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Last year
2025
o'connell st
GPO ‘totally unsuitable’ for use as a soup kitchen says An Post, amid calls to open its doors
Looking Back
Elections, Eurovision and Fine Gael departures: The most read articles on The Journal in 2024
A look at the top 20 stories on TheJournal.ie last year.
All time
7 deadly reads
Sitdown Sunday: Walk on air against your better judgement - what Seamus Heaney gave me
women's history
Housewife of the Year shows an Ireland of the past - but one within touching distance of today
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan hopes viral Graham Norton Show moment will spark discussions about women's safety
Leaders' Questions
Minister moves to defend record as TDs demand carers allowance means test be scrapped
Giovanni Pernice
Ex-Strictly pro cleared of abuse claims but BBC upholds 'some' complaints by Amanda Abbington
Mental Health
Walk and talk: Why I'm attempting to conquer the Wicklow Way in less than 72 hours this weekend
Interest Rates
Harris tells lenders he wants to see cost of mortgage repayments fall 'as quickly as they rose'
traffic and travel
Air, rail and road: Here's what you need to know if you're travelling this bank holiday weekend
Report
Ireland's 13-year-olds have fewer friends but better familial relationships than a decade ago
The Morning Lead
Underqualified nursing home staff are taking bloods and inserting catheters, says HSE director
The National Adult Safeguarding office has had reports of healthcare assistants who undertook a 4 month course carrying out medical procedures on older people.
hiqa report
Inspection of Laois direct provision centre finds 75% of residents had been granted protection
FactCheck
Debunked: Posts ‘as Gaeilge’ among more than 100 scam ads featuring presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh
University of Galway
Tired after a long day of video calling for work? It might be because of your face, study says
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