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This month
April 2025
Leaving Cert examiners offer €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers
Last month
March 2025
Seanad told increases in students given reduced school hours is 'a proper scandal'
Weight-loss drug Wegovy now available in Ireland
Fontaines D.C. win International Group Brit award while Charli XCX's Brat secures five trophies
February
February 2025
Avoiding the pensions timebomb may mean making retirement older - but exactly how old?
Financial advisor: Thinking of retiring? Here are the things to consider...
Leah McMahon
Doireann Garrihy 'didn't know' about last year's 2FM host exodus before high-profile departures
We need to talk about the daily struggle of parenting with ADHD
Karen Beckett
Analysis of remote work: 'It's not in decline - demand is higher than ever'
Graham Harron
Housing limbo: 'I've moved house 13 times in the past 10 years'
Maria Kelly
Hot school meals: They're so important, but we could be offering much better food
Dr Catherine Conlon
January
January 2025
Emilia Pérez leads Oscar nominations as Kneecap miss out
GPO ‘totally unsuitable’ for use as a soup kitchen says An Post, amid calls to open its doors
It'll be grand, sure: Irish people are the most optimistic citizens in Europe
Vape safety and testing big Irish heads: What to expect at this year's Young Scientist
Elections, Eurovision and Fine Gael departures: The most read articles on The Journal in 2024
A look at the top 20 stories on TheJournal.ie last year.
Last year
2024
'Heart, Be at Peace' by Donal Ryan named the An Post Irish Book of the Year
Sitdown Sunday: Walk on air against your better judgement - what Seamus Heaney gave me
Housewife of the Year shows an Ireland of the past - but one within touching distance of today
'Don't worry about me': TV host Davina McCall speaks about brain surgery to remove tumour
Saoirse Ronan hopes viral Graham Norton Show moment will spark discussions about women's safety
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Minister moves to defend record as TDs demand carers allowance means test be scrapped
Debunked: Kamala Harris didn't make an ad about a woman regretting not having an abortion
Ex-Strictly pro cleared of abuse claims but BBC upholds 'some' complaints by Amanda Abbington
Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded globally
Poll: Do you eat sandwiches in triangles or rectangles?
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
Walk and talk: Why I'm attempting to conquer the Wicklow Way in less than 72 hours this weekend
Jack 'Beano' Carey
Harris tells lenders he wants to see cost of mortgage repayments fall 'as quickly as they rose'
Up to 200 jobs at risk as medical tech plant to close in Drogheda
Air, rail and road: Here's what you need to know if you're travelling this bank holiday weekend
The results of this Europe election are crucial for climate action
Poor housing affects mothers' and kids' mental health and relationship with each other
Ireland's 13-year-olds have fewer friends but better familial relationships than a decade ago
Poll: Oasis or Blur?
'Strong likelihood' ECB will cut interest rates in the coming weeks
Underqualified nursing home staff are taking bloods and inserting catheters, says HSE director
The National Adult Safeguarding office has had reports of healthcare assistants who undertook a 4 month course carrying out medical procedures on older people.
Inspection of Laois direct provision centre finds 75% of residents had been granted protection