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housing tsar'I accept I'm a well-paid person': Nama boss says salary not discussed in housing tsar meeting
On The Journalnew research
Most teenagers who vape had never smoked cigarettes before, and 14 is the most common age to start
On The JournalCourts
Masseur jailed for two-and-a-half years after sexually assaulting female client
On The JournalCourts
Woman charged over Shannon Airport protest refused travel to UK for Arts Council-funded trip
On The JournalNational Children's Hospital
'BAM’s pace is insufficient': National Children's Hospital delayed again until September 2025
On The JournalSophie Toscan du Plantier
Colm Meaney to star as Ian Bailey in new film about a Sophie Toscan Du Plantier murder trial
Central Criminal CourtTina Satchwell’s cousin says murder accused offered her the freezer he used to store body
helping handIreland's hopes of qualifying for Euro 2028 increase as Uefa announce backdoor route for hosts
On The JournalGaza
How an aid blockade and a warning that 14,000 babies could die heaped Western pressure on Israel
BBC libel caseGerry Adams had reputation of being in the IRA Army Council, Michael McDowell tells court
On The JournalCourts
Family linked to 26 personal injury claims facing €150k legal costs after new case thrown out
On The JournalMedieval literature
Medieval manuscript the Book of Leinster goes on public display in Trinity College
not-so sweet home
Mayo council official defends proposal to 'boycott' people who own holiday homes
One Sinn Féin councillor said holiday homeowners should be financially incentivised to sell or rent their property.
Housing Crisis'Stop screwing up': Mary Lou McDonald tells Taoiseach the government is gaslighting renters
On The JournalGive Blood
'Urgent appeal' for blood donations after transfusion service warns of critically low stocks
john stanley purcellIrish Nationwide exec fined €130,000 and disqualified for four years for 'high-risk lending'
On The JournalFar right intimidation
Gardaí have found foreign actors using social media to 'amplify' far-right content in Ireland
Garda Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon was speaking this week at a conference on Policing of Far Right Intimidation in the Republic of Ireland.
On The Journalparcel levy
EU plans €2 flat fee on small parcels from outside bloc as Fine Gael TD warns of 'fast fashion wave'
SEAI ReportTransport emissions down slightly as ‘over-reliance’ on private vehicles ‘erodes progress’
On The Journalthe man with the golden dome
Trump promises to deliver $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence before end of term
Trump directed the Pentagon to pursue the space-based interceptors in an executive order.
LobbyingMeta warned minister that €200m EU fine last month would harm Irish businesses and consumers
On The JournalBadger cull
Almost 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease
More than 8,000 badgers destroyed by DAFM in a nation-wide crackdown to eradicate bovine tuberculosis were found to be infection free following post-mortems.
Over 66,000 badgers culled in last 10 years
Concerns over ‘barbaric’ traps used to snare protected species
Over 4,000 foxes mistakenly snared in government-issued traps
On The Journalkiea mccann
'There is no moving on': Parents of Kiea McCann recount night of Monaghan debs crash
Frankie and Teresa McCann said they did not believe the seven-year sentence given to Anthony McGinn, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, was fair.
On The JournalTB crisis
‘It’s the next worst thing to losing a family member’: The toll of Ireland’s bovine TB crisis
As TB numbers continue to rise across Irish farms, The Journal Investigates speaks to those in the farming community carrying the huge financial and emotional loss.
On The JournalGaza
Pressure mounts on Israel as EU to review trade and cooperation over Gaza aid blockade
Meanwhile, the UK government announced this afternoon that it will sanction West Bank settlers and suspend trade deal discussions with Israel.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said the EU's review reflects the "grave concerns" of member states.
Conor O'Neill of Christian Aid Ireland said the review is welcome but "it is not enough".
International pressure has been building on Israel following a months-long blockade of aid into Gaza that prompted famine warnings.
On The Journalnorman people
Sinn Féin blasts 'offensive' Government plan to commemorate birth of William the Conqueror
ExplainerWhy is a teenager sleeping outside the Dáil tonight and what's going on with 'assessments of need'?
