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Tuesday 19 March, 2019

Podcast

The Explainer: Why has Ireland had a 208% increase in measles cases?

Tue 7:30 AM 30,708 Views 94 Comments

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 20 January, 2019

Northern Ireland

Police investigation underway after suspected car bomb in Derry city centre

Updated Jan 20th 2019, 7:40 AM 65,948 Views 100 Comments

Politicians have condemned the attack which occurred shortly after 8pm yesterday evening.

Wednesday 11 July, 2018

Lost And Found

Investigation after garda submachine gun found in Dublin city centre by member of the public Exclusive

Jul 11th 2018, 12:18 AM 63,642 Views 97 Comments

The gun was handed in to Store Street Garda Station yesterday.

Friday 22 June, 2018

Factcheck

FactCheck: Did Sweden shut down a music festival because of attacks carried out by migrants?

Jun 22nd 2018, 6:21 PM 2,229 Views No Comments

A Facebook post from TheLiberal.ie has been shared widely since it was posted earlier today.

Saturday 26 May, 2018

Result

It's Yes: Ireland has voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment

May 26th 2018, 6:14 PM 71,513 Views 156 Comments

More than two million votes were cast, making it one of the highest turnouts in the history of the State.

Thursday 10 May, 2018

Gone

Tony O'Brien has stepped down as HSE Director amid cervical cancer scandal

May 10th 2018, 9:34 PM 58,712 Views 170 Comments

O’Brien had been the head of the health service since July 2013.

Wednesday 9 May, 2018

Sunday 25 March, 2018

Tipperary

Gardaí confirm body found in river is missing 14-year-old Elisha Gault

Mar 25th 2018, 11:14 PM 114,850 Views 78 Comments

The teenager had been missing for eight days.

Thursday 15 March, 2018

Dublin West Wing

Donald Trump says he wants to come to Ireland as he meets Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office

Mar 15th 2018, 5:05 PM 69,119 Views 71 Comments

The US president said the Irish are ‘wonderful people’.

Friday 2 March, 2018

8 At 8

The 9 at 9: Friday

Mar 2nd 2018, 8:45 AM 17,189 Views No Comments

Here’s all the news you need to know as the country faces another snowy day.

Wednesday 28 February, 2018

Batten Down

Met Éireann issues red alert for Munster and Leinster, warning of 'blizzard-like' conditions

Feb 28th 2018, 11:31 AM 129,954 Views 78 Comments

The warning is in place from 4pm on Thursday until 12 noon on Friday.

Friday 9 February, 2018

Avian Influenza

First case of 'highly pathogenic' bird flu found in eagle in Tipperary

Feb 9th 2018, 5:11 PM 21,163 Views 42 Comments

The risk to humans is considered to be very low.

Thursday 18 January, 2018

Disclosures

Sign up to get daily emails about what happens at the Disclosures Tribunal

Jan 18th 2018, 7:29 PM 12,688 Views 14 Comments

Stay on top of all the developments at the Tribunal.

Tuesday 16 January, 2018

1980s Ireland

After 34 years, gardaí have apologised to Joanne Hayes over the Kerry Babies case

Jan 16th 2018, 2:15 PM 75,007 Views 133 Comments

Gardáí have appealed to anyone who lived in the area in early 1984 to come forward with any information.

Thursday 14 December, 2017

Gaffs

10% of all residential mortgages in Ireland are in arrears

Dec 14th 2017, 8:00 PM 15,679 Views 47 Comments

The number of mortgages behind on payments has dropped since the depths of the recession.

Friday 20 October, 2017

Homeward Bound

'The nightmare is over': Ibrahim Halawa has been released from prison in Egypt

Oct 20th 2017, 7:35 AM 58,062 Views 308 Comments

The 21-year-old spent more than four years in jail.

Tuesday 10 October, 2017

It's Here

As it happened: A sugar tax, €5 extra for welfare, and a huge plan for housing - Budget 2018 is revealed

Oct 10th 2017, 2:02 PM 53,726 Views 67 Comments

Follow Budget 2018 as it happens.

Wednesday 20 September, 2017

Friday 2 June, 2017

Battle

Leo Varadkar is officially the new leader of Fine Gael

Jun 2nd 2017, 6:15 PM 121,671 Views 122 Comments

The Dublin TD won the battle against Cork’s Simon Coveney for the top job.

Tuesday 23 May, 2017

Terrorism

"Ireland is not immune from this threat" - Gardaí extend sympathies to victims of Manchester attack

May 23rd 2017, 1:41 PM 19,962 Views 63 Comments

Gardaí say that an attack is possible but not likely in Ireland.

Portugal

Family set up GoFundMe after Irishman found dead at Algarve holiday apartment

May 23rd 2017, 12:59 PM 30,387 Views 23 Comments

30-year-old Daryl Dargan had been on a trip to Portugal.

Monday 22 May, 2017

Ongoing

19 people have died and 50 are injured after explosion at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester

May 22nd 2017, 11:43 PM 202,346 Views 192 Comments

Emergency services are at the scene.

Monday 27 March, 2017

Breath Test Scandal

Nóirín O'Sullivan announces major restructuring of some garda sections - but she's not going anywhere

Mar 27th 2017, 4:26 PM 22,862 Views 87 Comments

“We are going to identify things that are wrong, things that are broken”.

Thursday 23 March, 2017

Numbers Don't Add Up

Gardaí recorded almost one million more breath tests than they actually carried out

Mar 23rd 2017, 12:15 PM 24,153 Views 62 Comments

Gardaí said there was no single reason that would account for why they got the figures so wrong.

Monday 6 March, 2017

Executive Order

Donald Trump has brought in a new travel ban targeting people from six countries

Mar 6th 2017, 5:02 PM 25,093 Views 61 Comments

The new ban applies to six of the seven countries which were included in the initial travel ban.

Friday 3 March, 2017

Tuam Babies

She was right: How Catherine Corless uncovered what happened in Tuam

Mar 3rd 2017, 6:09 PM 78,042 Views 178 Comments

“So many things get covered up these days, I am just so thankful that this has come out”.

Saturday 11 February, 2017

Alternative History

Experts are disputing a documentary which says a fire was partly to blame for the Titanic sinking

Feb 11th 2017, 7:00 PM 30,016 Views 33 Comments

The documentary has argued that long-hidden photographs showed fire damage on the Titanic’s hull.

Friday 10 February, 2017

Pressure

As it happened: Political turmoil over the Maurice McCabe whistleblowing smears

Feb 10th 2017, 8:00 PM 67,524 Views 121 Comments

Pressure is increasing on government ministers and Tusla over who knew what about the Maurice McCabe story.

Coke On The Beach

A huge amount of cocaine has washed up on two beaches in England

Feb 10th 2017, 2:50 PM 24,459 Views 42 Comments

The cocaine, worth an estimated €58 million, was found in bags and rucksacks.

Thursday 19 January, 2017

In His Own Words

In full: Martin McGuinness's statement on why he chose to leave politics now

Jan 19th 2017, 6:09 PM 15,379 Views 43 Comments

“As a society we have made enormous progress. We must continue to move forward.”

Friday 13 January, 2017

On The Streets

What's being done to help people sleeping rough cope with this freezing cold weather?

Jan 13th 2017, 6:20 AM 9,096 Views 18 Comments

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

Laois

Body of missing Polish man found

Jan 12th 2017, 1:17 PM 17,505 Views 2 Comments

He had not been seen since Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday 10 January, 2017

Take Five

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

Jan 10th 2017, 5:02 PM 7,688 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Tuesday 3 January, 2017

Winning

Man who had just 60 cent left in his bank account after Christmas wins €100k on the Lotto

Jan 3rd 2017, 7:34 PM 73,818 Views 50 Comments

Nice start to 2017.

Tissues

Flu, respiratory illness, and the winter vomiting bug: Ireland is under the weather at the moment

Jan 3rd 2017, 6:56 PM 30,716 Views 24 Comments

How are you doing? Have you succumbed?

Take Five

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

Jan 3rd 2017, 4:59 PM 7,110 Views No Comments

Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

Friday 30 December, 2016

Over To You

The 10 most popular comments on TheJournal.ie in 2016

Dec 30th 2016, 8:30 AM 28,706 Views 41 Comments

From garda pay to gangland crime, here are the comments which got the most thumbs up from readers this year.

Thursday 29 December, 2016

Over To You

Here are the 10 articles which got the most comments in 2016

Dec 29th 2016, 9:30 AM 24,216 Views 22 Comments

From Munich to abortion to Ghostbusters, here’s what got you all talking this year.

Tuesday 27 December, 2016

Pics Of The Year

The 27 photographs that took our breath away in 2016

Dec 27th 2016, 5:00 PM 36,719 Views 15 Comments

From Dublin’s gangland shootings to Syria, from Brexit to the migrant crisis, here are the best photos of this year.

Sunday 25 December, 2016

RIP

Singer George Michael has died at the age of 53

Dec 25th 2016, 11:12 PM 198,592 Views 197 Comments

He sold more than 100 million albums across his career.

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