This morning, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded that the Israeli government is committing genocide — affirming what Palestinians and experts have been saying for nearly two years.

Mother says CCTV footage shows creche worker dragging daughter ‘like a rag doll’

“Frankly, I’m losing words to describe the horror of this. The worst conflict for journalists that CPJ has ever documented, and the abject failure of the international community to do anything to address it,” CPJ’s CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told @aljazeera.com. More⤵️ cpj.org/2025/08/at-l...

The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine. Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.

A proposal for a law that would allow religious organisations to be held liable for abuse by their members will not be considered by the Government until 2027 at the earliest. Delay of law proposal adds to uncertainty around redress for clerical abuse survivors www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

My latest, from the Israel-Gaza border, where I listened in as tour groups came to view the ruins of Gaza: www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

Tuam families can see ‘light at the end of a very long tunnel’

Tuam mother and baby home: 80 people come forward to give DNA to identify buried children

How Tuam, synonymous with a dark side of Irish history, can finally ‘do the right thing’

‘I called him Dad’: the Dublin scout leader and the men who accuse him of abuse

Leona Macken on cancer in Ireland: ‘Mammies, daughters, sisters are being ripped from their families’

With the Tuam exhumation due to begin in mid-June, these are the over 800 most important people at the centre of this. Found by Catherine Corless and shared with the world in 2014, it's taken 11 years to get to this stage. #MotherAndBabyHomes (Red = mothers) [Accessible file version, see post 2]

Personal fave: Go n-ithe an cat thú agus go n-ithe an diabhal an cat... May the cat eat you and may the devil eat the cat.

Daughter of Easter Rising participant ‘proud’ to attend GPO commemorative event

Parents of patients call for public inquiry into spinal surgery scandal

"The trauma of our experience has lingered, and having to travel for a termination made an awful situation so much worse" Women still have to travel from Ireland to the UK for an abortion. They told us about the trauma of this journey. By @orlaryan.bsky.social as part of #ExportingAbortion series:

“No one should be forced to seek abortion care outside the state” - Clare O’Brien, IFPA Women in Ireland continue to encounter bureaucratic hurdles that force them to travel for abortions. Our latest article by @orlaryan.bsky.social examines why and how women still have to travel:

Trump tariffs: EU ministers meet to discuss response

Ireland to push for ‘firm’ response to Trump tariffs as alternative export markets explored

Thousands of European women have to travel abroad to access abortion care due to barriers faced at home. This morning, we published a cross-border investigation #ExportingAbortion, which exposes this stark statistic for the first time. The Irish research was led by @orlaryan.bsky.social:

If you're not anywhere today where you might see a daffodil on sale, you can text DAFF to 50300 to donate €4 to the Irish Cancer Society

“I kept my keys in between my fingers, just in case he got any closer to me, I could use them against him,” the teacher recalled.

Congrats to @trishdevlin.bsky.social & @orlaryan.bsky.social - shortlisted for our Wild Not Free & Falling Through the Cracks investigative series It's an honour that @investigates.thejournal.ie received two nominations for such a prestigious prize Thanks so much to everyone who supports our work!

@orlaryan.bsky.social has been shortlisted for her investigation exposing how young people with psychosis are being forgotten by the Irish healthcare system. It was supported by the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship in partnership with Shine’s Headline programme. jrnl.ie/6385335t

I'm honoured to be nominated for the Mary Raftery Prize for Falling Through the Cracks, which explored how young people with psychosis struggle to access services Thank you to everyone who spoke to me, and to @mariadelaney.ie for editing the series Best of luck to all nominees; incredible work!

US tariffs could affect up to 80,000 jobs in medium-term ‘worst case scenario’, says Donohoe

‘Shane should be alive’: Mother of cyclist killed in 2011 presses Minister for public inquiry www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20... Thanks to Lucia for her time today

No money paid out of €8m HSE disability fund despite being promised 17 months ago, Dáil told

Disused banks, pubs and equestrian centres could be used to house asylum seekers

If men were killing beetles at the rate they’re attacking women, something would be done www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Opposition parties united in one key issue Micheál Martin needs to raise with Trump

Four survivors of male violence are calling on the women of Ireland to take to the streets on 8 March to demand government action and reform of the justice system. Read more: http://jrnl.ie/6626293

Residents of a new cost-rental housing development in Dublin say they feel "trapped" in their homes while the building is "destroyed" by antisocial behaviour and drug use: http://jrnl.ie/6618945

Ghosts buses - which appear to be en route but never show up - are causing people to be late for work or school. Go-Ahead Ireland said issues with certain services in Dublin are due to a shortage of mechanics and seasonal illness: http://jrnl.ie/6615117

TD Paul Murphy is seeking a High Court injunction in an attempt to prevent super junior ministers attending Cabinet meetings. The People Before Profit-Solidarity TD said the presence of these ministers at Cabinet "flies in the face of the Constitution": http://jrnl.ie/6613861t

Storm Éowyn brought record wind speeds when it swept over Ireland last Friday and many communities are still feeling the impact. Readers with no power or water share their stories: http://jrnl.ie/6606454

Reporters @conorocarroll.bsky.social & @trishdevlin.bsky.social investigated Ireland's illicit vape market. They found disposable vapes with more than the legal limit of e-liquid are easily available to purchase in shops across Dublin, as well as vapes that were out-of-date. jrnl.ie/6604182t

Who's in? Who's out? Here is the new Cabinet jrnl.ie/6600369

This evening on The Candidate podcast: @christinafinn8.bsky.social and @janematthews1.bsky.social found a few minutes in 'a day that felt like a week' to bring us up to speed on what exactly happened in Leinster House today. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1439226641/e...

We were supposed to elect a new Taoiseach today, but instead Dáil Eireann descended into complete and utter chaos. If you are only tuning in now, here's how today went in Leinster House.

Hit-and-run incidents made up almost 10% of all serious or fatal collisions on Irish roads in the last two months, according to new statistics.

More than 1,000 women have travelled from Ireland to the UK to access abortion services since 2019, despite the liberalisation of our legislation. Have you had to travel abroad to access abortion services? We want to hear about your experience:

Jupiter over Sligo ✨

The MSIF was proposed at Cabinet nine years ago, almost to the day, by then-Drugs Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. On 15 December 2015, the Government approved the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015 to allow for supervised injecting facilities. It is now, finally, about to open.

Check out how each party fared in every constituency here: www.thejournal.ie/count-result...

And that’s a wrap on #GE2024. The make up of the 34th Dáil:

Just over half of our TDs have now been elected. Follow the latest: jrnl.ie/6558892

I am biased obvs but @thejournal.ie’s count centre is very handy and very addictive. Possibly because the first page feels like popping bubble wrap. You’ll find it in our app or here www.thejournal.ie/section/ge24/