13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (207+ words) NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news. And he's off. Trump waves Ireland goodbye as he boards Air Force One at Shannon Airport this evening. Don Moloney Don Moloney Singer Celine Dion reacts during…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (291+ words) ANOTHER SCRAPPAGE SCHEME offering €5,000 for drivers to trade in their old cars for electric vehicles could be rolled out again next year. The pilot scheme offered a €5,000 scrappage grant to drivers to trade in their vehicle if it was over…...

15+ hour, 24+ min ago   (262+ words) US PRESIDENT DONALD said during his prizegiving speech at the Amgen Irish Open that he will remove tariffs from Irish whiskey. Trump presented Shane Lowry with the Irish Open trophy in Doonbeg, Co Clare after the Offaly man took the…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago   (634+ words) TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN said he brought up the humanitarian situation in Gaza with Donald Trump yesterday, but that he did not refer to it as a “genocide” during the private meeting with the US President. He denied that he changed…...

17+ hour, 48+ min ago   (738+ words) IT DIDN’T TAKE long for Trump to stir things up when he arrived in Ireland on Saturday. After a polite meet and greet with President Catherine Connolly – who gave Trump a copy of Michael Longley’s poem titled ‘Ceasefire’ – the US…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago   (788+ words) THE FIRST MINISTERS of the UK’s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin…...

19+ hour, 23+ min ago   (390+ words) TWO CO GALWAY women have appeared in court in connection with an alleged public order offence at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, Co Clare. Emma O’Grady (41) of Inis Oírr, Co na Gaillaimhe and Áine Ní Threinír (35) of Cuirt Na…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago   (551+ words) AT LEAST SIX people have died and 130 others are missing after a ferry sailing between the islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather and capsized. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 passengers and crew, had lost contact with its…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (961+ words) A MEASURE GETTING talked up by senior ministers in recent days ahead of next month’s government budget has been whether Ireland should scrap the 1% stamp duty on homes for first-time buyers. There is disagreement on the proposal among the government…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (438+ words) LAST UPDATE | 12 Sep TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS has said potential new income tax cuts in the upcoming budget will make a real difference to families across the country. But just how much money will people actually get back in their pockets?...