https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-commissioner-justin-kelly-athy-stolen-cars-challenging-7132814-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T19:36:44+01:00 Garda Commissioner: Reckless drivers speeding wrong way down motorways for 'social media likes' Break out, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly, Justin Kelly, Stolen Cars, Unauthorised taking https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-scene-on-the-m9-northbound-at-junction-3-in-co-kildare-where-a-number-of-people-have-died-and-others-have-been-seriously-injured-after-a-head-on-collision-between-two-cars-a-gardai-spokesperson-s-955f68cf-43a5-4024-92a4-b2ccf67f4167-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rose-of-tralee-13-7130515-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T22:00:49+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about The Rose of Tralee? County Kerry, Crown, Festivals, international, Ireland, Rose of Tralee, Tralee https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-13-at-21-09-13-8d3b03f2-8298-4204-bedf-9836fcbfbe09-630x408.png https://www.thejournal.ie/inheritance-tax-where-the-parties-stand-on-the-issue-7127343-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T21:00:57+01:00 'A ghoulish money grab': Here's where Irish political parties stand on inheritance tax aontú, Budget 2027, Death and Taxes, death tax, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Green Party, Housing, Independent Ireland, inheritance tax, Labour Party, Money Money Money, People Before Profit, Social Democrats, Wealth https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/money-loan-bank-officer-loaning-stack-of-euro-banknotes-money-dfaacec7-3170-4b21-9f21-58be0fd18772-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-97-7127534-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-16T20:00:46+01:00 Money Diaries: A marketing manager on €90k currently on unpaid leave after having a baby Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/download-1262a1f7-eaaf-400c-a4a3-e78b5f039b9e-630x418.png https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-sunday-16-august-2026-7132839-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T20:00:20+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Sunday evening fix, News Fix, The Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-16-at-19-20-17-c4969945-992a-4cb6-bd7e-ae8aeb1af6c3-630x352.png https://www.thejournal.ie/jason-arday-family-fundraiser-7132892-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T19:57:12+01:00 Fundraiser for former Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s family passes €125k Battersea, Condolences, Crowdfunding page, jason arday, London, plagiarism allegations, UK, University of Cambridge https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jason-arday-resignation-0fa8e466-287c-4fc3-b519-5725069bfa09-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/school-bus-places-7132647-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T19:35:00+01:00 Minister says 'informed decision' must be made on school transport policy after many children without place on bus Bus Eireann, Department of Education, Michael Moynihan, no room on the bus, School bus, School Children, Schools https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-a35346fb-ddaa-4038-8042-2dacc7736f83-630x421.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/teenager-dies-festival-ballinamore-leitrim-7132771-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T18:28:00+01:00 Teenager who drowned at family festival in Co Leitrim named locally Ballinamore Family Festival, Death, family festival, Festival, Fireworks, Leitrim, Teenager https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-16-at-17-31-02-627c1574-c743-4930-97b4-d886f6b6f5ef-630x307.png https://www.thejournal.ie/car-crash-m9-athy-7132536-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T18:00:00+01:00 Five people killed in car that crashed into second vehicle while driving wrong way on M9 overnight Athy, fatal collision, Kildare, M9, Moone https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-16-at-12-33-36-3c7ac768-20a4-45e9-86db-c3fbb115369b-630x353.png https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-car-stolen-vehicle-rammed-7132676-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T14:31:54+01:00 Stolen car rams garda vehicle and occupants flee scene in Co Dublin CAR, Dangerous Driving, Gardaí, Leopardstown, rammed, Stolen Car, the gallops https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-logo-on-the-side-of-a-garda-van-in-ireland-e9d0bb1d-0bed-41a9-91e1-b084cb4ca1a8-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hungary-bus-crash-7132663-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T14:22:20+01:00 Twelve people die after bus crashes into ditch on motorway in Hungary Hungary, Mezokeresztes, Poland https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/hungary-bus-crash-24034a32-6ca5-443b-a2b1-fdd561983ca7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/met-eirean-firecasting-complaints-7132650-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T14:08:43+01:00 Met Éireann received complaints from the public about wildly different forecasts during heatwave FOI, forecasting, hot and cold, Met Éireann https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/people-enjoy-the-warm-weather-on-tramore-beach-in-county-waterford-picture-date-wednesday-july-22-2026-eaffb623-b831-4b4d-8dbf-69289615f58d-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-big-reno-clinic-home-advice-ber-rating-improve-7131252-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T13:00:11+01:00 Trying to improve your BER? Please, please, start with your attic column, home improvements, home renovations, House, insulation, Opinion, renovations, Retrofitting, series, the big reno clinic, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/checking-the-energy-efficiency-of-their-house-by-measuring-the-thickness-of-fiberglass-insulation-in-the-attic-18590560-4f17-42a5-aa3a-12f5c148c3bd-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/djamel-white-booker-prize-all-them-dogs-7130090-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T12:30:42+01:00 Djamel White: 'If I was trying to write a book for everyone, I'd write a sh*t book' all them dogs, Booker Prize, Booker Prize Longlist, djamel white, Dublin, Interview, Irish Authors, Literature https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-1-935a3a35-bd40-4359-8018-943529251e27-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/d-day-pressure-maureen-flavin-sweeney-movie-irish-history-7131294-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T10:00:06+01:00 It’s raining men: Why exclude this Irish meteorologist from her own story? Calling 353, d day, Irish History, Irish identity, Maureen Flavin Sweeney, Pressure, World War Two https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/pressure-movie-poster-andrew-scott-brendan-fraser-797e9d55-c465-45b5-a003-377de53c2bab-630x933.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/leinster-house-politicians-reading-lists-7131146-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-16T09:30:36+01:00 Mayo, Marxism and murders: What Irish politicians are reading over the summer holidays Leinster House, Leinster House book club, MEPs, Summer Reading, Summer Recess, TDs https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/3bk46ap-1-3ed7d024-e0d6-4944-af3e-2f9b83ff6ff6-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-cork-7132511-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T09:11:23+01:00 The 9 at 9: Sunday 9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/breakfast-served-with-coffee-f5c27c8d-b381-4221-96be-e6c8c9c6c931-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/solar-eclipse-brain-impact-sitdown-sunday-7126298-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T09:00:38+01:00 Sitdown Sunday: Can a solar eclipse impact the brain? 7 deadly reads, Afghanistan, anthony bourdain, Longreads, Shania Twain, sitdown sunday, Solar Eclipse https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-2c9d0f7b-6291-49ce-868c-897097a6f572-630x384.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/what-to-know-about-netflix-series-my-brilliant-career-7128308-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T08:00:46+01:00 What you need to know about My Brilliant Career on Netflix Best of the Box, watercooler moment https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mbc_ir_4-13_0045-58015b49-7b10-41e6-b1cf-67b816a34137-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/artificial-intelligence-4-7130489-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-16T07:30:41+01:00 Analysis: The big AI worry may not be that it betrays us, but that it does what it's told AI, Artificial Intelligence, column, future proofing, Opinion, Procurement, Tech, The Future, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-unitree-g1-embodied-ai-robot-demonstrates-flexible-human-like-movements-at-the-4th-china-embodied-ai-robot-industry-conference-and-expo-held-at-shanghai-new-international-expo-center-from-august-2c1449f5-c844-4062-a069-8ada8667fa8e-630x480.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/butter-wars-kerrygold-and-truly-grass-fed-analysis-business-7131595-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T07:00:20+01:00 Why has the company behind Kerrygold ‘gone to war’ over US butter sales? butter, Butter Wars, Costco, Kerrygold, ornua, tirlán, Truly Grass Fed https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/fresh-butter-on-wooden-cutting-board-with-knife-closeup-c749de7f-a643-4dca-9524-4c85742420b1-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rose-of-tralee-2026-2-7129883-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T06:30:03+01:00 Who are the judges of the Rose of Tralee, and how do they choose a winner? and the winner is?, Competition, Crown, Festival, international, Kerry, Roses, Tralee https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-14-at-13-33-55-268ce012-f0d0-4e2b-bc94-db9dd370e61d-630x415.png https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-drinking-at-home-alcohol-consumption-7127578-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-16T00:05:26+01:00 'The thought of the pub fills me with dread': Readers on why they now drink at home more often Alcohol, Alcohol Consumption, Cost of Living, Drinking, drinking at home, Ireland, Public Health, Pubs, social isolation, your stories https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/winding-down-with-some-wine-cropped-shot-of-an-unidentifiable-man-drinking-wine-at-home-c6d04dc8-6dad-405e-91b0-a4bfdde5dc7e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-7126672-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T22:00:58+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about weekends? entertainment, indie, Lost Weekend, Music, Phoebe Bridgers, Quiz https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/phoebe-bridgers-performs-on-sunday-oct-24-2021-at-shaky-knees-in-atlanta-photo-by-paul-r-giuntainvisionap-d933c746-d9d4-4e7d-9064-21f2de632b0d-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eclipse-worldwise-7129587-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T21:00:42+01:00 Where in the world can I fly to for a total eclipse (and will Ireland ever get one)? Astronomy, Ireland, Science, Solar Eclipse, Space, start booking, Total solar eclipse https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/august-12-2026-llardecans-lleida-spain-a-total-solar-eclipse-is-seen-next-to-the-village-church-bell-tower-in-llardecans-lleida-catalonia-spain-on-august-12-2026-the-rare-celestial-event-is-ba34625e-d18c-49ac-8283-925d1608b7ff-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-excise-reversal-plan-7131376-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T20:30:59+01:00 The excise dilemma: Political flashpoints ahead as pressure mounts over reversing fuel supports Analysis, Diesel, fuel proces, Petrol, petrol pump pressures, political storm, Taoiseach https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/lots-of-grey-and-silver-cars-parked-in-a-line-in-a-field-under-a-grey-sky-at-national-ploughing-championships-ireland-2014-abf8f440-b35f-4e06-8f5a-92f46695d104-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-fix-saturday-15-august-2026-7132356-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T20:00:36+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Saturday evening fix, News Fix, The Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-942e5846-1c7e-4158-b670-a69942c034cd-630x903.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jadotville-benchmark-for-bravery-irish-defence-forces-peacekeepers-dsm-distinguished-service-medal-ireland-7124524-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T20:00:12+01:00 New book claims Jadotville medal snub was to cover up for bad military and political leadership bravery, Congo, dan harvey, democratic republic of the congo, Irish Defence Forces, irish peacekeepers, Seige of Jadotville https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jadotville-katanga-group-of-irish-united-nations-prisoners-held-captive-since-fighting-between-katangan-and-u-n-troops-2-october-1961-aa51a583-33c7-4186-8a08-f7903b636f5b-630x466.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/painkiller-addiction-prevalent-in-ireland-pharmacy-hopping-7122887-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T19:30:42+01:00 'Prison of pain': The challenge of breaking out of painkiller addiction Dependency, Drugs, opioid, Over the Counter, Pharmacy, prescription https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/young-woman-taking-medication-with-a-glass-of-water-while-sitting-by-a-window-in-pajamas-5ea97cdf-b966-41d8-a36f-e66aa1b5c5b4-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cruel-torture-of-horses-7130513-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-15T19:00:28+01:00 Sulky racing: What is the horse actually experiencing while it's enduring these races? column, cruelty to animals, cruelty to horses, Horse Racing, horses dragged about, horses tormented, ireland's cruelty record, Opinion, suffering on the roads, Sulky racing, tortured horses, voices https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sulky-racing-at-the-ballinasloe-horse-fair-which-opens-today-the-oldest-horse-fair-in-europe-attracts-thousands-of-traders-and-visitors-to-the-co-galway-town-every-year-c40fbc69-24b2-4660-929c-b7029bf94a0c-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bonnie-tyle-coffin-returns-home-7132336-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T18:41:23+01:00 Crowd bursts into rendition of Bonnie Tyler hit as coffin returns home Bonnie Tyler, Coffin, gaynor hopkins, Mumbles, RIP, Singer, Swansea, total eclipse of the heart, Wales https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bonnie-tyler-death-520d3d74-b693-4f89-ac0d-1730ecfca92d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-warning-festivals-synthetic-drugs-7132259-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T18:14:05+01:00 HSE warns of pink cocaine, triple-strength MDMA and new ketamine strain during festival season Addiction Services, Brendan O'Connor, Cocaine, festival season, HSE, ketamine, MDMA, Pink Cocaine, Radio, RTÉ, synthetic drugs, Watch Out https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-502feab5-90b9-437d-8045-48b7ed2fb266-630x409.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/james-noreen-mchugh-funeral-7132213-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T15:00:08+01:00 'We've lost our heroes': Noreen and James McHugh remembered by their children at funeral mass Donegal, Funeral, James McHugh, Noreen Mchugh, RIP https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-15-at-16-35-04-e98acabc-7d5f-4e42-b4a1-72febe6f2b06-630x427.png https://www.thejournal.ie/mary-mcaleese-queen-elizabeth-ian-paisley-hurling-7132155-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T14:19:46+01:00 Britain's Queen Elizabeth 'abhorred' Ian Paisley and loved hurling, Mary McAleese remembers Hurling, Ian Paisley, Lucky You, Mary McAleese, Peace Process, Queen Elizabeth, Shinty, The Ireland Podcast https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/britains-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-irish-president-mary-mcaleese-leave-following-a-wreath-laying-ceremony-at-the-garden-of-remembrance-in-dublin-tuesday-may-17-2011-the-queen-set-foot-on-irish-soil-a-dfb93b67-b21a-488a-8506-b10d20ee63ee-630x402.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/three-people-court-appearance-drug-seizure-7132170-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T14:17:58+01:00 Three people due in court after seizure of scrambler bikes, cash and drugs worth €100k Arrest, Cash, Court Appearance, Drugs, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire, Gardaí, Operation Meacan, scrambler bikes, Seizure https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-15-130415-2f48bcbc-4a4e-4e70-947a-5c2d48259427-630x415.png https://www.thejournal.ie/investigation-after-inmate-dies-in-dublin-prison-7130856-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T13:30:00+01:00 Man (40s) arrested in connection with death of inmate (30s) in Dublin's Wheatfield Prison Gardaí, Irish Prison Service, Prison death, wheatfield prison https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-342-236d2271-c8bb-4992-8008-8b0127541152-630x636.png https://www.thejournal.ie/luas-calls-anti-drag-technology-7132108-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T12:45:00+01:00 Teenager dragged along platform among Luas incidents prompting calls for anti-drag technology incidents, Luas, obstructions, Rail safety, RAIU, Stand clear of the doors, Trapped, what a drag https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-0b1ff046-5250-4265-a00b-698dbbf1e57f-630x470.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jason-arday-death-7132091-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T11:52:00+01:00 Jason Arday, former Cambridge professor, told friend he ‘couldn’t go on’ hours before his death Autism, Cambridge, jason arday, Plagiarism Row, radio 4, RIP, today programme, University of Cambridge https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jason-arday-death-2-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/motorbike-crash-galway-7132062-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T11:08:51+01:00 Motorcyclist in his 30s killed in single-vehicle collision in Co Galway Carraghy, fatal collision, Galway, Motorcycle crash, University Hospital Galway, Witness appeal https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-at-work-during-patrick-day-in-limerick-ireland-2e63eef6-5993-4064-931f-b2417ab808b3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-summer-heat-7131000-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T09:30:47+01:00 The summer that burned Ireland - so where do we go from here? Climate Change, long hot summer, Wildfires https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/waiting-for-rain_3164_90753517-7ddf6f9e-8ebb-40c6-87da-02dce98c9da9-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-375-7132000-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T09:00:25+01:00 The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/toastwithavocadosoftcreamcheeseryebreadandpoached-216e8033-a805-4fab-bc5f-3219ebf2daca-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/count-binface-7130861-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-15T09:00:00+01:00 Could Ireland benefit from its own Count Binface? Surrealing in the Years https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/count-binface-reacts-after-the-declaration-for-the-clacton-by-election-count-at-clacton-leisure-centre-in-essex-the-by-election-was-triggered-by-local-mp-and-reform-uk-leader-nigel-farage-quitting-in-119d501e-2e59-4666-a59b-1c614f1efc2c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/three-car-crash-meath-7132014-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T08:49:39+01:00 Man in his 50s in critical condition after two crashes involving three vehicles in Co Meath critical condition, Julianstown, Meath, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, Witness appeal https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/lr-meath-crash-scene-7810-c828b465-977c-4042-8e40-4b2c1b9e320b-630x408.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/is-the-shards-on-disney-worth-watching-7128323-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T08:00:47+01:00 Review: Is the series The Shards worth watching? Best of the Box, deep dive review https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/shards_ep101-raym-00122_r-f5477c73-e49e-4064-a665-5d0e15c5156b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/more-than-3000-women-waiting-more-than-10-days-for-urgent-breast-cancer-appointments-this-year-7131622-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T07:45:06+01:00 More than 3,000 women waiting more than 10 days for urgent breast cancer appointments this year Breast Cancer, breast cancer diagnosis, Cancer, HSE, Irish Cancer Society, Malcolm Byrne, Urgent Care, Women https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/woman-performing-breast-self-examination-checking-for-lumps-or-abnormalities-concept-of-health-female-anatomy-and-oncology-prevention-model-released-4a404532-9ec0-4fcd-91f9-32a93d53c509-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bonnie-tyler-remembered-wales-7131976-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T07:41:54+01:00 Bonnie Tyler fans to line streets of Mumbles in Wales as coffin brought to her former home Bonnie Tyler, Funeral, Llwynderw, Mumbles, RIP https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-graham-norton-show-london-e2bdadd8-73bf-4129-8a76-7286689f513d-630x429.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/motorbike-safety-ireland-middle-aged-men-7131115-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-15T07:00:01+01:00 Born-again bikers: Why I've never got on a motorbike, and why so many men my age suddenly are Ireland, motorcycling, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, Road Safety, Road Safety Authority, Transport https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/youngmaninhelmetwithmodernmotorcycleoutdoors-77b250a5-d2f2-4649-b60f-ef38fbe20166-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/new-customs-charges-ireland-7131249-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T06:30:57+01:00 How to avoid the EU customs charges 'disproportionately' affecting online shoppers in Ireland CCPC, Consumer rights, Customs Charges, European Union, Ireland, Online Shopping https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/man-opening-a-package-and-reacting-with-surprise-while-sitting-at-home-e4ab79fd-5a41-46da-8af4-e4dc86c9c1bf-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/noreen-james-mchugh-funeral-7131833-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T05:00:36+01:00 Funeral for GAA star James McHugh and wife Noreen to take place today in Donegal Car Crash, Donegal, Drummallaght, GAA, James McHugh, Kilcar, Noreen Mchugh https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rip-83d6edb0-90aa-44c4-93bd-9c41f83b6e1c-630x721.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-homeless-heatwave-7129559-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T00:10:59+01:00 Sweating in tents and searching for shelter: How Dublin's homeless are surviving the heat Dublin, Emergency Accommodation, Heatwave, Homelessness, Ireland, The Lighthouse https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dublin-ireland-09th-july-2025-a-blue-tent-belonging-to-a-homeless-person-located-beside-city-wall-ruins-and-dublin-castle-in-dublin-city-centre-depicting-street-life-in-the-irish-capital-on-a-v-e3559394-8d69-4ccf-8ea8-8b429abe8bec-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-car-thieves-tiktok-snapchat-dublin-7131157-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-15T00:05:56+01:00 Gardaí responding nightly as gangs of teenage boys steal cars and post footage on TikTok Against the flow of traffic, Car Theft, car theft gangs, car thieves social, Dublin, Garda, joyriding, The Morning Lead, yup bro racers https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-dismisses-concerns-uss-abraham-lincoln-deployment-7131920-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T22:53:13+01:00 Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier, says 250-day deployment 'not nearly enough' Arabian Sea, Donald Trump, Iran, Trump, US Navy, USS Abraham Lincoln, war in iran https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/pacific-ocean-aug-9-2021-the-aircraft-carrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-transits-the-pacific-ocean-abraham-lincoln-is-underway-in-the-u-s-3rd-d0018c9d-7135-479f-bf90-fc20c06f0251-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jason-arday-dies-london-met-police-cambridge-university-7131851-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T22:00:00+01:00 Jason Arday, who resigned from Cambridge University amid plagiarism claims, found dead jason arday, London, Metropolitan Police, UK https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jason-arday-speaking-at-the-times-higher-education-conference-in-birmingham-on-thursday-28th-november-2024-photograph-by-david-j-colbran-daviddjcdesign-co-uk-07810321634-dbe0d97d-fba9-446f-a11c-e230455dab03-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/northern-ireland-agriculture-minister-assault-cattle-cull-tyrone-7131818-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T21:40:55+01:00 NI's agriculture minister says he has been assaulted amid row over controversial cattle cull Andrew Muir, cattle cull, Northern Ireland, PSNI, Tyrone, ulster farmers' union https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/department-of-agriculture-environment-and-rural-affairs-deara-minister-andrew-muir-arrives-for-a-service-of-thanksgiving-for-sarah-montgomery-and-baby-liam-arthur-at-donaghadee-parish-church-co-do-7d21dd83-ae8d-43b0-9824-fc57cd114ada-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-evening-headlines-friday-2-7131748-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T21:29:10+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Friday evening fix, News Fix, The Fix https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/waiting-for-rain_3164_90753517-089b9cc3-da4c-4cfd-bb4f-7d41bff0caad-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/finlay-tarling-2-7131876-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T21:02:32+01:00 British cyclist Finlay Tarling (19) dies in Tour of Portugal crash RIP, Tragedy https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/tarling-finlay-competes-during-the-boucles-de-la-mayenne-credit-mutuel-uci-proseries-cycling-event-prologue-at-espace-culturel-laval-in-laval-france-on-may-28-2026-photo-by-laurent-lairysabaca-00672920-ea7d-440d-8076-96c176603123-630x372.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/continental-scrabble-championship-dublin-7127570-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T21:00:13+01:00 Mind your Ps and Qs: Scrabble players descend upon Dublin for continental championships board games, Continental Scrabble Championship, Dublin, hitting the tiles, Ireland, Lukeman Owolabi, Scrabble, word perfect https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img-20250625-wa0029-d7da79b8-7a09-40c1-ac70-b7ca55229a69-630x519.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/portlaw-housing-estate-water-fee-row-7131845-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T20:53:27+01:00 Boil water notice delayed for Waterford housing estate as water fee hike row continues boil water notice, Housing estate, portlaw, Water quality, Waterford, waterford city and county council https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-14-at-20-42-42-7fdbca62-77ef-41c6-99ad-9700e303280d-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/emergency-alert-wildfire-risk-7131815-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T19:39:46+01:00 Emergency alert sent to mobile phones with wildfire warning after UK blazes emergency alert, fire risk, LA wildfires, Louise Haigh, UK Government, United Kingdom https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/london-uk-14th-august-2026-a-severe-alert-sent-by-the-uk-government-is-displayed-on-a-phone-warning-of-a-very-high-risk-of-wildfires-and-urging-people-to-avoid-activities-which-may-start-fires-cre-d6ebdf75-c9b9-4938-b554-cf8f6a549aa9-630x463.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/two-charged-cannabis-seizure-dublin-burglary-7131802-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T19:23:11+01:00 Two men charged over €1.2m cannabis seizure after Dublin burglary Court, Courts, Dublin, Dublin District Court https://www.thejournal.ie/man-40s-dies-stabbed-dublin-city-centre-7131772-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T19:09:57+01:00 Man (40s) stabbed in Dublin city centre on Monday has died Dublin, Gardaí, north great charles street, Stabbing https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-signlantern-castlepollard-garda-station-80c9dd92-5d7c-4e66-8730-e2a58f6179d2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/joe-rogan-broadcast-podcasting-7131335-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T19:00:40+01:00 Divisive as he is, legacy radio could learn a little something from Joe Rogan content creators, Future of News, podcasting, Radio https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/pastedimage-21845-86d3bdef-6f7c-41eb-8316-6ef19e22ce18-630x423.png https://www.thejournal.ie/journal-friday-newshound-quiz-5-7130896-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T18:59:01+01:00 The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz friday newshound quiz, Newshound Quiz, Quiz https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/download-8-6f639455-e8c9-4c32-8698-edf5ebf37f5e-630x451.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gold-stash-belgium-discovery-7131702-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T18:23:31+01:00 'It turned out to be a bit more than we thought' - Belgian students stumble upon gold stash worth €9m Belgium, Brussels, Builders, construction firm, De Brand, Gold, Gold diggers, Renovation, stash, Students, What a find! https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/gold-1-3218579e-9f14-46e9-93e0-5b34ced0cc45-630x472.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/liverpool-owners-sell-minority-stake-to-consortium-jeff-bezos-7131713-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T18:15:41+01:00 Liverpool owners sell minority stake in football club to Jeff Bezos-backed consortium 1892 holdings, Business of sport, fenway group, Football, football news, Jeff Bezos, Liverpool, Liverpool football club https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-14-aug-2026-06-12-pm-9427-a02e0267-c1bb-45dd-84b6-016fc8abb127-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/stephen-bear-jailed-breaching-sex-offenders-register-requirements-7131662-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T17:28:18+01:00 Disgraced reality star Stephen Bear jailed for breaching sex offenders register requirements Georgia Harrison, London, Stephen Bear, thames magistrates' court, UK, UK Courts https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stephen-bear-arrives-at-chelmsford-crown-court-essex-to-be-sentenced-for-a-charge-of-harassment-by-breaching-a-restraining-order-that-came-with-his-2023-conviction-for-filming-a-sex-tape-without-con-231407cf-98e0-47d1-9427-769de02eff7f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-arrested-pursuit-armagh-drink-driving-stolen-car-7131634-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T17:06:18+01:00 Woman arrested after high-speed pursuit that saw her 'throwing objects' out of car at police Armagh, Lurgan, Newry, Northern Ireland, Police Chase, Portadown, Pursuit https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img_4658-4118fbde-d5a9-472e-9de2-82b5cf4050d1-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-friday-14-august-2026-7131545-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T17:00:59+01:00 The 5 at 5: Friday 5 at 5, Evening wrap, five at five https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/big-5-77bb5423-346e-4498-865f-4cabb1e8246b-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/luigi-mangione-plea-federal-case-7131458-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T16:34:00+01:00 Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges over killing of US health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, Courts, Health Insurance, justice department, Luigi Mangione, United States https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/unitedhealthcare-ceo-killed-613b9423-7ea7-431d-b322-088f0c47c980-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-td-shocked-by-recommendation-not-to-fund-treatment-7131358-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T15:10:31+01:00 Pressure grows over HSE refusal to fund Friedreich's Ataxia treatment as government urged to act Fianna Fáil, Friedreich's Ataxia, HSE, hse drug's group, John McGuinness, Mary-Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin, Skyclarys https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/left-to-right-darragh-obrien-irelands-minister-for-transport-taoiseach-micheal-martin-and-irish-minister-for-finance-tanaiste-simon-harris-during-a-press-conference-giving-reaction-after-an-eve-dba91a62-7b72-42c7-9dbb-886a232c59fe-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/farage-clacton-byelection-7130767-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T14:49:00+01:00 Investigation into Nigel Farage resumes as he regains seat in byelection he triggered himself byelection, Clacton, Count Binface, Investigation, Nigel Farage, Reform UK, UK, £5 million donation https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/nigel-farage-leader-reform-uk-party-and-mp-for-clacton-press-conference-in-london-england-uk-7670b06d-0b8e-4789-b9b6-91b1cbcc018c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hate-crimes-2025-7131299-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T14:45:57+01:00 Teenagers making animal noises at child among racist hate crimes reported to gardaí last year An Garda Síochána, Crime, Gardaí, Gender, hate crime, Hate Crimes, Nationality, Race, Statistics https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-sergeant-on-duty-in-bantry-west-cork-ireland-e2be9a66-0ec6-45ee-bf4a-7f61051d11f0-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/factcheck-debunked-ebun-joseph-irish-language-teachers-7131102-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T12:41:49+01:00 Debunked: Government adviser Ebun Joseph is being widely misquoted in comments about Irish language Ebun Joseph, Education, Fact check, FactCheck, gaelscoil, Ireland, Irish language, Teachers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-14-115620-eeb0f30d-78b2-4fa9-a65a-2e1347f0cfa7-630x329.png https://www.thejournal.ie/eurovision-switch-voting-system-change-7131116-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T12:35:12+01:00 Eurovision planning to switch to online voting to limit interference campaigns EBU, European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Israel, online voting, RTÉ https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/basel-switzerland-17th-may-2025-yuval-raphael-from-israel-takes-to-the-stage-of-the-st-jakobshalle-at-the-opening-of-the-final-of-the-69th-eurovision-song-contest-esc-2025-credit-jens-buttner-916a7938-aeb9-4920-a5a3-b7a00daf72fe-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pinergy-announces-increase-to-electricity-prices-7131080-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T12:22:00+01:00 Pinergy to increase electricity prices from September, with typical household cost rising 7.6% electricity price, pinergy, Price rise https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-31-5ae62f3b-91ce-4d10-9d79-ae64c1dca47d-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/td-says-closure-of-raheny-driving-test-centre-is-only-temporary-7131031-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T12:02:00+01:00 Driving test centre in Raheny to close for two years as 'building and access issues addressed' Driving tests, Dublin, Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fáil, Killester, Raheny, Road Safety Authority, RSA, Tom Brabazon https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/l-plate-for-learner-driver-on-a-car-in-ireland-13ab8f41-75ee-4803-8aa2-1dd7e5ff8e7f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/norma-foley-tradwife-strategy-department-of-children-equality-factcheck-debunk-7128792-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T10:37:27+01:00 Debunked: The government’s strategy for women is not a campaign to discourage homemakers Fact check, FactCheck, Gender Equality, Ireland, Misinformation, norma foley, Tradwives https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/group-of-women-smiling-sitting-on-couch-against-white-wall-2450f108-db2e-4855-a9ad-e25c7528e12c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sleep-warm-weather-warning-poll-7130939-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-14T10:13:38+01:00 Do you struggle to sleep during warm weather? Met Éireann, Poll, Sleep, Status Yellow, The Daily Poll, Warm Weather, Your Say https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/faninfocus-persononthebedoutofffocus-369b1dfc-054c-4bcf-a2de-1003770c95aa-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-374-7130854-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T08:58:58+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/abaristainacafepourssteamedmilkintoa-ad3676ea-5749-45bf-b85e-af612c6d4f86-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-next-us-president-analysis-podcast-7129891-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T08:45:12+01:00 Could Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be the next US president? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aoc, Midterms, Podcast, The Explainer, United States, US politics, US President https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/shutterstock_2480447439-388af62d-b3f1-47cb-8df0-bfa54c9d2e2a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/shamrock-rovers-europa-league-egnatia-2-2-7130841-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T07:43:24+01:00 Shamrock Rovers dumped out of Europa League after first-half meltdown in Albania Egnatia, Europa League, exit door, Shamrock Rovers, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stephen-bradley-8666a45a-f64f-499c-a775-1321af383d46-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-the-last-house-what-did-you-think-7128246-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-14T07:15:43+01:00 Poll: What did you make of The Last House on Netflix? any good recs?, Best of the Box https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/lasthouse_sg_001-631d17b0-586f-451b-8dad-af7ecfa32dac-630x354.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/aoc-in-2028-7130248-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-14T07:00:09+01:00 Democrats in elections: What’s next for AOC? Should she aim for the Senate or the White House? 2028 presidential elections, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aoc, column, Opinion, Trump, US politics, voices, White House https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/chicago-illinois-august-19-2024-new-york-representative-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-at-the-democratic-national-convention-95e45852-2110-4d6b-bdf9-8f39caeadcb7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/scrambler-seized-fines-7130163-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T06:30:31+01:00 Charges for retrieving scramblers seized by gardaí set to double from today Fines, garadí, Money, Road Safety, scramblers, Sean Canney https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kovrov-russia-1-may-2012-teens-riding-a-motorcycle-near-the-multi-storey-residential-building-0a809d55-772e-4d2d-a87d-e50ac7f8a0fa-630x447.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/childrens-spinal-appointment-wait-times-7130557-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T06:15:03+01:00 Wait for children's outpatient spinal appointments down to under four months children's health ireland, Health, Ireland, scoliosis, spinal surgery, Waiting Lists https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-general-view-of-irish-childrens-hospital-temple-street-hospital-in-dublin-an-external-review-into-spinal-surgery-at-the-childrens-hospital-has-been-ordered-by-the-health-service-executive-hse-f-da004591-6bcf-45a8-a960-055e39b6ce38-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/emer-mclysaght-poxy-hotels-useless-water-glasses-7129608-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T06:00:17+01:00 We have endured tiny glasses at hotel breakfasts for too long. Here is my proposed solution cole escola, Eclipse glasses, Hotels, niamh connolly, Nobody Needs This, oh mary, one day in may, water water, we go way back https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/emer-mclysaght-poxy-hotels-useless-water-glasses-2-8965eaa9-84d5-43ee-be7b-598d64d7de45-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/donald-trump-visit-doonbeg-hotels-issues-7129995-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-14T00:05:05+01:00 Trump's team scrambles to secure accommodation as hotels booked out in Clare and mid-west Clare Force One, Donald Trump, Doonbeg, Dublin, In the rough, no room at the inn, September, The Morning Lead, US President visit https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/former-us-president-donald-trump-on-the-15th-green-at-trump-international-golf-links-hotel-in-doonbeg-co-clare-during-his-visit-to-ireland-picture-date-thursday-may-4-2023-7826758a-24ad-430a-9e65-395eb70c7dca-630x408.jpg