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March 2026
The Morning Lead
CIÉ Tours paid back $4m in Covid loans to US government after whistleblower complaint
It turned out the company was ineligible for the loans, partly as it’s owned by the Irish government.
inflation once again
Fertiliser prices are soaring due to the war - that could lead to higher shopping bills
We’ve already seen inflation at the petrol pump, but can we expect this to go further and start hitting our food?
The 8 at 8
Taoiseach to meet Keir Starmer in Cork, drivers crossing the border for fuel, and new tax relief for pharmacy services.
On The JournalThe Morning Lead
Farmers say the collapse of a major carrot grower is a red flag for Ireland's vegetable farms
Hughes Farm in Co Kilkenny is responsible for 12% of Ireland’s carrot production but the company going under has raised questions.
Controversy
Wexford estate residents pressing ahead with rental watchdog cases in spite of landlord u-turn
The controversy grabbed attention last week as it came amid major reforms to the rental sector.
Housing CrisisAn EU-wide housing plan has been voted through for the first time (but not everyone's happy)
On The JournalFuel Prices
As diesel hits €2 a litre at Irish pumps, no one quite knows what's going to happen next
The price of oil has yo-yoed throughout today.
open door policyWaterford community safety group criticises move by other counties to meet behind closed doors
Bridgetown
Wexford evictions: The small network of companies behind one landlord
TDs say more oversight is needed of major landlords in the sector.
BridgetownLandlord for controversial Wexford evictions says it has 'decided to withdraw' terminations
dublin and wicklow
'Sophisticated' concealing devices and €1.6m in drugs seized in garda raid of 27 properties
On The JournalCommuting
Trains resume between Pearse and Dún Laoghaire following damage to overhead lines
On The Journalnorth cork creameries
Cork dairy plant to cease production after latest EPA suspension over water pollution concerns
Wexford
'Sell up and get out': Video shows landlord rep blaming new rules for 36 planned evictions
The evictions were handed out door to door by the property firm last Friday.
Oil PricesMinister says it's 'clear' global oil price turmoil 'bears no reflection' to costs in Ireland
Pedro SanchezSpain's prime minister says US war risks playing 'Russian roulette' with lives of millions
Spring has sprung
Blue skies and sunshine as Ireland gets a much-needed burst of spring
The grass is riz.
Wexford evictionsTaoiseach says planned evictions of 36 households in Co Wexford 'came before' new rental rules
On The JournalAsylum
Health watchdog finds almost half of IPAS accommodation centres were overcrowded last year
On The JournalThe Morning Lead
'I keep looking out the window': Irish people in UAE watch war unfold in the air
The US-Israel war with Iran has widened over recent days. Irish people have described their experience as surreal.
BridgetownHousing Minister rejects claims that Co Wexford evictions are linked to his rental reforms
Hazelwood estateHouseholders 'in shock' as 30 homes in Co Wexford estate handed eviction notices by landlord
On The JournalThe Morning Lead
'FF and FG are fine with a certain amount of human misery': Race to fill Connolly seat heats up
Several parties have announced their candidates so far – here’s how the race was looking as The Journal visited this week.
This year
2026
On The Journalgalway in focus
Worries new rules will heap pressure on renters in a city already seeing 'concerning trends'
It’s almost a year since the state’s private rental watchdog flagged mounting issues in Galway’s rental sector.
Homeless
New record as more than 17,000 people in emergency accommodation last month
Of the 17,112 people living in emergency accommodation in January, 5,319 were children.
Explainer
After a week of pauses and rollbacks, where do we stand in the row about SNA allocation?
The government now says no schools will lose SNAs in September – but there’s been criticism that the problem is being kicked down the road.
On The JournalRoad Deaths
Teenager killed in Navan hit-and-run named locally as Mia Lily Keogh O'Keeffe
