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How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A 29-year-old woman on €46K having moved from Dublin to the country
TheJournal.ie reader
7 Feb 2021
113k
50
column
Larry Donnelly: Isn’t it nice to have someone we can honestly respect in charge?
Larry Donnelly
7 Feb 2021
38.4k
88
Opinion
The deeper lesson from GameStop: Let's look at taxing the speculators who gamble for financial gain
Victor Duggan
7 Feb 2021
32.3k
54
Northern Ireland
Michelle O'Neill: Mother and baby homes were the product of systemic misogyny
Michelle O'Neill
6 Feb 2021
22.7k
65
Courts
Ivana Bacik: Any trivialising of gender-based violence by the courts is unhelpful
Ivana Bacik
6 Feb 2021
16.8k
23
Healthcare
Opinion: 'People should not have to resort to re-mortgaging their homes for IVF treatment'
Catherine Ardagh & Fiona O’Loughlin
5 Feb 2021
13.0k
14
World Cancer DAy
Consultant oncologist: 'I've seen more advanced cancer cases presenting since Covid hit last year'
Dr Greg Korpanty
4 Feb 2021
35.2k
7
Vaccination
Gino Kenny: Vaccinating only those in wealthy countries is counterproductive
Gino Kenny
3 Feb 2021
15.3k
19
Housing
Opinion: Opposition for opposition sake to Affordable Housing Plan short-changes young people and families
Mary Fitzpatrick
2 Feb 2021
18.4k
34
money diaries
Money Diaries: A 27-year-old technical support worker on €34K decorating her new home
TheJournal.ie reader
31 Jan 2021
70.5k
35
Children's Rights
Opinion: 'She knocked on the door and the nun said her son was gone' - the story of the forgotten foster children
Jamie Canavan
31 Jan 2021
29.1k
12
Constitution
Opinion: The role of Attorney General should be more transparent - let's start by publishing the advice
Dr David Kenny & Dr Conor Casey
30 Jan 2021
11.5k
9
Coronavirus
Opinion: The case for Zero Covid - have we reached a tipping point?
Professor Ivan Perry
29 Jan 2021
24.5k
90
Child Welfare
Opinion: Childcare providers are still no clearer on the government's long-term plans
Regina Bushell
29 Jan 2021
10.1k
6
Opinion
Kerri Ní Dochartaigh on 2021: 'One thing is certain, and that is that there still is hope'
Kerri Ní Dochartaigh
28 Jan 2021
12.5k
1
Transparency
Opinion: Ireland has dropped rank on the global corruption index - we can and should do better
John Devitt & Robert Gillanders
28 Jan 2021
17.6k
63
column
Aoife Martin: 'There’s something magical about swimming. I float there, looking up at the blue sky'
Aoife Martin
28 Jan 2021
21.6k
affordable homes
Opinion: The Affordable Housing Bill will line developers' pockets while young couples can't buy a home
Cian O'Callaghan
26 Jan 2021
24.1k
28
Brexit
Opinion: Is the Brexit war over or has it just begun - what now for the Union?
Dr Owen Worth
25 Jan 2021
33.9k
40
Mental Health
Opinion: This Covid lockdown is particularly hard, so it's important to mind your mental health
Bernie Hackett
24 Jan 2021
47.8k
57
mother-and-baby homes
Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley: The story of Derek Leinster and the Bethany Home tells us we have more to learn
Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley
24 Jan 2021
21.4k
5
funding fertility
Opinion: 'All couples should have the right to become parents when faced with infertility'
Emma Mc Dade
23 Jan 2021
25.2k
48
Child Welfare
Opinion: The mother and baby homes Commission report misses the point on redress
Máiréad Enright
23 Jan 2021
15.6k
16
irish on film
Opinion: Film and Irish History – the fine lines between fact and fiction
Seán Crosson
23 Jan 2021
18.5k
37
Interest Rates
Opinion: Fix the mortgage rate problem in Ireland by considering public ownership of banks
Cillian Doyle
22 Jan 2021
28.7k
55
Opinion
Paul Murphy: It's time to break the cycle of lockdowns and go for zero Covid in Ireland
Paul Murphy
21 Jan 2021
95.3k
101
Opinion
Eoin Ó Broin: We can end homelessness but absolute reform of the system is required
Eoin Ó Broin
21 Jan 2021
15.9k
77
Opinion
School principal: 'Pitting school staff against parents in a game of political football has not helped'
Pádraig Murphy
20 Jan 2021
29.1k
119
UN Security Council
Opinion: The UN Security Council needs an 'outsider' and Ireland fits that bill
Andrew Anderson
20 Jan 2021
16.7k
12
insurrection
Larry Donnelly: I cannot forgive Trump for imploring his most radicalised followers to storm the Capitol
Larry Donnelly
17 Jan 2021
61.3k
85
stolen wheels
Opinion: 'Once a bike is stolen it's unlikely you’ll get it back'
David Timoney
16 Jan 2021
33.4k
67
Coronavirus
Grace O'Sullivan: More deadly pandemics are coming unless urgent climate action is taken
Grace O'Sullivan MEP
16 Jan 2021
42.3k
85
business matters
Opinion: Government plans for remote working are welcome, but companies must embrace the changes
Tracy Keogh
15 Jan 2021
17.1k
15
Opinion: It's finally time to admit that the Government's legal advice on adoption is wrong
David Kenny
15 Jan 2021
19.7k
46
covid vaccine
Opinion: Covid-19 vaccine rollout may present future challenges for employers
Jason O'Sullivan
14 Jan 2021
83.8k
59
Trump
Opinion: It's no coincidence that some of those storming the US Capitol were New Age conspiracists
Tom Albrecht & Tristan Sturm
13 Jan 2021
28.8k
30
Opinion
Ian Dempsey on Bowie: 'I was so captivated by his music I had to go back the next night'
Ian Dempsey
10 Jan 2021
24.3k
34
Mental Health
Emergency departments ‘ground zero’ for a stretched mental health system
Dr Anne M Doherty
9 Jan 2021
31.0k
44
Brexit
Opinion: What lessons, if any, can we learn from German reunification in considering a united Ireland?
Dr Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan
9 Jan 2021
38.2k
114
Democracy
Opinion: Trump has been a disaster for democracy - he has laid the ground for fascism
Caoimhín De Barra
8 Jan 2021
30.0k
64
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