https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-budget-cuts-ireland-7197336-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T17:45:32+01:00 Action Aid Ireland urges reversal of EU budget cuts with 'vulnerable communities' at risk action aid ireland, EU Budget, European Union, Humanitarian Aid, International Development, Ireland https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-17-40-06-017cd19c-ea3d-4787-a2ff-bacf7fd22a0e-630x389.png https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-family-funeral-7197407-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T17:29:08+01:00 Bodies of four family members killed in arson attack arrive at church ahead of funeral Arson, Crime, English family, Funeral, Ireland, Waterford https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-17-22-36-98496a22-23e0-4ac5-b78b-ae533c82212e-630x340.png https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-deal-2-7197257-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T16:21:22+01:00 Public sector pay deal must deliver ‘value for money’ and productivity says Taoiseach Ireland, Micheál Martin, Pay deal, Pay dispute, Public Sector, Trade Unions, Workplace Relations Commission https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-16-14-34-b86adf49-a64a-4cf6-a0b2-b009c53e7f15-630x425.png https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dead-assault-dublin-blackhorse-avenue-7197032-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T14:55:00+01:00 Man found on footpath dies after early morning stabbing in Dublin 7 Assault, Blackhorse Avenue, blackhorse place, Dublin, Garda, Injuries, Mater Hospital https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot_20261018_152130_thejournalie-61b70357-8a0b-4754-938b-dda52426a42c-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/escooter-sean-canney-christmas-gift-7197157-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T14:42:13+01:00 'It's not a toy': minister urges parents not to buy e-scooters for children this Christmas Children, Christmas, Collisions, e scooter, Garda, not a toy, off the list, Sean Canney, Training https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/724e-scooters_90752160-6e7a4858-5ebc-4d27-9959-db9f61888bed-630x375.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-staff-overpayments-7197165-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T14:30:05+01:00 HSE overpaid staff by more than €30m in three years, figures show Health Service, HSE, Ireland, Overpayments, payroll, Public Sector https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/dr-steevens-hospital-whose-history-dates-back-to-the-18th-century-and-which-is-now-used-as-an-administrative-centre-for-the-health-service-executive-da815123-f634-42c8-8e9e-b25f8df346ea-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bill-murray-ireland-golf-show-7197040-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T13:35:17+01:00 Actor Bill Murray tees off on Irish adventure in new series BBC, Bill Murray, Chris O'Dowd, Craic on par, Golf, Ireland, Travel https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-13-30-20-823a5aa4-1506-4988-97c3-230bf037110b-630x461.png https://www.thejournal.ie/the-big-reno-clinic-2-7194253-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T13:00:36+01:00 Why are builders' quotes so different for our renovation, and is cheapest always best? Builders, Building, cabins, Construction, derelict buildings, home build, homebuild, Houses, modular building, Planning Permission, Renovation, series, site, the big reno clinic https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/clipboard-writing-and-engineer-with-hands-in-warehouse-for-furniture-quote-stock-review-or-planning-manufacturing-checklist-contractor-invoice-and-1e6fca4e-cd22-48c7-8708-17700b4bdb69-630x332.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/midleton-flood-defence-cork-protest-7197044-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T12:50:33+01:00 ‘Not a shovel in the ground’: Hundreds protest over Midleton flood defences three years after Storm Babet Cork, flood defences, kevin boxer moran, Midleton, Protest, storm babet https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/midleton-add0eae4-c86e-4c23-87d6-64265228b361-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-leo-xiv-lung-surgery-2-7197010-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T11:43:58+01:00 Faithful welcome Pope Leo back for Sunday blessing after cancer surgery Cancer, Catholic Church, Health, Pope Leo XIV, Religion, Vatican https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-18-at-11-38-23-3ba1a5ca-ad08-4620-b374-0f5302298124-630x373.png https://www.thejournal.ie/catholic-church-national-office-for-women-7196967-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T10:07:41+01:00 Majority of Catholic Church delegates reject proposal for national office for women Catholic Church, Gormanston, Meath, national office for women, Vote https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/catholics-praying-in-the-church-in-clifden-connemara-ireland-aea4b06b-7f5f-4ca1-9d04-44670cc6ae33-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-language-halloween-7195428-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T10:00:03+01:00 This Halloween, think of the Ulsterwomen labelled as witches by Irish-speaking southerners burn the witch, Calling 353 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bambie-thug-performing-live-on-1-october-2024-222bead8-1040-492f-b7ba-2b0ade25e96c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-sunday-220-7196962-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T08:55:01+01:00 The 9 at 9: Sunday 9 at 9 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/breakfast-with-croissants-cup-of-coffee-and-milk-d82b2c0e-c82c-4fbe-9086-b79e06c4637a-630x945.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/vision-quest-7195548-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T08:05:25+01:00 What you need to know about the new series VisionQuest Best of the Box, watercooler moment https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/visionquest-6a7f5690-9282-412b-8978-daac0f708f2d-630x261.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-diaries-trump-alien-lizards-white-house-susan-dell-7194165-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-18T08:00:02+01:00 ‘Lizard people’ people are studying Trump’s circle: What do their theories tell us about power? algorithms, Conspiracy Theories, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Social Media, Susan Dell, White House https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-16-at-12-15-56-02bb93e4-e2dc-48e3-a080-8a28d0479b82-630x414.png https://www.thejournal.ie/public-pay-deal-negotiations-to-start-at-workplace-relations-commission-7196789-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T07:37:00+01:00 Talks on new public pay deal to start at Workplace Relations Commission on Monday Pay deal, Public sector pay deal, step forward https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/public-sector-workers-including-nurses-doctors-teachers-and-civil-servants-take-part-in-a-24-hour-strike-over-delays-in-agreeing-a-new-public-sector-pay-deal-at-mater-hospital-dublin-picture-date-6c87fa08-4c13-4f69-88b5-2e43b0797c01-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/homelessness-ireland-2-7193210-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-18T07:30:10+01:00 If Dublin wants to be a city for everyone, it must tackle homelessness Addiction, column, falling off the agenda, Homelessness, homelessness ireland, Housing Crisis, housing in ireland, Mental Health, no housing stock, Opinion, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/dublin-october-5th-2025-homeless-tent-in-the-city-6ea24476-8197-4708-9171-855ae9bd7a44-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/what-will-sale-of-ires-reit-mean-impact-rent-price-7195825-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T07:00:21+01:00 Takeover of Ireland’s biggest landlord means rent hikes are likely on the cards Analysis, Business, Housing, Housing Crisis, Rent, Rental Sector, Where will the profits go? https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/construction-aparments-building-site-in-england-uk-332d3c2b-fb6e-499d-bdce-9f64935e00bd-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/winners-losers-politics-7194306-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T06:30:36+01:00 'She wasn't a member of my family': Here are the winners and losers of the political week Winners and Losers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/oxon-hill-united-states-04th-mar-2023-kimberly-guilfoyle-former-senior-advisor-to-the-45th-president-host-of-the-kimberly-guilfoyle-show-at-the-2023-conservative-political-action-conference-cp-6cb1a556-33fb-4483-ac1e-6c7b4d4d7f1c-630x437.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/vacant-derelict-sites-cpo-an-coimisiun-pleanala-ghost-estate-7193141-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T06:00:26+01:00 September’s only council CPO bid to An Coimisiún Pleanála was for 24 houses in a ghost estate An Coimisiún Pleanála, compulsory purchase orders, CPO, CPOs, derelict ireland, dereliction, Ghost estate, Housing, Housing Crisis, Planning, Pretty Vacant, Tipperary, Tipperary County Council https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/glen-court-f7c36cd8-e9a4-484c-a1f4-ac9b0dc75b33-630x309.png https://www.thejournal.ie/international-student-unemployment-ireland-7164175-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-18T00:05:09+01:00 Concerns around high unemployment rates among international graduates in Ireland graduate unemployment, Higher Education, international students, Ireland, student visas, The Morning Lead, University College Dublin https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/moscow-russia-22nd-june-2023-graduation-ceremony-with-honors-for-graduates-of-the-lomonosov-moscow-state-university-msu-in-the-main-building-of-msu-genre-photography-22-06-2023-russia-moscow-76237292-f4b8-4ad8-b53d-b088e44851df-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/kelly-clarkson-art-of-play-7193274-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T22:00:53+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about Kelly Clarkson? American Idol, entertainment, Kelly Clarkson, Music, New York, Quiz, Social Media https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-14-at-15-44-42-30f4c7b1-4fc9-4942-915e-9c7718a03aeb-630x395.png https://www.thejournal.ie/nabi-samwil-village-west-bank-7190831-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T21:00:32+01:00 ‘They make us keep the rubbish inside the school’: Life for Westbankers behind Israel's barrier Human Rights, Inside the West Bank, Israel, israeli settlements, Nabi Samwil, Palestine, West Bank https://www.thejournal.ie/star-of-the-sea-documentary-bobby-sands-2-7196165-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T20:00:38+01:00 'I've never met Bobby Sands the hunger striker': The Belfast football team that put politics to one side documentary, raymond mccord, Soccer, star of the sea https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/raymond-mccord-at-the-bobby-sands-mural-on-the-falls-road-8b03bff3-4d21-430f-9688-5e279983e719-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evening-rundown-17-october-2026-7196555-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T20:00:14+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Saturday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sunset-offally-5_90721114-3eb51282-2395-4e2c-80c0-bf853db6d9d9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/french-protests-cost-of-living-7196350-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T20:00:00+01:00 Protester has hand blown off by grenade as half a million take to streets in France Cost of Living, Cost of living protests, Detention, Emmanuel Macron, France, Marseille, Police, Protests, tear gas, Violence https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/violent-clashes-between-protesters-and-the-french-police-during-the-demonstration-protesting-against-the-high-cost-of-living-in-lyon-france-on-october-17-2026-as-part-of-a-nationwide-call-for-mob-b881ddff-8a57-4fde-a2fa-9eafa3e89688-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-saturday-2-7195761-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T19:30:56+01:00 Maths Week 2026: Your Saturday puzzle maths week, Maths Week 2026, Puzzles, Test Yourself https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-38cdd7bc-b0c6-4f65-b904-c69006177bcc-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/food-sustainability-7194581-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-17T19:00:50+01:00 Food is fundamental, so why isn't food literacy a national priority? airfield estate, column, food and sustainability, food issues, Food Literacy Strategy, Food security, grow your own, Opinion, sustainability, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-hague-empty-shelves-albert-heijn-etos-and-gall-gall-have-been-dealing-with-a-cybersecurity-incident-since-yesterday-resulting-in-a-number-of-systems-being-shut-down-as-a-precaution-albert-142c58d0-e79b-4711-bc53-d7c7a4deeca3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/two-charged-arson-family-home-waterford-english-7196386-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T18:29:00+01:00 Two people appear in court in connection with fatal house fire that killed four members of Waterford family Arson, Charged, Clonmel District Court, Court, Garda, kim english, philip english, Waterford https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-17-at-19-24-20-4d403796-79d7-4187-9bad-abd2bdc2eebc-630x352.png https://www.thejournal.ie/harry-styles-liam-payne-tribute-7196519-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T17:32:49+01:00 Harry Styles performs new song in memory of former bandmate Liam Payne Harry Styles, Liam Payne, What is enough https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/file-photo-dated-280226-of-harry-styles-performing-during-the-brit-awards-2026-at-co-op-live-manchester-harry-styles-has-congratulated-a-london-school-after-it-was-shortlisted-for-a-global-educati-e5884684-9f59-4b63-be24-f476dbffdc13-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nursery-owner-jailed-china-lead-poisoning-7196378-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T15:36:24+01:00 Nursery owner jailed for life after more than 200 children poisoned by lead-tainted food in China China, Court, Gansu Province, Jailed, Lead Poisoning, Nursery, sentences, tianshui https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/close-up-shot-of-small-hand-touching-and-picking-at-corn-cereal-steamed-broccoli-and-boiled-egg-important-sensory-experience-during-weaning-period-a7acab60-fa33-4cc7-8fdb-4f4bf8d34585-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/arson-attack-kerry-fortfield-7196367-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T14:13:57+01:00 Kerry house targeted in arson attack Arson Attack, Fire, Fortfield, Kerry, Tralee https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/clondalkin-dublin-ireland-15-aug-2026-a-marked-garda-roads-policing-suv-a-uniformed-garda-officer-in-high-visibility-clothing-traffic-cones-and-a-bilingual-garda-seicphointe-checkpoint-sign-are-b62c10d0-0528-40c0-a4cd-0b86cac7937d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-pay-talks-government-unions-7196275-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T13:10:00+01:00 Talks on framework for public sector pay negotiations expected to begin today Government, jack chambers, kevin callinan, pay talks, Public sector strike, Taoiseach, Trade Union https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/left-to-right-deputy-general-secretary-of-siptu-adrian-kane-inmo-general-secretary-phil-ni-sheaghdha-kevin-callinan-forsas-senior-general-secretary-and-irish-national-teachers-organisation-gener-292210ef-829c-4aeb-b45f-c1f7599c0e9e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hit-and-run-ballyclare-court-7196341-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T12:40:04+01:00 Man (57) due in court after hit-and-run that killed man (50s) in Co Antrim ballyclare, Ballyeaston Road, Belfast Magistrates Court, co antrim, Hit-and-Run https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-17-at-13-37-45-f7aa62ab-db17-451c-a7c4-c31cdea1ba60-630x345.png https://www.thejournal.ie/man-charged-court-mark-cullen-shooting-7196232-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T12:03:00+01:00 Man (32) charged with fatal shooting of Mark Cullen in Dún Laoghaire Arrest, Charged, Court, Dún Laoghaire, Mark Cullen, Shooting https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mark-cullen-db56d116-2189-45a9-b069-241c27e057d2-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/maria-walsh-birth-of-baby-ivf-7196317-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T11:58:00+01:00 'Just call me Mama': MEP Maria Walsh announces birth of baby daughter Baby, Child, Fine Gael, maria walsh, MEP, midlands northwest, nell brigid walsh https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/maria-walsh-9e676dad-2189-4ce1-a57d-55b0d6b5dd0a-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/swords-express-operator-moving-housing-offsite-7196316-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T11:56:16+01:00 Swords Express operator says moving workers' housing offsite could cost €7m and make company unviable An Coimiúsin Pleanála, Eirebus, Fingal County Council, Housing, Swords Express https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-17-at-12-55-25-4ee1ced1-e077-41c0-8e72-345d0cacfd0f-630x334.png https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-forecast-weekend-cold-dry-7196281-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T10:32:28+01:00 Temperatures to plunge below freezing tonight as chilly (but sunny) weekend expected a bit nippy, cold, forecast, freezing, Met Éireann, sunny, temperature, Weather https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/577cold-snap_90740899-2cfec10b-7aed-42b6-8a94-84f318d56476-630x435.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-230-7196270-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T09:06:42+01:00 The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 at 9 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/fried-egg-with-grilled-sausage-for-breakfast-7e3523bf-f790-4be1-8eb9-7d1eff892597-630x553.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-140-7195478-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-17T09:00:44+01:00 Horse manure now a problem literally as well as metaphorically Cost of Living, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Horse manure, Ireland, Public sector strikes, Surrealing in the Years https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/bantry-west-cork-ireland-14th-oct-2026-more-than-300000-public-sector-workers-around-the-country-are-taking-part-in-a-24-hour-strike-in-a-dispute-over-pay-union-members-from-into-forsa-and-sip-bbf9ab5a-39e8-44b8-9fe0-9c5147b8ef75-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/white-house-press-secretary-donald-trump-fired-7196242-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T08:08:25+01:00 'An honour to work for him': Trump's latest White House press secretary signs off after five-day stint Donald Trump, Katie Zacharia, lawyer, no hard feelings, White House, white house press secretary https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/united-states-october-13-president-donald-trump-and-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-arrive-to-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-before-boarding-marine-one-en-route-to-alaska-on-tuesday-fca1fdae-4a10-4063-861f-63a833e62ec8-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/oasis-doc-7195533-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T08:02:42+01:00 Review: Is the Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger worth watching? Best of the Box, deep dive review https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/oasis-dont-look-back-in-anger-c941822f-3dfe-4166-874d-ba3e2c1081f3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/paddy-comyns-top-car-picks-2026-7195372-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-10-17T07:00:33+01:00 Best of 2026: To all the cars I’ve loved before Best cars of 2026, Best of 2026, Cars, Motoring, Paddy Comyn https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-16-oct-2026-03-22-pm-7105-a853ff6a-2228-461f-bf94-708aaff0e61a-630x630.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-primary-teacher-hours-factcheck-into-oecd-world-eu-7191615-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T06:30:49+01:00 FactCheck: Do Irish primary school teachers have the most teaching hours in the world? Education, FactCheck, INTO, Ireland, Primary Schools, Teachers, teaching hours https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/teacher-assisting-schoolgirl-with-classwork-ec6a84ba-1098-4aa9-991e-fdd420935044-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-arson-attack-drug-related-intimidation-7194426-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-17T00:05:10+01:00 'It's become more violent': Deaths of Waterford family show need for crackdown on drug intimidation An Garda Síochána, Arson, Crime, Drug related intimidation, Ireland, The Morning Lead, Waterford https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-d695c939-cfcf-4475-8a10-2efe9a00949c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/today-show-7196057-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T22:30:40+01:00 Crisp sandwiches and cúpla focal: Peak paddywhackery as NBC's Today Show broadcasts from Kenmare County Kerry, Ireland, Kenmare, NBC, Today show, Tourism Ireland https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_1894-8efe235d-2e34-4646-bf04-d0a64d2b9719-630x353.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lee-slattery-murder-trial-7196072-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T21:41:07+01:00 Man pleads guilty to commissioning killing of Lee Slattery, who was shot and buried in shallow grave Central Criminal Court, Kurt Ryan, Lee Slattery, Limerick, Murder, Organised Crime https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/blurred-frame-24-c014b471-7d51-4c8f-a903-4ab0a194da7b-630x449.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dr-jehad-attal-interview-7195832-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T21:00:35+01:00 Stranded in the West Bank: The leading Gazan doctor desperate to return to his family gaza strip, Healthcare, Humanitarian Crisis, Israel-Palestine conflict, Medical crisis in Gaza, medical workers, West Bank https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/img_0466-1-0b1dd157-fc5e-486d-9829-a553c9639569-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/heres-what-happened-today-friday-94-7195997-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T20:35:49+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Friday evening fix, News Fix https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/halloween-party-1_90757091-76bb369d-a10b-4646-97d7-560d3da2fed1-630x475.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/patrick-o-donovan-return-to-work-new-treatment-bedded-down-7196006-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T20:16:28+01:00 Patrick O'Donovan to return to work when new treatment has ‘bedded down’ Limerick, Patrick O'Donovan https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/minister-for-tourism-culture-arts-gaeltacht-sport-and-media-of-ireland-patrick-odonovan-of-the-fine-gael-parliamentary-party-speaks-to-the-media-during-a-think-in-at-mullingar-park-hotel-co-wes-31aae8c8-722f-41f6-be5c-d0b3d58b8809-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/maths-week-friday-puzzle-thursday-answers-7194557-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T19:30:19+01:00 Maths Week 2026: Your Friday puzzle Maths puzzles, maths week, Maths Week 2026, Puzzles, Test Yourself https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/background-with-hand-drawn-math-symbols-and-formulas-written-on-paper-sheet-pen-doodles-with-algebraic-equations-and-geometry-drawings-vector-scientific-formulas-for-classroom-study-concept-6b4abf11-37da-4d73-a9d9-761d5cc30b44-630x358.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-new-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-reconsider-role-7195975-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T19:30:00+01:00 White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving after just five days on the job Donald Trump, Going going..., Katie Zacharia, trump administration, US, You're Fired https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/united-states-october-13-president-donald-trump-and-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-arrive-to-the-south-lawn-of-the-white-house-before-boarding-marine-one-en-route-to-alaska-on-tuesday-6b11758b-2fcf-4639-aa3d-24d78d10ca58-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rds-event-dublin-ai-hassabis-7195312-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T19:00:45+01:00 This week's snazzy AI event in the RDS was a Glastonbury for geeks AI, AI Summit, Media, Steve Dempsey, Technology https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/demis-hassabis-co-founder-and-ceo-google-deepmind-speaks-at-a-google-io-event-in-mountain-view-calif-tuesday-may-19-2026-ap-photojeff-chiu-d62a8541-64d8-4c8d-9b2e-48bb7b26bccc-630x463.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/retrial-ordered-james-flynn-convicted-getaway-car-robbery-adrian-donohoe-7195948-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T18:51:55+01:00 Retrial for man accused of stealing car used in fatal credit union robbery Adrian Donohoe, Court, Courts, james flynn, Retrial, Supreme Court https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/viewoffourcourtsindublincitycentre-8c66f6ca-08b8-4ae4-bdf4-eb8ba8417e32-630x428.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/public-sector-strike-suspended-7195923-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T17:51:42+01:00 Public sector workers call off strike next week after discussions with government Government, Industrial Action, Public Sector, Strikes, Trade Unions, work-to-rule https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/126public-sector-strikes_90756942-8fdff889-fc3a-494e-9a1c-82ff5823f9c1-630x420.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/kilmeaden-data-centre-planning-refused-7195702-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T17:00:40+01:00 Calls for moratorium on fossil fuel-run data centres as Kilmeaden development refused Data Centres, Environment, Kilmeaden, Planning Permission, Renewable Energy, Waterford https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-16-170630-d1b69768-cbe6-4926-b5f6-4b926f3ebb7f-630x533.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-friday-193-7195756-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T16:45:30+01:00 The 5 at 5: Friday 5 at 5, five at five, The 5 at 5, The five at five https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/golden-retriever-five-puppies-feeding-together-1db15d01-07d7-43b3-85d3-0a13a152c679-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-trial-7195323-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T16:45:00+01:00 Brand turned into ‘wild-eyed maniac’ as he tried to drag TV worker into toilet, court told London, Russell Brand, Russell Brand trial, Southwark Crown Court, Trial, UK Courts, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/pastedimage-72827-e7435687-fc16-4c53-8285-20038a5f8aa1-630x424.png https://www.thejournal.ie/wegovy-hse-funding-ireland-7195560-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T15:59:28+01:00 HSE advised to consider public funding for weight-loss jab - but is warned of 'substantial' cost Healthcare, HSE, Ireland, Mounjaro, Obesity, semaglutide, wegovy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/front-view-of-a-set-of-four-wegovy-flextouch-pre-filled-pen-packaging-boxes-showing-different-dosage-titration-strengths-0-25-mg-0-5-mg-1-mg-and-1-a86b4048-61fc-4599-9ea8-9380993ef0a6-630x506.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/washington-post-photographer-heidi-levine-attacked-israeli-settlers-west-bank-7195574-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T15:45:00+01:00 Washington Post 'outraged' after photographer attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank heidi levine, Israel, israeli settlers, occupied territories, Palestine, Washington Post, West Bank https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/members-of-the-israeli-forces-move-amongst-olive-trees-following-a-settler-attack-during-harvest-in-the-west-bank-village-of-abu-falah-friday-oct-16-2026-ap-photoleo-correa-cafebe19-6665-4208-adf9-a494ea2682cb-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/russian-bots-data-centres-yandex-fact-check-7195395-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T14:43:59+01:00 Debunked: Graph does not show drop in AfD-related activity after strikes on Russian data centres Alternative for Germany, FactCheck, Fake graph, Russia, Russian bots, Ukraine https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/untitled-october-16-2026-at-13-15-03-1-e385029f-630e-4c4c-90ad-c42ec02778ea-630x354.png https://www.thejournal.ie/friday-newshound-quiz-22-7195307-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T14:00:15+01:00 The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/124public-sector-strikes_90756940-f311df6a-ad38-4961-9603-1459c94622ce-630x422.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/joseph-butler-jailed-10-years-manslaughter-paula-canty-7195495-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T13:57:47+01:00 Man jailed for 10 years for manslaughter of mother-of-two Paula Canty in Mallow Central Criminal Court, Cork, Court, Courts, joseph butler, mallow, paula canty https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/river-52-fc12f42f-0d8c-4eaa-831a-c438505aed2b-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-commission-expects-further-arrests-waterford-arson-attack-7195445-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T13:35:28+01:00 Commissioner says drug-related intimidation 'very difficult thing for gardaí to deal with' Gardaí, Investigation, Justin Kelly, Waterford, waterford arson attack https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-e845168a-6d47-4bee-ae73-8c5877a29648-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/damien-rice-o-25th-anniversary-tour-two-dates-dublin-7195393-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T13:10:15+01:00 Damien Rice announces tour to mark 25 years since debut album O (with two dates in Dublin) 25 years 25 cities, and so it is, Cannonball, damien rice, Music, o, Tour https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/sstgunma-29186ce5-7727-40e7-a92c-930129318da2-630x420.png https://www.thejournal.ie/illegal-vapes-cannabis-based-products-worth-3-million-seized-7195343-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T12:23:08+01:00 Illegal vapes and cannabis-based products worth over €3m seized Cannabis, Drugs, Gardaí, illegal vapes, operation tara, Seized, vapes https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-signlantern-castlepollard-garda-station-c9df1290-4c1a-4e44-b648-13b6af01fd73-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/katie-zacharia-white-house-7195259-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T11:38:31+01:00 Trump's new under-fire press secretary tells Fox News she was 'a lawyer but not an attorney' Katie Zacharia, Press Secretary, White House https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/pastedimage-36782-78960e8c-2284-4d2d-ae92-67f5120294ac-630x339.png https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-houseguests-7195231-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-16T10:40:00+01:00 Poll: Do you like playing host to houseguests staying in your home? Daily poll, Poll, Your Say https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/pastedimage-23624-af81ca00-506f-4837-9195-1c0af8a25d3b-630x473.png https://www.thejournal.ie/cost-rental-apartments-shankill-woodbrook-application-open-land-development-agency-7195205-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T10:07:17+01:00 Rents start at €1,500 for a one-bed as applications open for 300 south Dublin cost-rentals cost-rental, Dublin, Housing, Housing Crisis, Shankill, South Dublin, woodbrook https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/woodbrook-1-a1d5f41a-cd22-47a9-9a2c-1e5c5e9e525f-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-x-accounts-hacked-7195159-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T09:10:22+01:00 Gardaí regain control of social media accounts after they were hacked cryptocurrency, Grda hack, Hacked, Social Media, x https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/garda-headquarters-the-headquarters-of-the-irish-police-service-in-the-phoenix-park-dublin-ireland-a4864c9a-1d29-44e6-985e-9f655af8409e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-398-7195100-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T08:54:02+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, good morning, The 9 at 9 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/espressocoffeeandfreshcroissantcloseupview-12891cc9-e73e-4329-af22-428ecbb787e1-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/english-family-funeral-waterford-7195098-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T08:48:18+01:00 Funeral details announced for Philip, Kim, Jayden and Callum English after deadly arson attack Arson, English family, Funeral, Gardaí, Ireland, Waterford https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/image-b65f6a98-c4b3-4b0f-bb77-1d7f0df06101-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/clayton-hotel-liffey-valley-incident-chlorine-swimming-pool-children-hospitalised-7194915-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T07:50:00+01:00 Dublin Fire Brigade gives update on chlorine incident at hotel swimming pool Chlorine incident, clayton hotel, dalata hotel group, Dublin, Liffey Valley, Swimming pool https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-4-star-clayton-hotel-in-liffey-valley-west-dublin-part-of-the-dalata-hotel-group-513be8ee-24f4-4cda-9747-54abbaba2cb0-630x408.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/yuno-energy-price-freeze-7195070-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T07:48:25+01:00 Yuno energy becomes third company to freeze prices after raising them earlier this year Bills Bills Bills, Electricity, Energy Bills, Gas, price freeze, Yuno Energy https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/large-burner-on-a-gas-hob-d092005a-cfef-4715-9d81-d315e86e3e1e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/east-of-eden-7194435-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-10-16T07:15:25+01:00 Poll: What did you make of East of Eden? any good recs?, Best of the Box https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/poll-85e65a6e-8655-4a1d-8896-391aa99cef93-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-zelenskyy-russia-oil-strikes-7195047-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T07:10:38+01:00 Trump calls Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil a 'disgrace' after his 'energy ceasefire' collapses Donald Trump, Energy ceasefire, Pete Hegseth, Russia, Starlink, Ukraine, War in Ukraine, Wes Streeting https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/president-donald-trump-speaks-in-the-rose-garden-of-the-white-house-during-an-event-for-first-responders-thursday-oct-15-2026-in-washington-ap-photojulia-demaree-nikhinson-82863485-3793-40fb-b5fe-eb7bf203017e-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/school-shooting-oregon-7195039-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T06:40:21+01:00 Three children and a teacher killed in mass shooting at primary school in US state of Oregon bend, Gun violence, Mass Shooting, oregon, Silver Rail Elementary, USA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/aptopix-oregon-school-shooting-c9b0da4c-0493-4d07-a0fb-aa49fbea23ea-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cybersafekids-screen-time-children-7194507-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T06:30:39+01:00 One-fifth of eight to 12-year-olds fall asleep watching a screen cybersafekids, Ireland, Mental Health, Online Safety, Parenting, screen time https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/the-girl-sleeping-with-her-phone-in-bed-due-to-her-addiction-to-it-7ca21581-2223-4859-b837-3f768a8cc492-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/crumlin-shopping-centre-2-7194066-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T06:00:00+01:00 Christmas in October? Ah here, you're having a laugh column, Features, nobody, Nobody Needs This, Opinion, voices https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/j-sainsbury-supermarket-bexhill-on-sea-branch-east-sussex-uk-50264869-2557-4767-9ea3-677c2fc31a73-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-horse-manure-dumping-7194017-Oct2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-10-16T00:05:46+01:00 Dublin City Council doesn't plan to restore horse manure disposal despite illegal dumping problem Cabra, Dublin, Dublin City Council, Horse manure, Illegal dumping, making a stink, The Morning Lead, Waste Management https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-15-105243-2cb22496-c9df-4d8d-8159-6effa801ac86-630x223.png