NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.Gardaí released CCTV footage of a fatal arson attack on a house in Co Offaly last week in which a four-year-old boy and his ...

Iceland will discuss whether to participate in the Eurovision 2026 song contest after Israel was allowed to compete, Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir said Friday. Speaking at a joint ...

RUV, the Icelandic national broadcaster, has set a date for determining if Iceland will compete at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria. RUV’s Board will covene next week, ...

Several countries have withdrawn from the Eurovision Song Contest after Israel was allowed to take part in next year's event. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, Spain's RTVE and Ireland's RTE immediately ...

Last year's winner joins the protest wave following the decision to include Israel in the 2026 event. Five countries will also boycott Eurovision 2026. The winner of last year's Eurovision Song ...

Israeli entrant Yuval Raphael finished second at the final in Switzerland earlier this year, but some countries raised concerns about the public voting system and asked for an audit. By Lily Ford The ...

RUV, the Icelandic national broadcaster, has set the date for he Songvakepnnin 2026 song sumbission deadline eventhough Iceland’s participation at Eurovision 2026 remains uncertain. RUV has set the ...

An emergency vote on Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has been called off following developments in the Middle East, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said. Contest ...

Five countries have now pledged to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is permitted to compete. In an email shared with Newsweek, Martin Green, Director of the Eurovision Song Contest, said ...

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), organizers of the beloved song contest, also said that reports Israel had been asked to compete under a neutral flag are false. By Lily Ford Eurovision 2026 is ...

Eurovision 2026 is facing its biggest political storm in decades as a growing number of broadcasters threaten to withdraw if Israel is allowed to compete. While Spain’s Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun ...