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April 2024
factcheckDebunked: Image of Garda standoff shared after Newtownmountkennedy protests is AI-generated
Explainer
Who's running in the European elections and what are the key dates to look out for?
A record number of candidates have declared their status in recent weeks.
Perverting the course of JusticeMan gets four-year sentence for destroying phone used to gain Garda system information
HarassmentPaul Murphy 'refuses to be intimidated' after death threat graffitied on wall near his home
Wicklow
Builders confronted by anti-immigration protesters 'in shock' after 'intimidating' incident at Aughrim hotel
Construction workers at the site in Aughrim in Co Wicklow were told to “pack up and get the f**k out”.
InvestigationMan hospitalised following suspected stabbing near homeless tents in Dublin city centre
circular economyPublic has 'embraced' Re-turn scheme for bottles and cans, Smyth tells Climate Committee
mixed messageA third of Irish teens go to single-sex schools - but new research shows they don't want to
Lost in Europe
500% increase in migrant children arriving alone in Ireland claiming asylum
New investigation finds that more than 51,000 minors have disappeared after arriving in Europe between 2021 and 2023.
cash for ashMinister to seek approval for €80 million ash dieback scheme to help farmers plant new forests
Dublin City Transport PlanDublin City Council votes against scrapping consultation that backed its big city centre traffic plan
international protection officeAsylum seekers unaware of any plans to clear tents on Dublin's Mount Street
All aboard
‘The envy of Europe’?: Step inside Irish Rail’s new battery-electric Dart trains
The Journal visited the site of the Polish factory where the new Dart trains are being produced – take a look.
CourtsMen charged with flying drones near Dublin bring High Court challenge against 'draconian' laws
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.
waitin on a sunny dayAfter summer shows, more than a million Irish fans will have seen Bruce Springsteen live
Dún Laoghaire–RathdownMan with Down Syndrome challenges Council's failure to assess him for social housing
aaron gumbleMan accused of causing death of grandmother with e-scooter in Dublin sent forward for trial
