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Coast Guard crews 'frustrated' as Shannon helicopter not allowed operate at night
Currently only the Sligo base can perform night time rescue operations from the west coast.
Yesterday
14th February 2025
Taoiseach says Ireland 'will remain neutral' as he heads for major security summit in Munich
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US Vice President JD Vance at the conference today.
This week
9th February 2025 - 15th February 2025
'Nowhere else was getting money like Cork was under the last government'
How much money does each county get for major capital projects? We may be about to find out.
Gardaí question teenager over damage to speed camera that fined almost 1,000 drivers in a month
Investigators believe the boy used a tractor to knock out the system.
Plans for outright ban on use of counselling notes in rape trials likely to be rolled back
As it stands, a victim’s counselling notes can be used as evidence if they are deemed to be relevant to the case.
Last week
2nd February 2025 - 15th February 2025
First 'leaders' coalition meeting held this week to calm tensions after rocky start
A question mark is now over how rock solid the new coalition’s numbers are.
RSA and gardaí insist 'no delay' to enforcement as lower speed limits come into effect
Inside the storm: Frontline workers on the problems with Ireland's response to major emergencies
Across the west and north western regions tens of thousands of people are still without power. There were extensive failures of water supply also.
Tobacco company sent legal letters to Department of Health over vaping consultation
PJ Carroll raised concerns over the scope and nature of the review which looked at stricter vaping regulations.
Ukrainians 'terrified they'll be abandoned' after being told they must leave Cork accommodation
Around 300 Ukrainian refugees – mostly women and children – are currently living in Cork Student Village.
This month
February 2025
Warning XL Bullies will be 'abandoned en masse' as nationwide ban takes effect
Last month
January 2025
'Inherently unjust': Why a man with no prior convictions was jailed for six years this week
Mandatory minimum sentences require that those convicted of a crime to serve a predetermined amount of time in prison.
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.
Public trust in RTÉ fell to just 32% in internal poll taken in wake of payments scandal
Public trust plummeted to historic lows in the wake of the Ryan Tubridry payments scandal.
Dad humour, Hot to GoGo and Lowry's lads: The bits you might have missed amid the Dáil madness
It was a colourful few days in Leinster House to say the least.
Defence Forces are investigating photo of apparent hazing incident among trainee soldiers
A photograph circulating online shows a soldier on the floor, wrapped tightly in a sheet with tape fixed across his mouth.
Today we get a new Taoiseach - here's a rundown of how the day is going to go
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will become the next Taoiseach of Ireland.
Almost 22,000 international protection cases pending at end of 2023, despite drop in applications
There was a 90% increase in decisions made by the International Protection Office in 2023, but a threefold increase in appeals also happened that year.
What will Trump's inauguration look like after the last-minute decision to move it indoors?
It will be the first time since President Ronald Reagan took the oath of office in 1985 for his second term that the ceremony will be moved inside the US Capitol.
How does anyone buy a house in Ireland? Readers share their stories
Seriously, they’re so expensive – how do people do it? We asked you guys for answers.
Lots of people moved back into their parents' houses - or gardens - and found this really hard.
Intergenerational wealth plays a big role, with cash gifts and inheritances featuring in many readers' stories.
As house prices climb, people who bought during the pandemic told us they couldn't afford their home today.
Who is Independent TD Seán Canney, the new man in the room where it happens?
Canney has been put forward by the Regional Independents to sit in weekly leaders’ meetings with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste.
Dublin City Council's costs overran by almost €40 million on four housing projects
‘These were the rapid-builds that weren’t so rapid and cost a fortune,’ one local councillor told The Journal..
Irish charity shops seeing 'massive influx' of Shein clothes - often never worn
The Irish government last night defended supporting Shein to establish its European headquarters in Dublin.
The BBC yesterday revealed workers in Shein's supply chain working 75 hours per week with one day off per month.
Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews said Shein should "never have been permitted" to establish a base here.
Hit-and-runs made up almost 10% of serious crashes on Irish roads in last two months
It is a “serious criminal offence” to leave the scene of a road traffic collision, a Garda spokesperson said.
'Deep concerns' over AI 'undress' apps being advertised on Irish social media
So-called ‘nudify’ apps allow users to create deepfake naked images of any woman.
The Enoch Burke saga and what happens when prison is no longer a deterrent
The teacher’s case has been before the courts since August 2022 and it remains unclear how it will be resolved.
US government brands Dublin riots as terrorism by Irish white supremacists
New report monitoring global terror incidents lists Ireland as one of six countries targeted by white supremacists.
Report calls riots 'white identity terrorism'
Online disinformation fuelled anti-immigrant violence
Extremists recruiting online and in person
Split views over whether to move 'hugely important' Energy brief to Dept of Enterprise
Meanwhile Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael look likely to swap the Health and Justice ministries.
Sixteen hit-and-run incidents on Irish roads since November
Five people died across four of these incidents.
Why has Elon Musk taken aim at both Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage over a UK sex abuse scandal?
Intervening in politics outside the United States and his native South Africa is not a new habit for Musk.
Musk has spent the last week or so levelling attacks against a number of British political figures.
Yesterday, Musk publicly withdrew support for the leader of the far-right Reform UK party, Nigel Farage.
Three new death notice platforms launching in coming weeks to rival RIP.ie
One newcomer has claimed to have signed up at least 160 funeral directors to its platform.
'I miss my old life': Readers with Long Covid tell us how it has affected their lives
Readers with Long Covid said the condition has devastating effects.
We asked our readers to share their experiences of the condition and received a large number of responses.
Many people expressed disappointment and frustration at their experience with the healthcare system, including HSE Long Covid clinics.
In many cases, readers with Long Covid said their condition has had detrimental and even devastating effects on their daily lives.
AI will be 'big disruptor' in world of weather forecasting, says head of Met Éireann
Last year
2024
What is butane honey oil, the high strength drug being hidden in posted toys and clothes?
There has been a surge in Irish seizures of this highly concentrated form of cannabis.
Illegal production of BHO has caused serious explosions in the UK and Germany.
It's coming through the post to Ireland from North America, where it's legal.
DUP accused government of being 'scared of the provos' after IRA abduction
Veteran republican Bobby Tohill was abducted in Belfast in 2004, damaging Sinn Féin’s reputation amid peace process talks.
Ireland warned US that labelling IRA a terrorist organisation might encourage more people to join
The issue was a talking point during Bertie Ahern’s visit to Washington DC in March 2001, newly released documents show.
Blair wanted to 'race through' meetings with unionists but would have to 'listen to their whinges'
British and Irish officials were also concerned about ‘daft’ plans to name members of the IRA Army Council in 2004, State Papers reveal.
Number of secondary pupils given Irish exemptions has almost doubled since before the pandemic
One in every 20 pupils was exempt from learning the language last year.
Letterkenny tenants face anxious Christmas as deal to sell homes to council on verge of collapse
The landlord says talks with the council over mica testing have reached an impasse.
McDonald says 'multiple people' capable of leading Sinn Féin as she rules out presidential bid
A run for the presidency is not on the horizon for McDonald, she tells The Journal.