Irish
June
June 2024
Dublin CityCouncil refuses permission for 'shiny plastic' Tipperary Crystal sign to remain on Henry Street
Gaza
'All I can offer my children is some available bread with hot water to dissolve it'
The Journal’s reporter in Rafah talks to parents about food shortages and how they are impacting their families.
no complacency
Fianna Fáil won the highest number of council seats in the local elections. Is the party back?
Party members say they aren’t taking anything for granted.
Paths to Citizenship
EU countries grant citizenship to tiny proportion of migrants
Just 2% of foreign residents were granted Irish citizenship in 2022, with the process of becoming naturalised being full of obstacles and often taking years.
ElectionsOpinion: Right-wing politicians will see that slating the system is easier than working within it
Snap ElectionEx-president Hollande makes surprise comeback in French election as Left forms alliance
Surrealing in the YearsSurrealing in the Years: You want me to sum up that election in one headline? Not happening
9 at 9
The 9 at 9
Election 2024 analysis, HSE drug warning, and MBE recognition for Dáithí’s Law organ donation campaigner.
Daithi's Law'Bigger than politics': Dáithí's father Máirtín Mac Gabhann accepts MBE for organ donation campaign
AnalysisThey don't all want to hear it but a Labour-SocDems-Greens alliance might help them get into Govt
The far-right rises
Over 100 far-right candidates stood in this year's elections: Could they become a political force?
Five far-right councillors were elected this year – the first breakthrough for the movement.
Around 100 candidates with far-right views ran in this year's elections - most of them outperforming the movement's previous best in 2020.
Social media has proved a successful platform for a number of those who were elected or who threatened to win seats.
Analysis
Ireland elected over 180 Independents: we analysed who they are and what it means
Valerie Flynn and Alessia Micalizzi crunch the numbers to discover who exactly we voted into local councils.
Our data shows over a third of elected Independents romped home on the first count.
Not that much has changed: 3/4 of Independents returned in this election were sitting councillors.
TraleeWife of Thomas Dooley sustained foot-long wound and needed 45 stitches and 30 staples, murder trial hears
Ballymore EustaceTwo people arrested in investigation into assault, dangerous driving and criminal damage
Horse racing sectorHorse racing bodies to appear before Dáil committee next week amid abattoir revelations
Adrian DonohoeMan convicted for conspiring to pervert the course of justice during trial for garda's murder
