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October 2024

Safety First

Child abuse images freely available on social media platforms, online safety expert warns

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will later today launch the annual report of Hotline.ie.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 3 Oct

7.3k

Prison stand down

Irish army end armed protection for Portlaoise Prison after 50 years

3 Oct

26.3k

discontent in the ranks

One in four military officers are planning to leave the Defence Forces in the next five years

2 Oct

8.0k

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Explainer

In the hills of south Lebanon: How Irish troops work to keep the peace along the Blue Line

Niall O'Connor

2 Oct

16.9k

raco

Military officers criticise low pay for soldiers on dangerous UN peacekeeping missions

2 Oct

9.4k

Defence and Justice

National Security budget: 1,000 extra gardaí, increased defence spending and more prison officers

Updated 1 Oct

8.7k

Peacekeepers

Irish Defence Forces confirm all soldiers 'safe' in positions across South Lebanon

1 Oct

4.5k

September

September 2024

Lebanon

'There's no bed space': Fears Beirut hospital system could collapse in wake of Israeli attacks

Monday’s bombing represented Lebanon’s “worst day in 18 years”, an Irish UNICEF worker said.

Niall O'Connor

25 Sep

4.6k

money tied up

Maintaining the MV Matthew in Cork Harbour has cost the state €4.4 million since last September

The MV Matthew was seized by the State last September in a dramatic drugs interdiction operation.

Moving the MV Matthew to different berths has caused 'operational problems' for Port of Cork Company.

Costs are mounting and the Harbour Master has repeatedly asked for clarity on when the ship will be sold.

There are also concerns by POCC around insurance as the MV Matthew has lost a critical maritime classification.

Concerns have further mounted after a 'near miss' in the harbour when the Matthew moved from its moorings.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 15 hrs ago

34.8k

all at sea

NATO warships and an Irish Navy ship to conduct exercise off Irish coast in coming days

20 Sep

21.6k

kilrush

Armed gardaí deployed to small Co Clare town to deal with fallout from escalating drug dispute

19 Sep

87.7k

The Morning Lead

Liquified gas cargo ship allegedly breaching Russian sanctions spotted off Galway coast

The ship, named New Energy, is a Palau registered craft and has been named in a list of US State Department sanctions.

Niall O'Connor

19 Sep

26.7k

Foynes

Ambulance Service pays tribute to 'brave' medics who rescued unconscious man from apartment fire

18 Sep

13.2k

up the junction

Gardaí take to truck patrols to catch distracted drivers, in tactic borrowed from Europe

Niall O'Connor

Updated 17 Sep

43.3k

Organised Crime

Major cocaine haul as Europol assist gardaí against new Irish crime cartel

It is understood that police from across the world have been involved in breaching the encrypted communications of a drug trafficking operation.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 17 Sep

31.1k

hell and back

The real Hell Week: Inside the selection process to become an Irish Special Forces soldier

Ever wonder what it takes to become a member of the Irish Army Ranger Wing?

Niall O'Connor

14 Sep

28.8k

The Morning Lead

Head of Garda National Immigration Bureau: There'll be a 'significant' increase in deportations

Detective Chief Superintendent Aidan Minnock sat down with The Journal for a rare interview.

Niall O'Connor

14 Sep

67.3k

Guess who's back

Irish security forces monitoring reports of Russian naval activity in the Atlantic

Sources have said that Russian naval exercises are planned to take place in the coming weeks.

Niall O'Connor

13 Sep

34.8k

National Security

Carroll MacNeill says visit to European/Russian border confirms need for increased Defence spend

Minister for State for Defence and European Affairs Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has returned after visits to Finland, Estonia and Lithuania and viewing the Russian border.

Niall O'Connor

12 Sep

11.5k

Albufeira

Irish man found dead in Portuguese police cell after arrest for assault investigation

12 Sep

40.7k

Defence Forces

Irish troops begin exercise in Meath ahead of 'decisive' EU Battlegroup deployment

11 Sep

16.8k

The Morning Lead

Friends with benefits? Ireland moves closer to NATO as alliance looks to protect Atlantic flank

This week The Journal travelled to Brussels for briefings and meetings with sources at NATO and other organisations.

Niall O'Connor

Reports from Brussels

7 Sep

16.3k

The Morning Lead

'Not how navies work': Head of naval operations hits out at 'incorrect' reports on status of ships

Captain Darragh Kirwan the head of Naval Service Operations Command and his colleague Commander Eoin Smith spoke to The Journal.

Niall O'Connor

3 Sep

31.7k

August

August 2024

military kit

Ireland talking directly to other governments to quicken pace of buying military hardware

It’s part of promised modernisation of the Defence Forces and its capabilities.

27 Aug

38.1k

The Morning Lead

'Four generations have lived here': How Irish funding for prefabs is letting Ukrainians go home

The Irish government has given money to fund a programme of building prefabs for displaced Ukrainians so they can return home.

Niall O'Connor

22 Aug

31.6k

Castlegar

Gardaí probe shooting incident and fire in Galway city believed to be linked to ongoing feud

3 hrs ago

15.1k

Italy

Italian authorities say Irish citizen among people on yacht that sank off Sicily in storm

Updated 19 Aug

58.1k

Whistleblower

British diplomat based in Dublin resigns in protest at sales of arms to Israel by UK companies

19 Aug

17.2k

Ukraine and the Curragh

Lessons from the frontline of the war in Ukraine are changing Irish Army artillery tactics

Artillery had fallen out of fashion but the Ukraine War has put it front and centre once again.

Niall O'Connor

17 Aug

34.4k

Defence Forces

Teenager arrested after army chaplain injured in 'horrifying' stabbing at Galway barracks

It’s understood that a soldier on guard duty fired warning shots before restraining the youth.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 16 Aug

122k

portlaoise prison

Portlaoise Prison overdose probe focused on opioid style drug smuggled in by short release prisoner

Updated 15 Aug

16.5k

Cocaine

Irish man arrested in Peru was allegedly involved in operation to ship drugs back to Europe

14 Aug

38.6k

Laois

Ten prisoners have been taken to hospital after overdoses at Portlaoise Prison

13 Aug

34.5k

Peacekeepers

Tánaiste writes to UN to express 'extreme concern' at airstrike that damaged Irish army vehicles

Two Irish military vehicles were damaged in the incident on Saturday night when an apparent airstrike on a village narrowly missed the armoured cars.

Niall O'Connor

13 Aug

8.3k

Edward Johnston

What do we know about the Irish murder suspect shot dead by police in Malta?

13 Aug

64.9k

Lebanon

Video shows moment of suspected 'Israeli airstrike' on Lebanese village as Irish troops drive past

It is understood six Irish troops were in a two vehicle convoy along with two Polish colleagues hit in the strike.

Niall O'Connor

12 Aug

30.9k

Louth

Four people arrested at anti-immigration rally in Dundalk

12 Aug

11.5k

UNIFIL

Irish peacekeeper convoy struck during an airstrike bombing in south Lebanon

A spokesman with the Irish Defence Forces has confirmed that no personnel were injured in the incident.

Niall O'Connor

11 Aug

39.7k

Gwyn Lewis

The UN's Irish woman with a front-row seat to revolution in Bangladesh

10 Aug

11.6k

Defence

State lodges appeal against High Court ruling in 'secret RAF air policing deal' case

Updated 9 Aug

20.7k