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June
June 2026
Cork Docklands
Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses
pay in instalments
'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog
House Prices
Latest Daft.ie report shows 'two-speed' housing market emerging between Dublin and other counties
Scams
Watchdog warns of spike in scam text messages, as new customs charges to take effect on 1 July
Running out of Road
Dublin Marathon made €149k from unsuccessful entry ballots. It may refund non-runners next year
Dublin Castle
Silk Road Café staff granted entry to café after court injunction
The Journal went along with a number of staff this morning as they began to clear out their fridges and clean up the café.
Dublin Castle
Dublin's Silk Road Café to reopen after securing injunction preventing closure for EU presidency
plant-based food
EU to ban labelling plant-based products as 'steaks' or 'bacon', but veggie 'burgers' sizzle on
Analysis
Two years on, how is the company behind Ireland’s biggest-ever merger performing?
Ireland’s packaging giant is booming on paper, but not on the stock market.
what's cooking
Kitchen prices are going up, from appliances to timber
Consumer preferences – including for fancy worktops and storage solutions – are also a factor in rising costs.
gas and electric
Energy prices rose by 3% of incomes for some of the poorest households in the country
Gross Domestic Product
Irish people know our GDP is skewed - but there’s a reason everyone pays attention to it
The GDP system works well enough for most countries. But not for Ireland.
The Morning Lead
Can consumers really opt out of supermarket loyalty schemes when some price differences are so big?
Civil liberties campaigners say consumers have a right to consent to their data being collected – but when opting out means paying more, do we really have a choice?
family matters
King Charles pays the rent for Andrew's adult children, says new report into royal family
Great
Elon Musk could soon become the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX to debut on stock market
May
May 2026
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