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Yesterday
8th September 2026
On The JournalPower Struggle
Housing minister seeks review of rules around EV chargers in new housing estates
Last week
30th August 2026 - 5th September 2026
On The JournalDarragh O'Brien
Another delay in Carbon Tax hike 'on the table' for budget, says Transport Minister
On The JournalSean Canney
'Everybody's hard-pressed': minister dismisses criticism of public transport fare hikes
On The Journalhaulage meeting
Michael Healy-Rae talks up old friends in government as hauliers tell him of their family rifts
On The Journalsavings scheme
Government rules out ethical limits on investing in weapons or fossil fuels through new state scheme
On The Journalev problems
'It's a lot of passing the buck': Are new housing estates left short-changed on EV chargers?
Residents in a number of estates across Dublin have contacted The Journal about being unable to charge their cars.
On The JournalFuel supports
Haulage chief says industry may return to protests if fuel supports end too soon
On The JournalTullow
Dozens of Co Carlow homes at centre of costs row are reversed to social housing list
On The Journalnew rent rules
New renters coughed up about €326 more per month than sitting tenants this spring
On The JournalRIP
Iconic feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies aged 92
A statement said Steinem had died at her home in New York City.
On The Journalpay talks
Tens of thousands of public sector workers have voted for industrial action - what's going on?
On The Journaldeemed disposal
A 'complex' 38% tax on investments will not apply to the government's new savings scheme
On The JournalThe Morning Lead
Vacuum billionaire James Dyson in stand-off with Waterford locals over access to graveyard
Dyson owns the historic 850-acre estate in west Waterford which he purchased for around €30 million two years ago.
On The Journalbeds in sheds
Garden homes are starting to be registered with councils... and South Dublin is the busiest
Changes to planning laws now allow back-yard cabins to be built without planning permission.
Last month
August 2026
On The JournalWaterford
'It's part of Waterford's history': Memorial to be installed in tribute to victims of Bill Kenneally
On The JournalKennedy Summer School
Backlash to data centres stateside means US may 'prefer to see them built in Ireland'
On The JournalHousing Crisis
Homelessness: Number of children in emergency accommodation hits record high of 5,659
On The Journalunfinished lambs
IFA chair says drop in sheep slaughter numbers partly down to long hot summer
On The JournalKennedy Summer School
Ex-Obama adviser warns it will be 'hard for White House to ignore' soaring Irish corporate tax receipts
On The JournalMet Éireann
Rain warning for five counties in southeast as a wet Electric Picnic is forecast
On The JournalStrancally Castle
'Once he minds his business we'll be okay': Waterford locals react to Mark Zuckerberg arrival
On The Journalchianti park
'It can't be one rule for some': Locals in Dublin mountains welcome order to knock 29 houses
A year-long battle over 29 modular houses built near the Dublin-Wicklow border is set to draw to a close this week.
On The Journallong hot summer
The summer that burned Ireland - so where do we go from here?
Scorched woodland, arid crops and overheating homes and workplaces have all hit Ireland these past few months.
On The JournalFarage v Binface
Farage vs Count Binface: Everything you need to know about Clacton's surreal byelection
On The Journalhot homes
Government officials to meet researchers to try fight heatwave pressure on sweltering homes
Researchers estimate that up to 10% of the country’s housing is at risk from overheating.
On The Journalprivate well
Over 70 homes in Waterford housing estate to lose water supply upkeep after fee hike row
Water maintenance company Campion told residents this week that it was withdrawing services from the estate.
On The JournalWaterford
Councillor says community plan helps to give area that saw balcony collapse equal chance
On The Journallocal policing
After a year of covering Ireland's new hyper-local bodies, what have we learned?
On The Journallocal community safety partnerships
'People say there's no point reporting it': Community group wants to know about racism in Dublin
July
July 2026
On The JournalDublin city centre
Dublin councils survey residents for city-wide community safety plan
On The Journalgreen and red
Saw Doctors 'amazed' as their 34-year-old Mayo anthem soars to no. 1 on Spotify
On The Journallocal policing
Can Ireland's new community policing groups make towns safer?
The new model has replaced the old policing committees that used to run across the country.
On The JournalSitka spruce
Has the type of tree planted on Slievenamon made this week's wildfires worse?
On The JournalWildfires
Slievenamon fire may be extinguished in two days, says Tipperary fire service
One local TD says the fire has been unlike any other seen by the local area in many, many years.
Emergency services are unsure how much damage has been caused by the blaze or how it started.
