https://www.thejournal.ie/430-activists-gaza-flotilla-being-taken-to-israel-7045148-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T18:45:00+01:00 Taoiseach 'appalled' by Israeli minister's video showing Gaza flotilla activists with hands bound Flotilla, Gaza, global sumud flotilla, Israel, itamar ben-gvir, margaret connolly, occupied territories, Palestine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-34-ef371a6d-4709-4f51-a4c1-6da47ac05925-630x377.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-media-committee-main-points-7045770-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T17:45:10+01:00 Here are five things we learned from RTÉ's latest appearance at the media committee adrian lynch, back in the hot seat, dee forbes, Derek Mooney, Evanne Ní Chuilinn, Kevin Bakhurst, media committee, Oliver Callan, RTÉ, seán rocks, Tommy Tiernan https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-20-may-2026-05-18-pm-2471-2f0408f1-7a91-4f84-8edc-1e40687ac067-630x462.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/former-teacher-to-be-sentenced-next-month-after-pleading-guilty-to-132-sexual-offences-7046028-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T20:21:13+01:00 Former teacher to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to 132 offences against 19 boys Coleraine, Courts, Donegal, letterkenny circuit court, Patrick Sharkey https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/photo-2026-05-20-18-25-44-3d16b4ad-9d66-469e-884b-79d0519bcab6-630x408.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/us-announces-charges-against-raul-castro-over-1996-downing-of-planes-7045997-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T19:55:34+01:00 US announces charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro over 1996 downing of planes Cuba, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Raul Castro, Todd Blanche, US https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/justice-department-cuba-6495dea0-441c-4b0a-b878-7ed3662a659a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irelands-first-supervised-drug-injection-facility-to-become-permanent-7045976-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T19:42:17+01:00 Approval granted for Ireland’s first supervised drug injection facility to become permanent An Coimisiún Pleanála, Dublin, medically supervised drug injection facility, Merchants Quay, Merchants Quay Ireland, msif, Planning https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-20t193959-093-a51527e2-2888-4ff1-94ae-8a390e3e98f7-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trevor-bolger-garda-7045972-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T19:35:01+01:00 Garda convicted of assaulting his spouse wins stay on dismissal due at midnight Gardaí, trevor bolger https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-34-582132c2-ed1d-4083-af16-8dfea4333503-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-traffic-3-7045941-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T19:07:13+01:00 Delays expected in Dublin city centre as fire brigade carries out river rescue Dublin, Dublin city centre, Liffey, River Liffey, Usher's Quay https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_9524-562b6feb-e948-465c-93d3-e581394d4466-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ai-in-universities-7044650-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-20T19:00:04+01:00 The war on human thought: Educational institutions must take back control from AI AI, ai slop, Analogue, analogue rules, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, claude ai, column, Education, Opinion, Research, University, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/resting-teen-student-in-dark-sleeveless-top-looking-in-classroom-with-silver-laptop-and-ai-graphic-2e1f8cd4-8791-4ac5-99c9-992d7c0b1c64-630x332.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sean-rocks-rte-7045838-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T18:48:22+01:00 'Horrendous': RTÉ bosses slammed over treatment of Seán Rocks's pay and impact on his family Kevin Bakhurst, media committee, RTÉ https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sean-rocks-292db9a9-a699-4c54-89c5-59cd80ec794c-630x420.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/burglary-south-dublin-7045897-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T18:41:07+01:00 Man jailed for eight years over burglary during which homeowner was threatened with a metal bar Burglary, Court, South Dublin https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-33-a0f78f8e-7c50-4db6-978a-9f41ef06e7d4-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nurse-watched-midlands-prison-inmate-die-in-cell-officers-could-not-find-the-keys-7045904-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T18:25:14+01:00 Nurse watched Midlands Prison inmate die in his cell because officers could not find the keys Midlands Prison, Midlands Prison investigation, Office of the Inspector of Prisons https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-20t182326-840-d9a20fe0-51bb-4c58-9b1e-9bd824cd28ca-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/calls-for-winners-of-university-of-galways-alumni-awards-to-boycott-event-over-links-to-israel-7045854-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T18:08:07+01:00 Calls for winners of University of Galway's alumni awards to boycott event over links to Israel ASTERISK research project, Campus Anti-Genocide Coalition, Deirdre Ní Choistí, Elbit systems, Israel, Technion Institute of Technology, TG4, University of Galway, University of Galway Alumni Awards, University of Galway Students’ Union https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/galway-ireland-jun-13-2025-close-up-of-the-university-of-galway-sign-featuring-the-distinctive-crest-under-a-partly-cloudy-sky-298b4d4a-288d-4566-bc13-6078e6da2a4e-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/court-sex-abuse-7045872-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T18:03:00+01:00 Ex-college IT engineer jailed for child abuse videos on social media app child sex abuse materials, Court, csam, kik, Sex Abuse https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jennings-court-csam-b677fe30-9219-414c-a34f-9ccce512b568-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-the-journal-wednesday-2-7045791-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T17:10:34+01:00 The 5 at 5: Wednesday 5 at 5, The 5 at 5, The five at five https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/no-5-on-a-building-736bfb18-d8ff-4269-9543-d04340370830-630x412.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/world-bee-day-2026-7045157-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-20T16:30:00+01:00 The Bee Guy: World Bee Day won't save our little bee friends bee population, Bees, bees are in trouble, Chelsea Flower Show, column, Honey, honeybees, Opinion, Pesticides, pollen, Roundup, voices, wild bees https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-20-at-11-37-06-dfa2a8a4-c7b3-4369-88b2-f4072ec23857-630x470.png https://www.thejournal.ie/oireachtas-report-says-offshore-renewable-energy-targets-extremely-unlikely-7045489-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T16:28:34+01:00 With four years to go, Ireland already looks set to miss its offshore energy target Climate, Energy, Environment, offshore renewable energy, Renewable Energy, renewables, wind turbines https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/brighton-uk-12th-may-2026-on-a-chilly-morning-along-the-south-coast-with-temperatures-below-the-average-of-the-time-of-year-credit-simon-dack-alamy-live-news-164101da-209d-4de2-932f-fc0e73682baf-630x328.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evanne-ni-chuilinn-presenter-rte-kevin-bakhurst-7045544-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T15:52:35+01:00 Evanne Ní Chuilinn says she was refused presenter contract, despite 10 years presenting on RTÉ Evanne Ní Chuilinn, Ireland, Kevin Bakhurst, Media, media committee, Oireachtas, RTÉ, rte presenter https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/untitled-design-1-2a8ef8df-1c74-482f-9985-25745d05616a-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-media-committee-liveblog-7045412-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T15:21:00+01:00 Dee Forbes made decision to categorise Derek Mooney's wages as 'producer', says Kevin Bakhurst adrian lynch, As it happened, Derek Mooney, Kevin Bakhurst, payments scandal, RTÉ https://www.thejournal.ie/bank-of-ireland-and-aib-join-consortium-planning-to-launch-euro-pegged-cryptocurrency-7045578-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T15:16:22+01:00 Bank of Ireland and AIB join consortium planning to launch euro-pegged cryptocurrency AIB, Bank of Ireland, cryptocurrency, Qivalis, stablecoin https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/golden-bitcoins-stacked-on-euro-banknotes-background-75079941-9f91-45e1-8b42-df2df2f54aef-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eleanor-donaldson-ruled-unfit-to-stand-trial-in-historical-sexual-offences-case-7045593-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T14:39:46+01:00 Eleanor Donaldson ruled unfit to stand trial in historical sexual offences case Courts, DUP, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry Crown Court https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/lady-eleanor-donaldson-arrives-at-newry-crown-court-for-a-no-bill-hearing-where-she-is-seeking-to-have-two-charges-dismissed-in-the-historical-sex-offences-case-involving-her-and-her-husband-sir-jeffr-6dfc330a-415a-4d19-a649-05b79800bdae-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/navan-four-new-train-stations-dart-line-7045246-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T14:32:35+01:00 Meath to get four train stations on new Dart line connecting Navan and Dublin DART, Dunshaughlin, Iarnród Éireann, Irish Rail, Kilmessan, Meath, Navan, Train, Train Station https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/passengers-waiting-for-the-train-to-howth-at-the-connolly-train-station-in-dublin-ireland-bfb4235b-e6b3-4064-bb62-9bacc44b2602-630x442.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-two-years-westmeath-crash-maimed-brother-7045561-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T14:28:57+01:00 Man (24) jailed for two years for Westmeath horror crash that led to his brother losing his leg Court, Courts, Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/westmeath-crash-duffy-mcandrew-westmeath-crash-duffy-mcandrew-64a0de57-c00c-46fc-8b70-e0b84cb696f0-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/silk-road-cafe-dublin-castle-closing-7045500-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T13:58:22+01:00 Taoiseach 'not clear' on why café at Dublin Castle must close for EU presidency Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle, eu presidency, Micheál Martin, OPW, Security, Silk Road Café https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_0419-96a2e83b-5207-4d2e-94e5-2b615fef372c-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/leaders-questions-rent-price-increases-report-7045358-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T13:46:14+01:00 'Sleeveen politics' and 'no substance': Row erupts in the Dáil over report on rent prices Housing, Leaders' Questions, Mary-Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin, Rent reforms, rental changes, Renting, Sinn Féin https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-20-may-2026-01-18-pm-3336-d3ef2f3e-10ae-42f3-8d36-8007570ca608-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/meta-ireland-2-7045428-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T13:44:47+01:00 Meta to cut up to 350 jobs from Irish workforce, a bigger cut than was expected Job Losses, Tech Sector https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/meta-dd4f6b7f-cdfc-4873-a2fc-55dc8109e3d4-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-dublin-7044912-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T13:32:37+01:00 Congolese people in Dublin call for justice after death of Yves Sakali Call for justice, henry street, RIP, Vigil, yves sakila https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/whatsapp-image-2026-05-19-at-12-22-13-1-adff8fcf-68d6-4917-a71c-d950a62712cd-630x472.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/minister-james-brown-says-plan-is-working-despite-rising-rent-prices-7045310-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T12:16:55+01:00 Minister insists ‘the plan is working’ as rents surge after new government rules kicked in Daft.ie, James Browne, Rent, Rent Prices, this is fine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dublin-dublin-ireland-13th-nov-2025-minister-for-housing-local-government-and-heritage-james-browne-during-the-launch-the-new-action-plan-on-housing-and-homelessness-on-november-13th-2025-in-t-b498e4c8-2d5f-40ac-9716-ea9a3e014f91-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dan-andrei-alexuc-inquest-restrained-by-gardai-temple-bar-7045341-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T11:50:57+01:00 Man died of fatal compression to his neck after being held down on the ground outside Dublin pub Dan Andrei Alexuc, Dublin, Dublin District Coroner’s Court, Fiosrú, Inquest, St James's Hospital, temple bar https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-7-981d3776-12ca-4d7c-a73b-8b166226cf0e-630x351.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bumble-ai-dates-matchmaker-poll-7045254-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-20T10:45:06+01:00 Bumble is bringing in an AI matchmaking feature – what do you think? AI, ai matchmaker, bumble, Dating, dating apps, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-england-united-kingdom-2020-flat-lay-with-wooden-background-and-bumble-app-logo-on-display-on-a-smartphone-screen-in-female-hands-bumble-i-3a04d2da-47c0-4783-a887-c07e4aa00b81-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-20s-dies-single-vehicle-collision-carlow-r702-7045238-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T10:17:11+01:00 Man (20s) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Carlow Carlow, Crash, fatal road traffic collision, r702, Road Deaths, Single Vehicle Collision https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-stock-a-stock-garda-road-closed-sign-cd89c222-1985-4b96-8982-47fdeb4c137e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/mayo-footballer-padraic-ohora-and-irish-team-reach-everest-7045163-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T09:42:53+01:00 Irish team including former Mayo footballer Pádraic O'Hora reach Mount Everest summit Everest, Mayo GAA, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Pádraic o'hora https://www.thejournal.ie/the-8-at-8-wednesday-58-7045141-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T09:00:00+01:00 The 9 at 9: Wednesday 8 at 8, 9 at 9, eight at eight, Nine at Nine, the 8 at 8, the eight at eight https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mascarpone-scrambled-eggs-with-garlic-toasts-with-hot-coffee-latte-food-breakfast-meal-10b65952-2780-4b38-92a7-f0d9fe851866-630x369.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/under-trump-pressure-eu-agrees-to-implement-us-trade-pact-7045131-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T07:00:34+01:00 Under Trump pressure, EU agrees to implement US trade pact Deal, Donald Trump, EU US DEAL, Tariffs, Trade, trade battles, trade deal, TRANSATLANTIC TRADE, US TRADE PACK https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shipping-containers-in-the-port-of-mannheim-the-port-of-mannheim-is-one-of-the-most-important-inland-ports-in-europe-46b6dbda-37d9-42bc-bddf-8c61c18d3278-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-46-6673280-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-20T06:59:00+01:00 Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us? column, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money diaries, Opinion, Saving, Spending, spending and saving, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2025/04/money-diaries-artwork-61007065-361e-40ca-8c53-611d600e690d-a3684821-6756-49ac-abf2-bac1b80019ba-630x420.png https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-oireachtas-committee-payments-scandal-bakhurst-7044749-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T06:15:41+01:00 RTÉ to face another grilling at media committee over latest payments controversy Derek Mooney, Kevin Bakhurst, media committee, Patrick O'Donovan, payments scandal, RTÉ https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/new-rte-director-general-kevin-bakhurst-speaks-to-the-media-outside-the-broadcasters-headquarters-in-donnybrook-dublin-picture-date-monday-july-10-2023-84e98b6c-8ab2-4d88-b54d-d234042b9e9f-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hrb-treatment-demand-for-crack-cocaine-increased-by-over-30-last-year-7044841-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T06:00:26+01:00 Treatment for crack cocaine up by 30% as addiction to powdered cocaine among women surges Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Drug Treatment, Health Research Board, HRB, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/smoking-crack-cocaine-d66d5775-ca1f-4b24-858c-07be782fb311-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daft-report-2026-7044642-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T00:10:53+01:00 Cost of renting hits record levels during introduction of new government rules Daft, Housing, Housing Crisis, new rent rules, Rent reforms, rent rules, renters, Renting, renting crisis, Ronan Lyons, The Morning Lead https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-30-7078cd29-088f-4ee3-bcdc-26f290cdfec1-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-central-galway-west-byelection-spending-parties-posters-7044513-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-20T00:05:41+01:00 Here's how party candidates have spent more than €250k on the upcoming byelections big spenders, byelection, byelections, canvassing, Dublin Central, galway west, leaflet, liz carolan, Political Party, Poster, The Morning Lead https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-8156aa5d-6f90-4eef-a196-c01b467b6f98-630x428.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/mountjoy-square-7044796-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-19T23:55:00+01:00 Kelly Earley: Could Mountjoy Square be Dublin’s most important park? column, dublin 1, Dublin City, DUBLIN INNER CITY, inner city green space, Mountjoy Square, Opinion, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mountjoy-square-park-people-relax-on-the-grass-in-an-urban-park-surrounded-by-historic-georgian-buildings-in-dublin-ireland-72f92e6e-1ab5-4d89-a382-8d5e8dd8228c-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ban-rent-increases-no-fault-evictions-sinn-fein-7044546-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T22:38:00+01:00 'Highest since the Famine': TDs bring motion for ban on no-fault evictions and rent increases Evictions, Housing, Housing Crisis, Ireland, no-fault evictions, Rent, residential tenancies board, rtb, Sinn Féin https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-88f017c4-911a-4617-98f2-daf326e5ffeb-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/kevin-bakhurst-rte-patrick-kielty-late-late-show-7045057-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T21:36:20+01:00 RTÉ chief defends extra payments to Patrick Kielty and says he'd 'love' to keep him at Late Late Show Kevin Bakhurst, Patrick Kielty, RTÉ, The Late Late Show https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-19t213322-219-6f88ecea-35a6-4e85-aeb8-c9d1922b2a9d-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-ireland-tuesday-7044990-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T21:15:52+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/unnamed-3-faec24a4-8b65-46f2-bc08-67031afcf00e-630x449.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ires-reit-service-charges-7044885-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T20:45:46+01:00 'Exceptionally busy' Ires Reit bosses turn down invite from TDs probing surprise apartment fees Cost of Living, Housing, ires reit, renters, Renting, Service Charges https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-29-2730a74f-86dc-419e-bb38-b8dfed0f7d55-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-finucane-inquiry-belfast-7045046-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T20:42:53+01:00 First hearing of inquiry into murder of Patrick Finucane by UDA to take place next month Belfast, hilary benn, Pat Finucane, Sinn Féin, UDA, UK Government https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/belfast-falls-rd-republican-human-rights-activistpat-finucane-e25ede5d-895c-46d5-91e0-5aaab04c32d9-630x459.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/young-mother-who-captained-irish-boxing-team-stabbed-cousin-12-times-in-savage-knife-attack-7045017-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T20:16:12+01:00 Young mother who captained Irish boxing team stabbed cousin 12 times in 'savage' knife attack Courts, Mullingar, Sentencing https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mullingar-county-westmeath-ireland-11th-july-2023-frontal-view-mullingar-courthouse-7403c720-f072-4c7e-bc6e-2dd0f8408afa-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-galway-west-byelection-7044909-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T20:08:56+01:00 Despite the polling, Sinn Féin believe it's between them and Fine Gael in Galway West byelection, byelection 2026, galway west, Mark Lohan, Sean Kyne, Sinn Féin, Sinn Féin online supporters https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_8678-753693f8-a8d0-4449-9ad8-455d6824c955-630x356.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-flower-show-7044982-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T20:04:37+01:00 A 'strong woman' and staying 'Silent No More': A morning at the Flower Show with Catherine Connolly Billy Alexander, Catherine Connolly, Chelsea Flower Show, Gardening, Ireland, London, UK Visit https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/no-fee-chelsea-flower-show-mx-5-aac3b056-255b-40ba-b1e8-37c069356805-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/animal-welfare-law-puppies-7043587-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T20:04:00+01:00 New laws on dog breeding and puppy farms to include age limits, increased fines and jail terms Cabinet, Department of Agriculture, dog breeding, Martin heydon, puppy farms https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-litter-of-labrador-puppies-4e4f25b1-5977-4ebc-93e7-a750906dbd06-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/psni-says-threatening-email-which-forced-antrim-school-to-lock-its-doors-not-credible-7044704-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T19:53:00+01:00 PSNI says threatening email which forced Antrim school to lock its doors not ‘credible’ Antrim, PSNI, Randalstown https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/looking-up-to-the-police-station-sign-musgrave-street-in-belfast-9c658a81-c09a-4d45-8d5e-2f3c3a517ae5-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/scientists-sceptical-of-biotech-companys-claims-it-hatched-chicks-from-artificial-eggs-7044992-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T19:46:54+01:00 Scientists sceptical as biotech company claims it hatched chicks from artificial eggs AI, Artificial Intelligence, biotech, biotech company, chicken and egg, which came first https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-128c0194-566c-4359-860e-397d97d2fa2a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/officials-to-examine-suspicious-bets-on-dublin-central-byelection-says-harris-7044946-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T18:59:18+01:00 Officials to examine ‘suspicious bets’ on Dublin Central byelection, says Harris cryptocurrency, dublin central by-election, Gambling, Ireland, polymarket, Simon Harris https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-cb80ca3a-74e1-47af-905a-ba9484e1e9fd-630x412.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/austin-appelbee-dail-australia-swept-out-to-sea-rescue-7044723-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T18:37:06+01:00 Teenager who saved family after they were swept out to sea in Australia welcomed to the Dáil austin appelbee, Australia, Dáil, Dáil Éireann, Ivana Bacik, Mary-Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin, Monaghan, verona murphy https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/hirzd2txwaaign6-952df332-da8b-4b75-8b4f-98c261b97379-630x787.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-martin-yves-sakila-henry-street-7044442-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T17:53:00+01:00 Vigil held for Congolese man who died in city centre, as Taoiseach calls for thorough investigation Democratic Republic of Congo, Dublin, henry street, Michael Martin, Taoiseach, yves sakila https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/999ebe4b-28e8-47ee-af25-984ea62a0854-37ef42eb-9a9e-4a0b-8015-01b765f2e488-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/married-at-first-sight-sexual-misconduct-bride-lost-her-light-7044615-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T17:41:08+01:00 Married at First Sight UK bride who alleges sexual misconduct says she ‘lost her light’ on show BBC Panorama, Channel 4, Mafs, MAFS UK, married at first sight, Married At First Sight UK https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-c72b63e5-1b18-4b76-86da-84e700105d03-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/paul-moody-woman-harassed-former-garda-7044842-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T17:27:26+01:00 Woman harassed by former garda says she was 'met with silence' after complaint to GSOC An Garda Síochána, coercive control, Courts, Domestic Abuse, gsoc, Harassment, Paul Moody https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dublin-1-dublin-ireland-june-11th-2021-garda-ombudsman-office-abbey-street-ec52ac30-af28-4fbe-a831-7a300140e3b2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-comptroller-and-auditor-general-7043718-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T16:57:00+01:00 'Here we are again': RTÉ bosses arrive for meeting with communications minister over pay revelations Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill, COmptroller and Auditor General, Crunch time, Ireland, Media, Patrick O'Donovan, RTÉ https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/left-to-right-rte-deputy-director-general-adrian-lynch-director-general-kevin-bakhurst-and-board-chairman-terence-orourke-arriving-for-a-meeting-with-minister-for-culture-communications-and-sport-e208ab27-f37d-4f19-8e55-c92072a474b2-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-news-rundown-tuesday-may-7044813-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T16:55:49+01:00 The 5 at 5: Tuesday 5 at 5, The 5 at 5 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-number-plate-on-a-canal-bridge-saying-number-5-01992a01-34bc-4ec0-8bc6-611d22709a2e-630x405.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/courts-john-wrafter-drimnagh-collision-luas-pedestrian-crossing-suspended-sentence-7044759-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T16:41:50+01:00 Man gets suspended sentence after knocking down woman and leaving her with life-changing injuries Courts, Drimnagh, Dublin, Francine Winters, John Wrafter, Luas https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/john-wrafter-ccj1-5f3353db-b0ec-4bfe-82c4-31cc22a4487c-630x481.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/stpehens-green-shopping-centre-appeal-redevelopment-7044744-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T16:34:58+01:00 Johnny Ronan's property group is the latest objector to the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre revamp An Coimisiún Pleanála, An Taisce, Appeals, Johnny Ronan, Planning, Property, Ronan Group, st stephen's green shopping centre https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-8f0df3ee-dcce-4d46-ba23-f423c5d50d5d-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sky-sends-cease-and-desist-letters-to-suspected-dodgy-box-users-7044708-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T16:33:08+01:00 Sky sends cease-and-desist letters to 200 suspected 'dodgy box' users dodgy box, dodgy boxes, High Court, illegal streaming, iptv, revolut, Sky, TV https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/hand-hold-remote-control-in-front-of-tv-a80de3b0-3cca-4a56-8af9-473f5a508a62-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/new-strictly-hosts-announced-7044369-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T15:53:27+01:00 Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and dancer Johannes Radebe announced as new Strictly hosts claudia winkleman, emma willis, into the ballroom, josh widdicome, new faces in the ballroom, new faces on the block, PASSING THE BATON, strictly come dancing, tess daly https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-19-may-2026-10-50-am-1756-e767829d-ce5e-4d1a-ba3d-486814487320-630x630.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dearctha-dearfacha-i-leith-na-gaeilge-o-thuaidh-is-o-dheas-de-reir-suirbhe-nua-7043816-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T15:31:51+01:00 Móramh ar son na Gaeilge ó thuaidh agus ó dheas, de réir suirbhé nua uile-Éireann Attitudes to Irish, Dearcthaí i leith na Gaeilge, Gaeilge, IPSOS/B&A, Poblacht na hÉireann, Tuaisceart Éireann https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/government-buildings-upper-merrion-street-dublin-ireland-image-shot-2006-exact-date-unknown-77af328b-166a-4bd6-bc22-55aaa2270b0e-630x431.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-language-has-strongest-favouablity-ratings-across-island-in-a-generation-7044307-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T15:31:27+01:00 Irish language is supported by majorities north and south, a new survey suggests Attitudes to Irish, Dearcthaí i leith na Gaeilge, Gaeilge, IPSOS/B&A, Northern Ireland, Poblacht na hÉireann, Republic Of Ireland, Tuaisceart Éireann https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/statue-of-edward-carson-in-front-of-the-parliament-buildings-belfast-northern-ireland-uk-the-parliament-buildings-known-as-stormont-because-of-it-7091acc1-fec6-479f-891f-f67ebed465db-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/israel-detention-dr-margaret-connolly-breach-international-law-government-7044363-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T15:20:00+01:00 Israel's detention of Dr Margaret Connolly in breach of international law, Tánaiste says dr margaret connolly, Gaza, global sumud flotilla, margaret connolly, Micheál Martin, President Catherine Connolly, Simon Harris https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-19t103343-896-b7ac753f-8134-477e-bca9-fc861f5ac744-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/patients-urged-to-avoid-ae-in-non-urgent-cases-as-mater-hospital-under-extreme-pressure-7044631-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T14:59:52+01:00 Patients urged to avoid A&E in non-urgent cases as Mater hospital under 'extreme pressure' Accident and Emergency, Dublin 7, eccles street, Health, Mater, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, The Mater Hospital https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/front-view-of-the-entrance-to-the-mater-hospital-in-dublin-ireland-57e3f910-cc82-4c47-8120-92700bb8dcb9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gaillimh-thiar-an-toghcheantar-is-gaelai-sa-tir-7040445-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T14:07:43+01:00 Tábhacht na Gaeilge i nGaillimh Thiar - an Dáilcheantar leis an pobal Ghaeltachta is mó sa tír Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Gaillimh Thiar, Pobalbhreith TG4/The Irish Times https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-15-at-17-59-55-f86913cb-3a7f-4d9f-b930-5b46c5c125dc-630x355.png https://www.thejournal.ie/trial-of-jeffrey-donaldson-on-track-to-begin-next-week-7044558-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T13:49:13+01:00 Trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson ‘on track’ to begin next week Courts, DUP, Eleanor Donaldson, Jeffrey Donaldson, Newry, Newry Crown Court https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-leaves-newry-crown-court-following-a-no-bill-hearing-where-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-is-seeking-to-have-two-charges-dismissed-in-the-historical-sex-offences-case-involvin-9cca3fa7-34e6-4c79-95a7-c46f806b2cbb-630x432.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/blanchardstown-dublin-arrest-assault-investigation-7044541-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T13:41:49+01:00 Two teenage boys arrested after serious assault in Blanchardstown on Sunday Assault, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Gardaí https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-sergeant-on-duty-in-bantry-west-cork-ireland-dc5bf660-88ab-4d69-b1ac-74d5dd717a6b-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/u2-mary-robinson-european-order-of-merit-eu-award-7044403-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T12:30:19+01:00 U2 receive new EU award for promoting European values (but skip the ceremony) Adam Clayton, Bono, EU-2, European Order of Merit, European Parliament, European Union, Larry Mullen, Mary Robinson, The Edge, U2, with or without eu https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/l-r-bono-adam-clayton-larry-mullen-jr-and-the-edge-or-u2-attend-the-13th-annual-musicares-map-fund-benefit-concert-in-new-york-usa-75d4902a-976a-496f-a60d-ff864e3be5cf-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/spain-mass-shooting-7044195-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T11:33:06+01:00 Two people killed and four seriously injured after man opens fire on family members in Spain Almeria, Mass Shooting, Spain https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/back-view-of-a-woman-agent-in-the-guardia-civil-the-concept-of-order-and-law-b012356c-6214-421a-9b92-5a8583baf003-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/online-grocery-shopping-deliveroo-bundles-poll-ireland-7044371-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-19T10:49:45+01:00 Have you ever shopped for groceries online? deliveroo, Groceries, Ireland, Online Shopping, Poll, Retail, Supermarkets, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mancustomeracceptingboxwithfood-deliveryduringapandemic-8adf7dd9-49d3-428e-9a61-a153ccfd5b57-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-headlines-128-7044198-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T08:59:00+01:00 The 9 at 9: Tuesday 8 at 8, 9 at 9, good morning, the 8 at 8, The 9 at 9 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/abaristainacafepourssteamedmilkintoa-a2443d3a-0565-4b29-918a-b22c7434be93-630x469.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-20s-dies-single-vehicle-crash-curraghgraigue-wexford-7044254-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T08:32:08+01:00 Seventh death on Irish roads in three days as man dies following Co Wexford crash curraghgraigue, enniscorthy, fatal road traffic collision, Fatal RTC, Road Deaths, Single Vehicle Collision, Wexford https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/thumbnail-25-b91f1cf5-3b3c-4e3f-93fe-7c5015ad17e9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-ebola-risk-7044238-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T08:26:20+01:00 HSE 'has procedures in place' for management of Ebola cases but risk 'very low' DRC, EBOLA, HSE, Ireland, Uganda, WHO https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-girl-sanitises-her-hands-in-front-of-kibuli-muslim-hospital-in-kampala-uganda-saturday-may-16-2026-ap-photo-hajarah-nalwadda-fd373d46-a35b-403d-a3bd-00219233933b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/yves-sakila-henry-street-7043868-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T08:00:00+01:00 Concern over 'disturbing' footage of man being restrained on ground before his death democratic republic of the congo, DRC, Dublin city centre, henry street, Irish Network Against Racism, yves sakila https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/yves-sakila-1-5942fad6-d692-49db-941d-2b051db76df8-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/talks-national-ambulance-service-hse-resume-labour-court-7044211-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T07:51:20+01:00 Talks between National Ambulance Service union reps and HSE to resume in Labour Court HSE, Labour Court, National Ambulance Service, Pay and Conditions, SIPTU, Talks, Unite https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/siptu-ambulance-sector-organiser-john-mccamley-and-other-union-representatives-arriving-for-direct-talks-with-the-health-service-executive-at-the-labour-court-in-dublin-picture-date-monday-may-18-2-102688bd-8a61-4f07-8611-f7d2aae47e67-630x445.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/over-half-of-septic-tanks-failed-inspection-7043525-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T07:41:00+01:00 Over half of septic tanks failed tests, and families could be risking health 'without realising' 2025 tests, Drinking Water, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Septic Tank, septic tanks, Wastewater https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shutterstock_2602888515-7f4615bb-145f-489b-83dd-b2c50a24b79e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/five-people-killed-at-california-mosque-7044114-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T07:30:00+01:00 Two teenage suspects fatally shoot three people at San Diego mosque in suspected hate crime California, Islamic Center of San Diego, San Diego, Shooting https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/san-diego-ca-usa-18th-may-2026-san-diego-ca-may-18-on-monday-may-18-2026-in-san-diego-ca-not-from-the-islamic-center-of-san-diego-several-people-embrace-one-another-five-dead-includin-86be3abe-c4aa-4886-b015-3e574fe8960d-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-rape-crisis-centre-national-helpline-annual-report-7043717-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T06:15:59+01:00 Highest number of calls ever to national rape crisis helpline in 2025 Annual Report, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Jim O'Callaghan, Rachel Morrogh, support services https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dark-silhouette-of-businesswoman-talking-on-phone-at-night-making-note-on-laptop-452c497e-3822-4ee9-9d8d-0a7995b0ff2d-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/seai-oil-gas-boilers-decarbonising-heat-7044147-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T06:15:55+01:00 Ireland needs to set a point after which no new gas and oil boilers can be installed - SEAI air-conditioning, Climate, Climate Change, Energy, energy efficiency, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Gas, heat pumps, Heating, Ireland, off switch, Oil, Retrofitting, SEAI, sustainable energy authority of ireland https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/an-oil-tank-mounted-on-brick-pillars-in-a-rural-garden-62b17e7f-8237-4931-abc5-e69fac22f53a-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-older-people-discharged-from-nursing-homes-7039983-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-19T00:05:13+01:00 28 days later: Fears over people being ‘evicted’ from nursing homes Investigates, Nursing home discharge, Nursing Homes, Older People https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/07-05-v2-84387622-4bd1-4421-84d9-f70fd68868e7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gaza-flotilla-margaret-connolly-irish-activists-detained-7043338-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T22:42:00+01:00 President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla Aid Flotilla, Catherine Connolly, dr margaret connolly, Flotilla, Gaza, Israel https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/margaret-connolly-321ea177-0ae4-48b2-a03e-71b39e345a9d-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/russias-foreign-minister-says-eurovision-participation-requires-outright-satanism-7043575-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T22:40:00+01:00 The Moldovan equivalent of Kevin Bakhurst had to quit after uproar over the Eurovision jury vote Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Russia, satanic panic, Satanism, Sergei Lavrov https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/vienna-austria-16th-may-2026-eurovision-song-contest-2026-finale-live-25-lander-wetteifern-darum-die-nachfolge-des-vorjahressiegers-jj-anzutreten-zu-sehen-live-am-16-mai-2026-ab-21-00-uhr-5b7a287d-5328-459e-aea8-7ffe11cf9f70-630x456.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jury-rules-against-elon-musk-7044066-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T21:31:25+01:00 Jury rules against Elon Musk and finds he filed lawsuit too late in feud with OpenAI Artificial Intelligence, Courts, Elon musk, open ai, sam altman https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-18t212956-791-0838d5b8-4a5d-49a9-8a88-aafa85cd8b0a-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/channel-4-removes-all-seasons-of-mafs-uk-after-women-allege-being-raped-and-assaulted-7043992-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T20:42:50+01:00 Channel 4 removes all seasons of Married at First Sight UK after allegations of rape Channel 4, Contributor welfare, Married At First Sight UK, Reality TV, Sexual Assault, Television https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-18-203836-da6f84d6-57a1-4c3f-b73f-5627aff3988d-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/catherine-connolly-london-7043812-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T20:39:26+01:00 Catherine Connolly aims to 'decolonise our minds' in extraordinary 12 hours in London Catherine Connolly, foreign policy, international law, Ireland, Irish diaspora, Irish-UK relations, king charles iii, United Kingdom, visiting the neighbours https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/irish-president-catherine-connolly-during-a-reception-in-her-honour-with-members-of-the-irish-community-in-britain-at-the-irish-embassy-in-london-as-part-of-her-official-visit-to-the-uk-picture-dat-460972a4-618c-4292-abc6-380b7724b895-630x413.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-monday-may-2-7043925-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T20:36:17+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Monday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/no-fee-12-cruinniu-na-nog-2026-launch-ae012c33-a8ed-4e04-969d-cfb38c7c4a8e-630x461.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/springhill-west-belfast-inquest-7043964-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T20:20:26+01:00 Families of five people shot dead by British Army accuse UK government of ‘silence’ after inquest Belfast, british army, hilary benn, Springhill, The Troubles, UK Government, West Belfast, Westrock https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-18t201753-682-44e57811-0598-4ae6-b8c6-1cd929d2cbd8-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/reality-star-spencer-pratt-runs-divisive-la-mayoral-campaign-7043675-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T20:14:08+01:00 Reality star Spencer Pratt turns LA heads with provocative AI-generated campaign videos California, Heidi Montag, LA, la mayor, Los Angeles, Reality TV, Spencer Pratt, the hills, US politics https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/las-vegas-usa-26th-may-2025-spencer-pratt-and-heidi-montag-arriving-to-the-2025-american-music-awards-held-at-the-fontainebleau-las-vegas-on-may-26-2025-in-las-vegas-nv-starbuck-credit-36f6bee1-c0e5-4689-a136-d62408ada342-630x387.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ebola-international-emergency-7043209-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T19:17:00+01:00 The WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak an international emergency – what does that mean? Africa, DRC, EBOLA, PHEIC, Uganda, WHO https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rwampara-16th-may-2026-a-health-worker-wearing-a-mask-is-seen-at-the-general-reference-hospital-in-rwampara-in-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-on-may-16-2026-the-death-toll-from-the-lat-6eedcf9d-fca5-4761-9869-d7c90f797f09-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/revenue-seize-contraband-worth-close-to-e700k-in-operations-last-week-7043901-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T19:00:39+01:00 Detector dogs assist Revenue in seizing contraband worth close to €700k in operations last week Cavan, Dublin, Midlands, Revenue, revenue officers, Revenue operations, Revenue seizures, Rosslare Europort, Seizures https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-2-seized-illicit-drugs-00601f96-24d1-4f8b-89fb-58e2d7e3f7bf-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/scared-of-the-man-7038843-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-18T19:00:27+01:00 Rearing them right: Should modern parents bring back ‘the man’? childhood, Children, column, KIDS, Opinion, Parenting, parenting column, raising children, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/angry-pointing-and-portrait-of-man-in-studio-for-blame-scolding-or-discipline-with-education-conflict-strict-finger-wag-and-male-teacher-upset-for-8dcc0eab-80fb-4652-9839-002b5d1a64d4-630x332.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/galway-west-byelection-helen-ogbu-labour-mide-nic-fhionnlaoich-social-democrats-7043552-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T17:40:44+01:00 Housing and cost of living dominate as Galway West left candidates enter final stretch byelection, Final Countdown, galway west, galway west byelection, helen ogbu, Ivana Bacik, Labour, Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich, Social Democrats https://www.thejournal.ie/connolly-charles-king-7043484-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T17:07:00+01:00 Britain's King Charles confirms State visit to Ireland following invite from Catherine Connolly anglo irish relations, Buckingham Palace, Catherine Connolly, Heads of State, Ireland, king charles iii, United Kingdom https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/irish-president-catherine-connolly-during-an-audience-with-king-charles-iii-at-buckingham-palace-in-london-as-part-of-her-official-visit-to-the-uk-picture-date-monday-may-18-2026-6817f451-bcab-4fcd-beed-d48971caae1c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-witness-appeal-crash-donegal-victims-named-7043746-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T17:05:35+01:00 Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses after two men killed in Donegal crash named locally caoilin bushe, Donegal, Fatal Crash, Garda, leon shovlin, RIP https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-18-may-2026-04-49-pm-8076-2ce93acb-b1d2-413a-83f3-d373cf46aaa2-630x462.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-5-at-5-monday-106-7043730-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T16:55:09+01:00 The 5 at 5: Monday 5 at 5, The 5 at 5 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/number-five-sand-alphabet-digits-concept-holiday-background-56198c7d-d0d3-470d-b3be-54710aabce77-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/conor-mcgregors-plan-to-extend-e3m-home-invalidated-for-being-misleading-and-incorrect-7043638-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T15:50:20+01:00 Conor McGregor's plan to extend €3m home invalidated for being 'misleading and incorrect' Conor McGregor, Kildare, Kildare County Council, MMA, Planning Permission, Property https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-18-161915-9d356472-76c3-4e25-ac40-4ac443430c86-630x318.png https://www.thejournal.ie/labour-byelection-andy-burnham-7043392-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T15:15:00+01:00 Keir Starmer says his government can 'turn things around' (and that he's still not resigning) Andy Burnham, By-Elections, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, makerfield, UK Politics https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-6-44192096-28d8-4ec0-9ea1-78fd805aefc4-630x353.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/revenue-staff-work-passwords-data-breach-7043534-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T14:50:06+01:00 Revenue staff warned not to use work passwords elsewhere after 137 staff caught in data breach Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Password, Revenue, Security, Staff, what's the password https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dublin-city-dublin-ireland-april-1st-2026-revenue-commissioners-signage-at-dublin-castle-irish-government-revenue-tax-and-customs-e77c3b41-7a3a-415f-82e3-5cf8a367ac08-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/one-person-dead-two-vehicle-crash-omagh-tyrone-7043162-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T13:30:00+01:00 Man dies after single vehicle crash in Co Leitrim clanabogan road, Drumcong, Fatal Crash, Gardaí, Leitrim, Omagh, PSNI, Road Deaths, road traffic accident, two-vehicle collision, Tyrone https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-9-ff2e00f3-59fb-4e6d-b434-1857a53bf1e9-630x297.png https://www.thejournal.ie/president-connolly-uk-7040545-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T13:27:00+01:00 A nod to Ireland's housing crisis as Catherine Connolly is greeted by song and dance on UK visit Across the water, blighty, Catherine Connolly, Diplomacy, Ireland, king charles, London, president connolly, UK Visit, United Kingdom https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/irish-president-catherine-connolly-takes-a-photo-with-irish-dancers-who-performed-during-her-visit-to-the-irish-cultural-centre-in-hammersmith-west-london-as-part-of-her-official-visit-to-the-uk-pi-cf71c44e-c279-4940-8e5d-ce4c9549fd5a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/aaron-connolly-conviction-cameron-reilly-quashed-courts-7043450-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T13:19:58+01:00 Man's conviction for 2018 murder of teenager Cameron Reilly is quashed Aaron Connolly, Cameron Reilly, Court, Court of Appeal, Courts https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/aaron-connolly-2022-file1-f5393818-4d7a-41a9-b5ec-e5763aa5cd25-630x441.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pastor-80s-who-sexually-abused-child-in-his-congregations-jailed-for-12-5-years-7043433-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T13:10:46+01:00 83-year-old pastor who sexually abused child in his congregation jailed for 12.5 years Courts, pastor https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-975530f9-eccb-484b-95bd-bc4aa3c32073-630x480.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ambulance-service-hse-dispute-7043061-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T12:48:00+01:00 Ambulance union reps and HSE to resume talks in Labour Court over pay dispute Ambulance Service, Labour Court, nas, National Ambulance Service, work-to-rule https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/476ambulance-strike_90748474-2c4087a3-15a7-4466-a726-166f8271ad14-630x420.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/gaillimh-thiar-an-toghcheantar-is-gaelai-sa-tir-2-7043386-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T12:39:55+01:00 How important is the Irish language in Galway West, home to Ireland's largest Gaeltacht? Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Gaillimh Thiar, galway west, Pobalbhreith TG4/The Irish Times https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sunny-day-in-beach-and-eolic-power-in-carraroe-conemara-galway-ireland-519b18dc-27f6-44fb-a301-b6996b9cd447-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/executions-iran-china-usa-record-high-death-penalty-7043292-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T11:41:55+01:00 Executions worldwide hit 44-year high last year, led by surge in deaths in Iran Amnesty, China, Death Penalty, Executions, Iran, Saudi Arabia, USA, Yemen https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/washington-dc-usa-may-16-2026-capitol-hill-upper-senate-park-washington-d-c-usa-iranian-americans-and-supporters-of-mrs-maryam-rajavi-president-elect-of-the-national-council-of-resistance-c18f3b2c-a1da-48b1-98c6-35036fc8f899-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eurovision-2026-boycott-poll-7043215-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-18T10:45:47+01:00 Did you boycott this year's Eurovision? Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/hubert-mican-fotoproduktion-stills-16-05-206-wieneurovision-song-contest-vienna-2027-gewinnerin-dara-mit-dem-titel-bangaranga-aus-bulgarien-im-bild-bei-der-pressekonferenz-esc2026-e-9f14e58b-aac0-49bc-8f04-15258afdfcdd-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/german-police-shoot-and-kill-escaped-tiger-7043158-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T08:58:22+01:00 German police shoot and kill tiger after it injured handler and escaped private zoo Germany, Leipzig, Private zoo, Tiger escape https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/bengal-tiger-panthera-tigris-tigris-beautiful-colored-large-cat-from-south-asian-forests-and-woodlands-nagarahole-tiger-reserve-india-1cc11990-128e-4617-9f6b-d0ff1bce60be-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-headlines-127-7043079-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T08:58:00+01:00 The 9 at 9: Monday 8 at 8, 9 at 9, good morning, Nine at Nine, the 8 at 8 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/morning-tea-teapot-at-breakfast-db37fcc1-ef85-4fe4-8f12-aff866b88d32-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-forecast-ireland-56-7043133-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T08:08:36+01:00 This weekend looks set to be sunny and warm (but we've a few more showery days to go first) forecast, Hang in there, Met Éireann, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-racegoer-shelters-from-the-rain-on-day-two-of-the-easter-festival-at-fairyhouse-racecourse-in-county-meath-ireland-picture-date-sunday-april-5-2026-63b5d202-ba74-440c-bb5a-4fb79e8c5c42-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/more-than-20-million-vapes-not-recycled-last-year-7043067-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T07:31:16+01:00 Vapes should be recycled - but no-one seems to have told Irish people who use them e-cigarettes, e-waste, ecigarettes, recycling, Up In Smoke, vapes, vaping, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/vapes-ac3d891a-dd86-4302-b803-4a4956a15d1c-630x349.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-30s-critical-condition-serious-assault-blanchardstown-7043060-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T07:09:48+01:00 Man (30s) in critical condition following serious assault in Blanchardstown Assault, Blanchardstown, Dublin, dublin 15, mill road, serious assault, Witness appeal https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/thumbnail-24-10959b32-1e1b-4f53-b06c-041204230f58-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/public-procurement-3-7039825-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-18T07:00:48+01:00 Ireland's energy future: What if the real failure here is that we stopped thinking bigger? capital investment, column, functioning state, nuclear bets, Opinion, Procurement, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/wind-turbine-on-the-halde-scholven-heap-next-to-the-e-on-coal-fired-power-plant-scholven-power-lines-gelsenkirchen-70a61d6c-25d4-475e-ab54-080f68773807-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/car-rental-consumer-ccpc-summer-holdiays-7040803-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T06:00:32+01:00 Watchdog finds 'shocking' levels of problems with holiday car hire and warns drivers to take care car rental, Car Rentals, CCPC, Consumer rights, Holidays, Ireland, summer stress, Travel https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/salesman-handing-over-the-keys-to-a-new-car-closeup-of-the-mans-hand-handing-keys-to-the-womans-hand-sticking-out-the-window-34abbecf-2c29-47ef-ae18-7794224380dc-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/embassy-staff-avoided-speeding-offences-with-diplomatic-immunity-7020799-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-18T00:05:26+01:00 Embassy staff swerved punishment for 22 speeding offences in three-year period Department of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Immunity, Embassies, Ferrero Rocher, Ireland, Road Safety, Speeding, The Morning Lead, You are really spoiling us https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/road-sign-saying-parking-is-strictly-reserved-for-embassy-staff-failure-will-result-in-vehicle-being-towed-away-7bc2bc86-0315-437d-936d-0b2b7f420c1f-630x490.jpg