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March 2026
Surveillance
Four men arrested in UK over allegations they were spying for Iran
6 Mar
4.3k
Commuting
Trains resume between Pearse and Dún Laoghaire following damage to overhead lines
6 Mar
5.1k
7
Oil Prices
Simon Harris urges public to send examples of 'price gouging' fuel hikes to competition watchdog
Updated 5 Mar
24.2k
99
north cork creameries
Cork dairy plant to cease production after latest EPA suspension over water pollution concerns
Updated 5 Mar
18.6k
Wexford
'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions
The evictions were handed out door to door by the property firm last Friday.
Eoghan Dalton
5 Mar
55.5k
chilly
Rain to mix with Saharan dust, as temperatures to drop to -2 tonight
5 Mar
18.6k
28
Religion
Survey suggests Ireland is most religious country in western Europe
4 Mar
9.4k
74
Pedro Sanchez
Spain's prime minister says US war risks playing 'Russian roulette' with lives of millions
4 Mar
17.2k
39
chokepoint
Iran claims 'complete control' of vital oil and gas route Strait of Hormuz
4 Mar
12.4k
65
Ban
New law will ban sale of nicotine pouches to under-18s
4 Mar
6.6k
18
Spring has sprung
Blue skies and sunshine as Ireland gets a much-needed burst of spring
The grass is riz.
Updated 3 Mar
7.6k
10
Wexford evictions
Taoiseach says planned evictions of 36 households in Co Wexford 'came before' new rental rules
Updated 3 Mar
45.8k
47
Asylum
Health watchdog finds almost half of IPAS accommodation centres were overcrowded last year
3 Mar
2.0k
ruth o'dea
Labour joins the running for the Dublin Central by-election
3 Mar
11.0k
31
The Morning Lead
'I keep looking out the window': Irish people in UAE watch war unfold in the air
The US-Israel war with Iran has widened over recent days. Irish people have described their experience as surreal.
Eoghan Dalton
3 Mar
20.3k
32
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
2 Mar
3.5k
Bridgetown
Housing Minister rejects claims that Co Wexford evictions are linked to his rental reforms
2 Mar
13.3k
Bridgetown
‘It’ll devastate the village’: Over 30 homes in Co Wexford estate get eviction notices
Eoghan Dalton
Updated 1 Mar
68.3k
The Morning Lead
'FF and FG are fine with a certain amount of human misery': Race to fill Connolly seat heats up
Several parties have announced their candidates so far – here’s how the race was looking as The Journal visited this week.
Eoghan Dalton
1 Mar
12.4k
39
February
February 2026
galway in focus
Worries new rules will heap pressure on renters in a city already seeing 'concerning trends'
It’s almost a year since the state’s private rental watchdog flagged mounting issues in Galway’s rental sector.
Eoghan Dalton
28 Feb
10.4k
22
Homeless
New record as more than 17,000 people in emergency accommodation last month
Of the 17,112 people living in emergency accommodation in January, 5,319 were children.
27 Feb
11.4k
91
Explainer
After a week of pauses and rollbacks, where do we stand in the row about SNA allocation?
The government now says no schools will lose SNAs in September – but there’s been criticism that the problem is being kicked down the road.
24 Feb
4.4k
25
Flare Up
Sports Minister doesn't regret 'hooliganism' remarks made over chaos at League of Ireland match
Updated 24 Feb
9.3k
73
Flare Up
Sports minister says 'ball is in FAI's court' ahead of meeting on 'hooliganism' at games
24 Feb
1.1k
9
Crowd Trouble
Sports minister slams 'hooliganism' after flares thrown at League of Ireland match
Patrick O’Donovan said he’s stopping funding for astroturf until FAI and League of Ireland take action.
23 Feb
18.7k
54
Road Deaths
Teenager killed in Navan hit-and-run named locally as Mia Lily Keogh O'Keeffe
Updated 23 Feb
89.2k
Investigation
Investigation launched into death of man in garda custody in Waterford
23 Feb
12.2k
first home scheme
Programme supporting people to buy or build a home hits 5,000 purchases
23 Feb
15.5k
10
tariff response
'A deal is a deal': EU says it 'expects' US to honour trade deal as Trump hikes tariffs
22 Feb
11.4k
Meath
Number killed on Ireland's roads this weekend rises to seven, with a further six injured
Four road deaths have been confirmed today by policing authorities.
Updated 22 Feb
56.6k
Dublin
Woman (30s) charged over alleged assault in Clondalkin that's left man hospitalised
22 Feb
9.4k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Housing officials cast doubt over government’s targets, Temple Bar attack and how the proposed new savings plan could work.
22 Feb
3.9k
Dublin
Two men charged over assault of man in Temple Bar
22 Feb
22.2k
Tramore
Gardaí seek witnesses to Co Waterford crash that killed man and woman
22 Feb
15.3k
Ukraine
Missiles pound Kyiv and other regions ahead of Russia invasion anniversary
22 Feb
5.8k
80
tensions
US forces build up in Middle East ahead of potential strikes against Iran
21 Feb
7.2k
51
Tariffs
Trump says he's raising new global tariff to 15%, 'effective immediately'
Updated 21 Feb
59.2k
178
finding joy
Dearbhla Mescal speaks about chronicling cancer diagnosis as she launches new book
21 Feb
16.7k
2
Cost of Living
'Energy highways' and a lot more wind: Irish MEPs hopeful for cuts to electricity costs
21 Feb
9.7k
50
build to rent
Only small fraction of new homes in cities ending up on the open market for sale
Eoghan Dalton
21 Feb
12.7k
39
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