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Taoiseach calls for HIQA’s regulations to be examined following RTÉ nursing home investigation

7 hours ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has called for a review of HIQA’s regulatory framework after an RTÉ Investigates programme highlighted poor treatment and practice within two privately-owned care homes. Both care facilities – The Residence Portlaoise and Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin – are under the ownership of Emeis Ireland, formerly known as Orpea. Emeis operates 27 nursing homes across the country after entering the Irish market in 2022.
Bad weather and lack of public transport among barriers keeping people from nature last Summer

11 hours ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

WHILE MANY PEOPLE took time to enjoy the great outdoors last Summer, bad weather and a lack of reliable public transport were the biggest barriers to spending time in nature. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) today published its findings on how the Irish public spent last summer. Some 3,916 were surveyed on how they spent time in nature during June, July, and August last year.
Teenager dies after single-vehicle collision in Co Kildare

13 hours ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

A TEENAGER HAS died following a single-vehicle collision last night in Co Kildare. The collision, involving a pick-up truck, occurred shortly after 8pm on the Barrettstown Road in Newbridge. The passenger, a man in his late teens, was taken to Naas General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The Coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
Swimming banned for entire season at Sandymount and temporary ban in place at Dollymount

14 hours ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

SWIMMING HAS BEEN banned for the entirety of the bathing season at Sandymount Strand, while a temporary ban is in place at Dollymount Strand. This year’s bathing season runs from 1 June to 15 September. A swimming restriction is in place at Sandymount Strand for the entirety of the bathing season due to poor water quality. The water has been deemed to be poor based on 2021-2024 bathing assessments and as a result, a restriction has been imposed to prevent bathers from exposure to pollution.
High Court orders total shutdown of three wind turbines in Wexford due to noise nuisance

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

THE HIGH COURT has ordered that three wind turbines in Co Wexford be totally shut down due to noise nuisance. It’s understood to be the first time that a court in Ireland has ordered the total shutdown of a wind turbine. Raymond Byrne and Lorna Moorhead live around a kilometre from the nearest turbine of the six-turbine Gibbet Hill Wind Farm near Bunclody in Co Wexford. Four of the turbines are near the summit of Gibbet Hill, with two located at the sub-peak.
Dozens of politicians' print requests refused, including 2,000-page document for Simon Harris

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Ken Foxe

TDS AND SENATORS have had dozens of print jobs refused by the Oireachtas over the last few years. Politicians at Leinster House are entitled to have tens of thousands of items printed for free every year to help promote their work. However, a strict policy is in place that covers only “parliamentary duties” and not material related to elections, political parties, or fellow candidates.
Man held victim in headlock as second attacker stabbed him during Dublin city attack, court hears

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Tom Tuite

A 24-YEAR-OLD man allegedly held an Algerian national in a headlock in Dublin city centre on Monday while a second attacker stabbed and critically injured him, a court heard. Abdul Kouadria, 24, with an address at Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 and previously of Richmond Road, Dublin 3, was refused bail by Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court today.
Pre-tariff tech and pharma exports from Ireland boost first-quarter economic growth

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Muiris O'Cearbhaill

ECONOMIC GROWTH IN Ireland surged in the first quarter of this year, as the threat of US tariffs on technology and pharmaceuticals saw exports boom. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which measures the strength and performance of the Irish economy based on the output of domestic and multinational companies in Ireland, increased by nearly 10% in the first three months of this year.
Justice Minister says €325,000 deportation flight to Nigeria is ‘value for money’

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Diarmuid Pepper

JUSTICE MINISTER JIM O’Callaghan has said last night’s chartered flight for deportations which cost close to €325,000 is “value for money”. Last night, 35 people were deported on a chartered flight to Lagos, Nigeria. This included 21 men, nine women and five children – the children removed are all part of family groups. It’s the third chartered flight so far this year and was carried out by the Garda National Immigration Bureau, following two previous chartered flights to Georgia.
Some families will see their childcare fees reduced from September

1 day ago | thejournal.ie | Jane Matthews

SOME FAMILIES WHO are facing the highest childcare costs in the country will see their weekly fees reduced from September. The reduction will impact families in around 10% of early learning and childcare providers that are in receipt of core funding from the State. The Department of Children today announced the details of a new maximum fee cap for childcare services that are participating in the State’s childcare scheme.