Lauren Boland

Dublin

Reporter @TheJournal_ie with focus on climate. MSc in Climate Change @DCUClimate. Journalist-in-Residence @UCDEarth 2024. Publishing Intern @Channel_LitMag 2025

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Articles

Shane Lowry stays four shots off the lead at Canadian Open

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland |Muiris O'Cearbhaill |Eoghan Dalton

IRELAND’S SHANE LOWRY remains four shots off the lead after moving day at the RBC Canadian Open. Lowry shot another round of 68 in to stay in contention in Toronto. Italy’s Matteo Manassero and Ryan Fox of New Zealand share the lead on 14-under for the tournament. • You can follow the leaderboard here>It’s tight at the top, with Lowry in a nine-way tie for 16th on 10-under. The Offaly man has now carded back to back 68s, having opened with a 64.
'Ingratitude'; 'Very disappointed': Trump and Musk exchange insults in public falling-out

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

DONALD TRUMP AND Elon Musk have exchanged accusations and insults today as they publicly fall out over Trump’s cornerstone spending plan. Once allies, Trump and Musk are now airing their grievances with each other as they argue over Trump’s policies. On Tuesday, Musk, who is the world’s richest man and was until recently a key member of Trump’s administration, blasted Trump’s new spending plan.
The 5 at 5: Thursday

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest news stories of the day so far. 1. #INTEREST RATES The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 2%. 2. #TRAVEL BAN US President Donald Trump has signed a new travel ban targeting nationals of 12 countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term. 3.
Hungary's infamous ban on LGBTQ+ content deemed to be violation of EU law

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

A HUNGARIAN LAW that harshly restricts access to LGBTQ-related content is a violation of European Union law, according to the Advocate General of the EU’s Court of Justice. By banning content about LGBTQ+ sexualities and gender identities from being available to under-18s, Hungary is infringing on the treaty that sets out the EU’s fundamental principles, the Advocate General’s formal legal opinion stated.
Spring 2025 was Ireland's warmest ever of modern records

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

SPRING 2025 WAS the warmest spring Ireland has ever experienced in the 126 years of weather records held by Met Éireann. Of the top five average temperatures for spring (which covers March, April and May) in those 126 years, four have occurred since 2017 – signalling a pattern of rising seasonal temperatures in line with climate change. This year’s spring was the first one that was more than two degrees Celsius hotter on average than the average spring temperature of the 20th century.
HSE refers unpublished Children's Health Ireland report to gardaí

2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

THE HSE HAS decided to refer an unpublished report detailing concerns at Children’s Health Ireland to gardaí. The internal investigation, the details of which were first reported by the Sunday Times and subsequently seen by The Journal and other media outlets, detailed concerns about waiting list initiatives and work culture at a hospital run by CHI.
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news. Two Riverdance dancers, Amy Mae Dolan and Fergus Fitzpatrick, ahead of a special Riverdance Alumni event at the Gaiety Theatre to mark 30 years of Riverdance Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland• Richard Satchwell was given a life sentence for the murder of his wife Tina Satchwell at their home in Co Cork.
Over 50 new EV charging stations are opening along national roads - here's where to find them

2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

MORE THAN 50 locations around the country have been earmarked for new electric vehicle charging hubs by the end of this year. The Department of Transport has confirmed that 175 fast recharging points are due to open at 53 locations in the coming months. The chargers are located along national roads with a view to improve access to chargers during long journeys. The new chargers will be found at locations by the N2, N3, N4, N5, N11, N13, N15, N16, N17, N20, N21, N22, and N25.
Open thread: Tell us your best, worst, and funniest Leaving Cert memories

2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

THE 2025 LEAVING Cert starts today and it’s no doubt as painful a prospect for this year’s students as it has been for every cohort since the beginning of time. A record number of candidates are due to sit state exams this year, with Leaving Cert student numbers up 5% and Leaving Cert Applied student numbers up 11%. As the Class of 2025 ready themselves to start their exams, we’re curious to hear from our readers about your memories of the LC – the good, the bad, and the brutal.
Irish family law courts are re-traumatising many domestic abuse survivors - report

2 weeks ago | thejournal.ie | Lauren Boland

SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC violence and abuse have described their experiences of navigating family law courts in Ireland, with many saying that the system re-traumatised them and did not protect them from abusers. In some cases, how the courts handled domestic abuse cases made the situation worse rather than better, survivors have said in new research published today. “It is one of the worst things I’ve ever been through. Ever.