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6 days ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh
TWO HISTORIC LOCATIONS have been added to Ireland’s tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Properties today. It’s a first step for Birr Castle in Tipperary and Dunsink Observatory in west Dublin to make it on to the exclusive list. Making the announcement to mark World Heritage Day, Minister James Browne said increasing the number of UNESCO World Heritage Properties in Ireland is a government goal. Both sites have historic links to the study of astronomy.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh
A GOVERNMENT STRATEGY to counter disinformation has been published today, aiming to tackle the effects of “damaging” false online information. The strategy, which was due to be published last year, outlines a number of commitments for the government in tackling disinformation, including promoting greater media literacy and countering foreign information interference. Among the actions, the strategy calls for support in the growth of expertise on “fact-checking and pre-bunking” in Ireland.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh |Patricia Devlin
IRELAND IS SET to plunge into a spell of increasingly “unsettled” weather, Met Éireann has said, with heavy rain and flooding possible over the next few days. Last night, a Status Yellow rain warning was issued for counties Cork and Kerry, with spells of heavy rain forecast. It will come into effect at 11pm tonight and remain in place until noon on Friday. Met Éireann warned that there is a possibility of localised flooding in both counties tomorrow as a result of the rain.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh
FORBES HAS ONCE again released its coveted 30 Under 30 Europe list – and it comes as little surprise that a host of Irish talent have made the cut. From rising stars in the arts to standout talents in sport, this year’s annual list features a wave of Irish talent, celebrating the country’s young disruptors, innovators, and changemakers across industries. Some 14 Irish people are included, the largest number ever.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh
A MAN IN his 20s is due to appear in court today in connection with the fatal stabbing of Daniel ‘Dano’ O’Sullivan in Youghal, Co Cork. The assault occurred shortly before 10pm on Monday at a flat on North Main Street in Youghal. It is understood that a row broke out between 32-year-old ‘Dano’ O’Sullivan and another man at the premises, during which he was stabbed.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh |Patricia Devlin
A TEENAGER AND two men have been charged in connection with the murder of Willie Moorehouse, who was attacked on Boghall Road in Bray, Co Wicklow in January. The three males were arrested by gardaí yesterday as part of an investigation into the fatal stabbing incident, which took place on 19 January this year. A woman in her 50s who was also arrested yesterday has been released without charge. “A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions,” gardaí said in a statement.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh |Patricia Devlin
AN IRISH MAN died while swimming off the coast of Malta on yesterday afternoon, according to local police. The 76-year-old man, understood to be visiting Malta on holiday, was found unresponsive in the water near Xatt is-Sajjieda in the town of St Julian’s shortly before 12.45pm. Emergency responders were called after bystanders spotted the man floating in the sea and raised the alarm. He was brought to shore and given assistance, but passed away shortly after.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh
OVER €10 BILLION WORTH of pharmaceutical products were exported from Ireland to the US in the month of February alone. According to data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today, €10.45 billion in medicinal and pharmaceutical products were sent across the Atlantic during the 28-day period. In January, a similarly high figure was recorded – An estimated €9.4 billion in Irish-produced pharma products was exported to the US in the first month of the year.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh |Christina Finn
DONALD TRUMP HAS said he is considering imposing US tariffs on pharmaceutical imports in the “not too distant future”. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump once again namechecked Ireland among the biggest pharmaceutical exporters, and suggested new tariffs on the industry would be similar to those imposed on automobiles and metals (steel and aluminium). “We don’t make our own drugs anymore. The drug companies are in Ireland and they’re in lots of other places – China,” Trump told reporters yesterday.
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh |Christina Finn
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE across Europe died as a result of severe weather last year, as Europe experienced its warmest year on record in 2024. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least 335 lives and affecting an estimated 413,000 people across the continent, according to the EU climate service Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
