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Cork fish kill
'It's baffling': Anglers criticise watchdog over 24-hour-wait to sample scene of major fish kill
The Journal has confirmed that no sampling took place until a full 24 hours after the first of thousands of fish were found dead.
national strike
'We will win!': School secretaries and caretakers rally in their thousands as strike starts
“I’m not doing this for me, I’m old, I’m doing it for the women who will be school secretaries after me, for them to have their rights,” one striking worker said.
Gaeltacht
Tograí móra le teacht don nGaeilge agus don nGaeltacht ón bPlean Forbartha Naisiúnta - Aire
Courts
Man denied bail after charged in connection with a major Dublin drug and assault weapons bust
For fliuch sake
Ponchos and wellies will 'come in handy' as wild weather predicted for Electric Picnic
FactCheck
Debunked: Misleading post claims the media is covering up a surge in young girls going missing
European Union
Sweden and Netherlands latest countries to call for suspension of EU-Israel trade deal
From The 42
Football
Former Shamrock Rovers CEO John Martin in final talks to become new FAI chief football officer
scoliosis
Simon Harris says he will meet with family of Harvey Morrison Sherratt ‘at time of their choosing’
Ferrybank
Dunnes Stores gets greenlight for €100m shopping centre - 18 years after it was first proposed
Housing Crisis
Faeces on curtains, miles away from school: How children are suffering in emergency accommodation
Dublin
Balbriggan residents told to stay indoors and close windows due to fire at waste disposal plant
Gaeltacht
Dia dhaoibh: Seo agaibh foireann nua Ghaeltachta The Journal
Cuirfidh beirt iriseoirí ábhar Gaeilge ar fáil, a dhíreoidh ar phobail Ghaeltachta ar fud an oileáin.
inis oirr
Gaeltacht island project to be the first to get funding under €275bn National Development Plan
bullying in Ireland
Close to 60% of 13-year-olds who experience bullying don’t tell an adult, research suggests
Hospital Care
Fewer patients are dying from heart attack and stroke in Irish hospitals, new report finds
Consent
More than two in five men under 45 believe people say no because they 'want convincing' to have sex
The Morning Lead
'I'm in public life for the long haul': Mary Lou McDonald continues to mull Áras bid
The Sinn Féin president spoke to The Journal about her party’s plans for the presidential election, the timeline for Irish unity, and her priorities for the new Dáil term.
Wednesday
27 Aug 2025
Blanchardstown
Man arrested after leading gardaí on chase that left three squad cars damaged in Co Dublin
Jim O'Callaghan
Justice Minister needs to face reality that there is a safety issue in Dublin, McDonald says
National Children's Hospital
MacNeill slams BAM over Children's Hospital construction, says claims of '99% completion' aren't credible
Labour split
Labour TD Alan Kelly breaks ranks with party and won't support Catherine Connolly's Áras bid
INDEFINITE STRIKE
Secretaries and caretakers' strike to go ahead with 2,000 schools impacted as crunch talks fail
Some schools have already been informing families and parents that no one will be manning the phones tomorrow as a result.
Keeping us waiting
Sinn Féin has chosen a deadline for deciding whether it will field its own Áras candidate
Children's brain injuries
Doctor warns e-scooter incidents have seen brain injuries in children spike dramatically
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