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Saturday 21 April, 2018

'Relationships are difficult after a stroke. As soon as you mention it, you never hear from them again.'

Apr 21st 2018, 8:45 AM 16,075 Views 4 Comments

An Irish Heart Foundation event later this month will help stroke survivors with issues including relationships and intimacy.

# Campaigning

Tidy Towns groups across the country are asking campaigners not to put up posters

Apr 21st 2018, 7:30 AM 13,911 Views 162 Comments

This might be why some posters are missing in your town.

Friday 20 April, 2018

# Recalled

Product warning: 'Buenas' brand grated coconut recalled after salmonella detected

Apr 20th 2018, 12:56 PM 7,101 Views 11 Comments

The product could cause illness if consumed raw.

# Appeal

Gardaí renew appeal for information to help find Carlow man missing since March

Apr 20th 2018, 11:52 AM 12,718 Views 0 Comments

Rafal Filipowicz has been missing from his home since 16 March.

# Ballyvourney

The world's best photographs have been announced - and a shot of Ireland is part of the winning entry

Apr 20th 2018, 11:44 AM 55,634 Views 40 Comments

British photographer Alys Tomlinson won Photographer of the Year at the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards.

Thursday 19 April, 2018

# Time 100

Varadkar makes Time's list of the world's 100 most influential people

Apr 19th 2018, 5:50 PM 24,617 Views 122 Comments

Varadkar is listed alongside figures including Donald Trump and Millie Bobby Brown.

# Independent Alliance

Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran wins bout over junior minister role against Seán Canney

Apr 19th 2018, 5:26 PM 12,299 Views 28 Comments

An internal dispute arose over whether Seán Canney would take back over the role.

# Fáilte

80% of Irish people believe immigrants are integrated successfully

Apr 19th 2018, 4:48 PM 16,972 Views 156 Comments

Irish attitudes were found to be the most positive in the EU.

# Sex Education Bill

Bill to introduce factual sex education in schools progresses despite Fianna Fáil opposition

Apr 19th 2018, 2:10 PM 28,089 Views 143 Comments

The bill seeks to introduce information on sexuality, gender and consent to all schools regardless of ethos.

# Price Hike

An Post made €8m profit last year - and a 'large part' of it is due to the €1 stamp

Apr 19th 2018, 12:58 PM 14,033 Views 29 Comments

The new, higher price brought in €60 million for An Post last year.

# New Life?

NASA launches spacecraft designed to find planets that might support life

Apr 19th 2018, 11:46 AM 6,738 Views 51 Comments

The satellite is expected to catalogue thousands of planets.

A whitewater kayaking course is planned for Dublin's financial centre

Apr 19th 2018, 11:02 AM 11,353 Views 53 Comments

An outdoor pool is also possible under the €15 million development.

Wednesday 18 April, 2018

# Cork County Council

Future of Sherkin Island arts programme secured as money pledged for next three years

Apr 18th 2018, 7:30 PM 8,419 Views 4 Comments

The course is estimated to bring €150,000 to the island of around 100 people.

# Coersive Control

First woman convicted under UK's new domestic violence laws after leaving partner '10 days from death'

Apr 18th 2018, 4:03 PM 70,392 Views 73 Comments

Alex Skeel was left “10 days from death” following attacks from his partner Jordan.

# Food Poverty

A third of calls made to St Vincent De Paul are from people struggling to afford food

Apr 18th 2018, 2:57 PM 10,111 Views 52 Comments

One in 11 people in Ireland are estimated to experience food poverty.

# The 8th

Love Both launches its referendum campaign and criticises 12 weeks proposal for abortion

Apr 18th 2018, 12:46 PM 22,463 Views 189 Comments

The camapign claimed today that proposed legislation is worse than the UK system.

# Vicar St

Mary Black 'upset' as Dublin concerts rescheduled due to illness

Apr 18th 2018, 9:41 AM 24,407 Views 21 Comments

The singer was also forced to postpone shows in Killarney and Waterford earlier this month.

Tuesday 17 April, 2018

# Witness Appeal

22-year-old woman sustains serious injuries after being hit by a car in Swords

Apr 17th 2018, 5:01 PM 30,536 Views 16 Comments

The gardaí are looking for witnesses.

# Sergei Skripal

Nerve agent used in Salisbury attack delivered in 'liquid form', UK government says

Apr 17th 2018, 4:06 PM 11,034 Views 68 Comments

Work to decontaminate sites in Salisbury affected by the nerve agent begin today.

# Texaco Children’s Art Competition

'Exceptional talent': These are the best pieces of art by Ireland's young artists

Apr 17th 2018, 3:59 PM 72,535 Views 26 Comments

17-year-old Hetty Lawlor was announced as the overall winner of the Texaco Children’s Art Competition today.

# Grace

Irish author Paul Lynch shortlisted for prestigious Walter Scott Prize

Apr 17th 2018, 1:57 PM 6,667 Views 1 Comment

The £25,000 prize is considered one of the world’s most acclaimed literary prizes.

# Finally

What is an African air plume - and how high will temperatures get this week?

Apr 17th 2018, 12:57 PM 73,805 Views 33 Comments

The combination of Storm Irene and an African air plume is resulting in some interesting weather this week.

Monday 16 April, 2018

# People Of The Year Awards

'We want our rights': Vera Twomey makes passionate call for legislation on medical cannabis

Apr 16th 2018, 5:23 PM 22,002 Views 39 Comments

Twomey’s passionate speech directly called on the Taoiseach for action.

# Peace Prize

Irish Defence Forces and Colombia's president among shortlisted for Tipperary Peace Award

Apr 16th 2018, 3:52 PM 10,982 Views 31 Comments

Previous winners include Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai.

# Sherkin Island

Cork island left without phone and broadband for six months after Storm Ophelia

Apr 16th 2018, 11:53 AM 19,431 Views 30 Comments

Work is scheduled to repair cables this week.

Friday 13 April, 2018

# Mallow

Varadkar condemns list in Cork school that said 'the girls with the most number of ticks will get raped'

Apr 13th 2018, 5:15 PM 32,314 Views 119 Comments

The list proves the need to modernise our sexual education in schools, the Taoiseach said.

# Twitter

'Untruthful slime ball': Trump slams former FBI director James Comey

Apr 13th 2018, 3:56 PM 17,867 Views 54 Comments

Trump tweeted that it was an honour to fire the FBI director.

# Backlash

BBC defends plans to broadcast Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech for the first time

Apr 13th 2018, 2:38 PM 31,063 Views 142 Comments

The controversial 1968 speech by a Conservative MP warned Britain against immigration.

# Missing

Search called off for woman who fell from cruise ship off the coast of Australia

Apr 13th 2018, 12:29 PM 103,602 Views 36 Comments

Authorities say that the woman could not have survived the night.

# Glasnevin Cemetery

Glasnevin's iconic O'Connell tower reopens today - 47 years after it was bombed

Apr 13th 2018, 10:00 AM 21,711 Views 41 Comments

The tower has been closed since it was bombed by loyalists in 1971.

# Homecoming

This 65-year-old has spent 2018 running the coast of Ireland for the RNLI - and is about to return home

Apr 13th 2018, 6:10 AM 14,007 Views 12 Comments

Mary Nolan Hickey has raised over €36,000 by often running more than a marathon each day.

Thursday 12 April, 2018

# WRC

'We don’t want any old people working here': Man awarded €6,000 over employer's remarks

Apr 12th 2018, 6:30 PM 34,670 Views 0 Comments

The case was brought to the Workplace Relations Commission.

# Clampdown

Facebook has started giving Irish users tips to spot fake news

Apr 12th 2018, 1:43 PM 12,621 Views 63 Comments

Facebook says that improving news literacy is a priority.

# Fáilte Ireland

The new Wild Atlantic Way? Ireland's midlands have been rebranded as the Hidden Heartlands

Apr 12th 2018, 12:33 PM 22,655 Views 50 Comments

The campaign wants to entice visitors to experience the region’s nature and food.

# Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan: 'I wouldn’t mind being ambassador to Ireland in my 60s'

Apr 12th 2018, 11:06 AM 27,583 Views 57 Comments

House Speaker Paul Ryan has traced his ancestry back to 19th-century Ireland.

Wednesday 11 April, 2018

# Donations

The number of large donations made to politicians fell dramatically last year

Apr 11th 2018, 4:30 PM 7,328 Views 30 Comments

Just €6,360 in large donations was given to TDs, senators and MEPs last year.

# Crime Corridors

We'll need a big increase in Garda numbers at the border after Brexit, senior gardaí say

Apr 11th 2018, 10:24 AM 9,171 Views 35 Comments

‘Crime corridors’ have been created along the border, Noel Cunningham said today.

Tuesday 10 April, 2018

# Coast Guard

Man dead after fishing boat sinks off Mayo coast

Apr 10th 2018, 5:17 PM 16,714 Views 4 Comments

Three men were rescued after sending a mayday broadcast this afternoon.

# Gaza Strip

Israel's military investigating after video shows soldiers laughing after shooting Palestinian

Apr 10th 2018, 4:15 PM 19,931 Views 97 Comments

The Israeli military confirmed the authenticity of the video today.

# Honoured

'It is an incentive, at 88, to keep going': Irish author Edna O'Brien made a DBE

Apr 10th 2018, 1:37 PM 15,605 Views 13 Comments

The celebrated Irish author has been appointed a Dame of the British Empire.

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Poll: Do you feel safe on public transport?

THIS MONTH, WE’RE taking a deep dive into public transport as part of The Good Information Project, including how safe it is to use.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland is temporarily increasing the number of security officers on Luas trams and at platforms following a report on women’s safety.

The report found that men and women experience violence on public transport at a similar rate, but that women are more likely to experience sexual harassment or assault than men.

It identified that women are more concerned about their safety on public transport, which can cause anxiety and occasional avoidance of using public transport at certain times or avoiding going out altogether.

Campaigners told The Journal that societal changes, more inclusive planning, and better infrastructure – like more lighting at bus stops - are important actions to make public transport safer.

So today, we’re asking you: Do you feel safe on public transport?

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