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Donald Trump will be the next US president
Trump’s projected win represents one of the most unlikely turnarounds in political history.
Early Days
Trump V Harris: Here's the state-by-state breakdown of the race to 270
That’s the magic number to win the White House.
This year
2024
in short
Something for everyone in the audience? The key points from Budget 2025
Finance Minister Jack Chambers has confirmed a range of measures.
budget 2025
Give it away, now: From tax cuts to SSIAs, some of the biggest giveaway budgets of the past
Can Jack Chambers keep up with these lads?
UK media blitzMary Lou McDonald tells Sky News that Irish unity 'right for British people and Irish people'
Paris 2024
'I'm just so proud': Tears and togetherness as Ireland's relay team reflect on Olympic heartache
The team finished the race in fourth with a time of 3:19.90, a new national record.
Paris 2024
Kellie Harrington will box for another Olympic gold medal after winning her semi-final in Paris
Harrington was already guaranteed to be the first Irish woman to medal at two Olympic Games.
be the best8,000 calories and about 500 lengths: What does a day look like for Olympic champ Daniel Wiffen?
be the best
8,000 calories and about 500 lengths: What does a day look like for Olympic champ Daniel Wiffen
Wiffen is Ireland’s newest Olympic champion and has his sights set on more gold.
Paris 2024
Ireland wins rowing bronze as Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle take battling medal on the water
Ireland’s rowers will be hoping for even more success over the coming days.
The Irish pair came in behind the Romanian boat, which took the gold, and the Netherlands, which took the silver.
Team Ireland will be hoping for more rowing medals, with two finals to come tomorrow.
PeacekeepingFamily of Pte Sean Rooney blast 'noxious narrative' about his death and seek UN report for inquest
Slainte
After pints in Chequers, what next for the British-Irish bromance?
Ireland and the UK are friends again, and they’ve got the hangover to prove it.
the internet has fallen
Global IT outage knocks airlines, banks and others offline
Following the latest as the online world deals with the chaotic event.
bonjour
Plenty of nods to Churchill as Keir Starmer woos European leaders at grandiose Blenheim Palace
The meeting of the European Political Community is taking place at the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
The EPC was the brainchild of France’s Emmanuel Macron and 47 leaders are in attendance.
Starmer has vowed to be a “friend and a partner†to European allies.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban is also in attendance after visiting Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month.
girls in green documentary
FAI CEO 'deeply shocked' by historical abuse allegations, encourages others to come forward
David Courell said that the FAI were first made aware of the allegations earlier this year and that the organisation has met with the women.
girls in green documentary
FAI CEO 'deeply shocked' by historical abuse allegations and encourages others to come forward
David Courell said that the FAI were first made aware of the allegations earlier this year and that the organisation has met with the women involved.
North DownDefeated UUP candidate says people in NI 'don't understand' his comments about owning Rolls-Royce
change at the top
UK exit poll: Labour set for huge majority as Tories suffer defeat of historic proportions
Tonight’s exit poll was released seconds after the polls closed at 10 pm.
Keir Starmer's Labour could govern with 410 seats, a majority of 170.
The Conservatives could lose as many as 241 seats, putting some of the party’s biggest names at risk.
The Nigel Farage-led Reform party could pick up 13 seats, with the Green Party winning two.
The exit poll does not contain details of Northern Ireland’s 18 seats in Westminster.
bumper to bumperCouncillors slam 'bizarre overreach' as junior minister seeks to halt Dublin traffic plan
the dublin era
Taylor Swift gives shoutout to Stevie Nicks in the crowd on final show of three-night Aviva run
She told the crowd the gigs were the first time the Aviva Stadium has been sold out for three-nights in a row.
grafting
Election post-mortem: Evidence of FF and FG ground game crucial as SF may rue how renters voted
A polling day poll found voters were most likely to have met a Fianna Fáil candidate.
Keeping it in the FamilyThree members of Healy-Rae family re-elected in Kerry as Howth-Malahide elects a Haughey
Election time
Five big political questions we'll see answered as the local results come rolling in
It’s all over bar the counting.
the EurosIreland has a new crop of 'celebrity candidates' - but what do people think of voting for them?
War of Words
Cross border migration row: How did Ireland-UK relations break down over asylum seekers?
And what’s the evidence for Helen McEntee’s claim that 80% of of asylum seekers crossed the border? Here’s what we know.
diplomatic spat
Migration row: Sunak 'not interested' in deal to return asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK
The row has overshadowed the British Irish Inter-Governmental Conference taking place in London today
Taoiseach Simon Harris has promised to pass emergency legislation to return asylum seekers who came via NI back to the UK.
A meeting between Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her UK counterpart was cancelled amid the row.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that "a reciprocal agreement" would be required to send people back to the UK.
Opinion Poll
European elections: Voters sceptical about an EU army and whether Ireland should participate
A new The Journal/Ireland Thinks poll also found that immigration is seen as the priority issue in the European elections.
Questions over EU military cooperation have long been a source of debate in the bloc.
Half of poll respondents were opposed to an EU army, with just over a third in favour.
Supporters of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, the Greens and Labour were in favour of Ireland's participation in an EU army.
legacy
As Leo Varadkar waves goodbye to his time as Taoiseach, how will he be remembered?
From ‘welfare cheats’ to ‘bullet-proof’ backstops.
leo outLeo Varadkar expects new Taoiseach to be in place on 9 April, avoiding need for general election
Opinion Poll
European elections: Dead-heat on whether immigration is a big issue for voters
A third of people say they would vote for a candidate with ‘strong anti-immigration views’.
TheJournal/Ireland Thinks poll finds voters evenly split on the relevance of immigration to June elections.
The second survey in the major series also asked questions about EU immigration policy and sea rescue missions.
