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Friday 2 August, 2019
More types of bottled water have been recalled over arsenic levels
Own-brand water from Dunnes, Lidl, Londis, Mace and Spar has been recalled.
Wednesday 12 June, 2019
RTÉ and TheJournal.ie are the most popular online news sources in Ireland
32% of people in Ireland read TheJournal.ie in the last week, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report for 2019.
Sunday 26 May, 2019
Election count day 2: What can we expect today?
The story of Friday’s election is still being written.
Thursday 25 April, 2019
The Explainer: Why has Ireland had a 208% increase in measles cases?
In the next episode of our weekly podcast, we look at why cases of the illness are increasing in Ireland and other countries, despite a vaccination which prevents it.
Sunday 14 April, 2019
Private cancer patients getting access to drugs that public patients can't get is 'incredibly unfair'
The Irish Cancer Society said that lifesaving medicines should be available to everyone who could benefit from them, not just people with private health insurance.
Tuesday 9 April, 2019
TheJournal.ie launches Noteworthy, a new investigative journalism website
The new platform will fund in-depth journalism based on suggestions from the public.
Sunday 20 January, 2019
Police investigation underway after suspected car bomb in Derry city centre
Politicians have condemned the attack which occurred shortly after 8pm yesterday evening.
Wednesday 11 July, 2018
Investigation after garda submachine gun found in Dublin city centre by member of the public Exclusive
The gun was handed in to Store Street Garda Station yesterday.
Friday 22 June, 2018
FactCheck: Did Sweden shut down a music festival because of attacks carried out by migrants?
A Facebook post from TheLiberal.ie has been shared widely since it was posted earlier today.
Saturday 26 May, 2018
It's Yes: Ireland has voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment
More than two million votes were cast, making it one of the highest turnouts in the history of the State.
Thursday 10 May, 2018
Tony O'Brien has stepped down as HSE Director amid cervical cancer scandal
O’Brien had been the head of the health service since July 2013.
Wednesday 9 May, 2018
Sign up to get answers to the big questions about the referendum
Our new email newsletter will answer your questions in the run-up to the referendum.
Sunday 25 March, 2018
Gardaí confirm body found in river is missing 14-year-old Elisha Gault
The teenager had been missing for eight days.
Thursday 15 March, 2018
Donald Trump says he wants to come to Ireland as he meets Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office
The US president said the Irish are ‘wonderful people’.
Friday 2 March, 2018
The 9 at 9: Friday
Here’s all the news you need to know as the country faces another snowy day.
Wednesday 28 February, 2018
Met Éireann issues red alert for Munster and Leinster, warning of 'blizzard-like' conditions
The warning is in place from 4pm on Thursday until 12 noon on Friday.
Friday 9 February, 2018
First case of 'highly pathogenic' bird flu found in eagle in Tipperary
The risk to humans is considered to be very low.
Thursday 18 January, 2018
Sign up to get daily emails about what happens at the Disclosures Tribunal
Stay on top of all the developments at the Tribunal.
Tuesday 16 January, 2018
After 34 years, gardaí have apologised to Joanne Hayes over the Kerry Babies case
Gardáí have appealed to anyone who lived in the area in early 1984 to come forward with any information.
Thursday 14 December, 2017
10% of all residential mortgages in Ireland are in arrears
The number of mortgages behind on payments has dropped since the depths of the recession.
Friday 20 October, 2017
'The nightmare is over': Ibrahim Halawa has been released from prison in Egypt
The 21-year-old spent more than four years in jail.
Tuesday 10 October, 2017
As it happened: A sugar tax, €5 extra for welfare, and a huge plan for housing - Budget 2018 is revealed
Follow Budget 2018 as it happens.
Wednesday 20 September, 2017
The Eighth Amendment Committee meets today. Sign up here to get emails to keep you updated
Stay informed about everything that happens at the committee which is deciding what happens next with Ireland’s abortion laws.
Friday 2 June, 2017
Leo Varadkar is officially the new leader of Fine Gael
The Dublin TD won the battle against Cork’s Simon Coveney for the top job.
Tuesday 23 May, 2017
"Ireland is not immune from this threat" - Gardaí extend sympathies to victims of Manchester attack
Gardaí say that an attack is possible but not likely in Ireland.
Family set up GoFundMe after Irishman found dead at Algarve holiday apartment
30-year-old Daryl Dargan had been on a trip to Portugal.
Monday 22 May, 2017
19 people have died and 50 are injured after explosion at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester
Emergency services are at the scene.
Monday 27 March, 2017
Nóirín O'Sullivan announces major restructuring of some garda sections - but she's not going anywhere
“We are going to identify things that are wrong, things that are broken”.
Thursday 23 March, 2017
Gardaí recorded almost one million more breath tests than they actually carried out
Gardaí said there was no single reason that would account for why they got the figures so wrong.
Monday 6 March, 2017
Donald Trump has brought in a new travel ban targeting people from six countries
The new ban applies to six of the seven countries which were included in the initial travel ban.
Friday 3 March, 2017
She was right: How Catherine Corless uncovered what happened in Tuam
“So many things get covered up these days, I am just so thankful that this has come out”.
Saturday 11 February, 2017
Experts are disputing a documentary which says a fire was partly to blame for the Titanic sinking
The documentary has argued that long-hidden photographs showed fire damage on the Titanic’s hull.
Friday 10 February, 2017
As it happened: Political turmoil over the Maurice McCabe whistleblowing smears
Pressure is increasing on government ministers and Tusla over who knew what about the Maurice McCabe story.
A huge amount of cocaine has washed up on two beaches in England
The cocaine, worth an estimated €58 million, was found in bags and rucksacks.
Thursday 19 January, 2017
In full: Martin McGuinness's statement on why he chose to leave politics now
“As a society we have made enormous progress. We must continue to move forward.”
Friday 13 January, 2017
What's being done to help people sleeping rough cope with this freezing cold weather?
The cold weather is an inconvenience for the majority, but for the homeless people living on the streets, it’s much more serious than that.
Thursday 12 January, 2017
Body of missing Polish man found
He had not been seen since Wednesday afternoon.
Tuesday 10 January, 2017
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Tuesday 3 January, 2017
Flu, respiratory illness, and the winter vomiting bug: Ireland is under the weather at the moment
How are you doing? Have you succumbed?
Your say
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Poll: Should self-driving cars be legally allowed on Irish roads?
SELF-DRIVING CARS could be coming to Irish roads.
The government is set to consider a proposal today to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads.
RTÉ News reports that the legislation will aim to change the law so that self-driving cars can legally be tested in Ireland on public roads.
There have been concerns about any potential use of self-driving cars. While it could be years before self-driving cars are a common sight in the country, legal experts have been discussing issues around criminal liability in relation to autonomous vehicles.
But what do you think? Should self-driving cars be legally allowed on Irish roads?
Poll Results:
No (4717)
Yes (4609)
I don't know (467)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old HR manager in Cork on €50,000 putting in a lot of hours at work
By TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: 'Hong Kong people are more tolerant of radical protest because of guilt - not anger'
By Dr Chung Kam Kwok
How I Spend My Money: A 25-year-old civil servant on €38,000 struggling to save while commuting to Dublin
By TheJournal.ie reader
The 25-year-old moved from Dublin to Kildare to cut down on expenses
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