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Last year
2025
'A sporting giant': Tributes as Mick O'Dwyer, legendary Kerry GAA figure, dies aged 88
Trump tariffs may give Northern Ireland a comparative 'benefit' over the Republic
Are you in favour of phone-free pubs?
The numbers on Trump's big tariff board: where did he pull them from and are they accurate?
Government to begin establishing Oireachtas Committees next week after speaking rights row delay
Leo Varadkar: 'Connecting Pride to child protection concerns is the oldest trope in the book'
Von der Leyen hits out at 'chaos and complexity' unleashed by Trump in early hours speech
Big pharma not subject to US tariffs for now, but there's worry we're not out of the woods
'Won't happen overnight': Foley says introducing €200 monthly childcare will be 'long journey'
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael both committed in last year’s election to reduce the monthly cost of childcare to €200 per child.
Labour room built for less medicalised births cost €100,000 but rarely used
The suite in Sligo University Hospital is often called ‘the good sitting room’ by frustrated mothers and birth workers.
The Suaimhneas Room is the only delivery suite in the hospital that complies with modern infrastructure guidelines
Almost 40 women told The Journal Investigates about how this impacted them
Midwife: 'They’re not facilitating what the women need'
Trump hits EU goods with 20% tariff and rails against foreigners 'pillaging' US
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the measures will only serve to hurt people’s livelihoods on both sides of the Atlantic.
Explainer: What is a tariff and why has Trump just slapped a 20% one on EU goods?
Taoiseach says 'no justification' in Trump's tariffs as he insists Ireland will 'weather this storm'
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Fine Gael suspends councillor from party for 18 months for saying US economy ‘ruled by the Jews’
Clare woman died after being smothered with a pillow in suspected murder suicide case
HSE issues public health alert over possible measles exposure on Dublin-Sligo train last Friday
Conradh na Gaeilge slams DUP legal challenge to Irish language signs in Belfast station
DCC stalls plan for D4 superhome that would be 12 times bigger than the average three-bed semi-d
Gymnastics Ireland introduces anti-racism training in wake of controversy over medal ceremony
Man tells murder trial he accidentally killed his wife with knife he bought two days earlier
Bill to make catfishing a criminal offence could see offenders serve up to five years in prison
Cyclist thrown higher than a bus following collision with car that broke red light, court hears
World Autism Day: 'My children deserve to be valued by the system for who they are'
Lucinda Murrihy
Women arrested at Mothers Against Genocide protest seek legal advice on making GSOC complaint
Senators propose Israeli arms embargo to block gun exports and transit through Ireland
Debunked: Brennans didn't recently apply for Halal certification (but Muslims can eat it anyway)
High pressure 'omega block' means warm and sunny spells are here to stay until next week
Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil that counter EU tariffs on the US are not in Ireland's interest
Opposition splits as some parties remain seated during Dáil walkout over new questions slot
Teenage boy charged with assault after 15-year-old girl hit in the head with a brick in Belfast
Man (70s) dead following fire at apartment block in Monaghan
Government to go into preparation overdrive in coming days to counter US tariff blowback
Cabinet Committee on Ireland’s economy to meet for the first time to assess US tariff fallout
Cannabis worth over €2 million seized in Donegal search
Will you take a holiday in Ireland this year?
Opposition were 'juvenile' and 'took a trouncing' during speaking rights row, Michael Lowry says
Increase in insurance premiums 'imposible to justify' as injury claims below pre-pandemic levels