Irish

April

April 2024

not all gulls

Seagulls are coming back to town, hold onto your chips (and don't panic)

30 Apr

17.2k

FactCheck

Debunked: Image of Garda standoff shared after Newtownmountkennedy protests is AI-generated

30 Apr

43.9k

Dáil chamber

Opposition rounds on government 'incompetence' in row with UK over return of migrants

30 Apr

8.0k

Trump

New York judge finds Trump in contempt of court in 'hush money' case and fines him $9,000

30 Apr

24.7k

Explainer

Who's running in the European elections and what are the key dates to look out for?

A record number of candidates have declared their status in recent weeks.

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

Updated 30 Apr

74.7k

in the news

'We owe Ireland nothing!': UK media lapping up Ireland's migration troubles

30 Apr

34.6k

Na Fianna Force

Two new rollercoasters are opening in Emerald Park next month

30 Apr

10.9k

appeal

Search stood down after body found in search for missing woman

30 Apr

21.8k

Perverting the course of Justice

Man gets four-year sentence for destroying phone used to gain Garda system information

30 Apr

35.1k

Harassment

Paul Murphy 'refuses to be intimidated' after death threat graffitied on wall near his home

Updated 30 Apr

16.7k

Wicklow

Builders confronted by anti-immigration protesters 'in shock' after 'intimidating' incident at Aughrim hotel

Construction workers at the site in Aughrim in Co Wicklow were told to “pack up and get the f**k out”.

Órla Ryan

30 Apr

64.3k

Investigation

Man hospitalised following suspected stabbing near homeless tents in Dublin city centre

30 Apr

17.5k

circular economy

Public has 'embraced' Re-turn scheme for bottles and cans, Smyth tells Climate Committee

Updated 30 Apr

18.8k

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The Daily Poll

Poll: Should single-sex schools be phased out?

30 Apr

27.1k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 UK asylum legislation, Triple Lock and newborn killed in Gaza.

Updated 30 Apr

5.8k

Covid-19

UK's Covid-19 inquiry to begin sittings in Belfast

30 Apr

3.5k

mixed message

A third of Irish teens go to single-sex schools - but new research shows they don't want to

30 Apr

10.0k

Investigates Lost in Europe

500% increase in migrant children arriving alone in Ireland claiming asylum

New investigation finds that more than 51,000 minors have disappeared after arriving in Europe between 2021 and 2023.

Patricia Devlin

30 Apr

12.4k

cash for ash

Minister to seek approval for €80 million ash dieback scheme to help farmers plant new forests

30 Apr

10.9k

claims

Tánaiste says McEntee’s 80% claim on asylum seekers crossing border ‘not statistical’

Updated 29 Apr

31.5k

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France

French actor Gerard Depardieu to face trial for sexual assault in October

Updated 29 Apr

18.7k

London

Man admits killing elderly Irishman on mobility scooter in 'motiveless' attack in London

29 Apr

13.5k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

29 Apr

4.2k

Dublin City Transport Plan

Dublin City Council votes against scrapping consultation that backed its big city centre traffic plan

Updated 29 Apr

29.3k

Courts

Man whose surrender to Scotland was refused last year to be extradited after new request

29 Apr

11.0k

international protection office

Asylum seekers unaware of any plans to clear tents on Dublin's Mount Street

Updated 29 Apr

26.9k

All aboard

‘The envy of Europe’?: Step inside Irish Rail’s new battery-electric Dart trains

The Journal visited the site of the Polish factory where the new Dart trains are being produced – take a look.

Lauren Boland

Lauren Boland reports from Poland

29 Apr

57.9k

Courts

Men charged with flying drones near Dublin bring High Court challenge against 'draconian' laws

29 Apr

18.7k

War of Words

Cross border migration row: How did Ireland-UK relations break down over asylum seekers?

And what’s the evidence for Helen McEntee’s claim that 80% of of asylum seekers crossed the border? Here’s what we know.

Updated 29 Apr

15.4k

diplomatic spat

Migration row: Sunak 'not interested' in deal to return asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK

The row has overshadowed the British Irish Inter-Governmental Conference taking place in London today

Taoiseach Simon Harris has promised to pass emergency legislation to return asylum seekers who came via NI back to the UK.

A meeting between Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her UK counterpart was cancelled amid the row.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that "a reciprocal agreement" would be required to send people back to the UK.

Updated 29 Apr

66.4k

waitin on a sunny day

After summer shows, more than a million Irish fans will have seen Bruce Springsteen live

29 Apr

10.5k

Courts

Barbie Kardashian trial adjourned for psychiatric report

29 Apr

24.8k

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

29 Apr

4.0k

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown

Man with Down Syndrome challenges Council's failure to assess him for social housing

29 Apr

9.9k

aaron gumble

Man accused of causing death of grandmother with e-scooter in Dublin sent forward for trial

29 Apr

20.7k

FactCheck

Debunked: The Ukraine Credit Guarantee Scheme is not closed to Irish businesses. It's for them.

29 Apr

9.1k

Baloooons

Conan O'Brien's cameo on Ros na Rún airs tomorrow (and his 'Dia Dhuit' is pretty spot on)

29 Apr

12.5k

The Dwyers

33 years on, mystery still surrounds the sudden disappearance of a Fermoy couple

29 Apr

27.4k

Courts

Man (21) found guilty of manslaughter of Matt O'Neill in Cork in 2022

29 Apr

11.0k

Courts

Former judge likely to face custodial sentence for sexual abuse of young men

29 Apr

23.7k

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