https://www.thejournal.ie/noel-thomas-ahead-of-sean-kyne-in-galway-west-as-count-to-resume-shortly-7049947-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T19:45:00+01:00 Sean Kyne (FG) overtakes Independent Ireland's Noel Thomas to win Galway West byelection byelection, elected, Fine Gael, galway west, Independent Ireland, It's the Final Countdown, noel thomas, Sean Kyne, THE RACE CONTINUES, Two horse race https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/fine-gael-candidate-sean-kyne-celebrates-with-peter-burke-left-and-fine-gael-leader-simon-harris-right-after-winning-the-galway-west-by-election-at-the-count-at-galway-lawn-tennis-club-galway-th-a0fc3915-4103-415c-8143-9e3640ecad44-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/money-diaries-spending-saving-87-7047532-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-24T20:00:02+01:00 Money Diaries: A recently graduated digital journalist on €35K living in Dublin Finances, HISMM, How I Spend My Money, Money, Money diaries, Saving, Spending, spending and saving https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/money-diaries-artwork-d5901b41-fc7a-4afb-b3f2-f547d3657254-630x420.png https://www.thejournal.ie/eu-digital-id-wallet-ireland-plans-online-verification-explainer-factcheck-vaccines-misinformation-7045802-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T19:00:44+01:00 The EU is bringing in Digital IDs for citizens – but what are they, and how will it affect you? Data Protection, Digital ID, digital wallet, EU, EU Commission, EU Parliament, European Union, Explainer, FactCheck, Identification, Ireland, Privacy, Who are EU https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/digital-id-card-electronic-identification-e-id-smartcard-on-a-mans-hand-a-digital-solution-for-proof-of-identity-technology-and-business-3073dc60-e686-4014-ad8a-16d958f1cd1d-630x249.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dies-single-vehicle-crash-fermanagh-michael-kenna-motorbike-7050481-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T18:24:29+01:00 Man (39) dies following single-vehicle crash in Co Fermanagh Collision, enniskillen, Fermanagh, michael kenna, Northern Ireland, Road Deaths, Single Vehicle Collision https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-11-aeeeec1c-de71-4715-aaa4-ad1476f7466c-630x376.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-european-union-presidency-sanctions-israel-occupied-territories-bill-7050226-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T18:07:50+01:00 EU sanctions against Israel could happen after Ireland assumes presidency, Dooley says EU Council, European Union, Gaza, Israel, occupied territories bill, Palestine, Sanctions, Timmy Dooley https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-509-0b3f16a0-b4ba-4bdf-a7f4-7fe1278fdc89-630x354.png https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-byelection-results-7049730-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T17:30:00+01:00 Results Centre: Follow all the action on day two of the Galway byelection count byelections, Counting Votes, Dublin Central, election results, galway west, Ireland, Politics, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-ballot-paper-showing-a-first-preference-for-sinn-fein-candidate-janice-boylan-at-the-count-for-the-dublin-central-by-election-at-the-rds-dublin-the-by-election-was-triggered-after-paschal-donohoe-dc7f30fb-1ae8-406f-b417-f8e4d6760c7f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/belfast-fire-2-7050311-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T16:50:02+01:00 Emergency services attending scrap metal fire in Belfast's Titanic Quarter Belfast, belfast fire, Blaze, Fire, Titanic Quarter https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_0004-7af5326e-c34d-48b4-9846-c720345449c1-630x545.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/monday-or-tuesday-set-to-be-the-hottest-day-of-the-year-so-far-7050272-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T16:20:00+01:00 Today is the hottest day of the year so far Ireland, Met Éireann, Summer, sun's out, Sunshiiiiiiine, temperature, Weather https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-06e487b6-520a-4f2b-a329-75221eab3713-630x401.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-crossroads-holly-cairns-mary-lou-mcdonald-7050133-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T14:32:50+01:00 Sinn Féin 'at a crossroads' and 'need to figure out where they're going', Holly Cairns says byelection 2026, byelections 2026, holly cairns, Mary-Lou McDonald, not so united left, pressure what pressure, Sinn Féin https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/social-democrats-leader-holly-cairns-and-her-partys-galway-west-by-election-candidate-mide-nic-fhionnlaoich-speaking-to-the-media-at-the-count-centre-in-galway-lawn-tennis-club-as-counting-continues-23b92239-706e-45cb-8428-319e54b29662-630x477.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-condemned-for-using-nuclear-capable-missile-in-massive-attacks-killing-four-7050134-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T14:09:08+01:00 EU leaders condemn Russia's use of nuclear-capable missile in massive attacks killing four Kyiv, Oreshnik, Oreshnik missile, Russia, Russia Ukraine War, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kyiv-ukraine-24th-may-2026-firefighters-work-at-the-scene-of-a-fire-in-a-destroyed-apartment-building-as-a-result-of-a-russian-missile-attack-a-large-ballistic-missile-attack-pounded-kyiv-early-o-ce6f18eb-0386-4caa-931a-900eedcc2de4-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/france-bans-ben-gvir-after-gaza-flotilla-activists-treatment-7050098-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T12:30:13+01:00 France bans Israel's Ben-Gvir from entry after 'reprehensible' actions towards Gaza activists Banned, France, Gaza Flotilla, Israel, itamar ben-gvir https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/israels-minister-of-national-security-itamar-ben-gvir-in-the-israeli-parliament-during-a-session-considering-a-bill-to-dissolve-the-government-in-jerusalemwednesday-may-202026-ap-photoohad-zw-2044bc00-0cfc-41cc-b044-3f571dc6c14c-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/social-democrats-speaking-time-7050024-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T11:59:36+01:00 Social Democrats in line to have more Dáil speaking time after election win byelection 2026, byelection 26, byelections, daniel ennis, Dublin Central, jennifer whitmore, Labour, One up, Social Democrats https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/646dublin-by-election-count_90749165-2ae94c0b-a34f-40c1-8118-2d0e1801b0f1-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/are-you-superstitious-poll-7050042-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-24T11:24:39+01:00 Are you superstitious? Domhnach Cincíse, Poll, whit sunday, Your Say https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/fairy-thorn-tree-in-the-middle-of-fields-in-south-county-armagh-northern-ireland-f72d659d-8a48-4e21-8385-c64a864c6be3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/choctaw-nation-language-ireland-gift-7048199-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T10:00:51+01:00 It doesn't matter why the Choctaw word for Irish is Ailish: it just matters that we remember ailish, Calling 353, choctaw nation, Irish identity, Irishness https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kindred-spirits-monument-choctaw-midleton-a1b698a4-0a4b-41e4-887e-c1e521f83e24-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/e1-5m-worth-of-cannabis-seized-in-dublin-7049103-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T10:00:00+01:00 Man (30s) charged after €1.5m worth of cannabis seized in Dublin An Garda Síochána, Arrest, Cannabis, Charged, Crime, Drug seizure, Dublin, Revenue Customs Service https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-1-seized-herbal-cannabis-d1365f2d-8175-430b-99d9-55a00ed5b976-630x613.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/sitdown-sunday-245-7045414-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T09:00:43+01:00 Sitdown Sunday: Inside the hantavirus-hit cruise ship 7 deadly reads, cruise ships, Ireland, Longreads, Magdalene Laundries, seven deadly reads, sitdown sunday, true crime https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rotterdam-netherlands-18th-may-2026-the-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-mv-hondius-arrives-at-the-port-of-rotterdam-in-rotterdam-the-netherlands-on-may-18-2026-the-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-mv-hon-0bd39e65-f697-45a9-9760-fc092fb633f6-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/the-9-at-9-sunday-24-may-7049980-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T09:00:17+01:00 The 9 at 9: Sunday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/pancakes-6cafb08a-ce72-47db-94ea-caa3d4ba8cc2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/shots-fired-white-house-7049880-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:28:00+01:00 Man killed in shootout with US Secret Service after opening fire outside White House Donald Trump, FBI, secret service, shots fired, Washington DC, White House https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/washington-dc-usa-23rd-may-2026-reporters-run-for-cover-following-reports-of-gunfire-near-the-white-house-in-washington-dc-us-on-saturday-may-23-2026-a-man-was-shot-by-us-secret-service-age-8d1bf615-0b68-46a3-a98a-34d5eb7e5807-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ai-job-cuts-ireland-7049439-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:15:27+01:00 Why AI-fuelled job cuts at multinationals risk blowing a hole in Ireland’s public finances Breakdown, Ireland, Meta, Multinationals, Tech giants https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/menlo-park-california-usa-january-9-2022-editorial-use-only-3d-cgi-meta-signage-logo-on-top-of-glass-building-metaverse-workplace-technology-s-cea4f2ea-0546-47ff-887b-a785b1abe9b0-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/yves-sakila-george-floyd-comparisons-internet-diaries-7047727-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:00:15+01:00 George Floyd comparisons around Yves Sakila’s death went viral and came from unexpected places algorithms, Diary of a man on the internet, Internet Diaries, Racism, Social Media, yves sakila https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/yves-sakila-rally-00023_90749017-c9e4ee91-7779-48df-a5f3-89a811fbccec-630x481.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-ennis-profile-7049286-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T08:00:00+01:00 From the League of Ireland to scoring a seat in Leinster House: Who is Daniel Ennis? daniel ennis, Dublin Central, Dublin City Council, gary gannon, newest TD, social democrat, Social Democrats https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/meta-ai-job-losses-7046962-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-24T07:30:23+01:00 Global tech job losses: Is ‘AI-washing’ the new trend nobody wants to call out? AI, arficial intelligence, blaming AI, ChatGPT, claude, column, Elon musk, grok, Meta, meta job losses, Opinion, Tech, voices, zuckerberg https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/close-up-of-the-meta-sign-outside-their-offices-in-dublin-ireland-1a5ac055-cb04-4b31-b0bd-54009c0f510c-630x398.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/live-blog-counting-of-votes-underway-in-galway-west-and-dublin-central-byelections-7048768-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T00:24:00+01:00 AS IT HAPPENED: Social Democrats win Dublin Central as Galway West goes down to the wire As it happens, byelection, byelection counts, byelections, Catherine Connolly, Dublin Central, galway west, Ireland, Live, live blog, Politics https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/social-democrats-leader-holly-cairns-dublin-central-by-election-candidate-daniel-ennis-and-sitting-dublin-central-td-gary-gannon-speaking-to-the-media-as-counting-continues-for-the-dublin-central-by-aa0bf14b-0f73-42e4-adca-94d60b89329d-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-single-use-plastics-takeaway-cups-cultlery-7046760-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-24T00:05:33+01:00 Whatever happened to the 'latte levy'? Government dragging its feet on single-use plastics Climate, Consumer Issues, Consumers, Environment, eu rules, European Commission, Ireland, latte levy, single-use plastics, The Morning Lead, Waste Management https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-man-throws-a-paper-disposable-cup-into-the-trash-can-in-the-park-73cac408-63c9-40e9-830b-684ee85e64b9-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/quiz-shakira-7043531-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T22:00:45+01:00 Quiz: How much do you know about Shakira? Hips Don't Lie, Music, Quiz, Shakira https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/file-photo-shakira-acquitted-in-spanish-tax-fraud-case-miami-gardens-florida-june-06-shakira-performs-onstage-during-shakira-las-mujeres-ya-no-lloran-world-tour-miami-at-hard-rock-stadium-6825ee05-c551-4386-adcc-80957f6c35d6-630x937.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/double-lung-transplant-recipient-says-talk-to-loves-ones-organ-donation-7044501-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T21:00:22+01:00 One woman's transplant journey: 'Had I not got the match that weekend I wouldn't be here today' Irene McGrath, Irish Kidney Association, Organ Donation, Organ Donation Awareness Week, Organ Donor, Organ Transplant https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/whatsapp-image-2026-05-22-at-16-02-43-0569044a-8ca2-4c03-a5c2-1bb4eb3f9f4f-630x472.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/ponies-7045325-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T20:30:43+01:00 Review: Is Emilia Clarke's new Russian spy series PONIES worth watching? Best of the Box, deep dive review, sponsored https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-15-f05d5718-fd7e-4f88-8980-0560742cd625-630x410.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-byelections-7049674-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T20:06:53+01:00 Micheál Martin admits 'poor result' in Dublin Central as candidate fails to win election expenses bertie's stomping ground, Dublin Central, Elections, Fianna Fáil, Irish Politics, John Stephens, Micheál Martin https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/taoiseach-micheal-martin-speaking-to-the-media-as-he-arrives-at-the-galway-lawn-tennis-club-galway-as-counting-continues-in-the-galway-west-by-election-the-by-election-was-called-when-the-seat-was-6959498f-e9a2-446f-babc-154b6e9e9c0c-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/animal-welfare-7044907-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-23T19:00:41+01:00 Down on the farm with a difference: This is what happens when animals are allowed to feel safe Animal Welfare, Animals, column, COUNTRYSIDE, Farm, Nature, Opinion, outdoors, voices, wild freedom https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-21-at-11-15-18-879efef7-5bf5-4b77-a342-a45da4e47377-630x842.png https://www.thejournal.ie/social-democrats-dublin-central-7049400-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T18:48:15+01:00 SocDems set to win Dublin Central because campaign was one of 'hope and inclusion', Cairns says byelection, daniel ennis, Dublin Central, holly cairns, Social Democrats https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/social-democrats-leader-holly-cairns-dublin-central-by-election-candidate-daniel-ennis-and-sitting-dublin-central-td-gary-gannon-speaking-to-the-media-as-counting-continues-for-the-dublin-central-by-ad1aabdb-c782-45a2-aec3-ecf045d21daf-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/majority-of-irish-flotilla-activists-deported-from-israel-land-in-dublin-airport-7048970-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T15:57:00+01:00 On return home, Margaret Connolly describes ‘dehumanising’ conditions for activists Dublin Airport, Flotilla, Gaza, Gaza aid flotilla, global sumud flotilla, Ireland, Israel, Micheál Martin, sumud freedom flotilla https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/630flotilla-activists-return-home_90749147-7e35b005-1698-4a1d-a19b-f7373228bf1c-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/byelection-takeaways-7048984-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T15:52:31+01:00 Movers and shakers: Five byelection takeaways as the results come rolling in at a glance, byelections, Fianna Fáil, Ireland, Politics, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-23-may-2026-02-58-pm-1036-e3010689-16b6-4f55-9cc5-7f0b673fcd54-630x630.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-central-galway-west-byelection-analysis-2-7049025-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T13:47:50+01:00 Byelection results! What we know so far By-election, byelections, Dublin Central, galway west, Podcast, Results, The candidate https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-tally-sheet-being-marked-as-counting-begins-for-the-dublin-central-by-election-at-the-rds-dublin-the-by-election-was-triggered-after-paschal-donohoe-left-political-life-to-become-the-world-banks-1079dc79-08ba-463a-863e-3b39a79d6836-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/mcdonald-defends-candidate-choice-saying-janice-boylan-ran-very-strong-campaign-7048967-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T13:39:51+01:00 McDonald defends byelection candidate choice as tallies show Janice Boylan in second place By-election, Dublin Central, Irish Politics, Janice Boylan, Mary-Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin https://www.thejournal.ie/do-you-have-a-book-in-you-poll-7048930-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-23T12:30:49+01:00 Do you have a book in you? Books, Poll, Writing, Your Say https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/woman-hands-type-on-an-old-vintage-dust-covered-typewriter-e830d4ea-c928-49bd-bac6-b327f7c898ff-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/spacex-launches-biggest-starship-yet-on-test-flight-7048823-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T12:04:00+01:00 SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown Artemis program, Elon musk, NASA, Space Exploration, SpaceX, starship, Test Flight, up up and away https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-23-122307-6c8441c6-5c26-4b83-a917-3a583d90d58d-630x338.png https://www.thejournal.ie/young-men-from-donegal-and-mayo-disproportionately-represented-in-collisions-rsa-says-7041401-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T09:30:39+01:00 Young men from Donegal and Mayo 'disproportionately' represented in collisions, RSA says interactive map, Road Deaths, Road Safety, road traffic collisions, Road Traffic Injury Collisions, RSA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/countryside-roads-during-stormy-day-63e07e58-75c3-4eb6-9bfe-93f0645b7e20-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-saturday-222-7048777-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T09:02:44+01:00 The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cappuccino-coffee-0b51c154-c88d-41a9-9399-79a4d1e37f6b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/surrealing-in-the-years-127-7046341-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-23T09:00:35+01:00 Surrealing in the Years: Some shameful Irish attitudes take a leaf out of Israel's book Surrealing in the Years https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jerusalem-basel-switzerland-15th-apr-2026-ben-gvir-49-israels-minister-of-national-security-waves-supporters-after-a-rally-in-his-support-in-front-of-the-israeli-supreme-court-in-jerusalem-9bddbe83-7861-4117-b460-b0aa7e2454fd-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/self-driving-car-paddy-comyn-column-7047744-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-23T07:00:28+01:00 Motoring: Should we trust self-driving cars? autonomous vehicles, Ireland, Motoring, Paddy Comyn, Road Safety, SELF-DRIVING CARS, Technology, Tesla https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-6th-may-2026-a-waymo-taxi-being-tested-in-central-london-ahead-of-the-launch-of-the-driverless-car-service-credit-vuk-valcicalamy-2b50ab97-c7ad-445a-b5a5-386e22c27b92-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-doctor-ebola-congo-7048225-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T06:30:49+01:00 An Irish doctor was due to come home from the DRC – then the Ebola outbreak hit Democratic Republic of Congo, Doctors Without Borders, DRC, EBOLA, Eve Robinson, Irish Doctor, MSF, Uganda https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/medical-staff-work-at-an-ebola-treatment-center-in-rwampara-congo-thursday-may-21-2026-ap-photomoses-sawasawa-1d527dfd-30b6-4c0a-bd8b-7862f9dd5417-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/byelection-count-day-7046982-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-23T00:05:12+01:00 The votes have all been cast, but when will we know the results of the two byelections? all to play for, byelections, Dublin Central, galway west, It's all up for grabs https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-polling-station-at-st-columbas-national-school-in-glasnevin-dublin-as-voting-gets-underway-in-the-dublin-central-by-election-which-was-triggered-by-the-resignation-of-paschal-donohoe-as-financ-3f8bacbd-b783-4e29-90c8-ddf08e9c2c9e-630x429.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/polls-open-galway-west-dublin-central-7046615-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T22:37:00+01:00 Close to 50% turnout in parts of Galway West and Dublin Central for byelections byelections, cast your vote, Dublin Central, Elections, galway west, Ireland, Out Of The Blocks, Politics https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dublin-by-election-40_90749066-8530a387-2efe-4a0a-87c2-d0788dfeea59-630x485.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/learner-driver-who-ran-over-partner-during-horseplay-given-a-two-year-suspended-sentence-7048666-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T22:24:18+01:00 Learner driver who ran over partner during 'horseplay' given a two-year suspended sentence Courts, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Lana Dowling https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/lana-dowling-ccj4-d541cb8f-ea00-4a2a-95e4-61f50d1ae903-630x438.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tulsi-gabbard-resigns-as-us-director-of-national-intelligence-7048653-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T22:09:37+01:00 Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence, citing husband's cancer diagnosis Donald Trump, National Intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, US, White House https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/president-donald-trump-congratulates-tulsi-gabbard-after-she-is-sworn-in-as-director-of-national-intelligence-in-the-oval-office-on-february-12-2025-image-courtesy-of-the-white-house-d84a28a7-8a86-4928-9b00-0ab4bd1c5954-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-bikes-scheme-to-come-to-an-end-next-year-with-plans-for-council-to-launch-new-service-7048633-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T22:00:40+01:00 Dublin Bikes scheme to come to an end next year, with plans for Council to launch new service Bikes, biking, Dublin, Dublin Bikes, Dublin City Council, Dublinbikes https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/redclick-dublinbikes-is-dublins-public-bike-sharing-scheme-sponsored-by-redclick-in-row-of-docked-bikes-on-a-city-street-84f238b0-ac71-4df4-aee2-6d734fe89a0b-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/two-men-arrested-after-e1-25m-of-cannabis-seized-in-separate-operations-in-dublin-and-limerick-7048589-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T21:11:23+01:00 Two men arrested after €1.25m of cannabis seized in separate operations in Dublin and Limerick Arrest, Cannabis, Drug seizure, Dublin, Gardaí, Limerick, Revenue, revenue officers, Seizure https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-2026-05-22t210935-957-b788f4ff-17da-403e-95f7-a6c417ee21b9-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/debunked-viruses-dont-exist-terrrain-theory-germs-electron-microscope-robery-f-kennedy-jr-7047783-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T21:00:04+01:00 Amid outbreaks, an age-old theory is being resurrected online: viruses don’t exist Antiviral, COVID-, EBOLA, electron microscope, FactCheck, germ theory, germ theory denialism, hantavirus, Robert F Kennedy Jr, terrrain theoy, the journal, VIRUSES https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/scanning-electron-microscope-sem-image-of-the-ebola-virus-ad7c1134-59ac-4f06-8e60-7701f532bed6-630x496.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/tributes-paid-to-man-who-died-in-blanchardstown-after-being-attacked-by-two-teenagers-7047978-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T20:56:00+01:00 Tributes paid to man who died after assault in Blanchardstown Alex Coughlan, Blanchardstown, Crime, Dublin, Gardaí, RIP, tributes https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/blurred-frame-2-a02a57e7-f3c5-46f8-a284-9828eda8c56a-630x630.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-friday-may-3-7048505-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T20:48:47+01:00 Here's What Happened Today: Friday evening fix, News Fix https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/nuns-arrive-to-cast-their-vote-at-the-polling-station-at-st-columbas-national-school-in-glasnevin-dublin-as-voting-gets-underway-in-the-dublin-central-by-election-which-was-triggered-by-the-resign-e7555470-a76d-4eb6-9d0f-5b4548f3bf22-630x438.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-what-do-you-think-of-rivals-2-7045374-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-22T20:30:36+01:00 Poll: What did you make of the new episodes of Rivals? any good recs?, Best of the Box, sponsored https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-9fccdb44-25c5-4ade-9d83-8914f04045a0-630x410.png https://www.thejournal.ie/rte-journalist-wrc-case-7048514-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T19:59:14+01:00 RTÉ journalist with 'huge sense of self-importance' fails in bid for higher grade and extra pay Labour Court, Pay Claim, RTÉ, Workplace Relations Commission, WRC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-38-cb8415d8-f84a-41ad-a861-5c257192160d-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-flotilla-activists-expected-to-fly-home-saturday-7047631-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T19:18:00+01:00 Fourteen Irish flotilla activists deported from Israel expected to return home on Saturday flotilla activists, Gaza, Gaza Flotilla, global sumud flotilla, Israel https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/activists-from-the-global-sumud-flotilla-disembark-a-plane-upon-arriving-at-istanbul-airport-in-istanbul-turkey-thursday-may-21-2026-ap-photoemrah-gurel-e894d17b-1f81-4ca3-9ad6-0ed980838c3f-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/number-of-complaints-received-over-gerry-hutch-images-near-polling-stations-7048451-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T18:35:42+01:00 ‘Number of complaints’ received over Gerry Hutch images stencilled on ground near polling station byelection, Dublin, Dublin Central, dublin central byelection, Dublin City Council, Gerry Hutch, Gerry the Monk Hutch https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/stencilled-grafitti-outside-a-polling-station-in-phibsborough-dublin-in-support-of-dublin-central-byelection-candidate-gerry-hutch-picture-date-friday-may-22-2026-ff659ef5-a530-40eb-9c2c-5fd3373ecb39-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/old-age-and-exercise-7046734-May2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-05-22T17:52:00+01:00 The physio is in: Ireland is growing older, but are we moving enough to age well? Ageing, column, Fitness, fitness tracking, Football, Gym, gymnastics, Healthcare, healthy ageing, middle age, movement, movements is life, Opinion, Physio, physiotherapy, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/pensioners-exercising-during-a-group-class-de7db082-5964-4b4c-bc00-7636207bdf7a-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/man-ordered-to-pay-compensation-for-derogatory-comments-to-female-colleague-7048344-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T17:26:41+01:00 Judge hits out 'manosphere’ and Tate brothers as he orders man to pay €5k over sexual remarks Court, Courts, Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/influencer-brothers-andrew-and-tristan-tate-arrive-thursday-feb-27-2025-in-fort-lauderdale-fla-the-brothers-were-charged-with-human-trafficking-in-romania-and-arrived-in-the-u-s-after-authorit-3a5d3134-7d33-4260-ad3d-9dd044108ad4-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-the-journal-21-7048336-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T17:00:00+01:00 The 5 at 5: Friday 5 at 5, The 5 at 5 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/no-5-on-a-building-c5e8f582-b085-4dd7-8dee-b014fd6334ce-630x412.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/micheal-martin-vatican-pope-leo-7047661-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T16:50:00+01:00 Taoiseach says he asked Pope Leo for ‘every effort’ on redress for historical abuse Abortion, Clerical Abuse, Diplomatic Relations, eu presidency, Giorgia Meloni, Italy, Micheál Martin, Pope Leo, Same-Sex Marriage, Taoiseach, the vatican https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/roma-italien-22nd-may-2026-italy-rel-vatican-may-22-2026-pope-leo-xiv-receives-his-excellency-mr-micheal-martin-prime-minister-of-ireland-in-audience-photograph-by-vatican-media-catholic-424c33e9-c0d4-48dd-bc43-ea07ea17da20-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/newshound-quiz-may-7048095-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T16:21:06+01:00 The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/irish-president-catherine-connolly-during-an-audience-with-king-charles-iii-at-buckingham-palace-in-london-as-part-of-her-official-visit-to-the-uk-picture-date-monday-may-18-2026-fd7c8e99-1ed2-4927-95ed-f13c6cd85817-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/four-men-charged-connection-serious-assault-castlebar-mayo-7047931-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T16:01:00+01:00 Former Mayo footballer among four charged over serious assault in Castlebar Castlebar, Castlebar District Court, Charged, co mayo, Mayo, serious assault, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/davitt-0061501a-6b27-4ebd-8750-6e67c0659d65-630x421.png https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-gaza-flotilla-activists-israel-7047740-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T15:41:30+01:00 Who are the Irish flotilla activists detained and deported by Israel? Gaza, Genocide, global sumud flotilla, Humanitarian Mission, IDF, International Waters, Israel, itamar ben-gvir, margaret connolly, Palestine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/marmaris-marmaris-turkey-14th-may-2026-activists-journalists-and-medics-gather-aboard-boats-during-the-departure-of-the-global-sumud-flotilla-mission-from-marmaris-turkeye-and-set-sail-for-gaz-a9def135-6c1d-4449-8c3f-b1ece3eef046-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/comharthai-measctha-ar-na-boithre-cois-teorainn-7047924-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T15:39:38+01:00 Tiománaithe caillte ar an N2 idir dhá chomhairle, idir dhá chontae, idir dhá theanga Ar an mbóthar ceart?, Athghaelú na hÉireann, Caillte san aistriúchán, Co Monaghan, Co na hIarmhí, Co Westmeath, Gaeilge https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/705102571_122299122746198835_5044379666836688612_n-0b13e50d-81cd-4541-ba57-210613a13377-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/helen-mcentee-brussels-7047486-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T15:25:00+01:00 Netherlands moves to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as McEntee pushes for EU-wide ban EU, Gaza, Helen McEntee, illegal settlements, Israel, Trade https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-36-ebce4666-d863-47bc-bcbc-3060976eec50-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/judith-chalmers-presenter-wish-you-were-here-dies-aged-90-7048023-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T14:31:18+01:00 Judith Chalmers, presenter of holiday show Wish You Were Here, dies aged 90 judith chalmers, RIP, wish you were here https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/file-photo-dated-311287-of-tv-presenter-judith-chalmers-host-of-thames-televisions-holiday-programme-wish-you-were-here-television-presenter-judith-chalmers-who-hosted-the-travel-show-wish-you-acad3686-f443-4bb6-934a-1cee999ce478-630x435.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/mixed-signals-on-border-road-due-to-translation-error-7048074-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T14:29:34+01:00 'More attention to detail' needed as Irish language 'Westmeath' sign spotted 123km from county Ar an mbóthar ceart?, Athghaelú na hÉireann, Co Monaghan, Co na hIarmhí, Co Westmeath, Gaeilge, lost in translation, On the right road? https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/705102571_122299122746198835_5044379666836688612_n-e0bd0d6e-5a82-4944-97a2-6002fe33449f-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/alberta-referendum-separation-from-canada-7047714-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T14:16:55+01:00 Alberta to hold referendum on separating the province from Canada Alberta, Alberta separation, Canada, Danielle Smith, Immigration, mark carney, o canada, Referendum, True North https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ottawa-canada-08th-may-2026-premier-of-alberta-danielle-smith-speaks-to-reporters-on-the-sidelines-of-the-annual-canada-strong-and-free-network-in-ottawa-on-friday-may-8-2026-credit-the-canad-a0dce162-50e4-45b4-903b-05b4e237220f-630x428.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/rents-ireland-increase-explained-podcast-7048006-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T14:08:31+01:00 Why did rents just see a massive increase? Daft Report, Housing, housing policy, Ireland, Michael Byrne, Podcast, Rental Market, Renting, Rents, The Explainer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shutterstock_2311541209-a44b934b-8bfc-407f-8770-8e3995eaa524-630x353.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/deposit-return-scheme-3-7047930-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T13:42:05+01:00 Re-Turn decides against increasing stores' handling fee for recycling scheme Deposit Return, deposit return scheme, re-turn, Re-turn scheme https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/river-37-ef2d4acc-0db9-4e42-a934-3cc054066a92-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/weather-forecast-weekend-7-7047886-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T13:07:30+01:00 Temperatures in line to hit 25 degrees next week (and maybe higher) a sunny turn, Met Éireann, the forecast, Weather https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/download-3-f6c5987c-9cb6-43d5-8054-dcf00de240b7-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-your-say-galway-west-byelection-7047735-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-22T11:57:03+01:00 Poll: Who do you think will win the Galway West byelection? byelection 2026, byelections 2026, Dublin Central, galway west, Poll https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dublin-by-election-1_90749049-5920a2cf-8963-4a8b-af16-1050dd351426-630x471.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/poll-your-say-dublin-central-byelection-7047734-May2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-05-22T11:56:45+01:00 Poll: Who do you think will win the Dublin Central byelection? byelection 2026, byelections 2026, Dublin Central, galway west, Poll, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/i-have-voted-stickers-at-the-polling-station-at-st-columbas-national-school-in-glasnevin-dublin-as-voting-gets-underway-in-the-dublin-central-by-election-which-was-triggered-by-the-resignation-of-9a5db2dd-6bc2-434e-afe9-616bd088f568-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/planned-72-hour-work-stoppage-ambulance-workers-stood-down-talks-progress-7047786-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T11:36:05+01:00 Planned 72-hour strike by ambulance workers stood down after 'progress' in HSE talks HSE, Labour Court, nas, National Ambulance Service, SIPTU, Union, work-to-rule https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/436ambulance-strike_90748426-dd4ebf3d-7432-474a-8773-56990255f113-630x375.jpeg https://www.thejournal.ie/sean-deserved-better-sean-rocks-widow-wants-meeting-with-kevin-bakhurst-over-pension-issue-7047648-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T11:16:03+01:00 'Seán deserved better': Seán Rocks' widow wants meeting with Kevin Bakhurst over pension issue Catherine Bailey, Employment status, Kevin Bakhurst, Pensions, RTÉ, seán rocks https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/screenshot-2026-05-22-at-10-06-38-c03db483-3725-400a-90dd-bf700ea65cf7-630x344.png https://www.thejournal.ie/8-at-8-friday-118-7047577-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T08:55:00+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/eggs-cup-breakfast-morning-spoon-89ec4263-ee0b-4521-84d8-92d2d32a0b21-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/seanchai-and-founder-of-sneem-storytelling-festival-batt-burns-has-died-7047594-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T08:53:32+01:00 Seanchaí and founder of Sneem Storytelling Festival Batt Burns has died Batt Burns, Kerry, RIP, Seanchai, sneem, Sneem Storytelling Festival, storytelling https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/batt-burns11-c0b6d9a2-7aae-4d19-83f8-0b5bb5fb12f6-630x450.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/high-court-says-judge-wrong-not-convict-speeding-drivers-disagreed-limit-7047562-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T07:57:31+01:00 High Court says judge was wrong not to convict speeding drivers because he felt limit was 'unjust' Court, Courts, High Court, Speeding https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/60-kmh-speed-limit-sign-glenties-county-donegal-republic-of-ireland-df3487a6-21e3-472d-bace-ae8a841bf65b-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/colbert-hosts-final-late-show-after-cancellation-but-dream-guest-the-pope-didnt-make-it-7047531-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T07:16:30+01:00 Colbert hosts final 'Late Show' after cancellation – but dream guest the Pope didn't make it Axed, CBS, Donald Trump, entertainment, last late night, Stephen Colbert, Television, The Late Show https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/new-york-united-states-21st-may-2026-supporters-gather-at-the-entrance-to-the-ed-sullivan-theater-displays-the-late-show-for-the-final-show-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-in-new-york-city-on-8eb01b7f-dc8e-4fe3-8bee-ee81b251a458-630x444.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/investigation-into-andrew-to-include-claims-of-sexual-misconduct-7047519-May2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-05-22T06:51:01+01:00 Investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to include claims of sexual misconduct Epstein files, Inquiry, jeffrey epstein, Misconduct in public office, Prince Andrew, Royal Family, Sexual 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