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Politics
Getting offline
Maybe we should be giving children more options than 'bad' or 'really bad' online lives?
hanging on in there
Burnham allies ‘want Starmer to hand over power in September’ - but UK PM says he's going nowhere
Kenneally case
Ex-FF TD resigned membership after release of Bill Kenneally report, junior minister says
EU Budget
Germany and France are at odds over the EU's massive budget (and Ireland is in 'listening mode')
diplomatic rift
'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Row as Meloni accuses Trump of lying about her wanting a photo
Italy’s foreign minister has cancelled a visit to the US over Trump’s “grave and offensive words”, which he said “offend the whole of Italy”.
defence and cash
Ukraine and China dominate as talks go into the early hours at EU summit
The 27 leaders are meeting for their last summit before Ireland takes over the EU presidency in a couple of weeks.
Dublin city centre
Dublin bar owner says there is 'feral mood' in city and rejects ministers claiming it's safe
Thursday
18 Jun
right side of history
'There's no country unblemished': Mick Wallace on accepting an award from Iran
Housing Crisis
Keep eviction ban as option to tackle homelessness, report says, but coalition leaders say no
Sponsored
How well do you remember France 98? Test your memory in this week's World Cup quiz
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Jun 18
stop the game
The Palestine FA wants to make clear it has not 'given its blessing' to the Ireland-Israel game
The Candidate
The surprise abortion vote that broke government ranks
Christine Bohan, Jane Matthews, Christina Finn and Rónán Duffy unpack how a waiting period that was never recommended by the Citizens’ Assembly or the Oireachtas committee survived for eight years, and whether scrapping it is the beginning of a bigger conversation about abortion legislation the government doesn’t want to have.
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Brussels
Taoiseach to push for EU action in response to 'egregious Israeli breaches of human rights'
Waterford
Abuse survivor relieved Kenneally lived long enough to see major state report into his crimes
Bill Kenneally died behind bars this morning while serving a 19-year prison sentence.
reproductive rights
Bill to end three-day abortion wait moves forward as decisive Dáil vote splits government parties
The Taoiseach and Tánaiste’s support for the proposal has set them at odds with the majority of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs.
makerfield or break
Why a civil war among the British right could hand today's crucial byelection to Andy Burnham
Mortgages
Credit union managers want to be allowed provide first-time buyer mortgages under help-to-buy
Wednesday
17 Jun
Middle East
US officials reveal details of Iran agreement after days of secrecy
Donald Trump said earlier that the US “will probably go back to bombing” Iran if they don’t honour the agreement.
Migration and Asylum Pact
Chants of ‘send them back’ and 'shame on you' as MEPs back contentious migrant detention laws
Explainer
Why are the Taoiseach and Tánaiste supporting a Sinn Féin bill on abortion and will it pass?
It’s pretty rare for the government to back an opposition bill, but it’s even more unusual when it’s on the issue of abortion.
Dublin Castle
Silk Road Café staff granted entry to café after court injunction
The Journal went along with a number of staff this morning as they began to clear out their fridges and clean up the café.
Climate Change
Government urged to provide targeted measures to drive EV uptake among lower-income households
legal aid fees
Minister digging in on legal aid reforms after report flags solicitors 'maximising' earnings
battle for power
Members of Britain's oldest Irish club weigh in on vote that could spell end for Keir Starmer
The Brian Boru club has been on the go since the 1880s in Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Tuesday
16 Jun
fuels for Ireland
Oil prices at three-month low but fuel body warns prices will rise when excise cuts end
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