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The Traitors
Who do the exiled Traitors players think will win? (And what song did they hear while blindfolded?)
boots on the ground
Uncertainty behind the scenes in Ireland as von der Leyen touts 'precise plans' for Ukraine deployment
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said last week that plans for an EU peacekeeping force were advancing.
Tuesday
2 Sep 2025
Dublin
Tusla confirms that it had past contact with boy presumed dead in Donabate
The boy, who would now be seven, is last known to have resided at The Gallery Apartments, Donabate, Co Dublin.
Dublin
Radio silence from the Obamas after council extends invitation to receive Freedom of the City
Béal Feirste
Béal Feirste ar tí 'céad míle fáilte' a fhearadh don Ghaeilge tar éis bheith ina teach fuar
new chief
New Garda boss says we don't talk enough about national security; warns of 'hostile state actors'
Justin Kelly took up as Garda Commissioner on Monday and replaced Drew Harris who had served in the post for seven years.
We've Come a Long Way
'We've come a long way': New double-memoir tracks Irish couple's life at home and away
door knocking
Dublin City Council to target households without bins in areas with high levels of illegal dumping
Presidential Election
Heather Humphreys confirmed as Fine Gael’s presidential candidate, but who is the Monaghan ex-minister?
Humphreys retired from the Dáil last year but says she has “had a good rest” and is ready to go again.
slow but steady
300 bike bunkers to crop up around Dublin (ten years after the programme was first trialled)
Social Media
Online abuse sees Irish politicians install home security over fear of real-life attacks
The media regulator’s stark warning comes just days after a significant online threat to Simon Harris’s family.
The watchdog pledged to support candidates in the upcoming presidential election to report abuse on social media.
Alstom
French company named on UN list for links to Israeli settlements makes joint bid to run Metrolink
Big Brands
Coca-Cola once again biggest-selling brand in Ireland as food and drink dominates the top ten
Third Level Education
Opinion: Stigma still acts as a barrier to progress for autistic people in higher education
Electric Picnic
TG4 showed that Electric Picnic can work on TV - so why won't RTÉ do it?
The national Irish language public service provider was the only station televising the country’s largest music festival.
The Morning Lead
Schools expecting to feel the crunch as secretaries and caretakers warn strike could go on for weeks
Fórsa told The Journal that they have not had any engagement from the government since the talks at the Workplace Relations Commission failed.
Fórsa told The Journal that they have not had any engagement from the government since talks at the Workplace Relations Commission failed last week.
A special needs assistant who joined the picket line outside her school said the current situation is "really unfair".
A Cork principal said they are already feeling the impact of the strike and that closing is "not out of the question".
Monday
1 Sep 2025
Housing Crisis
Opinion: Traitors contestants would spend the winnings on a house deposit. Doesn't that say it all?
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