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This citron-crested cockatoo (an endangered parrot species) had been living life nameless. Now Dublin Zoo has named him Troy 🦜
“We just wanted to honour Ireland’s hat-trick hero – a Dublin native born and bred – in a way that only Dublin Zoo can,” said zookeeper Diana Farrell.
“We just wanted to honour Ireland’s hat-trick hero – a Dublin native born and bred – in a way that only Dublin Zoo can,” said zookeeper Diana Farrell.
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This citron-crested cockatoo (an endangered parrot species) had been living life nameless. Now Dublin Zoo has named him Troy 🦜
“We just wanted to honour Ireland’s hat-trick hero – a Dublin native born and bred – in a way that only Dublin Zoo can,” said zookeeper Diana Farrell.
“We just wanted to honour Ireland’s hat-trick hero – a Dublin native born and bred – in a way that only Dublin Zoo can,” said zookeeper Diana Farrell.
On this week's episode of The 42FM, @gcooney93 and @SineadOCarroll discuss how sport exposes Ireland’s housing crisis.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
On this week's episode of The 42FM, @gcooney93 and @SineadOCarroll discuss how sport exposes Ireland’s housing crisis.
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This week on The Candidate: Catherine Connolly’s first speech as president was careful and calm, with just a few pointed lines that hinted at how she’ll approach the role. But for such a major democratic moment, it felt stilted and oddly empty.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This week on The Candidate: Catherine Connolly’s first speech as president was careful and calm, with just a few pointed lines that hinted at how she’ll approach the role. But for such a major democratic moment, it felt stilted and oddly empty.
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What exactly is this latest controversy at the BBC? And what does it say about impartiality and political pressure at the corporation - maybe even its future?
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Listen to this week's episode of The Explainer wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
November 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
What exactly is this latest controversy at the BBC? And what does it say about impartiality and political pressure at the corporation - maybe even its future?
Listen to this week's episode of The Explainer wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
Listen to this week's episode of The Explainer wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
This week on The Journal's politics podcast:
Why did yesterday's inauguration, such a major democratic moment, feel stilted and oddly empty?
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Why did yesterday's inauguration, such a major democratic moment, feel stilted and oddly empty?
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November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This week on The Journal's politics podcast:
Why did yesterday's inauguration, such a major democratic moment, feel stilted and oddly empty?
Listen now pod.link/1439226641/e...
Why did yesterday's inauguration, such a major democratic moment, feel stilted and oddly empty?
Listen now pod.link/1439226641/e...
On this week's episode of The 42FM, Gav and Sinéad discuss how sport exposes Ireland’s housing crisis.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
On this week's episode of The 42FM, Gav and Sinéad discuss how sport exposes Ireland’s housing crisis.
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This week on The Explainer:
The resignation of its director-general and CEO of News is the latest seismic shock to rock the BBC. Why did this controversy explode now? And what does it say about impartiality and political pressure at the corporation?
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The resignation of its director-general and CEO of News is the latest seismic shock to rock the BBC. Why did this controversy explode now? And what does it say about impartiality and political pressure at the corporation?
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This week on The Explainer:
The resignation of its director-general and CEO of News is the latest seismic shock to rock the BBC. Why did this controversy explode now? And what does it say about impartiality and political pressure at the corporation?
Listen now pod.link/1452246930/e...
The resignation of its director-general and CEO of News is the latest seismic shock to rock the BBC. Why did this controversy explode now? And what does it say about impartiality and political pressure at the corporation?
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Presidents past and present 🇮🇪
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Presidents past and present 🇮🇪
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.
President Connolly was joined at the Áras by her predecessors Mary McAleese, Michael D Higgins and Mary Robinson.
Catherine Connolly is being sworn in as Ireland's next president this morning at Dublin Castle - watch the entire ceremony live here on our YouTube channel youtu.be/IddiQ2fYr0c
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Catherine Connolly is being sworn in as Ireland's next president this morning at Dublin Castle - watch the entire ceremony live here on our YouTube channel youtu.be/IddiQ2fYr0c
This week on The Journal's politics podcast:
Fianna Fáil’s hiring of Ivan Yates to help prep Jim Gavin for grillings during the presidential election rate has sparked (or perhaps fanned) tensions with Fine Gael.
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Fianna Fáil’s hiring of Ivan Yates to help prep Jim Gavin for grillings during the presidential election rate has sparked (or perhaps fanned) tensions with Fine Gael.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This week on The Journal's politics podcast:
Fianna Fáil’s hiring of Ivan Yates to help prep Jim Gavin for grillings during the presidential election rate has sparked (or perhaps fanned) tensions with Fine Gael.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1439226641/e...
Fianna Fáil’s hiring of Ivan Yates to help prep Jim Gavin for grillings during the presidential election rate has sparked (or perhaps fanned) tensions with Fine Gael.
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Women requiring medical care for Female Genital Mutilation are being forced to wait up to a year for treatment as Ireland's only clinic sees a 300% demand for services, @investigates.thejournal.ie reveals.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Women requiring medical care for Female Genital Mutilation are being forced to wait up to a year for treatment as Ireland's only clinic sees a 300% demand for services, @investigates.thejournal.ie reveals.
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On this week's episode of The Explainer:
The Journal's News Correspondent Eimer McAuley and Gaelic games writer with The 42 Declan Bogue join us to look at the rise and fall of iconic hurler DJ Carey.
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The Journal's News Correspondent Eimer McAuley and Gaelic games writer with The 42 Declan Bogue join us to look at the rise and fall of iconic hurler DJ Carey.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
On this week's episode of The Explainer:
The Journal's News Correspondent Eimer McAuley and Gaelic games writer with The 42 Declan Bogue join us to look at the rise and fall of iconic hurler DJ Carey.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930
The Journal's News Correspondent Eimer McAuley and Gaelic games writer with The 42 Declan Bogue join us to look at the rise and fall of iconic hurler DJ Carey.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930
Tánaiste Simon Harris has expressed frustration over the attention Fine Gael got over Yates’s supposed involvement in their campaign, when in reality it was Fianna Fáil that recruited the former government minister.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Tánaiste Simon Harris has expressed frustration over the attention Fine Gael got over Yates’s supposed involvement in their campaign, when in reality it was Fianna Fáil that recruited the former government minister.
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Rescuers have saved a worker who became trapped when the medieval tower he was helping renovate in Rome partly collapsed.
Part of the Torre dei Conti collapsed just after 11:30am yesterday, sending rubble into the street and a thick white cloud of dust into the air.
Part of the Torre dei Conti collapsed just after 11:30am yesterday, sending rubble into the street and a thick white cloud of dust into the air.
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Rescuers have saved a worker who became trapped when the medieval tower he was helping renovate in Rome partly collapsed.
Part of the Torre dei Conti collapsed just after 11:30am yesterday, sending rubble into the street and a thick white cloud of dust into the air.
Part of the Torre dei Conti collapsed just after 11:30am yesterday, sending rubble into the street and a thick white cloud of dust into the air.
NEW: Ciarán Murphy on why hurling and the Irish language have a similar struggle
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November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
NEW: Ciarán Murphy on why hurling and the Irish language have a similar struggle
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Sister Stanilaus Kennedy, a longtime campaigner on poverty, has died aged 86.
Better known as Sister Stan, she founded what’s now Focus Ireland following her research into the needs of women experiencing homelessness in Dublin in the 1980s.
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Better known as Sister Stan, she founded what’s now Focus Ireland following her research into the needs of women experiencing homelessness in Dublin in the 1980s.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Sister Stanilaus Kennedy, a longtime campaigner on poverty, has died aged 86.
Better known as Sister Stan, she founded what’s now Focus Ireland following her research into the needs of women experiencing homelessness in Dublin in the 1980s.
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Better known as Sister Stan, she founded what’s now Focus Ireland following her research into the needs of women experiencing homelessness in Dublin in the 1980s.
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Monaghan GAA legend Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes has died at the age of 67.
Hughes enjoyed a celebrated career and was widely regarded as one of Monaghan’s greatest footballers. He was the first player from the county to receive an All-Star award in 1979 as a corner-back.
Hughes enjoyed a celebrated career and was widely regarded as one of Monaghan’s greatest footballers. He was the first player from the county to receive an All-Star award in 1979 as a corner-back.
November 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Monaghan GAA legend Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes has died at the age of 67.
Hughes enjoyed a celebrated career and was widely regarded as one of Monaghan’s greatest footballers. He was the first player from the county to receive an All-Star award in 1979 as a corner-back.
Hughes enjoyed a celebrated career and was widely regarded as one of Monaghan’s greatest footballers. He was the first player from the county to receive an All-Star award in 1979 as a corner-back.
Coming up after midnight, the Simon Communities of Ireland has expressed hope that the experiences of children living in emergency accommodation will be highlighted today as the release of the monthly figures coincides with Halloween.
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Coming up after midnight, the Simon Communities of Ireland has expressed hope that the experiences of children living in emergency accommodation will be highlighted today as the release of the monthly figures coincides with Halloween.
Work has officially begun on a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin.
The Commemorative Bridge will be located in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge and will link the gardens to the Chapelizod Road, which runs along the Phoenix Park
The Commemorative Bridge will be located in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge and will link the gardens to the Chapelizod Road, which runs along the Phoenix Park
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Work has officially begun on a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin.
The Commemorative Bridge will be located in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge and will link the gardens to the Chapelizod Road, which runs along the Phoenix Park
The Commemorative Bridge will be located in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge and will link the gardens to the Chapelizod Road, which runs along the Phoenix Park
This week on The Journal's politics podcast:
Stripe's billionaire co-founder lobbed a political bombshell in the direction of Kildare Street with a 2,500-word Irish Times think piece. Is it a bold vision or simply Silicon Valley naivety?
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Stripe's billionaire co-founder lobbed a political bombshell in the direction of Kildare Street with a 2,500-word Irish Times think piece. Is it a bold vision or simply Silicon Valley naivety?
Listen now pod.link/1439226641/e...
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This week on The Journal's politics podcast:
Stripe's billionaire co-founder lobbed a political bombshell in the direction of Kildare Street with a 2,500-word Irish Times think piece. Is it a bold vision or simply Silicon Valley naivety?
Listen now pod.link/1439226641/e...
Stripe's billionaire co-founder lobbed a political bombshell in the direction of Kildare Street with a 2,500-word Irish Times think piece. Is it a bold vision or simply Silicon Valley naivety?
Listen now pod.link/1439226641/e...
Jon Bon Jovi has paid tribute to Thin Lizzy, saying the band “made storytelling fun” – and revealed that he stopped by the Phil Lynott statue while in Dublin.
The Bon Jovi frontman will appear on RTÉ’s The Late Late Show tomorrow night, ahead of the band’s return to Croke Park next year.
The Bon Jovi frontman will appear on RTÉ’s The Late Late Show tomorrow night, ahead of the band’s return to Croke Park next year.
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Jon Bon Jovi has paid tribute to Thin Lizzy, saying the band “made storytelling fun” – and revealed that he stopped by the Phil Lynott statue while in Dublin.
The Bon Jovi frontman will appear on RTÉ’s The Late Late Show tomorrow night, ahead of the band’s return to Croke Park next year.
The Bon Jovi frontman will appear on RTÉ’s The Late Late Show tomorrow night, ahead of the band’s return to Croke Park next year.
Did you notice something unusual in the sky last night? You weren’t the only one.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Did you notice something unusual in the sky last night? You weren’t the only one.
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Find out more: jrnl.ie/6859696
This week on The Explainer: A major change is underway in how local communities, gardaí, and councils discuss safety in Ireland. But you might not be allowed to hear about it just yet.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This week on The Explainer: A major change is underway in how local communities, gardaí, and councils discuss safety in Ireland. But you might not be allowed to hear about it just yet.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
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“Once you [went] in those doors to those institutions, you [didn’t] come out the same.”
Mary Donovan's mother Margaret Mary spent most of her life detained in Irish psychiatric institutions.
She is now calling for an apology over how her mother was treated.
@investigates.thejournal.ie
Mary Donovan's mother Margaret Mary spent most of her life detained in Irish psychiatric institutions.
She is now calling for an apology over how her mother was treated.
@investigates.thejournal.ie
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“Once you [went] in those doors to those institutions, you [didn’t] come out the same.”
Mary Donovan's mother Margaret Mary spent most of her life detained in Irish psychiatric institutions.
She is now calling for an apology over how her mother was treated.
@investigates.thejournal.ie
Mary Donovan's mother Margaret Mary spent most of her life detained in Irish psychiatric institutions.
She is now calling for an apology over how her mother was treated.
@investigates.thejournal.ie
Residents of Ireland's newly crowned tidiest town - Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim - lined its streets at the weekend to welcome home its award. jrnl.ie/6858163
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Residents of Ireland's newly crowned tidiest town - Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim - lined its streets at the weekend to welcome home its award. jrnl.ie/6858163