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Ireland will waive visa requirements for all Ukrainian people who travel to Ireland following the Russian invasion, the Taoiseach has confirmed
"For your families, cherish them, because they won't be there forever."
Hamish O'Flaherty, 12, spoke at the funeral of his father, James, who died as a result of the explosion in Creeslough last week.
Shared via Kieran Roarty Funeral Director (with permission of the family)
Bród, the Bernese mountain dog owned by President Michael D Higgins, has died
Air traffic control at Dublin Airport had a special message for an Aer Lingus flight about to take off to China, where it will pick up medical supplies for Irish hospitals.
Ireland has been treated by some MPs as "some sort of irrelevance", MP Alistair Burt has told the House of Commons debate
Twitter permanently suspends Gemma O'Doherty's account over 'repeated violations'
Sophia, who says she sometimes gets bullied for her hair, gave this brave message on the #LateLateToyShow:
"Don't let the bullies stop the things that you want to do, life would suck if everybody was the same."
Bonnie Greer: "I think I've been invited to every town and city in Ireland" jrnl.ie/4838223t
THREAD: Gardaí have named all of the victims of the Creeslough explosion this afternoon
A giant inflatable Minion flew loose and caused traffic havoc in Santry this afternoon: jrnl.to/1KMaIB5
This huge WWII sign was uncovered after a gorse fire on Bray Head. It dates back to between 1942 and 1943 and was put there to warn pilots that they were flying over a neutral country. Pic: Courtesy of jrnl.ie/4164681t
Green Party's Hazel Chu elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin
BREAKING: No new deaths reported from Covid-19 today, 59 more confirmed cases
President Michael D Higgins has signed new legislation criminalising the distribution of intimate images without consent into law
The mother of a Cavan teenager who died by suicide is suing former journalist and anti-vaccine campaigner Gemma O’Doherty for the 'unauthorised and misappropriate use' of her son's image in an article trying to link sudden deaths to Covid-19 vaccines.
Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters face substantial bill as High Court rules they should pay State and Oireachtas costs for two-day legal challenge
"Martin McGuinness never went to war. The war come to him. It came to his street, to his city," Gerry Adams tells .
Frank Crummy has been campaigning for women's rights for decades.
He is eagerly waiting today's result in Dublin Castle with his granddaughter Fiona McEvoy, and believes we're looking at another watershed moment for Ireland.
BREAKING: The government has cancelled this month's contentious RIC commemoration event jrnl.ie/4956894t
Free sanitary products to be provided in all Dublin City Council buildings including community centres, swimming pools and libraries jrnl.ie/4247014t
The High Court has rejected a legal challenge by Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters to Covid-19 legislation
U2 are donating millions to fund PPE equipment for healthcare workers in Ireland
Live birth broadcast cancelled after panda fakes pregnancy to get more food jrnl.to/1tV5lpC
Today marks 40 years since the Stardust fire. Here are the names of the 48 young people who never came home.
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Adam doing an absolutely stellar job. Blast off!
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A vigil was held along the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin for Ashling Murphy at sunrise today.
Locals from Drimnagh and Inchicore turned out, gathering together and holding candles as traditional music was played.
(Pic: Laura Byrne)
Barbados is about to cut ties with the British monarchy and become the world’s newest republic
Tory MP Priti Patel suggests using threat of food shortages in Ireland if there is a no-deal Brexit to drop the backstop.
Aldi's 3,800 workers in Ireland are getting a 10% bonus.
New Zealand grants automatic paid leave after miscarriage
A beautiful, soothing video after quite a hectic day... Phoenix Park this morning, captured by Anthony Lynch Photography.
Done Deal has temporarily suspended the advertisement of dogs on its website in light of the recent string of dog thefts around the country.
This was the moment Senator Timmy Dooley pulled a Columbo to ask when a car on loan for five years to an RTÉ employee was returned.
"We have the red carpet rolled out on Runway 28 for you..."
Here's the welcome home message from air traffic control at Dublin Airport to the Aer Lingus crew who brought supplies of PPE from China today.
(Video: IAA)
Ava Barry, the daughter of medicinal cannabis campaigner Vera Twomey, has died aged 13
The Doomsday Clock, a metaphor for how far away the world is from disaster, has been set to 100 seconds to midnight for the third year in a row
Student nurse: 'I never understood why nurses left Ireland, but now I plan to join them'
Same-sex marriage is now legal in Northern Ireland
Moving email we just received from a 16-year-old girl who asked to stay anonymous on her reaction to the vote #marref
McDonald says she has already been in contact with Greens, Soc Dems, and People Before Profit but not Leo Varadkar or Micheál Martin, aims to gauge first if it is possible to form a government without them #GE2020
Patric and Geraldine, parents of Ana Kriegel, planted a tree and unveiled a bench in memory of their daughter today at Leixlip Manor Hotel, Co Kildare.
Controversial pandemic campaigner Dolores Cahill is no longer employed in her teaching job at UCD, The Journal has learned.
Fine Gael ministers received hundreds of emails about evictions, but just 22 about gender and trans issues, before the eviction ban lapsed in April.
One party TD had claimed that trans issues were dominating emails from the public before the ban expired
Ireland's chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan will return to work next week and is expected to resume his duties from Monday
Mary Lou McDonald has said the EU should support Irish reunification in the same way as it supported the reunification of Germany jrnl.ie/5002414t
Christopher Duff has been located safe and well, gardaí said this evening jrnl.ie/5202899t
A bill that would make it legal to possess up to 7g of cannabis for personal use will be introduced to the Dáil in around two weeks jrnl.ie/5917349t
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has registered again as a doctor to help out during Covid-19
There is a *lot* of misinformation about coronavirus being shared in Ireland.
We'll use this thread to debunk the ones that we come across. To start with: no, that WhatsApp voice message about Ireland going into a Status Red lockdown from Monday morning is not true.
Gardaí are aware that people are sharing images of the aftermath of the collision in Tipperary. They are also aware that a private drone has been flown over the scene. They are asking people not to share these images out of respect to the families.
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An important update:
"They're all at home watching me on the telly - so who's the weirdo now?"
BREAKING: Dolores O'Riordan, best known for her success with rock band The Cranberries, has died suddenly at the age of 46
Muslims pray at Croke Park for the first time in celebration of Eid al-Adha #EidAladha2020
Three teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the assault of a teenage boy in Meath - a video of the attack has been circulating online.
Christy Dignam speaking in 2018: 'This country is bankrupt cos the bankers bankrupted us. But they won’t say that.' jrnl.ie/5970401t
Thousands march in Dublin against racism and US police brutality jrnl.ie/5112328t
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: The DUP are the largest party, but they don't represent the majority in Northern Ireland. We shouldn't forget that the majority of people in NI voted to remain in Europe.
The PSNI has released this CCTV footage from Creegan in Derry last night, showing rioting and police coming under attack around the time journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead.
Investigating officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Calls for Dublin pub Berlin D2 to be shut down after 'outrageous' video shows them breaking Covid-19 rules jrnl.ie/5177019t
Irish will be recognised as a full status official language of the European Union from tomorrow for the first time in its history as a member state
Complaint over radio panellist calling JK Rowling 'transphobic' upheld by BAI
Taoiseach invites woman who received abuse for Irish dancing video to 2021 St Patrick's parade
Opinion: Anti-trans campaigners do not have science on their side no matter how hard they try, argues
The messages of support left at a mural of Savita Halappanavar are to be preserved, catalogued and digitised, Dublin City Library and Archive has confirmed
Less than a quarter of the 500,000 people who were estimated to attend today's mass in the Phoenix Park have arrived to see Pope Francis
Barbados to remove Queen as head of state by November 2021
The Aer Lingus plane sent to pick up €20m worth of PPE from China has landed in Beijing
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "The Good Friday Agreement serves as the bedrock of peace in Northern Ireland and as a beacon of hope for the entire world. After centuries of conflict and bloodshed, the world has witnessed a miracle of reconciliation."
"If I have one homeless child in Wexford, one child that isn't accommodated, I'll be bringing it here and it'll be sitting in the Ceann Comhairle's lap."
TD Verona Murphy gave a damning excoriation of the Irish government's housing policy in the Dáil this afternoon.
'We can't keep sending trans people abroad for major surgery with no aftercare when they get home': Why activists are calling for a new model of trans healthcare in Ireland
US President Joe Biden has sent a letter to six-year-old Adam King from Cork along with American and Irish flags that were on board missions to space
Dettol manufacturer warns against injecting or ingesting disinfectant
. has paid tribute to Savita Halappanavar, saying it was a "great honour" to write a letter to her
US President Joe Biden has said that his great grandfather left Ireland “because of what the Brits had been doing” in his first full press conference as president
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After 36 years, Fungie has become the Guinness World Records' longest recorded solitary dolphin
Aslan lead singer Christy Dignam has died aged 63.
The news was confirmed by Dignam's daughter Kiera on Facebook.
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An estimated 400 to 500 of 1,250 Covid-19 cases confirmed in Ireland in the past two weeks have arisen directly from or are very closely related to meat factories or direct provision centres, according to Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn
This is the moment Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin came out in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment jrnl.ie/3804808f
'She’s welcome to a party in my house next time she’s in Dublin': Tánaiste Leo Varadkar defends Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin after video leak
Cillian Murphy has led tributes to the "gifted, fearless and magnificent" actor Helen McCrory, who has died aged 52. jrnl.ie/5412297t
'Good men need to speak up': Call for GAA officials to stop giving character references in rape and sexual assault trials
Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in the country, according to new opinion poll
Leixlip Dental technician Kevin Shanahan sets up his equipment outside the GPO in Dublin after work each Friday evening to fit dentures for the homeless jrnl.ie/3737465t
Healthcare workers will soon be donning O'Neills scrubs.
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Every child should be taught the words of Amhrán na bhFiann in primary school, says Taoiseach
All mail across Ireland and England will be stamped with Jack Charlton's name for the next three weeks
Catalonia has defied the Spanish government and declared a referendum on independence jrnl.to/1BkX8xA
Mary Lou McDonald made a direct appeal to Irish people in Australia who feel they were forced to emigrate: 'Work hard, enjoy the sun and enjoy the lifestyle, but come home and be part of the new Ireland that we must build. We need you'
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty has accused RTÉ of "facilitating the gameplan" of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil by excluding his party and its leader Mary Lou McDonald from the Prime Time debate.
Student nurses and midwives completing unpaid work placements during the Covid-19 outbreak should be paid and protected as employees, the INMO has said
Minister for Health Simon Harris listed the number of women from each county in Ireland who sought an abortion abroad in 2016.
