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Money Diaries: A social care manager on €58K living in the east of the country
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Creeslough woman: 'Our small community is shell-shocked - we will never be the same again'
Marie Duffy
Opinion: Famine is now threatening millions in Africa just as it once did in Ireland
Gillian Barnett
Brian Rowan: Can the parties of Northern Ireland truly make it work this time?
Brian Rowan
Bríd Smith: Expansion of data centres is not going to help our serious energy woes
Bríd Smith
Fintan Bray: I’m so proud to have made history in Irish politics
Fintan Bray
Tom Clonan: Putin's running out of conventional military solutions to impose his will on Ukraine
Tom Clonan
Extract: 'Governments made decisions that led to your housing situation - you are not to blame'
Dr Rory Hearne
Jennifer Whitmore: The lifting of planning rules for solar panels is welcome but long overdue
Jennifer Whitmore
Money Diaries: A retail manager on €48K in Dublin living at home and saving for a home
TheJournal.ie reader
Student: 'In a country with top universities, it's disgraceful that we have nowhere to live'
Mairead Maguire
Larry Donnelly: There are two conflicting narratives emerging ahead of the US midterms
Larry Donnelly
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: 'Fake Russia Great Again' is surely Putin's new motto
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Opinion: This planet is not one we 'own' - it's a resource we share
Jamie Rohu
Opinion: State-funded IVF is a sign we're finally moving in the right direction
Catherine Ardagh
Analysis: ‘Giveaway’ budget can’t gloss over collapsing living standards
Victor Duggan
Explained: How can I get the most out of Budget 2023?
Ralph Benson
Analysis: What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?
Sofia Ammassari & Duncan McDonnell
Analysis: Minister Donohoe, this is what you should and shouldn't do tomorrow
Victor Duggan
Money Diary: An office worker in the east on €26K working in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Longtermism - what is it and why should we embrace it in legislation?
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
Opinion: The new childcare ‘Core Funding’ is positive news but more is needed in the budget
Regina Bushell
Tom Clonan: Putin has made another strategic blunder but this is a dangerous moment
Tom Clonan
Money Diaries: Have you curbed your spending - would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
Analysis: Dysfunctional housing policy is failing a generation of renters
Victor Duggan
Opinion: The cost of living crisis is eating into disposable income - can Budget 2023 help?
Ralph Benson
Opinion: 'Travelling to Limerick in search of college digs as a care-leaver felt so lonely'
Rory Brown
Opinion: No one told me that childcare is the true engine of creative work
Erin Fornoff
Dr Rory Hearne: Why are some TDs unwilling to call themselves landlords - when that's exactly what they are
Rory Hearne
Larry Donnelly: Garth Brooks can't fix US politics, but he deserves credit for taking a stance
Larry Donnelly
Extract: What it was like to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement
David Donoghue
Opinion: Communication is key for families facing decisions around palliative care
Dr Geraldine Foley
Opinion: My play about adoption reflects on my family and families like us
Dylan Coburn Gray
Tom Clonan: Putin’s military miscalculations in Ukraine may prove to be his undoing
Tom Clonan
Extract: Making sense of a united Ireland - which was long deemed impossible
Brendan O'Leary
Opinion: Never heard of hygiene poverty? Here's how it affects people in Ireland
Ciara Dalton
Opinion: Trans rights issues are being used as a right-wing recruitment tool
Aoife Gallagher
Tom Clonan: There is now little chance of a Russian breakthrough in Ukraine
Tom Clonan
Analysis: ECB rates are on the rise, what does this mean for mortgage holders?
David Quinn
Opinion: The world wants us to go back to normal after the pandemic. Maybe we need to rest instead
Áine O'Hara