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Last month
February 2025
Syria after Assad: Why humanitarian aid can’t stop now
Munaf Muadel
Hot school meals: They're so important, but we could be offering much better food
Dr Catherine Conlon
Irish nurses in the NHS: A new book charts the lives of Ireland's nurses who worked in the UK
Louise Ryan, Grainne McPolin & Neha Doshi
Architect: A radical change is needed to solve Ireland’s housing and infrastructure crisis
Sean Mahon
Parenting and sleepovers: 'I know too much about what happens to let my kids go on them'
Margaret Lynch
Money Diaries: A stay-at-home mother in the South East who has left work after maternity leave
TheJournal.ie reader
Boyzone documentary is a refreshingly real look at relationships of all kinds between men
Carl Kinsella
Analysis: Irish vape users are being failed in the face of illegal products
Maria Delaney
Opinion: The Phoenix Park deer might be part of its heritage, but they're bad for biodiversity
Pádraic Fogarty
Camping out for houses, waiting for ghost buses - has Halloween come early?
Carl Kinsella
Larry Donnelly: Trump hasn't just torn up the rule book, he's burnt it to a crisp
Larry Donnelly
Trump’s threatened trade war: Should Canada and the EU band together?
Seána Glennon
Occupied Territories Bill: The global pressure on government is very different to that on opposition
Bobby McDonagh
Opinion: Politicians, please put mental health policy at the heart of this new government
John Farrelly
Chieftains, diplomats and Joyce: Joseph O'Connor looks at the Irish connections to Rome
Joseph O'Connor
Opinion: Are men and families forgotten when it comes to sexual violence and abuse?
Dr Marie Keenan
Doctor: To achieve universal healthcare, political leadership is needed
Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne
Money Diaries: A 27-year-old advertising account manager planning a move to Australia
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Has the long weekend had its day, or do we get too few?
Dr Laura Bambrick
Opinion: 'Why are we giving nine-year-olds smartphones?', she asks, holding her smartphone
Niamh O'Reilly
Lowry's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle approach to Dáil speaking time isn't getting anything done
Carl Kinsella
'Is the Biddy welcome here?' Rural St. Brigid’s Day traditions lost and revived
Dr Fiona Murphy
January
January 2025
Opinion: Under Trump 2.0, the planet is in big trouble
Sadhbh O' Neill
Opinion: 'Super junior' ministers represent the pragmatic avoidance of a divisive referendum
Andrew Dunne
Opinion: In the face of storms, has our reliance on A-rated homes and EVs created a blind spot?
Harrison Gardner
Opinion: Can Trump just order new names for the Gulf of Mexico and Denali?
Innisfree McKinnon
Opinion: The Phoenix Park deer need clear legal protection for stronger enforcement
Elizabeth Rymut
Parenting: Why are we letting parents off the hook for failure to pay child maintenance?
Margaret Lynch
Money Diaries: A production manager on €78K living and working in Co Meath
TheJournal.ie reader
Cost of cancer: 225,000 of us are going to need this government to do more over next 5 years
Averil Power
Opinion: Trump can do what he wants — Irish remote workers won't return to full-time office work
Deirdre Waldron
Surrealing in the Years: There was real catharsis in watching TDs losing the rag this week
Carl Kinsella
January vibes: What state are we in so far this year?
Finian Murphy
Opinion: We don’t need a new Occupied Territories Bill – improve this one and pass it quickly
Roderic O'Gorman
Priest: Most bishops in America wouldn't have had the courage to speak to Trump like that — but one did
Tony Flannery
Johnny Fallon: This Dáil circus was entirely predictable, so why was the government blindsided?
Johnny Fallon
Opinion: An Irish fossil fuel lobbyist says he's part of the low carbon transition - let's get real
John Gibbons
Opinion: Are our sporting heroes 'playing it safe' when it comes to their public image?
Paddy O'Dea
Larry Donnelly: Trump is back with a bang. Buckle up. Uncertain times lie ahead.
Larry Donnelly
Ciarán Cannon: We cannot consider going ahead with the Galway Ring Road
Ciarán Cannon