https://www.thejournal.ie/keith-walsh-rte-legal-proceedings-high-court-bogus-self-employment-7145262-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-29T00:05:39+01:00 Ex-2FM presenter Keith Walsh sues RTÉ over bogus self-employment and claim of unfair dismissal 2fm, bogus self-employment, Courts, Employment, Employment Law, High Court, Keith Walsh, RTÉ, The Morning Lead https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/21-pure-mental-tour_90632830-2cf60d07-1ad7-4e97-98e8-86e3f2349804-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-7145882-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T22:52:22+01:00 In pictures: Moon turns blood red in lunar eclipse blood moon, Lunar Eclipse https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-at-22-26-20-e4fd4623-d1a4-4a52-87e0-34c34b1cf742-630x419.png https://www.thejournal.ie/drugs-seizure-tallaght-dublin-7145838-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T21:57:25+01:00 Man (40s) arrested after €190k worth of drugs including crystal meth and oxycodone seized in Tallaght Arrest, Cannabis, Cocaine, Crystal Methamphetamine, drug trafficking legislation, Drugs, Drugs Seizure, Dublin, Tallaght https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/tallaght-27-08-2026-6dc7d738-d48b-4220-adc2-6e542c0ff788-630x840.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/responses-to-burnham-border-poll-comments-7145762-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T20:54:45+01:00 Fianna Fáil minister 'categorically' disagrees with British prime minister on unity poll Andy Burnham, Belfast, Border poll, Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland, Republic Of Ireland, unity poll https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/featureimage-5e3f0687-ca7d-4b45-93ea-416eb4e33d97-630x341.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dolly-parton-nashville-airport-rename-7145758-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T20:35:32+01:00 Nashville Airport is being renamed in honour of Dolly Parton 9 to 5, Airport, Dolly, Dolly Parton, jolene, nashville, nashville airport, Renamed, Singer, tennessee https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dolly-parton-at-her-concert-on-october-9-2010-in-nashvilletennessee-usa-0441dbd6-b5d1-4cba-896d-f347e323c1ad-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/news-fix-friday-75-7145744-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T20:08:33+01:00 Here's what happened today: Friday evening fix, News Fix https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/festivalgoers-during-the-electric-picnic-festival-at-stradbally-in-co-laois-picture-date-friday-august-28-2026-b009955a-76f8-4ef3-9e93-ad73bd3c5836-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/childrens-books-7144322-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-28T20:00:25+01:00 Writing a children's book: From Covid bedtime stories to a little boy on a mission author, Barnardos, Books, child books, Child Welfare, Children's Books, column, GIVING BACK, new books, Opinion, voices https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/cute-blond-preschool-child-blond-boy-with-pet-maltese-dog-reading-book-at-home-on-the-floor-with-mother-159b0567-9e09-4aa0-9f95-be944e09b00d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizens-missing-nepal-named-list-unaccounted-for-tourists-7144914-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T19:30:00+01:00 Death toll reaches 584 as two Irish citizens listed among missing tourists after Nepal flooding flash floods, Flooding, Irish, Nepal, nepal-tibet https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/august-28-2026-nuwakot-nepal-a-rescue-helicopter-takes-flight-following-flash-floods-at-devighat-in-bidur-municipality-nuwakot-district-nepal-on-thursday-august-27-2026-the-floods-triggered-559db769-8963-453e-8334-9282e0c3db0e-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gta-6-netflix-trailer-analysis-7145717-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T19:07:06+01:00 Why Grand Theft Auto’s Netflix deal is the greatest heist in entertainment Advertising, games industry, Grand Theft Auto, gta 6, gta vi, Netflix, rockstar games, Sales, Video Games 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-901688b8-48e6-4996-8ad8-adde878a6956-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-stage-delays-rain-weather-7145665-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T18:57:57+01:00 Downpour delays Electric Picnic main acts - but festival-goers say sure it's only a bit of rain Electric Picnic, Festival, gurriers, It is Ireland after all, Jade, Met Éireann, Music, Stradbally, Weather, zara larsson https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img_0076-0d37b2bd-fcb9-421a-83ee-7e5bf7e0674d-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/witness-appeal-womans-body-ravensdale-park-7145458-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T18:56:00+01:00 Witness appeal after body of woman (20s) found in Dublin park Body, Gardaí, Kimmage, ravensdale park, Witness appeal, Woman https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-at-15-38-51-bc206876-fdcc-4377-977a-4cc3c0a962cc-630x380.png https://www.thejournal.ie/road-safety-legislation-government-wrong-way-driving-7145674-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T18:27:15+01:00 Longer prison sentences to be brought in for drivers convicted of driving the wrong way Driving, Garda, m9 crash, Motorway, Road Safety, Sean Canney, Sentence, Wrong way https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/minister-of-state-with-responsibility-for-road-safety-sean-canney-speaking-to-the-media-at-government-buildings-dublin-after-the-meeting-on-road-safety-on-irelands-motorways-picture-date-friday-a-d38b1543-dd56-4834-a0c0-89dd8cce63a2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/civil-servant-facing-court-government-data-leak-7145637-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T17:52:21+01:00 Civil servant faces non-jury Special Criminal Court over alleged data leaks to hostile country Civil Servant, Courts, Data Breach, government information, Leak, Ukraine, Yevgen McKeeffe https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-insignia-for-lady-luck-and-the-scales-of-justice-on-the-wall-of-the-criminal-courts-of-justice-in-parkgate-street-dublin-ireland-3d642f1d-0923-4b67-bf74-a12b10cc5854-630x433.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/daniel-aruebose-investigation-update-7145568-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T17:35:00+01:00 Gardaí have taken over 400 statements in investigation into homicide of Daniel Aruebose Daniel Aruebose, Gardaí, Murder Investigation, Witness appeal, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/high-res-image-57dc056e-ebfb-4e8a-a472-ceb257155009-630x378.png https://www.thejournal.ie/five-at-five-friday-28-august-2026-7145496-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T17:00:01+01:00 The 5 at 5: Friday 5 at 5, five at five https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/house-facadesstreet-signsemailtilesspainhouse-number-5-26474369-92b3-46ac-9819-d5d4457976a3-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/norway-king-harald-v-dies-7144957-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T16:50:00+01:00 Norway's new king takes the throne after the death of his father king harald, king harald v, Norway, Oslo https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/norways-prime-minister-jonas-gahr-store-greets-the-new-king-haakon-viii-in-oslo-friday-aug-28-2026-lise-aserudpool-photo-via-ap-d7a87e20-db9c-4e67-9901-d19651e23a22-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/friday-newshound-quiz-18-7145310-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T16:30:40+01:00 The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz News, Newshound, Newshound Quiz, Quiz https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/president-donald-trump-arrives-on-air-force-one-thursday-aug-27-2026-at-ellington-airport-in-houston-ap-photomark-schiefelbein-e21f1e99-257e-4ce1-b1d2-5d70639f14ab-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/brown-thomas-planning-objection-space-nk-7145391-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T15:10:59+01:00 Brown Thomas objects to plans for new 'premium beauty retailer' in central Dublin Brown Thomas, Cosmetics brand, Dublin, Grafton Street, Retail, Space NK https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dublin-ireland-may-22-2026-iconic-brown-thomas-dublin-storefront-with-flags-classic-architecture-and-upscale-shopping-atmosphere-ab9d1272-2f34-4471-830f-4daa1e3d47bc-630x472.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/bessborough-survivors-judicial-review-planning-permission-apartments-7145362-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T14:42:52+01:00 Bessborough survivors seek judicial review of planning permission for apartments on site An Coimisiún Pleanála, bessborough, Cork, Judicial review, mother and baby home https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ie-dublin-four-courts-dcbae681-bf95-4ef7-8a26-b96b4ced313e-630x503.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/homeless-numbers-august-7145085-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T14:17:33+01:00 Homelessness: Number of children in emergency accommodation hits record high of 5,659 department of housing, Emergency Accommodation, Homeless, Homelessness, Housing Crisis https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/river-92-a58aae07-8a64-4f2d-952f-b521d0287eea-630x410.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cmat-electric-picnic-campsites-filling-up-rain-7145321-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T14:11:02+01:00 CMAT cancels Paris gig due to illness a day before headline show at Electric Picnic Campsites, cmat, Electric Picnic, Festival, Full, headline, Laois, Music, Rain, Stradbally, Weather https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/paredes-de-coura-portugal-12th-aug-2026-irish-singersongwriter-ciara-maryalice-thompson-aka-cmat-seen-performing-on-the-vodafone-stage-during-vodafone-paredes-de-coura-credit-image-di-33cb442d-9c19-4f8c-a215-efea0d168fc5-630x419.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dail-to-return-briefly-to-postpone-planned-excise-increases-7145104-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T13:52:00+01:00 Dáil defers planned excise increases, with anger in opposition that the debate was only an hour Dáil, dail recall, excise duty, Fuel https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/pastedimage-74699-a01b2447-1a9c-4002-a66b-4edf1c30e529-630x364.png https://www.thejournal.ie/aontas-irish-heist-film-oscars-7145106-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T11:17:13+01:00 Irish language heist film Aontas selected as Ireland's entry for the Academy Awards Academy Awards, Aontas, Hollywood, Irish language, Oscars, TG4 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/unnamed-8-2a082799-4cf9-455b-87c0-13d4d50c269d-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/postmortems-rule-out-foul-play-in-deaths-of-irish-woman-and-her-husband-in-valencia-7145062-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T10:42:28+01:00 Postmortems rule out foul play in deaths of Irish woman and her husband in Valencia Cullera, foul play, New Zealand, Spain, Valencia https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/beautiful-above-view-of-the-vacation-area-of-cullera-spain-showing-the-city-and-the-coastline-with-a-bright-blue-sky-and-white-clouds-bccb58ac-f703-4334-a2d7-7dcc19affc6f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/siobhan-mcsweeney-and-nicola-coughlan-back-campaign-against-ai-voice-cloning-7145031-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T10:18:32+01:00 Siobhan McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan among those backing campaign against AI voice cloning AI, Andy Burnham, Artificial Intelligence, nicola coughlan, siobhan mcsweeney, UK, voice cloning https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/blurred-frame-11-28e180c6-e3e8-48fe-9ea8-3d22ddb3c456-630x378.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-2026-poll-7145034-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-28T10:06:51+01:00 Have you ever been to Electric Picnic? Electric Picnic, EP, Festival, Laois, Music festivals, Poll, Stradbally, The Daily Poll, Your Say https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/climate-change-e98d1cab-5642-4074-b57f-cadfbc150818-630x436.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/electric-picnic-camping-trolleys-7144466-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T09:30:18+01:00 I got so heated at one point that I – and I’m not proud of this – resorted to online jeering Camping, Electric Picnic, emer mclysaght, Ireland, Lifestyle, Music festivals, Nobody Needs This https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/excited-student-celebrating-good-online-news-checking-laptop-at-home-53950723-9951-4a60-bdfe-0728ae31f77f-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/canada-pm-says-it-will-be-lake-ontario-then-now-and-always-7145007-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T09:20:27+01:00 Canada PM says it will be Lake Ontario ‘then, now and always’ after Trump's ‘Lake America’ order Canada, Donald Trump, Lake America, Lake Ontario, mark carney, US https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/prime-minister-mark-carney-speaks-about-canadas-response-to-new-u-s-tariffs-during-a-news-conference-on-parliament-hill-in-ottawa-on-saturday-aug-22-2026-patrick-doylethe-canadian-press-via-ap-05810fd4-c084-4f9d-8f32-db4cb40b87e2-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/9-at-9-friday-74-7144997-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T08:51:45+01:00 The 9 at 9: Friday 9 at 9, Nine at Nine, The 9 at 9, the nine at nine https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/healthyoatmealporridgewithsummerberriesblueberryraspberrystrawberryin-b68801cc-8924-4ecc-89b9-31ad9d7d0b8a-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-perform-border-checkpoints-to-assist-psni-in-arresting-two-men-7144976-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T08:25:10+01:00 Gardaí perform border checkpoints to assist PSNI in arresting two men after high-speed chase An Garda Síochána, Armagh, Border, Gardaí, markethill, Newry, PSNI https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/psni-helicopter-b35b26ce-713c-4f77-81ed-81f60922cce3-630x376.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/flooding-ireland-kerry-dublin-7144929-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T07:46:16+01:00 'Torrential downpours' cause flooding in Kerry and Dublin Downpours, Flooding, Rain, Weather, Weather Warning https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kerry-aeec63b9-7df3-4120-a381-9c7f028b87ac-630x643.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/irishman-threatened-put-bullet-head-woman-hitler-arrested-france-7143865-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T07:20:00+01:00 Irishman charged in France over alleged threat and antisemitic remarks to Jewish couple Antisemitism, Avignon, Charged, 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/poll-what-did-you-think-of-healy-raes-blood-sweat-and-tears-7140446-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en Opinion 2026-08-28T07:15:53+01:00 Poll: What did you make of The Healy-Raes: Blood, Sweat & Tears? any good recs?, Best of the Box https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/20260602-dsc00734-1536x1024-dce17a9f-9a5a-4a38-9214-d1a41bcf77ed-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/boston-7143573-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en OpEd 2026-08-28T07:00:39+01:00 Larry Donnelly: The battle for the Democratic Party’s soul is playing out in Boston Boston, boston mass, column, congressional district, Irish Politics, LARRY DONNELLY, Opinion, US politics, voices https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-sign-with-the-word-boston-next-to-an-american-flag-over-a-window-659d9ec6-c9d0-4e6b-88db-c41df1585c5d-630x404.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/american-college-football-returns-to-dublin-7143128-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T06:30:52+01:00 Up to 14,000 US fans expected as American College Football returns to Dublin Adam McCann Gibbs, Aer Lingus College Football Classic, American College Football, American Football, Aviva Stadium, Bill Belichick, College Football, Dublin, Horned Frogs, Tar Heels, Texas Christian University, University of North Carolina https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/dublin-ireland-23rd-aug-2025-aviva-stadium-k-state-v-iowa-state-iowa-state-celebrate-a-touchdown-with-a-flag-run-and-display-hugh-de-paorspp-credit-spp-sport-press-photo-alamy-live-news-7f175ce8-1365-44a4-87a0-c99632cfe929-630x420.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/dail-recall-fuel-prices-7143776-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T06:15:02+01:00 Dáil returns early from summer holidays today to postpone planned excise increases Back to Work, Cost of Living, dail recall, Dáil returns, excise, Fuel Prices, Leinster House, summer hols cut short https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bantry-co-cork-ireland-9-march-2026-fuel-prices-are-displayed-at-a-circle-k-filling-station-in-bantry-petrol-and-diesel-prices-have-risen-sharply-in-recent-days-amid-volatility-in-global-oil-mar-9d568d82-24b2-4daf-b18c-62906b9f3d86-630x354.jpg https://www.thejournal.ie/cubic3-layoffs-ireland-7144462-Aug2026/ thejournal.ie en 2026-08-28T00:10:23+01:00 Over 160 staff at Irish 'unicorn' firm Cubic3 told their jobs are at risk Cubic3, Dublin, Ireland, Layoffs, softbank, tech industry, tech layoffs, The Morning Lead https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/image-27-08-2026-at-17-19-f6f55200-982d-4d7f-8f5e-6db818bf3055-630x335.jpeg 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/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