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19th April 2026 - 23rd April 2026

Housing Crisis

'Practical' to allow homeowners to rent out garden cabins, Taoiseach says

20 Apr

23.4k

Ah Leo

'I've never believed in dividing people': Harris disagrees with Varadkar on rural/urban Ireland

20 Apr

18.9k

legal system

Tánaiste says the TD who gave a character reference to sex offender should come forward

20 Apr

39.5k

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Last week

12th April 2026 - 18th April 2026

Probe

Trump says White House looking into cluster of 10 dead or missing US scientists

17 Apr

32.3k

suburban strife

Harris asked to act over 'growing crisis of so-called parking wars'

Jane Matthews

16 Apr

41.4k

Andrew Puzder

'They don't need to agree on everything': Trump's EU envoy plays down spat with Pope Leo

15 Apr

7.1k

Fallout

Taoiseach says McDonald and Cairns lack 'courage' and Bacik was 'afraid' to go into Government

The postmortem over last week’s fuel protests continued today in the Dáil.

Jane Matthews

15 Apr

32.5k

138

parliamentary language

From 'G.I Jim' to 'Timmy Doolittle', there was a lot of name-calling in the Dáil today

And some of it made more sense than others.

Jane Matthews

14 Apr

24.9k

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fuel protests

Justice Minister nicknamed ‘Rambo’ by Labour as debate on confidence motion in Government begins

The Government will table a counter vote of confidence in response to the Sinn Féin motion.

14 Apr

47.0k

189

Freedom of the Press

Minister's comments about coverage of protests criticised as 'sinister and deeply disturbing'

Patrick O’Donovan has suggested that media coverage last week was biased in favour of the protesters.

13 Apr

94.2k

212

This month

April 2026

United Left

The Left shouldn't abandon fuel protesters, TD Paul Murphy says

11 Apr

23.7k

The Morning Lead

Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power could end tomorrow, but will anything change in Hungary?

At the moment, opinion polls put Orbán’s main rival in the lead, but how different would the country look under his leadership?

Jane Matthews

11 Apr

12.7k

Not happy

'F***ed off and f***ed over': Fianna Fáil backbenchers furious over handling of fuel protests

10 Apr

126k

283

Not for turning

Taoiseach says fuel protests 'are wrong' and 'not a legitimate form of protest'

8 Apr

39.6k

166

Housing

'No policy at this time': Residents in housing estates who switch to EVs met with stumbling blocks

Jane Matthews

5 Apr

41.1k

Lurgan

Taoiseach 'absolutely shocked' by suspected dissident republican bomb attack on PSNI

1 Apr

6.2k

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March 2026

simon says

What we know about Harris’s new savings scheme planned for next year

31 Mar

56.2k

115

The Morning Lead

'Entertainment isn't just for better-off people in D4': Our readers are divided on dodgy boxes

There were mixed views from The Journal readers on illegal streaming.

Jane Matthews

31 Mar

41.4k

your stories

Do you have a dodgy box, what's your thinking and will the recent court case change anything?

29 Mar

79.8k

Interview

Being a first-time TD: 'Nobody runs without hoping to get made Taoiseach some day'

28 Mar

19.8k

special envoy

Mairead McGuinness has got a new gig promoting freedom of religion on behalf of the EU

25 Mar

18.5k

Leaders' Questions

Dáil hears how there are 'no options' for aging parents of children with disabilities

25 Mar

6.1k

IRAN WAR

Petrol and diesel prices set to fall from midnight as Dáil approves €250m emergency measures package

The Taoiseach earlier today said the government is “not contemplating rationing” fuel at this stage.

Updated 24 Mar

81.3k

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Cabinet

Government to scrap 'red tape' for SMEs involved in the defence sector

24 Mar

6.0k

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Cost of Living

Excise duty to be cut by 20 cent on diesel and 15 cent on petrol until end of May

The fuel allowance payment is likely to be extended into April, however no decision has been reached on whether it will be doubled.

Updated 23 Mar

95.8k

175

Dublin Central

Fine Gael select Dublin Lord Mayor Ray McAdam as candidate in upcoming by-election

23 Mar

5.9k

Irish in America

Being an Irish journalist in the US: 'People are less vocal about supporting Trump than before'

22 Mar

23.1k

Baby come back

Government spent over €400,000 in last two years to attract construction workers back to Ireland

19 Mar

29.6k

Iran

Minister says government agrees with president on breaches of international law in Middle East

Jane Matthews

reports from Boston

18 Mar

7.0k

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Balmoston, Donabate

From €395,000

The Furrows, Ratoath

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over and out

Trump 'going to try' and visit Ireland this year: Key moments from Martin's Oval Office visit

From Trump’s hatred of windmills to his misgendering of the Irish President, it was a whirlwind.

Jane Matthews

17 Mar

19.2k

Morning Joe

In a surprise twist, Biden was the first president to show up at a US St Patrick's event today

Jane Matthews

reports from Boston

17 Mar

27.1k

Oval Office

'You watch': Trump claims fuel prices in Ireland will 'drop like a rock' once Iran war is over

17 Mar

12.9k

Friends

Taoiseach defends Keir Starmer as Trump once again says he is 'no Winston Churchill'

17 Mar

13.1k

Summer 2026

Minister leaves door open for pubs to open late if Ireland makes it to the World Cup

Jane Matthews

reports from Boston

16 Mar

33.6k

Help Wanted

‘Up the republic’: Irish Americans offer Micheál Martin advice for his trip to the Oval Office

The Journal caught up with attendees at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Boston to see what tips they had for the Taoiseach ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday.

Jane Matthews

reports from Boston

15 Mar

13.9k

Helen McEntee

'No reason to believe' Irish airspace being used by US as part of war on Iran, Minister says

Jane Matthews

reports from Boston

Updated 15 Mar

16.8k

115

The Morning Lead

'People are keying cars and letting air out of tyres': The war over parking in new estates

Inadequate public transport coupled with government policy to reduce car spaces has led to war among neighbours in many of Ireland’s newest housing estates.

Jane Matthews

15 Mar

190k

164

Open for Business

Housing Minister accused of 'rolling out red carpet for vulture funds' at French property event

10 Mar

11.3k

price surge

Irish hauliers call off planned protest after last minute call with Transport Minister

Updated 9 Mar

27.4k

118

Climate Change

Ireland to miss its renewable energy targets up to 2030

9 Mar

6.2k