https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-rape-trials-targeted-solicitors-strike-jim-ocallaghan-7199720-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-24T00:05:10+01:00 FactCheck: Are rape trials being 'deliberately' singled out by striking legal aid solicitors? FactCheck, Jim O'Callaghan, legal aid, October, solicitors strike, The Morning Lead https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/minister-for-justice-home-affairs-and-migration-jim-ocallaghan-speaking-to-the-media-at-government-buildings-in-dublin-following-the-budget-2027-picture-date-thursday-october-8-2026-481709b8-f63e-4b70-92bb-9dae3a7e2ff8-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-among-group-activists-detained-israel-west-bank-7203831-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T22:57:36+01:00 Irishman among group of activists detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank Detained, Israel, occupied territories, occupied west bank, Palestine, settler violence, West Bank https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/palestinians-move-away-from-an-olive-grove-after-members-of-israeli-forces-prevented-residents-from-continuing-the-olive-harvest-in-the-west-bank-town-of-turmus-ayya-wednesday-oct-21-2026-ap-pho-2653d6fc-2b73-49c4-9840-7fcfa8ab501d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/country-braces-storm-boelo-orange-warnings-six-counties-7203665-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T22:40:00+01:00 Country braces for Storm Boelo as Status Orange warnings issued for seven counties batten down the hatches, Incoming, rain warning, Status orange, STORM BOELO, Weather, Weather Warnings, Wind Warning https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rosscarbery-west-cork-ireland-29th-sep-2026-met-eireann-has-issued-a-yellow-weather-warning-for-wind-and-rain-starting-at-12-00-today-this-photographer-measured-wind-speed-of-45-kmh-with-gusts-acff35ce-e895-4c06-937b-3955f6154535-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/body-found-macroom-7202946-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T21:00:00+01:00 Man whose body was discovered at Macroom golf course named locally Co Cork, Cork, Investigation, Macroom, October https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-26-ad02524e-7ebf-44c2-a221-e4ae4f6f325e-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-news-headlines-87-7203799-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T20:53:41+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Friday evening fix, News Fix, The Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_0808-77979a91-347f-413c-85ae-6c781069edde-630x420.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-trad-musician-donal-lunny-dies-aged-79-7203307-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T20:25:00+01:00 Tributes paid to pioneering Irish trad musician Dónal Lunny following his death aged 79 dónal lunny, Irish music, Music, October, RIP, trad music, tributes https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/2m3f34r-a43dce31-1f48-4d1a-b3c2-2c5322704813-630x468.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/louth-arrests-explosives-7203793-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T20:24:58+01:00 Two arrested in Co Louth after explosive components seized in long-running investigation Co Louth, Dissidents, explosives, Gardaí, Good Friday Agreement, Justin Kelly, Louth, Northern Ireland, Peace Process https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-inscription-on-a-police-jacket-from-ireland-ff40428b-aac2-4243-bd1a-154aedd99370-630x544.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/agentic-ai-prospects-for-consumers-7202678-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-23T19:30:25+01:00 Could an AI agent work for you - or does it really work for the tech bros? Agentic AI, AI, October, tech bros, Technology https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/jeff-bezos-sundar-pichai-elon-musk-0783811e-93af-4c56-b6fe-1e1808fe7347-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/social-media-post-asylum-seeker-caused-fear-trial-hears-newtownmountkennedy-7203754-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T19:21:36+01:00 Tweet alleging asylum seeker exposed himself on bus caused fear in Wicklow town, trial hears Bray District Court, Court, Courts, Newtownmountkennedy, Trial, Wicklow https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-642-25083ef2-5830-4338-b7c3-67bb423323eb-630x848.png https://www.thejournal.ie/glenstal-abbey-7203723-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T19:06:00+01:00 Limerick boarding school Glenstal Abbey to close after almost 100 years Education, Glenstal Abbey, Limerick, private school, Private Schools https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/from-a-drones-perspective-glenstal-abbey-feels-like-a-hidden-world-revealed-from-above-a-monastery-wrapped-in-forest-stone-and-silence-the-firs-5b1d4e90-d99f-49b5-869a-bd6a9910cfab-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/liberty-recycling-money-laundering-7203089-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T19:00:57+01:00 Sinn Féin supports investigation into money laundering at charity chaired by party TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, charities regulator, Garda Siochana, Liberty Recycling, Mary-Lou McDonald, Money Laundering, October, Sinn Féin https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/liberty-recycling-3_90757413-5b4a2385-b8bf-40e5-aa84-c9339b960f07-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/consent-hugging-ad-jim-o-callaghan-irish-council-civil-liberties-7203703-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T18:52:18+01:00 Minister ordering removal of consent ad risks having ‘chilling effect’ on society, rights group says Censorship, Consent, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, HUGGING, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Jim O'Callaghan https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-2026-10-23t184508-532-07a2bd78-735a-4f5a-b3dd-f113c7baf13e-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ryan-tubridy-politics-7203435-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T17:24:54+01:00 Taoiseach says Ryan Tubridy 'welcome' to try politics after broadcaster said he ‘dreams’ of it Dáil Éireann, Fianna Fáil, Galway, galway west, Irish Politics, Micheál Martin, October, Ryan Tubridy, Taoiseach, watch out galway https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ryan-tubridy-poses-for-photographers-upon-arrival-at-the-premiere-for-the-crown-season-6-finale-in-london-tuesday-dec-5-2023-photo-by-vianney-le-caerinvisionap-4da12a59-f491-40cb-bc08-d6d70f9f58e3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-190-7203430-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T16:50:27+01:00 The 5 at 5: Friday 5 at 5, October, The 5 at 5 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/no-5-on-a-building-2754c973-4eda-4aa2-81f8-bd326a2df352-630x412.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/laura-perrins-grandparents-hug-consent-ad-7203344-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-23T16:43:13+01:00 I am perhaps the only conservative in Ireland who thought the consent ad made an important point column, Consent, Consent ad, consent video, DRCC, grandparents, HUGGING, hugging video, laura perrins, October, Opinion, Read Me, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-3-3ff3a36a-b31d-4737-9938-4cc3b8430389-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/citywest-court-case-7203155-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T16:04:00+01:00 Man at centre of Citywest case to be deported after sexual assault charges dropped Asylum Seekers, Citywest, Deportation, Dublin, Garda, Ireland, October, Sexual Assault https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-2026-10-23t154700-044-bcd8c980-b053-433b-abac-189fc3c61fca-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-shooting-mark-cullen-dun-laoghaire-solicitor-7203280-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T15:25:22+01:00 Man charged with fatal shooting of Mark Cullen still without solicitor amid legal aid dispute Charged, Courts, Dún Laoghaire, legal aid row, Mark Cullen, October, Shooting, Solicitor https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mark-cullen-343081ce-8367-4300-8ce4-a156ab990127-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/collision-carrigaline-cork-injured-hospital-7203209-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T14:54:28+01:00 Man in his 30s dies in two-car collision in Co Cork Carrigaline, Collision, Cork, Cork University Hospital, Garda, October, road collision https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-ff6af1d4-d9b7-49d3-9f02-7753f7fd69c5-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/civil-servant-yeven-mckeeffe-state-secrets-court-7203150-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T14:38:32+01:00 Civil servant accused of passing State secrets to hostile nation sent for Special Criminal Court trial Civil Servant, Courts, government information, October, Official Secrets Act, Special Criminal Court, state secrets, Ukraine, Yevgen McKeeffe https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-view-of-cloverhill-district-court-dublin-as-eamonn-harrison-22-of-mayobridge-in-newry-co-down-appeared-at-the-court-on-charges-of-assault-and-criminal-damage-in-north-dublin-in-august-2018-h-f4db23e9-78c4-4e1c-9d89-df898f924dbe-630x404.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ballinahown-co-westmeath-named-irelands-tidiest-town-7203047-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T13:53:00+01:00 Ballinahown, Co Westmeath named Ireland's tidiest town (and village) Abbeyleix, ballinahown, Buncrana, Dara Calleary, October, Tidy Towns, Tralee, Westmeath https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/tidy-towns-ballinahown-23-9-26-60-26a011c2-0434-45f5-bc34-70fdee7609df-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/troy-parrott-burglary-home-7202979-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T12:34:49+01:00 Spanish police investigate break-in at Troy Parrott's Seville home October, real betis, Seville, Troy Parrott https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sevilla-spain-21st-oct-2026-troy-parrott-betis-footballsoccer-uefa-champions-leagueleague-phase-matchday-3-between-real-betis-balompie-feyenoord-rotterdam-at-the-estadio-la-cartuja-de-sev-83514766-602a-46bc-95d2-01380219989a-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/grandparents-ad-solicitors-strike-analysis-podcast-7203636-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T12:00:07+01:00 The culture war over grandparents and justice on trial grandparents ad, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice, Justice Minister, legal aid, October, Podcast, RSA, Solicitors, Strike, The candidate https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/3dm8fdm-5f61ad2f-0cca-4216-b1c1-27b37b1e442a-630x331.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/meghan-markle-father-thomas-child-sex-abuse-images-7202836-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T11:31:23+01:00 Meghan Markle ‘deeply distressed’ by allegation her father had child abuse images Meghan Markle, October, Prince Harry, The Sun, thomas markle sr, UK https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-visit-to-australia-day-four-f3c8c58d-cbb1-4503-a6a8-1cdafcc87618-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/storm-austen-heavy-rain-flooding-impacts-weather-warnings-where-7201584-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T11:30:00+01:00 Storm Austen passes over country as council crews begin clean-up from flooding forecast, Incoming, Met Éireann, October, Storm, storm austen, Weather, Weather Warning https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/storm-austen-soaks-cork-kerry-and-waterford-707aa952-2936-4dbf-8e80-45f9b8868045-630x388.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tesla-self-driving-car-job-dublin-7202712-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T11:13:41+01:00 Tesla advertises Dublin job to help develop self-driving system as it pushes for Irish approval autonomous car, model 3, model y, October, self-driving car, Tesla https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/self-driving-car-on-a-road-autonomous-vehicle-inside-view-de1f91ef-8a0b-421a-8d98-f37fa9aa9a68-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/drcc-grandparents-hug-consent-ad-removal-jim-o-callaghan-justice-department-opinion-poll-7202682-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-23T10:44:27+01:00 What do you think of the grandparents' consent ad and the decision to remove it? Advertising, Consent, Department of Justice, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, grandparents, Ireland, October, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-9-431ebf41-c095-4c17-8b78-3a4e299a9bb4-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-78-7202604-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T08:58:18+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, October https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/fried-egg-with-grilled-sausage-for-breakfast-58d79e2e-b615-4506-aef1-d39b14895165-630x553.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-neutrality-visas-gazans-7194755-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T08:54:34+01:00 Letters to the editor on... neutrality, election season and visas for Gazans letters to the editor, October, Your Thoughts https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/president-donald-trump-gestures-after-speaking-at-a-campaign-rally-at-sioux-gateway-airport-thursday-oct-22-2026-in-sioux-city-iowa-ap-photoalex-brandon-d4b6de88-677d-496d-aee2-21ba7941b767-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/carla-lockhart-dup-steps-down-stormont-row-7202578-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T08:17:30+01:00 Carla Lockhart quits as DUP party officer amid rift with Robinson over Stormont tensions Carla Lockhart, DUP, emma little pengelly, gavin robinson, Michelle O'Neill, October, power sharing https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/drumcree-orange-order-parade-091ebe3a-fa6b-40d2-8786-492e975f0872-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tom-skerritt-rip-top-gun-alien-picket-fences-7202542-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T07:56:05+01:00 Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, dies aged 93 actor, ALIEN, Emmy, October, picket fences, RIP, tom skerritt, top gun https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/people-tom-skerritt-2fdd8dd3-301f-47c7-9c7f-17d3824645cd-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/new-york-city-horse-drawn-carriages-ban-7202522-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T07:33:05+01:00 New York City votes to ban horse-drawn carriages after death of teenage tourist council, horse, horse-drawn carriages, New York, New York City, October, transport workers union, Vote, Zohran Mamdani https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/horse-carriage-ride-through-central-park-with-new-york-city-behind-central-park-new-york-usa-02cb5c78-9614-47cc-a9d5-39412f1eb8aa-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/philip-cairns-disappearance-appeal-2-7202114-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T06:45:49+01:00 Gardaí issue fresh appeal on 40th anniversary of disappearance of schoolboy Philip Cairns Cold Case, Dublin, Gardaí, Missing Persons, October, philip cairns, Rathfarnham https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-7-7cd8a831-4fb0-482e-9d37-cf8f6f038d5d-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/us-midterms-and-larry-donnelly-7202197-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-23T06:30:04+01:00 US midterms: The best democracy money can buy? column, midterms are coming, Money Money Money, Opinion, Trump, US politics, voices, White House https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/president-donald-trump-gestures-as-meets-qatars-emir-sheikh-tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani-at-the-amiri-diwan-in-doha-qatar-wednesday-may-14-2025-ap-photoalex-brandon-025a8789-8edf-4050-9ba6-635f657a3dba-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-mortgage-drawdown-figures-7202407-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T06:15:09+01:00 Mortgage drawdown values are the highest they’ve been since mid-2008 bpfi, first time buyers, Housing Market, Ireland, Mortgages, October, Property https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/approved-mortgage-loan-application-form-and-new-house-keys-on-the-bank-office-table-f07c2493-6ad2-4891-8091-aea70a389664-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nobody-needs-this-3-7201651-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T06:00:23+01:00 Emer McLysaght: Harry Potter is back, but I won’t be giving J.K. Rowling any more of my money column, JK Rowling, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, so over this, voices https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/march-29-2022-london-united-kingdom-jk-rowling-attends-the-world-premiere-of-fantastic-beasts-the-secrets-of-dumbledore-at-the-royal-festival-hall-in-london-credit-image-fred-duval-7602f56c-5ffe-492c-83c0-052f087f19b0-630x441.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-hse-pharma-rebates-7199358-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-23T00:05:52+01:00 HSE failing to collect millions of euro owed by pharma companies Department of Health, Failure to Collect, HSE, Investigates, October, pharmaceutical industry https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/person-taking-pill-out-of-box-630x420.png https://www.thejournal.ie/mercury-prize-2026-7202433-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T22:37:31+01:00 Galway artist Dove Ellis misses out on Mercury Prize as Raye crowned winner album of the year, Dove Ellis, entertainment, Irish music, Mercury Prize, Music, Raye https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/raye-who-has-won-the-2026-mercury-prize-for-her-album-this-music-may-contain-hope-at-the-mercury-music-prize-awards-show-at-the-utilita-arena-newcastle-upon-tyne-picture-date-thursday-october-22-b87e0f41-35c6-4253-b141-f9b3b4ffca77-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/m9-crash-victims-update-7202345-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T20:18:34+01:00 'The generosity is overwhelming': Victims of M9 crash give update, as GoFundMe reaches €833k Fundraising, GoFundMe, Ireland, Kinsella sisters, m9 crash, October, road accidents, wrong-way crash https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-9-4f047e10-354a-4952-a73e-f32b884fee71-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/consecutive-concurrent-sentences-sexual-abuse-7197834-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T20:00:51+01:00 Why do judges choose to impose consecutive sentences over concurrent ones? concurrent sentencing, Consecutive Sentencing, Court, Courts, george gibney, Law, October, Sentencing https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/criminal-courts-of-justice-002_90634719-ab926935-2c73-4193-945f-cc75cda6ec54-630x425.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-thursday-22-october-7202296-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T19:55:37+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Thursday Dublin, Health, Ireland, News, News Fix, October, Sinn Féin, storm austen https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/winter-weather-jan-27th-2026-8857b772-213a-4faa-9399-f6719920d717-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lough-neagh-crisis-intervention-7202298-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T19:13:01+01:00 Call for Irish government to ‘intervene’ in Lough Neagh crisis Environment, Ireland, Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, October, Sinn Féin, Water Pollution https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blue-green-algae-at-battery-harbour-on-lough-neagh-near-cookstown-in-co-tyrone-picture-date-monday-august-25-2025-a32de96c-f173-4085-a9ee-351b7892f922-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/gavan-reilly-politics-7201898-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-22T19:00:46+01:00 Triple lock vote: 3.5 hours to debate a major shift in Ireland’s defence policy column, Opinion, politics by numbers, politics in ireland, voices https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-dail-leinster-house-seat-of-parliament-merrion-upper-street-gate-closed-during-night-a1cc02b5-a13d-47d3-9263-55a6a49994af-630x406.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-book-awards-2026-shortlist-7201223-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T19:00:44+01:00 Vincent Browne, Nikita Hand and Manchán Magan among nominees for An Post Irish Book Awards an post irish book awards, Books, Ireland, Irish Literature, October, Reading, Shortlist, The Shortlist is Out https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/eva-pau-paul-howard-and-karen-harte-ed615f2d-2112-47a7-9708-e1843684b7da-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/storm-austen-7201380-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T19:00:00+01:00 Intense rain and flooding expected as Storm Austen sweeps in Bank Holiday Weekend, Met Éireann, October, orange warning, rain warning, storm austen, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/cars-pass-waves-crashing-over-a-wall-into-the-road-in-youghal-co-cork-weather-warnings-will-come-into-force-as-the-uk-and-ireland-brace-for-the-arrival-of-storm-agnes-which-will-bring-damaging-wind-26eb152a-0e45-48eb-8eca-3af1f95e42bd-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-paid-e70k-to-settle-civil-claims-brought-by-girls-he-allegedly-indecently-assaulted-in-the-1970s-7202275-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T18:33:09+01:00 Man paid €70k to settle civil claims brought by girls he allegedly indecently assaulted in the 1970s Clare, court news, Courts, ennis circuit court, Historical Abuse, Indecent Assault, October, Sexual Abuse https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-22-183002-29a9e1bd-db07-43c7-a246-e95b7a828780-630x408.png https://www.thejournal.ie/new-airbnb-cleaning-rules-7202162-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T18:14:08+01:00 Airbnb guests no longer have to wash dishes or strip beds - and some hosts aren't happy about it airbnb, Cleaning fees, Hospitality, house-rules, October, short-term rentals, Travel https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bandung-west-java-indonesia-23rd-apr-2026-in-this-photo-illustration-airbnb-logo-is-displayed-on-a-smartphone-with-airbnb-logo-in-the-background-credit-image-algi-febri-sugitazuma-pres-b3bb0eb0-008c-4457-8229-cb5d5779d784-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/us-midterms-explained-podcast-7202260-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T18:00:23+01:00 What could the US midterms mean for Trump’s final two years? Donald Trump, Election, Midterms, October, Podcast, The Explainer, United States, US Presidency https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/washington-dc-usa-21st-oct-2026-united-states-president-donald-j-trump-speaks-with-reporters-before-departing-from-on-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-usa-on-october-21-2026-7e0e3f1c-872d-4705-a22e-f8847214a0ba-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/an-post-dog-attacks-7202145-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T17:53:52+01:00 An Post says its staff have been attacked by animals 118 times so far this year An Post, Animal attacks, Dogs, Ireland, On the rise, postal workers, Public Safety https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/21st-tour-of-britain-2025-doggy-looking-out-behind-iron-gates-details-along-the-roads-of-the-tour-monmouth-powys-wales-b8fa34ce-3865-48b2-816e-b5179ca8a15a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/luxury-items-seized-gardai-charity-dublin-7201402-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T17:47:00+01:00 Dublin-based Sinn Féin TD is chair of charity at centre of garda money laundering probe BMW, Charity, Dublin, Garda, Louis Vuitton, October, Rolex, Seizures https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sinn-fein-td-aengus-o-snodaigh-arrives-at-leinster-house-in-dublin-ahead-of-the-first-sitting-of-the-new-dail-since-the-irish-general-election-the-174-tds-will-vote-by-secret-ballot-to-elect-a-new-ce-816e6d8c-5d99-46e3-a9b1-49b08d280927-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-arson-attack-arrest-7202182-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T17:23:42+01:00 Man (20s) arrested in connection with fatal arson attack on Waterford home An Garda Síochána, Arson, Crime, Fatal Fire, Investigation, Waterford https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-1-f77a2c87-e40c-4f5f-86f1-b1a2bf201e2a-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-marathon-2026-poll-7202137-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-22T17:16:39+01:00 Have you ever run a marathon? Athletics, Dublin, Dublin Marathon, Marathon, October, Poll, Running, The Daily Poll, Transport, Your Say https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/helen-bannon-and-edward-mcelroy-celebrate-as-they-corss-the-finish-line-5d0fdbcb-32fa-4672-a071-e99faba1102c-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-five-at-five-thursday-3-7202083-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T16:59:14+01:00 The 5 at 5: Thursday 5 at 5, five at five, The 5 at 5, The five at five https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/old-enameled-house-number-5-plate-on-a-concrete-wall-de95a460-9650-4d41-8239-3bdaf612f8d8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gary-gannon-consent-ad-7202000-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T16:45:41+01:00 Gary Gannon says justice minister ordering removal of consent ad sets ‘dangerous precedent' Consent, consent campaign, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, gary gannon, Ireland, Jim O'Callaghan, October, Social Democrats https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/social-democrats-gary-gannon-speaking-to-media-at-leinster-house-dublin-as-the-dail-returns-after-a-break-picture-date-wednesday-march-19-2025-0c603b00-5b08-48ac-9797-6a939f078f6d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/debunk-un-climate-change-hoax-worst-case-scenario-7201704-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T16:36:09+01:00 Debunked: No, the United Nations did not ‘admit’ that climate change is a hoax Climate Change, Environment, Fact check, Global Warming, Misinformation, October, United Nations, worst case scenario https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/flames-from-the-big-horn-fire-tear-across-the-steep-slopes-of-the-santa-catalina-mountains-above-tucson-arizona-88c2697d-ecbb-4195-aca0-39ecf9ec4ac8-630x287.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-man-guilty-manslaughter-limerick-7201902-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T15:37:08+01:00 Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of ‘pure gentleman’ retired soldier in Limerick Courts, Limerick, Manslaughter, MIchael Hayes, Murder, October, philip ambrose https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-35-1ca2d105-c3ef-43ed-b09f-c4733b58e314-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/anne-orourke-syria-charity-7200969-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T15:16:20+01:00 Irish woman en route to one of Syria’s worst-hit cities to support child amputees Child amputees, Irish Aid, Irish in the middle east, Middle East, October, Syria, Unexploded weapons https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/whatsapp-image-2026-10-20-at-23-29-42-45806170-8d00-4a65-bc9b-73dc3f2d848c-630x627.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/grandparents-hugs-consent-campaign-7201438-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T15:08:00+01:00 Department of Justice forced grandparents' hug ad to be taken down after online backlash Consent, consent campaign, October https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/gp-94f1f801-6968-4813-b1fa-25bab52c0efd-630x447.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-in-her-70s-killed-in-two-car-crash-on-n2-7201835-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T15:07:51+01:00 Woman (70s) dies in two-car crash on N2 An Garda Síochána, Fatal Accident, Garda Appeal, Monaghan, N2, October, Road Crash https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/north-wall-quay-bomb-alert273_90732573-746ba999-bce9-4d8a-87d0-f3e4bb16ffa0-630x411.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/consent-ad-controversy-7201722-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-22T15:00:00+01:00 The grandparents’ consent ad got it wrong, but the message still matters column, Consent, consent ad controversy, Opinion, Parenting, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ad-mark-two-ad1d8064-4de1-4f2d-8755-1f58ca48aaca-630x415.png https://www.thejournal.ie/driving-phone-glove-box-7201679-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T14:43:25+01:00 Minister tells drivers to put phones in glove box Gardaí, Ireland, Mobile Phones, Road Safety, road safety appeal, Road Safety Authority, Sean Canney https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_9014-f47ae032-5b2e-4644-9eb4-7aac87a3f444-562x1000.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/yves-sakila-death-inquest-arnotts-7201805-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T14:42:56+01:00 Prone restraint among factors in death of Yves Sakila outside Arnotts, inquest hears cardio-respiratory arrest, Coroner's Court, Death, Dubin District Coroner’s Court, Inquest, October, restraint, rnotts, yves sakila https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/yves-96ee5d61-52f8-4b5e-9fa4-49d5d398ca1d-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/healkth-minister-endometriosis-surgery-ireland-7201713-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T14:11:08+01:00 Minister feels 'shame' that women with endometriosis had to go abroad for surgery endometriosis, Healthcare, Ireland, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, jennifer whitmore, October, Women's Health https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/370cabinet-meetings_90744040-de0f2640-db39-45c2-b002-b1e99db3d64a-630x479.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/october-bank-holiday-train-dart-services-disrupted-7201078-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-22T13:34:00+01:00 Major disruption to train and bus services this weekend - here’s what’s affected Bank Holiday, Bank Holiday Weekend, DART, Iarnród Éireann, Irish Rail, October, Public Transport, Train, Trains https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/dart-electric-train-at-bray-daly-station-on-the-dublin-coastal-suburban-rail-network-ireland-0ee1282b-c365-420f-8356-df4ac6dc3426-630x353.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-lung-cancer-surgery-explainer-7201562-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T12:38:52+01:00 What is lung adenocarcinoma, the cancer removed from Pope Leo? lung adenocarcinoma, Lung Cancer, October, Pope Leo, Pope Leo XIV, Rome, Surgery, Vatican https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/newly-elected-pope-leo-xiv-cardinal-robert-francis-prevost-appears-on-the-balcony-of-st-peters-basilica-in-vatican-city-vatican-on-07-may-2025-fcae265e-3fd3-48e3-a2e6-d187041ae17f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-meals-holiday-meals-programme-pac-7201609-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T11:49:41+01:00 Hot school meals programme to expand with 'holiday meals' service from next year Department of Social Protection, Funding, holiday meals, hot school meals, John McKeon, nutrition, October, Public Accounts Committee https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/meals-34d1c38a-3b20-469a-85ab-1fd6631737a3-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ptsb-mortgage-rate-hike-7201468-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T10:23:26+01:00 PTSB hikes fixed mortgage rates Banking, ECB, Interest Rates, Ireland, Mortgages, October, Ouch!, PTSB https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-branch-of-ptsb-bank-in-liffey-valley-shopping-centre-dublin-ireland-6774cbfb-f6dc-4be4-b139-ddc2c86e7ce8-630x576.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dart-level-crossing-hit-train-delays-7201414-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T08:59:06+01:00 Delays on Dart and commuter services after vehicle hits Sandymount crossing barrier Commuter, DART, Delays, Iarnród Éireann, Irish Rail, Lansdowne Road, level-crossing, Maynooth, October, Sandymount, Sydney Parade, Train https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/barriers-down-at-level-crossing-as-dart-train-passes-sydney-parade-dublin-republic-of-ireland-a5675d8c-3f75-4468-b75b-b07320315e4b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/couple-dead-bray-post-mortem-7201374-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T07:56:10+01:00 Gardaí await post-mortem results after couple found dead at Bray home biddy o'brien, Bray, Dead, Garda, jamie mcginn, October, Post-mortem https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/gardai-attend-the-scene-at-a-house-on-old-connaught-avenue-in-bray-co-dublin-after-the-discovery-of-the-bodies-of-a-man-in-his-30s-and-a-woman-in-her-40s-shortly-after-8am-picture-date-wednesday-195a769f-eda0-4d8c-bc33-98cbd6fc0807-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/websites-down-7201344-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T07:55:00+01:00 Websites around the world go dark after critical security flaws exposed internet outage, October, php https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-closeup-of-a-persons-hands-typing-into-a-laptop-computer-with-a-notebook-and-smartphone-nearby-09401336-49bf-45ae-8f4d-f667d0fcef62-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-air-quality-2025-epa-7201055-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T06:00:07+01:00 Solid fuel burning and traffic causing health problems, says EPA air pollution, air quality, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, October https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/car-exhaust-fumes-rising-from-tailpipe-behind-dirty-bumper-closeup-of-vehicle-emissions-in-cold-season-street-scene-with-condensation-vapor-c31837ab-8171-4808-9d03-099fdfaa9705-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nitrites-ham-carcinogen-tesco-7200775-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T05:59:27+01:00 What actually are nitrites, as Tesco launches nitrite-free ham? Carcinogen, Carcinogenic, Ham, nitrate, nitrite, nitrite-free, October, processed food, processed meat, Red meat, Slice of the Action, Tesco https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/no-artificial-ingredients-no-nitrites-or-nitrates-added-food-labelling-on-cooked-turkey-meat-usa-united-states-of-america-6ee4179a-3ad7-4e5d-a836-6af791d1c934-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-james-mcclean-therapy-comments-weakness-7200704-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-22T00:05:52+01:00 'It’s certainly not weak': Male readers on footballer James McClean's therapy comments Counselling, James McClean, male mental health, Men's mental health, Mental Health, October, The Morning Lead, THERAPY, your stories https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/james-mcclean-dejected-e8a585ca-d4e7-4c4e-821f-55790c77b41f-630x420.jpg