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Surrealing in the Years: We don't need AI to start freaking out about politics in Ireland
Carl Kinsella
Opinion: Child-free restaurants? That's just insulting, we were all kids once
Niamh O'Reilly
My story: 'When you become chronically ill, you quickly learn that health is everything'
Sarah O'Connor
Analysis: Dublin and Monaghan were bombed 50 years ago - now is the time to uncover the truth
John O'Brien
Opinion: Allowing prisoners to vote is a symbolic indication that they remain citizens
Dr Cormac Behan
European Elections: Will young people get out and vote?
Leon Diop
Opinion: Ozempic isn't the answer — we need to change our toxic food system
Dr Catherine Conlon
Opinion: Protesting Israel's war on Gaza isn't antisemitic — it's a display of humanity
Emma DeSouza
Money Diaries: A sports officer on €42K living in Munster
The Journal reader
Parenting: Raising older kids can be lonely — and we haven't even reached the teenage years
Margaret Lynch
Opinion: Eurovision was always political, but the world it now operates in has changed
Johnny Fallon
Surrealing in the Years: New York portal runs risk of showing world what Ireland is really like
Carl Kinsella
Vicki Notaro: Writing about women can tackle serious issues and still be seriously fun
Vicki Notaro
Roberta Metsola: How to defend the European Union and democracy? Vote.
Roberta Metsola
Opinion: There's collateral damage as Kendrick Lamar conquers Drake in the rap feud of its era
Dean Van Nguyen
Opinion: 'A new Dublin taskforce would do nothing to help inner city communities'
Darragh Moriarty
Time running out: 'Invasion of Rafah would be a death sentence for thousands'
Rosamond Bennett
Eurovision 2024: Bambie Thug is the anti-Dana, but they might just be the voice of a generation
Peter Flanagan
Donal Fallon: 'Many royal and political figures were honoured with street names'
Donal Fallon
50 years of Guaranteed Irish: 'Within two months over 200 companies had joined'
Enda MacMahon
Money Diaries: A social worker on €49K in the west of the country on maternity leave
The Journal reader
Late autism diagnosis: 'Now I know, I don't care what anyone thinks of me'
Clare McAfee
Larry Donnelly: Campus protests are squeezing Biden from left and right
Larry Donnelly
Surrealing in the Years: United Kingdom trying to drag Ireland down to its level on immigration
Carl Kinsella
Graduate: 'The reality of the J-1 visa leaves Irish graduates vulnerable to exploitation'
Sarah Moran
Opinion: Dialogue is key to solving the UK-Ireland asylum issue
Dr Clare Rice
Trashing the place: 'The actual state of litter in Ireland'
Niamh O'Reilly
Opinion: Our media and government forget about Ireland's history when they talk about refugees
Leon Diop
Opinion: Unions matter, and we need them more now than ever
Marie Sherlock
Money Diaries: An administrator on €41K in the east of the country on health leave from work
The Journal reader
John Connell: We must take a stake in the future. I have begun with 12 sheep.
John Connell
Opinion: Enough of the greenwashing - we cannot recycle our way out of our waste problems
Lyndsey O’Connell
Parenting: After years of hardship and sacrifice, we finally have a home of our own
Margaret Lynch
Surrealing in the Years: Bloody horses on the loose in London, bloody chaos on the loose in Ireland
Carl Kinsella
Travel: I had just retired and could see the future and it sucked, so I decided to travel
Peter Murtagh
Housing: If we don't ruffle the feathers of existing homeowners, we care less than we pretend
Ciarán Casey
Opinion: What's the point of a new national park if we're not preserving nature?
Pádraic Fogarty
Tom Clonan: US money is a shot in the arm for Ukraine defence
Tom Clonan
Paul Murphy: If we want real change, we should ban fossil fuel companies from advertising
Paul Murphy
Money Diaries: An investment consultant on €60K living in Dublin
The Journal reader