https://www.thejournal.ie/affordable-housing-5-7107138-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-20T00:45:47+01:00 Housing minister to propose decrease in affordable housing for certain developments Affordable Housing, Housing minister, James Browne, Land, land development agency, Social Housing https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/image-56a2b584-78df-48da-b2f1-f085d54ca253-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tech-companies-compliance-innovation-7107013-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-20T00:30:18+01:00 'Unnecessary' compliance costs affecting tech companies' innovation, report finds Compliance, digital sector, friction, Innovation, Technology https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/amazon-ireland-shackleton-office-in-dublin-on-thursday-08-july-2021-in-dublin-ireland-photo-by-artur-widaknurphoto-8dcd66d1-3b22-4bfd-8c85-1ad38c4f24a6-630x433.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/international-students-studying-in-ireland-7088907-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-20T00:05:16+01:00 ‘They aggressively pushed Ireland’: Are students sold ‘fake dreams’ in five-star hotels in India? Employment, Higher Education, India, international students, Ireland, studying in ireland, The Morning Lead, Visas https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/india-maharashtra-mumbai-st-regis-hotel-12fae3b2-1db2-4ad3-b746-7a22107f1407-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/different-world-cups-quiz-7103884-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T22:00:47+01:00 How much do you know about world cups? Quiz, Sports, Test your knowledge, Trivia, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mixcollage-16-jul-2026-02-49-pm-4748-8220b75d-7dae-4f78-876a-aa95ac2a6042-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bray-greystones-cliff-walk-closure-7101340-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T21:00:38+01:00 Bray-Greystones cliff walk barriers have injured more people than the landslides have, TD says Bray, bray to greystones cliff walk, Five Years On, greystones, hiking, John Brady, Public Safety, Simon Harris, Tourism, Wicklow, Wicklow County Council https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/c3ee6bc2-a86f-4684-82b2-b01e8191758b-1214552d-0392-4628-a7e8-80660dfab525-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-finances-13-7101310-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-19T20:00:50+01:00 Money Diaries: A healthcare worker on €83K living in Dublin and expecting her first child Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/download-df9b4c07-5bd5-4e5b-ad75-ca5ca832c2f6-630x418.png https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-news-headlines-84-7107235-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T20:00:34+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Sunday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-19-at-18-52-39-76cf9f28-25d4-4cec-b466-e45bf84da0d8-630x408.png https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-6-7106954-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T20:00:00+01:00 Man (20s) arrested after three people hospitalised in incident in Skerries, Co Dublin an garda síochaána, public order incident, Skerries https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/image-19-07-2026-at-09-17-d2a33c77-bee6-4f6b-ac25-e7373d73c7a3-630x782.png https://www.thejournal.ie/shooting-limerick-city-2-7107356-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T19:08:57+01:00 Man shot in chest in Limerick city Gardaí, Limerick, Shooting, University Hospital Limerick https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/file-photo-dated-161220-of-a-general-view-of-university-hospital-limerick-where-action-was-taken-to-manage-high-volumes-of-patients-attending-the-emergency-department-with-the-hospital-being-one-of-5a22705d-8b0c-44d0-a05e-2f687b98a854-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-limit-food-supplements-7104117-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T19:00:59+01:00 Why the EU wants to limit food supplement doses - and why health food stores are not happy Dietary Supplements, EU Commission, European Union, food supplements, Ireland, Ken O'Flynn, Paul Lawless, Safe maximum levels, Save our supplements, too much of a good thing https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/composition-with-dietary-supplements-image-shot-032011-exact-date-unknown-6db0a73d-0e2b-4b14-9f14-3e3f988eabb4-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/teenage-girl-dies-road-traffic-accident-7107301-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T18:34:43+01:00 Teenage girl dies after car crash in Co Wexford A fight for gardaí, Court, Driving, Gardaí, Road Accident, Teenagers, Wexford https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/garda-sergeant-on-duty-in-bantry-west-cork-ireland-c5aa2def-c8a1-4975-b5bf-fe03b451e772-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/from-old-extension-to-new-costs-7105743-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T18:00:49+01:00 What would it cost to re-do an old, small, extension? series, shay lally, the big reno clinic https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/extension-2577fd8c-b5d4-43e9-8f0a-3d4304e4962c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lionel-messi-lamine-yamal-world-cup-photo-baby-viral-7104232-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T18:00:00+01:00 This photo of Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal has gone viral again (and no, it's not AI) Argentina, Barcelona, Destiny, Football, Lamine Yamal, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Spain, World Cup, World Cup 2026, written in the stars https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/this-photo-taken-in-sept-2007-shows-a-20-year-old-lionel-messi-who-had-embarked-on-his-legendary-barcelona-career-just-over-four-years-prior-helping-to-bathe-lamine-yamal-who-was-merely-six-months-5a9fa543-23ed-4e84-a522-0143646d4d4d-630x458.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/love-is-a-stranger-festival-death-7107077-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T15:40:00+01:00 Man (30s) who attended Cork festival dies after medical emergency Ballyvolane House, castlelyons, Cork, Festival, Gardaí, Love is a Stranger https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/unnamed-39e0f1ec-f913-4f41-b4bd-e6550700213a-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/world-cup-final-half-time-7107146-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T15:36:30+01:00 Madonna, Shakira and Justin Bieber to headline half-time show at tonight's World Cup final FIFA, Fifa World Cup 2026, Justin Bieber, Madonna, MetLife Stadium, Shakira https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/madonna-in-concert-in-the-gelredome-arnhem-holland-vvbvanbree-fotografie-2011-74c92ecd-1675-4a1c-8bf7-07ad8141d1a2-630x572.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/polymarket-7107103-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T15:07:14+01:00 Gambling regulator threatens prediction market with High Court action cryptocurrency, Gambling, gambling regulator, geo-block, High Court, Ireland, Legal Action, polymarket, Prediction Markets, regulation https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/polymarket-prediction-market-company-logo-on-screen-with-financial-stock-chart-performance-background-bc1bf83c-b73e-4180-9671-4efe4c168a0d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/west-belfast-disorder-7107050-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T13:42:42+01:00 Police cars damaged as up to 100 young people throw masonry at officers and set bins alight Anti-social behaviour, Belfast, Crime, Northern Ireland, PSNI, West Belfast https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-psni-officer-stands-on-north-queen-street-in-belfast-looking-towards-tigers-bay-where-three-police-land-rovers-form-a-police-line-during-further-unrest-picture-date-wednesday-april-7-2021-ca4be508-03de-4880-a26a-163203da7d4a-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/amazon-e-scooter-ban-ireland-7106976-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T13:26:00+01:00 Amazon pulls sale of e-scooter as retailers urged to remove those non-compliant with Irish law Amazon, Child Safety, e-scooters, Ireland, Road Safety, Transport https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/youngmaninahelmetridesanelectricscooteron-02cf1007-f818-4b29-a603-c1cf2f64898e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/anthony-long-murder-second-man-arrested-7106483-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T12:33:00+01:00 Second man (20s) charged in connection with murder of Anthony Long in Mulhuddart Anthony Long, Arrest, Gardaí, Murder Investigation https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-18-at-13-14-12-8c34dd3e-16cb-4269-9a26-01a197572da1-630x409.png https://www.thejournal.ie/spain-or-argentina-poll-world-cup-7106989-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-07-19T10:51:45+01:00 Do you want Spain or Argentina to win the World Cup tonight? Argentina, Football, MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, Poll, Spain, The Daily Poll, World Cup, Your Say https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/doha-qatar-18th-december-2022-lionel-messi-of-argentina-with-the-world-cup-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2022-match-at-lusail-stadium-doha-picture-c-38b44610-a783-45e8-bd44-a17bf1dc3051-630x395.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/count-binface-translation-irish-calling-353-7105240-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T10:00:11+01:00 Calling 353: How would we translate Count Binface into Irish? Calling 353, Count Binface, Darach Ó Séaghdha, Irish identity, series https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/count-binface-c5f74223-789c-4f38-beb6-8739b1d03c35-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-19-07-2026-7106938-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T09:03:02+01:00 The 9 at 9: Sunday 9 at 9, The 9 at 9 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/naples-italy-espresso-coffee-on-bar-counter-19560eff-764d-452c-bf26-c10459a19167-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/mickey-barreto-new-york-hotel-7101013-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T09:00:32+01:00 Sitdown Sunday: The man who paid for one night in a New York hotel - and stayed for five years 7 deadly reads, Artificial Intelligence, Cults, gen z, Longreads, New York, Saudi Arabia, sitdown sunday, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/new-yorker-hotel-manhattan-usa-1b3b179e-80b9-4b81-9c04-5701603c4b0f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/heatwave-3-7106929-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T08:34:14+01:00 Ireland narrowly missed out on record-matching heatwave this weekend, with rain set to return cloudy days are coming, Heatwave, high temperatures https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/grey-skies-on-valencia-island-in-county-kerry-ireland-c23ea6f2-8359-4bc7-ba73-c206708777b5-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-politics-football-world-cup-propaganda-spain-argentina-england-7105003-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T08:00:55+01:00 Keep politics out of football? Try telling that to the internet's army of World Cup shitposters Argentina, Diary of a man on the internet, England, FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Internet Diaries, Lionel Messi, Social Media, Spain, World Cup, World Cup 2026, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-17-at-13-04-32-2b5f2ea6-12c4-49a5-914b-1d164f480b71-630x518.png https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-know-about-heartstopper-netflix-7102425-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T08:00:37+01:00 What you need to know about Heartstopper Forever Best of the Box, watercooler moment https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/heartstopper-forever-96f8cb37-0e8d-440b-9905-70e4354a00ed-630x315.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-unsold-clothes-ban-fast-fashion-7102538-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T08:00:01+01:00 Will the EU's new ban on companies destroying unsold clothes really stop bad behaviour? Clothing industry, Environment, European Union, fast fashion, Ireland, sustainability https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-landscape-of-laundry-9e23afc8-ff17-4237-98ab-4a37ba0b1417-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/andrew-and-tristan-tate-7106915-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T07:36:34+01:00 Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami amid new sexual offence charges andrew tate, legal proceedings, Social Media, tate brothers, tristan tate https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/detroit-united-states-19th-july-2026-two-men-sit-in-seats-at-a-venue-in-michigan-on-july-19-2026-social-media-influencers-andrew-and-tristan-tate-were-arrested-in-miami-as-u-s-marshals-began-ex-379d0c28-d26b-40fe-b2ed-46c6adbc0e3e-630x372.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/ozempic-7101597-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-19T07:30:40+01:00 The 'eat less, move more' myth: Obesity was never a failure of willpower. Science has moved on column, FOOD NOISE, GLP-1, Heart Health, Mounjaro, muscle mass, Obesity, obesity epidemic, Opinion, Overweight, Ozempic, protein, the glp-1 revolution, voices, weight, Weight Loss, weight training, yoyo dieting https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/photo-illustration-of-the-new-foundayo-weight-loss-oral-pill-with-wegovy-ozempic-and-victoza-its-a-non-peptide-oral-glp-1-receptor-agonist-from-eli-136ed68e-78ba-4184-a769-4d99706994ed-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/love-island-irish-contestants-7101130-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T07:00:38+01:00 From Maura Higgins and Greg O'Shea to Fitzy: How have the Irish done on Love Island UK? amber rose gill, charleen murphy, curtis pritchard, fitzy, Greg O'Shea, Ireland, jack keating, Lola Deal, love island, Luck of the Irish, maura higgins, Reality TV, Sean Fitzgerald https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mixcollage-17-jul-2026-12-51-pm-9126-94be0b2a-d7bd-4ee7-9a03-977dfd2b7e73-630x630.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ukraine-and-moldova-agriculture-impact-joining-the-eu-7100497-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T06:30:47+01:00 Agricultural panic or opportunity? The impact of Ukraine and its 'breadbasket' joining the EU Agriculture, Common Agricultural Policy, crops, EU Enlargement, Exports, Grain, Imports, Moldova, Ukraine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sacks-of-grain-and-beans-on-market-day-in-town-of-kosiv-carpathian-mountains-pokuttya-prykarpattia-region-ivano-frankivsk-oblast-ukraine-18c0edff-f73d-411c-aefd-a46fd9c68ad5-630x428.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/smoking-ban-ireland-4-7104701-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T06:00:12+01:00 A generational smoking ban looks to be on the cards for Ireland - but will it work? black market cigarettes, Retailers, Smoking Ban, Tobacco Free Ireland https://www.thejournal.ie/michael-shine-paddy-comyn-journalist-abuse-7105714-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T00:10:08+01:00 'There were hundreds of victims, and I am one of them' Abuse, child sexual abuse, Commission of Investigation, Convicted, Drogheda, Ireland, Michael Shine, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Paddy Comyn https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/michael-shine-court-3-608x1000.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-castle-eu-presidency-closures-7096586-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-19T00:05:41+01:00 Shops in Dublin city dead zone caused by EU presidency 'should get compensation' An Garda Síochána, Dublin, Dublin Castle, eoin hayes, eu presidency, Garda Siochana, Ireland, Small Business, The Morning Lead https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/img_4536-30250fd8-f60e-49e4-bbb5-f44dfce5437d-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-darragh-the-menace-ennis-the-chase-around-the-world-geography-7104126-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T22:00:24+01:00 The Chase Around the World Quiz with Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis, Darragh Ennis, Quiz, the chase, The Chase Around the World https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/743081984_1453061396855089_7412737492189581272_n-b3d62d6a-f5f4-4a3d-9055-8c186f302341-630x787.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/darragh-the-menace-ennis-on-quizzing-in-ireland-the-menace-quiz-7101616-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T21:00:09+01:00 ‘The craic we have is higher’: The Chase's Darragh ‘The Menace’ Ennis on quizzing in Ireland bradley walsh, Darragh Ennis, the chase, The Chasers, The Menace Quiz https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/darraghennisbelfast-80b4b7e7-4b16-4952-9dac-45fe634fc9ba-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/summer-report-card-political-winners-and-losers-7102767-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-07-18T20:00:43+01:00 Summer report card: The political winners and losers of 2026 (so far) Winners and Losers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/minister-for-health-jennifer-carroll-macneill-indicates-the-emergency-exit-as-an-alarm-goes-off-at-the-department-of-health-following-the-launch-of-the-national-rare-disease-strategy-2025-2030-in-dubl-858c449c-f9a3-46a7-9bac-9e4bcc101f39-630x463.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-news-headlines-83-7106741-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T20:00:29+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Saturday evening fix, News Fix https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/dsc02013-fc842653-b036-4679-a546-0fc06898eaab-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/kate-bush-wuthering-heights-7106577-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T19:50:59+01:00 Hundreds gather in a Dublin park dressed as Kate Bush to perform Wuthering Heights dance, dance routine, Kate Bush, Park, The most Wuthering heights day ever, Wuthering Heights https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/dsc01925-135ae1e6-0fc1-4382-9be5-09f9e509ed38-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/one-parent-family-7102494-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-18T19:00:14+01:00 'Try living on €25 for six days': Ireland's lone parents badly need more support Budget 2027, column, Cost of Living, cost of living challenges, cost of living crisis, family structure, lone parents, One family, Opinion, Parenting, summer economic statement, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/cost-of-living-written-in-a-notebook-and-calculations-of-home-finances-f2d5cf7b-fcee-4fd8-8d83-608e2ebc62ab-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/belfast-bar-tribute-hit-and-run-7106632-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T18:00:44+01:00 Belfast bar pays tribute to Tipperary native who was killed in hit-and-run Belfast, Court, Funeral, Hit-and-Run, raven adams, thirsty goat bar, Tribute https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-18-at-17-53-23-3417355e-96c7-4a07-a8b9-f1e2426b7c4a-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/shower-length-hot-spell-7106506-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-07-18T14:31:54+01:00 How long do you normally shower for? Environment, hosepipe ban, Ireland, Poll, The Daily Poll, Uisce Éireann, Water Conservation, Weather, Your Say https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/shower-head-water-spray-c0d1fdf9-dc8f-4a97-935b-f808f4dcd677-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/mv-matthew-leaves-cork-harbour-for-dutch-scrapyard-7106109-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T14:20:00+01:00 Revenue sells drug-smuggling ship MV Matthew for $1 after upkeep costs of almost €17m bon voyage, Cocaine, Cork, Cork harbour, gone, MV Matthew, Scrap https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/img_8346-0136432b-c98e-4b29-8f20-c5da4a04348b-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/occupied-territories-bill-ban-services-7106438-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T12:19:06+01:00 Senator has a Bill 'ready to go' to implement ban on services with Israeli settlements Frances Black, Ireland, Irish Politics, Israel, occupied territories bill, Palestine https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/22nd-january-dublin-ireland-senator-frances-black-joins-a-palestine-solidarity-movement-protest-outside-leinster-house-as-tds-return-to-dail-eireann-after-the-christmas-break-today-fianna-fail-le-1002e4ec-7ecf-462d-93e4-9b566dd5b45a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-domicile-levy-figures-7106396-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T10:45:31+01:00 Number of 'super-rich' paying €200k domicile levy in Ireland falls to just 13 domicile levy, Ireland, Irish Economy, Revenue Commissioners, Simon Harris, Taxation https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/euros-in-different-denominations-of-euro-notes-from-the-european-union-eurozone-currency-in-close-up-as-a-background-europe-eu-fb692d7e-cdd3-4b94-af87-15096f52e409-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tusla-special-care-placements-7106320-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T10:21:07+01:00 Tusla's defiance of High Court orders for special care placements triples in one year Child Welfare, High Court, Ireland, Peadar Tóibín, Special Care, tusla https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/silhouetteofwomansittingonthebedbesidethewindows-0cc60f76-51e9-46ad-9f00-0badf89732da-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-forecast-44-7106334-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T09:19:01+01:00 Plans this weekend? Dry and warm weather is set to continue forecast, Heatwave, Ireland, Met Éireann, temperature, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/rosscarbery-west-cork-ireland-17th-july-2026-on-a-hot-and-sunny-day-in-west-cork-with-temperatures-reaching-24c-people-flocked-to-the-warren-beach-in-rosscarbery-to-soak-up-the-sunshine-0ea29a7f-b1e9-44b7-bd35-759b16ec95a8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-131-7103332-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-18T09:00:38+01:00 Surrealing in the Years: An abridged history of the phrase 'monopoly on compassion' bessborough, Data Centres, holly cairns, Micheál Martin, Surrealing in the Years https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/an-image-of-silhouettes-of-children-and-the-names-of-children-who-died-in-bessborough-mother-and-baby-home-in-cork-are-projected-onto-sean-ross-abbey-south-of-roscrea-in-county-tipperary-ireland-on-ec86d4da-af92-4a53-a696-6d80dcdc4462-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-18-07-26-7106310-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T09:00:10+01:00 The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 at 9, The 9 at 9 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/traditionalbreakfastplatewithscrambledeggsbaconsausagesandbuttered-95149e9e-4ad6-4bb9-8ff0-926dd93e233e-630x431.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/review-ride-or-die-hannah-waddingham-octavia-spencer-2-7102470-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T08:00:12+01:00 Review: Is the new action series Ride or Die worth watching? 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Modern language study is in decline at Irish universities EU, Irish secondary schools, Languages, Leaving Certificate, lost in translation, Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-male-undergraduate-student-reading-consulting-a-dictionary-during-a-class-in-the-french-department-at-aberystwyth-university-cca37609-d1d3-4450-8051-b0b2c9761ba2-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-world-cup-olympics-comments-7106273-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T07:35:49+01:00 Trump says 'rigged election' means he gets to host World Cup and Olympics Donald Trump, election 2020, FIFA, Olympics, US politics, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/president-donald-trump-speaks-as-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-listens-at-a-reception-at-trump-tower-in-new-york-friday-july-17-2026-ap-photojacquelyn-martin-bfb6ef01-8fbb-493e-aaea-f6721e513e8a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/saoirse-mcgarrigle-michael-shine-7106021-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T07:30:52+01:00 Saoirse McGarrigle: The day I confronted paedophile Michael Shine Abuse, Child Abuse, Courts, Crime, Drogheda, Dublin, Ireland, Journalism, Louth, Michael Shine, Our Lady of Lourdes, Saoirse McGarrible, Sexual Abuse https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/download-2-6f3737af-9720-4e12-8fd5-0df4a2b62ef2-630x825.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/knight-rider-magnum-pi-starsky-cars-7105268-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-18T07:00:43+01:00 The greatest cars ever to grace the small screen automotive, classic cars, Dukes of Hazard, entertainment, Ferrari, General Lee, kitt, Knight Rider, Life on Mars, magnum pi, miami vice, Motoring, pop culture, Porsche, Television, The Saint, tom selleck, tv shows https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/knight-rider-k-i-t-t-david-hasselhoff-1982-86-universal-tv-courtesy-everett-collection-ac0492f7-ed16-4289-93f8-698104dbd6e0-630x414.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/artificial-intelligence-and-irish-7105768-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-18T06:30:50+01:00 Cén tionchar a bheidh ag an intleacht shaorga ar an nGaeilge? 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Could that happen in Ireland? Andy Burnham, directly elected mayors, lessons from manchester, mayors, The Morning Lead https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/leinsterhouse_in_limerick-d99c190b-5765-43fa-8a48-4113e2b74693-630x450.jpg