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mythical metro

MetroLink to cost up to €17.5bn and take at least a decade to be ready for passengers

Tunnelling and station construction works will begin in 2028.

State of the Union

Tánaiste welcomes plan to beef up EU security cooperation, but says Irish neutrality 'won't change'

Uisce Éireann

Hosepipe ban lifted two weeks early due to ‘extraordinary efforts’ to reduce water use

use your loaf

Contestants battle it out at the Ploughing for the title of the nation's best brown bread

Strategy Time

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The Daily Poll

Have you ever been to the Ploughing?

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cuts and conversations

Movember offers free haircuts at the Ploughing with 'cuts and conversations'

Emma Hickey

reports from Screggan

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Antrim Crown Court

Man who caused family to ‘hide in attic’ for five hours during Ballymena riots jailed

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Opinionartists against genocide

Opinion: Ed Sheeran says he’s apolitical. His Macklemore decision tells a different story

Peter Flanagan

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Northern Ireland

Leaders questions returns with heated exchange on Irish unity in Dáil

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Commuters

NTA confirms that bus and train fare hikes will lead to fewer people using public transport

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SPOTLIGHT

Trump in Ireland The weekend was supposed to dedicated to golf, but the US president's surprise comments on Irish unity dominated headlines

over and out

Trump's cocktail to win over the Irish: booze and reunification

analysis

Trump, Martin and the united Ireland curveball nobody in the room saw coming

40 shades of green

Social posts from Trump's team show this was very much a family jolly

protests

Thousands take to Dublin streets to protest 'warmonger

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glass half full

Trump told the Irish Open trophy ceremony that he's removing tariffs from Irish whiskey

Must ReadEU said it

'Living in another world': Irish politicians divided over von der Leyen's latest EU vision

Andrew Walsh

Reports from Strasbourg

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paws for thought

Ever wanted to name a baby panda? Fota’s adorable new arrivals need your help

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Tyrone

Three men appear before court in connection with replica mosque placed on loyalist bonfire

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Uisce Éireann

Hosepipe ban lifted two weeks early due to ‘extraordinary efforts’ to reduce water use

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use your loaf

Contestants battle it out at the Ploughing for the title of the nation's best brown bread

The National Brown Bread Baking Competition 2026 is well underway at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.

Emma Hickey

reports from Screggan

2 hrs ago

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stop the game

Politicians call on FAI and government to be more like acts quitting Ed Sheeran's tour

3 hrs ago

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Offaly

Man arrested after incident involving Taoiseach at Ploughing Championships

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Lisa Nandy

UK culture secretary says she has ‘enormous sympathy’ for Ed Sheeran as support acts leave tour

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State of the Union

Tánaiste welcomes plan to beef up EU security cooperation, but says Irish neutrality 'won't change'

Ursula von der Leyen also proposed a European Security Council as she warned that the EU was “stronger than ever”, but facing an increasingly precarious world.

Andrew Walsh

Reports from Strasbourg

Updated 3 hrs ago

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Solidarity

'Free Palestine': The Irish artists standing by Macklemore and pulling out of Ed Sheeran's US tour

All the support acts for Sheeran’s ongoing tour have no quit.

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VOICES

Voices at The Journal

ECB interest rate hike

What does it mean for mortgage holders and what should you do?

Ralph Benson

9/11 – 25 years on

'The towers suddenly came into view, only the bottom halves were visible'

Marion McKeone

Trade Towers Down

9/11 was televised. I was in New York that day. I’m glad I didn’t have a phone

Lise Hand

Suicide in Ireland

Doctors can’t predict suicide, but we can try to prevent it

Dr Stephen McWilliams

Sulky racing

The real trauma suffered by these horses

Suzi Walsh

My ADHD diagnosis

Ten ADHD traits that took me by surprise after diagnosis

Ranae von Meding

the bar of ireland

Justice minister rejects Law Society demands for mediator amid legal aid dispute

Updated 4 hrs ago

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Scam

Consumers warned of scammers impersonating Dublin Zoo doing fake 'giveaways' on social media

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Strategy Time

If you were on The Traitors right now, what would you do to win? We want to hear from readers

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Balgaddy

Male in late teens arrested and firearm seized after public order incident in Lucan

5 hrs ago

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mythical metro

MetroLink to cost up to €17.5bn and take at least a decade to be ready for passengers

Updated 5 hrs ago

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The Daily Poll

Have you ever been to the Ploughing?

5 hrs ago

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Central Bank

It’s taking four years to build a home - twice as long as it did a decade ago

6 hrs ago

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Big Delays

Activists call out government for failing to release this year's climate plan as 2026 nears end

7 hrs ago

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Must ReadEpisode Review

Were you as frustrated as us watching last night's roundtable?

Updated 7 hrs ago

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Social Media

New social media restrictions for under-15s to be rolled out across Europe

7 hrs ago

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investigates

Recent investigations from our team shining a light on how Ireland works

Foster Care

Tusla can't say how many foster carers were removed due to complaints or allegations

Licence Applications

Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?

Seaweed Harvesting

Maritime regulator investigating multiple claims of illegal seaweed harvesting in protected areas

New Drugs

'An arms race': the evolving new synthetic drugs that need fresh methods to detect them

Illegal Wildfires

Ireland has one of Europe’s highest rates of wildfire overlap with protected nature sites

Water Use

Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more

Must Readgoing steady

Making moves: EU wants to take 'special relationship' with Canada to the next level

Andrew Walsh

Reports from Strasbourg

7 hrs ago

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forecast

Wet and breezy weather expected for the week – but the sun will break through

7 hrs ago

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Washington DC

Trump announces Kennedy Center closure after judge stops him naming it after himself

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Irish acts pull out of Ed Sheeran’s tour, government ministers to sign off on next stage of MetroLink and Bar of Ireland urges justice minister resolve solicitors’ strike…

Updated 8 hrs ago

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bang for your buck

Ireland losing out financially as Europe ramps up defence spending, minister admits

Andrew Walsh

reports from Strasbourg

10 hrs ago

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Columntrump dynasty

Stars and Swipes: Donald Trump Jr, The Bahamas wedding and the Russian connection

Marion McKeone

Updated 11 hrs ago

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Must ReadThe Morning Lead

Thousands of Irish passports linked to Spanish cannabis clubs were 'freely viewable' online

The Data Protection Commisisoner said it is engaging with the Irish company that was in charge of the data.

Eoghan Dalton

16 hrs ago

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Yesterday

15th September 2026

stance on Palestine

All of Ed Sheeran's support acts, including two Irish groups, quit tour over Macklemore row

Macklemore said he was forced out of the tour after he advocated for Palestinians on stage while supporting Sheeran.

17 hrs ago

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RIP

Man (30s) dead after M4 crash in Co Meath

19 hrs ago

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Skyclarys

Fianna Fáil says reimbursement for Friedreich's ataxia drug to be in place from 1 October

19 hrs ago

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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

20 hrs ago

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Must ReadNational Ploughing Championships

Sun showers and sheep shearing on day one of the National Ploughing Championships

Emma Hickey

reports from Screggan

20 hrs ago

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ExclusiveOperation Far Sunrise

Catering provider for gardaí 'stood down' during Trump visit after complaints

21 hrs ago

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garda driving

Garda management confirm just six gardaí will be trained in pursuit driving this year

The GRA, AGSI and garda management appeared before the Oireachtas justice committee to discuss the issues associated with pursuit training.

Niall O'Connor

21 hrs ago

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