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4th March 2026
Fatal foetal abnormalities
Taoiseach commits to examining review into Ireland's abortion law three years after publication
18 hrs ago
5.8k
39
energy costs
Minister calls in fuel industry reps for Friday meeting over rapid price hikes
Updated 19 hrs ago
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This week
1st March 2026 - 5th March 2026
grok
Taoiseach urged to ‘pick up the phone’ and call X
3 Mar
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12
Back
Phil Hogan gets the nod from government to go forward for a big job in the UN
Hogan resigned from his role as EU Commissioner for Trade in 2020 in the wake of the Golfgate scandal
3 Mar
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44
Last week
22nd February 2026 - 28th February 2026
Courts
Online child maintenance calculator to help parents agree on fair payment amounts
28 Feb
11.8k
sna controversy
Education chief concedes ‘failure of communications’ in SNA row and apologises to parents
26 Feb
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13
STUDENT NUMBERS
School enrolment fraud boosting grant payments probed by gardaí, committee told
26 Feb
13.8k
Analysis
A week on, it's mea culpa all round as government put hands up over SNA controversy
Government TDs said they feel ‘let down’ by senior ministers as the blame game continues.
Christina Finn
25 Feb
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RELATED
'Every child will suffer': Hundreds turn out to express outrage at govt attempt to cut SNA allocations
25 Feb
Special Needs Assistant: We are not 'just SNAs' - we are the calm in the chaos
25 Feb
Government completes rollback as ministers confirm no schools will lose SNAs in September
24 Feb
SNA cuts U-turn: This has exposed the deep faultlines in our education system
24 Feb
Sexual Abuse
Minister calls on UCD to intervene after image of student 'bruised and unconscious' was shared
25 Feb
25.7k
tariff threats
US ambassador hosts Irish business event and talks Trump's tariffs, but uncertainty remains
24 Feb
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14
Palestine
Gerry Adams and Bertie Ahern were back in a room together talking peace today
Christina Finn
24 Feb
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40
dublin central by-election
Gillian Sherratt and Janice Boylan battle for Sinn Féin’s Dublin Central nomination nod
24 Feb
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31
Last month
February 2026
Accommodation Recognition Payment
Ukraine accommodation payment to hosts to continue until 2027
19 Feb
12.7k
AI-generated images
Tánaiste says it's 'misleading' to buyers for property listing photos to be spruced up by AI
19 Feb
13.4k
24
SHORT-TERM LET RULES
Booking.com says short-term lets will need up to a year to become planning compliant
18 Feb
7.7k
8
Vulture funds
Children expect to get inheritance, but family home could go to a vulture fund, committee hears
18 Feb
102k
39
next steps
Taoiseach says government will engage with schools and NCSE following pause in review
18 Feb
3.1k
10
The Morning Lead
Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
TDs from opposition and government parties say they were receiving worried calls from local schools.
One minister told The Journal that their phone was hopping on Monday night with messages from concerned parents and schools.
Concerns were raised over the review at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last night.
Christina Finn
18 Feb
15.0k
48
Poll
Poll: How much do you save each month?
17 Feb
29.6k
44
Dublin Airport
Minister responds to airline heavy-hitters' warning that Trump might raise passenger cap with Taoiseach
17 Feb
9.9k
17
Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says
16 Feb
34.6k
57
skipping it
Mary Lou McDonald to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in the White House for a second year
16 Feb
9.5k
113
The Morning Lead
'Deeply disappointing': HSE to close Baggot Street Hospital sale shortly
A ‘best bids’ process was used by the HSE, with reports that a hotelier has bought the property.
Christina Finn
16 Feb
38.2k
38
cancer services
Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time
14 Feb
12.1k
14
women and infants
'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
‘Health infrastructure is critical infrastructure. Simple as that,’ says Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Christina Finn
Updated 13 Feb
35.8k
68
come in out of the rain
Waiting in the rain for a bus? Just three shelters were built in Dublin last year
12 Feb
10.6k
43
Housing vs tourism
Tensions between ministers over short-term lets amid questions over 'grace period' for owners
11 Feb
9.6k
14
Palestine
Still no timeline for Occupied Territories Bill as minister says she's awaiting AG advice
10 Feb
3.5k
60
Housing Crisis
Government rows back on short-term let regulations for towns with populations over 10,000
10 Feb
10.2k
16
Cancer patients
Minister says he will meet campaigners over flight time changes between Donegal and Dublin
10 Feb
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4
Analysis
Ten years young for the Social Democrats — is it becoming a viable alternative for some SF voters?
With the party seeing a boost in the polls questions are being asked if some Sinn Féin voters are migrating to the Soc Dems.
Christina Finn
8 Feb
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86
socdems national conference
Holly Cairns says coalition is an 'endless doom loop of failure' and calls for Triple Lock vote
7 Feb
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71
AI
SocDems' proposal to tackle deepfakes: Everyone should get copyright of their own image and voice
7 Feb
8.8k
86
white house visit
Holly Cairns says Taoiseach should visit Trump on St Patrick's Day
7 Feb
10.5k
50
big interview
Sick notes and full crèches: Holly Cairns details the Dáil's failure to support mothers
The Social Democrats leader sits down with The Journal to talk women in politics and whether she could do business with Sinn Féin.
Christina Finn
7 Feb
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111
Gaza
Holly Cairns says government is trying to 'gut or shelve' the Occupied Territories bill
Christina Finn
6 Feb
8.9k
76
St Patrick's Day
Taoiseach receives formal invitation from Donald Trump to visit the White House in March
6 Feb
21.6k
52
summer by-elections
Dublin Central and Galway West voters get ready: The by-elections have been earmarked for 22 May
6 Feb
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35
seats for the taking
There's two by-elections this year and some of the runners and riders have already been announced
Christina Finn
4 Feb
13.3k
39
LGBTQ
New scheme to disregard historical convictions of gay and bisexual men
4 Feb
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