https://www.thejournal.ie/uhl-dementia-patient-video-7144855-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T22:40:10+01:00 Hospital manager to meet family of patient after treatment by healthcare worker shared online Dementia, Healthcare, HSE, Limerick, Patient Care, University Hospital Limerick https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-bd9919e2-b56e-455c-a0b5-30a9ffd9daae-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-editor-the-journal-7143762-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T21:30:31+01:00 Letters to the editor Dublin, Housing Crisis, Ireland, letters to the editor, Prisons, short-term lets, Your Thoughts https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/view-of-barcelona-from-the-plaza-in-front-of-the-national-museum-of-art-of-catalonia-museu-nacional-dart-de-catalunya-in-spain-5c7f32c7-2706-4b49-b29e-0de0f20d1a90-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trump-renames-lake-ontario-7144727-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T21:29:24+01:00 Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' Canada, Donald Trump, Lake Ontario, MAKE AMERICA LAKE AGAIN, Tariffs, trade war, United States https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/washington-united-states-27th-aug-2026-president-donald-trump-signs-an-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-amid-a-recent-trade-war-with-canada-in-the-oval-office-of-the-white-e0f9799c-43f1-4f2a-95bb-7650609677e7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/status-yellow-rain-warning-six-counties-7143545-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T20:50:00+01:00 Dublin upgraded to Status Orange rain warning and flooding hits Kerry met éirenan, not so sunny south east, rain warning, Status Yellow warning, Weather, Wet wet wet https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-2026-01-25t110549-354-07c9c0aa-3b40-4fd3-a001-c9424571173a-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-thursday-87-7144733-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T20:39:15+01:00 Here's what happened today: Thursday evening fix, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ul-cian-mchale-conferring-002-b4bd847d-3cf9-445e-a81a-263a217d134b-630x409.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/andy-burnham-united-ireland-referendum-7144247-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T20:35:00+01:00 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says a united Ireland referendum is 'off the table' Andy Burnham, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Stormont, UK Politics, United Ireland https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/london-united-kingdom-14th-may-2025-metro-mayors-andy-burnham-manchester-steve-rotherham-liverpool-and-former-conservative-rail-minister-huw-merriman-hold-a-press-conference-outside-parliamen-04f54b69-45f6-45ca-8392-d830729c8c85-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nepal-rescuers-searching-1300-missing-flash-floods-7143523-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T20:15:00+01:00 Irish officials 'working to account for' two citizens missing in Nepal after deadly floods flash floods, Flooding, Nepal, nepal-tibet, Search, Tibet https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/nuwakot-nepal-26th-aug-2026-an-aerial-view-shows-buildings-and-infrastructure-damaged-along-the-swollen-trishuli-river-following-a-massive-flash-flood-triggered-by-an-avalanche-of-ice-and-rock-in-08f6ee46-2fe3-4687-a45c-196ab8e4c2f1-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-celebrity-traitors-cast-7139821-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T20:00:57+01:00 From Roy Keane to Enya: Here are our picks for a celebrity version of Traitors Ireland Ireland, Irish Television, Mary McAleese, Reality TV, Roy Keane, starry slane, The Traitors, to the conclave https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-27-aug-2026-03-10-pm-5337-e4c7373f-ee7d-42c2-872a-c4620d3021ed-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-woman-new-zealand-man-dead-spain-named-7144658-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T19:27:06+01:00 Irish woman and husband found dead in hot tub in Spain named Cullera, Death, Monaghan, New Zealand, patrick tobin, Spain, thomasina mcardle, Valencia https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/panoramic-mediterranean-coastal-city-with-beaches-and-hillside-homes-cullera-spain-july-2-2026-de5caaa4-469c-416f-a0d7-5fe7388e399d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/politics-by-numbers-7144064-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-27T19:00:22+01:00 Gavan Reilly: €288k is the Skyclarys asking price, but what is the cost to patients of waiting? column, Dáil Éireann, Irish Politics, Leinster House, Numbers, Opinion, Politics, politics by numbers, voices https://www.thejournal.ie/sheep-farming-impact-of-hot-weather-7144355-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T18:45:26+01:00 IFA chair says drop in sheep slaughter numbers partly down to long hot summer Farming, hot weather, long hot summer, Sheep, sheep farming, Summer, unfinished lambs, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sheep-in-county-antrim-northern-ireland-ewe-with-lamb-b5623f91-4578-4e4a-9c19-7f1239058835-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/blood-moon-eclipse-ireland-7144376-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T18:07:13+01:00 There's a rare partial 'blood moon' eclipse early Friday morning Astronomy, Astronomy Ireland, blood moon, Ireland, Lunar Eclipse, Space https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/totallunareclipse2015-f61bd306-e390-4d5c-9895-14995b5cb869-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lindsay-clancy-murder-alternative-theories-social-media-7140204-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T18:00:08+01:00 Why are unsupported social media theories spreading about the Lindsay Clancy murder trial? Courts, Explainer, Lindsay Clancy, Lindsay Clancy murder trial, Massachussetts, Murder, Murder Trial, Patrick Clancy, United States, US, Whodunnit? https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/lindsay-clancy-during-her-murder-trial-thursday-aug-13-2026-in-plymouth-mass-josh-reynoldspool-ap-photojosh-reynolds-pool-50eefba3-8e79-466e-8323-de6ddf965dcc-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/criminal-legal-aid-scheme-7144448-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T17:28:24+01:00 Court chaos to continue as Dublin-based criminal legal aid solicitors vote to continue strike criminal legal aid, Jim O'Callaghan, no end in sight https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ladyjusticeoldstatueandusconstitutionblurredpageclose-d520635c-4ad9-462c-95fd-fd0c9fa05f74-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-need-to-know-map-info-7144221-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T17:20:27+01:00 Will the rain stop? How many cans can I bring? Your Electric Picnic questions answered Comedy, Electric Picnic, EP, Festival, let's rock, Map, Music, picnic prep, Stradbally, the picnic, what to bring https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/1360-electric-picnic_90578700-9664ba63-2491-4c29-968a-0a5d35c17dce-630x386.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nta-taxi-fixed-fares-7143802-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T17:08:38+01:00 NTA says fixed fares 'are a good thing' for passengers, tells taxi drivers and Uber to 'work it out' Dublin, free now, Ireland, National Transport Authority, Taxi, Taxi Drivers, Taxis, uber https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-27-125250-f69a2c92-69f9-47e1-9c1e-dd094bfcabdc-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-27-09-26-7144410-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T17:00:29+01:00 The 5 at 5: Thursday 5 at 5, The 5 at 5 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kualalumpurmalaysia-january042021amodernwhite-27eb8656-edb4-44bf-a04b-7e77e25e1692-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-traitors-new-series-podcast-7144338-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T16:56:43+01:00 Can the new series of Traitors live up to the hype? entertainment, game shows, Podcast, Reality TV, Television, The Explainer, The Traitors, the traitors ireland, tv series https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-27-at-16-24-45-e97d39ef-35b7-4f1a-aa3c-1df7b3c95f09-630x401.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/eoin-mccarthy-death-cork-motorsport-7144305-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T16:25:29+01:00 Death of young rally driver prompts coroner to make 16 recommendations to motorsport body County Kerry, Eoin McCarthy, Inquest, Kerry, Killarney, Motorsport, motorsport ireland, Rallying https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/blurred-frame-14-449cf022-d462-48a4-b18c-b4dc315980e2-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/no-vapes-or-cigarettes-will-be-sold-at-this-years-electric-picnic-7143765-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T16:23:39+01:00 No cigarettes or vapes for sale at this year's Electric Picnic Cigarettes, Electric Picnic, EP, EP 26, Laois, NO BUTTS ABOUT IT, Stradbally Estate, Up In Smoke, vapes https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/crowds-watch-a-performance-on-the-main-stage-during-the-electric-picnic-festival-at-stradbally-in-co-laois-picture-date-friday-august-29-2025-741e5cd2-59a5-494b-9090-65776b4b6519-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fuel-cut-extension-7143554-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T16:16:00+01:00 Fuel tax cuts to be extended for six months at a cost of €400m Cabinet Meeting, Dáil, excise cut, Fuel, Fuel Prices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/filling-a-car-with-fuel-petrol-gasoline-in-county-donegal-ireland-f02b735d-9205-4f6a-9f3f-6bbcf0357ac0-630x799.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/m50-junction-10-ballymount-crash-dublin-7144156-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T16:12:41+01:00 Driver error suspected in incident that saw car crash off M50 bridge Ballymount, Dublin, Junction 10, motorway crash https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/m50_screenshot-5f2e2605-f87d-421d-84e3-33e63e85897b-630x409.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/uk-ceuta-migrant-claim-debunked-factcheck-7143854-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T16:06:10+01:00 Debunked: The UK has not agreed to accommodate '4,000 Moroccans' who illegally entered Ceuta ceuta, Fact check, FactCheck, Migration, Misinformation, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/accommodation-for-underage-migrants-los-rosales-neighbourhood-ceuta-spain-d4553846-d37b-45cc-b606-71a73d46a457-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/enoch-burke-returns-to-school-7144170-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T15:37:39+01:00 Enoch Burke returns to Wilson's Hospital on first day of school Education, Enoch Burke, High Court, Ireland, noch noch, Westmeath, Wilson's Hospital School https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-d8abc256-0a17-4cd0-8e9b-31044f2d7c5b-630x438.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ratko-mladic-bosnian-serb-military-leader-war-criminal-dies-7144023-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T14:33:26+01:00 Ratko Mladić, former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal, has died Bosnia, Bosnian War, Former Yugoslavia, Ratko Mladic, Serbia, srebrenica massacre, The Hague https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-former-bosnian-serb-military-chief-ratko-mladic-sits-in-the-court-room-in-the-hague-netherlands-june-8-2021-jerry-lampenpool-via-ap-file-fb00c687-09a2-4290-8830-1460a62ca3e8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gold-hesit-spain-villena-7143978-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T14:31:48+01:00 Thieves loot Bronze Age gold artefacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist alicante, bronze age, Heist, Spain, Treasure of Villena, Villena, Villena Museum https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/treasure-of-villena-32429422-fb8c-48de-9a27-bc0af5380b15-630x220.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/wrong-way-motorway-driving-ireland-7143973-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T14:23:12+01:00 Transport ministers to meet with RSA and TII on early detection for wrong-way motorway driving Darragh O'Brien, Ireland, Motorways, Road Safety, RSA, tii https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dublin-ireland-february-9-2020-cars-returning-to-highways-as-coronavirus-lockdown-weakens-during-the-covid-19-quarantine-24c3c7db-6b6b-4a0b-aaa6-1c7b5ac61b1f-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/glasson-hotel-closure-illness-outbreak-westmeath-7143939-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T14:01:30+01:00 Norovirus outbreak closes luxury Westmeath hotel Glasson Lakehouse Athlone, Closure, Disease, gastroenteritis, glasson lakehouse, Hotel, HSE, Outbreak, Venue, Wedding, Westmeath https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-27-at-13-54-54-a8e638d2-5955-435b-b292-6274bdf00009-630x373.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irelands-farming-future-organic-7142300-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-27T13:27:00+01:00 Agri future: What sends shivers down the spines of government and industry? Organic farming column, farming in ireland, ireland's farming future, it's the future, mother nature, Opinion, Organic, Organic farming, voices, working with the land https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dermot-carey-holds-harvested-sharpes-express-new-potatoes-at-his-farm-in-ballincarey-ardskull-south-kildare-ireland-21796b8b-ef64-4da8-8c69-111a331f3200-630x439.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-threatened-put-bullet-head-woman-hitler-arrested-france-7143865-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T13:20:51+01:00 Irishman arrested in France over alleged threat and antisemitic remarks to Jewish couple Antisemitism, Avignon, France, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-french-gendarmerie-car-close-up-during-an-investigation-bcc7d55d-670c-4b28-ad56-bfb3ce65a061-630x364.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-your-stories-fans-tributes-memories-7142301-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T13:15:59+01:00 What did Dolly Parton mean to you? We want to hear your tributes and memories Dolly Parton, Music, RIP, your stories https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/superstar-dolly-parton-performing-onstage-at-a-concert-during-her-1978-midwestern-tour-she-seems-to-be-enjoying-herself-and-having-a-good-fun-time-6af051f4-22f4-403c-893c-736268a1f4b7-630x979.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/things-to-watch-on-streaming-this-weekend-7140426-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T12:45:49+01:00 Our top 5 watches this weekend Best of the Box, top 5 picks https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dark_mater_photo_020101-d81a114f-5b32-4532-9cac-06b045774807-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-charged-with-stealing-taxi-and-driving-wrong-way-down-dual-carriageway-in-wales-7143827-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T12:25:22+01:00 Irishman charged with stealing taxi and driving it wrong way down dual carriageway in Wales A55, Collision, Darragh O’Grady, Holyhead, Wales https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/traffic-on-the-a55-north-wales-expressway-dual-carriageway-near-northop-flintshire-e23db942-2001-4500-9eb9-33f23428e7ba-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tributes-paid-tim-curry-death-aged-80-rip-7143611-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T12:21:00+01:00 'Unparalleled' - Susan Sarandon, Stephen King and The Muppets pay tribute to Tim Curry RIP, Tim Curry, tributes https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/miss-piggy-kermit-tim-curry-film-muppet-treasure-island-1997-characters-long-john-silver-director-brian-henson-16-february-1996-warning-this-photograph-is-for-editorial-use-only-and-3ceaef62-1c58-4a96-9466-8c513c255dd2-630x415.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/vhi-health-insurance-increase-7143764-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T11:51:44+01:00 Health insurer VHI to hike premiums by 2.75% in fourth increase since March last year Health, Health Insurance, Here we go again, increase, premium, VHI, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-27-at-11-13-54-64da4f1a-b3f5-496c-8229-653e7fc80815-630x407.png https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-2-7026278-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T11:00:51+01:00 Want a 'Letter to the Editor' published on The Journal? letters to the editor, Perspectives, Your Thoughts https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/screenshot-1782423447217-dff6f7c8-5bb9-4c5f-8779-a083e67ac50c-630x325.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/nepal-flood-cause-7143624-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T10:56:01+01:00 What caused the deadly flash flooding in Nepal? China, Climate Change, CLIMATE CRISIS, Explainer, Flooding, Glacier collapse, Global Warming, Himalayas, Nepal, Seismic event, Tibet https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ipa87812137-nepal-floods-between-tibet-and-nepal-95-dead-hundreds-missing-the-theory-a-glacier-collapsed-imageframe-distributed-by-this-agency-exclusively-for-editorial-purposes-the-material-00339074-94f7-48e5-bc7c-bfae907cfffd-630x351.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tim-curry-poll-7143707-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-27T10:47:49+01:00 What is your favourite Tim Curry film? annie, entertainment, Film, Poll, The Daily Poll, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tim Curry, tributes, Your Say https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-27-aug-2026-10-44-am-2535-7c14f04d-d53d-4a90-abdf-23f7f43a940c-630x411.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-policy-and-economic-cycles-7141263-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T09:30:49+01:00 No Irish housing policy will work unless it can cope with the economic cycle Economic cycle, Irish Economy, Nicholas Mansergh, recession spending, the housing essay https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/wexford-1958-f306b920-1394-4765-b979-bd962f581d8c-630x398.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97-7143588-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T09:15:48+01:00 Artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her distinctive vibrant polka dot creations, dies aged 97 Avant-garde, Japan, RIP, Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-japanese-avant-garde-artist-yayoi-kusama-gives-an-interview-in-shinjuku-ward-tokyo-on-july-25-2012-kusama-known-for-abstract-artworks-featuring-surfaces-covered-with-polka-dots-or-mesh-as-we-1fb99a9a-ed6a-46d4-bd35-ecbbffd50415-630x416.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-thursday-67-7143560-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T08:45:41+01:00 The 9 at 9: Thursday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/shutterstock_1526591861-9cc5e882-a0de-44e4-84ae-0cce560cafcf-630x421.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/uefa-lift-boycott-threat-fifa-gianni-infantino-world-cup-plan-7143532-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T07:28:43+01:00 Uefa to lift boycott threat as Fifa promises no repeat of failed World Cup sell-off plan FIFA, Football, football news, Gianni Infantino, UEFA, World Cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/istanbul-turkey-07th-aug-2026-07-aug-2026-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-and-uefa-president-aleksander-ceferin-file-photo-fifa-president-gianni-infantin-c99e02aa-cdb9-4380-b0fc-0e4670ab5dce-630x434.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sports-listings-18-7142924-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T07:15:55+01:00 The Women's Irish Open, Rowing Worlds, and a Premier League Sunday feast Best of the Box, Sports listings https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/leona-maguire-c182506e-2549-4943-8f88-f0233671e747-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tiktok-car-theft-ireland-7141713-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-27T00:10:00+01:00 Car thefts, garda chases and fake licences: Irish accounts showing illegality persist on TikTok Car Theft, Gardaí, Ireland, joyriding, m9 crash, Social Media, The Morning Lead, tiktok https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/untitled-design-a8b0f984-2de7-4434-8d29-6ebc2d4cf47f-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-couple-found-dead-by-their-children-in-spain-7142219-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T22:59:00+01:00 Police investigating after Irish woman and husband found dead by their children in Spain civil guard, Cullera, Valencia https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aerial-sunset-panorama-view-of-cullera-castle-and-popular-seaside-resort-vacation-town-near-valencia-spain-1c1c2983-3e3d-4b5d-9cf0-495e5804dd9c-630x404.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-hospital-staff-investigation-viral-video-treatment-patient-7143325-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T22:50:00+01:00 HSE investigating ‘wholly unacceptable’ treatment of woman with dementia at Limerick hospital hospital worker, ita tobin, Limerick, Patient, uhl, University Hospital Limerick https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/standalone-university-hospital-limerick-credit-karlis-dzjamko-1de64f84-ac7a-473e-94d5-1dcba05417dc-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ballybunion-bean-festival-7140985-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T21:00:46+01:00 'Does everybody love beans?' - Enjoying a few cans at a unique Co Kerry festival ballybunion, ballybunion bean festival, Biodiversity, Climate, Climate Change, rockin the suburbs https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img_2205-6f525324-8997-4a00-8b87-be84dccb7d48-630x472.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/flooding-tibet-nepal-7142696-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T20:24:00+01:00 Two Irish tourists believed missing and 160 people dead as flash flood engulfs villages in Nepal Asia, China, Flood, Flooding, Himalayan region, India, Kathmandu, Nepal, Rasuwa, Tibet https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-17-fd3cb606-aba3-46dd-ba60-8fbeec6ac77a-630x318.png https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-uk-ferry-passport-7142808-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T20:05:00+01:00 Ferry passport rule change should include Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin says Ferries, Ireland, Passports, Stena Line, Travel, United Kingdom https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stena-line-ferry-from-dublin-ireland-passing-north-stack-on-the-way-to-holyhead-harbour-anglesey-north-wales-uk-october-2017-0ea1b380-a0a8-49cf-a215-71f316e5ec46-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/claremont-beach-swimming-ban-7143436-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T19:58:05+01:00 Popular Howth beach joins host of Dublin swimming spots with 'do not swim' notices Claremont Beach, Dublin, Fingal County Council, Howth, Swimming, Water quality https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-26-at-19-50-54-321d43c3-f28d-448d-9445-33a3fe61da7f-630x309.png https://www.thejournal.ie/womens-urinals-toilets-electric-picnic-7143399-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T19:30:33+01:00 Women’s urinals are making their Irish festival debut at Electric Picnic this weekend a wee change, Electric Picnic, peequal, Stradbally, Toilets, urinal, women's toilets, women's urinals https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img_0881-18c77f2c-f4d7-49a7-ab4a-5eea95f908cb-630x420.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-voluntary-exit-scheme-7143403-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T19:29:09+01:00 RTÉ's voluntary exit scheme didn't get as many staff members to leave as it wanted Broadcasting, Employment, Ireland, Media, Redundancy, RTÉ https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rte-logo-and-transmission-mast-at-rte-television-centre-donnybrook-dublin-republic-of-ireland-b5bf2484-9162-4931-8c47-511a5130a90b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/miley-cyrus-dolly-parton-tribute-7143396-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T19:25:46+01:00 Miley Cyrus shares one of the last conversations she had with godmother Dolly Parton celebrity news, country music, Dolly Parton, hannah montana, MILEY CYRUS, Music, RIP, Tribute https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-dolly-parton-left-and-miley-cyrus-perform-jolene-at-the-61st-annual-grammy-awards-in-los-angeles-on-feb-10-2019-photo-by-matt-saylesinvisionap-file-dd9c4a1b-d555-4530-a67f-a615f230a6c9-630x430.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/lise-hand-column-2-7141512-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-26T19:00:30+01:00 Lise Hand: Behold, the era of Ireland’s new castle kings has begun column, Irish Life, Irish Politics, LIFE IN IRELAND, Lise Hand, meta gaffs, Opinion, Politics, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/this-illustration-of-strancally-castle-featured-in-the-dublin-penny-journal-in-1834-provides-a-detailed-view-of-the-historic-irish-castle-it-showcases-the-architecture-and-surrounding-landscape-o-a758c8fd-2076-4a1e-8e86-cd8a2dc6710a-630x479.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/legal-aid-dispute-7143313-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T18:58:06+01:00 Law Society hits back at minister over 'fundamentally unhelpful commentary' on legal aid row criminal legal aid, Jim O'Callaghan, Law Society, no end in sight https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/fianna-fail-8bd1fdcd-725e-4f55-b399-2631d8e44c4b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-rail-workers-avoid-being-hit-by-train-by-four-to-five-seconds-in-near-miss-incident-7143291-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T18:40:43+01:00 Irish rail workers avoided being hit by train by 'four to five seconds' in near-miss incident ballyhaunis, Castlerea, Ireland, Irish Rail, Near miss, Rail safety, Transport https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-26-181755-f8020da4-fbfe-42dc-87ec-aa4d47957ca7-630x136.png https://www.thejournal.ie/m50-crash-7-7143208-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T18:33:00+01:00 Serious collision on southbound M50 after car drives off bridge Crash, M50, M50 crash, Road Traffic Collision, RTC, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/garda-sign-and-blue-lights-on-a-garda-car-18ad2081-2b43-4f6f-ba16-db5ae0f24eb7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lisa-mcgee-netflix-show-jig-7143266-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T18:01:33+01:00 Irish dancing mockumentary by creator of Derry Girls among Irish works coming to Netflix barry keoghan, derry girls, Irish dancing, lisa mcgee, Netflix, nicola coughlan https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-young-girl-performs-a-celtic-dance-at-a-local-irish-festival-in-irvine-california-image-shot-2009-exact-date-unknown-a53c552e-50af-4524-9235-556a2df97631-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/big-tech-lawsuits-us-ireland-7137105-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T18:00:18+01:00 Big Tech is being sued from all angles in the US. Why not in Ireland? Addiction, big tech, California, Civil lawsuits, coimisiún na meán, Damages, Data Protection Commission, Facebook, harm, Instagram, Los Angeles, Meta, New Mexico, Paul Tweed, Social Media, social media addiction, United States https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-speaks-during-the-companys-connect-developer-conference-wednesday-sept-17-2025-in-menlo-park-calif-ap-photonic-coury-file-890c8dd6-fa77-4b1d-bd66-a47d0929a84b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-group-accomodation-issue-gardai-donald-trump-visit-7142967-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T17:36:44+01:00 Rank-and-file Garda group slams planning for Trump visit as 'nothing short of a shambles' GRA, Justin Kelly, no room at the inn, Operation Far Sunrise, Policing Plan, US President Donald Trump https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/united-states-president-donald-trump-greets-the-taoiseach-of-ireland-micheal-martin-at-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-on-wednesday-march-12-2025-credit-bonnie-cashpool-via-cnp-176b6d61-feed-4ec0-92b6-7f4176d48173-630x433.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/maura-higgins-7142981-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T17:05:06+01:00 Maura Higgins confirmed as host of Blind Date reboot blind date, Disney, entertainment, Longford Lady, maura higgins, Reality TV, Television https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/maura-higgins-arrives-at-the-83rd-golden-globes-on-sunday-jan-11-2026-at-the-beverly-hilton-in-beverly-hills-calif-photo-by-richard-shotwellinvisionap-1f7e959e-e4e4-49e5-b5f4-1a502aeaa743-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tim-curry-dead-7143114-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T17:02:22+01:00 Tim Curry, star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Home Alone 2, has died aged 80 entertainment, home alone, IT, obituaries, rocky horror picture show, Tim Curry https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/c63hrh-6da6ab80-d260-4f84-8c5a-7fa1bf010fb8-630x505.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/dolly-parton-rip-7142882-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-26T17:00:42+01:00 Stars and Stripes: Dolly Parton truly belonged to all of America — red and blue a one off, column, country singer, dollly parton, dollywood, Icon, Opinion, rip dolly, Singer, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dolly-parton-at-her-concert-on-october-9-2010-in-nashvilletennessee-usa-85f6da21-62a5-4357-951e-81107f7c2f35-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-wednesday-211-7143067-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T16:55:42+01:00 The 5 at 5: Wednesday 5 at 5, five at five https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/5th-golf-hole-flag-five-fifth-bca3b915-4849-409a-94bb-5bcad1521c1a-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rain-warning-ireland-4-7142302-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T16:30:00+01:00 'Very mixed' forecast for Electric Picnic as status yellow rain warning issued for six counties Met Éireann, rain warning https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/picnic-835_90659969-ffdaecb6-7285-4887-a0dc-eb2a08dfdf23-630x743.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/meghan-and-harry-are-back-in-the-uk-after-six-years-living-in-california-7142860-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T16:25:24+01:00 Meghan and Harry have moved back to the UK Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Home Sweet Home, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William, Royal Family, United Kingdom https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/august-20th-2026-prince-harry-the-duke-of-sussex-and-meghan-markle-the-duchess-of-sussex-will-move-back-to-the-united-kingdom-after-residing-for-six-years-in-montecito-california-in-the-united-state-76ddb9f9-fb5d-4e73-bb8e-846f6398adb6-630x442.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/grand-theft-auto-vi-release-date-leak-video-game-7142925-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T16:21:25+01:00 What’s going on with GTA VI? Rockstar responds after leak of gaming’s most anticipated release Grand Theft Auto, gta 6, gta vi, Leaks, Playstation, release date, rockstar games, video game, Xbox https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/gamer-sitting-in-front-of-a-computer-monitor-with-the-grand-theft-auto-vi-logo-on-screen-excited-esports-fan-ready-to-play-the-highly-anticipated-ope-5c3f8a83-9e5a-425e-b296-0ad35dd8c1ce-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jim-ocallaghan-podcast-interview-7141773-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T16:20:19+01:00 Jim O'Callaghan on the M9 collision, migration, and wanting to lead Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil, Jim O'Callaghan, Leadership, m9 collision, Migration, Podcast, Road Safety, The candidate https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/p1166221-00_24_34_20-still002-06d34d98-0215-48b4-809f-2ea99f2603e1-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-limerick-pursuit-stolen-digger-excavator-arrested-7142887-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T16:11:09+01:00 Man arrested in Limerick after digger stolen and videos of chase posted on Snapchat Digger, Digging for likes, Henry Street Garda Station, Limerick https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/themodernexcavatorperformsexcavationworkontheconstructionsite-48cd750c-e607-4532-b689-4bd05a5d98ca-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/coolock-e-scooter-assault-7142973-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T15:41:46+01:00 Boy (16) charged over serious e-scooter incident in Coolock Assault, Children's Court, Coolock, Dublin, e scooter, Gardaí https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-lamp-sign-outside-garda-station-cork-city-ireland-a529d28a-344d-4103-af5c-39e73fd2b7f8-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/teachers-union-3-7142443-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T15:20:03+01:00 Teachers union to ballot members for industrial action over pay Department of Education, Leaving Cert Reforms, Pay, Teachers, TEACHERS UNION, TUI https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-26-at-11-14-28-31870d48-de0d-46bc-abfe-d3c1d789b5fc-630x467.png https://www.thejournal.ie/meta-reaches-17bn-settlement-in-us-7142888-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T15:01:00+01:00 Meta reaches $17bn settlement in US that will include 'fundamental changes to Instagram and Facebook' California, California Department of Justice, Facebook, Instagram, Meta, Rob Bonta, Social Media https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/barnaul-russia-june-20-2022-popular-social-media-logos-instagram-and-facebook-on-the-screen-smartphone-closeup-20954381-04e3-4696-9843-fe1b9cac1b44-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-corporate-tax-us-companies-7141682-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T14:47:32+01:00 Ex-Obama adviser warns it will be 'hard for White House to ignore' soaring Irish corporate tax receipts Barack Obama, Brad setser, Corporate Tax, corporate tax receipts, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kennedy Summer School, New Ross, Us Ireland, US Ireland trade, Wexford https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/3e20ebm-000e37ed-1434-4400-a01b-0e417d549f39-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-irish-connection-7142373-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T14:40:38+01:00 'Hello Dolly': Irish singers, broadcasters and fans on their encounters with a music icon country music, Dolly Parton, Ireland, Kerry, Music, tributes https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-db75d532-f2cc-4620-b4a8-6842bd58c59e-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/perfume-smell-scam-cork-debunked-urban-legend-cinema-7142689-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T14:18:14+01:00 Debunked: Story of a Cork woman being knocked out after smelling perfume is an urban legend Cork, Fact check, FactCheck, Ireland, Misinformation, Social Media, Urban Legend https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/tattooed-young-man-with-perfume-on-dark-background-closeup-8873f253-76b8-4cb9-bbae-236275f192fe-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/trinity-accomodation-7142668-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T14:02:52+01:00 Minister backs 358-bed Trinity accommodation plan despite local objections Dublin, Housing, James Lawless, Planning Permission, Student Accommodaiton, Student Accommodation, trinity college dublin https://www.thejournal.ie/cao-points-2026-3-7141806-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T14:00:45+01:00 The CAO points for 2026 have just been released. Find them all here CAO 2026, CAO offers, CAO Points, Central Applications Office, Leaving Cert, State Exams https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2024/08/526leaving-cert-exams_90652719-1-68dc2825-1df6-4c09-a270-c51f7832950c-630x447.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/omaghe-tyrone-teenager-court-improvised-explosive-devices-7142566-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T12:55:21+01:00 Court hears how teenager told mother chemicals used in explosives were for ‘fertilising plants’ Dungannon magistrates Court, IED, improvised explosive device, Omagh, PSNI, Tyrone https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dungannon-courthouse-603d006c-e9e1-4e53-8e11-31052f18cd21-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cork-man-fined-uk-drunk-verbally-abusing-staff-flight-vegas-7142654-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T12:53:33+01:00 Cork man fined for verbally abusing staff while 'clearly drunk' on Las Vegas flight British Airways, Courts, fined, Las Vegas, London, UK Courts, US, Uxbridge Magistrates' Court https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/emmet-moynihan-court-case-5a0ce1a2-e7ff-477f-aa67-5a80a1aa7ca3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-conan-obrien-7139910-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T12:45:03+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about Conan O'Brien? Best of the Box, show quizness https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/beverly-hills-california-march-02-conan-obrien-attends-the-2025-vanity-fair-oscar-party-hosted-by-radhika-jones-at-wallis-annenberg-center-for-t-1eb596f3-ae86-4dd6-b609-b58922e6071d-630x940.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-actor-informs-audience-of-dolly-partons-death-ahead-of-9-to-5-musical-7142264-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T12:38:00+01:00 Gasps as Irish actor informs audience of Dolly Parton’s death before 9 To 5 musical 9 to 5, 9 To 5 The Musicial, Dolly Parton, Karla Tracey, Pavilion Theatre, west sussex, Worthing https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-f818866b-10d1-41f4-93f3-30c62059205d-630x486.png https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-tributes-7142113-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T12:30:00+01:00 'I'll think of you each step of the way': Tributes pour in for Dolly Parton country music, Dolly Parton, entertainment, Grand Ole Opry, nashville, RIP, tributes https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/glastonbury-uk-29th-june-2014-dolly-parton-at-the-glastonbury-festival-credit-james-mccauleyalamy-live-news-815c6216-2505-4e6c-a387-877247e38763-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fire-in-hospital-nursery-kills-14-newborns-in-pakistani-capital-7142410-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-26T11:01:32+01:00 Fire in hospital nursery kills 14 newborns in Pakistani capital Hospital Fire, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/police-officer-peer-through-broken-windows-of-a-nursery-in-the-gynecology-ward-following-a-fire-at-a-hospital-in-islamabad-pakistan-wednesday-aug-26-2026-ap-photom-a-sheikh-8378ae10-dd8d-4ccc-acef-b036010caaff-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cao-round-one-offers-college-university-leaving-cert-poll-7142415-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-26T11:01:27+01:00 Do you use your third-level qualification in your job? 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