Conor O'Carroll

5 days ago | thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor |Conor O'Carroll

A CATHOLIC PRIEST has been remanded in custody after being accused of alleged attempted sexual communication with a child. Edward Gallagher, 58, of Orchard Park, Lifford appeared via videolink from Strand Road Police Station before a special sitting of Londonderry Magistrates’ Court sitting in Dungannon on Saturday morning. Wearing a grey coloured jumper, Gallagher was told he has been charged with attempted sexual communication with a child between April 2 and 17 2025.

3 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Conor O'Carroll |Niall O'Connor

LABOUR HAVE CALLED on the government to address the failure to deliver a flood relief scheme in Cork City. It follows a new investigation published today by The Journal Investigates which found that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has spent over €13m on the design and consultation of a controversial flood defence project in Cork in the past eight years. Despite this, a final design for the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme (LLRFS) has yet to be decided.

4 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Eoghan Dalton |Conor O'Carroll

THE EREA OF deep ties between Canada and the United States “is over,” Prime Minister Mark Carney has said, after US president Donald Trump announced steep auto tariffs. Carney said that Canada’s “retaliatory” response to Trump will have “maximum impact” in the United States, with the former Bank of England governor promising the overall stance is “to fight, is to protect, is to build” in an address yesterday.

4 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Andrew Walsh |Conor O'Carroll

A POWERFUL 7.7 MAGNITUDE earthquake has hit central Myanmar this morning, damaging buildings and forcing evacuations across south-east Asia. The tremors were felt as far as China and Thailand, with footage on social media showing people evacuating buildings in Bangkok and gathering in the streets. The tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing this afternoon at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same area minutes later.

4 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Eoghan Dalton |Conor O'Carroll

FINANCE MINISTER PASCHAL Donohoe has said he is “extremely concerned” about the impact of the Trump administration’s likely tariffs on exports from the pharmaceutical industry. Donohoe said there will be “many ups and downs” as the EU responds to the threats, but cautioned that any response from the EU must create “incentives for negotiation” for the White House.