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April
April 2026
fuel protests'National strike' fails to materialise despite calls from far-right groups and some protesters
Internet DiariesThe internet's bad actors quickly distorted the fuel protests into a narrative divorced from reality
Far-right
How Ireland's far-right movement got involved in the fuel protests and tried to hijack them
While many are protesting fuel costs, far-right actors and international figures are using the movement to push anti-immigrant narratives.
Internet DiariesThe Irish LoyalFans creator who shares racist content and videos of herself spitting on people
war in iran'Hands off the keys': Hoax leaflets with government logo tell people to drive less to save fuel
March
March 2026
On The Journalthe burkes
Martina and Ammi Burke arrested on foot of order that they should be jailed for contempt of court
On The Journalcompulsory purchase orders
Derelict properties: how many vacant homes and sites did your council buy via CPO last year?
Ireland's local authorities acquired 99 properties via Compulsory Purchase Orders in 2025.
Monaghan County Council acquired the highest number of properties, followed by Limerick City and County Council and Waterford City and County Council.
11 councils did not acquire a single property.
Internet DiariesRelationship hacking: The internet's latest dubious way of telling men how to 'get girls'
illegal streamingDodgy boxes are back in the news - does a High Court ruling mean their days are numbered?
On The JournalSupreme Court
Asylum seekers had to 'defecate on the street' as they had no access to toilet facilities
However, a barrister representing the State argued that the situation is not something asylum seekers can sue over.
On The JournalHuman Rights
Supreme Court begins hearing into whether the State breached rights of homeless asylum seekers
Internet DiariesThe internet has come for St Patrick’s Day and turned it into a global culture war about Ireland
On The JournalKildare
Man arrested over weekend assault that left another man seriously injured in Naas
derelict ireland
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings that Ireland's councils asked to CPO in February
There are currently almost 20,000 derelict residential properties in Ireland.
Local authorities can apply to acquire these properties via a Compulsory Purchase Order.
Two councils sought to acquire derelict houses last month.
Internet DiariesThe internet really wanted me to see Alysa Liu - but all I got was weird sexualised content
On The JournalEnoch Burke
'Don't threaten me': Angry exchanges between judge and Burke after family members ordered to jail
High Court
Hoxton vs Yamamori: Weeks of emails show how a noise dispute spilled over into legal action
Legal filings show the origin of the High Court case between the hotel and nightclub.
This year
2026
On The Journalthe burkes
Enoch Burke's mother says judge is 'sacrificing the people of this country' during contempt hearing
Housing Crisis
Housing officials raise major doubts about a government pledge to build 300,000 homes by 2031
An internal report by the Department of Housing has sounded the alarm over a gradual decline in planning permissions.
Officials warn that annual housing completions could fall back to current levels as soon as 2028.
The government aims to build 50,000 homes a year between now and 2031, with around 36,000 homes completed last year.
FactCheck
FactCheck: Are more homes currently being built in Ireland than ever before?
Fianna Fáil senator Mary Fitzpatrick claimed this week Ireland is experiencing record house-building.
High CourtJudge accuses Enoch Burke of trying to 'bulldoze your way through every judge in the country'
Computer Says NoWhy is Ireland restricting social media for under-16s? And has it worked in Australia?
Camp MontanaDeaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held
On The JournalPitt slop
AI slop showing Brad Pitt taking selfies and drinking pints is flooding Irish social media
DISCIPLINARY APPEALS panelEnoch Burke vs the DAP: What is his new case about and why did two panel members resign this week?
On The JournalHigh Court
Enoch Burke calls disciplinary appeals process a 'shambles' after two members resign from panel
On The Journalhigh steaks
Why is Brazilian beef back in the news? And is it actually of lower quality than Irish beef?
On The JournalNudification
Multiple apps encouraging Irish users to swap women's faces onto pornographic images and videos
Thousands of ads for the apps have appeared on social media sites in recent weeks.
All but one of the apps were labelled as suitable for children in Google and Apple app stores.
The issue has come under the spotlight after criticism over Grok for allowing users to alter images of women and children.
On The JournalHigh Court
Judge says Enoch Burke has 'no knowledge of the law' and has 'followed a disastrous legal strategy'
On The JournalNo Joy
Enoch Burke leaves prison after court allows him to prepare legal case against appeals panel
On The Journaltax return
Need a cash boost for the new year? Here’s how you can get some by claiming your tax back
January is an especially good time to claim money back from Revenue because the last tax year has just ended.
Taxpayers are entitled to claim money back for the previous four years - which includes various day-to-day expenses they've had in that time.
On The Journaldereliction
Here is the only derelict building that a council asked An Coimisiún Pleanála to CPO last month
On The JournalPrinting error
Did you get a new Irish passport in the last few weeks? If you did, you might need to return it
On The JournalPost-mortems
Irish families could face delays holding funerals due to 'very real crisis' in autopsy system
Many hospitals are no longer carrying out autopsies due to staff shortages and pressures.
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has called for urgent government action to avoid causing distress to bereaved families.
Around 6,000 autopsies are carried out in Ireland every year in cases involving sudden, unexplained, or unnatural deaths.
