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This month
May 2024
Fota Wildlife Park has five new baby lemurs and the public are being asked to name them
2 May
9.8k
19
Trashing the place: 'The actual state of litter in Ireland'
Niamh O'Reilly
2 May
13.9k
40
Opinion: Our media and government forget about Ireland's history when they talk about refugees
Leon Diop
1 May
12.7k
Mount Street: Several asylum seekers without beds after makeshift encampment is dismantled
‘Just under’ 290 people have been moved to Citywest and Crooksling.
A number of steel barriers have been erected along the pathway on Mount Street where the tents were located.
Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman described the tents as an "extremely difficult situation" for people living in them.
Updated 1 May
82.1k
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McEntee says commentary in Dáil is 'feeding blatant racism' as she defends Migration Pact
1 May
From private Facebook groups to a clash with gardaí: Inside the Newtownmountkennedy standoff
1 May
From private Facebook groups to a clash with gardaí: Inside the Newtownmountkennedy standoff
The Journal visited Newtownmountkennedy in recent days to speak to locals and organisers, after the protests reached fever pitch last Thursday night.
The Journal's reporter Eoghan Dalton also spoke on-the-record and at length with two supporters of the protest.
Plus, Stephen McDermott examines the social media posts used to gather support for the ongoing demonstration.
1 May
36.2k
Last month
April 2024
Seagulls are coming back to town, hold onto your chips (and don't panic)
30 Apr
17.0k
19
Debunked: Image of Garda standoff shared after Newtownmountkennedy protests is AI-generated
30 Apr
43.4k
Who's running in the European elections and what are the key dates to look out for?
A record number of candidates have declared their status in recent weeks.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
Updated 30 Apr
38.3k
Builders confronted by anti-immigration protesters 'in shock' after 'intimidating' incident at Aughrim hotel
Construction workers at the site in Aughrim in Co Wicklow were told to “pack up and get the f**k out”.
Órla Ryan
30 Apr
63.7k
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Asylum seekers unaware of any plans to clear tents on Dublin's Mount Street
29 Apr
Cabinet to sign off on one-year lease extension for Citywest accommodation centre
16 Apr
Get The Journal's monthly climate newsletter delivered to your inbox
Updated 30 Apr
32.5k
Conan O'Brien's cameo on Ros na Rún airs tomorrow (and his 'Dia Dhuit' is pretty spot on)
29 Apr
12.3k
3
Road safety crisis: Readers share their stories of worsening driver behaviour on Irish roads
Readers told us driver behaviour, etiquette and compliance with the law has seriously deteriorated in Ireland.
We were inundated with responses from readers highlighting dangerous driver behaviour.
Mobile phone use came up again and again: you told us it's a constant problem.
Many readers said they believe change is impossible without more gardaí on the roads.
28 Apr
36.5k
100
Electric Picnic: Kylie Minogue and Calvin Harris to headline, Wolfe Tones will appear on main stage
The sold-out dates are Friday 16 August to Sunday 18 August.
26 Apr
25.4k
36
Russborough heist, 50 years on: 'It was an ordeal for everyone there that night'
At the time, it was reported as “the world’s greatest art robbery”.
26 Apr
18.5k
72
Reporting from Rafah: 'Khan Younis is not a city anymore - it is a home for ghosts'
Palestinians who spoke to us at the Rafah Crossing and at a refugee camp in Jordan all spoke of a need to go home.
Niall O'Connor
reports from Rafah and Jordan
25 Apr
16.3k
Aoife Johnston had 'no chance', consultant tells inquest which returned verdict of medical misadventure
Aoife, 16, from Co Clare, died at UHL on 19 December 2022, following a series of delays in her treatment.
Updated 25 Apr
39.6k
Parents of Aoife Johnston say the 'happy-go-lucky' 16-year-old died a 'horrible death' in UHL
25 Apr
21.6k
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York court
25 Apr
33.9k
'Total mayhem': Four people taken to hospital after British army horses bolt through central London
Updated 24 Apr
50.6k
22
Cuts to UNRWA funding 'completely unacceptable', Martin says as he visits refugee camp
Martin and the Irish delegation toured an UNWRA-funded school and medical clinic at the site this morning.
Niall O'Connor
Reports from Jordan
Updated 24 Apr
10.5k
Ireland has just three adult eating disorder beds. The plan was for 20 more. €0 was provided.
A HSE plan to open 20 new beds by 2023 went completely unfunded.
No funding provided over the last six years to open adult eating disorder treatment beds
HSE says it is focusing on treatment hubs, rather than individual beds
Eating disorder experts say the number of extra beds needed has now likely increased since last plan was made - and not funded
Paul O'Donoghue
Updated 24 Apr
18.2k
34
Opinion: What's the point of a new national park if we're not preserving nature?
Pádraic Fogarty
23 Apr
10.1k
25
'We should have provided answers': Simon Harris's State apology to Stardust families in full
23 Apr
4.4k
Taoiseach says State 'rubbed salt in the wounds' of Stardust families as he delivers formal apology
Simon Harris told the families today that the State failed them when they needed it most.
Updated 23 Apr
24.2k
54
The Journal FactCheck launches new resource around Ireland's biggest talking points
23 Apr
4.3k
Over 400 artists, including Eurosong contestant Erica-Cody, call on Bambie Thug to boycott Eurovision
22 Apr
43.2k
Activists in Berlin told to stop speaking Irish at Palestine solidarity event at Reichstag Building
22 Apr
34.9k
Tired after a long day of video calling for work? It might be because of your face, study says
22 Apr
11.2k
16
Council blasts 'vandalism' as gardaí probe cutting down of dozens of trees in south Dublin park
Updated 22 Apr
55.3k
67
Kerry is the home of Ireland's new national park, which includes State purchase of Conor Pass
Updated 22 Apr
23.1k
26
Could ‘bait bikes’ put a dent in the 20,000 bike thefts seen in Dublin each year?
20 Apr
32.1k
39
Blessing of planes to continue at Dublin Airport despite reports the custom was to be scrapped
13 hrs ago
27.7k
136
Opinion: Trans young people have nowhere to turn, and the Cass Report has made it worse
Dr Chris Noone & Karen Sugrue
16 hrs ago
16.5k
Opinion: The Cass Report is welcome - here's what it means for Ireland
Dr Paul Moran
16 hrs ago
15.0k
The Journal's Stardust podcast returns with a new episode: Unlawful killing
18 Apr
4.9k
Stardust inquests deliver verdict of unlawful killing in the case of all 48 victims
The jury yesterday said they could not reach a unanimous verdict, and had instead come to a majority decision.
Updated 18 Apr
82.2k
Irish people describe 'chaos' at Dubai Airport after 'catastrophic' flooding in the city
Updated 17 Apr
51.2k
47
TikTok and YouTube Shorts feeding male users misogynistic content, Irish research shows
The researchers tracked the content recommended content being fed to ten ‘sockpuppet’ accounts that identified as male on TikTok and Youtube Shorts.
17 Apr
16.3k
Despite drop, Ireland still has the third highest number of pubs per capita in the world
17 Apr
16.7k
'No guarantee' Copenhagen Stock Exchange facade can be saved after fire rips through building
Updated 16 Apr
20.2k
15
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