Irish

April

April 2024

Derry

Opening of trial over 2019 murder of journalist Lyra McKee delayed amid legal arguments

Updated 29 Apr

6.9k

Fatalities Project

Fewer fatalities in the Civil War than War of Independence, new research suggests

29 Apr

7.2k

Future funding

Media Minister says outstanding RTÉ reports are now on her desk and will be published soon

29 Apr

7.4k

Updated 29 Apr

2.6k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Have you climbed Croagh Patrick?

29 Apr

27.1k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.

Updated 29 Apr

5.7k

Long Weekend

The May Bank Holiday weekend looks like it could be mild, dry and sunny ... with a bit of rain

29 Apr

17.8k

Road Safety

Number of claims relating to accidents caused by uninsured drivers rose by 11% last year

29 Apr

11.9k

The Morning Lead

Bethany Home survivor says excluding thousands from redress means 'shame will always hang over Ireland'

Patrick Anderson McQuoid is among the thousands of survivors ineligible for redress under the Government’s controversial scheme.

Patrick spent time in different institutions, he was malnourished and developed several health issues

"My hands and feet turned blue. There is no evidence of State inspection of my condition."

Patrick was sent to live with a couple, aged in their 50s, in Northern Ireland prior to adoption being made legal here

Órla Ryan

29 Apr

10.1k

Irish Eyes

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry team up to win together on the PGA Tour

Updated 28 Apr

22.6k

Quiz

Quiz: How well do you know Ireland's national parks?

28 Apr

26.9k

HISMM

Money Diaries: An administrator on €41K in the east of the country on health leave from work

TheJournal.ie reader

28 Apr

30.7k

evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

28 Apr

9.4k

EXTRACT

John Connell: We must take a stake in the future. I have begun with 12 sheep.

John Connell

28 Apr

11.7k

Leinster SFC

Dublin too strong for Offaly as they ease through to another provincial final

28 Apr

16.5k

Wicklow

Protesters march through Newtown again opposing asylum seeker accommodation nearby

28 Apr

31.8k

Derrybrien

Man killed in collision between quad bike and tractor in Co Galway

28 Apr

34.3k

Hurling

Clare edge Cork, Galway rescue draw against Kilkenny, Limerick dispatch Tipperary

Updated 28 Apr

17.4k

Coalisland

Man (25) arrested after allegedly threatening people while wielding two machetes in Tyrone

28 Apr

12.0k

Rwanda Plan

Harris does not intend to provide 'loophole' for UK's migration challenges after Sunak comments

Updated 28 Apr

46.6k

University Hospital Limerick

HSE chief says UHL emergency department 'much more safe now' than when Aoife Johnston died

28 Apr

8.9k

Dáil support

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke says 'votes are there' for Government to join EU migration pact

28 Apr

9.3k

Migration

Mary Lou McDonald defends Sinn Féin's stance on 'open borders' following criticism

28 Apr

23.8k

Limerick

Fourth man charged in connection with seizure of €300,000 worth of cannabis in Limerick

28 Apr

8.3k

Polling

Support for Fianna Fáil slumps to two-year low as Independents make gains

28 Apr

25.0k

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sitdown sunday

Sitdown Sunday: The battle to build the next DeLorean

28 Apr

17.0k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 FactChecking the Taoiseach, emergency legislation to come before Cabinet and the conflict in Gaza.

28 Apr

6.4k

CLIMATE CRISIS

Opinion: Enough of the greenwashing - we cannot recycle our way out of our waste problems

Lyndsey O’Connell

28 Apr

15.4k

The Morning Lead

Road safety crisis: Readers share their stories of worsening driver behaviour on Irish roads

Readers told us driver behaviour, etiquette and compliance with the law has seriously deteriorated in Ireland.

We were inundated with responses from readers highlighting dangerous driver behaviour.

Mobile phone use came up again and again: you told us it's a constant problem.

Many readers said they believe change is impossible without more gardaí on the roads.

28 Apr

36.9k

Policy Matters

Interview: Dublin Green councillor on why free transport won't solve the city's traffic woes

28 Apr

12.3k

FactCheck

FactCheck: Did Sinn Féin really propose spending €500m less on health than the Government?

The claim was made by Taoiseach Simon Harris last week in the Dáil.

28 Apr

29.2k

top billing

Quiz: Can you match the Electric Picnic headliner to the year?

27 Apr

17.3k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

27 Apr

9.2k

house buying

Parenting: After years of hardship and sacrifice, we finally have a home of our own

Margaret Lynch

27 Apr

24.1k

IPO

Mount Street protesters take aim at Helen McEntee for ‘recycling far-right rhetoric’

27 Apr

26.7k

Deterrent strategy

Sunak says migrants crossing from Northern Ireland into Republic shows Rwanda plan is working

27 Apr

43.3k

Rugby

Ireland beat Scotland to finish third in Women's Six Nations, and qualify for 2025 Rugby World Cup

The 42

27 Apr

14.4k

Wicklow

Anti-asylum seeker protesters march through Newtownmountkennedy chanting 'Newtown says no'

27 Apr

59.5k

Sweden

Bambie Thug has first Eurovision stage rehearsal inside the Malmö Arena

Updated 27 Apr

28.8k

Portadown

PSNI arrest man who assaulted four officers by 'spitting, kicking, urinating and attempting to bite'

27 Apr

8.1k

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