Summer
# summer - Friday 10 May, 2013
# summer - Thursday 9 May, 2013
Poll: Is the bad Irish weather making you consider a summer holiday abroad?
Met Éireann has warned that warmer weather is still some time off, so a staycation could be a chilly prospect.
# summer - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
# summer - Friday 19 April, 2013
Electric Picnic confirmed: Festival WILL go ahead this year
The tenth Picnic will take place the last weekend of August, organisers have announced.
# summer - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
March was coldest in decades in many parts of Ireland
Last month Met Éireann recorded record low temperatures and some stations reported it as the wettest month in five years.
# summer - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Gardaà investigate case of injured man found at side of road
The man is believed to be a property developer who had been reported missing.
# summer - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Peace offering: Elwood and Schmidt make up over sandwiches
The Leinster and Connacht coaches chatted amiably post-match in the press room.
# summer - Thursday 13 December, 2012
McCarthy is not the only Connacht player to express an interest to come to Leinster – Schmidt
The row over Mike McCarthy’s switch to Leinster shows no signs of going away.
# summer - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Summer Was Much Hotter Long Ago Pic of the Day
No comment.
# summer - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Column: Why do Irish people have a special relationship with ice cream?
We Irish will eat ice cream in the rain – after all it might be the only taste of summer we get, writes Kieran Murphy.
# summer - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
In pics: A first look at Electric Picnic 2012
Take a sneak peek at the festival site…
# summer - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Alice Cooper on cricket: I love the way you have midfielders stopping the four-pointers
The American rock legend proves that his comedy stint was not reserved solely for Waynes World.
# summer - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Column: ‘I fear failing expectations’ – how the Leaving Cert results wait feels
Shelley Stafford describes the strange sensation of being in limbo, counting the days until that fateful envelope arrives.
# summer - Sunday 12 August, 2012
# summer - Friday 10 August, 2012
In pictures: London 2012, Day 14
Mullingar got a day in the Olympic sun and there were some low-blows in the taekwondo.
# summer - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Bears break into sweet shop, cars searching for food amid US drought
An exceptionally dry summer has depleted bears’ usual food supplies of berries and vegetation – pushing them further into residential areas.
# summer - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Energy Index jumps in July with increases for oil, coal and electricity
The latest Bord Gáis Energy Index cites supply issues and eurozone weakness as pushing fuel up.
# summer - Monday 6 August, 2012
How to: survive a long-haul flight
Are your legs dreading those cramped hours, dampening your holiday excitement? TheJournal.ie has some tips.
# summer - Sunday 5 August, 2012
Open thread: What are your best childhood holiday memories?
It’s been the coldest July in 40 years so we’d like you to warm the cockles of our heart…
# summer - Saturday 4 August, 2012
Olympic Village: Day Eight, wrap
Annalise Murphy and Paddy Barnes keep the medal dreams alive while Phelps snatches his 22nd.
# summer - Friday 3 August, 2012
Your August bank holiday weekend weather forecast
(Bring a brolly…)
# summer - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Triathlete Aileen Morrison ready for the challenge of a lifetime
An estimated half a million supporters will line the streets of London on Saturday to cheer the athletes on.
# summer - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
Irish weather station records coldest July in 40 years
Latest Met Éireann stats show July was the coldest in Ireland for years – and had above-average rainfall.
# summer - Friday 27 July, 2012
Latest visitor figures described as ‘flat’ by Tourism Ireland
Three million tourists came to Ireland in the first six months of the year.
# summer - Wednesday 25 July, 2012
Pistol duelling? Here are the 10 weirdest Olympic sports of all time
Tug of war, live pigeon shooting and club swimming are among the niche sports that feature.
# summer - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Corruption and the Catholic Church up for discussion at MacGill Summer School
Government ministers, journalists and academics will be speaking at the 32nd MacGill Summer School which starts tonight in Donegal.
# summer - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Poll: Are you planning a summer holiday?
Is it a staycation, an Irish vacation or a trip abroad?
The week in photos: High Summer
This is the week that was, in photos…
Going on holliers? Here’s how to get through an airport as quickly as possible
You’re so close to your holiday that you can almost taste it – but there’s just the airport to get through first…
# summer - Thursday 19 July, 2012
# summer - Friday 13 July, 2012
The Departures Lounge: Liverpool and Spurs stock up on strikers
Emmanuel Adebayor’s services have been secured by Tottenham while Brendan Rodgers has made his first signing of the year.
# summer - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Summer is here! Here’s how long it’s going to last…
Enjoy it while you can…
# summer - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Have you checked on your elderly neighbour lately?
Friends of the Elderly is asking people to keep an eye on any elderly neighbours during the summer months.
# summer - Sunday 24 June, 2012
Poll: Are you going to festival in Ireland this summer?
Festival season is well and truly underway by now – are you going to one?
Brollies, pirates… and a camel: the Body and Soul festival in pics
Festival goers braved the changeable weather to make the most of the Ballinlough Castle event.
# summer - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
Is today the longest day of the year? Or tomorrow?
It’s tomorrow. Officially. At 12.09am to be exact.
# summer - Saturday 9 June, 2012
VIDEO: Aprés Match do Crystal Swing
The boys are back in major tournament business with this huckle-bucking take on a Euro song.
# summer - Sunday 3 June, 2012
Column: Planning to be an armchair supporter this summer? Here’s some advice.
If you’re going to watch the European Championships and the Olympics this summer then you need to prepare. Start by buying a giant couch, writes David Slattery.
# summer - Friday 1 June, 2012
Over 75,000 disposable BBQs will be used in 2012
Repak wants consumers to think of the ‘forgotten recyclables’ from barbecue season over the June bank holiday.
# summer - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
ISME: Hot weather ‘doesn’t lead to rise in sick leave’
However, its chief executive said employers are concerned about another summer event – Euro 2012.



























































