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Government jet leaves Ireland for Dubai as Daniel Kinahan expected to be extradited

Kinahan recently lost an appeal against the extradition.

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The Daily Poll

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Peter Murrell

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Mediterranean rift

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Quiz: How much do you know about Matt Damon?

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investigates

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

Illegal Wildfires

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

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Water Use

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

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Nitrous Oxide

Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters are ending up at waste facilities amid warnings of explosions

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Suicide Forums

The suicide forum facilitating the deaths of vulnerable people in Ireland

Speeding

How thousands of speeding prosecutions never reach conviction in Irish courts

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Nursing Homes

Older people are fighting to stay out of nursing homes as legal costs soar

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Road Safety Authority

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Government jet leaves Ireland for Dubai as Daniel Kinahan expected to be extradited

Kinahan recently lost an appeal against the extradition.

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Your Say

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From The 42Under Pressure

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Weather Warning

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VOICES

Voices at The Journal

Begone, the Mayo curse…

Can we be very clear? The curse wasn’t broken, it was fulfilled. The curse was… real

Carl Kinsella

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Da Spice Bag

I like spice bags as much as the next person, but we need to draw the line

Kelly Earley

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Tech worker

I spent a decade in tech. Then AI took my job

Agnes

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GLP-1s and the weight loss revolution

Obesity was never a failure of willpower. Science has moved on

Dr Michael Crotty

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The physio is in

What is hypermobility and how can you manage it?

Stephen O'Rourke

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Kids' pocket money

Should you pay kids for doing household chores?

Niamh O'Reilly

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Drinking Ireland dry

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your stories

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met police

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Abelardo de la Espriella

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OpinionSurrealing in the Years

The ticket tout time loop sums up everything that's wrong with how Ireland is run

Carl Kinsella

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Good Morning

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deep dive review

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White House

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Ukraine

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Budget 2027

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One thing that is a certainty for this year’s budget is tax cuts.

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not their cup of tea

Applegreen, Butlers and Insomnia lobby hard against plan for 20c tax on takeaway coffee cups

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Must ReadThe Morning Lead

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Five food businesses told The Journal they had to hike their prices at All Together Now last weekend, and expect to do so again at Electric Picnic.

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Ballycotton

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London

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Look Up

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Termon

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Musical windfall

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Ceol cois cuain

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Courts

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AnalysisFuture of News

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TV personalities like Piers Morgan and Holly Willoughby are ditching their employers to go solo – and finding massive success.

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