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Terror Attack

Bondi Beach gunmen who killed 15 at Jewish festival in Sydney had 'possible Islamic State links'

The Justice Minister said he spoke to the Garda Commissioner last night about ensuring the Jewish community in Ireland is protected in the wake of the attack.

California

LA police investigate 'apparent homicide' after death of director Rob Reiner and wife Michele

The Morning Lead

Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO last month

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A factory worker on €38K living in the west of the country

Security

Gardaí to increase patrols at Jewish centres and events following Bondi Beach terror attack

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California

LA police investigate 'apparent homicide' after death of director Rob Reiner and wife Michele

Reiner directed the 1989 romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally,” starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.

Updated 24 mins ago

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Sydney

A 10 year old girl, a rabbi and a Holocaust survivor among 15 victims in Bondi Beach shooting

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The Daily Poll

Should congestion charges be introduced in Dublin city centre?

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California

Tributes paid to director Rob Reiner, who was found dead with his wife at their LA home

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Allianz Home Magazine

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Ireland's Chief Rabbi says Bondi shooting is 'not surprising' given rise in antisemitic rhetoric

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SPOTLIGHT

Flu season

huge increase

Government ‘concerned’ over vaccine uptake as recorded flu cases jump 49% in one week

restrictions

Here are the hospitals that have introduced visitor restrictions due to high flu cases

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Government braces for 'significant pressure' on hospitals

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Rob Reiner and his wife killed, Bondi gunmenmay have links to the Islamic State, and derelict buildings still derelict.

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New Orleans Saints

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Road Deaths

Woman in her 70s dies after Kerry crash as number road victims this year outpaces 2024

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dublin 9

Man (20s) injured after shooting incident in north Dublin

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Birth care

Opinion: Pregnant women in Ireland deserve options and respect. Too often we have neither

Adriana Casserly

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Terror Attack

Bondi Beach gunmen who killed 15 at Jewish festival in Sydney had 'possible Islamic State links'

The Justice Minister said he spoke to the Garda Commissioner last night about ensuring the Jewish community in Ireland is protected in the wake of the attack.

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The Morning Lead

Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO last month

Last month, two councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.

The Journal has been keeping track of the vacant and derelict properties that councils have sought to acquire in previous months.

Stephen McDermott

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Yesterday

14th December 2025

born on christmas day

Quiz: How much do you know about these famous Christmas Day babies?

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Legal Reforms

Irish expert: UK-style cut to jury trials wouldn't solve backlog, and would need a referendum

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spending and saving

Money Diaries: A factory worker on €38K living in the west of the country

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investigates

Our award-winning investigations from this year

Deportation Flights

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Badger Cull

Over 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease

Planning Submissions

Series of unusual planning objections to vet practices uncovered in Dublin, Meath and Kildare

TB Crisis

‘It’s the next worst thing to losing a family member’: The toll of Ireland’s bovine TB crisis

Data Crunch

Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid

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Femicide in Europe

Over 100 women murdered in Ireland since 2012 – and a gap in data on gendered violence

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

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Australia

Death toll climbs to 16 in Bondi Beach terror attack that 'targeted Jewish community'

The shooting targeted Sydney’s Jewish community during the first night of the festival of Hanukkah, according to New South Wales Premier Chris Minns.

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run it again

Athenry recover to force Finbarr's to All-Ireland final replay

The 42

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Belarus

Freed Belarus protest leader Maria Kolesnikova says she doesn't 'regret anything'

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Security

Gardaí to increase patrols at Jewish centres and events following Bondi Beach terror attack

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Negotiations

Zelenskyy meets US envoys in Berlin for talks on ending Ukraine war

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Sprucing Up

Ireland’s nature heroes: Garden size doesn’t matter - you can do a lot with a little

Jack Morley

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Shannon Airport

New York bound flight returns to Germany after diverting to Shannon

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Terror Attack

Australia hails 'hero' who stopped gunman in his tracks during shooting at Bondi Beach

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Haal' of a striker

Haaland hits another double as Man City cruise to 3-0 win over Palace

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Athletics

Historic silver medal for Ireland at European Cross Country Championships

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dingle bay

Fourteen crew members rescued at Dingle Bay after fishing boat runs aground

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Co Offaly

Funeral for Mary Holt killed in Edenderry attack hears she was a woman 'shaped by care'

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Manhunt

Police detain 'person of interest' after two killed in Brown University shooting

Nine others were injured in the incident.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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Clonmel

Appeal for witnesses after man (30s) dies in two-car crash in Tipperary

14 Dec

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7 deadly reads

Sitdown Sunday: Rosie O'Donnell's life in Dublin after fleeing Trump's America

14 Dec

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Two killed in US mass shooting, multiple deaths on the roads, and weather warnings in place – This morning’s top stories.

14 Dec

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Gaeltacht Housing Crisis

The number of Gaeltacht families raising children through Irish is slowly falling

14 Dec

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Ag titim go mall

Líon na dteaghlach Gaeltachta ag tógáil a bpáistí le Gaeilge 'seasmhach' ach ag laghdú

14 Dec

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Weather

Flooding expected in some areas as weather warnings come into effect

14 Dec

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cooperation

Opinion: The world needs the United Nations now more than ever

Neale Richmond

14 Dec

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Analysis

Ireland's true housing disaster emerges - renting into old age

The pension system works on the assumption that people have little ongoing housing costs by the time they retire. If that no longer holds true, it’s a major worry.

Paul O'Donoghue

14 Dec

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Dancing With the Stars

Nationwide presenter Anne Cassin joins Dancing with the Stars cast

14 Dec

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The Morning Lead

Ivana Bacik on her 'tetchy Taoiseach' jibe and Simon Harris's 'destabilising' Finance gig

Labour is open to doing business with the Greens and the SocDems, but when it comes to Sinn Féin, there are difficulties.

The Labour leader believes the Tánaiste has too many hats on in taking on the finance ministry

Bacik says she is concerned about the position on migration taken by their sister party in the UK.

Christina Finn

14 Dec

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