féin are not answering his emails
'Very significant dispute' if public sector pay row not resolved, INMO general secretary warns
Stars and Stripes: 'The towers suddenly came into view, only the bottom halves were visible'
Marion McKeone
Last month was the hottest August ever recorded globally
Are you trying to buy your first home? We want to hear from you
At least five dead and 86 missing after fire breaks out on ferry in Philippines
Irish Open golf, the Manchester derby, and the NFL's return
Trump promises every US adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterm elections
He did not say where the money would come from.
Supporting patients in distress: Doctors can’t predict suicide, but we can try to prevent it
Dr Stephen McWilliams
Most children (and nearly half of parents) favour online safety education over bans
VOICES

Voices at The Journal

ECB interest rate hike
What does it mean for mortgage holders and what should you do?
Ralph Benson
33
9/11 – 25 years on
'The towers suddenly came into view, only the bottom halves were visible'
Marion McKeone
41
Trade Towers Down
9/11 was televised. I was in New York that day. I’m glad I didn’t have a phone
Lise Hand
37
Suicide in Ireland
Doctors can’t predict suicide, but we can try to prevent it
Dr Stephen McWilliams
3
Sulky racing
The real trauma suffered by these horses
Suzi Walsh
50
My ADHD diagnosis
Ten ADHD traits that took me by surprise after diagnosis
Ranae von Meding
58
Tracker and variable mortgage holders brace for hikes as ECB expected to raise rates today
Investigation ongoing after bomb squad responds to package sent to US Customs at Shannon
The Defence Forces’ bomb disposal squad attended the scene at the airport after the package was reported as suspicious.
Yesterday
9th September 2026
Why nostalgia can be 'a bit like snorting Pop Rocks': Sharing memories of 1980s Dublin
A new book explores what Dublin City was like in the 1980s by speaking to those who were there.
Sensational Martin Ødegaard strike secures Arsenal win at Napoli
Former Ryanair pilot charged over drugs seizure claims they were ‘agricultural goods’
Alexis Mac Allister caps Liverpool comeback to beat Atletico Madrid
Funeral details announced for Irish woman who died with husband while on holiday in Spain
GAA president hits back over ‘regrettable’ and ‘offensive’ comments after McAleese resignation
New Apple CEO unveils company's first foldable iPhone
Contract awarded for development of long-awaited Dublin Family Court Complex
investigates

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

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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New Drugs
'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them
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Illegal Wildfires
Ireland has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites
44
Water Use
Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more
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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Two more arrests after fatal incident in Leopardstown last month
Human rights group asks Dublin City Council why it refused permission for Trump protest poster
Two brands of taco mayonaisse recalled due to spoilage concerns
Lise Hand: 9/11 was televised. I was in New York that day. I’m glad I didn’t have a phone
Lise Hand
How the GAA integration plan collapsed - and what players make of it
Trump's visit 'nothing more than money-making photo opportunity', say critics ahead of protest
Plans being lodged to dismantle Ireland's only constructed offshore wind-farm
Man who threw rocks and metal poles at police during Ballymena riots given five-year sentence
Simon Harris pushes back on Fianna Fáil stamp duty proposal
Man charged after seizure of €1m of cocaine at Cork Airport further remanded in custody
Toddler killed in hit-and-run was 'sunshine' in his family, funeral hears
Sinn Féin to propose abolishing USC on first €40k in alternative budget