# TheJournal.ie News

> Ireland's favourite news app

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id409359491](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id409359491)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id409359491`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Journal Media
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (2,540 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.50.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2010-12-17
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thejournal-ie-news/id409359491)
- **Website:** [http://www.thejournal.ie](http://www.thejournal.ie/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.thejournal.ie/privacy/](http://www.thejournal.ie/privacy/)

## Description

TheJournal.ie News is Ireland's favorite news app for Chrome, delivering breaking stories, investigations, and thoughtful commentary from The Journal's multi-award-winning team. Access trusted Irish and global reporting with free reading or upgrade to an ad-free experience with a subscription.

Key features include real-time news alerts, explainers, podcasts (The Explainer, The Candidate, and more), user submissions, polls, fact-checking, and reader discussions. It also brings Voices, Money Diaries, Sitdown Sunday, quizzes, newsletters, and easy sharing to your networks, all designed for a fast, engaging reading experience.

## Rankings

- #36,092 — Overall
- #59 — favorite
- #65 — article
- #78 — blog
- #88 — news

## Review summary

Overall, the reviews show a generally favorable view of TheJournal.ie News: it's easy to use with a clean interface, and it helps expats and those seeking Irish news feel connected to home, offering timely local and world coverage from a European/Irish perspective. However, recurring issues include perceived bias or editorial slant toward certain viewpoints, concerns about too much COVID coverage, and several technical/UI flaws (comment posting bugs, scrolling/top navigation issues, and feature changes like thumbs). Some also criticize sensationalist headlines. In short: strong value for home-focused news, but reliability and balance are common points of critique.

### Pros

- Easy-to-use, clean, intuitive interface.
- Keeps expats connected to home with strong Irish news focus.
- Offers an Irish/European perspective and is perceived as more neutral than US outlets.
- Timely, up-to-date coverage of local and world news.

### Cons

- Perceived bias/editorial slant toward certain viewpoints.
- COVID coverage dominates the content, crowding out other topics.
- UI/UX issues and bugs, including a comment-posting bug and navigation glitches.
- Sensationalist headlines and use of lead images.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id409359491)