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Tuesday 10 February 2026 Dublin: 8°C
Limerick corruption
Trial of Limerick car dealer accused of corrupt payment to garda detective has collapsed
Stephen O’Sullivan (43) had pleaded not guilty to giving money to Detective Garda David Bourke in return for information.
40 million passengers
Dublin Airport passenger cap to be scrapped 'before the end of the year', says minister
SEAMUS CULLETON
Taoiseach says Irishman's detention in Texas ICE centre being raised with US Homeland Security
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
The EU is trying to solve the housing crisis as a bloc, how did their first crack at it go?
InvestigatesSuicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Have you ever dined in a Michelin-star restaurant?
Basic Income for the Arts
Permanent scheme to financially support Irish artists to finally see the light of day
Updated 6 mins ago
6.8k
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Corruption Perceptions Index
Corruption watchdog warns ‘dark money’ poses growing risks to Irish national security
Updated 55 mins ago
7.0k
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The Daily Poll
Have you ever dined in a Michelin-star restaurant?
1 hr ago
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pivot to streaming
HBO Max is coming to Ireland next month and taking Friends with it
1 hr ago
4.5k
25
Cancer patients
Minister says he will meet campaigners over flight time changes between Donegal and Dublin
1 hr ago
1.6k
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Housing Activation Office
Government finally gets its 'housing tsar' as senior civil servant to take up €219k role
1 hr ago
4.0k
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SPOTLIGHT

A break from the weather

light the lights
I asked if I could write a review of The Muppet Show 50th Anniversary Special and they said yes
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sunshine spots
Quiz: How well do you know these popular holiday destinations?
lording it
Michael Flatley's show went ahead after a long, bitter legal saga – here's what it was like
45
Welcome to the cottage
'There's a lot more to it than the sex': How Heated Rivalry became a cultural phenomenon
21
Limerick corruption
Trial of Limerick car dealer accused of corrupt payment to garda detective has collapsed
2 hrs ago
16.2k
SEAMUS CULLETON
Taoiseach says Irishman's detention in Texas ICE centre being raised with US Homeland Security
2 hrs ago
15.3k
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bus money
Irish public has left over €8.6 million unused on dormant leap cards
2 hrs ago
3.9k
15
40 million passengers
Dublin Airport passenger cap to be scrapped 'before the end of the year', says minister
Updated 3 hrs ago
7.3k
44
spending and saving
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
The Journal reader
Updated 3 hrs ago
3.2k
MANDELSON SCANDAL
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband ‘not going to run’ for leadership as Starmer defies calls to quit
3 hrs ago
2.0k
RIGHT TO SILENCE
Republicans release video of Ghislaine Maxwell pleading the Fifth to US Congress questions
4 hrs ago
9.4k
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Fallout
Chappell Roan leaves talent agency after former agent appears in Epstein files
4 hrs ago
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Workers to protest pension increase delays, Cabinet to approve end of Dublin Airport passenger gap, and investigation finds hundreds contacted HSE supports before suspected suicides.
5 hrs ago
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Dublin
Protest to be held outside Dáil over 'unacceptable delays' to An Post and Eir pension increases
5 hrs ago
5.2k
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VOICES

Parenting – opinions on the stories that matter

Traffic at the school gates
When it rains, parents get frustrated
Margaret Lynch
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Tracking the kids
When parental fear meets GPS devices
Niamh O'Reilly
Long live the Sunday Drive
In the olden days, we used to just drive places for the craic
Gwen Loughman
18
Hot school meals
The intentions are good, but the delivery is poor
Jen Cummins
59
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
The EU is trying to solve the housing crisis as a bloc, how did their first crack at it go?
Eoghan Dalton
Reports from Strasbourg
5 hrs ago
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39
Strasbourg
Kafka with coffee: Life in the European Parliament - it might be boring, but it still matters
Kevin Purcell
6 hrs ago
2.0k
6
Smoking
Smokers who have major heart attacks do so 11 years earlier than non-smokers, new report finds
7 hrs ago
3.4k
10
wet school mornings
Rainy mornings: It's gridlock at the school gates, so god help us all
Margaret Lynch
Updated 7 hrs ago
7.0k
37
The Morning Lead
Warning issued on children's safety as half allowed use internet without parental controls
A psychotherapist has warned spending excessive time online compromises kids’ development of resilience.
Mairead Maguire
13 hrs ago
4.1k
29
InvestigatesSuicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Almost 450 suicides were reported to the HSE between 2022 and 2024 by healthcare staff across a range of patient services, including Emergency Departments.
Figures show critical gap in suicide prevention
Deaths may not appear in official statistics for years
Families call for mental health emergency rooms
Patricia Devlin
13 hrs ago
23.7k
Yesterday
9th February 2026
Arizona
'An hour of desperation': US broadcaster Savannah Guthrie pleads for help finding kidnapped mother
13 hrs ago
8.1k
Los Angeles
Catherine O'Hara's cause of death was a blood clot in her lungs, officials say
14 hrs ago
13.1k
Courts
Man who turned himself in after spotting CCTV images from Dublin riots given suspended sentence
14 hrs ago
12.7k
Avalanche
Two skiiers dead following avalanches in French Alps
15 hrs ago
9.6k
Epstein files
Keir Starmer tells Labour MPs he's 'not prepared to walk away' after calls for him to quit
15 hrs ago
4.7k
30
you had one job
Winter Olympics organisers investigating medals that keep breaking off ribbons
16 hrs ago
13.8k
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good evening
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
16 hrs ago
3.9k
stars in their eyes
'Celebrations are already underway': Two Irish restaurants awarded their first Michelin star
Dublin’s Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen was thought to be in with a chance of earning its third star this evening, but the restaurant and its two-star peers missed out.
Updated 16 hrs ago
48.8k
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your stories
We want to hear your stories of bidding on a house in Ireland
Updated 17 hrs ago
6.2k
Brenda Fricker
'One of Dublin's most authentic voices': Actress Brenda Fricker to be awarded Freedom of Dublin
17 hrs ago
16.6k
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Defence Forces
Revised defence plan deadlines to be brought to Cabinet tomorrow as some projects pushed back
18 hrs ago
7.8k
what next for journalism
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media
Jeff Jarvis
Updated 18 hrs ago
4.5k
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Courts
Canadian tourist beaten to death in Dublin had head 'treated like a football', his sister says
18 hrs ago
14.8k
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
British royal family say they are 'ready to support' police in Andrew inquiries
Updated 18 hrs ago
21.5k
Analysis
The stars, the stripes and the shut-up brigade: Team USA faces a political storm in Italy
19 hrs ago
16.8k
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Courts
Two Dublin taxi drivers fined for refusing to take visually impaired couple and their guide dog
19 hrs ago
19.3k
Industrial Relations
European committee finds Ireland in breach of Defence Forces members' rights
Updated 19 hrs ago
10.6k
bidding wars
Housing Minister says there is a need for ‘increased transparency’ in home buying process
19 hrs ago
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