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Why a civil war among the British right could hand today's crucial byelection to Andy Burnham
When The Journal visited this week, almost every street had a house displaying a Reform poster – but the party faces a challenge from its right flank.
17 Jun 2026
Rotunda allowed public-only anaesthesiologists and paediatricians to bill private insurers
Multiple consultants outside obstetrics who were appointed directly to public-only contracts were permitted to bill insurers for epidurals, C-section anaesthesia and newborn reviews.
17 Jun 2026
Wellbeing report paints complex picture of economic progress and growing inequality
Negative indicators in the report include a rise in those experiencing difficulty making ends meet. Photograph: iStock
17 Jun 2026
Harry Kane scores twice as England make winning start to World Cup bid
Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Croatia 4-2 in Group L.
17 Jun 2026
Law intended to allow people work until 66th birthday to come into effect on June 29th
The new rules require that employees inform their employer of their intention not to retire at least three months but no more than a year in advance of their scheduled retirement age. Photograph: Getty Images
17 Jun 2026
PSNI release images of men it wishes to speak to in connection with Belfast riots
“If this is you, we are asking you to come forward to police now,” the PSNI said in a statement.
17 Jun 2026
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
The most important Irish and international stories you need to know today.
17 Jun 2026
Man charged over alleged Galway mosque plot claims he can't get fair trial due to law's wording
The High Court has reserved its judgment in the case.
17 Jun 2026
TDs to vote on whether 3-day wait for women seeking abortion should be scrapped
The Sinn Féin bill has united both government and opposition TDs on what has historically been a divisive topic.
17 Jun 2026
Portugal held to draw by DR Congo in their World Cup opener
DR Congo earned their first-ever World Cup point.
17 Jun 2026
Bill Kenneally survivors welcome move to consider law on misconduct in public office
Abuse survivor Jason Clancy welcomed a positive meeting with the Minister for Justice. Photograph: Patrick Browne
17 Jun 2026
South Co Dublin mansion sold for €15.5m in most valuable property sale of 2026
Inniscorrig, Coliemore Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin
17 Jun 2026
Varadkar says he got hate speech legislation wrong, would have been better to go after algorithms
The government dropped its proposed hate speech law in 2024 after significant pushback.
17 Jun 2026
Barry Daly murder trial hears evidence of ‘serious trauma’ to right side of jaw
Barry Daly (44) died of cardio-respiratory arrest due to severe facial and head trauma complicated by aspiration and blood, trial hears
17 Jun 2026
Leaving Cert accounting: Paper adds up for diligent students
Teachers praise fair but demanding Leaving Cert accounting paper. Illustration: Paul Scott
17 Jun 2026
Stars and Swipes: New York is having a moment. The Big Apple is back
A long-awaited Knicks championship and the energy of its new mayor Mamdani have unleashed a wave of civic joy across New York.
17 Jun 2026
Leaving Cert physics: Tricky questions offset by choice on higher-level paper
The higher-level physics paper had some tricky and wordy parts, and some of the questions required a lot of reading. Illustration: Paul Scott
17 Jun 2026
Galway Ring Road facing several High Court challenges to planners’ approval
The route of the proposed 18km N6 Galway Ring Road
17 Jun 2026
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row
The Four Courts. The solicitors' action continues on Thursday and Friday, and looks set to intensify next week, in a dispute over the Department of Justice’s proposed new payments model for criminal legal aid cases in the District Courts. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
17 Jun 2026
Panel to rule on Friday over Enoch Burke's efforts to remove members of fitness-to-teach inquiry
Mr Burke had called on Andy Pike to recuse himself from chairing the inquiry on grounds of objective bias.
17 Jun 2026
Classroom to College: Two weeks into Leaving Cert 2026 and the finish line is in sight
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17 Jun 2026
More GAA+ aggro and the most exciting football weekend of the year
Declan Bogue and Fintan O’Toole join Ronan Early to look ahead to a truly exciting round of knockout football.
17 Jun 2026
US tourist who killed mother of two while driving rental car gets suspended sentence
A US tourist who killed a woman after accelerating her electric minivan instead of hitting the brake has been given a six-month suspended sentence
17 Jun 2026
For whom the blood flows: Metallica encourage Irish fans to donate ahead of their Irish gigs
The bad plays two gigs in Dublin on 19 and 21 June.
17 Jun 2026
Permission for 104-unit apartment complex quashed over lack of playground
The Fingal County Development Plan provides for the inclusion of playground facilities in residential developments exceeding 50 units. Photograph: Getty
17 Jun 2026
Girl (10) who sued HSE over circumstances of birth agrees €3.25m interim settlement
Christine and Ruairí McGrath, parents of Olivia McGrath, who settled their case at the Four Courts on Wednesday. Photograph: Collins Courts
17 Jun 2026
Minister 'can't pass the blame' for new social homes switched to private market, Ó Broin says
Housing Minister James Browne said Carlow County Council must “get a pathway to building these homes as quickly as possible”.
17 Jun 2026
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
17 Jun 2026
Plan to remove 29 Brittas dwellings without permission ‘completely inadequate’, court told
An aerial view of some of the modular homes on a site in Brittas, Co Dublin.
17 Jun 2026
Child psychotherapist warns of the rise of loneliness among young adults
Dr Colman Noctor said the overall findings from 20 years of research from the Growing Up in Ireland study show the importance of connection and community for children – two things he said are increasingly eroding in Ireland.
17 Jun 2026
Quiz: How much do you know about Game of Thrones?
Put your knowledge to the test in this week’s Best of the Box quiz.
17 Jun 2026
Parnell Square trial: Riad Bouchaker’s defence tells trial he may have been trying to terrify but not stab
Riad Bouchaker (52), of no fixed address, is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the attempted murder of two girls and one boy, and assault causing serious harm to creche worker Leanne Flynn, at Parnell Square East in Dublin city on November 23rd, 2023. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
17 Jun 2026
Had trouble getting home from an outdoor gig in Dublin this summer? We want to hear from you.
The issue of crap public transport in Dublin is back in the news yet again.
17 Jun 2026
‘I was the forklift’, man tells judge in claim over back injury
Natu Daniel Rus (41), a general operative with Iron Mountain Limited in its warehouse at Damastown Industrial Estate, Dublin, told the court he had never been trained by Iron Mountain in the proper way of lifting heavy boxes.
17 Jun 2026
Explainer: Why is government supporting a Sinn Féin bill on abortion and will it pass?
It’s pretty rare for the government to back an opposition bill, but it’s even more unusual when it’s on the issue of abortion.
17 Jun 2026
Witnesses tell Riad Bouchaker trial they saw him stabbing children during Parnell Square attack
Riad Bouchaker has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of three children and assault causing serious harm to crèche worker.
17 Jun 2026
Emergency staff don hazmat suits to tackle fire at Trinity College biomedical science lab
Dublin Fire Brigade at the scene of a fire at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute on Pearse Street in Dublin. Photograph: Damien Storan
17 Jun 2026
Government plan for sustainable data centres is like ‘sustainable smoking’, TD says
Government and Opposition clash over data centres and energy costs. Photograph: iStock
17 Jun 2026
Group of Dublin City councillors take legal action on 'block' on renaming public spaces
The judicial review proceedings concern two instances in which the council was ‘blocked’ from renaming two public parks: Diamond Park and Herzog Park.
17 Jun 2026
'Fundamental issues’ with reliability of accusers, Jeffrey Donaldson's barrister tells jury
Jeffrey Donaldson’s barrister said one of the complainants had ‘proven herself to be very, very unreliable witness’.
17 Jun 2026
Jeffrey Donaldson accusers ‘not sufficiently reliable’ for guilty verdict, jury told
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson leaves Newry Crown Court on Wednesday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty
17 Jun 2026
Enoch Burke claims fitness-to-teach panel not public after family refused to provide names
Former Wilson's Hospital School teacher Enoch Burke arriving at a Teaching Council hearing this morning, escorted by prison officers. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin
17 Jun 2026
Teenager who died after Waterford collision named as promising cyclist Shane O'Brien
Cycling Ireland said they were “shocked and deeply saddened” to hear of Shane’s passing.
17 Jun 2026
Dublin landlord Paul Howard loses appeal against €2.4m judgment for unpaid taxes
Paul Howard: A five-judge court dismissed appeals by the Dublin landlord and his partner, Una McClean, both of Larkfield Avenue, Harold’s Cross. Photograph: Padraig O’Reilly
17 Jun 2026
Trump says US will 'go right back to dropping bombs on their head' if Iran does not 'behave'
Speaking at the G7, the US president said the agreement set to be signed on Friday is “not final”.
17 Jun 2026
Irish parents are the least likely in the EU to think their children spend too much time on screens
More than half of Irish parents claim that social media has a positive effect on their child’s mental well-being.
17 Jun 2026
Energy Minister says data centres are good for Ireland as Dáil debates moratorium
Labour told the Dáil data centre energy consumption is “insane”.
17 Jun 2026
Why is crack cocaine use soaring in Ireland?
Dawn Russell, chief executive of Ana Liffey, one of Ireland’s leading harm reduction organisations, joins us to explain what’s driving the surge, and what recovery actually looks like.
17 Jun 2026
Thomas Partey loses legal bid to gain entry to Canada for World Cup over UK rape charges
Canada denied the Villarreal player a visa over the British charges, blocking him from playing for Ghana against Panama on Wednesday.
17 Jun 2026
Teenage cyclist killed in Co Waterford crash named as Shane O’Brien
Shane O'Brien: died in a training crash in Co Waterford.
17 Jun 2026
Rain warning for Cork and Kerry to hit tomorrow evening
The warning will come into effect at 9pm on Thursday and remain in place until noon on Friday.
17 Jun 2026
British couple say Russian warship firing warning shots near yacht was ‘scary’
The British Ministry of Defence said the Russian vessel fired warning shots after making attempts to contact the yacht, which was about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside the UK’s territorial waters.
17 Jun 2026
Limit return scheme to those with registered waste collection to reduce bin scavenging, DCC says
Dublin City Council has said public bins are being interfered with and damaged by scavengers looking for returnable bottles and cans
17 Jun 2026
Met Éireann warnings: Alerts for heavy rain and force 6 winds issued
Despite a wet start, the weather is forecast to become brighter as the weekend progresses. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
17 Jun 2026
Man (33) charged with murder of woman in Co Waterford
Noreen Daly: found dead at her home in Ardsallagh, Co Waterford. Photograph: Provision
17 Jun 2026
Councillors take High Court action over block on changing placenames
The issue came to the fore for councillors who wanted to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar, named after Belfast-born Chaim Herzog, who was Israel's president from 1983 to 1993. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
17 Jun 2026
Guidelines for 'low-risk' drinking could be updated to even fewer pints
HIQA published a report today that will inform changes to Ireland’s low-risk alcohol consumption guidelines.
17 Jun 2026
Teenage boy stabbed yesterday evening in Dublin city centre taken to hospital
The incident happened at 7.30pm yesterday evening on the busy shopping street near Jervis Street.
17 Jun 2026
Pizza worker stole over €21,000 in bogus benefits to have weight-loss surgery in Turkey
Svitlana Karabudak (50) used her friend’s Public Services Card to claim one-parent family and child benefit payments from Bundoran Post Office after the friend had returned to Ukraine. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times
17 Jun 2026
Bono and the Edge among star-studded line-up for opening of Barack Obama Presidential Centre
Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera and Stevie Wonder will also feature in the opening ceremony tomorrow.
17 Jun 2026