https://www.thejournal.ie/marketa-irglova-tribute-glen-hansard-7118345-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-31T08:17:29+01:00 'I am so sorry for your tragic loss': Markéta Irglová shares condolences with Glen Hansard’s family Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Once, oscar winners, the frames, The Swell Season, Tribute https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/once-marketa-irglova-glen-hansard-2006-tm-and-copyright-fox-searchlight-pictures-all-rights-reserved-courtesy-everett-ea077190-9b9a-4a5a-95fc-f27ea62b6fbf-630x422.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/all-together-now-glen-hansard-tribute-7118341-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-31T09:13:11+01:00 Campers make their way to All Together Now as bank holiday festival starts to nice(ish) weather all together now, aul triangle, david keenan, Festival, gig, Glen Hansard, Guitar, Music, Performance, Waterford https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/image-b922bc41-525b-4b6f-8be6-ef4bf14f3703-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/wildfire-rages-on-crete-strong-winds-dense-smoke-hamper-firefighting-7118382-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-31T09:06:00+01:00 Large wildfire near Britain’s biggest nuclear power station is 'stabilising' Andy Burnham, crete, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Rethymno, Suffolk, UK, Wildfire, Wildfires https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/firefighters-tackle-a-wildfire-at-dunwich-heath-near-leiston-where-a-major-incident-has-been-declared-at-a-large-heathland-blaze-on-the-suffolk-coast-picture-date-thursday-july-30-2026-78e47bb4-a7f8-42b3-9306-3d450b49db5f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-news-rundown-friday-july-7118366-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-31T08:58:46+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, The 9 at 9 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/breakfast-a-croissant-with-butter-and-jam-and-a-cup-of-cappuccino-5b22d762-40cd-4958-a69c-58fdb0d1fb8e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/european-nations-to-boycott-world-cup-if-fifa-sell-off-plans-proceed-7118338-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-31T07:38:23+01:00 ‘It will never be for sale’: European nations to boycott World Cup if Fifa sell-off plans proceed FIFA, UEFA, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/kyiv-ukraine-june-19-2012-national-flags-and-adidas-tango-1-777d99f1-28fb-4d1e-8260-eef22b580879-630x417.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-what-did-you-make-of-heartstopper-forever-7116302-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-07-31T07:15:15+01:00 Poll: What did you make of Heartstopper Forever? any good recs?, Best of the Box https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/heartstopper-forever-71cd2c66-6f19-460e-9079-d8b572723a8c-630x315.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/trump-lindsey-graham-funeral-7118030-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-31T06:30:25+01:00 Larry Donnelly: Trump's foreign policy balancing act is getting trickier column, Lindsey Graham, Opinion, the latest with trump, Trump, trump administration, US politics, voices, Washington, White House https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/united-states-president-donald-j-trump-speaks-at-the-funeral-of-late-us-senator-lindsey-graham-republican-of-south-carolina-at-the-washington-national-cathedral-tuesday-july-28-2026-in-washingt-2d4584ba-a53a-49ba-b066-2fe080b23573-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/pet-bans-in-rentals-ireland-7118046-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-31T06:00:01+01:00 Now, I’m not in the business of comparing pets to children but... Apartments, Dublin, emer mclysaght, Housing, Housing Crisis, Ireland, Landlords, Mortgages, Nobody Needs This, pets, Renting https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/img_1438-74426549-f13e-4594-8457-702194bdc765-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/france-wildfires-travel-impact-7118071-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-31T00:05:11+01:00 ‘People are quick to forget’: Travel agents say fires won't put Irish tourists off France and Spain France, Ireland, Spain, Tourism, Tourism in extreme heat, Travel, Wildfires https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/whatsapp-image-2026-07-30-at-15-13-47-e95913d6-1177-4147-b1ca-6e68ae21159d-630x472.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-4-7117586-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T21:15:24+01:00 Letters to the editor Comments, letters to the editor, Your Thoughts https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/bee-flying-from-lavender-in-an-english-country-garden-b70aea4e-1cce-4168-a750-27fceead6150-630x824.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/galway-races-best-dressed-winner-7118232-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T21:10:22+01:00 Here are the winning outfits from this year's Galway Races Fashion, Galway, Galway Races, Horse Racing, Ireland, Ladies' Day https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ella-and-jo-galway-best-dressed-winner-4-a9b7edf8-07b9-499e-98f2-98573b6f1e35-630x391.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/portland-row-dublin-pitch-saved-housing-development-refused-7118220-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T21:06:13+01:00 Dublin's Portland Row sports pitch saved as housing development refused after local campaign aldborough, daniel ennis, Dublin City Council, Fever Pitch, kellie harrington, Mary-Lou McDonald, objections, Pitch, Portland Row, sports pitch https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/914kellie-harrington_90752342-aa1d4a6e-c164-4af6-a85b-c6c1d1ebcfb5-630x444.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-thursday-86-7118186-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T20:38:02+01:00 Here's what happened today: Thursday evening fix, good evening, News Fix https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/glen-hansard-event-6_90752564-79f1ab31-ee4e-4fed-b34a-2b837a547af7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/newtownards-co-don-arrest-arson-attack-homes-7118157-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T20:07:53+01:00 Two men arrested in connection with attacks on Co Down homes with families inside released on bail Arson, Attack, co down, Masked Men, Newtownards, Police, PSNI https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-police-car-61f7d407-529c-47c3-96bb-f4546e6399e5-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/uhl-emergency-department-overcrowded-7118156-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T20:07:00+01:00 HSE encourages people with nonmedical emergencies to avoid UHL emergency department Emergency Department, HSE, HSE Mid West, Limerick, Overcrowded, uhl https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/general-views-of-university-hospital-limerick-where-respiratory-consultant-dr-aiden-obrien-practices-37ca476c-96c2-4f96-b5e1-ed64c6592e65-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/german-chancellor-in-dublin-7117845-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-30T20:00:51+01:00 Gavan Reilly: How Ireland went from Europe's problem child to its unlikely power broker column, Dáil Éireann, eu politics, global politics, Irish Politics, Leinster House, Opinion, politics by numbers, US politics, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/micheal-martin-friedrich-merz-2-f8dcf825-3206-48d5-b4bf-9cb99ff3f272-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ceuta-migrants-swim-morocco-7117813-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T19:45:00+01:00 Nine bodies found after hundreds swim from Morocco to North African Spanish territory ceuta, EPP, EU, Morocco, Pedro Sanchez, Spain https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/several-migrants-are-attempting-to-swim-across-the-border-on-30-july-2026-in-ceuta-spain-hundreds-of-people-of-maghreb-origin-have-crossed-into-ceuta-from-morocco-this-morning-either-by-swimming-o-512df6b7-12f1-4eeb-ac51-b3a6111831df-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/glen-hansard-7117256-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T18:21:00+01:00 'We sang Once twice': Musicians gather in Dublin to remember Glen Hansard Dublin, Glen Hansard, Ireland, Music, Once, RIP, the frames https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/glen-hansard-event-11_90752561-f990df24-ec8d-4b8e-8241-c214d0b39ca7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/father-drugged-children-raped-daughters-friend-jailed-7117981-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T17:20:41+01:00 Father who drugged children during sleepover and raped his daughter's friend is jailed Central Criminal Court, Court, Courts, Rape, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/river-61-efd59169-0139-44f4-9079-11a327efcc95-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/uefa-says-all-european-teams-will-boycott-world-cup-7117923-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T17:19:04+01:00 Uefa says all European teams will boycott World Cup if Infantino's sell-off goes ahead FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Football, Gianni Infantino, NOT FOR SALE, Soccer, UEFA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-right-presents-president-donald-trump-with-the-new-fifa-club-world-cup-official-ball-in-the-oval-office-of-the-white-house-in-washington-friday-march-7-2025-pool-ebf81f41-da15-46f9-89f6-f7e3cd81299c-630x407.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/17-year-old-found-guilty-of-murder-of-postman-barry-daly-7117905-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T17:04:22+01:00 Seventeen-year-old found guilty of murder of postman Barry Daly Cork, Courts https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/barry-daly-0478467c-bfbe-45b8-8f48-74efe6ea3d82-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-431-7117936-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T16:58:44+01:00 The 5 at 5: Thursday 5 at 5, good afternoon, The 5 at 5 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/frogscutefrogsflyingfrogsfivecuteflyingfrogsare-8baf5c71-ea69-43ab-a76e-7a3e335e57be-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/medical-student-ucd-withdraws-appeal-high-court-dismissal-7117755-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T16:05:05+01:00 Medical student who sued UCD withdraws appeal against High Court dismissal of case Court, Court of Appeal, Courts, UCD, UCD case, University College Dublin, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ucd-dd20ab1d-0b27-4217-80a1-073b386e8daf-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/vico-baths-closed-due-to-unacceptable-behaviour-towards-contractors-7117783-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T16:04:24+01:00 Extra barriers at Vico Baths due to 'unacceptable behaviour towards contractors', says council Dublin, FENCED OFF, Vico Baths https://www.thejournal.ie/rsa-child-car-seat-checks-7117769-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T15:08:13+01:00 Over half of child car seats checked by the RSA this year were fitted incorrectly car seats, Check it Fits, Child Safety, Ireland, Road Safety, RSA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/51933292-1cc7-43ab-89bd-813cb7c21c94-153bba33-f6f4-43ed-ac8b-2cdd883a682b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-kinahan-coming-to-a-courtroom-near-you-ireland-garda-dubai-7117601-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T14:43:06+01:00 Daniel Kinahan set to return to Ireland as he loses last-ditch bid to block extradition Coming Home, daniel kinahan, Dubai, homebound, Kinahan extradition, Organised Crime, Special Criminal Court https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/daniel-kinahan-64254b6a-877c-4a50-a941-aafacf000d46-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/ptsb-shareholders-approve-e1-6bn-takeover-by-austrian-bank-7117730-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T14:32:26+01:00 PTSB was just sold to a bank you've probably never heard of Austria, Banking, BAWAG, Department of Finance, new owners, PTSB, Simon Harris https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/general-view-of-a-branch-of-ptsb-in-finglas-dublin-ptsb-has-put-itself-up-for-sale-the-government-has-said-minister-for-finance-paschal-donohoe-said-the-government-was-aware-of-the-announcement-an-ee3abe3f-9bd5-4ff7-9b1e-bbdfd06aedd9-630x396.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/crumlin-gaa-fire-car-7117607-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T14:25:26+01:00 Dublin GAA club grounds vandalised for second time in space of 48 hours criminal damage, Crumlin, Dublin, GAA, Gardaí, Vandalism https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-30-at-12-10-56-e876e536-1255-4bbe-b3ef-d1ce1394c052-630x823.png https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/robots-as-teachers-7117304-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-30T14:19:00+01:00 Stars and Swipes: Sally the robot teacher – a cautionary tale from New York AI, Artificial Intelligence, column, Donald Trump, Melania, Opinion, robots, the donald's droids, trump administration, voices, White House https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/chinese-mainland-hong-kong-macau-and-taiwan-outrobot-teachers-interact-with-students-during-the-opening-ceremony-at-a-school-in-hefei-city-east-chinas-anhui-province-5-march-2026-photo-by-40afbb96-39f7-4348-96f3-d1bafe3ca1e8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/female-councillors-receiving-harassing-and-disturbing-calls-from-withheld-numbers-7117377-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T14:07:00+01:00 Gardaí launch probe as multiple female councillors report ‘very disturbing’ sexual phone calls AILG, Association of Irish Local Government, Councillors, disturbing calls, local government https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/phonecallscreenorhandwithunknownnumberalertor-b341c706-624e-4b5e-b0cd-379802724636-630x332.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/two-bedroom-terrace-houses-ireland-7117419-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T14:00:56+01:00 Why we should be building more two-bedroom terrace houses Construction, Housing Crisis, housing policy, Ireland, Property, the housing essay, Urban Planning https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ballyogan-square-0fbd188e-9991-4657-8fe9-3ee78e791213-630x360.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bank-of-ireland-app-7117666-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T13:55:40+01:00 Are you with Bank of Ireland? You're getting a new app Bank of Ireland, Banking, Ireland, mobile apps, Personal Finance, Technology https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/bank-of-ireland-close-up-logo-on-visa-debit-card-ireland-europe-eu-7472f4f8-68e6-43c4-9a8b-3a58ebad1f53-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fewer-new-homes-finished-in-the-three-months-to-june-compared-to-last-year-7117671-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T13:55:23+01:00 Fewer new homes finished in the three months to June compared to last year Central Statistics Office, CSO, dwelling completions, Housing, new dwelling completions https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/builders-working-on-the-roof-of-a-new-house-dingle-dingle-peninsula-county-kerry-ireland-6933fcbd-a508-4e01-b4a8-15e065921de6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/investigation-into-glen-hansard-death-7117343-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T13:51:52+01:00 Garda probe into Glen Hansard death will retrace route he took and prepare file for coroner Garda Investigation, Glen Hansard, RIP, Strawberry Beds https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/retransmitting-adding-caption-information-garda-at-the-scene-where-oscar-winning-irish-musician-and-activist-glen-hansard-has-died-in-a-motorcycle-crash-on-lower-road-strawberry-beds-lucan-picture-db37afa3-6e65-477f-857a-81fb43be779a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/glen-hansard-book-7117502-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T13:51:46+01:00 'One of our own': A queue out the door in Dublin to sign Glen Hansard's Book of Condolence Book of condolences, farewell glen, Glen Hansard, RIP, the committments, the frames https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/members-of-the-public-queue-up-to-sign-the-book-of-condolence-for-glen-hansard-shortly-after-it-opened-at-the-mansion-house-in-dublin-the-oscar-winning-irish-musician-and-activist-died-in-a-motorcycl-6bc8974e-aab9-4f9b-9b18-c53096b8b38d-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/top-5-shows-films-to-watch-this-weekend-2-7116382-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T12:45:00+01:00 Our top 5 watches this weekend Best of the Box, top 5 picks https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/heretic-2024-ed7f88aa-b630-418f-8560-04b9b35c5512-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/letters-to-the-editor-2-7026278-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T12:30:51+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/august-bank-holiday-weather-ireland-7117263-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T11:51:00+01:00 Uncertainty over Bank Holiday weather forecast but there could be widespread rain on Monday all together now, Bank Holiday, busy weekend, Galway Races, Ireland, Met Éireann, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/river-d9f25065-8e10-4984-84b3-fa5715d83d45-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/us-military-completes-heavy-wave-of-strikes-on-iran-after-american-bases-in-jordan-targeted-7117214-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T11:25:00+01:00 Iranian strike kills worker and damages Chinese firm’s building in Kuwait amid renewed attacks Donald Trump, Iran, Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Middle East, US, US Central Command https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/iranian-domestically-built-zolfaghar-top-and-zolfaghar-bassir-missiles-are-displayed-by-the-armed-forces-in-a-temporary-exhibition-in-front-of-the-azadi-freedom-monument-in-tehran-iran-wednesday-f21dafd3-1f37-41b7-b3d4-37c9e52a32c9-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-should-tds-be-allowed-to-use-ai-to-write-parliamentary-questions-7117399-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-07-30T10:49:43+01:00 Should TDs be allowed to use AI to write parliamentary questions? AI, Artificial Intelligence, Dáil, Parliamentary Question, Poll, Your Say https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/leinster-house-national-parliament-of-republic-of-ireland-dublin-ireland-eire-445440d3-ee05-471b-8076-8fc3107595ed-630x462.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/morning-news-rundown-thursday-july-7117229-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T08:57:23+01:00 The 9 at 9: Thursday 9 at 9, The 9 at 9 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/healthy-breakfast-with-juice-nuts-coffee-eggs-bread-oat-grains-and-other-by-the-window-with-morning-view-c75660ac-b53b-48e0-9078-5e276db13d2b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/epa-warns-many-private-water-supplies-are-not-being-monitored-7117232-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T08:00:18+01:00 'Risk to public health’: EPA warns many private water supplies are not being monitored Drinking Water, E.coli, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, thm, Trihalomethanes https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/river-12-f7db1b3d-0356-4e11-85f1-36eb5acb5c77-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/jared-leto-sexual-misconduct-claims-7117233-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T07:52:46+01:00 Jared Leto accused of criminal sexual misconduct by four women in new BBC documentary Allegations, BBC, Hollywood, Jared Leto, Sexual Misconduct, Thirty Seconds to Mars https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/jared-leto-singer-and-founder-of-the-american-poprock-band-thirty-seconds-to-mars-performing-live-on-stage-at-the-collisioni-festival-2019-e255c27e-89d6-45da-a6aa-717d545f9d43-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sports-listings-this-weekend-5-7116577-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T07:15:49+01:00 Kerry and Galway meet again, the Women’s British Open, and the Galway Races Best of the Box, Sports listings https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/hannah-odonoghue-is-challenged-by-kate-geraghty-8f652449-b9ea-4867-8b6c-2e1ef3c53f39-630x421.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dod-procurement-primary-radar-bit-by-bit-air-irish-defence-forces-7116729-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T06:00:18+01:00 Government clears next hurdle in €300m+ plan to purchase military radar systems from France bureacratic, Eyes in the sky, Helen McEntee, Irish air defence, Pirmary radar, Procurement, Radar, we're getting there, what's up there https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/raf-fylingdales-early-warning-station-north-yorkshire-moors-england-48d605b4-ef61-4b81-8d21-02cd5cd1e4bc-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/land-development-agency-housing-development-planning-7116236-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-30T00:05:44+01:00 State's affordable housing agency to build 13,000 homes by 2030 (and most of them are in Dublin) Affordable Housing, Housing, Housing Crisis, land development agency, lda https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/lise-hand-piseog-curse-mayo-trump-putin-7117171-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-07-29T23:55:00+01:00 Ireland should embrace being the land of the piseog column, Curses, GAA, Lise Hand, Mayo, piseog, the curse https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/superstitious-fairy-fort-marked-off-in-the-middle-of-an-agricultural-field-in-county-down-northern-ireland-uk-63d1a9e0-a07a-4caa-88ce-6359ae0da5f8-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/glen-hansard-musical-legacy-7116767-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T21:39:00+01:00 From 20p a day as a busker to selling out Sydney Opera House: Glen Hansard's life in music Dublin to the world, Glen Hansard, Once, swell season, the frames https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/tributes-in-temple-bar-dublin-to-oscar-winning-irish-musician-and-activist-glen-hansard-who-has-died-in-a-motorcycle-crash-on-lower-road-strawberry-beds-lucan-picture-date-wednesday-july-29-2026-a5a46ad4-f0d7-41e7-ba8b-6aa022d0e2f5-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/green-party-leader-zack-polanski-wont-apologise-to-nigel-farage-over-guillotine-image-7116308-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T21:07:00+01:00 No further action to be taken by police against UK Green Party leader over guillotine image Green Party, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, UK Green Party, Zack Polanski https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/green-party-leader-zack-polanski-speaking-at-the-british-chambers-of-commerce-global-annual-conference-at-the-qeii-centre-london-picture-date-thursday-june-25-2026-ec7554f3-1fc9-4076-896b-5276df72ff7f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-496-7117116-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T20:53:06+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday evening fix, good evening, News Fix https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/katherine-oconnor-of-northern-ireland-during-the-womens-heptathlon-javelin-throw-at-scotstoun-stadium-during-day-six-of-the-2026-commonwealth-games-in-glasgow-picture-date-wednesday-july-29-2026-8b35e13e-8a89-4db4-a892-6468c6751f58-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/fish-kill-cavan-town-investigation-7117128-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T20:43:52+01:00 More than 4,500 fish found dead in major river kill in Co Cavan Cavan town, Co. Cavan, crayfish, eel, fish, Fish Kill, Inland Fisheries Ireland, lamprey, minnow, roach https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/butlers-bridge-and-river-annalee-co-cavan-d338e17b-4e0c-48a2-a5d6-9b1d4562b5c9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/names-of-341-former-christian-brothers-to-be-published-in-newspaper-7117097-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T20:19:19+01:00 Names of 341 former Christian Brothers to be published in newspaper, abuse case judge orders Abuse, Christian Brothers, Courts, David Gibson, High Court, Irish Independent, Liam Coughlan, Sexual Abuse https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/the-four-courts-the-location-of-the-supreme-and-high-court-of-ireland-a044b08f-ab84-4b5c-a355-45d51a729e82-630x421.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-parliamentary-questions-7116453-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T20:00:52+01:00 Oireachtas officials had to overhaul the system for TDs to ask questions to clamp down on AI use AI, Artificial Intelligence, Leinster House, Next Question Please, Oireachtas, Parliamentary questions, pqs https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/leinster-house-kildare-street-dublin-the-seat-of-the-oireachtas-the-parliament-of-ireland-d473d8bc-ccf7-4262-b4d8-3f6480af6cd5-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/charles-clarke-lachy-missing-dead-stabbing-liberties-7116339-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T19:59:00+01:00 Gardaí believe man missing for over five weeks was stabbed and his body hidden by his attacker Charles Clarke, Dublin, Liberties, Missing Person https://www.thejournal.ie/electricity-prices-increase-october-7117054-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T19:54:56+01:00 Electricity bills to face fresh hike from October as regulator approves higher network charges another hike, bills, Commission for Regulation of Utilities, cru, Electricity, Energy, Energy prices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ringaskiddy-cork-ireland-17th-december-2016-electricity-pylons-silhouette-against-a-dawn-sky-at-ringaskiddy-co-cork-ireland-0f2af3bd-24fb-4ee9-b04f-2022d7348120-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/solicitor-protest-delays-sentencing-prostitution-7117072-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T19:48:32+01:00 Sentencing of woman in prostitution case the latest court proceeding delayed by solicitor protest Bruna da Silveira, Courts, Organised Crime, Prostitution, Solicitor protest https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/the-criminal-courts-of-justice-building-in-parkgate-street-dublin-it-is-the-principal-criminal-court-in-ireland-7ffe1c07-2f4b-4fcd-944b-b9b928958e4e-630x480.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/wildfires-europe-firefighters-died-7116986-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T19:31:06+01:00 Three firefighters killed in Greece as fires rage across Europe and another heatwave looms CLIMATE CRISIS, crete, Europe, Firefighters, France, Greece, Spain, Turkey, Wildfires https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/firefighters-use-controlled-burning-to-halt-a-wildfire-that-continues-to-spread-near-cebreros-avila-province-spain-tuesday-july-28-2026-ap-photomanu-fernandez-855188b2-5f5d-4991-86d7-a914fc5fe64a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/climate-targets-progress-report-7116989-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T19:07:17+01:00 The government has completed just 10 of its 74 climate commitments for the last three years Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, not great, progress report https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/road-flooded-in-ireland-cb4544e2-d397-4565-b50a-bd81b84acdf3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-jailed-12-months-7117011-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T18:48:44+01:00 Man jailed for 12 months for possession of over 2,400 child abuse images Co Clare, court news, Courts, Crime, ennis circuit court https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/vaughn-bezuidenhout-at-ennis-court-no-byline-please-gordon-deegan-has-story-fdc6df84-7923-4cce-9026-5372aa74f194-630x532.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-wildfire-prevention-7116996-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T18:32:41+01:00 Could nature itself help stop Ireland's wildfires? Environment, Ireland, NATIVE WOODLAND, Pádraic Fogarty, peatlands, Podcast, The Explainer, Wildfires https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/3f3de5n-57a4c79e-72dc-4c5f-89da-f8e36bff5574-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/glen-hansard-has-died-7116253-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T17:39:00+01:00 Glen Hansard, frontman of The Frames and Oscar winner, killed in road crash Falling slowly, frames, Glen Hansard, RIP https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/glen-hansard-takes-part-in-the-annual-christmas-eve-busk-on-grafton-street-dublin-in-aid-of-homeless-charity-the-simon-community-picture-date-sunday-december-24-2023-785f1342-04cd-43e0-be55-c24575e4a3f7-630x439.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/second-autonomous-ai-attack-7116784-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T17:32:38+01:00 The OpenAI hack was more extensive than we thought Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous agent, ChatGPT, hack, openai, ROGUE AI https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/paris-france-july-12-2026-the-white-openai-spiral-logo-illuminated-on-a-dark-smartphone-screen-d9012c03-578f-4337-bb76-c01bcd8ced4e-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-woman-raped-croatia-7116768-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T17:03:53+01:00 Norwegian man arrested and accused of raping Irish woman in Croatia Croatia, Norway, Rape, Split, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/blue-hour-elevated-twilight-panorama-of-the-adriatic-riva-waterfron-tand-the-cathedral-of-saint-domnius-split-in-the-region-of-dalmatia-croatia-283ddf1a-5e76-4360-b36e-5f2517a3f97e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-wednesday-209-7116943-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T17:01:00+01:00 The 5 at 5: Wednesday 5 at 5, The 5 at 5 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/5th-golf-hole-flag-five-fifth-82fb8685-9ac1-4fc2-9a5d-692db6cf3ef4-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/evan-fitzgerald-garda-watchdog-finds-no-wrongdoing-by-gardai-who-responded-to-carlow-shopping-mall-shooting-7116758-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T16:59:43+01:00 Garda watchdog finds no wrongdoing by gardaí who responded to Carlow shopping mall shooting Carlow, Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Evan Fitzgerald, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Garda https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-323-d63d9e74-c20b-4fa2-b3e2-ca944eb78b89-630x407.png https://www.thejournal.ie/e-scooter-regulations-2-7116677-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T16:25:05+01:00 E-scooter rules approved by cabinet, with age increase and mandatory helmets to come in next month Darragh O'Brien, e-scooters, Road Safety https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/e-scooter-parked-on-sidewalk-in-front-of-a-shop-in-milan-italy-4a62c30b-919d-4eee-9bca-19baeaae353a-630x442.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cockroach-protests-education-minister-resignation-india-7114692-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T14:45:35+01:00 Could the Gen Z 'cockroach' movement actually topple Modi? cockroach party, COCKROACH PROTESTS, Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister, India, Narendra Modi https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mumbai-maharashtra-india-26th-july-2026-supporters-of-the-youth-led-satirical-political-movement-cockroach-janta-party-cjp-celebrate-the-resignation-of-union-education-minister-dharmendra-pradh-ace9574a-f5a5-4562-a954-8daa93f9e665-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dj-kavinsky-dies-7116639-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T14:18:06+01:00 French DJ Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack 'Nightcall', found dead in Paris home DJ, DJ Kavinsky, Drive, France, Music, Nightcall, Paris, producer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/kavinsky-performing-live-at-festival-paredes-de-coura-day-3-paredes-de-coura-portugal-15-08-12-5b9b4378-f02a-4a28-bdfe-6e584f20fb47-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/castle-street-barriers-removed-7116599-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T14:13:06+01:00 'There's more life on the street': EU presidency barriers on Castle Street down for the summer castle street, Dublin, Dublin Castle, eu presidency, Garda Siochana, Ireland https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-29-at-13-49-30-590199a2-3f76-4be5-9b58-84631e605d17-630x473.png https://www.thejournal.ie/mother-of-girl-killed-in-creeslough-explosion-hoping-for-strong-commitment-on-public-inquiry-7116662-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T14:11:23+01:00 Mother of girl killed in Creeslough explosion hoping for ‘strong commitment’ on public inquiry creeslough, Donegal, Donna Harper, Jim O'Callaghan, Justice Minister, leona harper, Micheál Martin, Taoiseach https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/donna-harper-joins-families-that-were-affected-by-the-explosion-at-the-applegreen-service-station-in-the-village-of-creeslough-in-co-donegal-where-ten-people-lost-their-lives-outside-government-buil-ffdb63d8-47c1-465d-91cd-5d5a66bc15bc-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-tatlow-devally-trial-7116406-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T13:17:13+01:00 Taoiseach says he raised Dubliner's trial in Stuttgart with German chancellor criminal damage, daniel tatlow-devally, Elbit systems, Foreign Affairs, Freidrich Merz, friedrich merz, Germany, judicial system, Micheál Martin https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-29-at-13-10-05-229cf640-ab82-4e9c-80dc-6c14591fdee5-630x409.png https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-hugh-grant-7114621-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T12:45:56+01:00 Quiz: How well do you know Hugh Grant? Best of the Box, show quizness https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/berlin-germany-25th-nov-2024-hugh-grant-actor-stands-before-an-interview-appointment-in-a-berlin-hotel-hugh-grant-plays-a-villain-in-the-movie-heretic-credit-christoph-soederdpaalamy-live-da3b626e-4a5f-4d3b-9d77-fe9fdb210df0-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/belfast-high-court-womens-rights-network-rejects-challenge-7116437-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T12:06:59+01:00 'Women's rights' group supported by JK Rowling withdraw legal challenge against Belfast festival Belfast, féile an phobail, High Court, Northern Ireland, Women’s Rights Network https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/high-court-belfast-19f7df34-2c2b-48c5-bdb8-0eef4767892f-630x418.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-says-dup-should-respect-independence-of-judiciary-after-criticism-of-bomb-bail-decision-7116426-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T12:01:51+01:00 Taoiseach says DUP should ‘respect independence of judiciary’ after criticism of bomb bail decision Carrickmacross, DUP, Isobella Perrie Sullivan, Micheál Martin, Monaghan, Taoiseach, TUV, UUP https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/river-9-a91c9968-0756-4f04-b02c-e5d3237909c3-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/state-owned-municipal-grocery-store-supermarket-new-york-opinion-poll-7116321-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-07-29T11:40:29+01:00 Do you think state-owned supermarkets are a good idea? food prices, Grocery Stores, New York City, Poll, public ownership, Supermarkets, The Daily Poll, Your Say, Zohran Mamdani https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/new-york-city-mayor-zohran-mamdani-speaks-at-an-announcement-event-of-a-city-wide-discounted-grocery-plan-for-city-run-municipal-grocery-stores-in-the-brooklyn-borough-of-new-york-monday-july-27-32ed909d-6752-4f27-8690-a9d2244b92d6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-40s-dies-after-single-vehicle-collision-in-co-clare-7116439-Jul2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-07-29T11:39:27+01:00 Man (40s) dies after 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