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Birth care
Opinion: Pregnant women in Ireland deserve options and respect. Too often we have neither
derelict ireland
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO last month
Last month, two councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
Last month, two councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
The Journal has been keeping track of the vacant and derelict properties that councils have sought to acquire in previous months.
Sunday
14 Dec 2025
Legal Reforms
Irish expert: UK-style cut to jury trials wouldn't solve backlog, and would need a referendum
Australia
Death toll climbs to 16 in Bondi Beach terror attack that 'targeted Jewish community'
The shooting targeted Sydney’s Jewish community during the first night of the festival of Hanukkah, according to New South Wales Premier Chris Minns.
Security
Gardaí to increase patrols at Jewish centres and events following Bondi Beach terror attack
Gaeltacht Housing Crisis
The number of Gaeltacht families raising children through Irish is slowly falling
Ag titim go mall
Líon na dteaghlach Gaeltachta ag tógáil a bpáistí le Gaeilge 'seasmhach' ach ag laghdú
Analysis
Ireland's true housing disaster emerges - renting into old age
The pension system works on the assumption that people have little ongoing housing costs by the time they retire. If that no longer holds true, it’s a major worry.
Interview
Ivana Bacik on her 'tetchy Taoiseach' jibe and Simon Harris's 'destabilising' Finance gig
Labour is open to doing business with the Greens and the SocDems, but when it comes to Sinn Féin, there are difficulties.
The Labour leader believes the Tánaiste has too many hats on in taking on the finance ministry
Bacik says she is concerned about the position on migration taken by their sister party in the UK.
Saturday
13 Dec 2025
social media ban
Opinion: Banning under-16s from social media is a half-measure. We should ban toxic algorithms
As it happened
Minute-by-Minute
Munster earn bonus-point win over Gloucester in Champions Cup
After last week’s defeat to Bath, Munster came to Páirc Uí Chaoimh in search of redemption.
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