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February 2025

LOI

'We shouldn't think it is an inevitability' - Stephen Kenny warning after Mason Melia's Spurs move

St Patrick’s Athletic boss insists 17-year-old is “a unique talent” and €2 million fee was well earned.

David Sneyd

5 Feb

2.7k

earning his spurs

'I will be supporting him as a League of Ireland fan, but he is playing catch up'

5 Feb

8.0k

Potential

Irish teenager Mason Melia to join Spurs in potential €4 million deal

The 17-year-old will remain at St Pat’s for the 2025 season.

David Sneyd

4 Feb

7.6k

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LOI

Irish teenager Mason Melia to join Tottenham Hotspur in potential €4 million deal

The 42

4 Feb

14.0k

Speaking rights row

Lowry rejects call from Opposition to exclude Independent group from Leaders' Questions

3 Feb

16.4k

United Europe

Taoiseach says EU must ‘act as one’ in responding to US tariffs threat

3 Feb

15.2k

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January

January 2025

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

31 Jan

5.3k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Washington air crash investigation, Damien Duff stays put and a pig farm’s ‘open carcass dump’…

31 Jan

3.6k

The Morning Lead

Ireland plans to send senior ministers to US for Patrick's Day to lovebomb Trump administration

Senior sources have confirmed to The Journal that increasing the number of senior ministers going stateside is being considered this year.

Christina Finn

28 Jan

18.6k

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New Job

Leo Varadkar is off to Harvard to become a guest lecturer in public leadership

24 Jan

24.2k

stormont brake

UK government rejects unionist requests to pull 'Stormont Brake' over change to EU law

20 Jan

10.8k

column

Rebel leaders: Why Ring and Keane are the defining sports figures of the State's first century

Cork can claim credit for the most consequential sports figures in Irish history.

Gavin Cooney

16 Jan

2.2k

costa del tax

Spain plans to introduce a 100% tax rate on some holiday homes

14 Jan

26.3k

Drumcondra

Cherry Tomato Bridge was a return to social media of old - and yes, that matters

13 Jan

26.9k

FactCheck

Debunked: Tommy Robinson was jailed for lying, not ‘for telling the truth’ as Elon Musk claims

3 Jan

22.7k

Last year

2024

Irish Unity

Next Irish government should begin planning for unity, says former SDLP leader

15 Dec 2024

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The Morning Lead

Domestic abuse victims more at risk on both sides of border since Brexit

New report finds significant challenges caused by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has left women in Ireland and Northern Ireland more at risk from violence.

Patricia Devlin

26 Nov 2024

6.3k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Violence against women, the general election and Lebanon ceasefire talks

Updated 26 Nov 2024

4.8k

FactCheck

FactCheck: RTÉ leaders' debate, from housing and transport to The National Children's Hospital

Countless claims over two hours plus, but who was accurate?

19 Nov 2024

29.6k

GE2024immigraiton

EU citizens could be required to register their presence in Ireland under Sinn Féin plan

Updated 14 Nov 2024

16.3k

United Kingdom

Warnings of spending cuts and tax increases precede Labour Government's budget announcement

29 Oct 2024

9.6k

Leinster House

Eamon Ryan wants identification of Russia-linked politician, Peadar Tóibín wants parties to audit themselves

7 Oct 2024

26.3k

only seventeen

Can't keep up with the Fine Gael departures? Here's a round up of who is standing down

We’re up to 18 Fine Gael TDs so far – more than half of the party’s TDs.

Updated 21 Oct 2024

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Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Israel strikes school in Gaza, Irish Rail goes back to basics and EU ministers in Luxembourg.

Updated 14 Oct 2024

5.3k

Fronting Up

FAI accept they missed opportunity to apply for Brexit funds as wait for academy investment goes on

The FAI had much better news today with their largest-ever allocation under the sports capital grants programme.

25 Sep 2024

3.0k

talking point

The mistake that keeps undermining Ireland against Greece

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men struggled for long periods against their League B rivals.

Paul Fennessy

14 Oct 2024

2.1k

Cobalt

McEntee refuses to confirm knowledge about alleged spy in Oireachtas

13 Oct 2024

14.5k

National Security

Spies, chocolates and vodka: Behind the scenes of suspicious approaches to Irish politicians

Multiple sources confirmed there have been a number of approaches by foreign Governments, including Russia, to members of the Oireachtas.

Niall O'Connor

11 Oct 2024

11.4k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

11 Oct 2024

5.4k

Michel Barnier

French President Emmanuel Macron appoints new government in shift to the right

21 Sep 2024

7.4k

Anger

Jurgen Klopp has 'ruined life's work'

10 Oct 2024

7.2k

Cobalt

'I am not a spy': Senators use speaking time to declare they are not Russia-linked politician

9 Oct 2024

19.6k

Leinster House

Tánaiste tells Dáil he was 'never briefed' about alleged Russia-linked politician in Oireachtas

10 Oct 2024

6.7k

Oireachtas

Taoiseach: Russian activity in Ireland ‘should come as no surprise to anyone’

6 Oct 2024

33.7k

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David Courell

From man-marking Usain Bolt to leading Irish football - How David Courell rose to the FAI's top job

The Mayo native has been installed as the new permanent CEO of the FAI, getting the job ahead of OFI president Sarah Keane.

5 Oct 2024

2.3k

Irish Unity

Two-stage referendum could be way forward for Irish unity, says Varadkar

26 Sep 2024

10.8k

France

Ex-Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister

5 Sep 2024

20.0k

Micheál Martin

'No, you come on': Tánaiste bristles on radio when asked if Ireland 'looks like poor country'

17 Sep 2024

26.5k

pals

Italy's Meloni says controversial migration plan gets 'great interest' from Starmer and the UK

16 Sep 2024

8.5k

Political Football

FAI issue early vote of confidence to Hallgrimsson and make case for State funding at AGM

14 Sep 2024

2.3k