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2025
Money Diaries: An IT systems architect on €90K living in Dublin
The Journal reader
Doctor: Weight loss drugs look set to be made more affordable - we need to do the same for healthy food
Dr Catherine Conlon
Dr Chris Luke: The current approach to drink spiking is not working - here's how we can tackle it
Dr Chris Luke
The reality of driving: Our brains do not understand the risks we face if we crash
Paddy Comyn
Surrealing in the Years: Paschal Donohoe leaves government unscathed, but how?
Carl Kinsella
The 'Christmas creep': It gets earlier every year - here's how to avoid putting yourself under pressure
Gwen Loughman
The match programme: A treasure trove of Gaelic games history dating back to 1913
John Kelly
Larry Donnelly: Is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump?
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Ireland's young people are lonely. We should be treating it as a public health problem
Sinéad Keane
Opinion: Ireland’s family reunion policy for migrant workers is forcing parents and children apart
Dave Gibney
Opinion: Around the world, girls still don't have equal rights - but many are fighting for change
Gillian Barnett
Irish literature: What our own stories of emigration teach us about today's immigrants
Máirín Nic Eoin
Analysis: We're halfway through COP30. Here's the good, the bad and the ugly so far
Karol Balfe
Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride: Facts, not tribalism, should help decide on a united Ireland
Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride
Opinion: Almost 7,500 people need cataract surgery in Ireland - here's how we can fix waiting lists
Frank Doheny
Money Diaries: An accountant on €88K living in the Midlands
The Journal reader
Down with the kids: I googled what '6-7' means. I’m officially old
Niamh O'Reilly
Dr Chris Luke: Medics should consider rethinking their attitude to drink spiking cases
Dr Chris Luke
Motoring: When it comes to cars, we are often guilty of buying more than we need
Paddy Comyn
As a 90s teen, I was influenced to buy Vaseline. Now, our toddlers are told they need skincare regimens
Margaret Lynch
Opinion: I'm marching for climate action today. It might seem futile, but here's why it matters
Garry Walsh
Marion McKeone: Pelosi's exit marks loss of a leader for Democrats and of a bogeyman for Republicans
Marion McKeone
Opinion: It's time we reduced the voting age to 16
Aidan Farrelly
Neale Richmond: The government takes climate action seriously, but we recognise we need to do more
Neale Richmond
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
Fiona Daly
Dr Catherine Conlon: Bird flu has been confirmed in Ireland - what are the risks?
Dr Catherine Conlon
Money Diaries: A marketing manager on €63K living in Dublin
The Journal reader
What's in a name? Shakespeare's Juliet didn't think they were important - I beg to differ
Gwen Loughman
Dublin's lost pubs: The old haunts that once dotted the capital city
Donal Fallon
Darragh O'Brien: The COPs are slow, but they do matter - here's a look inside
Darragh O'Brien
Surrealing in the Years: Yates' Fianna Fáil dealings an open kimono moment for Irish politics
Carl Kinsella
Opinion: Irish drivers may need to start thinking differently about electric vehicles
Paddy Comyn
Opinion: Expanding Dublin Airport now would fly in the face of climate reality
Aoife O'Leary
Mary May McGee's nephew: 'She left the country a little better than how she found it'
David Robert Grimes
Opinion: Our future is at stake, but wealthy countries aren't putting their money where their mouth is
Ross Fitzpatrick
Larry Donnelly: The Democrats got the big win they needed - now they need to unite
Larry Donnelly
Fianna Fáil TD: The government needs to be more ambitious, but I have faith in Micheál Martin
Catherine Ardagh
Canvasser: I knocked on over a thousand doors and learned to turn fear into hope. Here's how.
Niamh McDonald
Doctor: What does the science say about the modern obsession with protein?
Dr Catherine Conlon
Money Diaries: An investment banker on £112K who moved to London last year
The Journal reader