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This year
2026
The Morning Lead
'It's honest work': Dubliners who collect bottles and cans on the streets share their stories
We sat down with four men who collect bottles and cans to raise money for food, Leap card top-ups, phone bills and more.
CLIMATE ACT
Supreme Court issues significant ruling in favour of climate action in wind farm case
The ruling could have implications for projects with a climate impact such as data centres.
Affordable Housing
Behind the walls at Central Mental Hospital site earmarked for 900 homes (if no-one else objects)
We got a tour of the huge site in Dundrum in south Dublin, closed to the public until now.
not good
Tests show how much microplastic released by H&M, Shein and Adidas 'recycled polyester' clothes
The ratings are in
Traitors Ireland storms into the top 10 most watched TV shows of 2025
Sport dominated the most watched shows on traditional TV last year.
we asked the experts
Now that we're all terrified, here are four tips to protect kids' image and identity online
We asked the experts what parents and schools need to do next, as the Grok scandal focuses attention on online safety.
Last year
2025
Research
'Don't manage the disease alone': Irish people with obesity wait years before seeking health help
The Morning Lead
Irish watchdog says it's way too hard to cancel online subscriptions
Meanwhile, here’s what happened when we tried to cancel Amazon Prime…
The Morning Lead
Irish watchdog calls for EU reform to allow fans return tickets bought under pressure
If the EU takes the Irish regulator’s advice, it would add a new consumer protection when buying on Ticketmaster.
Here we go again
Manhattan Peanuts has lodged a legal challenge to the Luas extension to Finglas
It’s the second legal challenge against a major public transport project in the capital in less than a month.
In a statement this evening, Manhattan Peanuts said it supported the Luas project, but significant compulsory purchase of its land was planned.
fashion bible
In pictures: Why the new Pope makes Vogue's best dressed list for 2025
He’s got mass appeal.
that's not good
Toxic 'forever chemical' TFA found in food - with Irish breakfast cereals among worst offenders
Researchers tested breads, breakfast cereals and pasta from across Europe, with some worrying results.
The Morning Lead
We checked whether Christmas tree prices are up this year - and actually it's pretty good news
But with growers leaving the industry, higher prices are expected in the next two or three years.
Here we go again
More bad news for household budgets as Irish Life Health announces another price rise
going to court
'Delay inevitable' as south Dublin residents launch legal challenge against MetroLink
The judicial review will have its first hearing before the courts next week.
Investigatessustainable fashion
Penneys claims it's making clothes to last - so we put them to the test
From jeans that changed colour to a jumper that bobbled after a handful of wears, a lot of these clothes did not hold up.
Thanks but no thanks
Why did so many people spoil their votes? We asked people and politicians in Jobstown
Irish politicians may need to do some soul-searching.
Explainer
Soldier F: Here's what's known about what actually happened in Glenfada Park on Bloody Sunday
The 2010 report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry carefully examined the events that were the subject of Soldier F’s trial.
Explainer
Incensed locals, claims of compulsory purchase orders - what's going on with the Kinsale greenway?
The project has been the subject of emotive claims by opponents.
The Morning Lead
The Journal readers in the North and abroad say it’s wrong they can’t vote for the president
Emigrants, immigrants and Irish citizens in Northern Ireland can’t vote this month – we asked our readers what they think.
The Morning Lead
Thousands of fines and warnings issued over abandoned and badly parked Moby bikes in Dublin
Dubliners are frustrated by Moby bikes blocking footpaths and being abandoned in estates – but the company says it’s a victim of its own success.
fast fashion
Majority of Irish young people buy clothes several times a month
Irish people like cheap clothes, and we mostly buy new, not second-hand.
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