https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-independent-poll-popularity-leaders-7181817-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T10:03:00+01:00 Sinn Féin narrowly ahead of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in latest poll Budget 2027, fuel costs, Money for nothing, Poll, sunday independent / ireland thinks, sunday independent/ireland thinks https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-04-oct-2026-10-12-am-2763-e7e473db-e491-457d-8c57-9b096508eec4-630x462.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dracula-translation-irish-calling-353-7180942-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T10:00:50+01:00 The tale behind the Irish translation of Dracula is something to really get your teeth into bram stoker, Calling 353, drac, dracula, nosferatu https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/shutterstock_772970875-28ba3f7a-b8fb-4410-b966-0d3c1699bb3c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-dispute-taoiseach-7181871-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T09:50:50+01:00 Taoiseach questions Sinn Féin ‘sincerity’ over Drumcree dispute drumcree, Drumcree dispute, Garvaghy Road, Micheál Martin, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Sinn Féin https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-04-at-09-36-36-2c1a2fa5-0978-4a14-95a7-4c17df914862-630x349.png https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-apartment-fire-stillorgan-dublin-7181888-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T09:48:41+01:00 Man in his 50s dies in overnight fire at Dublin apartment complex Apartment, Dublin, Fire, Garda, Stillorgan https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-b317cd33-79b4-4fab-9123-c98ae07182cb-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-sitdown-sunday-5-7176904-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T09:00:14+01:00 Sitdown Sunday: Her bones were picked clean - but authorities say her pet bears didn't kill her 7 deadly reads, drug policy, Environment, Immigration, Jeffrey Donaldson, long reads, longform content, Longreads, Northern Ireland, sitdown sunday, Tradwives https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/black-bear-ursus-americanus-approaching-springtime-in-yellowstone-national-park-wyoming-usa-e60d42f5-7904-477d-883e-1b5f34c6955f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-388-7181810-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T08:57:28+01:00 The 9 at 9: Sunday The 9 at 9 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-03-at-18-17-53-7d052c7e-2889-4d6c-8877-fae8c662cc94-630x395.png https://www.thejournal.ie/christa-pike-botched-execution-7181835-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T08:23:03+01:00 US prison chief resigns after botched execution attempt botched execution, Christa Pike, criminal justice, Death Penalty, Frank Strada, Lethal Injection, tennessee https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-04-at-08-13-41-0fe911eb-d333-438b-8cee-8539f1e2393f-630x398.png https://www.thejournal.ie/war-sky-7178181-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T08:05:47+01:00 Interview: Dominic West and Sienna Miller on their new Sky original series War Best of the Box, watercooler moment https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-cornell-gang-rape-social-media-detectives-7179435-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T08:00:51+01:00 The internet's detectives used a gang rape allegation to dress up sexual humiliation as investigation algorithms, cornell rape allegations, cornell university, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Rape, Social Media https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/people-attending-a-hearing-read-over-a-resolution-on-sexual-assault-at-cornell-university-in-ithaca-n-y-thursday-oct-1-2026-ap-photomatt-rourke-19b95fdd-b1b8-46b3-821c-44e73a249e11-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/limerick-shooting-thomas-oneill-7181815-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T07:58:12+01:00 Convicted criminal shot and injured in Limerick city Crime, Gardaí, Limerick, Limerick City, Shooting, Thomas O'Neill https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-04-at-07-50-43-a2a70952-dc7d-41a6-b5d2-c2aaa854799f-630x402.png https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/nursing-home-care-ireland-7158485-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-04T07:30:10+01:00 Nursing home care: If Ranulph Fiennes can disappear, what about everyone else? Abuse, abuse of older people, care of older people in nursing homes, column, Elder Abuse, medical care, Nursing Home Care, Nursing Homes, Opinion, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sir-ranulph-fiennes-at-home-on-his-farm-fa255ed4-e1c9-4be2-b13d-c6b08cae6bcd-630x450.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/collision-motorcycle-car-co-meath-7181433-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T07:29:52+01:00 Motorcyclist (50s) dies after collision with car in Meath co meath, Dunboyne, Harlockstown, R156, Summerhill https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-03-at-13-50-22-760cfa98-2560-489f-b158-38a2024f8eca-630x293.png https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-corporate-tax-why-to-we-borrow-7180665-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T07:00:38+01:00 Ireland is awash with corporate tax cash - so why will we pay €6bn a year to borrow money? Budget, Budget 2027, Money, Spending, windfall cash https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/closeupofeurobanknotes-0a010c31-6610-4047-baa2-8c797c238a2c-630x398.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/political-winners-and-losers-of-the-week-7178399-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-04T06:30:10+01:00 'There are no Fenian bastards': The winners and losers from the political week Albert Dolan, Chris Andrews, Evanne Ní Chuilinn, FAI, Garvaghy Road, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, jennifer whitmore, Mary-Lou McDonald, Northern Ireland, Politics, Simon Harris, Winners and Losers, Women's football https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/27092026-portadown-northern-ireland-over-two-thousand-people-have-gathered-near-drumcree-and-blocked-the-garvaghy-road-in-protest-over-a-orange-order-parade-on-sunday-morning-pic-steven-mcauley-7e26a7de-ad55-4e52-8dd9-d5f3a8293e07-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-israel-ireland-football-match-7181791-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T06:15:43+01:00 Taoiseach says football match boycott may ‘harm’ Ireland with no benefit to Palestinians FAI, Football, Ireland, ireland vs israel, Israel, Micheál Martin, Palestine https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/taoiseach-micheal-martin-speaking-to-the-media-ahead-of-the-cairde-fail-presidents-dinner-at-the-clayton-hotel-in-dublin-picture-date-saturday-october-3-2026-bc14f82a-78e3-4697-8f47-38c9e6203dc7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/leixlip-water-outages-business-usice-eireann-7180682-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T06:00:04+01:00 ‘Go home and shampoo yourself’: Salons and coffee shops battling repeated water outages in Kildare town black angel, joe neville, Kildare, Leixlip, nuala killeen, rinse and repeat, Small Business, Uisce Éireann, Water Outage, willow and wild https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/water-993_90584325-328737cc-27b3-4116-b016-37ac17a02caa-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-overcrowding-duke-dumont-stage-move-7179723-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-04T00:05:09+01:00 Electric Picnic kept DJ on same stage despite knowing about 'potential overcrowding' in advance Duke Dumont, Electric Picnic, EP2026, festival republic, FOI, Freedom of Information, Laois, Laois County Council, Music festivals, Stradbally, The Morning Lead https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_0163-15effabf-c01f-4d44-9f1c-7322ef88ff8d-8cf8a918-27a5-4fb9-b6a5-bb90b26a6a68-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/teen-movie-quiz-2-7180490-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T22:00:10+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about teen movies? entertainment, Mean girls, Movies, pop culture, Quiz, teen movies https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/jonathan-bennett-lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-2004-42923012-2dda-45a3-9f34-eb9279dbf1de-630x408.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-allowance-ireland-2026-2027-7179616-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T21:00:16+01:00 How far does the €5 weekly bump to fuel allowance actually go in an energy crisis? Cost of Living, Energy Crisis, fuel allowance, Home Heating Oil, Ireland, Social Welfare https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/thechildshandswarmtheirhandsneartheheatingradiator-19e8f54c-80be-4874-81da-6fdd45e066c9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/mciheal-martin-carbon-tax-7181622-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T20:25:50+01:00 Carbon tax pause on home heating oil and a 'significant' childcare package in budget 2027, says Martin Budget 2027, Carbon Tax, energy credits, Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/taoiseach-micheal-martin-speaking-to-the-media-ahead-of-the-cairde-fail-presidents-dinner-at-the-clayton-hotel-in-dublin-picture-date-saturday-october-3-2026-c65028ad-b572-4ddf-a99d-506589331e53-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-saturday-3-october-7181569-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T20:04:47+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Saturday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/madrid-madrid-spain-3rd-oct-2026-madrid-spain-october-03-an-estimated-70000-people-took-to-the-main-avenues-of-madrid-and-marched-to-the-cibeles-fountain-where-the-headquarters-of-the-madri-e4833f42-6f2a-47bd-a856-c753ed341450-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-latest-7181268-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00 Drumcree: Thousands gather at rival rallies in Portadown as police say it is illegal to block road Armagh, Chris Bryant, drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Northern Ireland, Portadown https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/031026-portadown-northern-ireland-drumcree-disputethousands-of-protestors-on-the-mainly-nationalist-garvaghy-road-portadown-hold-a-rally-on-saturday-afternoon-as-the-stand-off-continues-betwee-d67145af-c8c5-408b-b52d-cb66cee78c67-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/john-gibbons-irish-climate-policy-7172148-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-03T19:00:37+01:00 What if city living also meant you could grow your own food? One Dutch community has it sussed climate catastrophe, Climate Change, climate denial, column, doing things differently, Holland, Ireland, ireland climate, Opinion, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_4378-ab0abfa6-50ce-46a9-b456-60c31b84aa60-630x472.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/us-jets-shannon-airport-diversion-7181594-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T18:59:03+01:00 US fighter jet makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport Irish Coast Guard, Jets, McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagles, North Atlantic, Shannon Airport, strike eagle, United States https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/usaf-f15-diversion-shannon-1-488052eb-08a5-4fca-bab7-bf63d3a6853e-630x403.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tanaiste-wife-baby-girl-7181552-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T17:56:40+01:00 Simon Harris and wife welcome baby just days before budget Baby, Caoimhe Wade, girl, It's a girl, Simon Harris, Tánaiste https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-32ed202e-566f-4867-95c4-d7e49808898c-630x899.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/danielle-okeane-death-tributes-7181370-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T16:26:17+01:00 Tributes paid after mother-of-two dies in rickshaw accident after Westlife concert Co. Dublin, Danielle O'Keane, rickshaw, RIP, Road Traffic Collision, Westlife concert https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-1-a7d47b7f-680b-4a7a-a194-42edf890d928-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daily-poll-uk-rejoining-eu-7181479-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-03T16:23:28+01:00 Do you think the UK should rejoin the EU? Brexit, Daily poll, EU, Poll, Referendum, The Daily Poll, UK, Your Say https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/liverpool-uk-29th-sep-2026-prime-minister-andy-burnham-commands-the-stage-at-the-labour-conference-2026-rallying-the-party-faithful-with-an-ambitious-policy-agenda-the-prime-ministers-inaugural-d90d45b9-8fff-4df0-8fa7-aa178caa9145-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/workplace-deaths-crossnacreevy-co-down-7181190-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T15:43:00+01:00 Two people who died in workplace incident in Co Down are named Ambulance, ballygowan road, co down, Crossnacreevy, tributes, Workplace https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/emergency-services-at-the-scene-in-crossnacreevy-after-two-people-have-died-following-a-workplace-incident-in-co-down-the-emergency-services-are-at-the-scene-on-the-ballygowan-road-in-crossnacreevy-17cd402b-744d-4d6b-8008-470ce0754909-630x399.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/co-pilot-attacked-captain-with-axe-flydubai-7181444-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T15:42:31+01:00 Co-pilot on FlyDubai plane ‘attacked captain with axe’ axe, flydubai flight, Oman, pilot attack, Saudi Arabia, Tel Aviv https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/tel-aviv-israel-30th-sep-2026-a-replacement-flydubai-plane-lands-at-ben-gurion-airport-the-flight-travelling-from-dubai-to-tel-aviv-was-diverted-to-saudi-arabia-following-a-violent-altercation-a4f48a17-96e0-4e26-bbb3-34db5bbc2a62-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-solicitors-strike-7181449-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T15:24:20+01:00 Law Society urges O'Callaghan to bring in mediator ahead of new legal term Jim O'Callaghan, Law Society https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/cabinet-meeting077_90730742-f95ca53d-14ff-40e7-9dbf-c89191e2ff95-630x440.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/spain-housing-protests-7181430-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T14:22:56+01:00 Over 70,000 take to the streets in Spain to protest housing crisis Affordable Housing, housing protest, Madrid, Pedro Sanchez, renters protections, Spain https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-large-crowd-gathered-during-the-demonstration-calling-for-a-reduction-in-housing-rents-on-3-october-2026-in-madrid-spain-the-tenants-union-organised-the-march-to-demand-changes-to-housing-poli-73d6672f-40d3-4dcd-b85f-1ffb01e4b67d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/landlord-eviction-short-term-lets-7181303-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T12:41:48+01:00 Landlord must pay almost €20k after evicting tenant and using flat for short-term lets Dublin, dublin 2, Eviction, Landlord, Renting, renting crisis, rtb, short-term let, short-term lets https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/embargoed-to-0001-wednesday-october-15-file-photo-dated-221215-of-a-set-of-house-keys-rests-on-a-table-the-average-age-of-a-first-time-buyer-has-decreased-from-32-to-31-over-the-past-year-accordin-d01249db-9025-4c54-b7e3-76d88769ccfc-630x387.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/russian-strikes-kyiv-northern-bridge-7181348-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T12:18:57+01:00 Major bridge in Kyiv damaged in Russian strikes Northern Bridge, Russia, Russia Ukraine War, Ukraine https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/russia-ukraine-war-1752dfab-210e-4813-b331-ccfca1d724d2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-five-star-hotel-celebrities-7181335-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T11:52:12+01:00 RTÉ to spend nearly €1m on four and five-star hotels for celebrities Accommodation, Celebrities, Expenses, Hotels, national broadcaster, RTÉ https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rte-outside-broadcast-van-in-bantry-west-cork-ireland-6f375b28-9e0a-439e-a292-5f430fe3cb42-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/diesel-trump-7181293-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T10:15:00+01:00 Trump claims diesel ban was ‘never really on the table’ after Europe releases reserve barrels Diesel, Donald Trump, Europe, Fuel, Fuel Prices, G7, Oil https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/washington-dc-usa-2nd-oct-2026-u-s-president-donald-trump-talks-to-the-media-before-boarding-marine-one-on-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-united-states-on-october-2-2026-707a1bfe-3f94-49a7-9222-3146fe323f0f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-ireland-saturday-3-october-7181282-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T09:10:00+01:00 The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rich-breakfast-with-croissant-cappuccino-orange-juice-and-milk-jug-is-served-on-a-wooden-tray-on-a-bed-in-a-hotel-room-with-natural-light-entering-from-the-window-87c42ef7-6cc9-461e-9de6-76cbad810d0f-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/supply-not-increasing-buyer-caution-7180668-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T09:00:25+01:00 More homes are for sale – but not because more are coming onto the market Daft property report, the housing essay https://www.thejournal.ie/the-real-rooneys-7178174-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T08:01:08+01:00 Is the new reality series The Real Rooneys worth watching? Best of the Box, deep dive review https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/buying-electric-cars-ireland-7180933-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-03T07:00:10+01:00 The honest pitch for anything has always been the sums, not the sermon donedeal, electric vehicles, EV batteries, Ireland, Motoring, Used Cars https://www.thejournal.ie/ross-mccarney-joe-beavertown-7180428-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T06:30:43+01:00 'I'm really buzzing': Joe.ie's Ross McCarney on bringing online comedy to RTÉ and Whelan's Dublin, irish comedy, Joe.ie, Ross McCarney, RTÉ, whelan's https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/6abfbb1a7f95c-886c2d4b-708f-4035-8f8b-9fb6f8e4375d-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-budget-2027-squeezed-middle-your-stories-7171905-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T06:00:25+01:00 Debt, no savings and running out of cash before payday: what it's like living on less than €44k Budget, Cost of Living, Ireland, Simon Harris, squeezed middle, Taxation, your stories https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-woman-counts-euros-in-her-hands-b8b0fc49-9b48-4cec-9db8-71f56147cbff-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-what-we-know-so-far-7180756-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-03T00:05:33+01:00 Tax changes, social welfare and childcare: Here's what we know about Tuesday's budget so far Budget 2027, Budget Day, TML https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/euro-banknotes-in-hand-4dd17bfa-c9fb-494d-b52a-55f23fdfac2d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cornell-case-7179130-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-02T23:45:00+01:00 Cornell shows us we cannot keep telling our girls to be careful while teaching boys to be entitled assault allegation, column, cornell rape allegations, cornell university, frat house, iveagh league, iveagh league usa, Opinion, Rape, Rape Case, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-chi-phi-fraternity-house-at-cornell-university-in-ithaca-n-y-monday-sept-28-2026-ap-photoheather-ainsworth-2a8ebd00-8009-4de3-ae3a-c57242e372cb-630x427.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-terror-planning-nigel-farage-widdecombe-7181205-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T22:17:13+01:00 Man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe charged with preparing terror act against Nigel Farage Ann Widdecombe, Charged, Joshua Kerry, Nigel Farage, Police, Reform UK, Terrorism https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/reform-uk-100-days-tour-rally-doncaster-9a7c2de4-b266-46d1-a944-6ea4cb3beb1b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/into-work-to-rule-7180333-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T21:15:00+01:00 Minister accuses trade unions of being 'unwilling' to negotiate as teachers prepare for 'all-out strike' Education, Industrial Action, INTO, Ireland, Public Sector Pay, Teachers, work-to-rule https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-dd12f0e4-1d69-41ac-afef-9d45c090283f-630x425.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizenship-8-year-rule-7180998-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T21:00:22+01:00 'My Belarusian passport expires before 8 years is up. If I go back, I know which building I would end up in' Critical Skills permit, Department of Justice, Immigration, Ireland, irish citizenship, migration policy https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sasha-and-her-som-286caf90-fd4e-48ba-98cf-24b09dcc53da-630x402.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/e-scooter-ban-public-roads-under-18-7181164-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T20:49:49+01:00 Under 18? Your e-scooter is now off limits on public roads e scooter, e-scooter ban, Garda, Helmet, restrictions, Road Safety, Safety, Sean Canney https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/youth-riding-e-scooter-in-skibbereen-west-cork-ireland-d0b728c8-e7a6-454c-b75a-87b1d8bea1fb-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-friday-92-7181143-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T20:30:22+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Friday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/photopqrle-dauphinejean-baptiste-bornier-grenoble-02102026-grenoble-isere-le-vendredi-2-octobre-2026-colere-des-lyceens-bloquage-lycee-alors-que-tous-les-lycees-de-grenoble-sont-4d289957-2cb5-43b5-a564-83eb6de6dc01-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/donald-trump-political-ads-horror-movies-7180569-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T19:30:40+01:00 Are Trump's telly ads a sign of his desperation? Advertising, Analysis, Donald Trump, Steve Dempsey https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/pastedimage-16424-810fc18a-de69-4fcb-b8b6-1442512680ff-630x328.png https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-who-died-belmayne-named-locally-7180334-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T19:28:00+01:00 ‘Kind, loving and funny’: Tributes paid to Kathleen Carey as fundraiser launched for funeral Assault, Belmayne, dublin 13, Investigation, serious assault https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-2-3f10eecf-4435-4149-866e-2381d75c89f0-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lethal-injection-explainer-death-row-christy-pike-7180979-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T19:23:11+01:00 How does lethal injection work, why does the US use it, and how did Christa Pike survive it? Christa Pike, Death Penalty, Death Row, Explainer, injection, Lethal Injection, Pentobarbital, tennessee https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-death-chamber-at-the-u-s-penitentiary-in-terre-haute-ind-shown-in-this-april-1995-photo-is-the-only-federal-death-chamber-in-the-u-s-and-is-equipped-for-lethal-injection-oklahoma-city-bombe-6498d179-ca30-4e81-ab54-1d021cdd6b4c-630x471.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sacked-garda-spared-jail-for-controlling-and-coercion-of-wife-over-three-years-7181122-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T19:18:02+01:00 Sacked garda spared jail for coercive control of wife over three years An Garda Síochána, coercive control, David Reynolds, Domestic Abuse, Ireland, Mullingar https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/court-reynolds-2-dsc03491-8676d3d8-2482-4639-9753-e1b6d89f2a26-630x403.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-harassment-case-galway-7180401-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T18:55:00+01:00 Woman arrested by gardaí investigating six-year harassment of Galway couple is released Arrest, Galway, Garda, Harassment, Investigation, Loughrea, poison pen https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/closeupofwomanhandwithapenwritingon-e16bdc95-59ec-4dca-b45d-681e31586a0f-630x353.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-corporation-tax-receipts-7181083-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T18:44:56+01:00 Corporation tax take in September soars as companies pay bills early Budget, Corporation Tax, Department of Finance, Economy, Exchequer Returns, flush, Ireland https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/national-economic-dialogue-cb9576a5-3924-467f-a03c-c44fde956b8a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/naomi-long-appeals-orange-order-do-right-thing-drumcree-parade-garvaghy-road-7180388-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T18:20:00+01:00 PSNI still 'seeking compliance' with Parades Commission, as Taoiseach appeals for 'calm' at Drumcree drumcree, Garvaghy Road, naomi long, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown, PSNI https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/portadown-northern-ireland-october-1-2026-residents-of-the-garvaghy-road-community-gather-in-portadown-amid-an-ongoing-dispute-over-a-proposed-orange-order-march-through-the-area-following-severa-bad299af-4887-49d9-b3c0-469a2b5ebdfd-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/larry-murrin-restaurant-protest-7180916-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T17:35:00+01:00 Farmers protest outside Larry Murrin-linked restaurant after row sparked by Irish Times review Agriculture, Bord Bia, Bord Bia chair, Dublin, home to roost, IFA, Irish Farmers Association, Larry Murrin https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/dublin-ireland-may-22-2026-seafood-restaurant-sole-with-outdoor-dining-parked-motorbikes-and-urban-street-scene-in-dublin-ireland-2-68c4b12c-7a13-4e96-8b0f-f98d51ae1f34-630x473.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/newshound-quiz-friday-10-7180817-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T17:30:06+01:00 The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-protestor-is-escorted-off-the-field-by-security-during-the-uefa-nations-league-group-b3-match-at-the-aviva-stadium-in-dublin-ireland-picture-date-thursday-october-1-2026-1d49859a-029c-4726-93c8-2453bbc167d2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/emer-mclysaght-2-7179551-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T17:05:08+01:00 That day I went down a rabbit hole about a lesbian bar and Irish milk column, emer mclysaght, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, series, voices https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/green-clover-leaf-form-homemade-shamrock-cookies-for-saint-patricks-day-and-milk-glasses-c0a00aff-112f-4e74-aab0-381dd1847eee-630x945.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-friday-191-7180939-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T16:55:38+01:00 The 5 at 5: Friday 5 at 5, five at five https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/5th-golf-hole-flag-five-fifth-7e018cae-14a2-4933-b723-df555cd0229d-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/phoenix-park-chesterfield-avenue-charles-de-gaulle-barry-heneghan-td-poll-7180889-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-02T16:45:25+01:00 Do you think part of the Phoenix Park's main avenue should be renamed after Charles de Gaulle? Barry Heneghan, Charles de Gaulle, Chesterfield Avenue, France, Phoenix Park, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/charles-de-gaulle-0e5a2261-3899-4c9b-87e8-f18a4589ba0a-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bauer-media-high-court-case-7180695-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T16:16:13+01:00 Classic Hits Radio took Newstalk-owner Bauer to court for using 'Greatest Hits' branding bauer media, Classic Hits Radio, High Court, Ireland, Radio, Stay Tuned, Trademark, winner takes it all https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/rotterdam-the-netherlands-oct-24-1979-abba-during-their-concert-in-ahoy-rotterdam-in-the-netherlands-6d9c2f1b-56a0-47d3-a65f-ad6b3b954107-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/people-before-profit-wealth-tax-7180876-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T16:05:17+01:00 People Before Profit proposes new tax on wealth above €3m Ireland, irish budget, People Before Profit, Richard Boyd-Barrett, Taxation, Wealth tax https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/national-fuel-protest-16896ca8-0664-4480-b84f-a9923c4ac224-630x469.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/video-claims-flydubai-incident-was-indian-israeli-plot-to-implicate-iran-7180572-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T15:30:35+01:00 Debunked: AI-altered video claims attack on Flydubai plane was Indian-Israeli plot to implicate Iran AI, debunked, FactCheck, FAKE VIDEO, false flag, flydubai https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/untitled-october-02-2026-at-14-26-20-ebfeb120-dcff-470f-b62e-df1494011db7-630x354.png https://www.thejournal.ie/male-pedestrian-dies-struck-by-bus-cork-city-7180720-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T14:48:55+01:00 Man in his 30s dies after being struck by bus in Cork city Cork, Cork City, fatal road traffic collision, Gardaí, Lower Glanmire Road, pedestrian death, RTC, Witness appeal https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-stock-a-stock-garda-road-closed-sign-6a64ff3b-fd6a-44e7-b466-a2face3971ee-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/primary-radar-thales-ground-master-400-ground-master-200-french-government-7180390-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T14:33:00+01:00 The units in Ireland's new €500m compact radar system can be moved around on trucks Air defence, Irish military radar, Radar, Thales https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/thales-1-1bfb5fb6-4ef0-47d0-bd4e-110d9c93498c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-journal-subscription-service-launches-7171810-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T13:39:00+01:00 The Journal has launched a subscription service - here's why you should join Media, reader-powered, Subscription service, the journal https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/subscription-article-d442f617-4113-4020-9228-2a0465d89c7c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/further-10-sets-infant-remains-recovered-tuam-excavation-mother-and-baby-home-7180588-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T13:21:49+01:00 Further 10 sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation catherine corless, mother and baby home, mother-and-baby homes, Tuam, tuam mother and baby home https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-2026-10-02t130429-962-77d15526-4e97-4197-aae1-bb1f13381ef9-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hottest-september-on-record-ireland-7180546-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T13:15:43+01:00 Last month was the second-hottest September on record (and it was wetter than average too) Climate Change, Global Warming, Ireland, Met Éireann, Temperature Records, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/aerial-view-of-the-lighthouse-at-balbriggan-harbour-illuminated-by-the-warm-glow-of-sunset-with-calm-waters-and-the-stone-pier-extending-into-the-sea-63cf657e-ef96-499e-8c8f-3c2d498a1f8b-630x449.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cmat-ed-sheeran-daily-show-7180511-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T13:01:02+01:00 CMAT says Ed Sheeran 'identifying as Irish' made Macklemore situation worse for him cmat, Ed Sheeran, Ireland, Macklemore, Music, Palestine, The Daily Show https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-02-at-12-50-16-7ea81ba4-8381-45fa-83fd-b216a81fab43-9efa639e-d420-4477-8b04-1cb4abadf6b7-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tennis-ball-protest-ireland-austria-nations-league-aviva-stadium-7180399-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-02T12:08:26+01:00 What do you think about the tennis ball protest at the Ireland-Austria game? Austria, Football, Nations League, Palestine, Poll, Protest, Republic Of Ireland, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-view-of-a-tennis-ball-featuring-the-palestinian-flag-that-was-thrown-on-to-the-pitch-89943138-45c2-4f31-abe1-9f8a8f2dcf24-630x385.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/troy-parrott-ireland-10-7180419-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T12:01:28+01:00 Troy Parrott's going viral again with maybe the greatest goal ever scored in an Irish jersey another troy story, Football, Troy Parrott, Viral https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/republic-of-irelands-troy-parrott-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-first-goal-of-the-game-during-the-uefa-nations-league-group-b3-match-at-the-aviva-stadium-in-dublin-ireland-picture-date-thursday-9f4e983a-dfb0-4e1a-98f9-1069271093b7-630x402.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/celebrity-traitors-confession-episode-one-7180391-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T11:24:44+01:00 One player's absurd confession in Celebrity Traitors could well be the TV moment of the year Did you see that? https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/claudia-1876ba2e-a9e0-4505-b0ff-a32110dabae5-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/christa-pike-receiving-life-saving-care-botched-execution-7180284-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T11:20:00+01:00 Christa Pike is receiving 'life-saving care' after a botched execution - what happens next? Christa Pike, Death Penalty, Death Row, Lethal Injection, tennessee, United States, US https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/nashville-tennessee-usa-30th-sep-2026-christa-pike-in-an-undated-photo-a-federal-appeals-court-wednesday-morning-halted-the-execution-of-christa-pike-50-who-was-18-when-she-murdered-a-classmat-5061c5f9-7ba1-47b0-a89f-179a104414d2-630x813.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/culture-voucher-budget-2027-7180395-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-02T10:53:20+01:00 Question mark hangs over culture voucher for teens as Chambers says €100 is 'too high' Budget, Budget 2027, jack chambers, Patrick O'Donovan https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-02-oct-2026-11-43-am-3459-d7636bef-9b72-4e96-8a3b-bc4709099ccc-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-77-7180346-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T08:58:32+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/breakfast-croissant-with-cup-of-tea-on-wooden-table-520fcb33-8587-4a99-b7e0-48703215ba88-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/youth-3-7178205-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-02T07:15:20+01:00 Poll: What do you make of Sharon Horgan’s series Youth so far? any good recs?, Best of the Box https://www.thejournal.ie/talks-aimed-resolving-drumcree-standoff-end-without-agreement-7180272-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T06:52:57+01:00 Late-night talks aimed at resolving Garvaghy Road stand-off end without agreement Chris Bryant, drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Parades Commission, Portadown, standoff https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/nigel-dawson-the-district-master-of-the-orange-order-in-portadown-3rd-left-and-legal-advisor-to-the-orange-order-and-spokesperson-jamie-bryson-right-arrives-at-hillsborough-castle-for-talks-over-e946d445-3449-4f43-8c71-042d7d041d6f-630x499.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/citizenship-reforms-immigrants-council-7179560-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T06:30:45+01:00 Taoiseach criticised for misrepresenting how citizenship rules work Citizenship reforms, Jim O'Callaghan, permanent residency https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-e1fff258-e634-4a1b-b153-f6b9b49cc753-630x450.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/wicklow-housing-7178026-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-02T00:05:41+01:00 How this Wicklow golf course became a battleground in the government's push for rezoned land Co. Wicklow, grey zone, greystones, Housing Crisis, Wicklow, Wicklow County Council, wicklow housing, wicklow zoning, zoned in, zoning out https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_8514-e889fca4-755b-4733-9678-51df868b7351-80634f33-3fdf-4975-9f2b-0203fd546ad6-630x490.jpg