https://www.thejournal.ie/garden-modular-sheds-7143844-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-30T00:05:58+01:00 Garden homes are starting to be registered with councils... and South Dublin is the busiest beds in sheds, garden home, garden homes, garden sheds, Housing Crisis, renting crisis, shed happens, sheds https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-91-4007df5a-5f27-466a-b3d1-12ade0d8e542-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jane-austen-7141697-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T22:00:00+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about Austen adaptations? JANE AUSTEN https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-25-at-16-51-39-2d44fafa-fb17-434e-ab2d-bd478d776e9e-630x392.png https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-ireland-season-two-what-time-what-happening-7142578-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T21:00:34+01:00 The Traitors Ireland was a mega hit. Will season two live up to the hype? It's back, RTÉ, The Traitors, the traitors ireland https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/siobhan-mcsweeney-the-traitors-ireland-s1-2025-b4a3c2e5-abe0-4ec0-84ae-6aa1116d1ee7-630x456.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pensioners-are-afraid-of-the-winter-ahead-7145346-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T20:30:47+01:00 An August warning from within: Pensioners fear winter and how they will heat their homes Analysis, Budget 2027, Cost of Living, Diesel, Energy Bills, excise duty, fuel costs, grey vote, Heating, heating your home, Home Heating Oil, Pensioners, Petrol, Simon Harris, the grey vote https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-woman-holds-a-sign-during-a-protest-by-pensioners-outside-leinster-house-dublin-in-reaction-to-budget-2014-4198f383-1d9e-474a-b909-e4a9c271e824-630x452.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tinie-tempah-electric-picnic-7146371-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T20:07:34+01:00 Four emerging Irish acts dazzle on Electric Picnic main stage in Tinie Tempah-backed showcase Electric Picnic, Irish music, Music festivals, Rian McCauley, Stradbally, Tinie Tempah, Up-and-coming https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/electric-picnic-festival-2026-day-two-d50931bd-e571-47a1-afc2-ad88420c2771-630x424.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-29-august-2026-7146389-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T20:00:34+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Saturday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-29-at-11-55-14-effc177b-6a8e-4771-a6ea-64e8f8ee07c3-630x398.png https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/parenting-margaret-lynch-7144216-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-29T19:00:11+01:00 Parenting: Teenage TikTok rebrands, back to school hauls and the battle of the bank card Back To School, child rearing, childhood, column, KIDS, modern teens, Opinion, Parenting, School, Uniform, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/teenage-girls-applying-makeup-during-sleepover-smiling-and-bonding-in-bedroom-representing-friendship-and-self-expression-for-youth-lifestyle-beauty-or-skincare-marketing-bbce9f26-9d3b-4216-8afe-f6e7e4c123d1-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nationwide-vodafone-outage-7146342-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T18:23:53+01:00 Vodafone broadband outages reported across Ireland Broadband, No good, No wifi, Outage, Power Outage, Vodafone https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/close-up-of-a-vodafone-logo-sign-on-the-building-in-suva-fiji-93380f88-19d6-436f-bef1-4ceb2f96b68f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-drug-testing-7146286-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T18:22:24+01:00 Inside the drug testing lab at Electric Picnic as 'unpredictable' 3-CMC falsely sold as MDMA found 3-CMC, Drug Testing, Electric Picnic, harm reduction, HSE, MDMA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img_0136-dfec6409-c776-4d63-ae1a-39ccd70efa4e-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/online-gaming-platforms-radicalising-an-garda-siochana-7146103-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T17:14:42+01:00 Organised crime groups using online gaming to 'radicalise' minors and make crime 'glamorous' An Garda Síochána, children safety, cybersafekids, Digital Services Act, Kennedy Summer School, New Ross, Online Safety https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/gamescom-2026-in-koln-blick-auf-die-ausstellungsflachen-in-den-kolner-messehallengamescom-2026-in-koln-nach-eigenaussage-weltgrobte-messe-fur-computer-und-videospiele-gemessen-an-ausstellungsflache-49bbce97-4bf4-491c-abb2-c70490647c8e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/2-3million-euros-drug-seizure-dublin-7146216-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T16:08:48+01:00 Two men arrested after drugs worth €2.3m seized, including 20kg cocaine and 5,000 ecstasy tablets Arrests, Blanchardstown, Cannabis, Co. Dublin, Cocaine, Drug seizure, Gardaí, MDMA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-29-at-16-09-33-2f9e4750-98b8-4b2b-ab45-073d8a950a59-630x583.png https://www.thejournal.ie/murder-investigation-man-found-dead-child-seriously-injured-tyrone-psni-7146180-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T15:15:07+01:00 Murder investigation after man found dead and child seriously injured in Co Tyrone Murder Investigation, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Tyrone, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/police-remain-at-the-scene-of-a-serious-assault-in-co-tyrone-detectives-are-investigating-the-incident-in-the-lisnahull-road-area-of-dungannon-picture-date-saturday-august-29-2026-8ae5d137-7479-4652-8fc9-8f456934813b-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nepal-tibet-floods-search-continues-death-toll-7145982-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T14:25:00+01:00 Nepal-Tibet floods: Death toll rises to 682 as rescuers drill for workers trapped in tunnels flash floods, Flooding, Nepal, nepal-tibet, Search, Tibet https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-nepalese-army-soldier-carries-a-newborn-baby-for-the-childs-mother-after-they-are-rescued-from-an-area-cut-off-by-flash-flooding-and-for-registration-in-nepals-nuwakot-district-saturday-aug-29-aaf963a7-e63e-48c2-aab7-2121f47ecc2a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-your-say-american-football-7146109-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-29T14:01:48+01:00 Have you ever watched an American football game? Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dublin-ireland-23rd-august-2025-a-general-view-of-the-pitch-prior-to-the-2025-aer-lingus-college-football-classic-between-the-kansas-state-wildcats-and-the-iowa-state-cyclones-at-aviva-stadium-in-598811eb-a498-4614-8f66-2de969c13472-630x423.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/at-least-27-killed-russian-drone-strike-warehouse-kyiv-ukraine-7146025-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T13:28:00+01:00 At least 37 killed after Russian drone strike depot storing munitions near Kyiv Kyiv, Russia, Ukraine, War in Ukraine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/in-this-photo-provided-by-the-ukrainian-emergency-service-firefighters-put-out-a-fire-in-a-warehouse-following-a-russian-drone-attack-near-kyiv-ukraine-saturday-aug-29-2026-ukrainian-emergency-1cf532b4-e630-4922-885e-1913feb03e08-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gordon-brown-border-poll-comments-7146076-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T13:24:41+01:00 Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown says 'of course' Ireland will be united Andy Burham, Border poll, Gordon Brown, Irish Unification, United Ireland, unity poll https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/former-prime-minister-gordon-brown-discussing-his-new-book-the-future-starts-with-us-in-an-interview-with-lyse-doucet-at-venue-t-during-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival-picture-date-frid-46acb3bc-3188-4bbe-880a-93936d8f8d5b-630x945.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-shaped-ecstasy-pill-warning-7146057-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T12:27:42+01:00 'Do not take this pill in any circumstances' - Trump-shaped ecstasy pills circulating in the Netherlands Drugs, Ecstasy, MDMA, Netherlands, pmma, President Donald Trump, Trimbos Institute, trump shaped ecstasy pill, warning https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-29-at-11-55-02-5759b834-57f1-4a8c-917f-db4005791d4c-630x378.png https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-dj-cancelled-crowd-safety-cmat-7146041-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T11:18:00+01:00 Electric Picnic: DJ cancelled over crowd safety, CMAT confirms she’s playing armand van helden, Electric Picnic, Laois, Stradbally https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/climate-change-4a4af0b5-500b-4d9b-9b80-c30c26682d31-630x436.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/iceland-goes-to-the-polls-on-whether-to-restart-talks-to-join-the-eu-7143612-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T10:15:00+01:00 'Show up and vote': Iceland goes to the polls on whether to restart talks to join the EU EU, EU referendum, European Union, Iceland, Iceland referendum, Kristrún Frostadóttir, Referendum https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/northern-lights-reflected-in-the-wet-sands-at-vestrahorn-iceland-bcf54cc1-2a17-4ca0-b271-2f494db07716-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eireann-weather-advisory-torrential-downpours-rain-flood-risk-7146019-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T10:13:54+01:00 'Torrential downpours' on the way as Met Éireann issues weather advisory and warns of flood risk fliuch it anyway, For fliuch sake, localised flooding, Met Éireann, Rain, weather advisory, Wet wet wet https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/two-lone-figures-with-umbrellas-caught-in-rain-storm-dublin-ireland-a-woolfitt-11f1cc79-f618-47bb-b636-daa7f94d6527-630x425.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-your-stories-tributes-memories-7143923-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T09:30:52+01:00 'Somehow losing her has made me miss Mum all over again': Our readers remember Dolly Parton Dolly Parton, tributes, your stories https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dolly-parton-photographed-in-the-1970s-credit-nancy-barr-brandonmediapunch-40054650-53ae-4044-a201-a3cad3e034b9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-133-7144921-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-29T09:00:45+01:00 Border poll risks ‘rift’ in Northern Ireland, where everything has been fine until now Andy Burnham, Border poll, Surrealing in the Years, United Ireland https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/britains-prime-minister-andy-burnham-shakes-hands-with-sinn-fein-leader-mary-lou-mcdonald-as-he-tours-the-country-to-discuss-the-cost-of-living-in-belfast-northern-ireland-thursday-aug-27-2026-c7a5c5c8-8765-401a-8ff5-aed05b815806-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/male-teen-critical-condition-escooter-crash-longford-7146000-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T08:55:42+01:00 Young man in critical condition after e-scooter crash in Co Longford Co Longford, Crash, e scooter, Longford, single vehicle crash, Witness appeal https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-stock-a-stock-garda-road-closed-sign-5b8e1f92-ec59-4f59-af53-cc5e2bf6798f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-226-7145997-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T08:45:03+01:00 The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/englishbreakfastonablackchalkboardcopyspacefortext-1a67f1a0-496a-4206-b97d-26ee33668673-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-deal-us-control-65-billion-barrels-venezuelas-oil-7145989-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T08:07:10+01:00 Trump announces deal for US to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil crude moves, crude relations, Donald Trump, Oil, United States, US, Venezuela https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/president-donald-trump-speaks-in-the-oval-office-of-the-white-house-thursday-aug-27-2026-in-washington-ap-photomanuel-balce-ceneta-8c3878f8-b8ce-46cc-9a8c-2a6070200cb0-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/review-fightland-sky-7140415-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T08:00:54+01:00 Review: Is the new boxing drama Fightland worth watching? Best of the Box, deep dive review https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-24-at-17-46-36-06d92926-13aa-4888-a2c7-6d6d4542a8ec-630x414.png https://www.thejournal.ie/greyound-racing-ireland-7145455-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T07:00:35+01:00 Questions over who is even showing up are among the many that dog Irish greyhound racing Animal Welfare, Greyhound Racing, that doesn't track, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/straight-and-bend-on-the-greyhound-track-at-drumbo-park-greyhound-stadium-lambeg-northern-ireland-44cdb3d1-0405-44b2-864a-e2feb62b8f01-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/buying-used-electric-cars-ireland-7145323-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-29T07:00:26+01:00 Stop worrying about range: How to navigate buying a used electric vehicle Consumer Advice, donedeal, electric vehicles, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, Used Cars https://www.thejournal.ie/bill-kenneally-victims-memorial-waterford-7145124-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T06:45:44+01:00 'It's part of Waterford's history': Memorial to be installed in tribute to victims of Bill Kenneally bill kenneally, Child Abuse, Waterford, Waterford City https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-93-8d2041a8-c6ae-4c4c-bcee-3e40c886ce9e-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-language-sports-commentary-7143045-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T06:30:10+01:00 Cén fáth go bhfuil nasc láidir idir Ghaeilge agus spórt in Éirinn? Gaeilge, Podcast, Raidio na Gaeltachta, Sport, Sports commentary, TG4, The Explainer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/august-11tth-2024-croke-park-stadium-before-the-all-ireland-camogie-final-cork-vs-galway-played-at-croke-park-dublin-ireland-c5f1f10f-9243-4e13-9715-20d49e84bc76-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/data-centres-ireland-us-7142470-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T06:00:48+01:00 Backlash to data centres stateside means US may 'prefer to see them built in Ireland' American view, Data Centres, Electricity, Kennedy Summer School, US data centres, US view https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/download-14-8df77467-ba81-4b9a-ae88-28b45293d310-630x503.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/keith-walsh-rte-legal-proceedings-high-court-bogus-self-employment-7145262-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T00:05:39+01:00 Ex-2FM presenter Keith Walsh sues RTÉ over bogus self-employment and claim of unfair dismissal 2fm, bogus self-employment, Courts, Employment, Employment Law, High Court, Keith Walsh, RTÉ, The Morning Lead https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/21-pure-mental-tour_90632830-2cf60d07-1ad7-4e97-98e8-86e3f2349804-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-7145882-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T22:52:22+01:00 In pictures: Moon turns blood red in lunar eclipse blood moon, Lunar Eclipse https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-at-22-26-20-e4fd4623-d1a4-4a52-87e0-34c34b1cf742-630x419.png https://www.thejournal.ie/drugs-seizure-tallaght-dublin-7145838-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T21:57:25+01:00 Man (40s) arrested after €190k worth of drugs including crystal meth and oxycodone seized in Tallaght Arrest, Cannabis, Cocaine, Crystal Methamphetamine, drug trafficking legislation, Drugs, Drugs Seizure, Dublin, Tallaght https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/tallaght-27-08-2026-6dc7d738-d48b-4220-adc2-6e542c0ff788-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/responses-to-burnham-border-poll-comments-7145762-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T20:54:45+01:00 Fianna Fáil minister 'categorically' disagrees with British prime minister on unity poll Andy Burnham, Belfast, Border poll, Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland, Republic Of Ireland, unity poll https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/featureimage-5e3f0687-ca7d-4b45-93ea-416eb4e33d97-630x341.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-nashville-airport-rename-7145758-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T20:35:32+01:00 Nashville Airport is being renamed in honour of Dolly Parton 9 to 5, Airport, Dolly, Dolly Parton, jolene, nashville, nashville airport, Renamed, Singer, tennessee https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dolly-parton-at-her-concert-on-october-9-2010-in-nashvilletennessee-usa-0441dbd6-b5d1-4cba-896d-f347e323c1ad-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-friday-75-7145744-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T20:08:33+01:00 Here's what happened today: Friday evening fix, News Fix https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/festivalgoers-during-the-electric-picnic-festival-at-stradbally-in-co-laois-picture-date-friday-august-28-2026-b009955a-76f8-4ef3-9e93-ad73bd3c5836-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/childrens-books-7144322-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-28T20:00:25+01:00 Writing a children's book: From Covid bedtime stories to a little boy on a mission author, Barnardos, Books, child books, Child Welfare, Children's Books, column, GIVING BACK, new books, Opinion, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/cute-blond-preschool-child-blond-boy-with-pet-maltese-dog-reading-book-at-home-on-the-floor-with-mother-159b0567-9e09-4aa0-9f95-be944e09b00d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizens-missing-nepal-named-list-unaccounted-for-tourists-7144914-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T19:30:00+01:00 Death toll reaches 584 as two Irish citizens listed among missing tourists after Nepal flooding flash floods, Flooding, Irish, Nepal, nepal-tibet https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/august-28-2026-nuwakot-nepal-a-rescue-helicopter-takes-flight-following-flash-floods-at-devighat-in-bidur-municipality-nuwakot-district-nepal-on-thursday-august-27-2026-the-floods-triggered-559db769-8963-453e-8334-9282e0c3db0e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gta-6-netflix-trailer-analysis-7145717-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T19:07:06+01:00 Why Grand Theft Auto’s Netflix deal is the greatest heist in entertainment Advertising, games industry, Grand Theft Auto, gta 6, gta vi, Netflix, rockstar games, Sales, Video Games https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/gamer-sitting-in-front-of-a-computer-monitor-with-the-grand-theft-auto-vi-logo-on-screen-excited-esports-fan-ready-to-play-the-highly-anticipated-ope-901688b8-48e6-4996-8ad8-adde878a6956-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-stage-delays-rain-weather-7145665-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T18:57:57+01:00 Downpour delays Electric Picnic main acts - but festival-goers say sure it's only a bit of rain Electric Picnic, Festival, gurriers, It is Ireland after all, Jade, Met Éireann, Music, Stradbally, Weather, zara larsson https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img_0076-0d37b2bd-fcb9-421a-83ee-7e5bf7e0674d-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/witness-appeal-womans-body-ravensdale-park-7145458-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T18:56:00+01:00 Witness appeal after body of woman (20s) found in Dublin park Body, Gardaí, Kimmage, ravensdale park, Witness appeal, Woman https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-at-15-38-51-bc206876-fdcc-4377-977a-4cc3c0a962cc-630x380.png https://www.thejournal.ie/road-safety-legislation-government-wrong-way-driving-7145674-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T18:27:15+01:00 Longer prison sentences to be brought in for drivers convicted of driving the wrong way Driving, Garda, m9 crash, Motorway, Road Safety, Sean Canney, Sentence, Wrong way https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/minister-of-state-with-responsibility-for-road-safety-sean-canney-speaking-to-the-media-at-government-buildings-dublin-after-the-meeting-on-road-safety-on-irelands-motorways-picture-date-friday-a-d38b1543-dd56-4834-a0c0-89dd8cce63a2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/civil-servant-facing-court-government-data-leak-7145637-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T17:52:21+01:00 Civil servant faces non-jury Special Criminal Court over alleged data leaks to hostile country Civil Servant, Courts, Data Breach, government information, Leak, Ukraine, Yevgen McKeeffe https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-insignia-for-lady-luck-and-the-scales-of-justice-on-the-wall-of-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-in-parkgate-street-dublin-ireland-3d642f1d-0923-4b67-bf74-a12b10cc5854-630x433.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-aruebose-investigation-update-7145568-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T17:35:00+01:00 Gardaí have taken over 400 statements in investigation into homicide of Daniel Aruebose Daniel Aruebose, Gardaí, Murder Investigation, Witness appeal, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-2026-08-29t110156-714-b25cda30-f0ed-491a-8664-765b76011882-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-friday-28-august-2026-7145496-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T17:00:01+01:00 The 5 at 5: Friday 5 at 5, five at five https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/house-facadesstreet-signsemailtilesspainhouse-number-5-26474369-92b3-46ac-9819-d5d4457976a3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/norway-king-harald-v-dies-7144957-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T16:50:00+01:00 Norway's new king takes the throne after the death of his father king harald, king harald v, Norway, Oslo https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/norways-prime-minister-jonas-gahr-store-greets-the-new-king-haakon-viii-in-oslo-friday-aug-28-2026-lise-aserudpool-photo-via-ap-d7a87e20-db9c-4e67-9901-d19651e23a22-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/friday-newshound-quiz-18-7145310-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T16:30:40+01:00 The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz News, Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/president-donald-trump-arrives-on-air-force-one-thursday-aug-27-2026-at-ellington-airport-in-houston-ap-photomark-schiefelbein-e21f1e99-257e-4ce1-b1d2-5d70639f14ab-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/brown-thomas-planning-objection-space-nk-7145391-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T15:10:59+01:00 Brown Thomas objects to plans for new 'premium beauty retailer' in central Dublin Brown Thomas, Cosmetics brand, Dublin, Grafton Street, Retail, Space NK https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dublin-ireland-may-22-2026-iconic-brown-thomas-dublin-storefront-with-flags-classic-architecture-and-upscale-shopping-atmosphere-ab9d1272-2f34-4471-830f-4daa1e3d47bc-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bessborough-survivors-judicial-review-planning-permission-apartments-7145362-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T14:42:52+01:00 Bessborough survivors seek judicial review of planning permission for apartments on site An Coimisiún Pleanála, bessborough, Cork, Judicial review, mother and baby home https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ie-dublin-four-courts-dcbae681-bf95-4ef7-8a26-b96b4ced313e-630x503.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-numbers-august-7145085-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T14:17:33+01:00 Homelessness: Number of children in emergency accommodation hits record high of 5,659 department of housing, Emergency Accommodation, Homeless, Homelessness, Housing Crisis https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-92-a58aae07-8a64-4f2d-952f-b521d0287eea-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cmat-electric-picnic-campsites-filling-up-rain-7145321-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T14:11:02+01:00 CMAT cancels Paris gig due to illness a day before headline show at Electric Picnic Campsites, cmat, Electric Picnic, Festival, Full, headline, Laois, Music, Rain, Stradbally, Weather https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/paredes-de-coura-portugal-12th-aug-2026-irish-singersongwriter-ciara-maryalice-thompson-aka-cmat-seen-performing-on-the-vodafone-stage-during-vodafone-paredes-de-coura-credit-image-di-33cb442d-9c19-4f8c-a215-efea0d168fc5-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dail-to-return-briefly-to-postpone-planned-excise-increases-7145104-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T13:52:00+01:00 Dáil defers planned excise increases, with anger in opposition that the debate was only an hour Dáil, dail recall, excise duty, Fuel https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/pastedimage-74699-a01b2447-1a9c-4002-a66b-4edf1c30e529-630x364.png https://www.thejournal.ie/aontas-irish-heist-film-oscars-7145106-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T11:17:13+01:00 Irish language heist film Aontas selected as Ireland's entry for the Academy Awards Academy Awards, Aontas, Hollywood, Irish language, Oscars, TG4 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/unnamed-8-2a082799-4cf9-455b-87c0-13d4d50c269d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/postmortems-rule-out-foul-play-in-deaths-of-irish-woman-and-her-husband-in-valencia-7145062-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T10:42:28+01:00 Postmortems rule out foul play in deaths of Irish woman and her husband in Valencia Cullera, foul play, New Zealand, Spain, Valencia https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/beautiful-above-view-of-the-vacation-area-of-cullera-spain-showing-the-city-and-the-coastline-with-a-bright-blue-sky-and-white-clouds-bccb58ac-f703-4334-a2d7-7dcc19affc6f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/siobhan-mcsweeney-and-nicola-coughlan-back-campaign-against-ai-voice-cloning-7145031-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T10:18:32+01:00 Siobhan McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan among those backing campaign against AI voice cloning AI, Andy Burnham, Artificial Intelligence, nicola coughlan, siobhan mcsweeney, UK, voice cloning https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/blurred-frame-11-28e180c6-e3e8-48fe-9ea8-3d22ddb3c456-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-2026-poll-7145034-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-28T10:06:51+01:00 Have you ever been to Electric Picnic? Electric Picnic, EP, Festival, Laois, Music festivals, Poll, Stradbally, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/climate-change-e98d1cab-5642-4074-b57f-cadfbc150818-630x436.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-camping-trolleys-7144466-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T09:30:18+01:00 I got so heated at one point that I – and I’m not proud of this – resorted to online jeering Camping, Electric Picnic, emer mclysaght, Ireland, Lifestyle, Music festivals, Nobody Needs This https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/excited-student-celebrating-good-online-news-checking-laptop-at-home-53950723-9951-4a60-bdfe-0728ae31f77f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/canada-pm-says-it-will-be-lake-ontario-then-now-and-always-7145007-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T09:20:27+01:00 Canada PM says it will be Lake Ontario ‘then, now and always’ after Trump's ‘Lake America’ order Canada, Donald Trump, Lake America, Lake Ontario, mark carney, US https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/prime-minister-mark-carney-speaks-about-canadas-response-to-new-u-s-tariffs-during-a-news-conference-on-parliament-hill-in-ottawa-on-saturday-aug-22-2026-patrick-doylethe-canadian-press-via-ap-05810fd4-c084-4f9d-8f32-db4cb40b87e2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-74-7144997-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T08:51:45+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/healthyoatmealporridgewithsummerberriesblueberryraspberrystrawberryin-b68801cc-8924-4ecc-89b9-31ad9d7d0b8a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-perform-border-checkpoints-to-assist-psni-in-arresting-two-men-7144976-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T08:25:10+01:00 Gardaí perform border checkpoints to assist PSNI in arresting two men after high-speed chase An Garda Síochána, Armagh, Border, Gardaí, markethill, Newry, PSNI https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/psni-helicopter-b35b26ce-713c-4f77-81ed-81f60922cce3-630x376.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/flooding-ireland-kerry-dublin-7144929-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T07:46:16+01:00 'Torrential downpours' cause flooding in Kerry and Dublin Downpours, Flooding, Rain, Weather, Weather Warning https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kerry-aeec63b9-7df3-4120-a381-9c7f028b87ac-630x643.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-threatened-put-bullet-head-woman-hitler-arrested-france-7143865-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T07:20:00+01:00 Irishman charged in France over alleged threat and antisemitic remarks to Jewish couple Antisemitism, Avignon, Charged, France, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-french-gendarmerie-car-close-up-during-an-investigation-bcc7d55d-670c-4b28-ad56-bfb3ce65a061-630x364.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-what-did-you-think-of-healy-raes-blood-sweat-and-tears-7140446-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-28T07:15:53+01:00 Poll: What did you make of The Healy-Raes: Blood, Sweat & Tears? any good recs?, Best of the Box https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/20260602-dsc00734-1536x1024-dce17a9f-9a5a-4a38-9214-d1a41bcf77ed-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/boston-7143573-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-28T07:00:39+01:00 Larry Donnelly: The battle for the Democratic Party’s soul is playing out in Boston Boston, boston mass, column, congressional district, Irish Politics, LARRY DONNELLY, Opinion, US politics, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-sign-with-the-word-boston-next-to-an-american-flag-over-a-window-659d9ec6-c9d0-4e6b-88db-c41df1585c5d-630x404.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/american-college-football-returns-to-dublin-7143128-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T06:30:52+01:00 Up to 14,000 US fans expected as American College Football returns to Dublin Adam McCann Gibbs, Aer Lingus College Football Classic, American College Football, American Football, Aviva Stadium, Bill Belichick, College Football, Dublin, Horned Frogs, Tar Heels, Texas Christian University, University of North Carolina https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dublin-ireland-23rd-aug-2025-aviva-stadium-k-state-v-iowa-state-iowa-state-celebrate-a-touchdown-with-a-flag-run-and-display-hugh-de-paorspp-credit-spp-sport-press-photo-alamy-live-news-7f175ce8-1365-44a4-87a0-c99632cfe929-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dail-recall-fuel-prices-7143776-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T06:15:02+01:00 Dáil returns early from summer holidays today to postpone planned excise increases Back to Work, Cost of Living, dail recall, Dáil returns, excise, Fuel Prices, Leinster House, summer hols cut short https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bantry-co-cork-ireland-9-march-2026-fuel-prices-are-displayed-at-a-circle-k-filling-station-in-bantry-petrol-and-diesel-prices-have-risen-sharply-in-recent-days-amid-volatility-in-global-oil-mar-9d568d82-24b2-4daf-b18c-62906b9f3d86-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cubic3-layoffs-ireland-7144462-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T00:10:23+01:00 Over 160 staff at Irish 'unicorn' firm Cubic3 told their jobs are at risk Cubic3, Dublin, Ireland, Layoffs, softbank, tech industry, tech layoffs, The Morning Lead https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-27-08-2026-at-17-19-f6f55200-982d-4d7f-8f5e-6db818bf3055-630x335.jpeg