Politics
Tuesday
31st March 2026
Palestine‘Cruel’: UN warns Israel that applying new death penalty in West Bank would be a war crime
Kyiv
Zelenskyy attacks Orbán for blocking €90bn EU loan just days before Hungarian election
The Journal has travelled to Ukraine and will be reporting from the country over the coming days.
Council of StateThese are the seven people President Catherine Connolly has appointed to the Council of State
PharmaciesState to continue funding phased dispensing and blister packs for patients 'who genuinely need them'
bienvenue bangkokAn Asian version of Eurovision has been announced (and no, Ireland aren't in that one either)
Ukraine
Ireland joins EU chiefs in Kyiv to observe Bucha massacre anniversary as drone war grinds on
The Journal has travelled to Ukraine and will be reporting from the country over the coming days.
Monday
30th March 2026
Catholic ChurchWhite House defends prayer for ‘violence’ after Pope says God doesn’t listen to ‘those who wage war’
John StephensFianna Fáil confirm candidate to try claim party's first Dublin Central seat since Bertie Ahern
Murder InvestigationMan arrested after Scotland extradition over 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson in Donegal
Tax Relief
Garden cabins to be cleared for rent-a-room scheme in policy U-turn
Government pitched the idea of modular units in gardens for family members last year, but has now decided to change tack.
the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Explainer: Another critical oil Strait is at risk as the Houthis enter the war
Oil prices have spiked as Houthi rebels target the Red Sea.
The 9 at 9
The 9 at 9
Trump says he wants Iran’s oil, UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, and another candidate confirmed for Galway bye-election.
cillian keaneFianna Fáil pick 25-year-old councillor as their candidate for the Galway bye-election
Iran
Trump's says his 'favourite thing' would be to take Iran's oil, calls naysayers 'stupid people'
The US president said he has “a lot of options” and suggested one could be seizing Kharg Island.
skippers and cigsGarda sergeants and inspectors group says has 'no confidence' in force's suspension system
compulsory 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.
Sunday
29th March 2026
Middle East
Iran warns US ground troops would be 'set on fire' as diplomats meet on war
Iran’s parliament speaker said the US is plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.
Around 3,500 US sailors and marines arrived in the Middle East on an assault ship yesterday.
The Washington Post quoted anonymous US officials as saying that any potential ground operation 'would fall short of a full-scale invasion'.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel would be expanding operations in Lebanon.
The Morning Lead
Ireland needs more landlords 'that have five or more houses who treat it like a business'
The government is trying to ‘change the housing culture in Ireland’, according to Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty.
Last week
22nd March 2026 - 28th March 2026
Fingallians GAASwords GAA club says it is set to lose half of its playing space due to the Metrolink
ONE'We are suffering a housing crisis': President attends anniversary event for veterans’ homeless charity
Bus Eireann‘Short-sighted and damaging’: Calls for decision to end three Expressway services to be reversed
mandelson filesMet Police reviewing CCTV from the day Irishman Morgan McSweeney had his phone stolen
On the ground in Gaza
Over 7,000 Palestinians missing as families search for those buried or detained
Extremely hazardous conditions see decomposing bodies exposed in open areas.
Recovery teams are at risk of disease and infection as they carry out identification efforts.
No one in Gaza knows the fate of non militants who were detained on 7 October 2023.
