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Cabinet set to sign off on plans for State-led, not-for-profit childcare facilities
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# Cabinet

Cabinet set to sign off on plans for State-led, not-for-profit childcare facilities

Jan 20th 2026, 6:30 AM 4,492 Views 19 Comments

TDs to hear concerns that abusers' names won't be on domestic violence register for long enough
# Jennie's Law
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# Jennie's Law

TDs to hear concerns that abusers' names won't be on domestic violence register for long enough

Jan 20th 2026, 6:15 AM 58 Views 0 Comments

Minister: Gaeltacht review findings to be followed up in another Government Irish action plan
# Plean Gnímh
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# Plean Gnímh

Minister: Gaeltacht review findings to be followed up in another Government Irish action plan

Jan 20th 2026, 6:00 AM 1,887 Views 0 Comments

Conclúidí faoi phleanáil teanga san áireamh i bplean eile Rialtais don Ghaeilge: Aire Calleary
# Plean Eile Don Ghaeilge
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# Plean Eile Don Ghaeilge

Conclúidí faoi phleanáil teanga san áireamh i bplean eile Rialtais don Ghaeilge: Aire Calleary

Jan 20th 2026, 6:00 AM 1,031 Views 1 Comment

Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'
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# Residential Care

Mounting damage costs in residential care amid warnings that children are 'criminalised'

Jan 20th 2026, 12:05 AM 271 Views 3 Comments
  • Almost 6,000 incidents of damage to property in care settings
  • Experts warn of 'criminalising' young people
  • Some reported incidents relate to children in Special Emergency Arrangements
Dublin to let players decide over potential Allianz sponsorship protest during GAA leagues
# Taking A Stand
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# Taking A Stand

Dublin to let players decide over potential Allianz sponsorship protest during GAA leagues

Jan 19th 2026, 9:32 PM 3,686 Views 0 Comments

Government ministers meet to discuss strengthening the laws around AI-generated sexual imagery
# Non Consensual Images
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# Non Consensual Images

Government ministers meet to discuss strengthening the laws around AI-generated sexual imagery

Jan 19th 2026, 8:42 PM 125 Views 0 Comments

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

Here's what happened today: Monday

Jan 19th 2026, 8:32 PM 1,746 Views 0 Comments

Brooklyn Beckham hits out at parents: 'I do not want to reconcile with my family'
# Family Feud
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# Family Feud

Brooklyn Beckham hits out at parents: 'I do not want to reconcile with my family'

Jan 19th 2026, 8:28 PM 5,286 Views 16 Comments

“I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life”, Beckham said in a statement this evening.

Irish citizen among prisoners released from Venezuelan jail after US capture of Nicolas Maduro
# Venezuela
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# Venezuela

Irish citizen among prisoners released from Venezuelan jail after US capture of Nicolas Maduro

Jan 19th 2026, 7:40 PM 14,729 Views 17 Comments

Alleged Parnell Square attacker is fit to stand trial, psychiatrist for State tells court
# Courts
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# Courts

Alleged Parnell Square attacker is fit to stand trial, psychiatrist for State tells court

Jan 19th 2026, 7:24 PM 5,601 Views 0 Comments

Dublin City Council’s cycling and walking funds have been cut, and it may put years of work at risk
# Slow Bicycle Race
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# Slow Bicycle Race

Dublin City Council’s cycling and walking funds have been cut, and it may put years of work at risk

Jan 19th 2026, 7:00 PM 6,690 Views 70 Comments

Trial hears accused Superintendent had no power to use discretion to cancel road policing tickets
# Superintendent
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# Superintendent

Trial hears accused Superintendent had no power to use discretion to cancel road policing tickets

Jan 19th 2026, 7:00 PM 6,916 Views 0 Comments

From job hunting to oversharing: How LinkedIn morphed into an embarrassing group chat
# Professional Growth
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# Professional Growth

From job hunting to oversharing: How LinkedIn morphed into an embarrassing group chat

Jan 19th 2026, 7:00 PM 4,457 Views 14 Comments

Woman allegedly 'manually strangled' after FaceTiming her dog in Brazil
# Bruna Fonseca
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# Bruna Fonseca

Woman allegedly 'manually strangled' after FaceTiming her dog in Brazil

Jan 19th 2026, 6:33 PM 8,017 Views 0 Comments

Renowned Italian fashion designer Valentino dies at the age of 93
# Italy
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# Italy

Renowned Italian fashion designer Valentino dies at the age of 93

Jan 19th 2026, 5:17 PM 903 Views 0 Comments

Judge accepts he has no power to review sentence of Ana Kriegel’s killer
# Courts
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# Courts

Judge accepts he has no power to review sentence of Ana Kriegel’s killer

Jan 19th 2026, 5:02 PM 7,108 Views 0 Comments

Man who didn't pay for over 1,200 M50 trips among 22 drivers fined total of €428,000
# Toll Evaders
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# Toll Evaders

Man who didn't pay for over 1,200 M50 trips among 22 drivers fined total of €428,000

Jan 19th 2026, 4:48 PM 16,256 Views 54 Comments

New owners of Sinéad O'Connor's Bray home to erect commemorative plaque for the late singer
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# Bray

New owners of Sinéad O'Connor's Bray home to erect commemorative plaque for the late singer

Jan 19th 2026, 3:46 PM 9,069 Views 10 Comments

Son of murdered criminal tried to murder ex-wife's friend after marriage breakup, court hears
# Courts
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# Courts

Son of murdered criminal tried to murder ex-wife's friend after marriage breakup, court hears

Jan 19th 2026, 3:45 PM 7,739 Views 0 Comments

Here are the nominations for best Irish Album of the Year
# Choice Music Prize
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# Choice Music Prize

Here are the nominations for best Irish Album of the Year

Jan 19th 2026, 2:29 PM 3,699 Views 14 Comments

Man given 12-year term for randomly stabbing woman who went to Dublin to see Christmas lights
# Attempted Murder
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# Attempted Murder

Man given 12-year term for randomly stabbing woman who went to Dublin to see Christmas lights

Jan 19th 2026, 1:45 PM 23,954 Views 0 Comments

More than 260 people over the age of 65 are now living in emergency accommodation
# Homelessness
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# Homelessness

More than 260 people over the age of 65 are now living in emergency accommodation

Jan 19th 2026, 1:26 PM 8,991 Views 59 Comments

Gold hits record high following new Trump tariff threat
# Safe Haven
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# Safe Haven

Gold hits record high following new Trump tariff threat

Jan 19th 2026, 12:07 PM 2,530 Views 12 Comments

Almost 50,000 children have benefitted from Newborn Baby Grant in first year
# Baby Boost
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# Baby Boost

Almost 50,000 children have benefitted from Newborn Baby Grant in first year

Jan 19th 2026, 11:58 AM 6,203 Views 9 Comments

Enoch Burke ordered to prison for fifth time after repeated breaches of court order
# Westmeath
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# Westmeath

Enoch Burke ordered to prison for fifth time after repeated breaches of court order

Updated Jan 19th 2026, 11:46 AM 7,276 Views 0 Comments

Status Yellow warning for rain issued for Cork and Kerry
# Weather Warning
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# Weather Warning

Status Yellow warning for rain issued for Cork and Kerry

Jan 19th 2026, 11:22 AM 5,294 Views 17 Comments

Simon Harris says AI 'here to stay' after California trip and pledges Ireland will host AI summit
# AI Moment
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# AI Moment

Simon Harris says AI 'here to stay' after California trip and pledges Ireland will host AI summit

Jan 19th 2026, 10:08 AM 3,545 Views 28 Comments

Today is ‘Blue Monday’ – how are you feeling?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Today is ‘Blue Monday’ – how are you feeling?

Jan 19th 2026, 10:08 AM 12,974 Views 32 Comments

Vladimir Putin invited to join Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace' as Ireland mulls its own involvement
# Palestine
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# Palestine

Vladimir Putin invited to join Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace' as Ireland mulls its own involvement

Updated Jan 19th 2026, 9:57 AM 9,960 Views 41 Comments

Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ Natasha Smith who died while sleeping rough in Dublin
# RIP
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# RIP

Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ Natasha Smith who died while sleeping rough in Dublin

Jan 19th 2026, 8:55 AM 24,487 Views 0 Comments

The fight for resources: If 2025 was the year of war, 2026 could be the land-grab year
# A World In Chaos
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# A World In Chaos

The fight for resources: If 2025 was the year of war, 2026 could be the land-grab year

Jan 19th 2026, 7:00 AM 641 Views 6 Comments

Long-awaited inquest into death of Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe due to start later From TheJournal.ie

Long-awaited inquest into death of Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe due to start later

Jan 19th 2026, 6:52 AM 35 Views 0 Comments

Simon Harris is heading to Brussels to discuss tariff threats with European finance ministers
# Sensible Simon
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# Sensible Simon

Simon Harris is heading to Brussels to discuss tariff threats with European finance ministers

Jan 19th 2026, 6:15 AM 1,258 Views 12 Comments

Child law advocates 'taking legal advice' over new state service
# Children's Rights
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# Children's Rights

Child law advocates 'taking legal advice' over new state service

Jan 19th 2026, 6:00 AM 1,867 Views 0 Comments

There are 11 Irish billionaires and they make about your yearly salary every day
# Davos Time
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# Davos Time

There are 11 Irish billionaires and they make about your yearly salary every day

Jan 19th 2026, 6:00 AM 3,320 Views 9 Comments

Child found 'distressed and unwell' on Dublin street believed to have been trafficked for sex
# Child Law Project
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# Child Law Project

Child found 'distressed and unwell' on Dublin street believed to have been trafficked for sex

Jan 19th 2026, 12:10 AM 3,243 Views 0 Comments

Dublin District Court granted an interim care order (ICO) for the girl, who said she was homeless.

Woman who lost €20k to Chris Martin catfish fighting bank for refund
# Catfish
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# Catfish

Woman who lost €20k to Chris Martin catfish fighting bank for refund

Jan 19th 2026, 12:01 AM 1,784 Views 0 Comments

The Banking and Payment Federation of Ireland (BPFI) show that in 2023, the industry value of APP fraud was €18.1 million.