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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
The Journal 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
The Journal 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?
The Journal 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
Opinion: Does the behaviour of gulls in the city need to change - or do we?
Shanna May Breen
Analysis: Governments must act before energy prices break consumers' backs
Victor Duggan
From the energy crisis to the never-ending Brexit saga - the challenges facing the new UK PM
Christina McSorley
Money Diaries: A technology sales executive on €44K living in the east of the country
The Journal reader
Opinion: Artificial intelligence can no longer be ignored - we need policies to deal with it
Malcolm Byrne
Larry Donnelly: Biden’s student debt initiative is a welcome drop in the ocean
Larry Donnelly
Deaglán de Bréadún: It was clear in Moscow that Gorbachev's popularity was not reflected there
Deaglán de Bréadún
Opinion: Exploring sex work in Ireland - eight inch heels, pink acrylics and stigma
Lianne O'Hara