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Last week
5th April 2026 - 11th April 2026
grassroots campaign
'Another few days will have things crippled': Inside the fuel price protest WhatsApp groups
The protests are being organised online by people within the sector after a major public meeting took place last month.
Eimer McAuley
10 Apr
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today's news
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
7 Apr
4.7k
InvestigatesPrivate ADHD Care
‘There was a gap in the market’: Inside Ireland’s booming private ADHD clinics
That gap can “be serviced quite easily once you have any medical qualification”, The Journal Investigates hears.
Some online providers simply 'disappear', while others get overwhelmed by demand.
Eimer McAuley
6 Apr
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Energy Crisis
Nurses say cost of living has forced them to cut back on groceries and family trips in the car
Eimer McAuley
6 Apr
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Sponsored
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Millers Glen, Swords
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Balmoston, Donabate
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The Furrows, Ratoath
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Last month
March 2026
National Review Panel
'Clear deficits' found in case where teenage girl was raped by male relative acting as carer
31 Mar
9.3k
Groundhog Day
CHI CEO says over 500 staff still needed as Children's Hospital handover is delayed again
25 Mar
9.5k
51
alexis campion
Three men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of woman who was set on fire in Clondalkin
Updated 24 Mar
32.3k
Hidden assets
CAB and Europol seize cryptocurrency worth €30m as proceeds of crime
24 Mar
4.7k
5
Witness appeal
Man in his 70s dies after single vehicle crash in north Cork
24 Mar
9.3k
Brain Awareness Week
Specialist nurses are transforming care for children with epilepsy - but the HSE needs more of them
22 Mar
8.9k
war at the pumps
Petrol prices set to fall as Tánaiste confirms Tuesday action on fuel costs
A temporary cut on excise is under consideration by government.
Updated 21 Mar
36.2k
65
RIP
Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies aged 54
21 Mar
29.7k
Investor confidence
Ireland's credit rating within one notch of triple-A for first time since 2009
21 Mar
21.2k
97
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran, Tánaiste hints at cut to excise duty, and planners give their view on illegal Meath mansion.
21 Mar
3.3k
amazon web services
Amazon moves ahead with 350 redundancies in Ireland on voluntary first basis
Eimer McAuley
20 Mar
38.1k
drug safety
HSE warns of dangers of highly potent 'pink cocaine' ahead of St Patrick's Day
12 Mar
10.2k
29
energy security
Environmental groups launch High Court challenge against energy regulator over data centres
12 Mar
7.5k
morning commute
Some Luas services not running or delayed over power failure and medical emergency
12 Mar
13.2k
8
Sponsored
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Mar 20
Bennetstown, Dunboyne
From €440,000
Blackrock Villas, Cork
From €233,000
Maple Woods, Midleton
From €360,000
Cornamaddy Court, Athlone
From €365,000
Millers Glen, Swords
From €395,000
Balmoston, Donabate
From €395,000
The Furrows, Ratoath
From €430,000
Folkstown Park, Balbriggan
From €430,000
Furzefield, Swords
From €535,000
Belcamp, Balgriffin
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Taoiseach to meet Keir Starmer in Cork, drivers crossing the border for fuel, and new tax relief for pharmacy services.
12 Mar
2.6k
Addiction treatment
No more daily clinics: New methadone alternative will give patients more freedom
Scott Hallion (34) said that the game-changing treatment has helped him to return to fulltime work and ‘live a normal life’.
Eimer McAuley
10 Mar
11.5k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Iran vows to fight on, Irish court rooms seeing violent incidents, and Taoiseach to meet with Spanish Prime Minister.
10 Mar
2.5k
therapy cuts
Tusla defunds service working with kids in care including victims of sex abuse in South East
Tusla is ending funding for a therapeutic team that works with children in care and foster care in Waterford and Wexford.
Eimer McAuley
8 Mar
12.5k
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future of work
Layoffs and the threat of AI: Why Irish tech workers are finally turning to unions
“You know the people on the Titanic with the violins? That’s how we feel,” one tech worker said.
Eimer McAuley
7 Mar
22.3k
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getting on in years
Ireland's biggest property developer says average age of first-time buyers has risen to 38 or 39
The CEO of the firm acknowledged that affordability continues to be a “significant challenge” for many of its customers.
Eimer McAuley
4 Mar
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February
February 2026
Dublin City
Union says 'nothing will change' for staff as Transdev loses Luas contract after 22 years
Eimer McAuley
26 Feb
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ires reit
Ireland's biggest landlord tells investors new rent rules will be major boost for shareholders
Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty said the details of Ires Reit’s projections would “send a shiver down the spine of all renters”.
Eimer McAuley
25 Feb
56.0k
117
Opening Night
From gangland to centre stage: Gerry Hutch makes soft-focus theatre debut that dodges hard questions
The new play about his life shows an enraged and a pensive side to Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, but never a remorseful one.
Eimer McAuley
17 Feb
15.2k
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The search for Nancy
What we know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie more than two weeks on
16 Feb
10.3k
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it's a love story
Quiz: How much do you know about love (if you really know love at all)?
15 Feb
20.0k
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transport disruption
Motorists urged not to drive through flooding in Dublin as council to review 'timeliness of warnings'
A Status Yellow rain warning was in place in Dublin and Wicklow until midday today, but this alert was announced at around 2.30am.
Updated 13 Feb
42.1k
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Flooding impact
Residents at north Dublin apartment building without power and water supply after flooding
Eimer McAuley
Updated 13 Feb
31.8k
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Road Safety Authority
Driving testers to carry out industrial action over concerns about uninsured cars at tests
13 Feb
12.0k
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Country set for freezing conditions, Seamus Culleton could be deported early as next week, and children spending years in emergency Tusla arrangements.
Updated 13 Feb
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status yellow alert
Dublin and Wicklow under Status Yellow rain warning as country hit by freezing weather and rain
There may be flooding in Dublin and Wicklow this morning .
Updated 13 Feb
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An Coimisin Pleanála
New €100m Rotunda Hospital critical care unit for women and infants denied planning permission
Conservation groups objected on the grounds that the new building would damage the Georgian square’s prospect of long-term regeneration.
Eimer McAuley
12 Feb
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Closed case review
Tusla to check that over 23,000 children whose cases were closed are still in school
12 Feb
5.7k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Reality of home bidding in Ireland, Hutch to run in by-election, and Larry Murrin survives vote.
Updated 12 Feb
4.1k
Murder Investigation
Man arrested in connection with murder of Daniel Aruebose released without charge
12 Feb
13.4k
Election bid
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has confirmed he'll run in the Dublin Central by-election
‘The Monk’ had restarted his social media accounts and had been hinting that he might run since the by-election was announced.
12 Feb
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Freddie Scappaticci
'The identity of Stakeknife is clear to everybody': Taoiseach names Freddie Scappaticci as IRA mole
11 Feb
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