7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (178+ words) A VIRAL VIDEO purporting to show three men removing a firearm from the boot of a car did not involve real firearms, gardaí said. The video, which has been widely shared on social media, including by international accounts, and viewed…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (292+ words) TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS has concluded his visit to the US state of North Carolina, where he represented the European Union at a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors. The G20 brings together 19 member countries, as well as two…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago   (586+ words) A ‘BESPOKE’ SUITE for mothers and babies at Ireland’s largest female prison will have space for just one woman and child when it opens later this year. The Journal has learned that there are no immediate plans to replace the…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (528+ words) UK PRIME MINISTER Andy Burnham has said he’s “very aware of every word in the Good Friday Agreement”. It follows backlash over his comments made in Belfast last week, when he told reporters a referendum on a united Ireland is…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (565+ words) TWENTY LUCKY JACK White fans had the chance to pick up the last few tickets for the first of his two sold-out Dublin shows on Tuesday. The former White Stripes member last week announced a student ticket scheme at select…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (636+ words) FRONTLINE GARDAÍ HAVE argued that a new drug diversion programme that came into effect this morning came about with ”no training, no advanced notification, and no policy document” to prepare members. The Health Referral Scheme allows those in possession of…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (770+ words) DOGS, CATS AND other pets are to be allowed greater access to travel on bus, trains and trams from 2027 after the National Transport Authority (NTA) announced proposals to relax existing rules on the carriage of pets on public transport services....

9+ hour, 27+ min ago   (540+ words) CRIMINAL SOLICITORS ONCE again walked out of the District Courts in Dublin today as their dispute with Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan over his new ‘flat fee’ model for legal aid cases continues. The new payment model, which came into effect…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago   (280+ words) IRELAND’S HEALTH REFERRAL Scheme has come into operation. Under the pilot, some adults found in possession of drugs for personal use for the first time can be referred to health services rather than face prosecution. Public debate has largely focused…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (658+ words) FORMER BRITISH PRIME minister Keir Starmer is to step down as an MP, triggering a byelection that will test his successor Andy Burnham’s Labour government. The announcement comes on the day that Burnham will address the House of Commons for…...