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On The Journal8 March
Are you a carer? We want to hear your thoughts on the upcoming care referendum
On The JournalEU Enlargement
Irish public support Ukraine joining the EU, but don't want to see membership fast-tracked
Polling also found a fifth of the public believe the EU’s response to the war in Ukraine to be “very bad”.
The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll found 72% of Irish citizens support Ukraine joining the EU.
The same poll found that 39% of Ireland are not in favour of Ukraine getting its application to join fast tracked.
This comes as accession talks began in December and additional war-time relief funding was just approved.
Investigation
Asylum-seeker support workers expected to act as interpreters without specialist training
Experts concerned that ‘cultural mediators’ being asked to provide “interpretation services” beyond their required skill set.
Cultural mediators were introduced to speed up the asylum application process
Advocates say the lack of clarity around role risks harming asylum seekers
UN body who trains them says mediators "not legally accountable" for applications
ceasefire nowTom Clonan: Israel has pursued the relentless massacre of innocent Palestinians in Gaza
On The JournalWexford
Fine Gael TD Paul Kehoe will not contest his seat in the next general election
On The Journalparty preferences
What parties will 18-34-year-olds vote for in the EU elections? And why?
Court of AppealEx-rugby coach John McClean claims consecutive jail terms for child sex abuse were too severe
On The JournalJoe Biden
US Vice President Kamala Harris says she's 'ready to serve' as debates continue over Biden's age
Clare coast
Coast Guard and Naval Service watch over Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker off the west coast
The ship was spotted off the Clare and Galway coasts and maritime industry sources said it was believed she was sheltering from bad weather in the Atlantic.
On The JournalMigration
'Campaign of arson' on properties linked to asylum seekers is 'unprecedented', says Tánaiste
On The JournalTechnological Univsersity Dublin
Students outraged by accommodation provider's move from 40-week tenancies to year-round leases
On The JournalCourts
Man gets nine-and-a-half year term for car theft where owner was killed after falling from bonnet
Cork
'Extraordinary engineering': €215m Dunkettle interchange revamp officially opens today
The new development includes four roundabouts and multiple links between the N8, the N25, and the N40.
On The JournalCourts
Trial of man charged with causing death of Paudie Palmer collapses after juror visits crash scene
Housing CrisisMinister's message to Irish construction workers abroad: 'Ireland needs you to help us build homes'
An Garda SíochánaMore than 2,000 people over 35 apply to gardaí in first competition since age limit was raised
On The JournalMarch Referendums
Varadkar launches Fine Gael campaign calling for a double Yes vote in family and care referendums
confidence is key'He nailed it': Andy Farrell lauds confidence of young boy who sang Ireland's Call at Aviva
On The JournalPolitics
'Not just another protest party': TD Michael Fitzmaurice joins Independent Ireland party
On The Journaltime to rethink
Jennifer Whitmore: The school transport system is not serving the communities that need it
crisis
The EU's Israel-Gaza response has been poor according to two-thirds of Irish voters
The negative feeling is most keenly felt among younger people.
A major The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll, the first in a series of EU 2024 polls, published this morning.
The EU's response to the Gaza conflict has damaged its reputation with Irish people.
There remains, however, a huge motivation across the population to vote in four months with over 80% signalling intention to make it to the polling booths.
