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Surrealing in the Years: At least 4,844 children homeless, and we ain't seen nothin' yet
Carl Kinsella
Yesterday
4th July 2025
Laura Harmon: College shouldn't be a luxury - we need a promise that fees won't increase
Laura Harmon
This week
29th June 2025 - 5th July 2025
For the craic: I taunted those poor, sunburned British tourists with my Irish passport
Peter Flanagan
Racism in Ireland: 'This is our Ireland too, and we can no longer stay silent'
Fatima Ahmed
Opinion: Rather than moral panic over musicians, where's the moral clarity on genocide?
Emma DeSouza
Heatwaves, oligarchs and global chaos: Welcome to the era of climate change
John Gibbons
Marie Sherlock: Honour the history of the GPO by making it an artists' hub
Marie Sherlock
Dog behaviourist: Tips for keeping dogs safe in hot weather
Suzi Walsh
Granddaughter of a Holocaust escapee: 'I never thought I'd see Israel committing such crimes'
Ria Czerniak-LeBov
Money Diaries: A trainee accountant on €33K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Last week
22nd June 2025 - 5th July 2025
For book worms: Are apps gaming the joy of reading?
Aoife Martin
Surrealing in the Years: Screw it, let's put a Carroll's Irish Gifts in the GPO then
Carl Kinsella
Ecocide series: Grass cutting, there's no need for it!
Brian Murray
Balancing your gut flora: 'The advice is lots of fibre and lots of variety'
Dr Catherine Conlon
Tony Duffin: Why Ireland needs to rethink the stories we tell about drug use
Tony Duffin
Opinion: Don’t let Israel-Iran take your focus from the genocide in Gaza
Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne
Farming for nature: How we turned our farm into a regenerative tourism spot
Niall Heenan
Opinion: The US joining in Israel’s attack on Iran is the Iraq War all over again
Emma DeSouza
Opinion: No wonder Trump is angry — he's playing high-stakes poker
Larry Donnelly
Fintan Drury: Von der Leyen's unwavering support of Israel is proving disastrous
Fintan Drury
Opinion: You can’t bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks
Tom Clonan
Money Diaries: An administrator on €37K living in the Midlands
TheJournal.ie reader
We Irish like the news - a lot - but can we learn to love it?
Susan Daly
Last month
June 2025
Parenting: Affordable childcare? For lone-parent families? You're having a laugh...
Margaret Lynch
Surrealing in the Years: Dublin city needs a new motto. I have some suggestions.
Carl Kinsella
Opinion: Why don't we regulate farms like we do pharmaceuticals?
Pádraic Fogarty
Opinion: Let kids be bored, it's how they become creative
Gwen Loughman
John O'Brien: It's wrong to say rank and file gardaí have treated Drew Harris unfairly
John O'Brien
Books: Imperialism is Russia's forte — we underestimate it at our peril
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
End-of-year school events: 'Much as I love them, there are just too many'
Niamh O'Reilly
Money Diaries: Everything feeling expensive? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
Money Diaries: A finance manager on €60K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Larry Donnelly: LA riots may look like a banana skin for Trump, but his base remains happy
Larry Donnelly
Manchán Magan on our forgotten kin: Tracing Ireland’s hidden legacy in Iceland
Manchán Magan
'Bricks instead of beer': Stark images from NI photographer tell story of the Ballymena riots
Tyler Collins.
The Bee Guy: We're going global for bees - they need our help
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
Paul Murphy: Why I've joined thousands from around the world on a march to Gaza
Paul Murphy
Opinion: After Leas Cross and Aras Attracta, how are we still failing people in nursing homes?
Amanda Phelan
Opinion: Should we have child-free zones? It's complicated...
Gwen Loughman
Ecocide series: It's only a matter of time before Algal Blooms impact our water supply
Brian Murray