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Friday 27 March 2026 Dublin: 9°C
Homelessness
Another new record as more than 17,300 people in emergency accommodation last month
A record 2,609 families were accessing emergency accommodation in February.
minab
UN debates 'visceral horror' of school bombing that killed 175 and demands answers from US
Courts
Judge rules man fit to stand trial over attempted murder of three children on Dublin's Parnell Square
Derry
Man appears in court charged with murdering Amy Doherty in Derry
Newshound Quiz
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Do you think a referendum should be held to limit the number of TDs?
Flight from Beirut
Irish Air Corps plane safely out of Beirut after mission to extract army engineers
It is understood that the mission took place this afternoon with the Air Corps C295 cargo aircraft making one of the first wartime resupply flights to Beirut.
Niall O'Connor
4 mins ago
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Bus Eireann
School transport fees doubled for primary school children as Bus Éireann increases age limit of drivers
Updated 28 mins ago
3.2k
13
Cork
Family of man (88) killed in hospital asks court to impose maximum sentence on attacker
1 hr ago
4.0k
end of the line
Bus Éireann ends three Expressway routes including Waterford-Dublin
1 hr ago
4.9k
11
BEST OF THE BOX
Review: Is The Pitt worth watching?
Review: Is The Pitt worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: Are these facts about the series Friends true or false?
Quiz: Are these facts about the series Friends true or false?
Review: Is The Pitt worth watching?
Our top 5 watches of the weekend
Quiz: Are these facts about the series Friends true or false?
What you need to know about... The Comeback
Poll: What did you make of Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man?
Unmissable sport this weekend
See all Domino’s picks
Newry Crown Court
New medical reports on Eleanor Donaldson submitted to court as new review date set
1 hr ago
2.5k
SPOTLIGHT

Heartbreak in Prague Delight turns to despair – but reasons to be hopeful amid the disappointment

The end
Ireland's World Cup dreams are over after penalty heartbreak in Prague
157
the future
Troy Parrott's message to Ireland fans: 'Thank you, stick with us'
52
the rollercoaster
A night of noise and colour in Dublin's bars ends in grim silence
15
Teamwork
We've all had a rough day, this story about a whale birth is a nice pick-me-up
1 hr ago
978
3
Prague
VIDEO: Coming to terms with the Pain of Prague
1 hr ago
601
8
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
1 hr ago
579
DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Elevated views, elegant interiors and well-designed gardens – yours for €3,795,000
Christopher Judge
Man jailed for life for murder of Steven Ring, whose body was dumped in a Wexford quarry
1 hr ago
1.5k
Courts
Man who used cement block to beat grandfather to death found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
1 hr ago
2.4k
Newshound Quiz
The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
Updated 1 hr ago
4.8k
8
Homelessness
Another new record as more than 17,300 people in emergency accommodation last month
Updated 2 hrs ago
7.0k
92
Derry
Man appears in court charged with murdering Amy Doherty in Derry
Updated 2 hrs ago
6.0k
Competition and Markets Authority
Just Eat among five firms under investigation by UK watchdog in 'fake reviews' crackdown
3 hrs ago
1.6k
investigates

Investigations from our team this year

Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
27
Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
39
Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
38
Suicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Social Housing
Councils taking enforcement action against private developers over social housing
61
Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
36
Courts
Woman awarded €21k in damages after Hertz rental car with broken steering rod crashed
3 hrs ago
4.6k
online activity
Gardaí are going to schools to warn students about image abuse and Coco's Law
3 hrs ago
2.3k
3
Squaring road offences
Taoiseach opposes public inquiry into 'trauma' of six-year Limerick garda probe
4 hrs ago
3.6k
scammers
Warning issued over scam text purporting to be for HSE medical card renewal
4 hrs ago
4.4k
13
good news
Restoring a lifeline: The (free) surgery giving paralysed patients back their hands
5 hrs ago
3.2k
Litani River
America's biggest news agency says it will call Israel's attack on Lebanon what it is: invasion
5 hrs ago
10.4k
67
Clonmel
Gardaí investigating after horse pulling sulky dies in collision with two cars
5 hrs ago
12.9k
it's a scam
Scammers are now following up emails with calls and texts to catch out small Irish businesses
6 hrs ago
3.7k
26
minab
UN debates 'visceral horror' of school bombing that killed 175 and demands answers from US
6 hrs ago
9.4k
26
RELATED
America's biggest news agency says it will call Israel's attack on Lebanon what it is: invasion
5 hrs ago
As Trump mulls more troops, Iran says hotels housing US soldiers in the region will be targeted
10 hrs ago
'We do not intend to negotiate': Iran rejects US ceasefire offer and proposes its own peace plan
25 Mar
Courts
Judge rules man fit to stand trial over attempted murder of three children on Dublin's Parnell Square
7 hrs ago
18.9k
VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Teen social media ban
Protecting kids online shouldn’t mean killing privacy
Andrea Horan
32
Self-inflicted wound
Low cadet pay is damaging the Defence Forces
Lt Col Conor King
24
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
83
The Bee Guy
This rainy season has nearly washed us away
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
17
The rise of the Irish sauna
Heat, cold plunges and a new kind of social ritual
Stephen O'Rourke
31
The Mental Load
The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women
Niamh O'Reilly
52
Fast fashion
Donating a bag to a charity shop won't fix Ireland's big clothing problem
Solene Schirrer
20
Ireland's history
The Irish at the Oscars, over the years
Dr Eoin Kinsella
3
ireland cruel to animals
Deaths and injuries on the track: Ireland’s greyhound industry is built on suffering
Chris Andrews
Updated 7 hrs ago
4.2k
33
your stories
Do you have a dodgy box, what's your thinking and will the recent court case change anything?
7 hrs ago
23.2k
Court of Appeal
Gemma O'Doherty relied on 'AI hallucinations' in failed appeal of defamation case
7 hrs ago
17.1k
The Daily Poll
Do you think a referendum should be held to limit the number of TDs?
8 hrs ago
18.9k
102
Prague
Ireland's Sammie Szmodics 'on the mend' after losing consciousness during play-off
The 42
8 hrs ago
11.9k
15
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Ireland’s heartbreaking defeat, cost of living gets to consumers, and Epstein survivors sue US government.
Updated 9 hrs ago
2.3k
Parenting
The UK tells parents: 'Keep screen time to one hour a day. Less is possible'
10 hrs ago
5.7k
36
WORLD CUP HEARTBREAK
Troy Parrott's message to Ireland fans: 'Thank you, stick with us'
10 hrs ago
13.2k
52
Middle East
As Trump mulls more troops, Iran says hotels housing US soldiers in the region will be targeted
Updated 10 hrs ago
7.6k
63
RELATED
Trump further postpones US strikes on Iran's power plants and says talks going 'very well'
21 hrs ago
What happens if the US launches an invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island?
26 Mar
'We do not intend to negotiate': Iran rejects US ceasefire offer and proposes its own peace plan
25 Mar
Colour
Delight turns to despair in Dublin bars as Ireland's World Cup dream dashed
The 42
11 hrs ago
7.9k
15
unredacted
Sarah Ferguson called to testify about 'close personal and business ties' to Epstein
11 hrs ago
8.2k
Waterford
World’s largest exhibition of cuckoo clocks opens (now someone needs to put them all forward)
11 hrs ago
8.7k
7
Cost of Living
Irish consumer sentiment shows worrying trend in response to Middle East crisis
12 hrs ago
12.6k
42
Teanga Oifigiúil Oibre
Ná fágtar an Ghaeilge ar an dtaobhlíne i bParlaimint na hEorpa - Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
12 hrs ago
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