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thejournal. ie > eurovision-2026-boycott-poll-7043215-May2026

Did you boycott this year's Eurovision? " The Journal. ie

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (138+ words) THE EUROVISION SONG Contest final took place in Vienna on Saturday, and Ireland was among five countries that boycotted it over Israel's participation. RT" joined broadcasters in Spain, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands in deciding not to send an act…...

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thejournal. ie > president-connolly-uk-7040545-May2026

President Connolly expected to meet King Charles as she kicks off three-day UK visit

18+ hour, 59+ min ago  (375+ words) PRESIDENT CATHERINE CONNOLLY is expected to meet Britian's King Charles as part of a three-day UK visit that includes time in London and Leeds." The trip is President Connolly's second overseas jaunt since her inauguration after last month's visit to…...

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thejournal. ie > car-rental-consumer-ccpc-summer-holdiays-7040803-May2026

Watchdog finds 'shocking' levels of problems with holiday car hire and warns drivers to take care

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (412+ words) THE CONSUMER WATCHDOG has warned of "shocking" levels of consumer problems with car hire abroad, with over 40% of holidaymakers encountering issues with their rental last summer. The top issues identified in a survey by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission…...

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thejournal. ie > irish-student-dies-thailand-7042713-May2026

Irish student dies in road crash in Thailand

17+ hour, 33+ min ago  (216+ words) LAST UPDATE | 4 hrs ago A YOUNG IRISHMAN and a woman have died in a road crash in Thailand. The man has been named locally as Dublin film student Max Hendrickson. Max was a student at D'n Laoghaire Institute Of Art,…...

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thejournal. ie > shooting-wexford-7042625-May2026

Man injured in shooting at home in Wexford town

21+ hour, 22+ min ago  (122+ words) A MAN IN his 50s was injured when a firearm was discharged at a home in Wexford town on Saturday night. The shooting occurred in the Coolcotts area of Wexford town at around 11. 30pm, garda" said. The man was taken to Wexford…...

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thejournal. ie > micheal-martin-leadership-famine-7042571-May2026

Ireland "needs to avoid' type of political leadership turmoil 'impacting UK, Taoiseach says

21+ hour, 17+ min ago  (740+ words) IRELAND "NEEDS TO avoid" the political turmoil occurring in the UK " which is "potentially on the cusp" of a seventh prime minister in a decade, Taoiseach Miche'l Martin said today. Martin appeared on both RT's political programme The Week in…...

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thejournal. ie > parish-pump-politics-ireland-7040952-May2026

Have you ever stopped to think. .. what exactly is a parish pump?

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (676+ words) In Calling 353, a brand-new series for The Journal, bestselling Motherfocl'ir author and podcaster Darach" S'aghdha casts a linguistic eye on how we talk about what it means to be Irish, the signs we post to each other about Irishness " and…...

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thejournal. ie > sitdown-sunday-17-may-7037897-May2026

Sitdown Sunday: The article Israel is suing The New York Times over

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (527+ words) IT'S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair. We've hand-picked some of the week's best reads for you to savour. (The New York Times, approx 16 mins reading time)…...

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thejournal. ie > readme > israel-apartheid-genocide-gaza-7039713-May2026

Richard Boyd Barrett: Sanction Israel now, the way we did Russia

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (559+ words) ON THURSDAY, THE D'il debated the Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 20251, and there will be a vote of TDs on the Bill next Wednesday, 20 May. My Bill is the first time a proposal of full economic sanctions on…...

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thejournal. ie > retrofitting-house-prices-ucd-7036379-May2026

Retrofitting adds "12. 2k to the value of an average Dublin house

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (404+ words) RESEARCHERS HAVE CRUNCHED the numbers on how much retrofitting adds to house prices in the current market. Progress on retrofitting in Ireland is behind target, with the high cost a major barrier to uptake. Being clear about how much an…...