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Tattoos: Ink, identity and the fear of regret
# Tattoo Or Not Tattoo
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# Tattoo Or Not Tattoo

Tattoos: Ink, identity and the fear of regret

Feb 14th 2026, 7:00 PM 5,380 Views 18 Comments

Minister says Irish Government disagrees with Rubio's Munich comments on 'climate change cult'
# Helen McEntee
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# Helen McEntee

Minister says Irish Government disagrees with Rubio's Munich comments on 'climate change cult'

Feb 14th 2026, 6:06 PM 16,724 Views 0 Comments

Helen McEntee, who is also Defence Minister, was speaking to The Journal today in Munich as she attended meetings.

Status Yellow rain and snow warnings in place for nine counties
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# Weather Warnings

Status Yellow rain and snow warnings in place for nine counties

Updated Feb 14th 2026, 5:40 PM 49,832 Views 36 Comments

Airspace over Dublin Airport closed at intervals this morning due to air control staffing issues
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# AirNav Ireland

Airspace over Dublin Airport closed at intervals this morning due to air control staffing issues

Feb 14th 2026, 5:20 PM 19,010 Views 0 Comments

Vigil held at the site of the former Stardust nightclub 45 years after tragedy
# Artane
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# Artane

Vigil held at the site of the former Stardust nightclub 45 years after tragedy

Feb 14th 2026, 4:35 PM 5,394 Views 15 Comments

Cormac Comerford climbs another few places to finish 42nd in giant slalom
# Winter Olympics
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# Winter Olympics

Cormac Comerford climbs another few places to finish 42nd in giant slalom

Updated Feb 14th 2026, 3:01 PM 6,339 Views 12 Comments

EU states allege Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from a dart frog
# Accusations
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# Accusations

EU states allege Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from a dart frog

Feb 14th 2026, 2:41 PM 10,161 Views 35 Comments

Ireland's first National Lottery millionaire of 2026 bought ticket on Friday the 13th
# NOT SO UNLUCKY
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# NOT SO UNLUCKY

Ireland's first National Lottery millionaire of 2026 bought ticket on Friday the 13th

Feb 14th 2026, 2:15 PM 37,722 Views 10 Comments

As it happened: Ireland survive to earn 20-13 Six Nations win over Italy From The 42
Live Feb 14th 2026, 1:10 PM

As it happened: Ireland survive to earn 20-13 Six Nations win over Italy

Rubio tells Munich Security Conference UN has played 'no role' in resolving world's conflicts
# Diplomatic Mission
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# Diplomatic Mission

Rubio tells Munich Security Conference UN has played 'no role' in resolving world's conflicts

Updated Feb 14th 2026, 11:23 AM 24,261 Views 130 Comments

Rubio’s speech this year was much more conciliatory in tone than Vance’s diatribe last year and said that the US and Europe should work together.

Are you going to celebrate St Valentine's Day?
# The Daily Poll
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# The Daily Poll

Are you going to celebrate St Valentine's Day?

Feb 14th 2026, 11:03 AM 13,267 Views 40 Comments

Gardaí seeking to identify driver involved in three-car collision after woman (30s) killed
# Limerick
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# Limerick

Gardaí seeking to identify driver involved in three-car collision after woman (30s) killed

Feb 14th 2026, 9:38 AM 26,868 Views 0 Comments

Surrealing in the Years: There was never any chance that we wouldn't draw Israel
# Surrealing In The Years
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# Surrealing In The Years

Surrealing in the Years: There was never any chance that we wouldn't draw Israel

Feb 14th 2026, 9:00 AM 5,028 Views 0 Comments

Ten years on from the very first date on First Dates Ireland, how successful has it been?
# Conscious Coupling
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# Conscious Coupling

Ten years on from the very first date on First Dates Ireland, how successful has it been?

Feb 14th 2026, 8:00 AM 21,268 Views 34 Comments

Steering clear of stress: how to navigate the complex Irish car finance market
# Motoring
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# Motoring

Steering clear of stress: how to navigate the complex Irish car finance market

Feb 14th 2026, 7:00 AM 5,313 Views 9 Comments

Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time
# Cancer Services
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# Cancer Services

Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time

Feb 14th 2026, 6:30 AM 12,111 Views 14 Comments

Minister says he's open to police from other countries helping with security for EU Presidency
# Security Gaps
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# Security Gaps

Minister says he's open to police from other countries helping with security for EU Presidency

Feb 14th 2026, 12:05 AM 9,458 Views 0 Comments

Concerns have been raised that gaps in Ireland’s military and security capabilities could put events held during the presidency of the bloc under threat.

Politicians say past legal issues should not stop help for Irish man in 'subhuman' US detention
# SEAMUS CULLETON
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# SEAMUS CULLETON

Politicians say past legal issues should not stop help for Irish man in 'subhuman' US detention

Feb 14th 2026, 12:05 AM 17,749 Views 68 Comments

“An outstanding bench warrant does not make the punishment he is receiving now justified in any way, shape or form,” Duncan Smith said.

Nurses at Naas General Hospital suspend industrial action after 'lengthy' negotiations From TheJournal.ie

Nurses at Naas General Hospital suspend industrial action after 'lengthy' negotiations

Feb 13th 2026, 10:02 PM 4,901 Views 9 Comments

New Dublin hotel receives public backlash for seeking injunction against bar next door over noise levels
# Yamamori Izakaya
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# Yamamori Izakaya

New Dublin hotel receives public backlash for seeking injunction against bar next door over noise levels

Feb 13th 2026, 9:47 PM 83,389 Views 35 Comments

Here's What Happened Today: Friday
# Good Evening
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# Good Evening

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Feb 13th 2026, 9:07 PM 6,410 Views 0 Comments

Deaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held
# Camp Montana
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# Camp Montana

Deaths, disease and mistreatment: The immigration prison where Seamus Culleton is being held

Feb 13th 2026, 9:00 PM 10,499 Views 0 Comments

Woman arrested after car intercepted by gardaí found to have €275,000 stashed inside suitcase
# Ballsbridge
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# Ballsbridge

Woman arrested after car intercepted by gardaí found to have €275,000 stashed inside suitcase

Feb 13th 2026, 8:15 PM 21,912 Views 0 Comments

Taoiseach says Government would consider ban on vaping in cars carrying children
# Vape Ban
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# Vape Ban

Taoiseach says Government would consider ban on vaping in cars carrying children

Feb 13th 2026, 8:04 PM 5,802 Views 60 Comments

Horse riding coach in his 60s jailed for nine years for rape of 14-year-old girl
# Courts
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# Courts

Horse riding coach in his 60s jailed for nine years for rape of 14-year-old girl

Feb 13th 2026, 7:38 PM 20,088 Views 0 Comments

A year on from the JD Vance speech that stunned Europe, what can we expect in Munich?
# Security Conference
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# Security Conference

A year on from the JD Vance speech that stunned Europe, what can we expect in Munich?

Feb 13th 2026, 7:00 PM 12,371 Views 72 Comments

Jaws were on the floor last year when Vance rode in to declare there was a “new sheriff in town” – will the message from Marco Rubio this year be different?

'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
# Women And Infants
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# Women And Infants

'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit

Updated Feb 13th 2026, 6:55 PM 35,611 Views 72 Comments

‘Health infrastructure is critical infrastructure. Simple as that,’ says Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim
# Epstein Files
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# Epstein Files

Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon pays damages to Alan Shatter over false Epstein claim

Feb 13th 2026, 6:54 PM 19,276 Views 0 Comments

Man charged to court in connection with murder of man in Belfast
# South Belfast
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# South Belfast

Man charged to court in connection with murder of man in Belfast

Feb 13th 2026, 6:52 PM 2,036 Views 0 Comments

Motorists urged not to drive through flooding in Dublin as council to review 'timeliness of warnings'
# Transport Disruption
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# Transport Disruption

Motorists urged not to drive through flooding in Dublin as council to review 'timeliness of warnings'

Updated Feb 13th 2026, 6:40 PM 41,946 Views 59 Comments

A Status Yellow rain warning was in place in Dublin and Wicklow until midday today, but this alert was announced at around 2.30am.

Residents at north Dublin apartment building without power and water supply after flooding
# Flooding Impact
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# Flooding Impact

Residents at north Dublin apartment building without power and water supply after flooding

Updated Feb 13th 2026, 6:17 PM 31,530 Views 55 Comments

Inspector of Prisons has 'deep reservations' about injuries to mentally ill inmate who died
# Ivan Rosney
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# Ivan Rosney

Inspector of Prisons has 'deep reservations' about injuries to mentally ill inmate who died

Feb 13th 2026, 6:00 PM 10,124 Views 0 Comments

Trinity College to become a vape-free campus next week
# TCD
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# TCD

Trinity College to become a vape-free campus next week

Feb 13th 2026, 4:56 PM 4,860 Views 24 Comments

City centre horse handler to do community service for assaulting American tourist
# Courts
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# Courts

City centre horse handler to do community service for assaulting American tourist

Feb 13th 2026, 3:48 PM 13,717 Views 0 Comments

Busy coast road in Dublin's Raheny to be partly closed until mid-summer for water mains upgrades
# Uisce Éireann
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# Uisce Éireann

Busy coast road in Dublin's Raheny to be partly closed until mid-summer for water mains upgrades

Feb 13th 2026, 3:39 PM 12,722 Views 15 Comments

Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years
# Next Chapter
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# Next Chapter

Irish journalist Fergal Keane is leaving the BBC after 37 years

Feb 13th 2026, 3:07 PM 21,929 Views 13 Comments

Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?
# A Broken System
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# A Broken System

Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?

Feb 13th 2026, 2:45 PM 2,676 Views 9 Comments

Bishop of Limerick condemns arson attack on mosque and says it's a 'wake-up call'
# Dooradoyle
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# Dooradoyle

Bishop of Limerick condemns arson attack on mosque and says it's a 'wake-up call'

Feb 13th 2026, 2:34 PM 4,668 Views 0 Comments