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This year
2025
FactCheck
Transparency or 'cover-up': Gardaí face Sophie's Choice when tackling fake news online
Stephen McDermott
3 Jun
8.6k
Courts
Anti-lockdown protester Dee Wall challenges €200 fine for breaking Covid travel restrictions
24 May
15.9k
FactCheck
'Death, death, death': How Trump embraced South Africa's 'white genocide' conspiracy theory
22 May
9.3k
Lobbying
Meta warned minister that €200m EU fine last month would harm Irish businesses and consumers
21 May
10.0k
26
The Morning Lead
Here are the derelict buildings that county councils applied to An Bórd Pleanála to CPO in April
Derelict buildings contribute significantly to Ireland’s housing crisis and the Government wants to bring them back into use.
Local authorities can apply to acquire derelict properties via a Compulsorily Purchase Order.
Four councils sought to acquire derelict houses and a former shop that was damaged by fire in April.
Stephen McDermott
6 May
40.2k
The Morning Lead
Children's Ombudsman hugely concerned over use of AI 'nudify' apps on images of underage girls
Teenagers have cited a ‘chilling’ effect on their online behaviour as a result of the apps.
Stephen McDermott
4 May
10.4k
The cost of doing business
Central Bank went €3.6m over budget on new data system despite giving reassurances about cost
The overspend was one of 15 capital projects in which the bank has gone over budget since 2020.
Staff raised questions about the risks and costs involved when programme was first proposed in 2017.
Stephen McDermott
13 Apr
15.2k
Double Rainbow
Sculpture at Central Bank HQ cost €616,000 - more than double its initial price tag
The bank lists the cost of the sculpture as €320,000 on its website.
11 Apr
44.0k
114
Wilson's Hospital School
School will ask for Enoch Burke to be jailed if he disrupts State exams or shows up next year
8 Apr
61.0k
The Late Late Show
To whom it concerns: Here's how the Taoiseach was briefed ahead of his Late Late Show interview
Updated 4 Apr
31.3k
34
FactCheck
'Dangerous Dublin': How two viral headlines were behind Conor McGregor's White House comments
An image of two Irish news articles has gone global among anti-immigrant groups.
Stephen McDermott
22 Mar
41.0k
Housing Crisis
Majority of county councils failed to collect the Derelict Sites Levy for two years in a row
17 out of 31 local authorities didn’t collect any money from landowners.
17 Mar
17.0k
48
The Morning Lead
Pastors, protests and claims of persecution: The Burke family's ties with conservative America
The family’s cause has been taken up by religious groups in the US.
Enoch Burke has no shortage of supporters in the US, where his case has been supported by prominent members of the Christian right.
The activities of the Burke family adopt tactics used by other Christian groups in a wider culture war crusade.
Stephen McDermott
15 Mar
37.1k
FactCheck
Debunked: No, RTÉ is not replacing the Angelus with a Muslim call to prayer
12 Mar
552
Michelle Keane
Election candidate who claimed ballots were taken from boxes fails to have case heard in High Court
11 Mar
19.0k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 An EU summit, Trump warns Hamas, and Uisce Éireann customers missing out on compensation…
Updated 6 Mar
4.1k
The Morning Lead
Who are the 32 politicians in the Dáil who declared themselves as landlords last year?
Stephen McDermott
1 Mar
44.1k
Explainer
How many people does Ireland deport every year?
The figure is relatively low for a number of reasons.
28 Feb
13.9k
Out of service
Private emails show how TDs lobbied against scrapping of No 11 bus during election campaign
23 Feb
16.0k
Leinster House
150 rounds of drinks ordered at the Dáil's bars on the day TDs failed to elect a new Taoiseach
22 Feb
46.7k
194
Drumcondra
Land earmarked for apartments beside iconic Quinn's pub to be listed on derelict sites register
21 Feb
16.5k
4
The cost of doing business
RTÉ spending on TV licence fee ads spiked after payments scandal broke in 2023
21 Feb
11.7k
63
Fraud
Most Irish people say that scams have become a lot more sophisticated in the past year
29 Jan
7.0k
15
Artificial Intelligence
Meta showed nearly 10,000 ads for deepfake clothes 'erasing' app to Irish users since December
18 Jan
17.7k
The Morning Lead
'Deep concerns' over AI 'undress' apps being advertised on Irish social media
So-called ‘nudify’ apps allow users to create deepfake naked images of any woman.
Stephen McDermott
12 Jan
24.1k
Analysis
Meta's scrapping of fact-checking in the US has emboldened disinformers; now the EU is on alert
Stephen McDermott
11 Jan
8.5k
Misinformation
Meta says it is killing off its third-party fact-checking programme 'starting in the US'
7 Jan
10.6k
Dublin
Swastikas, Palestine slogans and 'sex words' among graffiti alerts sent to Dublin City Council
3 Jan
10.0k
Last year
2024
Blanchardstown
Woman (30s) killed after hit-and-run involving four pedestrians in west Dublin
26 Dec 2024
63.7k
The Morning Lead
Number of secondary pupils given Irish exemptions has almost doubled since before the pandemic
One in every 20 pupils was exempt from learning the language last year.
26 Dec 2024
26.9k
104
FactCheck
Debunked: Pride flags will not be banned at next year's Fifa Club World Cup
17 Dec 2024
397
InvestigatesGolden handshakes
Exit payments: 26 TDs who lost their seats could cost the State €1.3 million over the next year
It adds to an existing bill of €3.9 million for TDs who already said they would not run again, as revealed by The Journal Investigates.
8 Dec 2024
30.3k
91
FactCheck
The far-right failed in the general election - but reports of their death have been exaggerated
4 Dec 2024
11.2k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news to know as you start your day.
Updated 4 Dec 2024
4.9k
GE2024at a glance
State of play: What we know about the election now that most tallies have been completed
Here’s the state of play this afternoon.
30 Nov 2024
26.4k
31
Exit Poll
Housing was the number one issue for voters yesterday (according to the exit poll, at least)
30 Nov 2024
6.1k
69
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s the first day of the general election count.
30 Nov 2024
4.6k
2
GE2024FactCheck
FactCheck: The final debate of the campaign, with claims on housing, inflation and manifestos
Stephen McDermott
27 Nov 2024
30.3k
impersonators
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Soc Dems say Bluesky accounts posting under their names are fake
26 Nov 2024
7.8k
Far-right
Irish conspiracy theories about vote-rigging during June elections peaked around polling day
26 Nov 2024
6.0k
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