Fora was wound down due to a decline in advertising revenue prompting the parent to reduce its costs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.

[12] The site received backing from Google's Digital News Innovation fund in 2018 to create the platform.

[3][13][14] Investigations by Noteworthy have won and been shortlisted for Irish and international awards, including a nomination for the Mary Raftery Prize for the series on planning in Kilkenny called "A bridge too far",[15] and the Justice Media Awards.

[25] Journalists and reporters with The Journal include Aoife Barry, Christine Bohan, Daragh Brophy, Orla Ryan, Emer Moreau, Carl Kinsella and Christina Finn.

Writers who previously worked for TheJournal.ie include Gavan Reilly, Emer McLysaght, and Nick Leeson.