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October 2026
On The JournalPublic Sector Pay
Over 23,000 TUI members commence industrial action today amid pay dispute
On The JournalWeight Loss
HSE to consider public funding for Mounjaro as benefits could be ‘transformative’
On The JournalPay dispute
Minister admits public sector strike 'probably' going ahead on Wednesday as union talks yet to begin
On The JournalEU Budget
Ireland's EU presidency criticised for ‘little progress and no meaningful new solutions’
On The JournalGarvaghy Road
DUP leader accuses Northern Ireland Secretary of 'disgraceful appeasement' over Drumcree parade ban
On The JournalInternet Diaries
Tommy O'Robinson came to Ireland to eat crisps, see a 1916 relative and spread anti-Muslim hate
On The JournalTaxation
Why is inheritance tax such an emotive topic in Ireland?
It’s estimated that less than 3% of Irish households will ever pay inheritance tax. So why do so many people care?
On The JournalWinners and Losers
'Bad news for Wicklow': The winners and losers of the political week
The budget winners and losers and one ominous TikTok post get recognition this week.
On The JournalTake me back
What would it take for the UK to rejoin the EU? Are Burnham's comments merely 'symbolic'?
On The Journala billion in the red
Health chiefs have lost control of spending – and patients could pay the price next year
On The JournalIndustrial Action
Fórsa warns strikes could continue into winter if agreement is not reached in pay dispute
On The JournalSanctions
EU calls on US to reverse 'regrettable' sanctions on International Criminal Court
On The JournalPublic sector strike
Leinster House likely to close on Wednesday with no Dáil sitting due to public sector strike
On The JournalGarvaghy Road
Orange Order accuses NI Secretary of 'capitulation to mob rule' over Drumcree parade ban
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant intervened after police warned that allowing the parade to proceed risked serious disorder.
On The JournalThe Morning Lead
Who's striking, who's not? What you need to know ahead of nationwide day of protest next Wednesday
Union leaders have said Wednesday’s strike will be the largest public sector strike since the height of the financial crisis in 2009.
On The JournalThe Late Late Show
Michelle O'Neill says banning Drumcree parade was 'right decision', but it could've come sooner
On The JournalParades Commission
PSNI chief asks NI secretary to review decision to let Orange Order march on Garvaghy Road
On The Journalpublic service media
Number of TV licences sold in nine-month period dropped by 35k in a year
On The Journalget serious
The media is obsessed with picking budget winners and losers: it's lost sight of the economy
On The JournalNavi Pillay
Israel compares Nobel Committee to Joseph Goebbels after Peace Prize award
On The Journalmilitary misfire
Ban on Defence Forces going on strike 'hampers campaigns for better pay and conditions'
On The JournalPublic sector strike
Taoiseach says 'no need' for picket at Leinster House as Oireachtas staff prepare to strike
A number of political parties have said they will not be passing the picket at the Dáil next week as public workers prepare to strike.
On The Journalrhodes
Family seeks help for Cork man stranded in Greece for four weeks after car crash
On The JournalForeign Affairs minister
McEntee calls on US not to go ahead with livestreamed firing squad execution of mass killer
