https://www.thejournal.ie/detector-dog-kobe-helps-with-seizure-of-8-million-cigarettes-worth-around-e7-7m-at-dublin-port-7051479-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T22:45:33+01:00 Detector dog Kobe helps with seizure of 8 million cigarettes worth around €7.7m at Dublin Port Cigarettes, detector dog Kob, Dublin Port, Revenue, Seizure https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-1-seized-cigarettes-with-kobe-35f3ecff-7006-4e86-86de-e1be90201ad2-630x403.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/scottish-national-party-embezzling-peter-murrel-7051445-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T22:15:29+01:00 GTA V, €70 bread bin and €1.7k Beatles pen among items bought with embezzled money by ex-SNP chief Edinburgh, Nicola Sturgeon, Peter Murrell, Scottish National Party, SNP https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/milan-italy-august-20-2018-grand-theft-auto-v-website-homepage-grand-theft-auto-v-logo-visible-5d37f58a-074c-45bd-9251-e82ea579e3ec-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/record-temperature-for-month-of-may-provisionally-equalled-and-could-be-broken-tomorrow-7051270-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T21:37:00+01:00 Record temperature for month of May provisionally broken at Shannon Airport Ardfert, Carlow, hot weather, Kerry, Met Éireann, Oak Park https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-4ac34670-05e6-4fd2-9765-a06e68f55c37-630x443.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/teenager-seriously-injured-following-assault-in-finglas-7051425-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T20:51:27+01:00 Teenager seriously injured following assault in Finglas Assault, Dublin, Finglas, serious assault, Tolka Valley Road https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-22t210935-957-b8141d76-e0a3-4072-8e66-e1a48f7ba241-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-ennis-council-seat-sean-kyne-seanad-seat-7051050-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T20:00:42+01:00 Who will fill the SocDems council seat, and what happens Sean Kyne's vacant seat in the Seanad? co-opting, Dublin City Council, Election Aftermath, empty chairs, Fine Gael, Musical Chairs, Sean Kyne, Seanad Éireann, Social Democrats https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-8-13fb0000-2d95-48d4-ba20-a166a3cb1095-630x353.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-monday-91-7051352-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T19:47:02+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Monday evening fix, News Fix, The Fix https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/leidy-solis-of-colombia-celebrates-after-competing-in-the-womens-clean-and-jerk-weightlifting-final-at-the-enhanced-games-in-las-vegas-sunday-may-24-2026-ap-photojae-c-hong-743b2816-7f3a-4812-a963-6ffbb665888a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dog-poo-streets-dublin-7046613-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-25T19:00:33+01:00 Raising them right: Nothing tests your patience like rolling a buggy through dog poo Childcare, Children, column, dog ownership, Dog Poo, Dog Poop, father, KIDS, Mother, Opinion, Parenting, parenting column, voices, where are the dog wardens https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/an-impromptu-sign-requesting-dog-owners-to-pick-up-their-poo-32dc8857-3c5f-4f47-9ab7-3b65ad5f9701-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/howth-drowning-2-7051234-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T18:56:00+01:00 Teenage girl who drowned in Howth tragedy named locally as Abbie Carmody-Pepper Burrow Beach, Coast Guard, Howth drowning, RNLI https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-irish-defence-forces-operation-irini-un-security-council-rome-italy-7051229-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T18:36:41+01:00 Ireland ends deployment as UN Security Council fails to renew mandate on Mediterranean mission Helen McEntee, Operation Irini, triple lock, UN Security Council https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cork-harbour-cork-ireland-01st-april-2022-after-completing-a-coastal-patrol-naval-service-vessel-le-william-butler-yeats-steams-past-the-jetty-at-the-oil-refinery-in-cork-harbour-cork-ireland-724b1b18-2469-4e16-a6aa-91f9e0e1babb-630x439.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/flotilla-activists-allege-sexual-abuse-torture-israel-7050938-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T18:00:19+01:00 Beatings, humiliation and sexual violence: The abuse allegations made by flotilla activists Flotilla, Gaza, global sumud flotilla, IDF, Israel, Israeli detention, Palestine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ashdod-detention-1b0e7b55-b224-46a9-94fa-558019580013-630x453.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/kyran-durnin-3-7050767-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T17:51:00+01:00 Woman arrested and fresh search taking place in connection with murder of Kyran Durnin Breaking, Gardaí, Kyran Durnin, Murder Investigation, Update https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-35-72acab6b-cd61-459d-bb95-d8030f78a55c-630x377.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/who-chief-warns-ebola-epidemic-will-get-worse-before-it-gets-better-7051210-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T17:45:10+01:00 WHO chief warns Ebola epidemic is ‘outpacing us’ and will ‘get worse before it gets better’ Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, EBOLA, Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO, World Health Organisation https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/vanny-birungi-a-red-cross-volunteer-on-a-house-to-house-sensitisation-campaign-amid-the-ebola-outbreak-in-bunia-congo-monday-may-25-2026-ap-photomoses-sawasawa-e35f97fe-868b-4d49-9d65-a5e1d572189d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-news-rundown-monday-may-7051176-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T17:08:12+01:00 The 5 at 5: Monday 5 at 5, five at five https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/page-number-5-7d0054b2-7c74-43fa-aaf0-c49d32bfff7d-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gmo-foods-frankenfoods-higher-food-safety-standards-animal-feed-ireland-eu-rules-7051051-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T16:57:49+01:00 FactCheck: Are there stricter limits on genetically modified foods for animals than for humans? animal feed, EU laws, FactCheck, Farming, food production, Food Safety, genetically modified food, GMO, organic livestock https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/holstein-dairy-cows-grazing-eco-dairy-56528f87-591d-4caa-b6ce-d0862ed0e4bc-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-channel-4-news-yves-sakila-7051008-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T16:29:26+01:00 Gardaí contact Channel 4 News over online post saying Yves Sakila died 'at the hands of police' Channel 4, Channel 4 News, Dublin, Gardaí, Social Media, x, yves sakila https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/channel-4-london-uk-2e26a0af-b270-4aba-a07e-8a5ff2079681-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tiny-blue-golf-ball-sized-octopus-confirmed-as-new-deep-sea-species-7051064-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T15:49:25+01:00 Tiny, blue, golf ball-sized octopus confirmed as new deep-sea species Darwin Island, Ecuador, Field Museum, Galapagos Islands, Janet Voight, Microeledone galapagensis, Octopus, Zootaxa https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/1779215358-blue_octopus_cdf-9c484ebc-7c99-49d9-beb3-95c93a591496-630x449.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/howth-dart-7050768-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T14:50:01+01:00 Irish Rail defends Dart services as crowds flock to Howth and videos show long queues DART, Dublin, Howth, Irish Rail, Overcrowding, Public Transport, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dart-dublin-area-rapid-transport-train-carriage-00408f13-2abf-468e-a9c4-daf16b291166-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-apologises-slavery-artificial-intelligence-7050805-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T14:30:36+01:00 Pope Leo apologises for Church's delayed condemnation of slavery, issues warning about AI Artificial Intelligence, Catholic Church, encyclical, ethics, papal encyclical, Pope Leo, Pope Leo XIV, Slavery, Vatican https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/vatican-vatican-24th-may-2026-italy-rome-vatican-2026524-pope-leo-xiv-leads-a-mass-on-pentecost-day-at-st-peters-basilica-in-the-vatican-photograph-by-alessia-giulianicatholic-press-photo-c-ff3e1731-28db-40fa-9538-b38a266f49aa-630x944.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gerry-the-monk-hutch-byelection-campaign-7050951-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T14:28:56+01:00 'We'll go again': Hutch hints at another campaign after Dublin Central byelection defeat byelection, Dublin Central, Election, Gerry Hutch, Malachy Steenson, The Monk https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-c6a92ff5-6bb9-4231-b4df-70e821f3b65a-630x474.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/coolock-assault-belcamp-park-7050927-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T13:29:46+01:00 Man in critical condition after being found unresponsive after alleged assault in Coolock Assault, Beaumont Hospital, Belcamp Park, Coolock, Dublin, Garda Investigation https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-25-at-13-27-29-130c2304-7daa-4798-91fa-701da4f9d566-630x366.png https://www.thejournal.ie/girl-drowns-howth-burrow-beach-7050621-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T12:58:00+01:00 Body of teenage girl recovered from water off Burrow Beach in Dublin Burrow Beach, Coast Guard, Drowning, Dublin, Gardaí, Howth https://www.thejournal.ie/vigil-held-for-wholesome-man-who-died-after-assault-in-blanchardstown-7050853-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T12:53:44+01:00 'We are all in shock': Vigil held for man who died after assault in Blanchardstown Alex Coughlan, Assault, Blanchardstown, Crime, Dublin, Gardaí https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-25-123550-4db3a122-18e2-4aaa-a2f0-b04d51e2ff97-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/enhanced-games-results-las-vegas-7050757-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T12:11:40+01:00 Three clean athletes win and only one 'broken record' at controversial Enhanced Games Dopes, Doping, enhanced games, olympics on steroids, Performance enhancing drugs, sport on steroids, Sprinting, Swimming, Weightlifting https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/las-vegas-usa-24th-may-2026-german-swimmer-marius-kusch-in-action-at-the-enhanced-games-over-50-meters-butterfly-credit-maximilian-hauptdpaalamy-live-news-c71e1bfc-fa19-4178-94e4-1ac9435539f7-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/carlingford-lough-ferry-suspended-for-2026-7050722-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T11:27:29+01:00 Carlingford Lough ferry suspends services for all of 2026 'without explanation' Carlingford, Carlingford Lough Ferry, County Down, county louth, Cross border, Tourism, Transport https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/carlingford-lough-ferry-departing-carlingford-county-louth-ireland-the-ferry-connects-carlingord-and-greencastle-county-down-northern-ireland-9afa313c-9f63-4544-8bf5-40dbbc238d16-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nigel-farage-elon-musk-split-the-right-reform-byelection-7050718-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T10:35:40+01:00 Nigel Farage says Elon Musk is 'splitting the right' and could cost Reform UK a byelection win Andy Burnham, byelection, Elon musk, Labour, Nigel Farage, Reform UK, UK https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-25-may-2026-10-26-am-7643-74c09109-2777-4c6b-8f51-9cc6abcd3ca6-630x462.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sun-cream-ireland-weather-poll-7050721-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-25T10:31:20+01:00 Have you put on sun cream today? HSE, Ireland, Met Éireann, Poll, sun safety, Sunscreen, The Daily Poll, Weather, Your Say https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/woman-use-hand-cream-ce3cf6aa-3b1e-4c00-9910-7db9a52d69c6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/headlines-2-7050641-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T08:38:00+01:00 The 9 at 9: Monday 8 at 8, 9 at 9, good morning, the 8 at 8, The 9 at 9 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/espressocoffeeandfreshcroissantcloseupview-e8f8f359-e8ae-4969-a3a6-b32502876cfa-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lotto-winner-draw-online-dublin-7050677-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T08:21:40+01:00 Dublin lottery player wins €3.7 million jackpot from Saturday night draw Dublin, Lotto, Lotto draw, National Lottery, winner https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/lotto-pic-2c803998-ecdc-4b10-8333-71875a4639fb-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rents-ireland-increase-explained-podcast-7048006-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T08:00:31+01:00 Why did rents just see a massive increase? Daft Report, Housing, housing policy, Ireland, Michael Byrne, Podcast, Rental Market, Renting, Rents, The Explainer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shutterstock_2311541209-a44b934b-8bfc-407f-8770-8e3995eaa524-630x353.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/galway-west-sean-kyne-simon-harris-fine-gael-7050653-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T07:59:25+01:00 Harris hails Seán Kyne’s rare byelection success as 'a win for centrist politics' byelection, Fine Gael, galway west, Politics, Sean Kyne, Simon Harris, Tánaiste https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/fine-gael-candidate-sean-kyne-celebrates-with-peter-burke-left-and-fine-gael-leader-simon-harris-right-after-winning-the-galway-west-by-election-at-the-count-at-galway-lawn-tennis-club-galway-th-0fc5216f-8d03-4c7f-b72f-b7cf2b0975b3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-sunny-temperature-monday-7050631-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T07:28:33+01:00 Warmest weather of the year on the way, with temperatures set to hit 27 degrees today feeling hot hot hot, forecast, Met Éireann, Sunshine, temperature, Warm, Weather https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/redbarn-youghal-cork-ireland-11th-june-2022-shopkeeper-mary-osullivan-puts-out-the-ice-cream-sign-in-anticipation-of-a-sunny-day-at-the-small-seaside-shop-on-redbarn-beach-co-cork-ireland-662f0cfd-9c51-4434-a1f4-dfe1ec0fe861-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-to-launch-encyclical-on-ai-alongside-anthropic-co-founder-7048404-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T06:00:35+01:00 Pope to launch encyclical on AI and 'protection of the person' alongside Anthropic co-founder AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Brendan Maguire, Catholic Church, Christopher Olah, claude, deepfake, Donald Trump, encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, papal encyclical, Paul Tighe, pope francis, Pope Leo, Pope Leo XIV, the vatican, Vatican https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/vatican-vatican-20th-may-2026-italy-rome-vatican-2026520-pope-leo-xiv-during-the-weekly-general-audience-at-st-peters-square-in-the-vatican-photograph-by-alessia-giulianicatholic-press-phot-50e2b77d-e3a6-430e-858d-d979cc3b2f4e-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/diesel-leak-river-liffey-samuel-beckett-bridge-7046606-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-25T00:05:36+01:00 Diesel has been leaking into the River Liffey from Irish Rail fuel storage for over a year Diesel spill, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Dublin Port Company, Environment, Irish Rail, Pollution, River Liffey, Samuel Beckett bridge, The Morning Lead https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_0561-1-4ce4ebc2-53bb-4f32-9826-605e81aeac10-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jeff-goldblum-quiz-7043487-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T22:00:34+01:00 How much do you know about Jeff Goldblum? Jeff Goldblum, Quiz, Test your knowledge https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/usa-jeff-goldblum-in-a-scene-from-cuniversal-pictures-film-jurassic-park-1993-plot-a-pragmatic-paleontologist-visiting-an-almost-complete-theme-park-is-tasked-with-protecting-a-couple-of-ki-c79745cd-62a5-46f5-ad47-763a1340aea7-630x341.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/south-dublin-council-rezoning-7048405-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T21:00:00+01:00 Rezoning plan for west Dublin could intensify area's 'parking wars' adamstown, Citywest, Clondalkin, Housing, Housing Crisis, Liffey Valley, Lucan, parking wars, Paul Gogarty, planning rows afoot, South Dublin, South Dublin County Council, suburbia, West Dublin, Zoning https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/freshlysurfacedasphaltparkinglotwithpaintedlines-2e02216a-fe56-4f0b-8a35-ebc0aedc6001-630x395.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-news-headlines-saturday-7050566-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T20:43:40+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Sunday evening fix, News Fix, The Fix https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/galway-west-by-election-candidate-sean-kyne-arriving-with-tanaiste-and-fine-gael-leader-simon-harris-at-the-count-centre-in-galway-lawn-tennis-club-as-counting-continues-in-the-galway-west-by-election-dc51f7ca-e356-4a75-98e1-5fd679b127d3-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/what-you-need-to-know-about-spider-noir-nicolas-cage-2-7045366-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T20:30:20+01:00 What you need to know about the new Nicolas Cage series Spider-Noir Best of the Box, sponsored, watercooler moment https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-19-5abc7226-9ffc-43a9-a060-a856e141b27d-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/over-30-polish-lithuanian-nationals-deported-charter-flight-7050537-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T20:24:35+01:00 Over 30 Polish and Lithuanian nationals deported on charter flight charter flight, Department of Justice, Deportation flight, Deported, Jim O'Callaghan https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/law-amendments-8_90742346-4eebf4bb-5b66-4527-ac5a-94f9dc160d21-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-87-7047532-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-24T20:00:02+01:00 Money Diaries: A recently graduated digital journalist on €35K living in Dublin Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/money-diaries-artwork-d5901b41-fc7a-4afb-b3f2-f547d3657254-630x420.png https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-byelection-results-7049730-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T20:00:00+01:00 Results Centre: Here's who got elected in Dublin Central and Galway West byelections, Counting Votes, done and dusted, Dublin Central, election results, galway west, Ireland, Politics, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-ballot-paper-showing-a-first-preference-for-sinn-fein-candidate-janice-boylan-at-the-count-for-the-dublin-central-by-election-at-the-rds-dublin-the-by-election-was-triggered-after-paschal-donohoe-dc7f30fb-1ae8-406f-b417-f8e4d6760c7f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/noel-thomas-ahead-of-sean-kyne-in-galway-west-as-count-to-resume-shortly-7049947-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T19:45:00+01:00 Sean Kyne overtakes Independent Ireland's Noel Thomas to win Galway West byelection byelection, elected, Fine Gael, galway west, Independent Ireland, It's the Final Countdown, noel thomas, Sean Kyne, THE RACE CONTINUES, Two horse race https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/fine-gael-candidate-sean-kyne-celebrates-with-peter-burke-left-and-fine-gael-leader-simon-harris-right-after-winning-the-galway-west-by-election-at-the-count-at-galway-lawn-tennis-club-galway-th-a0fc3915-4103-415c-8143-9e3640ecad44-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-digital-id-wallet-ireland-plans-online-verification-explainer-factcheck-vaccines-misinformation-7045802-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T19:00:44+01:00 The EU is bringing in Digital IDs for citizens – but what are they, and how will it affect you? Data Protection, Digital ID, digital wallet, EU, EU Commission, EU Parliament, European Union, Explainer, FactCheck, Identification, Ireland, Privacy, Who are EU https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/digital-id-card-electronic-identification-e-id-smartcard-on-a-mans-hand-a-digital-solution-for-proof-of-identity-technology-and-business-3073dc60-e686-4014-ad8a-16d958f1cd1d-630x249.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dies-single-vehicle-crash-fermanagh-michael-kenna-motorbike-7050481-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T18:24:29+01:00 Man (39) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Fermanagh Collision, enniskillen, Fermanagh, michael kenna, Northern Ireland, Road Deaths, Single Vehicle Collision https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-11-aeeeec1c-de71-4715-aaa4-ad1476f7466c-630x376.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-european-union-presidency-sanctions-israel-occupied-territories-bill-7050226-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T18:07:50+01:00 EU sanctions against Israel could happen after Ireland assumes presidency, Dooley says EU Council, European Union, Gaza, Israel, occupied territories bill, Palestine, Sanctions, Timmy Dooley https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-509-0b3f16a0-b4ba-4bdf-a7f4-7fe1278fdc89-630x354.png https://www.thejournal.ie/belfast-fire-2-7050311-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T16:50:02+01:00 Emergency services attending scrap metal fire in Belfast's Titanic Quarter Belfast, belfast fire, Blaze, Fire, Titanic Quarter https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_0004-7af5326e-c34d-48b4-9846-c720345449c1-630x545.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/monday-or-tuesday-set-to-be-the-hottest-day-of-the-year-so-far-7050272-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T16:20:00+01:00 Today is the hottest day of the year so far Ireland, Met Éireann, Summer, sun's out, Sunshiiiiiiine, temperature, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-06e487b6-520a-4f2b-a329-75221eab3713-630x401.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-crossroads-holly-cairns-mary-lou-mcdonald-7050133-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T14:32:50+01:00 Sinn Féin 'at a crossroads' and 'need to figure out where they're going', Holly Cairns says byelection 2026, byelections 2026, holly cairns, Mary-Lou McDonald, not so united left, pressure what pressure, Sinn Féin https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/social-democrats-leader-holly-cairns-and-her-partys-galway-west-by-election-candidate-mide-nic-fhionnlaoich-speaking-to-the-media-at-the-count-centre-in-galway-lawn-tennis-club-as-counting-continues-23b92239-706e-45cb-8428-319e54b29662-630x477.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-condemned-for-using-nuclear-capable-missile-in-massive-attacks-killing-four-7050134-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T14:09:08+01:00 EU leaders condemn Russia's use of nuclear-capable missile in massive attacks killing four Kyiv, Oreshnik, Oreshnik missile, Russia, Russia Ukraine War, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kyiv-ukraine-24th-may-2026-firefighters-work-at-the-scene-of-a-fire-in-a-destroyed-apartment-building-as-a-result-of-a-russian-missile-attack-a-large-ballistic-missile-attack-pounded-kyiv-early-o-ce6f18eb-0386-4caa-931a-900eedcc2de4-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/france-bans-ben-gvir-after-gaza-flotilla-activists-treatment-7050098-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T12:30:13+01:00 France bans Israel's Ben-Gvir from entry after 'reprehensible' actions towards Gaza activists Banned, France, Gaza Flotilla, Israel, itamar ben-gvir https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/israels-minister-of-national-security-itamar-ben-gvir-in-the-israeli-parliament-during-a-session-considering-a-bill-to-dissolve-the-government-in-jerusalemwednesday-may-202026-ap-photoohad-zw-2044bc00-0cfc-41cc-b044-3f571dc6c14c-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/social-democrats-speaking-time-7050024-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T11:59:36+01:00 Social Democrats in line to have more Dáil speaking time after election win byelection 2026, byelection 26, byelections, daniel ennis, Dublin Central, jennifer whitmore, Labour, One up, Social Democrats https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/646dublin-by-election-count_90749165-2ae94c0b-a34f-40c1-8118-2d0e1801b0f1-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/are-you-superstitious-poll-7050042-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-24T11:24:39+01:00 Are you superstitious? Domhnach Cincíse, Poll, whit sunday, Your Say https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/fairy-thorn-tree-in-the-middle-of-fields-in-south-county-armagh-northern-ireland-f72d659d-8a48-4e21-8385-c64a864c6be3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/choctaw-nation-language-ireland-gift-7048199-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T10:00:51+01:00 It doesn't matter why the Choctaw word for Irish is Ailish: it just matters that we remember ailish, Calling 353, choctaw nation, Irish identity, Irishness https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kindred-spirits-monument-choctaw-midleton-a1b698a4-0a4b-41e4-887e-c1e521f83e24-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/e1-5m-worth-of-cannabis-seized-in-dublin-7049103-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T10:00:00+01:00 Man (30s) charged after €1.5m worth of cannabis seized in Dublin An Garda Síochána, Arrest, Cannabis, Charged, Crime, Drug seizure, Dublin, Revenue Customs Service https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-1-seized-herbal-cannabis-d1365f2d-8175-430b-99d9-55a00ed5b976-630x613.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sitdown-sunday-245-7045414-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T09:00:43+01:00 Sitdown Sunday: Inside the hantavirus-hit cruise ship 7 deadly reads, cruise ships, Ireland, Longreads, Magdalene Laundries, seven deadly reads, sitdown sunday, true crime https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rotterdam-netherlands-18th-may-2026-the-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-mv-hondius-arrives-at-the-port-of-rotterdam-in-rotterdam-the-netherlands-on-may-18-2026-the-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-mv-hon-0bd39e65-f697-45a9-9760-fc092fb633f6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-sunday-24-may-7049980-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T09:00:17+01:00 The 9 at 9: Sunday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/pancakes-6cafb08a-ce72-47db-94ea-caa3d4ba8cc2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/shots-fired-white-house-7049880-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:28:00+01:00 Man killed in shootout with US Secret Service after opening fire outside White House Donald Trump, FBI, secret service, shots fired, Washington DC, White House https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/washington-dc-usa-23rd-may-2026-reporters-run-for-cover-following-reports-of-gunfire-near-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-us-on-saturday-may-23-2026-a-man-was-shot-by-us-secret-service-age-8d1bf615-0b68-46a3-a98a-34d5eb7e5807-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-job-cuts-ireland-7049439-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:15:27+01:00 Why AI-fuelled job cuts at multinationals risk blowing a hole in Ireland’s public finances Breakdown, Ireland, Meta, Multinationals, Tech giants https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/menlo-park-california-usa-january-9-2022-editorial-use-only-3d-cgi-meta-signage-logo-on-top-of-glass-building-metaverse-workplace-technology-s-cea4f2ea-0546-47ff-887b-a785b1abe9b0-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/yves-sakila-george-floyd-comparisons-internet-diaries-7047727-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:00:15+01:00 George Floyd comparisons around Yves Sakila’s death went viral and came from unexpected places algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Racism, Social Media, yves sakila https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/yves-sakila-rally-00023_90749017-c9e4ee91-7779-48df-a5f3-89a811fbccec-630x481.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-ennis-profile-7049286-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:00:00+01:00 From the League of Ireland to scoring a seat in Leinster House: Who is Daniel Ennis? daniel ennis, Dublin Central, Dublin City Council, gary gannon, newest TD, social democrat, Social Democrats https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/meta-ai-job-losses-7046962-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-24T07:30:23+01:00 Global tech job losses: Is ‘AI-washing’ the new trend nobody wants to call out? AI, arficial intelligence, blaming AI, ChatGPT, claude, column, Elon musk, grok, Meta, meta job losses, Opinion, Tech, voices, zuckerberg https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/close-up-of-the-meta-sign-outside-their-offices-in-dublin-ireland-1a5ac055-cb04-4b31-b0bd-54009c0f510c-630x398.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/live-blog-counting-of-votes-underway-in-galway-west-and-dublin-central-byelections-7048768-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T00:24:00+01:00 AS IT HAPPENED: Social Democrats win Dublin Central as Galway West goes down to the wire As it happens, byelection, byelection counts, byelections, Catherine Connolly, Dublin Central, galway west, Ireland, Live, live blog, Politics https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/social-democrats-leader-holly-cairns-dublin-central-by-election-candidate-daniel-ennis-and-sitting-dublin-central-td-gary-gannon-speaking-to-the-media-as-counting-continues-for-the-dublin-central-by-aa0bf14b-0f73-42e4-adca-94d60b89329d-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-single-use-plastics-takeaway-cups-cultlery-7046760-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T00:05:33+01:00 Whatever happened to the 'latte levy'? Government dragging its feet on single-use plastics Climate, Consumer Issues, Consumers, Environment, eu rules, European Commission, Ireland, latte levy, single-use plastics, The Morning Lead, Waste Management https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-man-throws-a-paper-disposable-cup-into-the-trash-can-in-the-park-73cac408-63c9-40e9-830b-684ee85e64b9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-shakira-7043531-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T22:00:45+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about Shakira? 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Best of the Box, deep dive review, sponsored https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-15-f05d5718-fd7e-4f88-8980-0560742cd625-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-byelections-7049674-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T20:06:53+01:00 Micheál Martin admits 'poor result' in Dublin Central as candidate fails to win election expenses bertie's stomping ground, Dublin Central, Elections, Fianna Fáil, Irish Politics, John Stephens, Micheál Martin https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/taoiseach-micheal-martin-speaking-to-the-media-as-he-arrives-at-the-galway-lawn-tennis-club-galway-as-counting-continues-in-the-galway-west-by-election-the-by-election-was-called-when-the-seat-was-6959498f-e9a2-446f-babc-154b6e9e9c0c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/animal-welfare-7044907-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-23T19:00:41+01:00 Down on the farm with a difference: This is what happens when animals are allowed to feel safe Animal Welfare, Animals, column, COUNTRYSIDE, Farm, Nature, Opinion, outdoors, voices, wild freedom https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11-15-18-879efef7-5bf5-4b77-a342-a45da4e47377-630x842.png https://www.thejournal.ie/social-democrats-dublin-central-7049400-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T18:48:15+01:00 SocDems set to win Dublin Central because campaign was one of 'hope and inclusion', Cairns says byelection, daniel ennis, Dublin Central, holly cairns, Social Democrats https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/social-democrats-leader-holly-cairns-dublin-central-by-election-candidate-daniel-ennis-and-sitting-dublin-central-td-gary-gannon-speaking-to-the-media-as-counting-continues-for-the-dublin-central-by-ad1aabdb-c782-45a2-aec3-ecf045d21daf-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/majority-of-irish-flotilla-activists-deported-from-israel-land-in-dublin-airport-7048970-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T15:57:00+01:00 On return home, Margaret Connolly describes ‘dehumanising’ conditions for activists Dublin Airport, Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza aid flotilla, global sumud flotilla, Ireland, Israel, Micheál Martin, sumud freedom flotilla https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/630flotilla-activists-return-home_90749147-7e35b005-1698-4a1d-a19b-f7373228bf1c-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/byelection-takeaways-7048984-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T15:52:31+01:00 Movers and shakers: Five byelection takeaways as the results come rolling in at a glance, byelections, Fianna Fáil, Ireland, Politics, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-23-may-2026-02-58-pm-1036-e3010689-16b6-4f55-9cc5-7f0b673fcd54-630x630.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-central-galway-west-byelection-analysis-2-7049025-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T13:47:50+01:00 Byelection results! What we know so far By-election, byelections, Dublin Central, galway west, Podcast, Results, The candidate https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-tally-sheet-being-marked-as-counting-begins-for-the-dublin-central-by-election-at-the-rds-dublin-the-by-election-was-triggered-after-paschal-donohoe-left-political-life-to-become-the-world-banks-1079dc79-08ba-463a-863e-3b39a79d6836-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/mcdonald-defends-candidate-choice-saying-janice-boylan-ran-very-strong-campaign-7048967-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T13:39:51+01:00 McDonald defends byelection candidate choice as tallies show Janice Boylan in second place By-election, Dublin Central, Irish Politics, Janice Boylan, Mary-Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin https://www.thejournal.ie/do-you-have-a-book-in-you-poll-7048930-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-23T12:30:49+01:00 Do you have a book in you? Books, Poll, Writing, Your Say https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/woman-hands-type-on-an-old-vintage-dust-covered-typewriter-e830d4ea-c928-49bd-bac6-b327f7c898ff-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/spacex-launches-biggest-starship-yet-on-test-flight-7048823-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T12:04:00+01:00 SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown Artemis program, Elon musk, NASA, Space Exploration, SpaceX, starship, Test Flight, up up and away https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-23-122307-6c8441c6-5c26-4b83-a917-3a583d90d58d-630x338.png https://www.thejournal.ie/young-men-from-donegal-and-mayo-disproportionately-represented-in-collisions-rsa-says-7041401-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T09:30:39+01:00 Young men from Donegal and Mayo 'disproportionately' represented in collisions, RSA says interactive map, Road Deaths, Road Safety, road traffic collisions, Road Traffic Injury Collisions, RSA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/countryside-roads-during-stormy-day-63e07e58-75c3-4eb6-9bfe-93f0645b7e20-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-222-7048777-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T09:02:44+01:00 The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cappuccino-coffee-0b51c154-c88d-41a9-9399-79a4d1e37f6b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-127-7046341-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-23T09:00:35+01:00 Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book Surrealing in the Years https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jerusalem-basel-switzerland-15th-apr-2026-ben-gvir-49-israels-minister-of-national-security-waves-supporters-after-a-rally-in-his-support-in-front-of-the-israeli-supreme-court-in-jerusalem-9bddbe83-7861-4117-b460-b0aa7e2454fd-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/self-driving-car-paddy-comyn-column-7047744-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-23T07:00:28+01:00 Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars? autonomous vehicles, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, Road Safety, SELF-DRIVING CARS, Technology, Tesla https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-6th-may-2026-a-waymo-taxi-being-tested-in-central-london-ahead-of-the-launch-of-the-driverless-car-service-credit-vuk-valcicalamy-2b50ab97-c7ad-445a-b5a5-386e22c27b92-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-doctor-ebola-congo-7048225-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T06:30:49+01:00 An Irish doctor was due to come home from the DRC – then the Ebola outbreak hit Democratic Republic of Congo, Doctors Without Borders, DRC, EBOLA, Eve Robinson, Irish Doctor, MSF, Uganda https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/medical-staff-work-at-an-ebola-treatment-center-in-rwampara-congo-thursday-may-21-2026-ap-photomoses-sawasawa-1d527dfd-30b6-4c0a-bd8b-7862f9dd5417-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/byelection-count-day-7046982-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T00:05:12+01:00 The votes have all been cast, but when will we know the results of the two byelections? all to play for, byelections, Dublin Central, galway west, It's all up for grabs https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-polling-station-at-st-columbas-national-school-in-glasnevin-dublin-as-voting-gets-underway-in-the-dublin-central-by-election-which-was-triggered-by-the-resignation-of-paschal-donohoe-as-financ-3f8bacbd-b783-4e29-90c8-ddf08e9c2c9e-630x429.jpg