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Nuair a bhí The Journal thíos i gCorcha Dhuibhne, bhí grúpa múinteoirí óga faoi oiliúint ó Choláiste Mhuire Gan Smál ann ar thréimhse oiliúna. Roinn siad a tuairimí féin faoin gcúrsa: jrnl.ie/7053169

Tá géarchéim tithíochta i gCorca Dhuibhne agus tá sé ag cur brú ar an gcoláiste samhraidh i mBaile an Fheirtéaraigh toisc nach bhfuil na leapacha ann chun scoláirí a choiméad i rith an tsamhraidh. jrnl.ie/7053211

The sun is still shining across the country today – but how does Met Éireann actually measure sunshine levels? Meteorologist Sinéad Duffy tells us how it works.

Newly elected TD Daniel Ennis has come out strongly against Ireland playing Israel in two controversial Nations League fixtures later this year. "We shouldn't be playing that game," Ennis said, adding that deciding whether or not to take part is as political a decision as the other.

Four people, including two children, have been killed after a train collided with a school bus in Belgium. The incident happened at a level crossing in the town of Buggenhout in East Flanders, around 28km north of Brussels. jrnl.ie/7051657

People Before Profit’s Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin is the first candidate to arrive at the Dublin Central count centre. “The government parties have got a complete drubbing,” he tells reporters. Follow all the latest here jrnl.ie/7048768

President Catherine Connolly has said Britain’s King Charles has “graciously accepted” an invitation to make a State visit to Ireland next year. jrnl.ie/7043484

Speaking to reporters in London, President Catherine Connolly has said she is “very proud” of her sister Dr Margaret Connolly, who has been detained by Israeli forces while part of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. jrnl.ie/7043338

Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among a number of Irish citizens detained by Israeli forces after a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in the Mediterranean this morning, organisers have said. jrnl.ie/7043338

President Catherine Connolly has begun her UK visit with a culturally-focused engagement that focused on the Irish language and Irish immigration to the UK. jrnl.ie/7040545

With five countries, including Ireland, boycotting this year’s Eurovision over Israel’s participation – what's the atmosphere like on the ground in Vienna? We spoke to Euro-Trip host Rob Lilley-Jones for his thoughts. jrnl.ie/7040505

U2 have released footage of the band performing on top of a school bus in Mexico City while filming the music video for their new single, Street of Dreams. The track is set to feature on their upcoming studio album, which is due for release later this year.

The Journal spoke to Araon Kearney, President of PDFORRA, who said the shortfall in numbers in the Irish Defence Forces is having a profound impact on members. jrnl.ie/7036633

Tá Conradh na Gaeilge sa Bhruiséil ag ullmhú don féile Éigse na Bruiséile a bheidh ar siúl i Meán Fómhair i mbliana. Dúirt Róisín de Bhaldraithe gur féile cultúrtha, ceoil agus Gaeilge í a bhíonn ag tarraingt gnéithe de chultúr na hÉíreann le chéile. jrnl.ie/7025834

With three weeks to go until the Dublin Central byelection, campaigning is in full swing in leafy Glasnevin. Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam and Fianna Fáil’s John Stevens have been canvassing door-to-door, hearing concerns on parking, bins, seagulls and high-rise developments.

“Where’s Rory McIlroy? Can you stand up Rory, will you, please? Trump interrupted his speech during a White House banquet to ask Rory McIlroy to stand before praising the golfer for his “unconquerable courage”. jrnl.ie/7026681

Gardaí and emergency services are currently dealing with a fire at a pub on Eden Quay in Dublin city centre. Two people have been brought to hospital. Traffic diversions have been put in place as a result, while one lane on Eden Quay is currently open to traffic. jrnl.ie/7025788

Leaders from across the European Union have just wrapped up two days of talks in Cyprus. Taoiseach Micheál Martin was among those in attendance as Ireland prepares to take over the EU presidency from Cyprus in the coming months. Read more: thejournal.ie/cy2026eu/news/

Keir Starmer is under yet more pressure over the fallout from his appointment of the disgraced Peter Mandelson as he faced MPs questions this afternoon. jrnl.ie/7020046

A proposed policy shift to allow homeowners to build modular units up to 45 square metres in their back gardens without planning permission will “remove red tape” and free up planners for critical infrastructure, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said. jrnl.ie/7018866

A €50 million bridge first approved during the Celtic Tiger era is moving closer to construction — but questions remain over environmental checks along its protected river corridor. jrnl.ie/7013388

Tánaiste Simon Harris has distanced himself from the comments of his former party leader in relation to rural and urban Ireland. jrnl.ie/7018299

After walking 220km from Shannon Airport to Dublin, activist Lelia Doolan concluded her address outside Leinster House by reciting Kindness, a poem by Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye. jrnl.ie/7013549

91-year-old Lelia Doolan has completed her 220km protest walk from Shannon Airport to Leinster House to protest against the use of Shannon Airport as a stopover for US military flights.

Two blockades in Galway and Foynes in Co Limerick have ended. The Galway depot will reopen after a standoff at the city’s docks, while the Foynes protesters have voted to stand down. jrnl.ie/7010446

Fuel protesters on O’Connell Street in Dublin were cleared by gardaí in a major overnight operation. O’Connell Street is to remain temporarily closed as the operation concludes. jrnl.ie/7010351

Niall O’Connor reports from a very rainy Whitegate Refinery, where the Garda Public Order Unit has arrived as a meeting between protesters and gardaí finished without agreement to lift the blockade. More from Co Cork: jrnl.ie/7008828

John Dallon and a small group of other protesters have arrived and been turned away from the talks at Leinster House. They now say the protests will continue. jrnl.ie/7008524

Protesters have gathered at Cork’s Whitegate Refinery, where attendee Tadhg says they are calling for a cap on fuel prices. He noted that Spain has already implemented such a measure in response to rising costs. jrnl.ie/7007367

Traffic conditions on the N7 towards Dublin as fuel protests continue this evening. jrnl.ie/7006166

Taoiseach: “The protests at the moment are wrong. To prevent mobility, to prevent people from accessing livelihoods, medical appointments, disrupting day-to-day activities in the manner that has happened is wrong, and is a wrong form of protest.” jrnl.ie/7006282

Delays and diversions continue in Dublin City centre today after a large protest saw tractors, lorries, and coaches park on O’Connell Street. Many vehicles were left unoccupied and a large number remained in the city overnight. jrnl.ie/7006166

Buses and trams are at a standstill in Dublin city centre as fuel protests continue into the night. Traffic is unable to pass the protesters, who are currently blocking the line at O’Connell Bridge jrnl.ie/7006004

Protesters in a convoy of tractors and lorries have gathered on O’Connell Street in Dublin as part of action over the price of fuel. One protester said that fuel has gone up 50% for him and that it is “impossible” to keep his tractor filled. jrnl.ie/7005129

She’s in her wax era. A new statue of Taylor Swift has been unveiled at Dublin’s National Wax Museum. jrnl.ie/7001434

Our News Correspondent Niall O’Connor is on the ground in Kyiv, where he visited Ukraine’s Department of Foreign Affairs today. More at The Journal.

Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien has said that new regulations banning scramblers in public spaces will be signed today. The legislation will be named after Grace Lynch, a 16-year-old who died on 25 January after an incident involving one of the bikes in Finglas.

Ireland’s World Cup dreams ended last night after a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to Czechia. Stay tuned for David Sneyd and Gavin Cooney’s post-match podcast from Prague on The Journal and @the42.ie

Expect more clocks than usual to be set forward in Ireland this weekend. The world’s largest exhibition of cuckoo clocks is opening today at Waterford’s Irish Museum of Time. The timing couldn’t be better, with the annual spring time change happening this weekend. jrnl.ie/6994898

Republic of Ireland fans are already making noise outside the Fortuna Arena ahead of kick-off. Not long to go now: the42.ie/6995408