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This month
May 2024
Safe access zones to be created around abortion providers as law passes
Baby Reindeer shows how hard it is to tell a meaningful story without making people crazy
RTÉ studio director quit his role after being sentenced for possession of child abuse images
Man in court charged with assaulting woman (80s) at Athlone nursing home
Olivia Rodrigo to donate portion of proceeds from European shows to domestic violence charity
Users underwhelmed by Bumble update that means women no longer have to make the first move
Government urges those going on post-Leaving Cert holidays to 'travel wise'
McEntee says commentary in Dáil is 'feeding blatant racism' as she defends Migration Pact
First migrants set to be deported to Rwanda have been detained in UK
Richard Satchwell to go on trial in April 2025 over Tina Satchwell murder charge
Blinken urges Hamas to accept deal for Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders
Man sped around village with friends on car roof and bonnet before tragedy
Thousands of families to get extra €140 per month as Child Benefit extended
Poll: Will you take part in No Mow May?
New Troubles Legacy Act, in force from today, is 'affront to justice', Amnesty says
Opinion: Unions matter, and we need them more now than ever
Marie Sherlock
Households in Ireland are bigger than those in other European countries on average
Emissions from electricity usage down 21% last year
From private Facebook groups to a clash with gardaí: Inside the Newtownmountkennedy standoff
The Journal visited Newtownmountkennedy in recent days to speak to locals and organisers, after the protests reached fever pitch last Thursday night.
The Journal's reporter Eoghan Dalton also spoke on-the-record and at length with two supporters of the protest.
Plus, Stephen McDermott examines the social media posts used to gather support for the ongoing demonstration.
Last month
April 2024
Vinicius hits brace as Real Madrid come back to snatch draw at Bayern
Man (50s) charged after elderly woman seriously assaulted at care home in Athlone
Gardaí seized €140,000 of cocaine during raid before half of it was 'inadvertently destroyed'
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
Man bit off part of brother’s finger at wedding party, causing 'serious harm', trial told
Cabinet approves emergency legislation to enable return of asylum seekers to UK
Taoiseach says ‘makeshift shantytowns’ won’t be allowed to develop after Mount Street is cleared
John Waters said Kitty Holland was 'in many respects a sincere and decent person', court hears
Green Party in favour of removing Triple Lock despite internal calls for 'caution'
Support team to begin work ‘immediately’ to address overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick
Three women who attacked another woman at Dublin petrol station after shots fired at home avoid jail
'I would tell them the next meeting is in Kerry': Ahern on UK and Ireland migration row
An Rúis inniu: Russian propaganda network sets up Irish-language news website
Enoch Burke tells court that other prisoners in Mountjoy praised him, were not annoyed by him
Group stage details confirmed for All-Ireland senior football championship and Tailteann Cup
Opposition warns on neutrality as Government moves to scrap 'triple lock' to send army overseas
Gardaí ‘released from desk jobs’ to work on immigration enforcement won't 'police the border'
A third of victims of dangerous driving offences leading to death last year were children