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Sunday 22 March 2026 Dublin: 12°C
RIP
Former Sunday Game presenter Michael Lyster dies at the age of 71
Lyster was the face of RTÉ’s Gaelic games coverage for more than 30 years.
birdhill
Woman in critical condition after attack on Tipperary roadway
The Morning Lead
Dodgy boxes and cheap smart TVs are the next frontier for scammers
war at the pumps
Petrol prices set to fall as Tánaiste confirms Tuesday action on fuel costs
MIXED CONDITIONS
Drop in temperatures expected as weather to turn unsettled this week
Today's news
The Daily Poll
Have you ever watched Saturday Night Live?
The Daily Poll
Have you ever watched Saturday Night Live?
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RIP
Former Sunday Game presenter Michael Lyster dies at the age of 71
The 42
1 hr ago
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Shannon
Man seriously injured in scrambler bike crash
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memorial walk
Mother who lost five loved ones says Buncrana tragedy ‘feels like yesterday’
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BEST OF THE BOX
Poll: What did you make of Louis Theroux - Inside the Manosphere?
Poll: What did you make of Louis Theroux - Inside the Manosphere?
Review: Is Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man worth watching?
Review: Is Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man worth watching?
What you need to know about... Saturday Night Live UK
What you need to know about... Saturday Night Live UK
Poll: What did you make of Louis Theroux - Inside the Manosphere?
Review: Is Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man worth watching?
What you need to know about... Saturday Night Live UK
Unmissable sport this weekend
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Meningitis cases in Kent drop as vaccine rollout continues
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reviews
Saturday Night Live UK 'could have been a lot worse', critics say
3 hrs ago
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birdhill
Woman in critical condition after attack on Tipperary roadway
Updated 4 hrs ago
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MIXED CONDITIONS
Drop in temperatures expected as weather to turn unsettled this week
5 hrs ago
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DAFT.IE PROPERTY MAGAZINE
An elegant four-level Victorian home near the Dublin coast for €3,950,000
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Sitdown Sunday: A proper lunch with 'Brexit guy' Nigel Farage
7 hrs ago
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The 9 at 9
The 9 at 9: Sunday
7 hrs ago
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FactCheck
Factcheck: Anti-abortion campaigners say Holly Cairns' comments in the Dáil misled. Who is right?
8 hrs ago
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Internet Diaries
The internet has come for St Patrick’s Day and turned it into a global culture war about Ireland
Stephen McDermott
8 hrs ago
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Tehran
Iran threatens energy infrastructure after Trump's Strait of Hormuz ultimatum
9 hrs ago
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Our dark past
Bessborough planning row: Preserve this site - we cannot concrete over Ireland's shameful past
Laura Harmon
9 hrs ago
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gaffs
Does Ireland have a problem with ignoring planning permission?
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investigates

Investigations from our team this year

Residential Care
Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
36
Social Housing
Councils taking enforcement action against private developers over social housing
61
Suicide Prevention
Hundreds of people died by suspected suicide after recent contact with HSE services
Emergency Arrangements
Vulnerable children spending years in Tusla’s temporary Special Emergency Arrangements
38
Garda Referral
Tusla has referred five emergency child care providers to Gardaí over vetting concerns
38
Threats in Court
A death threat and panic buttons: Ireland’s courts are seeing increased aggression
26
Irish in America
Being an Irish journalist in the US: 'People are less vocal about supporting Trump than before'
10 hrs ago
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Let's get down to business
Taoiseach touted Ireland Inc with major enterprise push on Patrick's Day trip
Micheál Martin spent time with Donald Trump away from the cameras where they discussed Doonbeg, Iran and the US-Ireland business links.
Christina Finn
10 hrs ago
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The Morning Lead
Dodgy boxes and cheap smart TVs are the next frontier for scammers
Recently, The Journal travelled to Interpol in Lyon to hear from experts fighting the scammers.
Niall O'Connor
16 hrs ago
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Yesterday
21st March 2026
Quiz
How much do you know about Big Bird?
18 hrs ago
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Final Destination
Limerick seal place in league final after holding off Galway in grandstand finish
19 hrs ago
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evening fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
20 hrs ago
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eating in community
Hot School Meals: What if we’ve got it all wrong?
Dr Catherine Conlon
21 hrs ago
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robert mueller
Former FBI director, who led probe into Russian interference in US election, dies
22 hrs ago
18.6k
war at the pumps
Petrol prices set to fall as Tánaiste confirms Tuesday action on fuel costs
A temporary cut on excise is under consideration by government.
Updated 22 hrs ago
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Derry
Police arrest man on suspicion of murder after body of woman found
23 hrs ago
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VOICES

Thoughts and opinions on the stories that matter

Teen social media ban
Protecting kids online shouldn’t mean killing privacy
Andrea Horan
32
Self-inflicted wound
Low cadet pay is damaging the Defence Forces
Lt Col Conor King
24
Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing
Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem
Jennifer Whitmore
83
The Bee Guy
This rainy season has nearly washed us away
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
17
The rise of the Irish sauna
Heat, cold plunges and a new kind of social ritual
Stephen O'Rourke
31
The Mental Load
The parenting work that no one sees, mostly done by women
Niamh O'Reilly
Fast fashion
Donating a bag to a charity shop won't fix Ireland's big clothing problem
Solene Schirrer
20
Ireland's history
The Irish at the Oscars, over the years
Dr Eoin Kinsella
3
Britain
Meningitis cases rise to 34 from 29 in British county of Kent outbreak
23 hrs ago
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bright eyes
Welbeck on the double as Brighton deliver blow to Liverpool's Champions League hopes
A goal in each half from Welbeck gave the home team a fourth win in five Premier League matches.
21 Mar
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RIP
Joan Delany, wife of late Olympic gold medalist Ronnie, has died
21 Mar
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RIP
Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon dies aged 54
21 Mar
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War in the Middle East
US and Israel attack nuclear facility, Iran fires at British airbase in Indian Ocean
Updated 21 Mar
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good news
In pictures: Ireland's underwater world documented in award-winning images
21 Mar
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born zippy
Irish mum couldn't find special PJs to suit her son's needs - so she created her own
21 Mar
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Squeaky Bum Time
All you need to know about the biggest Ireland football match of the decade so far
21 Mar
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Investor confidence
Ireland's credit rating within one notch of triple-A for first time since 2009
21 Mar
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Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: You are watching the obliteration of standards in real time
Carl Kinsella
21 Mar
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Musk in court
Elon Musk expected to pay out billions as jury finds he misled Twitter investors in takeover
21 Mar
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Gaeltacht gan diospóireacht
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21 Mar
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Gaillimh Thiar
Not enough fluent Irish candidates in Galway West for debate on TG4 or RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
21 Mar
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