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Factfind: Who, if anyone, can be held legally responsible for abuse images on Grok and X? From TheJournal.ie

Factfind: Who, if anyone, can be held legally responsible for abuse images on Grok and X?

1 hour ago 243 Views 0 Comments

While the harms of abusive images are clear, the law is far murkier.

'Wrecked by dietitians' and 'sweaty' packaging: Your views on Hot School Meals
# Your Stories
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# Your Stories

'Wrecked by dietitians' and 'sweaty' packaging: Your views on Hot School Meals

1 hour ago 712 Views 1 Comment

Politicians heard this week that the scheme isn’t sustainable, while some teachers said the short time allowed for children to eat isn’t helping.

Irish - Yesterday's News

Murderer seeking prison release claims life sentence was only 20 years
# Court
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# Court

Murderer seeking prison release claims life sentence was only 20 years

2 hours ago 6,856 Views 0 Comments

Claire Byrne said turning 50 and RTÉ pay cuts were factors in Newstalk move
# Late Late Show
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# Late Late Show

Claire Byrne said turning 50 and RTÉ pay cuts were factors in Newstalk move

3 hours ago 819 Views 3 Comments

Fianna Fáil TD to leave Justice Committee after speeding conviction for driving 190km/h
# Dangerous Driving
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# Dangerous Driving

Fianna Fáil TD to leave Justice Committee after speeding conviction for driving 190km/h

4 hours ago 2,212 Views 6 Comments

Here's what happened today: Friday
# News Fix
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# News Fix

Here's what happened today: Friday

4 hours ago 257 Views 0 Comments

Charity expresses concern over suspended sentence for Garda after assaulting partner
# Domestic Violence
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# Domestic Violence

Charity expresses concern over suspended sentence for Garda after assaulting partner

Updated 5 hours ago 4,583 Views 0 Comments

Murder accused visited 'How to kill in three seconds' website, court hears
# Bruna Fonseca
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# Bruna Fonseca

Murder accused visited 'How to kill in three seconds' website, court hears

6 hours ago 4,620 Views 0 Comments

Dublin businessman tells court ‘I have never been violent’ as he launches bid to restore firearms cert
# Courts
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# Courts

Dublin businessman tells court ‘I have never been violent’ as he launches bid to restore firearms cert

7 hours ago 7,998 Views 0 Comments

Efforts to tell Garda that George Nkencho had mental health issues were 'shut down', inquest hears
# Inquest
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# Inquest

Efforts to tell Garda that George Nkencho had mental health issues were 'shut down', inquest hears

7 hours ago 707 Views 0 Comments

Study finds grieving death of a pet can be as distressing as grieving a person
# Good Dogs
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# Good Dogs

Study finds grieving death of a pet can be as distressing as grieving a person

8 hours ago 2 Views 0 Comments

Man who was 'only two minutes late' to check-in loses appeal in compensation case against Ryanair
# Missed Flight
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# Missed Flight

Man who was 'only two minutes late' to check-in loses appeal in compensation case against Ryanair

8 hours ago 4,683 Views 0 Comments

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Dublin father at his home
# Courts
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# Courts

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Dublin father at his home

9 hours ago 2,848 Views 0 Comments

Senior garda 'spoke to press office' regarding arrest despite denial, penalty points trial hears
# Limerick
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# Limerick

Senior garda 'spoke to press office' regarding arrest despite denial, penalty points trial hears

9 hours ago 4,451 Views 0 Comments

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
# Newshound Quiz
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# Newshound Quiz

The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz

10 hours ago 1,948 Views 4 Comments

Some retired public servants paying less than €13 a week to live in OPW-owned Phoenix Park homes
# Park Life
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# Park Life

Some retired public servants paying less than €13 a week to live in OPW-owned Phoenix Park homes

11 hours ago 10,112 Views 25 Comments

Garda who carried out 'terrifying' assault on his wife gets suspended sentence
# Court
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# Court

Garda who carried out 'terrifying' assault on his wife gets suspended sentence

11 hours ago 1,570 Views 0 Comments

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man struck by 'glass implement' in Coolock yesterday
# Oscar Traynor Road
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# Oscar Traynor Road

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man struck by 'glass implement' in Coolock yesterday

12 hours ago 938 Views 0 Comments

Icelanders call for rejection of proposed US ambassador after 'joke' about country becoming '52nd state'
# At It Again
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# At It Again

Icelanders call for rejection of proposed US ambassador after 'joke' about country becoming '52nd state'

13 hours ago 3,845 Views 0 Comments

Enoch Burke case is in court again today but he's back at Westmeath school
# Enoch Burke
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# Enoch Burke

Enoch Burke case is in court again today but he's back at Westmeath school

13 hours ago 3,804 Views 0 Comments

Professor Mary Aiken: Grok is a warning shot, not a one-off scandal
# Ireland Must Lead
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# Ireland Must Lead

Professor Mary Aiken: Grok is a warning shot, not a one-off scandal

Updated 14 hours ago 1,299 Views 0 Comments

Minister says it is 'utter rubbish' that Ireland is soft on X because of corporation tax
# Grok
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# Grok

Minister says it is 'utter rubbish' that Ireland is soft on X because of corporation tax

14 hours ago 499 Views 3 Comments

Are you a fan of Harry Styles’ music?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Are you a fan of Harry Styles’ music?

15 hours ago 3,883 Views 27 Comments

Over 36 million passengers went through Dublin Airport in 2025, a record breaking year
# Flying It
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# Flying It

Over 36 million passengers went through Dublin Airport in 2025, a record breaking year

17 hours ago 625 Views 14 Comments

Former driving instructor who fraudulently sat 21 theory tests is jailed for a year
# Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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# Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Former driving instructor who fraudulently sat 21 theory tests is jailed for a year

18 hours ago 359 Views 0 Comments

Pensions auto-enrolment: It kicks in this month, let's recap on how it will all work
# Employment
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# Employment

Pensions auto-enrolment: It kicks in this month, let's recap on how it will all work

18 hours ago 158 Views 2 Comments

Learner drivers 'failing tests' due to severely faded road markings
# Fine Line
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# Fine Line

Learner drivers 'failing tests' due to severely faded road markings

Fri 12:10 AM 55 Views 0 Comments

The difficulty of tests has been compounded by unclear or “invisible” lines and symbols, the head of a major driving school has said.

Irish - Thursday 15 January, 2026

Tax information on Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit now shared with Revenue
# Income Tax
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# Income Tax

Tax information on Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit now shared with Revenue

Thu 11:20 PM 2,475 Views 4 Comments

RTÉ Chief Financial Officer Mari Hurley resigns after less than 18 months on the job
# CFO
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# CFO

RTÉ Chief Financial Officer Mari Hurley resigns after less than 18 months on the job

Thu 10:08 PM 1,779 Views 6 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
# News Fix
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# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Thu 9:00 PM 708 Views 0 Comments

Court told mother was suffering mental disorder when she stabbed eight-year-old daughter
# Courts
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# Courts

Court told mother was suffering mental disorder when she stabbed eight-year-old daughter

Thu 8:33 PM 5,477 Views 0 Comments

Pedestrian, 80s, seriously injured in Donegal collision
# Letterkenny
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# Letterkenny

Pedestrian, 80s, seriously injured in Donegal collision

Thu 8:13 PM 3,444 Views 0 Comments

George Nkencho was tasered twice before he was fatally shot by gardaí, inquest hears
# Inquest
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# Inquest

George Nkencho was tasered twice before he was fatally shot by gardaí, inquest hears

Thu 7:28 PM 4,878 Views 0 Comments

'Huge relief': Irish man Sean Binder found not guilty of people smuggling in Greece
# Greece
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# Greece

'Huge relief': Irish man Sean Binder found not guilty of people smuggling in Greece

Thu 7:08 PM 11,148 Views 0 Comments

Mountjoy Prison inspection finds cockroach infestations, degrading treatment and sexual assaults
# UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION
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# UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION

Mountjoy Prison inspection finds cockroach infestations, degrading treatment and sexual assaults

Thu 6:24 PM 96 Views 1 Comment

Man allegedly showed body of dead ex-girlfriend to friends on FaceTime call, court hears
# Bruna Fonseca
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# Bruna Fonseca

Man allegedly showed body of dead ex-girlfriend to friends on FaceTime call, court hears

Thu 5:42 PM 2,942 Views 0 Comments

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Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people amid backlash
# Artificial Intelligence
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# Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people amid backlash

Thu 6:53 AM 475 Views 0 Comments

The social media platform said it had imposed restrictions on “editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis”.

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