What could the US midterms mean for Trump’s final two years?
Americans vote in the midterm elections on 3 November, with every seat in the House of Representatives and about a third of the Senate up fo...
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The Explainer is a new weekly podcast from TheJournal.ie that takes a deeper look at one big news story you need to know about. What's the background? Why is this in the news? Get the facts...
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Who is on strike tomorrow and what can we expect?
Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are expected to strike tomorrow in a dispute over pay. Schools will close, non-urgent hospita...
Will Budget 2027 actually make you better off?
Budget 2027 has something for almost everyone: income tax changes, a welfare increase, a higher fuel allowance, a bigger renter’s credit, an...
Why is Drumcree back in the headlines, and what happens next?
For almost 30 years, the violent confrontations that once defined the Drumcree marching dispute had disappeared from the streets of Portadow...
Why are new mothers struggling to get mental health care?
Women can develop serious mental health difficulties at any point in the year after giving birth. But new reporting from The Journal Investi...
Why are artists walking away from Ed Sheeran’s tour?
Music and politics have always shared a stage, but the fallout from Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s United States tour has made clear...
How did the AfD become so powerful in Germany?
The far-right Alternative for Germany party won almost 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, more than doubling its support and delive...
An mbeidh an Ghaeilge mar mír mhargántaíochta in Éirinn Aontaithe?
The Journal is releasing a six-part series of The Explainer podcast through Irish, focusing on some of the biggest stories affecting the lan...
Who’s after 14,000 hectares of Ireland’s coast?
More than 14,000 hectares of Ireland’s coastline are covered by applications to commercially harvest seaweed, with four companies seeking to...
Cén fáth go bhfuil nasc láidir idir Ghaeilge agus spórt in Éirinn?
The Journal is releasing a six-part series of The Explainer through Irish, focusing on some of the biggest stories affecting the language an...
Can the new series of Traitors live up to the hype?
Last autumn, RTÉ’s unscripted hit took the country by storm, drawing over 800,000 viewers, turning retired prison officers into household na...
An bhfuil oideachas trí Ghaeilge i mbaol?
This summer, The Journal is releasing a six-part series of The Explainer podcast through Irish, focusing on some of the biggest stories affe...
How can dangerous driving for social media likes be stopped?
Five teenage boys were killed when the BMW they were travelling in was driven the wrong way on the M9 in Kildare and collided with a car car...
Could Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be the next US president?
The US midterm elections are still months away, but attention is already turning to the 2028 presidential race. Speculation about Alexandria...
How did 72,000 people cross into Ceuta?
More than 70,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta last week, overwhelming the small Spanish territory on the North African coast. Doze...
Cén fáth go mbíonn muid fós ag streachailt leis an síneadh fada?
This summer, The Journal is releasing a six-part series of The Explainer podcast through Irish, focusing on some of the biggest stories affe...
Could nature itself help stop Ireland's wildfires?
Wildfires have burned across Tipperary, Wicklow, Cork and Kerry over the past fortnight, during one of the driest spells in years. Almost no...
Cad atá i ndán don Ghaeilge mura bhfuil tithíocht ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht?
This summer, The Journal is releasing a six-part series of The Explainer podcast through Irish, focusing on some of the biggest stories affe...
Who is Andy Burnham?
Britain has a new prime minister (again): Andy Burnham, the "King of the North", its seventh in ten years and the first to take office openl...
Cén tionchar a bheidh ag an intleacht shaorga ar an teanga?
This summer, The Journal is releasing a six-part series of The Explainer podcast through Irish, focusing on some of the biggest stories affe...