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how i live
My week in wellness: A 32-year-old teacher caring for a sick baby, and trying to stress less
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7 Oct 2020
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Coronavirus
Professor Sam McConkey: Prepare for Levels 4 and 5, yesterday just delayed the inevitable
Professor Sam McConkey
6 Oct 2020
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How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A 35-year-old secondary school teacher living and saving in Spain
TheJournal.ie reader
4 Oct 2020
94.8k
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Brexit
Neale Richmond: Government can only do so much, businesses must now prepare for Brexit
Neale Richmond
3 Oct 2020
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Coronavirus
Larry Donnelly: Trump has the virus, but before he tested positive, we had the worst debate ever
Larry Donnelly
2 Oct 2020
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46
Opinion
Opinion: 'The pandemic isn't down to one reckless group - it's because of the contagiousness of Covid-19'
Dr Shane Timmons
2 Oct 2020
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Opinion
Calls for tighter lobbying rules ‘fall on political deaf ears’
Prof Gary Murphy
1 Oct 2020
10.2k
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Democracy
Irish journalist: I spent the last five years covering Hong Kong, but then my visa was declined
Aaron Mc Nicholas
1 Oct 2020
27.3k
24
Bonus Points
Opinion: Class and wealth, not merit, are rewarded in Ireland's education system
Prof Kathleen Lynch
30 Sep 2020
62.6k
42
History
Opinion: Goodbye to O'Rahilly's 40 Herbert Park, an integral part of the story of 1916
Donal Fallon
30 Sep 2020
25.6k
45
how i live
My week in wellness: A 41-year-old community worker who's trying to run more to keep stress at bay
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30 Sep 2020
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University
College student: 'There's been no dancing on tables or shots at the bar'
Harry McCann
29 Sep 2020
25.6k
17
city planning
Opinion: Now is the time to make Ireland's cities liveable again
James Chilton
28 Sep 2020
23.7k
25
saturday serving
Opinion: Self-publishing your own book is an achievable dream
Seán Brennan
27 Sep 2020
26.6k
8
Defence Forces
Tom Clonan: Our Defence Forces are effectively on life-support
Tom Clonan
27 Sep 2020
53.9k
54
China
Letter from China: Life is back to normal after Covid-19, but under strict conditions
Greg McDonough
26 Sep 2020
72.2k
33
Health
Opinion: We cannot let concerns about cross-border shopping stop us controlling a minimum price of alcohol here
Eunan McKinney
26 Sep 2020
24.2k
79
Brexit
Opinion: Brexit may be bleak but Ireland has many allies throughout Europe and beyond
Noelle O Connell
24 Sep 2020
27.5k
45
how i live
My week in wellness: A 45-year-old with two young kids in Dundalk who wants to be more active
TheJournal.ie reader
23 Sep 2020
24.5k
14
Literature
A teacher and her Sixth Year students debate To Kill A Mockingbird's place on the syllabus
Anonymous Teachers
22 Sep 2020
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Dublin City Council
Opinion: Dublin City Council's decision to cut Local Property Tax will only favour the wealthy
Michael Pidgeon
22 Sep 2020
30.7k
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Opinion
Column: Ireland's forestry industry has hit a blockade - here's a way we can get through it
Pippa Hackett
22 Sep 2020
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46
Misinformation
Opinion: People seeking absolutes in times of uncertainty are falling for conspiracies online
Ciarán O’Connor
21 Sep 2020
31.7k
72
Opinion
Larry Donnelly: The country of my birth is broken. Can it be fixed?
Larry Donnelly
20 Sep 2020
40.3k
37
Climate
Opinion: The road ahead is a bleak one when it comes to climate change
John Gibbons
19 Sep 2020
27.6k
47
Opinion
Neale Richmond: Brexit was no one hit wonder - the Tory party fostered this toxic sentiment over many years
Neale Richmond
19 Sep 2020
27.4k
32
50 peaks 50 weeks
Tomorrow I'll climb my 50th peak as part of a lockdown-interrupted charity challenge. Here's what I've learned
Jack Carey
18 Sep 2020
17.8k
7
Dáil
Opinion: The idea that the Constitution stops the Dáil from operating with video technology is a nonsense
David Kenny & Conor Casey
17 Sep 2020
24.3k
25
Covid-19
Mary Lou McDonald: Confusion, mixed messaging and punch-down policies - this government is out of touch with reality
Mary Lou McDonald
16 Sep 2020
45.3k
160
Opinion
Opinion: Boris and his friends are living in a post-truth 'Alice and Brexitland'
Bobby McDonagh
15 Sep 2020
37.8k
49
Opinion
Opinion: Foster care is in trouble in Ireland and its privatisation is not the answer
Patrick Costello
14 Sep 2020
23.7k
15
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A 26-year-old civil servant on €44K living in North Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
13 Sep 2020
90.9k
78
Opinion
Retired Colonel Dorcha Lee: Is a Sinn Féin Minister for Defence really that unthinkable?
Dorcha Lee
13 Sep 2020
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66
Opinion
Opinion: Is Britain on the path to becoming a rogue state?
Emma DeSouza
12 Sep 2020
30.9k
36
Opinion
Tom Clonan: The messaging from this new government has been an omnishambles
Tom Clonan
11 Sep 2020
25.2k
23
World Suicide Prevention Day
Opinion: 'I tried to take my own life more than once and felt the compassion of staff begin to fade'
Anonymous
10 Sep 2020
37.3k
23
Refugees
Opinion: As Moria camp burns, we cannot stand over the EU's neglect of refugees any longer
Jack Sheehan
9 Sep 2020
21.9k
42
Opinion
Opinion: Cheap clothes are cheap clothes, but fast fashion is the real environmental problem
Carolyn Moore
9 Sep 2020
35.9k
41
Opinion
Brexit: The adults are no longer in charge in Downing Street
Bobby McDonagh
8 Sep 2020
41.5k
24
Opinion
Leaving Cert student: Waiting for today's results feels like an anti-climax
Press Association
7 Sep 2020
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