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Yesterday
13th April 2025
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Central Bank went €3.6m over budget on new data system despite giving reassurances about cost
The overspend was one of 15 capital projects in which the bank has gone over budget since 2020.
Staff raised questions about the risks and costs involved when programme was first proposed in 2017.
Last week
6th April 2025 - 12th April 2025
'We’re time critical'- FAI detail refined plans for €8m League of Ireland academy funding
Association says it will submit details to Government by August with aim of securing money in October’s Budget.
This month
April 2025
Labour room built for less medicalised births cost €100,000 but rarely used
The suite in Sligo University Hospital is often called ‘the good sitting room’ by frustrated mothers and birth workers.
The Suaimhneas Room is the only delivery suite in the hospital that complies with modern infrastructure guidelines
Almost 40 women told The Journal Investigates about how this impacted them
Midwife: 'They’re not facilitating what the women need'
US tariffs: What will happen on Trump's 'Liberation Day'?
The Irish government is bracing for impact tomorrow, as US tariffs of up to 20% on EU nations have been predicted.
Last month
March 2025
Heathrow closure: Limited flights resume this evening as fire thought to be 'non-suspicious'
Over 1,300 flights were cancelled today after a power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
Ireland and UK may invest in future joint-energy projects following summit talks
Leaders this morning agreed to also take a common approach to potential US tariffs, due to the Windsor agreement.
It "makes sense" for UK and Irish governments to work on offshore wind farms - minister.
"Vital" that leaders work together in response to US tariffs, Tánaiste said.
Taoiseach requests UK expertise in housing and infrastructure.
This year
2025
Man Utd spent €17.5m on sackings including Ten Hag and Ashworth
Architect and Home of the Year judge Amanda Bone invites us into her '90s bungalow
'I take that pressure onto myself. You have to work every single day like it is your last'
In full: Verona Murphy explains decision to keep Regional Independents off Opposition benches
'Our system isn't working properly': IRFU Performance Director on the state of Irish rugby
The 23 (!) junior ministers have been unveiled - here's who they are
These are the backbenchers that got a promotion today.
RFK Jr grilled on anti-vax babygrows and abortion about-turn at US Senate hearing
'We have to ensure the other provinces close the gap to Leinster'
IRFU performance director David Humphreys has a big job on his hands.
Price Comparison: What can I buy in Dublin for under €350,000?
Who's in? Who's out? Here is the new Cabinet
'Did he burn the documents?': Doherty raises questions about Lowry and the Doncaster deal
Incoming Government kicks National Security Strategy can further down the road
Price Comparison: What can I buy in Co Laois for under €395,000
Government warned stamp duty increases on bulk home purchases could 'harm investment'
Win or bust - What Robbie Keane faces at Ferencvaros
Keane’s surprise move to the Hungarian champions is proof once again of his enormous self-belief.
Darts: The perfect harmony of personality, timing, venue and atmosphere
Darts has a charm all of its own. Cherish it while there is still an innocence.
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Irish tobacco companies look to vaping to safeguard bumper profits as cigarette sales fall
The Journal Investigates examines the ‘infiltration’ of the vaping industry in Ireland by ‘Big Tobacco’.
Tobacco companies have said their aim for vaping products is to ‘actively migrate adult smokers’
Several Irish vaping companies also recorded strong profit increases in their latest accounts
Some vaping firms are concerned about the association between their business and smoking
Last year
2024
Not allowing Irish citizens to take up jobs in NI civil service was 'illegal', SDLP warned
The frontline of the climate crisis in Honduras: 'We live in fear here when it starts raining'
OECD: Irish teenagers smoke less, drink less and exercise more than their European counterparts
'Were you p***ed when you saw him?' The highs and lows of 40 years as a football scout
Lone parents and renters among groups most likely to have an income that does not cover their needs
'I’d love to coach in Ireland eventually' - Castres boss Davidson
Audit: National Ambulance Service has insufficient funding and staff to manage its vehicle fleet
New Zealand to ban greyhound racing over animal welfare
New Zealand to ban greyhound racing over animal welfare
No, you still can't vote in this one: What you need to know about the upcoming Seanad election
Fiscal watchdog urges incoming government to treat corporation tax 'like Norway treats its oil'
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warned the next coalition to be cautious when it comes to the country’s “extraordinary” corporate tax receipts.