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# ![@thejournal_ie Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::150246405.png) @thejournal_ie TheJournal.ie

TheJournal.ie posts on X about dublin, has been, ireland, murder the most. They currently have XXXXXXX followers and 1204 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  #6846 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  #2448 [finance](/list/finance)  #6215 [musicians](/list/musicians)  XXXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX% [premier league](/list/premier-league)  #853 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  XXXX% [ufc](/list/ufc)  XXXX% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[dublin](/topic/dublin) #12, [has been](/topic/has-been) #1212, [ireland](/topic/ireland) #30, [murder](/topic/murder) #357, [luke combs](/topic/luke-combs) #130, [israel](/topic/israel) 0.25%, [gaza](/topic/gaza) 0.25%, [lebanon](/topic/lebanon) #123, [all the](/topic/all-the) 0.17%, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) XXXX%

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### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::150246405/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"I wasnt expecting the photo to go that viral but I knew that moment was something special. Portuguese photographer David Ribeiro now based in Cork spoke to The Journal capturing that photo of Caoimhin Kelleher and Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977773017091412364) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-13T16:26Z 757K followers, 60.4K engagements


"The Green Party has confirmed that its deputy leader Risn Garvey has resigned from her role. It comes as former Green TD Brian Leddin also confirmed today that he has quit the party over its decision to back Catherine Connolly in the election"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978137078899573023) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-14T16:33Z 757K followers, 410K engagements


"One celebrity was 'murdered' and another was banished on The Celebrity Traitors UK last night"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979073967844376837) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T06:36Z 757K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Dublin City Council has agreed plans to rezone land for up to 25000 new housing units in the capital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979079943423160817) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T07:00Z 757K followers, 7729 engagements


""For the past two months I've paid myself minimum wage because that's all the business can realistically afford." Paul Behan of The Lobster Pot writes that restaurants needed the VAT cut in the Budget and that it's just one of many expenses to juggle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979427373427646545) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T06:00Z 757K followers, 5644 engagements


"A modular home builder in Co Cavan is closing its factory citing a lack of work in the housing market. Dozens of full-time and part-time jobs will be lost as a result"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979446119126995141) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T07:15Z 757K followers, 45.2K engagements


"Oscar-nominated Irish filmmaker Kirsten Sheridan is creating a movie about Ireland's infamous 16th-century pirate queen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1892606367162102169) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-02-20T16:04Z 756.9K followers, 253.1K engagements


""We dont know exactly what the plan is just yet and maybe theyll prove us all wrong. Maybe instead of Dublins inaugural Shake Shack and XXX new desks for contract workers for Accenture and Google itll be something tasteful. Like a Harvey Nichols.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1938875836947439806) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-06-28T08:23Z 756.9K followers, 14.5K engagements


"Conor McGregor has received an 18-month ban from the UFC for an anti-doping violation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1975685531024478317) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-07T22:11Z 756.9K followers, 38.1K engagements


"Garda will be patrolling Dart and Luas lines in Dublin and intercity routes across the country today in a bid to prevent anti-social behaviour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1975825901074939972) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-08T07:29Z 756.9K followers, 29.1K engagements


"Sinn Fin and other Opposition parties remain to be convinced and have downplayed the 36m increase to the Irish language stating that the Minister has pulled the wool of the Irish language community's eyes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1976226560161063401) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-09T10:01Z 757K followers, 6525 engagements


"American country music star Luke Combs has been officially announced as the next headliner for Slane Castle set to perform at the historic Co Meath venue in the summer of 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1976275138627747958) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-09T13:14Z 757K followers, 29.5K engagements


"Ray DArcy has announced his departure from RT after over a decade with the national broadcaster. RT said in a short statement this afternoon that Ray presented his show for the final time yesterday. DArcy has not yet revealed his next move following the departure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1976298308692750539) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-09T14:46Z 756.9K followers, 154.6K engagements


"A burnt-out boarded-up house in Finglas that was engulfed in flames just six months ago is now up for sale for 225k. One local TD says its part of the problem and proof of how out of control the housing crisis has become"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1976947142649434272) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-11T09:45Z 757K followers, 27.7K engagements


"A new report has found that residential electricity prices in Ireland are three times higher than the wholesale cost. The IEA noted that 'some countries promptly passed wholesale price increases on to consumers' and this disparity was largest in Ireland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978198592859865435) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-14T20:37Z 756.9K followers, 31.2K engagements


"Hamas has handed over four more bodies of hostages to Israel leading Israel to allow Gaza's key Rafah crossing to reopen on Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Palestinian territory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978343977733517318) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T06:15Z 756.9K followers, 9192 engagements


"US President Donald Trump has expressed his disappointment at the "super bad" picture of him on Time magazine's cover"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978359529390661804) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T07:17Z 756.9K followers, 9713 engagements


"If the State is serious about the Irish language it's reasonable to expect the President to speak it write Professor Laura Cahillane and Dr Sen Conaill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978365777607524566) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T07:42Z 756.9K followers, 29K engagements


"The government will bring forward a motion of confidence in Tnaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris this afternoon pre-empting a no-confidence motion from Aont set for next week. Peadar Tibn said the move was "incredibly cynical""  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978370665540440281) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T08:01Z 756.9K followers, 8597 engagements


"It now looks increasingly unlikely that a ban on trade in services will be included in the Occupied Territories Bill proposed legislation that would ban trade in goods with companies operating from Palestinian territories illegally occupied by Israel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978452296120840676) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T13:25Z 756.9K followers, 8023 engagements


"We're joined on The Explainer this week by Dr Brendan Ciarn Browne associate professor in Conflict Resolution at Trinity College Dublin to examine the chances for a lasting peace in Gaza. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978476859051393128) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T15:03Z 756.9K followers, 3525 engagements


"The Social Democrats have appointed Dublin Bay South TD Eoin Hayes as their spokesperson on social protection. The announcement signals that the party have forgiven Hayes for his embarrassing controversies since becoming a TD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978515338015719839) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T17:36Z 756.9K followers, 11.1K engagements


"A house burglar who attacked two sisters when they confronted him in their home has received a partially suspended six year prison term. One of the young women suffered a burst lip and cuts to her cheek bone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978536322445775143) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T18:59Z 756.9K followers, 12K engagements


"An Garda Sochna has now been compelled to investigate accusations of money laundering by property letting company Airbnb related to its hosting of rental properties in occupied Palestinian territory after it conceded a case at the High Court today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978811763140317243) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T13:14Z 757K followers, 7309 engagements


"Poll: Would you like to see Mary Lou McDonald as president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1942884464255803559) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-07-09T09:52Z 757K followers, 97.4K engagements


"The mortgage rate changes take effect from today and will result in decreases of XXXX% to XXXX% on a range of fixed-rate mortgage products"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1971209534069719077) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-09-25T13:45Z 757K followers, 6052 engagements


"Next summer US country star Luke Combs will headline Slane Castle. Who is the country star that will join musical legends such as U2 Bob Dylan Bruce Springteen and Metallica in headlining the historic venue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1976306727193620881) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-09T15:20Z 757K followers, 9783 engagements


"Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan was detained by Israeli forces whilst attempting to provide aid as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1976343286957674912) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-09T17:45Z 757K followers, 29.2K engagements


"Far-right protestors demonstrated today against Cork City Councils recent decision to remove flags put up in the city by anti-migrant groups. Garda deployed large numbers in response to online comments during the week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977010549721293233) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-11T13:57Z 757K followers, 59.2K engagements


"The walls are charred the windows are broken and the front door is boarded up but its still on the market for 225000. A burnt-out Finglas home has become a symbol of how far the housing crisis has gone at least according to one local TD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977101994734084208) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-11T20:00Z 757K followers, 19.6K engagements


"The HSE announced this week it is selling the Baggot Street Hospital building saying in a statement that no state agencies showed any interest in taking it on. However the Housing Dept says it was never offered the building for housing purposes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977250379575226772) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-12T05:50Z 757K followers, 32.7K engagements


"German football team Schalke has issued an apology and said it is investigating an alleged incident of assault by its supporters in Dublin yesterday afternoon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977353329979118030) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-12T12:39Z 757K followers, 37.9K engagements


"Two Palestine Action activists have entered and vandalised Collins Aerospaces research and development facility in Cork city this morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977701487082958878) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-13T11:42Z 757K followers, 114.4K engagements


"Evan Moore of Grangemore Road Donaghmede Dublin XX pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to rioting damaging a Luas by fire and damaging the windows of a Luas tram on XX November 2023"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977704343080976591) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-13T11:53Z 757K followers, 26.5K engagements


"Tnaiste Simon Harris has announced that Ireland will provide an additional 6m in humanitarian aid for people in Gaza. Todays contribution brings Irelands support for the people of Palestine since October 2023 to more than 89m"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977759762075787360) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-13T15:34Z 757K followers, 26.8K engagements


"Humphreys says she supports the Special Criminal Court and takes the opportunity to point out that Connolly employed somebody in the Dil that was convicted by the Special Criminal Court on firearms charges. The story was first reported by The Journal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978019466312053046) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-14T08:46Z 757K followers, 4407 engagements


"Dil hears that residents in the area near the disused Baggot Street Hospital in Dublin will be horrified if no consideration was given to use the building for housing. The Housing Department says it was never offered the building for housing purposes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978148100867793240) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-14T17:17Z 757K followers, 15.8K engagements


"Grammy-winning R&B singer D'Angelo has died at the age of XX. In a statement his family confirmed that he died after a diagnosis of cancer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978349954067238986) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T06:39Z 757K followers, 12.3K engagements


"A XX year old appeared before a sitting of Midleton District Court this morning charged with the murder of Barry Daly over the weekend. The 44-year-old postman was attacked outside his home in Doneraile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978413155685392852) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T10:50Z 757K followers, 12.1K engagements


"American country music star Luke Combs has confirmed that he will play a second gig at Slane Castle next year. He will become only the second act to perform twice at Slane Castle in the same year following in the steps of U2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978480727697084622) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T15:18Z 757K followers, 20.3K engagements


"Bookmakers Paddy Power is set to close XX shops in Ireland putting some XXX jobs at risk. Paddy Power will also close a store in the North as well as closing a further XX stores across Britain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978504888263827761) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T16:54Z 757K followers, 69K engagements


"Trinity College Dublin is seeking participants for a new study on the impact of name-calling during childhood by a parent. The new study will explore how name-calling by a parent during childhood can affect mental health in later life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978519636220989527) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T17:53Z 757K followers, 18.4K engagements


"A Mississippi man convicted of rape and murder has been put to death by lethal injection the third execution in the United States this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978736214627754332) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T08:14Z 757K followers, 6521 engagements


"People who have served their sentence should be able to have equal access to employment writes Saoirse Brady of the Irish Penal Reform Trust reflecting on questions put to candidates during the presidential election campaign"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978756079774322733) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T09:33Z 757K followers, 8801 engagements


"Virgin Media presenter Katja Mia has become the latest talent to join the RT Radio ranks with her very own 2FM weekend show kicking off this weekend. RT which has experienced weeks of chaos surrounding their presenters confirmed the news this morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978756529017782464) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T09:34Z 757K followers, 31.6K engagements


"Luke Combs has been confirmed for not one but two shows at Slane Castle next summer. Believe it or not he recently surpassed Garth Brooks as the highest RIAA-certified country artist in history. Do you listen to him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978762713535787451) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T09:59Z 757K followers, 7648 engagements


"If you want a brand new bike bunker on your street you can now ask Dublin City Council for one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978790006454911152) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T11:47Z 757K followers, 9061 engagements


"Local Authorities have been instructed to implement 30km/h speed limits in urban areas 'where appropriate' by 2027. While the Department was able to lower speed limits on rural roads by default changes in urban areas are implemented by local authorities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978815483345342859) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T13:29Z 757K followers, 7066 engagements


"The verdict in the trial of a former paratrooper accused of the murder of two men during Bloody Sunday in 1972 is expected to be delivered next week. Soldier F is charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978859621394588055) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T16:24Z 757K followers, 7443 engagements


"The families of two men who went missing before their bodies were found on a lake island in 2014 have told the trial of the woman accused of their murder about their last contact with the men"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978886563422511423) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T18:11Z 757K followers, 9619 engagements


"Two women and a man were arrested as part of an ongoing operation targeting an organised crime group in Dublin. The crime group is involved in drug trafficking and money laundering and garda seized over 300000 in cash during a search operation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978908215325634843) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T19:37Z 757K followers, 13K engagements


"Garda were called after protesters attended an event in Dublin city centre where former Ireland rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll was the keynote speaker at a cyber-security conference with links to a former Israeli officer yesterday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979090403170148843) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T07:41Z 757K followers, 45.8K engagements


"A Status Yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for counties Cork Kerry and Waterford. The alerts will come into place tomorrow and remain in place until Sunday morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979122858350538825) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T09:50Z 757K followers, 5749 engagements


"A man in his 50s was today charged with murdering an 89-year-old woman in her Co Tipperary home last year. Hasan Ali Gori was charged before Judge Fiona Brennan with the murder of Josephine Josie Ray at her home in Nenagh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979145913877557608) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T11:22Z 757K followers, 10.7K engagements


"Jude Farrell one of two protesters who attended the event said that she was extremely disappointed by Brian ODriscolls attendance at the cyber-security conference"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979153084459757938) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T11:50Z 757K followers, 37.8K engagements


"Garda were called after protesters attended an event where former Ireland rugby captain Brian ODriscoll was the keynote speaker at a cyber-security conference with links to a former Israeli officer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979175185136648664) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T13:18Z 757K followers, 226.6K engagements


"A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of another boy at a Tusla residential care facility in Donaghmede north Dublin earlier this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979183132940054633) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T13:50Z 757K followers, 12.8K engagements


"Donald Trump has said Russia's war can end without providing US long-range missiles to Ukraine spelling dissapointment for Volodymyr Zelenskyy who came to the White House looking to bolster his country's defence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979251308096880881) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T18:20Z 757K followers, 9590 engagements


"Prince Andrew is to stop using his remaining titles and honours including the Duke of York in the wake of the Epstein scandal he has announced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979252866670838019) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T18:27Z 757K followers, 16.8K engagements


"Two men who escaped Maze Prison in the 1970s have contested an extradition order over their alleged links to the murder of an RUC officer almost XX years ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979285629021098351) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T20:37Z 757K followers, 12.4K engagements


"Family members of a teenage Ukrainian boy who died following a fatal stabbing at a Tusla care facility in Dublin have paid tribute to the youngster. One relative said Vadym Davydenko had moved to Ireland last week in 'search of a better life'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979307483110711540) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T22:04Z 757K followers, 36K engagements


"This piece is a despatch from Lebanon as our reporter outlines what he found on the ground in the troubled country. Posters to Hezbollah fighters dot the streets and roadways IDF activity continues to escalate as preparation begins for Irish to pull out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979325301458112573) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T23:15Z 757K followers, 8292 engagements


"News Correspondent Niall OConnor visited Lebanon this week to see how the country is coping with the news of the end of the XX year peacekeeping mission. Read his full analysis of the trip:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979412264756166751) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T05:00Z 757K followers, 6782 engagements


"The Government needs to find around 70000 extra people in a variety of construction-related roles to fulfil Irelands housing targets. To bridge this shortfall it is asking Irish construction workers the world over to return and Build Back Home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979449927932543346) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T07:30Z 757K followers, 23.9K engagements


"This piece is a despatch from Lebanon as our reporter outlines what he found on the ground in the troubled country. Posters to Hezbollah fighters dot the streets and roadways IDF activity continues to escalate as preparation begins for Irish to pull out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979464215694885368) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T08:27Z 757K followers, 7879 engagements


"Heather Humphreys has accused her presidential rival Catherine Connolly of using the language of Nigel Farage. Both teams are ramping up on the campaign trail with Humphreys out in Dublin and Connolly out in Limerick and Clare today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979500272041738264) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T10:50Z 757K followers, 78K engagements


"Israel returned the bodies of XX Palestinians to Gaza today the territorys health ministry said. The ministry said that some of the bodies returned today bore signs of 'abuse beatings handcuffing and blindfolding'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979526783528501560) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T12:35Z 757K followers, 8520 engagements


"A plaque honouring founder and artistic director of the Focus Theatre Deirdre O'Connell was unveiled today at its former site in Dublin. President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina attended the unveiling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979574310588080373) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T15:44Z 757K followers, 10K engagements


"Wayne is described as being of slight build with blue eyes and grey hair. Oisn is described as being of slight build with blue eyes and red hair"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979576713928495312) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T15:54Z 757K followers, XXX engagements


"Wayne is known to wear blue jeans and a cycling jacket that is black and grey in colour with illuminous yellow markings. Oisn is known to wear a grey jacket and to carry a red Nike Manchester United School bag. Garda and their family are concerned for their well-being"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979576714909897126) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T15:54Z 757K followers, 3742 engagements


"A 17-year-old Somalian boy has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Ukrainian youth Vadym Davydenko at an emergency Tusla residential care unit in north Dublin on Wednesday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979592691584291291) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T16:57Z 757K followers, 13.2K engagements


"For only the second time in its history the Grand Sumo Tournament has left its homeland Japan to travel to London's Royal Albert Hall. So as sumo wrestling comes close to home we want to test your knowledge of the sport"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979657503081189834) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T21:15Z 757K followers, 13.7K engagements


"The Courts Service said: "The quote on social media attributed to Judge Heslin is entirely wrong. Those words were never spoken by the judge in this case.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979789898178548135) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-19T06:01Z 757K followers, 10.5K engagements


"An investigation has been launched after more than XX acres of native trees over XXX years old were alleged to have been illegally felled in Co Cork"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1977336399570391139) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-12T11:31Z 757K followers, 174.8K engagements


"Connolly and Humphreys once again went head-to-head today on RT's Morning Ireland tackling topics from Syria and Shane OFarrell to asylum seekers and a possible Trump visit. Few sparks flew but here are the key takeaways"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979133151382241621) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T10:31Z 757K followers, 8838 engagements


"Students at Dublin City University have said the presidential election has captured their attention significantly more than previous political events but it remains to be seen if this engagement will translate to voter turnout"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979466893489491998) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T08:37Z 757K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to three points after Leandro Trossards second-half goal fired Mikel Artetas side to a 1-0 victory at Fulham"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979622778262245608) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T18:57Z 757K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Irelands property bidding system drives prices and FOMO. A new ESRI study makes the case that moving to a sealed system would help considerably"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979804871625723933) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-19T07:00Z 757K followers, 10.5K engagements


"As Michael D Higgins presidency nears its end we asked readers to share their reflections and memories of his XX years in office"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979865291547873701) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-19T11:00Z 757K followers, 9566 engagements


"Co-host of Sunday World podcast speaks about being the tenant in the Jim Gavin case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1975851666919333991) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-08T09:12Z 757K followers, 83.7K engagements


"Over his two presidential terms Michael D. Higgins has become something of a folk hero with his fluffy dogs fluent Irish and poetry-writing all contributing to his distinctive charm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1976725699420434617) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-10T19:05Z 757K followers, 752.5K engagements


"Connolly says the Special Criminal Court found the woman guilty and she served a prison sentence. She says she left before her term was up in prison such was her rehabilitation record. Conflating that with my attitude to the Special Criminal Court is not acceptable to me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978021784793370666) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-14T08:55Z 757K followers, 43.1K engagements


"Enoch Burke could be asked to pay XXX a week for a security guard who has been hired to keep him away from Wilson's Hospital School"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978084909555064975) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-14T13:06Z 757K followers, 151.4K engagements


"Fianna Fil has appointed a senior barrister and three TDs and senators to carry out a review into how it selected Jim Gavin to stand for the party in its disastrous ras campaign"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978571701211329024) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-15T21:20Z 757K followers, 37.2K engagements


"Bertie Ahern has said he will vote for Heather Humphreys in the presidential election next Friday adding that as himself and Jim Gavin aren't in the race she is his top choice for the ras"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1978783516247691602) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-16T11:22Z 757K followers, 47.8K engagements


"This is the most undemocratic election Ive ever seen in Ireland. Before there were several candidates; this time there were only three and now its down to two. Many Dublin voters told The Journal they feel the presidential election has been "daft" and "unengaging""  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979049872998203434) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T05:00Z 757K followers, 16.4K engagements


"A man has been charged over the death of Josephine 'Josie' Ray in Co Tipperary last year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979099134045925512) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T08:16Z 757K followers, 14.8K engagements


"Dr Cara Augustenborg: I watched all the presidential debates. What I still didn't know was how either of the candidates plans to confront humanitys greatest existential crisis - so I asked them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979135501484392640) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T10:40Z 757K followers, 39K engagements


"Event notes say that ODriscoll was due to draw powerful parallels between the world of elite rugby and cyber defence showing how teamwork resilience and strategy are just as critical on the digital front lines as they are on the pitch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979175186105602109) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T13:18Z 757K followers, 8665 engagements


"On a visit to Camp Shamrock we spoke to Fr Paul Murphy about his work how he is the only unarmed non-combatant in the base and how when he was stabbed in a terror attack at the gates of a military barracks it only reinforced his sense of duty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979264651712921969) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-17T19:14Z 757K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Met ireann has extended its Status Orange rain warning in Co Cork tonight to Co Waterford"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979470987591667822) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T08:53Z 757K followers, 8687 engagements


"Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou was sacked today after just eight matches in charge just minutes after a 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979550765577392610) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-18T14:10Z 757K followers, 8468 engagements


"For XX years President Michael D. Higgins has been a constant presence in Irish life. With his tenure now coming to an end we asked readers to share their thoughts on the man who has shaped modern Ireland in ways both public and personal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979789673569427950) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-19T06:00Z 757K followers, 14.6K engagements


"Huge crowds took to the streets in all XX US states at "No Kings" protests on Saturday venting anger over President Donald Trump's hardline policies while Republicans ridiculed them as "Hate America" rallies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979838764638703791) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-19T09:15Z 757K followers, 8744 engagements


"Taoiseach Michel Martin and Fine Gael's Helen McEntee both launched attacks on Catherine Connolly today. Although Martin's was more veiled McEntee accused Connolly of hypocrisy as she raised questions on her role in aiding banks in repossessions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/thejournal_ie/status/1979887854189728010) [@thejournal_ie](/creator/x/thejournal_ie) 2025-10-19T12:30Z 757K followers, 15.4K engagements