https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-fire-safety-notices-7026798-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-05T00:05:57+01:00 IPAS accommodation among buildings handed fire safety notices in the last five years Asylum Seekers, Department of Justice, Fire Safety, Investigates, ipas, ipas accommodation, Refugees, Ukrainian accommodation https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/27-04-d7b7b5d5-6681-4422-be2d-0f112710c999-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/summer-quiz-2-7025957-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T22:00:06+01:00 As the season approaches, test your knowledge of all things summer Quiz, Summer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/spanish-arches-galway-city-ireland-8e9e826f-e9b4-4adf-a5fb-3382fd81277d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-furniture-fire-safety-7025099-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T21:00:05+01:00 Toxic chemical fears may see Ireland's furniture fire safety law scrapped Chemicals, consumer safety, Consumers, endocrine disruption, fidra, Fire Safety, Furniture, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sofa-in-peaceful-living-room-image-shot-2008-exact-date-unknown-7d27714b-8165-4259-9e62-f7dea750757e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gerry-hutch-immigrants-interned-campaign-7030743-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T20:43:00+01:00 Rights group condemns Gerry Hutch comments calling for 'illegal immigrants' to be 'interned' Boxing club, Corinthians, Gavin Pepper, Gerry Hutch, The Monk https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/gerry-hutch-3dfdd183-3fd0-4fb1-a716-cb02574530be-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/iran-and-the-us-7030990-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T20:30:36+01:00 US moves to reopen Strait of Hormuz, UAE says Iran has resumed attacks global politics, Middle East latest, strait of hormuz, US and Iran war https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/united-states-president-donald-j-trump-walks-across-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-usa-with-his-son-donald-trump-jr-after-landing-in-marine-one-on-may-3-2026-president-trump-a53005b1-e9b9-4463-8384-fee4b8719801-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/conradh-na-gaeilge-7025834-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T20:00:34+01:00 Tá Conradh na Gaeilge, craobh na Bruiséile, ag scaipeadh na teanga sa chathair Brussels, conradh na gaeilge, Gaeilge, teanga bheo https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/roisin-de-bhaldraithe-74b356f7-c681-4255-b639-416efa46ee8e-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irelands-fuel-future-7028371-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-04T19:30:14+01:00 Ireland, an electrostate: 100 years after Ardnacrusha, we now face the same energy challenges column, Energy, Fuel, hydroelectric power, ireland and power, ireland's electriciy, Opinion, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ardnacrusha-power-plant-and-hydroelectric-dam-in-county-clare-8f74b0f6-62f8-4342-9135-77bcd94a83b6-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/germany-car-ramming-7030889-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T17:30:06+01:00 At least one dead and several injured after car rams into crowd in German city of Leipzig Breaking News, Germany, Leipzig https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/leipzig-germany-04th-may-2026-emergency-services-and-other-people-stand-around-a-damaged-car-a-car-has-crashed-into-several-people-in-leipzig-according-to-the-police-several-people-are-injured-1fe00b9c-137b-4dd3-8116-451b9b84fb87-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-armenia-summit-mark-carney-7030675-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T14:53:00+01:00 Mark Carney tells Armenia summit Europe isn't destined to 'submit' to a more brutal world Armenia, European summit, Summit, Taoiseach, Yerevan https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mark-86c5ed67-06e6-45e1-b635-a43ab30c5d69-630x503.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/hantavirus-outbreak-dead-cruise-ship-7030680-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T14:41:00+01:00 Two Irish passengers aboard cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak Cruise Ship, hantavirus, Outbreak, Virus, WHO, World Health Organisation https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-mv-plancius-originally-built-in-1975-for-the-dutch-navy-and-now-converted-to-polar-expedition-cruise-ship-belonging-to-oceanwide-expeditions-9dac241d-696f-4ae6-ae34-4b2e280983b9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-hit-e-bike-child-arrested-dublin-7030775-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T14:40:41+01:00 Child arrested after garda struck by e-bike in Blanchardstown Blanchardstown, Dublin, E-bike, Garda, hartstown park https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-irish-police-force-members-on-patrol-in-rain-in-glenties-county-donegal-ireland-65de0d8d-e665-46a6-a4fd-41dfd5e676c5-630x433.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/grainne-ui-mhaitiu-tributes-bosco-7030708-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T10:52:18+01:00 Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú dies aged 72 bosco, Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú, Presenter, RIP, RTÉ, SBB Ina Shuí https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-480-6732d059-dd0f-4c54-8783-b9b20593b4b4-630x492.png https://www.thejournal.ie/cyclist-dead-collision-laois-7030702-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T10:12:05+01:00 Cyclist (50s) dies after collision with railing in Co Laois Cyclist, Laois, Midlands Regional Hospital, Mountmellick, railing https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-road-closed-sign-1b3ee71c-90d6-4283-93dc-a5a7a83b873b-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-nuclear-power-energy-ireland-7030692-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T09:51:38+01:00 Taoiseach says Ireland should ‘consider seriously’ nuclear power option Going Nuclear, Micheál Martin, Power Plant, Renewable Energy, Taoiseach https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/distant-view-of-an-operating-nuclear-power-plant-emitting-clouds-of-steam-concepts-of-environmental-protection-and-nuclear-energy-production-65d9b27a-b383-44de-a54a-c550f56c1ea6-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/council-of-andrews-irish-members-7028949-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T09:00:41+01:00 I joined the ‘Council of Andrews’, the global club where everyone has the same name Andrew, Andrew patts, Council of Andrews, Facebook Group, Guardian, Irish, The A list https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-01-may-2026-05-12-pm-64-f921f7b2-0d58-45a1-894f-9b69e6e9a9b3-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-monday-68-7030685-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T08:57:15+01:00 The 9 at 9: Monday 9 at 9, The 9 at 9 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/breakfast-b9f2ef50-e166-4b10-adc5-f9f62fea3eaa-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-tractor-crash-cavan-7030664-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T07:25:48+01:00 Man (30s) dies following tractor crash in Co Cavan ardkill beg, Carrickaboy, Cavan, Collision, tractor https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garda-irish-police-patrol-car-sligo-republic-of-ireland-5b1fb396-8dc4-4ae8-83d8-f28ff2b8226e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/cancer-and-music-7026992-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-04T07:00:07+01:00 Good Vibrations: The Cork choir helping cancer survivors to reclaim their voice Cancer, Choir, column, Cork, Healing, healing after surgery, Health, Irish Cancer Society, Laryngectomy, Mental Health, Music, music therapy, Opinion, Recovery, Singing, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/good-vibrations-choir-ltor-trish-rooney-noel-stephen-declan-and-mike-eabha-is-on-the-right-a-former-ba-in-popular-music-student-of-mine-w-bed0e0b8-6931-4cc1-9492-c9acaeab9321-630x563.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-finance-ministers-meet-brussels-7030415-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T06:00:28+01:00 Tánaiste travels to Brussels for meetings with fellow EU finance ministers Brussels, EU, Money Talks, Simon Harris https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/757cabinet-meetings_90746728-c5977e93-1b5b-4662-a4d5-84a00143a829-630x420.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/hses-own-health-and-safety-function-falling-short-7020780-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-04T00:05:32+01:00 'Serious incidents or injuries' risk due to issues in HSE's internal health and safety system Hospital safety, hse internal audit, Medicine, Patient security, The Morning Lead, Violence https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/hospital-radiology-waiting-area-with-an-elderly-patient-in-a-wheelchair-711fc66b-dd0f-45c3-a05f-20abca826360-630x401.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-giant-statues-7028386-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T22:00:37+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about these giant statues? giant statues, Let's Get Quizzical, Look Up, Quiz, Statues, Test Yourself https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/statue-of-liberty-national-is-a-colossal-neoclassical-sculpture-on-liberty-island-in-new-york-harbor-in-new-york-citymonument-144adb81-105d-4ac4-81d9-53f2ad607934-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-news-87-7030589-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T21:06:04+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Sunday evening fix, the evening fix, The headlines, what happened today https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cork-mela-festival-jpg-8be310df-8c6f-4598-ad64-f7b7af2d9a34-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/management-fees-omcs-7026947-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T21:00:10+01:00 'A form of double taxation': Are management fees on new houses quietly getting out of control? Housing, management fees, new builds, Property https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/houses-for-sale-in-a-housing-estate-in-ireland-on-a-rainy-winter-day-d2495add-37a4-4575-93f2-8484f707bf09-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-kielty-late-late-show-4-7030566-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T20:08:52+01:00 RTÉ defends Late Late host Patrick Kielty after criticism from Irish Jewish group boy george, Patrick Kielty, RTÉ, The Late Late Show https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/whatsapp-image-2026-05-03-at-20-00-13-6a54b4a3-21a9-4f6d-a242-c64fff7047e7-630x354.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-85-7025223-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-03T20:00:51+01:00 Money Diaries: An apprentice mechanic on €22K living in the Midlands Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/download-83343b1b-607f-4304-a7ed-8ecaf2a930e3-630x418.png https://www.thejournal.ie/edenderry-fire-7030479-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T17:09:00+01:00 Man in his 20s arrested over fatal housefire in Edenderry released without charge Edenderry, Gardaí, Investigation update https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mary-28b45b53-69b9-4f6f-87d5-563cd3adebe4-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-political-leaders-7030333-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-03T14:53:14+01:00 Holly Cairns is Ireland's most popular leader, but who would you like to see as Taoiseach? Daily poll, Irish Politics, the top job, Your Say https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-dail-729258a1-e0ae-4e4c-9fe6-e43bbfacdabb-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/marco-rubio-visit-rome-pope-leo-7030309-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T14:13:30+01:00 Marco Rubio to visit Rome and the Vatican after Trump's harsh criticism of Pope Leo Giorgia Meloni, Marco Rubio, Pope Leo, Rome, the vatican https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/united-states-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-looks-on-as-us-president-donald-j-trump-delivers-remarks-during-a-cabinet-meeting-in-the-cabinet-room-of-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-usa-26-march-25ab3136-fd3b-49a8-99f6-120655054110-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gaeltacht-murder-mystery-as-west-kerry-man-ends-up-slain-in-us-7028791-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T13:00:10+01:00 Murder of Gaeltacht man in USA in 1930 believed to be linked to KKK is investigated in RTÉ film Boston, Cherokee Nation, Corca Dhuibhne, Dara Ó Cinnéide, Dúnmharú, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, gangsters, JFK, ku klux klan, Mistéir i Meirceá, Murder Mystery, New York, RTÉ https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-01-at-10-24-22-7fe0db5f-0364-498d-89bf-1468cedc5654-630x352.png https://www.thejournal.ie/misteir-faoi-dhunmharu-fhir-o-chorca-dhuibhne-in-oklahoma-7028644-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T13:00:06+01:00 Ar dhúnmharaigh an KKK fear ó Chorca Dhuibhne 100 bliain ó shin - clár faisnéise nua ó RTÉ Boston, Cherokee Nation, Corca Dhuibhne, Dara Ó Cinnéide, Dúnmharú, Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, gangsters, JFK, ku klux klan, Mistéir i Meirceá, New York, RTÉ https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-01-at-10-24-00-2e167f3f-d1c5-4473-b4fe-9d480133e6c4-630x332.png https://www.thejournal.ie/man-in-serious-condition-after-being-hit-by-a-car-in-co-mayo-7030245-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T09:53:16+01:00 Man in serious condition after being hit by a car in Co Mayo Castlebar, collission, Mayo https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/stock-images-of-garda-crime-scene-tape-073440cd-a60e-40c7-b7d4-246f73770e8c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-370-7030220-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T09:03:00+01:00 The 9 at 9: Sunday 9 at 9, good morning, Nine at Nine https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-perfect-way-to-start-the-day-shot-of-breakfast-on-a-table-indoors-d180f7ec-7b4b-453f-9553-e2c9f87a29e8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/best-longreads-of-the-week-7025464-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T09:00:50+01:00 Sitdown Sunday: The world leaders who want to live forever 7 deadly reads, Culture, Journalism, longform content, Longreads, Politics, seven deadly reads, sitdown sunday https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/russian-president-vladimir-putin-and-chinese-president-xi-jinping-meet-on-the-sidelines-of-the-g20-summit-november-15-2015-in-antalya-turkey-962aa978-ca16-4206-82fb-7a5ad208ad33-630x388.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/international-drug-expert-kasia-malinowska-on-why-trump-lifting-restrictions-on-psychedelics-is-a-good-idea-7022338-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T08:00:45+01:00 A global drug expert on why Trump lifting restrictions on psychedelics could be a positive Donald Trump, Drug, Drugs, Joe Rogan, Magic Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Psychadelics, RFK JR, Surprise Move, Trump, Washington https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/united-states-president-donald-j-trump-displays-a-signed-executive-order-on-researching-the-effects-of-psychedelic-drugs-in-medical-treatment-for-veterans-in-the-oval-office-of-the-white-house-in-was-49b52a58-e923-4818-815a-505a93aa8b22-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/biohacking-and-positive-ageing-7025833-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-03T08:00:21+01:00 Opinion: Women over 40 have been sidelined for too long. Now we push back Ageing, beat the biohacking bros, Beauty, biohacking, botox, column, disappearing in midlife, face lifts, fillers, Opinion, positive ageing, voices, wrinkles https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/portrait-of-four-cheerful-smiling-and-laughing-women-embracing-during-outdoor-walking-by-high-green-grass-hill-they-looking-at-the-camera-woman-frie-6b062465-e63f-441a-b1a0-e342a177b3dd-630x376.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-slopaganda-ireland-groups-extreme-viral-memes-7027893-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T08:00:18+01:00 AI 'slopaganda' has arrived in Ireland and is making extreme political messaging cheap and viral ai slop, algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Iran, IRAN WAR, Slopaganda, Social Media https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-01-150821-537af212-8510-4b79-9feb-2c0cc77957dd-630x393.png https://www.thejournal.ie/offaly-house-fire-2-7030188-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T07:20:17+01:00 Two men and teenage boy arrested over house fire in Co Offaly released without charge DPP, Edenderry https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/fatal-fire-in-edenderry-ae1cf02c-ca2f-4c4d-a2c5-eb4346d87c07-630x457.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/analysis-dcc-takeover-bid-7029463-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T07:00:28+01:00 Why one of Ireland’s biggest companies just rejected a €6bn takeover offer Analysis, Business, DCC, dcc plc, development capital corporation, Takeover https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/raffeen-cork-ireland-31st-march-2022-pylons-silhouetted-by-dawn-light-at-a-power-station-in-raffeen-co-cork-ireland-credit-david-creedon-alamy-live-news-c7d0948f-6f70-48df-864c-874dfac1f739-630x477.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-city-half-marathon-info-7029090-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T03:00:58+01:00 Road closures in Dublin city centre as thousands prepare for half-marathon Dublin City, Half-Marathon, Public Transport, race day, Road closures, RUN https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/participants-in-the-the-dublin-city-half-marathon-make-their-way-down-oconnell-street-592ba9cf-0196-4d6b-8ac9-fa8cb423b993-630x370.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/apartment-building-numbers-7026187-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-03T00:05:55+01:00 There are 40,000 apartments with planning permission - but not much building is expected soon apartment building, Apartments, Housing Crisis, The Morning Lead https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/river-13-87bd569f-9b20-413e-aba3-e3e63396eac5-630x410.jpg