It's a year since we launched The Journal Investigates! We have: 🕵️‍♀️ Produced 28 major investigations 🏛️ Sparked debate 12 times in the Oireachtas 🎙️ Spoken on radio over 125 times Read just how impactful our work has been, thanks to your ongoing support: http://jrnl.ie/6808070

It's a year since we launched The Journal Investigates! Since last September, our team produced 28 major investigations, consistently exposing injustice and driving change. Find out more about our work – only made possible thanks to your ongoing support: jrnl.ie/6808070

The new Mental Health Bill passed its final stage in the Dáil in July and is before the Seanad this afternoon But a mental health policy expert has warned it is ‘not meeting bar’ with safeguarding patients http://jrnl.ie/6823407

The number of people looking for help to quit vaping is on the rise. But the services the HSE funds to help people quit smoking aren't available to them due to funding and capacity issues, something Labour TD Marie Sherlock called "alarming". http://jrnl.ie/6824282

"This bill has no statutory right to advocacy and no independent complaints mechanism within it" A mental health policy expert has warned that the long-awaited Mental Health Amendment Bill has moved further away from human rights principles http://jrnl.ie/6823407

People looking to quit vaping are being turned away from HSE-funded smoking cessation services due to a lack of capacity and funding for a dedicated vaping service. At the same time, the number of people looking for support to quit vaping is on the rise. http://jrnl.ie/6824282

Healthcare workers' experiences of racism show 'the government’s response abuse and attacks is not keeping pace' with the increase in abuse and attacks, trade union leader says. http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/

'Racism has got more aggressive, more obvious and more brazen' in Ireland, with anti-race the single most discriminatory motive in hate crimes here. Read our latest investigation: http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/

Around one in three hate incidents reported to gardaí are racially motivated, analysis by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found. http://www.thejournal.ie/racist-attacks-ireland-6817334-Sep2025/

AerCap partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) back in 2019 to convert Boeing 777-300 passenger planes to cargo planes. IAI has close ties with the Israeli Defence Forces and supplies equipment, including drones, for use in the war in Gaza. http://jrnl.ie/6814840

AerCap partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) back in 2019 to convert Boeing 777-300 passenger planes to cargo planes. IAI has close ties with the Israeli Defence Forces and supplies equipment, including drones, for use in the war in Gaza. http://jrnl.ie/6814840

An Irish-based aircraft leasing company is to buy 20 new cargo planes from an Israeli aviation and defence company with ties to the war in Gaza. Israel Aerospace Industries, which is converting the plane, has close ties with the Israeli Defence Forces. http://jrnl.ie/6814840

Coming up just after midnight, @conorocarroll.bsky.social reports on an Irish-based aircraft leasing company buying cargo planes from an Israeli weapons supplier with close ties with the Israeli Defence Forces and the war in Gaza.

Councils receive an estimated €62.5m each year from data centre operators as part of their collection of commercial rates, based on this year’s calculations. Experts have warned this dependency is 'privatisation by stealth'. http://jrnl.ie/6796749

Today, hundreds of media outlets in over 50 countries are mobilising in solidarity with Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip, alongside RSF and Avaaz. Find out more: jrnl.ie/6804407 bit.ly/3UXUSOS #ProtectJournalistsInGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza

Approximately a fifth of the commercial rates income for South Dublin County Council will come from data centres in 2025. In Meath, that figure is close to 17%. Experts warned some councils may develop a dependency on rates income from data centres. http://jrnl.ie/6796749

Our latest investigation reveals the scale of income local authorities make from data centre commercial rates. Based on this year’s calculations, councils receive an estimated €62.5m each year as part of their collection of commercial rates. http://jrnl.ie/6796749

NEW: Data centre operators are contributing a significant amount to local authority budgets through commercial rates. Councils receive an estimated €62.5m each year as part of their collection of commercial rates, based on this year’s calculations. http://jrnl.ie/6796749

Today, as part of our series exposing cancer care delays, I reported that adjuvant chemo is not being given to many breast cancer patients on time. When this was put to the Minister of Health, she said there's "no point" in promising extra hospital staff to tackle treatment delays:

The health minister has said there’s “no point” in promising additional staff to tackle delays for breast cancer patients’ access to chemotherapy due to already “persistent” recruitment issues. She was reacting to our latest report:

Adjuvant chemotherapy, which can reduce the risk of breast cancer returning after surgery, is not being given to many patients on time. This is driving many people into the private system, as @mariadelaney.ie explains. Read the full story: jrnl.ie/6798640

Margaret Higgins felt she had no choice but to turn to private care when she faced a 16-week wait for chemotherapy after her breast cancer surgery. She wishes “it wasn’t so difficult for people” in the public system. Read the full story: http://jrnl.ie/6798640

Chemo after breast cancer surgery is often delayed to point it is less effective. This therapy can reduce the risk of cancer coming back. But potential benefits decrease the longer people have to wait for treatment after surgery. Read the full story: http://jrnl.ie/6798640

A family has been left reeling after the death of a mother, wife and public servant. Marian Quinlan died three months after being diagnosed with what she was told was treatable lung cancer. She received no treatment before she died. http://jrnl.ie/6793139

'It was devastating for all of us.' Marian Quinlan was diagnosed with cancer and died less than three months later with no curative or palliative treatment. Her family want answers. http://jrnl.ie/6793139

Tips to spot a fake shop scam: 1. What does the company’s website tell you? 2. Can social media pages provide any clues? 3. Are the same images being used elsewhere? 4. Do the website and its social media ads use AI? 5. Have people complained about the company? Read now: http://jrnl.ie/6769664

How do you spot a scam if you see an ad for discount clothes on social media? Here are five tips:

In our latest investigation, we uncovered 95 websites that masqueraded as Irish fashion shops. They did this by including Irish names or locations – like Dublin, Cork or Kildare – in their URLs to present themselves as home-grown. Read the full story: http://jrnl.ie/6772178

NEW INVESTIGATION A network of almost 100 Facebook pages – falsely presenting themselves as legitimate Irish stores – are attempting to scam shoppers with more than 50,000 Meta ads Read the full story: http://jrnl.ie/6772178

'Never order off this site' Our team uncovered almost 100 sites that have falsely presented themselves as legitimate Irish stores, as well as hundreds more targeting users in at least 14 other countries Read the full investigation: http://jrnl.ie/6772178

Hunting, pollution and tourism in EU threatening some seal species into extinction. Read our latest cross-border investigation ⬇️ http://www.thejournal.ie/seals-under-threat-europe-6790653-Aug2025/

In 2022, a seal pup was killed in Co Kerry after tourists picked it up for a “selfie”. Despite widespread anger of the incident, snap happpy tourists are continuing to disturb the protected species. http://www.thejournal.ie/tourists-drones-selfies-seals-6787750-Aug2025/

'As things stand, if no action is taken, it is an absolute certainty that seal pups will perish as a direct result of tourist disturbance' How seals at a Co Kerry tourist hotspot are being harmed by drones and 'selfies'. http://www.thejournal.ie/tourists-drones-selfies-seals-6787750-Aug2025/

Tourists are disturbing Ireland’s largest grey seal colony by flying drones and picking up pups for selfies. The latest in our series looking at threats to the protected species by @trishdevlin.bsky.social http://www.thejournal.ie/tourists-drones-selfies-seals-6787750-Aug2025/

'There’s going to be a point where, if you continue to lose the majority of your pups, that’s going to start to have an impact.' Read our lates investigation into how climate change is impacting Ireland's native seals. http://www.thejournal.ie/dead-seals-ireland-6786495-Aug2025/

Since 2018, the number of dead seal reports has spiked significantly, with 2023 recording the highest number on record - 430. This is almost double the reports in 2020. What's happening? Read our latest investigation: http://www.thejournal.ie/dead-seals-ireland-6786495-Aug2025/

The number of dead seals washing up along Irish coasts more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, an investigation by @trishdevlin.bsky.social has found. http://www.thejournal.ie/dead-seals-ireland-6786495-Aug2025/

Confusion over the eligibility of trans women under the free HRT scheme has left some being granted it while others are denied. A trans woman who spoke to our team said "we are used to fighting for everything". jrnl.ie/6783895

Confusion over the eligibility of trans women under the free HRT scheme has left some being granted it while others are denied. A trans woman who spoke to our team said "we are used to fighting for everything". jrnl.ie/6783895

Three nurses say they paid thousands of euro to the company co-owned by Baby Pereppadan, the Fine Gael councillor. Charging these fees is unlawful and complaints have been made to gardaí and Indian police. http://jrnl.ie/6784617

Baby Pereppadan, a Fine Gael councillor, co-founded a limited company called Angel Care Consultancy Limited in 2022. Our team spoke to three nurses who said they paid thousands of euro in ‘agency fees’ to this company to come to Ireland. http://jrnl.ie/6784617

NEW: Baby Pereppadan, a Fine Gael councillor, co-owns a company accused of charging nurses unlawful ‘agency fees’. One nurse paid over €3,000 into another Fine Gael councillor’s account as part of the recruitment process. http://jrnl.ie/6784617

Some shops that have received prohibition orders for selling illegal vapes are still selling them online. The HSE said these prohibition orders do not extend to online sales, but conversely said any store continuing to sell these vapes would be in breach. http://jrnl.ie/6772531

Three vapes claiming to be 'nicotine free' turned out to be full of the addictive drug following investigations and testing by the HSE. A RAPEX alert - the EU's rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products - was issued for one of these products. http://jrnl.ie/6772521

Reporter @conorocarroll.bsky.social‬ explains how the HSE's enforcement of illegal vapes is just the tip of the iceberg. Our team found illegal vapes seized by the HSE are being sold in different vape shops just down the street from where they inspected. Read more: http://jrnl.ie/6772531

Illegal vapes seized by the HSE are being sold in different vape shops just down the street from where they inspected. It shows that enforcement may be working in the shops the HSE inspect, but the problem is far more widespread. http://jrnl.ie/6772531

Three types of vapes labelled as ‘nicotine free’ for sale in shops across the country did in fact contain nicotine following HSE inspections and testing. Health experts say that using these products could lead to an unintended nicotine addiction. http://jrnl.ie/6772521

New: Vapes posing as ‘nicotine free’ found to contain nicotine after investigations and testing by the HSE. But how does this affect your health? Our team spoke to a health expert to find out. http://jrnl.ie/6772521

Thousands of vapes and e-liquid bottles have been seized by the HSE since 2024 for breaching strict rules on their sale. This includes products that were subject to a RAPEX alert - the EU’s rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. http://jrnl.ie/6772504

Disposable vapes with too much e-liquid, nicotine strength beyond the legal limits and incorrect health and safety information have been seized since 2024. Some vapes that claimed to be nicotine-free were also found to contain the addictive drug. http://jrnl.ie/6772504