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Last week 15th February 2026 - 21st February 2026

Ukraine accommodation payment to hosts to continue until 2027
# Accommodation Recognition Payment
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# Accommodation Recognition Payment

Ukraine accommodation payment to hosts to continue until 2027

Thu 3:53 PM 10,614 Views 0 Comments

Tánaiste says it's 'misleading' to buyers for property listing photos to be spruced up by AI
# AI-generated Images
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# AI-generated Images

Tánaiste says it's 'misleading' to buyers for property listing photos to be spruced up by AI

Thu 1:59 PM 10,732 Views 24 Comments

Booking.com says short-term lets will need up to a year to become planning compliant
# SHORT-TERM LET RULES
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# SHORT-TERM LET RULES

Booking.com says short-term lets will need up to a year to become planning compliant

Wed 7:52 PM 7,071 Views 8 Comments

Children expect to get inheritance, but family home could go to a vulture fund, committee hears
# Vulture Funds
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# Vulture Funds

Children expect to get inheritance, but family home could go to a vulture fund, committee hears

Wed 6:55 PM 101,261 Views 39 Comments

Taoiseach says government will engage with schools and NCSE following pause in review
# Next Steps
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# Next Steps

Taoiseach says government will engage with schools and NCSE following pause in review

Wed 2:23 PM 3,056 Views 13 Comments

Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs
# SNA BACKLASH
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# SNA BACKLASH

Special Needs Assistants u-turn the talk of the Dáil amid backlash from government's own TDs

Wed 12:05 AM 14,722 Views 48 Comments
  • One minister told The Journal that their phone was hopping on Monday night with messages from concerned parents and schools.
  • Concerns were raised over the review at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last night.
Poll: How much do you save each month?
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# Poll

Poll: How much do you save each month?

Tue 9:00 PM 29,188 Views 44 Comments

Minister responds to airline heavy-hitters' warning that Trump might raise passenger cap with Taoiseach
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# Dublin Airport

Minister responds to airline heavy-hitters' warning that Trump might raise passenger cap with Taoiseach

Tue 8:43 PM 9,890 Views 17 Comments

Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says From TheJournal.ie

Plan for savings scheme to be approved 'in the first half of this year', Simon Harris says

Feb 16th 2026, 5:33 PM 34,388 Views 57 Comments

Mary Lou McDonald to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in the White House for a second year
# Skipping It
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# Skipping It

Mary Lou McDonald to boycott St Patrick’s Day events in the White House for a second year

Feb 16th 2026, 1:48 PM 9,449 Views 112 Comments

'Deeply disappointing': HSE to close Baggot Street Hospital sale shortly
# The Morning Lead
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# The Morning Lead

'Deeply disappointing': HSE to close Baggot Street Hospital sale shortly

Feb 16th 2026, 12:05 AM 38,101 Views 38 Comments

A ‘best bids’ process was used by the HSE, with reports that a hotelier has bought the property.

This month February 2026

Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time
# Cancer Services
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# Cancer Services

Women looking to pay cash for private breast cancer treatment due to long public wait time

Feb 14th 2026, 6:30 AM 12,111 Views 14 Comments

'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit
# Women And Infants
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# Women And Infants

'Deeply disappointed’: Ministers question 'surprising' refusal of Rotunda critical care unit

Updated Feb 13th 2026, 6:55 PM 35,611 Views 72 Comments

‘Health infrastructure is critical infrastructure. Simple as that,’ says Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Waiting in the rain for a bus? Just three shelters were built in Dublin last year
# Come In Out Of The Rain
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# Come In Out Of The Rain

Waiting in the rain for a bus? Just three shelters were built in Dublin last year

Feb 12th 2026, 5:22 PM 10,618 Views 44 Comments

Tensions between ministers over short-term lets amid questions over 'grace period' for owners
# Housing Vs Tourism
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# Housing Vs Tourism

Tensions between ministers over short-term lets amid questions over 'grace period' for owners

Feb 11th 2026, 8:47 PM 9,556 Views 14 Comments

Still no timeline for Occupied Territories Bill as minister says she's awaiting AG advice
# Palestine
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# Palestine

Still no timeline for Occupied Territories Bill as minister says she's awaiting AG advice

Feb 10th 2026, 3:02 PM 3,436 Views 60 Comments

Government rows back on short-term let regulations for towns with populations over 10,000
# Housing Crisis
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# Housing Crisis

Government rows back on short-term let regulations for towns with populations over 10,000

Feb 10th 2026, 1:16 PM 10,147 Views 16 Comments

Minister says he will meet campaigners over flight time changes between Donegal and Dublin
# Cancer Patients
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# Cancer Patients

Minister says he will meet campaigners over flight time changes between Donegal and Dublin

Feb 10th 2026, 11:25 AM 5,127 Views 4 Comments

Ten years young for the Social Democrats — is it becoming a viable alternative for some SF voters?
# Analysis
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# Analysis

Ten years young for the Social Democrats — is it becoming a viable alternative for some SF voters?

Feb 8th 2026, 6:30 AM 11,382 Views 90 Comments

With the party seeing a boost in the polls questions are being asked if some Sinn Féin voters are migrating to the Soc Dems.

Holly Cairns says coalition is an 'endless doom loop of failure' and calls for Triple Lock vote
# Socdems National Conference
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# Socdems National Conference

Holly Cairns says coalition is an 'endless doom loop of failure' and calls for Triple Lock vote

Feb 7th 2026, 6:31 PM 14,021 Views 76 Comments

SocDems' proposal to tackle deepfakes: Everyone should get copyright of their own image and voice
# AI
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# AI

SocDems' proposal to tackle deepfakes: Everyone should get copyright of their own image and voice

Feb 7th 2026, 4:14 PM 8,799 Views 86 Comments

Holly Cairns says Taoiseach should visit Trump on St Patrick's Day
# White House Visit
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# White House Visit

Holly Cairns says Taoiseach should visit Trump on St Patrick's Day

Feb 7th 2026, 12:25 PM 10,443 Views 50 Comments

Sick notes and full crèches: Holly Cairns details the Dáil's failure to support mothers
# Big Interview
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# Big Interview

Sick notes and full crèches: Holly Cairns details the Dáil's failure to support mothers

Feb 7th 2026, 6:00 AM 27,520 Views 111 Comments

The Social Democrats leader sits down with The Journal to talk women in politics and whether she could do business with Sinn Féin.

Holly Cairns says government is trying to 'gut or shelve' the Occupied Territories bill
# Gaza
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# Gaza

Holly Cairns says government is trying to 'gut or shelve' the Occupied Territories bill

Feb 6th 2026, 8:22 PM 8,877 Views 101 Comments

Taoiseach receives formal invitation from Donald Trump to visit the White House in March
# St Patrick's Day
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# St Patrick's Day

Taoiseach receives formal invitation from Donald Trump to visit the White House in March

Feb 6th 2026, 8:15 PM 21,530 Views 52 Comments

Dublin Central and Galway West voters get ready: The by-elections have been earmarked for 22 May
# Summer By-elections
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# Summer By-elections

Dublin Central and Galway West voters get ready: The by-elections have been earmarked for 22 May

Feb 6th 2026, 2:24 PM 3,969 Views 35 Comments

There's two by-elections this year and some of the runners and riders have already been announced
# Seats For The Taking
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# Seats For The Taking

There's two by-elections this year and some of the runners and riders have already been announced

Feb 4th 2026, 9:01 PM 12,985 Views 35 Comments

New scheme to disregard historical convictions of gay and bisexual men
# LGBTQ
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# LGBTQ

New scheme to disregard historical convictions of gay and bisexual men

Feb 4th 2026, 7:55 PM 7,974 Views 26 Comments

Social media firms criticise X for snubbing Oireachtas Committee on online safety
# Grok
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# Grok

Social media firms criticise X for snubbing Oireachtas Committee on online safety

Updated Feb 4th 2026, 3:30 PM 9,539 Views 56 Comments

Committee chair Alan Kelly said it was “deeply worrying” and “pretty disrespectful” that X did not attend the committee.

Last month January 2026

Should a water ferry from Dún Laoghaire to Dublin Port be rolled out?
# Your Say
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# Your Say

Should a water ferry from Dún Laoghaire to Dublin Port be rolled out?

Jan 31st 2026, 9:30 AM 30,659 Views 90 Comments

Phil Hogan wants a big job in the UN, but he needs government backing to get it
# Big Job In Rome
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# Big Job In Rome

Phil Hogan wants a big job in the UN, but he needs government backing to get it

Jan 30th 2026, 7:28 PM 18,132 Views 84 Comments

Sinn Féin criticised over comments about EU loan to Ukraine with Harris saying he's 'horrified'
# Eu Loan
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# Eu Loan

Sinn Féin criticised over comments about EU loan to Ukraine with Harris saying he's 'horrified'

Updated Jan 30th 2026, 6:22 PM 26,908 Views 177 Comments

Could water ferries in Dublin Bay be one solution to the capital's congestion problem?
# Commute By Water
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# Commute By Water

Could water ferries in Dublin Bay be one solution to the capital's congestion problem?

Jan 28th 2026, 6:30 AM 22,363 Views 52 Comments

Commuting by water is a common approach used around the world and should be considered here, say two Fine Gael representatives.

Government pushes ahead with steps to scrap the Triple Lock
# Irish Army
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# Irish Army

Government pushes ahead with steps to scrap the Triple Lock

Jan 27th 2026, 7:12 PM 11,457 Views 98 Comments

Explainer: In a few weeks, new rent rules will kick in - here's how it might impact you
# New Rules
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# New Rules

Explainer: In a few weeks, new rent rules will kick in - here's how it might impact you

Jan 27th 2026, 6:09 PM 16,660 Views 27 Comments

Changes to rental rules kick in on 1 March and its causing a lot of confusion.

We asked every coalition TD if the Taoiseach should go to Washington
# TML
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# TML

We asked every coalition TD if the Taoiseach should go to Washington

Jan 24th 2026, 12:05 AM 31,744 Views 94 Comments

Fianna Fáil’s Seán Ó Fearghaíl said Micheál Martin should heed the advice of California Governor Gavin Newson this week.

Tánaiste says Cabinet proposals ready in weeks to deal with AI non-consensual sexual images
# Online Safety
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# Online Safety

Tánaiste says Cabinet proposals ready in weeks to deal with AI non-consensual sexual images

Jan 22nd 2026, 4:36 PM 2,123 Views 12 Comments

Ireland has just three adult eating disorder beds and referrals for help are on the rise
# Broken Promises
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# Broken Promises

Ireland has just three adult eating disorder beds and referrals for help are on the rise

Jan 21st 2026, 3:36 PM 3,174 Views 13 Comments

Former Lord Mayor Hazel Chu in the running to become Green Party deputy leader
# Green Shoots
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# Green Shoots

Former Lord Mayor Hazel Chu in the running to become Green Party deputy leader

Jan 20th 2026, 6:20 PM 8,368 Views 61 Comments

Taoiseach will contact X and ask it to turn up to Oireachtas Media Committee meeting next week
# AI-generated Images
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# AI-generated Images

Taoiseach will contact X and ask it to turn up to Oireachtas Media Committee meeting next week

Jan 20th 2026, 5:54 PM 2,692 Views 34 Comments

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