TheJournal.ie

Today’s News

# Ashling Murphy

Funeral of Ashling Murphy underway in Co Offaly

17 minutes ago 37,638 Views 0 Comments

Schools across the country are being asked to hold a minute’s silence in memory of Ashling today.

43 people drowned after migrant boat capsizes off southern Morocco

# Tarfaya

43 people drowned after migrant boat capsizes off southern Morocco

50 minutes ago 2,233 Views 0 Comments

Ten people were rescued from the shipwreck.

Boris Johnson would ‘normally’ be expected to resign if he lied to parliament, says Raab

# Dominic Raab

Boris Johnson would ‘normally’ be expected to resign if he lied to parliament, says Raab

1 hour ago 6,150 Views 10 Comments

But Dominic Raab has insisted that claims the Prime Minister lied to MPs is “nonsense”.

Norwegian court to hear mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's request for parole today

# Anders Breivik Behring

Norwegian court to hear mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's request for parole today

1 hour ago 6,130 Views 11 Comments

The request is widely expected to be denied.

# Jesuit Order

Jesuit Order announces redress scheme for victims of child sex abuser Joseph Marmion

1 hour ago 3,810 Views 0 Comments

Marmion abused dozens of pupils in Belvedere, Clongowes and Crescent College 40 years ago.

# Temperature Check

It's the biggest story of our time. Sign up to The Journal's new monthly climate newsletter

Updated 1 hour ago 10,843 Views 5 Comments

We’ll bring you the latest climate updates from Ireland and abroad and original reporting you’ll get to read before anyone else.

Poll: Do you think there should be a 'hybrid' Leaving Cert this year?

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think there should be a 'hybrid' Leaving Cert this year?

1 hour ago 10,269 Views 17 Comments

Current plans will see a pre-pandemic Leaving Cert carried out this summer.

Van der Flier continues to shine in Leinster's all-action back row

# Workrate

From The42

# Workrate

Van der Flier continues to shine in Leinster's all-action back row

Updated 2 hours ago 6,738 Views 3 Comments

The flanker had a typically productive outing against Montpellier on Sunday.

Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as scale of tsunami damage emerges

# Pacific Island

Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as scale of tsunami damage emerges

4 hours ago 19,400 Views 2 Comments

New Zealand’s military is sending much-needed drinking water and other supplies, but said ash on the runway will delay the flight by at least a day.

Dutch police find body of missing four-year-old boy as man arrested

# Netherlands

Dutch police find body of missing four-year-old boy as man arrested

4 hours ago 32,983 Views 0 Comments

The arrested man, Dave De K., regularly minded Dean Verberckmoes and his younger sister.

Woman repeatedly raped by her brother: He took my childhood and destroyed my whole life

# John Paul Hegarty

Woman repeatedly raped by her brother: He took my childhood and destroyed my whole life

4 hours ago 20,199 Views 0 Comments

John Paul Hegarty was convicted of repeatedly raping his sister and was jailed for 7 years.

Fewer new homes recorded in 2021 but increase in construction by end of year

# Building

Fewer new homes recorded in 2021 but increase in construction by end of year

5 hours ago 6,588 Views 10 Comments

16.5% more dwellings were under construction in the final quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

# Easing Restrictions

Friday Cabinet meeting 'not out of the question' as Govt optimistic about easing restrictions

11 hours ago 27,609 Views 51 Comments

Senior sources said it’s very possible there will be a Cabinet meeting on Friday amid calls for clarity to be given to businesses before next week.
NPHET will meet on Thursday and will consider easing restrictions on hospitality and working from home.
The mood music is positive among those in government circles, Political Correspondent Christina Finn reports.

Yesterday’s News

Local residents campaign against lithium exploration along Wicklow-Carlow border

# Moylisha Hill

Local residents campaign against lithium exploration along Wicklow-Carlow border

11 hours ago 28,265 Views 44 Comments

The world’s largest lithium producer has been investigating the area since 2013.

Dominic Cummings ‘would swear under oath’ Johnson lied to UK Parliament about parties

# Downing Street Parties

Dominic Cummings ‘would swear under oath’ Johnson lied to UK Parliament about parties

12 hours ago 29,937 Views 33 Comments

The former chief adviser to Boris Johnson said he told the Prime Minister to get a grip on the ‘madhouse’.

# Betrayal

Cold case team shines new light on betrayal of Anne Frank

13 hours ago 27,656 Views 14 Comments

The Franks and four other Jews hid in an annex, reached by a secret staircase hidden behind a bookcase, from July 1942 until August 1944.

# Volcano

First death confirmed in Tonga volcano blast as nation remains cut off

Updated 13 hours ago 40,360 Views 10 Comments

It is two days since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano exploded, cloaking Tonga in a film of ash.

Ireland winger Stockdale's season looks over after ankle surgery

# Blow

From The42

# Blow

Ireland winger Stockdale's season looks over after ankle surgery

14 hours ago 21,103 Views 19 Comments

Jacob Stockdale suffered the injury against Glasgow in September.

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

14 hours ago 10,171 Views 0 Comments

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.

Two arrested by gardaí investigating gunshots fired at garda patrol car last year

# Dublin

Two arrested by gardaí investigating gunshots fired at garda patrol car last year

15 hours ago 20,323 Views 8 Comments

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing into the incident which occurred last July.

Tactics Board: Man City's quality in transition proves the difference as Lukaku disappoints

# Arrows And Circles

From The42

# Arrows And Circles

Tactics Board: Man City's quality in transition proves the difference as Lukaku disappoints

Updated 15 hours ago 12,357 Views 7 Comments

Shane Keegan examines where Saturday’s Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium was won and lost.

Lucinda Creighton's statement on Lisa Smith trial 'blatant contempt of court' - defence lawyers

# Courts

Lucinda Creighton's statement on Lisa Smith trial 'blatant contempt of court' - defence lawyers

15 hours ago 39,146 Views 0 Comments

Defence counsel Michael O’Higgins SC, for Smith, raised his concerns about a statement released last week.

Body found in search for missing Irish man in Denmark

# Peter Burns

Body found in search for missing Irish man in Denmark

16 hours ago 71,883 Views 18 Comments

The Dunboyne native was working as a chef in Aarhus.

Screen Watch: Your guide to the best TV movies this week

# Nights In

Screen Watch: Your guide to the best TV movies this week

17 hours ago 20,365 Views 6 Comments

Here are our picks of movies on TV this week.

'Appalling, alarming and depressing': Threatening email sent to RTÉ presenter condemned

# Katie Hannon

'Appalling, alarming and depressing': Threatening email sent to RTÉ presenter condemned

17 hours ago 83,256 Views 41 Comments

The email was condemened by both the National Union of Journalists and the National Women’s Council.

# Tullamore

Gardaí issue description of Tullamore person of interest and urge public not to share 'unhelpful' messages on social media

Updated 17 hours ago 188,695 Views 0 Comments

Searches are set to take place at a bottle bank near the scene of the murder today.

Covid-19: 6,329 positive PCRs, 4,810 positive antigen tests, 1,006 in hospital and 97 in ICU

# Latest Figures

Covid-19: 6,329 positive PCRs, 4,810 positive antigen tests, 1,006 in hospital and 97 in ICU

18 hours ago 66,941 Views 68 Comments

The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health today.

Analysis: The tweak that has unlocked some of Ireland striker Adam Idah's Premier League potential

# Matchwinner

From The42

# Matchwinner

Analysis: The tweak that has unlocked some of Ireland striker Adam Idah's Premier League potential

18 hours ago 19,310 Views 8 Comments

The Irish striker scored his first Premier League goal against Everton on Saturday, and may have given Stephen Kenny some food for thought in the process.