https://www.thejournal.ie/iceland-ireland-boycott-eurovision-israel-7178678-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T23:08:57+01:00 Iceland looks set to join Ireland in Eurovision boycott again over Israel's participation Boycott, esc, Eurovision, Gaza, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, Slovenia, Song contest, Spain https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-icelandic-national-flag-flying-outside-hallgrimskirkja-church-of-hallgrimur-in-reykjavik-iceland-c2334b25-431f-442d-ad9b-7cfa76d63249-630x405.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/state-claims-19-million-cercivalcheck-damages-7178651-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T22:34:06+01:00 State has paid nearly €19 million in relation to CervicalCheck claims, with dozens still ongoing CervicalCheck, claims, COmptroller & Auditor General, Damages, Payout, Smear Test, state claims agency https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cervical-screening-f75bbdd8-8ce2-4bdf-835d-c860e6a6d86e-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/no-deal-drumcree-dispute-7178628-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T21:48:11+01:00 Proposed deal to resolve Drumcree dispute ‘not acceptable’, says DUP MP Chris Bryant, drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Hillsborough, Michelle O'Neill, Orange Order, Portadown, Sinn Féin, The Troubles https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/drumcree-orange-order-parade-8e34358b-79e8-4cb4-aa06-f6aadc8e62d4-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-vehicle-overpayments-7178573-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T21:31:58+01:00 Nearly €4m in electric vehicle grants overpaid to car dealers Annual Report, COmptroller and Auditor General, electric vehicle, Overpayments https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/power-cord-charging-electric-car-at-station-f85dcc63-2cd0-48da-9ecb-53c31d8c799b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cancelled-asylum-centre-deals-7178530-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T21:10:20+01:00 Cancelled asylum centre deals caused 'substantial loss to taxpayers', says report Asylum Seekers, COmptroller and Auditor General, Department of Justice, INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION, Ireland, Public Spending https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/smallroominahostelwithabunkbed-622dd9c3-9c79-4a5c-adf1-3c4b037846b6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/wren-boys-listowel-7177628-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T21:00:25+01:00 With blazing sods of turf in their hands, the Wren Boys marched through Listowel FRIDAY IN THE KINGDOM, harvest festival, hunting for the wren, Listowel, rockin the suburbs, wren boys https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/7018e749-49e0-4cd8-a6e9-6eb1aa2660c2-cc827647-54c0-437c-b76f-b511d4764508-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/report-income-tax-20-million-median-salary-7178524-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T20:26:20+01:00 132 people worth more than €20m declared taxable incomes of less than €45k COmptroller and Auditor General, high-wealth individuals, Income Tax, median salary, Money Money Money, Report https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/close-up-of-hands-holding-out-50-euro-banknotes-in-cash-4efc0d5b-807d-490a-81d4-bc783801e9ad-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-wednesday-30-september-7178454-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T20:00:39+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-316a9d1c-995f-4e51-87c0-8531cc5a14d3-630x405.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bunratty-castle-hotel-theft-ukrainian-allowance-7178514-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T19:33:36+01:00 Bunratty Castle Hotel manager charged with theft of Ukrainian food and laundry allowances Bunratty Castle Hotel, county clare, Ennis District Court, Marion Moore, Theft, ukrainian refugees https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-77072ba4-6bd1-444b-925c-b965bbf729e6-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/ruth-coppinger-taliban-7178429-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T19:17:58+01:00 TD hits back after sports minister suggests she may be 'pro-Taliban' FAI, Football, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Patrick O'Donovan, Ruth Coppinger, stop the game, Taliban https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-30-sep-2026-06-54-pm-7184-0edd10c0-ac91-4589-b839-d63ec4c1c45b-630x445.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/raglan-road-irish-song-7177021-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T19:00:44+01:00 Lise Hand: Hilda Moriarty inspired ‘Raglan Road’, so why isn't she remembered? column, Irish Life, irish songs, LIFE IN 2026, LIFE IN IRELAND, Opinion, Patrick Kavanagh, Raglan Road, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-17-30-02-6fe2eb93-7afc-4c8b-8bde-abcca101b6bc-630x375.png https://www.thejournal.ie/boiler-scrappage-scheme-explainer-7178332-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T18:36:40+01:00 New boiler scrappage scheme kicks in next week - here's what you need to know boiler, Boiler scrappage scheme, Explainer, fossil fuel boiler, Grant https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/close-up-switching-on-the-home-boiler-the-beginning-of-the-heating-season-the-mans-hand-turns-on-the-boiler-and-sets-the-temperature-of-heating-and-09205e95-54ef-43af-b1c2-33c3afe3559e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-td-says-orange-order-march-plan-shows-they-want-a-return-to-supremacy-7177562-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T18:32:00+01:00 Potential breakthrough in Drumcree stand-off as residents signal support for NI Secretary's proposal Chris Bryant, Garvaghy Road, Matt Carthy, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown, Sinn Féin https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/alastair-power-the-deputy-district-master-of-portadown-orange-order-with-the-orange-orders-portadown-district-master-nigel-dawson-as-they-arrive-at-hillsborough-castle-for-a-meeting-about-the-ongoin-e9507bac-5fe0-4f3b-8b0b-a5c60c712646-630x438.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/budget-2027-pension-7178416-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T18:31:07+01:00 Taoiseach hints pension rise will be higher than €7.50 Budget, Budget 2027, Cian O'callaghan, Cost of Living, Dara Calleary, Micheál Martin, Pensioners https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/elderly-pension-an-old-woman-money-bills-of-50-euros-elderly-salary-3b531f6a-ab52-4f0d-8aa5-a2a396844831-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/video-games-in-game-purchases-eu-investigation-companies-7178315-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T18:03:10+01:00 Minecraft, Candy Crush and Clash of Clans are all facing EU probes over in-game spending Candy Crush, CCPC, Clash of clans, European Commission, Game Over, Michael McGrath, Minecraft, mojang https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-30-sep-2026-04-56-pm-2685-4af70a60-b856-442d-8c75-9c4ab6f261fe-630x462.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-roads-policing-transport-committee-pursuit-training-7177932-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T17:25:49+01:00 More British police forces needed to train 45 garda driving instructors in pursuit tactics An Garda Síochána, Motorway, pursuit training, Transport Committee https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublin-ireland-april-29-2020-garda-covid-19-checkpoint-on-the-n7-motorway-outside-the-city-de2a02e7-d6f9-468d-b79d-b07406a3b1ed-630x428.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/misinfo-roundup-drumcree-march-factcheck-debunked-ron-mcdowell-ai-image-tuv-7178008-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T17:21:24+01:00 AI images and misinformation shared widely online during Garvaghy Road stand-off Artificial Intelligence, drumcree, DUP, FactCheck, Garvaghy Road, Misinformation, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, pbp, Ron McDowell, Sinn Féin, TUV https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-d6076564-7663-49a4-9ae3-c60ad99f6be8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-wednesday-214-7178272-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T16:55:42+01:00 The 5 at 5: Wednesday 5 at 5, five at five https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rainbow-pinata-number-5-at-kids-birthday-party-faa742d9-bde5-482f-b331-f0d6c3602bed-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-investigation-garvaghy-road-protest-7178042-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T16:33:00+01:00 PSNI opens criminal investigation into Garvaghy Road protest as DUP set to meet chief constable jon boutcher, Orange Order, PSNI https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/27092026-portadown-northern-ireland-first-minister-of-ni-michelle-oneill-and-sinn-fein-party-president-mary-lou-mcdonald-at-a-protest-where-over-two-thousand-people-have-gathered-near-drumcree-11c1079b-6dfe-4557-b84b-4d4c0a15eaa5-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/grenfell-fire-investigation-files-prosecutors-7178267-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T16:12:30+01:00 Grenfell fire investigators pass files on 20 firms and 54 people to prosecutors Crown Prosecution Service, grenfell fire, London, Metropolitan Police, UK https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/grenfell-tower-demolition-1b939ee1-b191-43b5-abd9-b86c526d61f8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-accused-car-punch-attack-michael-healy-rae-high-court-bail-bid-7178262-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T16:06:38+01:00 Man accused of car-punch attack on Michael Healy-Rae launches High Court bail bid Court, Courts, High Court, Michael Healy-Rae https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rural-independent-group-006_90623547-4b2de712-cd40-4cc5-9849-60df37dc024e-630x426.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-florence-pugh-7174992-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T15:15:22+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about Florence Pugh? Best of the Box, show quizness https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/florence-pugh-red-carpet-dont-worry-darling-2022-venice-film-festival-e335a5da-3937-45f4-8112-eb5a17679cf9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fai-committee-meeting-ireland-israel-match-7177293-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T15:01:00+01:00 As it happened: FAI bosses grilled by TDs over Nations League matches against Israel Committee Meeting, Communications, Culture and Sport, David Courell, FAI, Football, Ireland, Israel, Joint Committee on Arts, Liveblog, Media, Oireachtas Committee, oireachtas sports committee https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/capture-b9392400-65ed-4564-a3eb-ee0fb83285dc-630x332.png https://www.thejournal.ie/car-dealership-7178104-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T14:24:01+01:00 Car dealer and salesman convicted over 'spiced up' written-off vehicles Car Sales, CCPC, Consumer protection, Courts, Dublin, Fraud https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-30-at-14-00-07-ad341062-e73d-481a-8309-2aaa49c7ca09-630x315.png https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-portadown-garvaghy-road-explained-podcast-7178084-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T13:58:45+01:00 Why is Drumcree back in the headlines? drumcree, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Parades, Podcast, Portadown, Sectarianism, The Explainer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/g47c1j-82e80904-7fcf-4575-bf0e-611535fc485d-630x331.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/your-stories-citizenship-changes-7177842-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T13:38:00+01:00 Are you going to be impacted by the changes to citizenship rules? We want to hear from you citizenship, Citizenship rules, readers' stories, your stories https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/awomanwithabootsstandingonasphaltnextto-29ed1a2f-1157-4b56-a12c-7e2605294d06-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-wheelie-bin-protest-2-7177910-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T13:23:19+01:00 'Rubbish' wheelie bin plan paused after Dublin 7 protest binned, Dublin, Dublin 7, Dublin City Council, Protest, Waste Management, wheelie bins https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_1653-3f6b9e5d-c8ab-4312-b2f6-b48907c6fd21-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/housing-as-human-right-referendum-bill-7177045-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-09-30T13:00:09+01:00 Making housing a human right is the reset we need to succeed housing commission, Housing Crisis, housing reboot, housing rights, Legislation https://www.thejournal.ie/esb-power-outages-ireland-7177563-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T13:00:00+01:00 Trees down and around 7,000 properties without power after strong winds and heavy rain ESB, Extreme Weather, Ireland, Met Éireann, Power Outages, Storm, Weather https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/two-lone-figures-with-umbrellas-caught-in-rain-storm-dublin-republic-of-ireland-europe-10b71f08-75d4-4731-b458-4097c9820e06-630x425.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/macklemore-dublin-tickets-free-palestine-tour-sold-out-7177799-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T11:51:46+01:00 Macklemore's Dublin date on his Free Palestine Tour has completely sold out 3Arena, Dublin, Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, Music, Palestine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ipa88781020-milan-macklemore-performs-at-alcatraz-pictured-macklemore-american-rapper-and-singer-b88f831a-a02b-49ab-8b88-bd535acf52a8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/drinking-coffee-poll-7177777-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-09-30T11:11:49+01:00 How often do you drink coffee? Caffeine, Coffee, Diet, Health, Ireland, Lifestyle, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/coffeeextractionfromthecoffeemachinewithaportafilterpouring-ad81228d-549b-4c3f-bfd5-f60795e804df-630x473.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/data-centres-7176749-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-09-30T11:00:00+01:00 Trump’s AI gamble is becoming a political liability column, Data Centres, data centres usa, Opinion, Stars and Stripes, Stars and Swipes, Trump, US politics, USA, voices, White House https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/austin-united-states-2-september-2026-approximately-20-demonstrators-rally-in-opposition-to-data-centers-during-the-data-center-profiteers-vs-the-people-protest-outside-the-datacloud-usa-conf-abf15c52-fcd5-4c78-93b3-62c3fce60582-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fat-bear-week-2026-winner-7177733-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T10:25:35+01:00 Winnie the Paunch: The 2026 winner of Fat Bear Week has been declared Alaska, Animals, Brown Bears, Fat Bear Week, Katmai National Park, roaring contest, wildlife https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/alaska-fat-bear-week-02e5a0e2-0a7d-40a7-95c1-20bbc946c2a8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/shea-bradley-murder-arrest-7177684-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T09:36:09+01:00 Man (40s) arrested in connection with murder investigation into 2006 shooting of Shea Bradley Cabra, Crime, Dublin, Garda Investigation, Murder, Shea Bradley https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-8eab83df-d6f7-496a-bfee-cb14176f203c-630x448.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-386-7177626-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T08:59:10+01:00 The 9 at 9: Wednesday 9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/latteartcoffeeshopandhandspouringcupfortake-2a13c335-ec9a-40d0-af68-1bd2a99386f9-630x332.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/drcc-survey-young-men-7177609-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T08:53:06+01:00 Almost half of young men believe there are ‘a lot’ of false rape allegations Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Ireland, Rape, sexual violence, social attitudes, victim blaming https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/profile-of-a-sad-woman-silhouette-complaining-outdoors-on-the-beach-0b6d08d6-a23c-4a40-a553-da467fb13241-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/terror-probe-suspect-called-police-before-being-arrested-near-uk-air-base-7177652-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T08:46:28+01:00 Terror probe suspect called police before being arrested near UK air base Britain, England, Fairford, Gloucestershire, RAF, UK https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fairford-incident-acd12b37-0ba6-431b-82ab-bcf7ff45c765-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/topic-public-sector-industrial-actionwork-to-rule-in-7177567-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T08:46:25+01:00 More than 100,000 public sector workers begin work-to-rule over pay Cost of Living, Industrial Action, Ireland, Pay dispute, Public Sector, Trade Unions https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-30-at-08-39-45-4e3fc78e-c1a3-437d-9ba7-fb04a65cb4e4-630x395.png https://www.thejournal.ie/martini-in-fashion-7176760-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T08:13:00+01:00 The martini is The Moment: Five top spots doing this classic cocktail their own way cocktails, column, feeders digest, food and drink, food column, foodie, martinis, Opinion, restaurants, the feeder's digest, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/french-martini-garnished-with-a-lemon-twist-7db1975a-ac20-492c-bd72-ff9da220b7cb-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/coffee-and-mental-health-7176432-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-09-30T07:20:00+01:00 Is coffee good for you? Yes, but don't drink too much or have it too hot Cappucino, Coffee, coffee and breakfast, coffee for the win, column, latte, Mental Health, morning coffee, Opinion, the doc is in, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cappuccino-coffee-2d47d894-2717-4656-88b1-12c83705e39a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/andy-burnham-rejoin-the-eu-7177551-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T06:38:27+01:00 Andy Burnham not ruling out going ‘all the way’ and rejoining European Union Andy Burnham, Brexit, Britain, Knock Knock, UK, UK Labour https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/labour-party-conference-2026-6e0a668c-fdb1-4c31-96e7-e5d6a055e681-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ending-three-day-wait-7177177-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T06:00:36+01:00 Debate on ending three-day wait period for an abortion continues at health committee Abortion, GPs, Health Committee, Termination, three-day wait, Women's Health https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/image-33b8ae13-9374-48f5-8dcc-248d6a15b104-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/adhd-prescriptions-ireland-7176871-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-30T00:05:46+01:00 Patients reimbursed for ADHD medication quadruple in 10 years, says new research ADHD, Healthcare, Ireland, Medical Research, Mental Health, prescription drugs, skyrocketing, The Morning Lead, TM https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/handspillsandbottleincloseupforpersonwithdrugs-0a8da352-3c54-42a5-8a7a-8058d50ed7ab-630x332.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-six-counties-rain-warnings-overnight-7177544-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T23:02:53+01:00 Dublin among six counties placed under overnight rain warning as thousands remain without power ah fliuch, forecast, Met Éireann, rain warning, Status Yellow, Weather, Weather Warning https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-person-holding-an-umbrella-crosses-the-sean-ocasey-bridge-a-wet-and-windy-afternoon-in-dublin-as-a-status-orange-rain-warning-comes-into-effect-as-a-result-of-storm-claudia-picture-date-friday-no-5ca95340-0e38-4383-943f-1b285450f1a9-630x392.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-ai-white-house-executives-regulation-7177524-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T22:32:03+01:00 After a packed-out White House lunch, Trump and tech bosses agree to ‘self-police’ AI AI, AI’ll behave, Artificial Intelligence, Dario Amodei, Donald Trump, Elon musk, Mark Zuckerberg, sam altman https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/president-donald-trump-speaks-in-the-east-room-of-the-white-house-in-washington-tuesday-sept-29-2026-during-a-meeting-with-top-executives-of-ai-firms-ap-photojacquelyn-martin-acf6e473-7eff-4399-b5ff-ba91210b7f5e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garvaghy-road-stand-off-7176305-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T21:51:00+01:00 Garvaghy Road residents launch fresh legal bid to stop parade as talks fail to reach resolution drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown, Stormont https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-22-54-54-e3347efe-7d58-4215-955f-056f8d75f712-630x354.png https://www.thejournal.ie/high-protein-food-prices-7176630-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T21:33:49+01:00 The protein premium: how much extra do we pay, and how stupid are we to pay it? Consumer Issues, Consumer News, Food Industry, Health, Ireland, nutrition, protein https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_8943-e9f8d028-a09d-45c4-8fdd-4bbfef3fe21d-630x840.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-tuesday-99-7177432-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T21:25:52+01:00 Here's what happened today: Tuesday evening fix, News Fix https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/portadown-northern-ireland-september-28-2026-members-of-the-orange-order-gather-near-drumcree-parish-church-as-a-standoff-over-the-contentious-drumcree-parade-continues-in-portadown-the-protestan-b9bc4bb2-1381-4f07-ad91-7e12dac6579d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bookshop-an-post-bookshop-of-year-longlist-2026-7177415-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T21:12:27+01:00 Is your favourite bookshop on this list? They may win a national award An Post, Award, Books, Bookshop, bookworms https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bookshelves-and-book-display-in-the-topping-and-company-shop-st-andrews-fife-scotland-uk-0e3deac1-8a6b-4a0e-b479-7dad794b3c57-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/drimcree-parade-garvaghy-road-1990s-orange-order-7176960-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T21:00:34+01:00 Riots, intimidation and murders: Drumcree standoff brings back bleak memories of mid-90s violence Armagh, drumcree, drumcree church, Garvaghy Road, Orange Order, Portadown https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/g4dff2-4401427d-fab7-4c8a-8be8-a2860aa5718e-630x390.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jennifer-carroll-macneill-yoseph-haddad-idf-israel-ireland-match-7177343-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T20:41:37+01:00 Minister for Health defends old photograph with man who led IDF chants at Ireland-Israel match Football, health minister, IDF, Ireland, Israel, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, photograph, yoseph haddad https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jcmn-5f3e58bd-7afe-4673-a110-80157c5020bd-630x523.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/data-centre-naas-7177246-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T20:30:01+01:00 Naas residents plan to fight data centre plan at 'every step' after council defeat Data Centres, Kildare, Kildare County Council, Microsoft, Naas, Planning Permission, Power Struggle https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_8469-d3ab3657-6bd2-4cdc-ace4-549a09c4b6d1-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/parades-commission-rationale-for-allowing-march-7176757-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T20:00:48+01:00 How the Parades Commission came to allow this year's Drumcree Parade after 28 years drumcree, Explainer, Garvaghy Road, Orange Order, Parade Rationale, Portadown, Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge Number One, Rationale https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/orange-men-gather-near-drumcree-church-as-police-form-a-barricade-to-prevent-them-entering-the-garvaghy-road-where-members-of-the-orange-order-were-due-to-take-part-in-the-first-return-parade-on-the-3054aba8-7e93-4ebb-a545-3dddf578a245-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/michelle-oneill-portadown-law-protest-parades-factcheck-explainer-7177106-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T18:54:43+01:00 Explainer: Did Michelle O’Neill break the law by going to Portadown? DUP, FactCheck, Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Orange Order, Portadown, Sinn Féin https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/3fmdge3-58ad4365-0734-4198-adcb-11db98be6d43-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/court-case-boy-unrestricted-access-devices-defilement-7177308-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T18:42:59+01:00 Boy (15) who engaged in sexual acts with child (12) had unrestricted access to devices Central Criminal Court, Child Protection, court news, Courts, Internet Safety, Ireland, Sexual Offences https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-1b4eb880-0e19-4b32-a631-52648e95db1f-630x480.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-forecast-rain-wind-warning-7176306-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T18:40:00+01:00 Thousands without power as weather warnings remain in place across 12 counties blocked roads, fallen trees, Potential flooding, Power Outages, Rain, rain warning, Weather, Weather Warning, Wind Warning https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bantry-co-cork-ireland-april-2-2026-people-carry-umbrellas-as-they-walk-through-bantry-town-on-thursday-ahead-of-storm-dave-as-met-eireann-issued-a-nationwide-wind-warning-for-saturday-credit-c2bea0f6-e846-4f39-8839-3b3e28617e15-630x371.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-tuesday-29-september-2026-7177002-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T18:00:39+01:00 The 5 at 5: Tuesday 5 at 5, five at five https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/vintage-number-5-number-five-north-rhine-westphalia-germany-c60354a9-4f05-4cde-af56-d34e8352eeeb-630x945.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-handling-fee-2-euro-separate-items-refund-7177228-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T17:52:19+01:00 A new EU ‘handling fee’ will apply to each item in a parcel separately, and it won't be refundable charge, customs duty, Delivery, EU, fee, Handle with care, handling fee, Revenue https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/stress-opening-box-793c07c4-0e16-4da4-99d3-b02e3e14ef84-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/asian-hornet-sighting-ringaskiddy-7177212-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T17:51:14+01:00 An Asian hornet has been spotted for the first time this year (but luckily it's been captured) Asian Hornet, Buzz Off, Co Cork, Ringaskiddy https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-18-39-22-aa2e23b7-b600-4d9d-bbc2-afc281d3294d-630x386.png https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-kinahan-drugs-gang-member-drugs-debt-tallaght-dublin-7177102-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T17:38:08+01:00 Gardaí believe man was kidnapped and tortured over drug debt by gang linked to Kinahans An Garda Síochána, Drugs, KOCG, Tallaght https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/an-armed-member-of-the-garda-support-unit-on-the-tarmac-at-shannon-airport-co-clare-ahead-of-the-arrival-of-us-president-donald-trump-as-he-travels-to-the-irish-open-at-the-trump-international-golf-3e77c0bf-99ae-4a87-9be0-4a6e67d9fa7a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bono-itamar-ben-gvir-row-7177047-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T17:30:40+01:00 Bono and Israeli minister in fierce row after musician likens him to Hitler's right-hand man at loggerheads, Bono, himmler, Hitler, Israel, itamar ben-gvir, U2 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-18-26-31-1e1d74a8-57a2-4410-8844-8e24c0e4bfbe-630x493.png https://www.thejournal.ie/bertie-ahern-opinion-drumcree-7176959-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T15:55:15+01:00 Bertie Ahern has weighed in on the Drumcree dispute Bertie Ahern, drumcree, Garvaghy Road, Orange Order, orange order parade, Parades Commission, Taoiseach https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dr-martin-mansergh-funeral-8fa5f71c-9e55-4563-9fa1-748af48bd708-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/brendan-mullin-court-perfume-brown-thomas-cctv-7176949-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T15:45:56+01:00 CCTV footage in perfume theft case of ex-rugby star Brendan Mullin 'inconclusive', says solicitor Brendan Mullin, Brown Thomas, CCTV, Court, Perfume, Rugby, Solicitor, Theft https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/brendan-mullin-7328468b-0f8e-4cf2-b8ac-e45df44ddaef-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/west-waterford-gaa-mark-zuckerberg-donation-7176795-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T14:16:39+01:00 Waterford GAA clubs 'delighted' by €150,000 donation from billionaire Mark Zuckerberg Donation, GAA, Lismore, Money Money Money, Shamrocks, Tallow, Waterford, zuckerberg https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/file-mark-zuckerberg-reveals-meta-superintelligence-labs-names-who-he-poached-from-openai-google-anthropic-santa-monica-los-angeles-california-usa-april-05-american-computer-programmer-and-84fd31e3-f6bf-4a6c-b39b-f5edf4c2d35e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-assaulted-belmayne-7176333-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T14:15:00+01:00 Man (20s) arrested in connection with serious assault on woman in Dublin Assault, Beaumont Hospital, Belmayne, Coolock, main street https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-emergency-department-of-beaumont-hospital-in-dublin-ireland-c99008bf-57aa-46b5-9ead-1ef9521c3967-630x395.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/court-of-appeal-nbci-investigation-7176637-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T12:39:00+01:00 Dublin couple charged with perjury over alleged false statement given for Conor McGregor's appeal charge, Conor McGregor, Court, Courts, Dublin, Garda, Nikita Hand, samantha o'reilly, steven cummins, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cummins-oreilly-23b0ec41-10b5-4bcb-9a66-88ba4364adb6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/drumcree-dispute-garvaghy-road-armagh-portadown-7176571-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T11:45:37+01:00 Drumcree: How might the crisis be solved? Could Stormont collapse? Armagh, drumcree, drumcree church, emma little pengelly, Garvaghy Road, gavin robinson, Jamie Bryson, John Finucane, Michelle O'Neill, Portadown https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/drumcree-monday-8310_90756251-b6bfc22a-c2a1-46ad-bd08-f4ba5feaf635-630x407.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/graeme-dott-jailed-7176644-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T11:33:22+01:00 Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse Crime, Edinburgh, Graeme Dott, High Court, Snooker https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/graeme-dott-court-case-85507710-78a7-4e1f-9bf1-e96326aa1553-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/light-house-cinema-planning-permission-7176500-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T11:24:18+01:00 Dublin's Light House Cinema has applied for planning permission to build two new screens Cinema, Dublin, element pictures, light house cinema, Planning Permission, Smithfield https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/190625-dublin-june-25-2019-xinhua-guests-attend-a-question-and-answer-session-following-the-screening-of-a-chinese-film-at-lighthouse-cinema-in-downtown-dublin-ireland-june-24-2019-the-371bf34e-b173-425a-a33e-ca6569faf222-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dennis-haskins-dies-7176569-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T11:07:14+01:00 Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in Saved by the Bell, has died aged 75 dennis haskins, entertainment, Mr Belding, Obituary, RIP, Saved by the Bell, Television https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-10-52-43-711d477a-32c5-49d9-b7bc-2a8c1b6256da-630x553.png https://www.thejournal.ie/ranulph-fiennes-explorer-7176491-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T10:45:43+01:00 Britain's King Charles among friends 'concerned' for explorer after he disappeared from public life Bear Grylls, Britain, Explorer, Joanna Lumley, king charles, Ranulph Fiennes, Whereabouts unknown https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sir-ranulph-fiennes-the-world-famous-explorer-has-not-been-seen-in-public-since-2024-and-is-rumoured-to-have-been-moved-into-care-facilities-bd4423c4-7967-48c6-a664-03e1c460e617-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/replying-to-messages-madonna-sabrina-carpenter-vmas-poll-7176522-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-09-29T10:44:57+01:00 Do you think you're good at replying to messages? Madonna, Music, Poll, Sabrina Carpenter, Texting, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/freelancer-seated-at-a-wooden-table-sending-a-text-message-4d88e22a-46a4-4545-b9a8-8bf3f5b18a06-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/home-heating-oil-gas-prices-budget-2027-7176478-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T10:33:02+01:00 Harris wants to cut home heating oil and gas prices but says one budget can only do so much Budget, Budget 2027, Budget Day, excise, Gas, Home Heating Oil, Kerosene, Simon Harris https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/hands-holding-euro-banknotes-as-a-fan-near-heating-radiator-counting-euro-cash-money-to-pay-for-expensive-winter-utility-bills-e036fed2-265e-4186-ac75-a4a9a99a1d9d-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tusla-and-how-its-information-on-foster-carers-didnt-add-up-7170755-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T09:30:27+01:00 Tusla and how some of its data on foster carers didn't add up Freedom of Information, Investigates, The FOI Files, tusla https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heuston-south-quarter-dublin-ireland-july-17th-2026-head-office-of-tusla-the-child-and-family-agency-is-located-at-the-brunel-building-heuston-s-39a8e1ad-f211-455e-9c60-042e9f6d50f2-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eddie-vedder-florence-road-7176402-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T08:56:44+01:00 Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder helps out Wicklow band Florence Road after gear was stolen eddie vedder, FLORENCE ROAD, in a jam, Los Angeles, OHANA FESTIVAL, Pearl Jam, VEDDER LATE THAN NEVER, Wicklow https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-29-at-08-42-25-b16558c9-28f6-4bd3-baa8-1e428b4a0d36-630x542.png https://www.thejournal.ie/news-headlines-9-at-9-7176408-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T08:56:34+01:00 The 9 at 9: Tuesday 9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/bird-greeting-the-dawn-c5198eb3-caf1-44dd-8e6c-d18d3331ae1c-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/base-jumper-dies-utah-7176370-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T08:23:41+01:00 Base jumper dies in Utah after plummeting more than 200m due to wingsuit failure BASE Jumping, base jumping accident, Leetham’s Hollow, Millville Canyon, USA, Utah, Wingsuit https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-base-jumper-parachutes-through-a-utah-canyon-near-the-colorado-river-742e7767-ba5b-4bda-a8ee-52de891bf478-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-immigration-7172318-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-09-29T07:00:44+01:00 Ireland can't move forward unless its young people stay and it embraces migration column, Irish Life, kelly earley, LIFE IN IRELAND, modern ireland, Opinion, RANDOM THOUGHTS, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ireland-border-crossing-derry-and-donegal-91c0b881-1b4d-4759-bf65-6f4d892ab13b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/marco-rubio-says-suspected-terror-plot-at-uk-air-base-involved-a-foreign-actor-7176290-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T06:50:45+01:00 Marco Rubio says suspected terror plot at UK air base involved ‘a foreign actor' Bomb, England, Marco Rubio, RAF, Terrorism, UK https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/police-guard-a-road-leading-to-raf-fairford-in-fairford-england-monday-sept-28-2026-ap-photoalastair-grant-258fb70c-8bb0-4e25-9f87-98a410741602-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/esri-quarterly-report-ai-energy-costs-inflation-7176224-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T06:45:40+01:00 AI boom meets energy squeeze as Ireland’s economy pulled in two directions AI, Artificial Intelligence, boom and gloom, Cost of Living, Crossed Wires, Economic and Social Research Institute, energy costs, ESRI, Power Struggle https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/stonehaven-scotland-21st-jul-2024-tug-of-war-competition-at-the-highland-games-in-stonehaven-scotland-534456dc-060c-423e-b4bf-f1b6c9cda8a6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/meps-maternity-leave-voting-right-reforms-7175908-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T06:30:00+01:00 New rules to see MEPs delegate voting rights to another during pregnancy and maternity leave Electoral Act, European Parliament, Helen McEntee, holly cairns, James Browne, Maternity Leave, MEPs, Mothers, Pregnancy https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/european-parliament-holds-voting-session-during-july-plenary-france-strasbourg-08-07-2026-members-of-the-european-parliament-meps-participate-in-a-voting-session-during-the-july-plenary-sitting-at-7b873081-2e59-492d-a088-7148169134e3-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/battery-solar-panel-grants-7175923-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T06:00:01+01:00 Grants worth €600 for solar panel batteries to be signed off by government today Cabinet, Climate, Energy, energy grants https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/photovoltaicpanelsontheroofoffamilyhousesolarpanels-c81b3c4c-867a-49bb-9527-7a1deed12463-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-climate-council-report-7175797-Sep2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-09-29T00:05:35+01:00 Government urged to stop treating 'extreme events as one-off emergencies' by climate council Climate Change, Climate Change Advisory Council, Climate resilience, Environment, Flooding, Ireland, The Morning Lead, TML https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2-3067f760-853e-4bd4-9a82-342023c450cd-630x410.jpg