TheJournal.ie

TheJournal.ie is an internet news publication in Ireland. It is a mixture of original and aggregated content in a manner similar to The Huffington Post. The website was founded in early 2010 and is owned by Distilled Media.

It was edited by Jennifer O'Connell in 2010–2011, and by Susan Daly since 2011, and employs twenty journalists.

Content

TheJournal.ie produces 70 original pieces of content per day. The website is divided into four components: TheJournal.ie itself for Irish and international news and opinion; Business ETC for business news; The 42 for sports news; and The Daily Edge for entertainment and gossip.

Notable Stories

EuroLeaks

In January 2013 TheJournal.ie obtained a confidential report by the European Commission on Ireland's financial bailout. The document, which was given to certain members of the German parliament gave Troika recommendations on what and how Irish public services should be cut. The Irish public was outraged by the implication that budgetary cuts were being decided in Berlin and not Dublin.

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After Calling For Help, Minneapolis Police Shoot and Kill Australian Woman

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2017

After calling 911 for help late on Saturday night, a Minneapolis police officer shot and killed a woman who called, according to the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, reported by National Public Radio. While her identity wasn't released by authorities, her fiancé Don Damond came forward to identify her as Justine Ruszczyk, an Australian woman who taught meditation and yoga ... "She was a lovely, lovely person....

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A helicopter flies above the rugged terrain along the banks of the East Verde River during a search and rescue operation for victims of a flash flood on Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Payson, AZ. At least eight people were killed and one is still missing after floodwaters swept them away at the Cold Springs swimming hole just North of Payson on Saturday, July 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Arizona Flash Flood Created 'Black Wave" That Killed 9 At Swimming Hole

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2017

At least nine people from a single family were killed in flash floods after a sudden downpour upstream created giant waves that swept through a swimming home in Arizona on Saturday, according to BBC News. More than 100 people were swimming in the area when the flood waters suddenly hit with zero warning at Cold Springs, near Payson, AZ ... "A large family group was down by the river ... Emily, 3, Mia, 5, and Hector Daniel, 7....

photo: NASA / G. Bacon

This artist's illustration shows a gas giant planet circling a pair of red dwarf stars in the system OGLE-2007-BLG-349, located 8,000 light-years away. The Saturn-mass planet orbits roughly 300 million miles from the stellar duo.

Far-Flung Red Dwarf Star Discovered To Be Broadcasting Signal, Researchers Report

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jul 2017

A far-flung red dwarf star known as Ross 128, which is 2,800 times dimmer than the sun and is not known to have any planet circling it, has peaked the interest of researchers who say the star is broadcasting a signal 11 light-years from Earth, Express.com reported Monday....

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Eye contact lenses for cosplaying at a toy convention. Taken on June 2017.

Surgeons remove 27 contact lenses from woman’s eye

Edit The Guardian 17 Jul 2017

Doctors find ‘hard mass’ of lenses stuck together in 67-year-old’s eye during routine cataract surgery. Health. Surgeons remove 27 contact lenses from woman’s eye. Doctors find ‘hard mass’ of lenses stuck together in 67-year-old’s eye during routine cataract surgery ... The experts wrote ... ....

photo: Creative Commons / Baishampayan Ghos

Odds boards at a race and sports book in Las Vegas

Sports Ministry kicks off process to legalise online betting in India: report

Edit India TV 16 Jul 2017

The Sports Ministry has started laying the bedrock to frame a legislation to legalise online sports betting in India, says a report in The Indian Express. . ... ....

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Irish Independent 'most trusted and main news source'

Edit Irish Independent 23 Jun 2017

The Irish Independent and Independent.ie are among the most trusted big news brands for Irish consumers, a new survey has shown ... Independent.ie was named as joint top of the table among digital news sources (alongside TheJournal.ie and RTÉ news online) by those surveyed, with 19pc reporting Independent.ie is their main source of digital news ... The means Independent.ie is increasingly the one-stop shop for our audience....

Independent.ie among most trusted news sources, new survey shows

Edit Irish Independent 22 Jun 2017

The means Independent.ie is increasingly the one-stop shop for our audience ... Independent.ie was named as joint top of the table among digital news sources (alongside TheJournal.ie and RTE news online) by those surveyed, with 19pc reporting Independent.ie as their main source of digital news that they read most frequently during the week.  ... TheJournal.ie (32pc) and RTE News Online (31pc) were named the most accessed sites....

Report shows trust in news higher in Ireland than international average

Edit The Irish Times 22 Jun 2017

The main source of online news in Ireland was The Journal.ie, according to the study, which found 32 per cent of people used it as their top source for news ... Consumers of The Irish Times, TheJournal.ie and Today FM were the most left-wing, while consumers of RTE Radio, Sky News and the Irish Independent online were the most right-wing....

21 of the 48 injured in the London attack are critical

Edit Democratic Underground 04 Jun 2017

Updated 7pm ... Seven people were killed in the terrorist attack last night ... More.http.//www.thejournal.ie/six-killed-london-terror-attacks-3426244-Jun2017/. ....

Tragic Death of a Baby Girl Forgotten in a Car on Hottest Day of the Year Shocks Ireland

Edit Newsweek 26 May 2017

An Irish seven-month-old baby girl died after her father reportedly left her inside his car for several hours on Thursday ... Reportedly distracted by a phone call, he left for work, leaving the baby in the car in the village of Dundrum until after 1pm, when he went back to look for her and found her unresponsive, according to the Irish news website TheJournal.ie ... ....

Nick Harrington Suspended From Warwick District Council Following Offensive Tweet About Ireland

Edit Huffington Post 14 May 2017

A Tory councillor has been suspended after posting a racist and anti-Irish tweet during the Eurovision song contest on Saturday night. Warwick District Councillor, Nick Harrington, made offensive remarks about gypsies and warned of a “hard border coming folks” ... He has since deleted his Twitter account ... Mobbs told TheJournal.ie ... ....

Spanish policewoman allegedly reprimanded, suspended for taking ‘menstruation break’

Edit The Daily Dot 12 Apr 2017

A policewoman for Spain’s Guardia Civil paramilitary police was allegedly harassed by a lieutenant officer because she was menstruating while on duty ... The policewoman was suspended�for two days along with a fine ... H/T theJournal.ie ... ....

'Keep them in the dark,' Gardai told to give media the 'mushroom treatment'

Edit Irish Independent 11 Apr 2017

Mid-ranking gardaí have called for suitable training for sergeants and inspectors to prepare them for their interactions with journalists ... Speaking to Independent.ie Sgt Quinn, who is based in Tullamore, Co Offaly, said media relations is a very important part of their job ... He continued ... Last month it was revealed by thejournal.ie that gardaí spent over €90,000 in just five months on media training for the service’s personnel ... ....

Between Land And Sea - a year in a seaside surftown

Edit RTE 30 Mar 2017

Award-winning documentary maker Ross Whitaker (Unbeakable, Bye Bye Now) writes for Culture about his latest acclaimed film, exploring twelve months in the life of popular surf destination Lahinch, Co. Clare ... The Irish Times called the film “Brilliant.” TheJournal.ie said “Thrilling." I';m not going to disagree ... I don’t know any surfers, and I’ve never been to Lahinch before ... Hope to see you there! ....

Irish Gaming Con Sounded Like A Disaster

Edit Kotaku 20 Mar 2017

GamerCon, an attempt to run a big games show in Ireland, opened for the first time over the weekend. It did not go well. The show, held at Dublin’s National Convention Centre, promised everything from esports to PlayStation VR to cosplay, and while all that stuff was indeed there, a lot of paying customers weren’t ... “Management were saying that they’re only allowed to hold 7,000 in the venue,” attendee Rohn McDonnell told TheJournal.ie ... ....

Man sues Uber, blames app for wife's discovery of his cheating

Edit WPTV 11 Feb 2017

The couple has since divorced. The man's lawyer told the Agence France Presse that his client was a "victim of a bug in an application," according to Ireland's TheJournal.ie ... Uber did not comment on the details of the lawsuit ... ....

‘May enters lion’s den’, to deliver Trump’s message about migration – British media

Edit Independent Online 03 Feb 2017

British media reporting the EU summit being held in Malta had their own colourful ways of describing the the arrival of British Prime Minister Theresa May ... The British media is also reporting that she will be revealing details of her discussions with US President Donald Trump ... Theresa May will be excluded today when EU leaders discuss Brexit https.//t.co/qjTOPJz66O— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) February 3, 2017....

Best websites for recording events of 1916 and life in 2016 chosen

Edit The Irish Times 13 Dec 2016

The Irish Times is among 10 websites which have been chosen by the public for preservation by the National Library of Ireland (NLI) to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising ... - Century Ireland – http.//www.rte.ie/centuryireland. - Galway ... - Rotunda ... - The Journal – http.//www.thejournal.ie ... - Rabble – http.//www.rabble.ie/. - Broadsheet – http.//www.broadsheet.ie ...   . . ....

Will we miss RTÉ’s kids’ TV?

Edit The Irish Times 03 Dec 2016

It could have been a scene from one of those movies that will clog up the schedules for the next few weeks ... “Everyone was devastated, and a lot of people were in tears.” ... Children’s TV royalty. Paula Lambert, who, as the voice of Bosco and the daughter of Wanderly Wagon’s Eugene Lambert, is the nearest thing there is to royalty in Irish children’s’ TV, told thejournal.ie that the decision brought back bad memories for her ...   ....

Journal Media to sell ads for Daft and DoneDeal

Edit The Irish Times 30 Nov 2016

Journal Media and Distilled SCH, two companies linked by the Fallon brothers, have announced an advertising partnership that will unite commercial sales across TheJournal.ie, Daft.ie, Adverts.ie and DoneDeal, as well as TheJournal’s offshoots The42, DailyEdge and Fora ... The Fallon brothers, Eamonn and Brian, founded Daft.ie in 1997 and set up TheJournal.ie in 2010....

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Notable Stories

Ireland AM: Weatherman gets (almost) blown away on Irish TV

In Full: Leo Varadkar's first speech as Taoiseach elect

TheJournal ie: OConnell Street 1897

TheJournal.ie: Defence Forces drill

TheJournal.ie: 'Ella was a daughter we desperately wanted'

TheJournal.ie: FoodCloud

TheJournal.ie: SetLife

TheJournal.ie: Insight Ireland's Rural Crimewave

Sword Swallower Jack Wise wows TheJournal.ie staff

TheJournal.ie: Huge Dáil row after Enda tells Paul Murphy where to go

Ireland AM: Weatherman gets (almost) blown away on Irish TV

In Full: Leo Varadkar's first speech as Taoiseach elect

TheJournal ie: OConnell Street 1897

TheJournal.ie: Defence Forces drill

TheJournal.ie: 'Ella was a daughter we desperately wanted'

TheJournal.ie: FoodCloud

TheJournal.ie: SetLife

TheJournal.ie: Insight Ireland's Rural Crimewave

Sword Swallower Jack Wise wows TheJournal.ie staff

TheJournal.ie: Huge Dáil row after Enda tells Paul Murphy where to go

Ireland AM: Weatherman gets (almost) blown away on Irish TV

In Full: Leo Varadkar's first speech as Taoiseach elect

TheJournal ie: OConnell Street 1897

TheJournal.ie: Defence Forces drill

TheJournal.ie: 'Ella was a daughter we desperately wanted'

TheJournal.ie: FoodCloud

TheJournal.ie: SetLife

TheJournal.ie: Insight Ireland's Rural Crimewave

Sword Swallower Jack Wise wows TheJournal.ie staff

TheJournal.ie: Huge Dáil row after Enda tells Paul Murphy where to go

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