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6 days ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Jane Matthews |Niall O'Connor
SEVEN PEOPLE WERE killed and dozens injured after bridges in two separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine collapsed overnight, officials have said, with rail authorities blaming at least one incident on “illegal interference”. In Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, a road bridge collapsed onto a railway line late on Saturday, derailing a passenger train heading to Moscow and killing seven people.
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6 days ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Paul O’Donoghue
WE LIKE TALKING about Ireland’s economic problems. Focusing on the problems has plenty of merit – it’s how things tend to improve over time. But there’s a balance to be struck. And focusing too much on the negative can end up leading to a fatalistic view of the state the country’s in. So, in the interest of injecting some cheer during a bank holiday weekend, we’re taking a look at some of the things going right in Ireland’s economy (with a few caveats).
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1 week ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Paul O’Donoghue
IRELAND HAS AN open goal. Rather than scoring, we’re about to stumble, trip and faceplant. Of course, what else could we be referring to, other than the Luas Green line metro upgrade? We’ll explain in more detail below, but essentially, this would upgrade the section of the Green Line running from Charlemont to Sandyford to metro standard. This will allow far more trams to run on the line per hour. These trams will also move faster along a metro line compared to a ‘standard’ tram line. The result?
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2 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Niall O'Connor
A BOMB EXPLODED yesterday outside a California fertility clinic, killing one person in what the FBI labelled a terror attack. The blast tore through downtown Palm Springs, ripping a hole in the clinic and blowing out the windows and doors of nearby buildings, an AFP journalist on the scene reported. “Make no mistake, this is an intentional act of terrorism,” Akil Davis, the head of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office told reporters near the site of the fatal explosion.
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2 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Christina Finn
TWO PEOPLE HAVE died and 19 others were injured after a Mexican Navy training ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said. The sailing ship, which was about to leave New York for a goodwill tour to Iceland, struck the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, snapping its three masts, injuring crew members and leaving some dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.
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2 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Paul O’Donoghue
We’re fans of the philosophical here at The Journal, so let’s kick off this piece with a question. What is the point of new laws? Generally, it’s to fix a specific issue. A problem is identified, the government thinks it can do something about it. It brings forward new legislation, and the issue is (hopefully) made somewhat better. With that in mind, one would be justified in asking: What problem was Ireland’s ‘right to request remote working’ law trying to solve?
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3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor |Paul O'Donoghue
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR Zelenskyy has said he would be willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week “personally”. It comes after US President Donald Trump said direct talks were needed to determine whether peace was possible. The Kremlin did not immediately respond to Zelenskyy’s offer. The Ukrainian leader did not say whether he would still attend if Russia refused a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Kyiv and its allies on Saturday.
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3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Niall O'Connor |Paul O'Donoghue
HAMAS HAS AGREED to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage held in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has confirmed. Witkoff said late on Sunday the release was a goodwill gesture towards Trump after Hamas had said he would be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid. Two Hamas officials told The Associated Press (AP) they expect the release in the next 48 hours.
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3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Diarmuid Pepper
INDIA AND PAKISTAN have accused each other of violating a ceasefire just hours after it was agreed following talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan – which denies the charge.
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3 weeks ago | 
thejournal.ie | Paul O'Donoghue |Diarmuid Pepper
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR Putin has proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on 15 May, “without preconditions”. Speaking to reporters in the Kremlin in the early hours of this morning, Putin proposed to “restart” peace talks Russia and Ukraine held in 2022. “We are committed to serious negotiations with Ukraine,” Putin said, adding that he does not rule out agreeing to a ceasefire later, in the course of direct talks with Ukraine.
