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Muckamore Hospital abuse inquiry finds ‘profound and deeply troubling’ failures in care
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# Muckamore Abbey Hospital

Muckamore Hospital abuse inquiry finds ‘profound and deeply troubling’ failures in care

Jun 18th 2026, 2:07 PM 1,843 Views 0 Comments

Abuse survivor relieved Kenneally lived long enough to see major state report into his crimes
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# Waterford

Abuse survivor relieved Kenneally lived long enough to see major state report into his crimes

Jun 18th 2026, 1:24 PM 199 Views 0 Comments

Gavan Reilly: 1,854 days between acknowledging the problem with short-term lets and fixing it
# Politics By Numbers
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# Politics By Numbers

Gavan Reilly: 1,854 days between acknowledging the problem with short-term lets and fixing it

Jun 18th 2026, 1:00 PM 8,892 Views 26 Comments

Areas of Dublin's Grafton Street sealed off after alleged early hours assault of woman
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# Street Violence

Areas of Dublin's Grafton Street sealed off after alleged early hours assault of woman

Jun 18th 2026, 12:00 PM 38,268 Views 0 Comments

Bill to end three-day abortion wait moves forward as decisive Dáil vote splits government parties
# Reproductive Rights
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# Reproductive Rights

Bill to end three-day abortion wait moves forward as decisive Dáil vote splits government parties

Updated Jun 18th 2026, 11:52 AM 28,761 Views 218 Comments

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste’s support for the proposal has set them at odds with the majority of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs.

Two people arrested over 'kid-napping' of three-week old goat
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# Armagh

Two people arrested over 'kid-napping' of three-week old goat

Jun 18th 2026, 11:47 AM 6,937 Views 0 Comments

The perils of watching England in the World Cup with Scotland fans in an Irish pub
# Among The People
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# Among The People

The perils of watching England in the World Cup with Scotland fans in an Irish pub

Jun 18th 2026, 11:31 AM 7,305 Views 0 Comments

The 42 braves downtown Boston in the name of enlightenment and friendship.

Do you drink more or less than low-risk alcohol consumption guidelines currently advise?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Do you drink more or less than low-risk alcohol consumption guidelines currently advise?

Jun 18th 2026, 10:25 AM 17,360 Views 68 Comments

The Housing Essay: How the Kiwis are solving their housing crisis
# Analysis
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# Analysis

The Housing Essay: How the Kiwis are solving their housing crisis

Jun 18th 2026, 9:30 AM 12,321 Views 20 Comments

Notorious child abuser Bill Kenneally has died in prison
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# Bill Kenneally

Notorious child abuser Bill Kenneally has died in prison

Jun 18th 2026, 8:46 AM 1,339 Views 0 Comments

It will be a wet and humid night with a rain warning in place for three counties
# DAY FOR THE DUCKS
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# DAY FOR THE DUCKS

It will be a wet and humid night with a rain warning in place for three counties

Jun 18th 2026, 8:31 AM 1,548 Views 2 Comments

Six Irish universities rise in global rankings - here's which one ranked best in the country
# Moving On Up
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# Moving On Up

Six Irish universities rise in global rankings - here's which one ranked best in the country

Updated Jun 18th 2026, 7:54 AM 68,384 Views 20 Comments

Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in World Cup opener after injury-time winner
# Black Stars
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# Black Stars

Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in World Cup opener after injury-time winner

Jun 18th 2026, 7:25 AM 933 Views 3 Comments

Maternity medical negligence cases: The adversarial legal process fails families and taxpayers
# A Cost Of Billions
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# A Cost Of Billions

Maternity medical negligence cases: The adversarial legal process fails families and taxpayers

Jun 18th 2026, 7:00 AM 1,106 Views 7 Comments

Inflation could hit 5% next year if Middle East conflict persists
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# Central Bank

Inflation could hit 5% next year if Middle East conflict persists

Jun 18th 2026, 6:45 AM 1,025 Views 9 Comments

Credit union managers want to be allowed provide first-time buyer mortgages under help-to-buy
# Mortgages
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# Mortgages

Credit union managers want to be allowed provide first-time buyer mortgages under help-to-buy

Jun 18th 2026, 6:30 AM 2,200 Views 3 Comments

Taoiseach to push for EU action in response to 'egregious Israeli breaches of human rights'
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# Brussels

Taoiseach to push for EU action in response to 'egregious Israeli breaches of human rights'

Jun 18th 2026, 6:10 AM 567 Views 10 Comments

Rotunda allowed public-only anaesthesiologists and paediatricians to bill private insurers
# Rotunda Row
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# Rotunda Row

Rotunda allowed public-only anaesthesiologists and paediatricians to bill private insurers

Jun 18th 2026, 12:10 AM 656 Views 0 Comments

Multiple consultants outside obstetrics who were appointed directly to public-only contracts were permitted to bill insurers for epidurals, C-section anaesthesia and newborn reviews.

PSNI release images of men it wishes to speak to in connection with Belfast riots
# Northern Ireland
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# Northern Ireland

PSNI release images of men it wishes to speak to in connection with Belfast riots

Jun 17th 2026, 9:49 PM 5,485 Views 0 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
# The Fix
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# The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Jun 17th 2026, 9:30 PM 2,177 Views 0 Comments

Man charged over alleged Galway mosque plot claims he can't get fair trial due to law's wording
# High Court
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# High Court

Man charged over alleged Galway mosque plot claims he can't get fair trial due to law's wording

Jun 17th 2026, 9:29 PM 5,347 Views 0 Comments

For whom the blood flows: Metallica encourage Irish fans to donate ahead of their Irish gigs
# Master Of Platelets
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# Master Of Platelets

For whom the blood flows: Metallica encourage Irish fans to donate ahead of their Irish gigs

Jun 17th 2026, 8:00 PM 17,146 Views 19 Comments

Doctor describes treating little girl who had 'no pulse' after Parnell Square attack
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# Central Criminal Court

Doctor describes treating little girl who had 'no pulse' after Parnell Square attack

Updated Jun 17th 2026, 7:55 PM 1,658 Views 0 Comments

Varadkar says he got hate speech legislation wrong, would have been better to go after algorithms
# Social Media
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# Social Media

Varadkar says he got hate speech legislation wrong, would have been better to go after algorithms

Jun 17th 2026, 7:44 PM 13,932 Views 48 Comments

Stars and Swipes: New York is having a moment. The Big Apple is back
# Knicks Finally Win
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# Knicks Finally Win

Stars and Swipes: New York is having a moment. The Big Apple is back

Jun 17th 2026, 7:00 PM 5,598 Views 20 Comments

Panel to rule on Friday over Enoch Burke's efforts to remove members of fitness-to-teach inquiry
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# Enoch Burke

Panel to rule on Friday over Enoch Burke's efforts to remove members of fitness-to-teach inquiry

Jun 17th 2026, 6:07 PM 1,436 Views 0 Comments

Minister 'can't pass the blame' for new social homes switched to private market, Ó Broin says
# Carlow
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# Carlow

Minister 'can't pass the blame' for new social homes switched to private market, Ó Broin says

Jun 17th 2026, 5:07 PM 12,101 Views 40 Comments

Child psychotherapist warns of the rise of loneliness among young adults
# Growing Up In Ireland
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# Growing Up In Ireland

Child psychotherapist warns of the rise of loneliness among young adults

Jun 17th 2026, 4:47 PM 739 Views 3 Comments

Quiz: How much do you know about Game of Thrones?
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# Show Quizness

Quiz: How much do you know about Game of Thrones?

Jun 17th 2026, 4:45 PM 11,761 Views 0 Comments

Had trouble getting home from an outdoor gig in Dublin this summer? We want to hear from you.
# Your Stories
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# Your Stories

Had trouble getting home from an outdoor gig in Dublin this summer? We want to hear from you.

Jun 17th 2026, 4:26 PM 2,126 Views 0 Comments

Why are the Taoiseach and Tánaiste supporting a Sinn Féin bill on abortion and will it pass?
# Explainer
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# Explainer

Why are the Taoiseach and Tánaiste supporting a Sinn Féin bill on abortion and will it pass?

Jun 17th 2026, 4:06 PM 7,855 Views 94 Comments

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.

Group of Dublin City councillors take legal action on 'block' on renaming public spaces
# Herzog Park
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# Herzog Park

Group of Dublin City councillors take legal action on 'block' on renaming public spaces

Jun 17th 2026, 3:29 PM 3,211 Views 16 Comments

'Fundamental issues’ with reliability of accusers, Jeffrey Donaldson's barrister tells jury
# Newry Crown Court
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# Newry Crown Court

'Fundamental issues’ with reliability of accusers, Jeffrey Donaldson's barrister tells jury

Jun 17th 2026, 2:52 PM 9,480 Views 0 Comments

Jeffrey Donaldson’s barrister said one of the complainants had ‘proven herself to be very, very unreliable witness’.

Teenager who died after Waterford collision named as promising cyclist Shane O'Brien
# Tributes
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# Tributes

Teenager who died after Waterford collision named as promising cyclist Shane O'Brien

Jun 17th 2026, 2:29 PM 17,055 Views 0 Comments

Irish parents are the least likely in the EU to think their children spend too much time on screens
# Screen Time
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# Screen Time

Irish parents are the least likely in the EU to think their children spend too much time on screens

Jun 17th 2026, 1:44 PM 4,018 Views 17 Comments

Energy minister says data centres are good for Ireland as Dáil debates moratorium
# Climate Change
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# Climate Change

Energy minister says data centres are good for Ireland as Dáil debates moratorium

Jun 17th 2026, 1:35 PM 8,967 Views 64 Comments

Labour told the Dáil data centre energy consumption is “insane”.

Silk Road Café staff granted entry to café after court injunction
# Dublin Castle
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# Dublin Castle

Silk Road Café staff granted entry to café after court injunction

Jun 17th 2026, 10:31 AM 1,755 Views 3 Comments

The Journal went along with a number of staff this morning as they began to clear out their fridges and clean up the café.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil MEPs clash over today's EU vote on deportations
# Migration And Asylum Pact
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# Migration And Asylum Pact

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil MEPs clash over today's EU vote on deportations

Jun 17th 2026, 10:07 AM 221 Views 1 Comment