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Opinion: 'I'm constantly asked if I can thank the handyman for carrying out their work - my work'
Laura de Barra
How I Spend my Money: A 26-year-old chef in Maynooth who is studying while working
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Why has the State invested €70m in a private company to look at our genetic data?
Dr Ciara Staunton
The Irish For: Why do so many Irish politicians start out as teachers?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: Why are so many Irish men in crisis? 'Flicker' film director explores Irish masculinity
Nathan Fagan
A century of splits and the 'passing on of authority' : How does the modern Sinn Féin trace its roots back to the civil war?
Brian Hanley
Opinion: Last Saturday, I voted for the first time as an Irish citizen. It was a gift I will cherish
Razan Ibraheem
Opinion: Cycling to work shouldn't feel like going to war but I still get flashbacks from being hit by car
Joan O'Connell
Opinion: This Irish election result was not an ideological vote, it was an angry one
Larry Donnelly
Lise Hand: We might get a female taoiseach but gender balance stays stubbornly skewed
Lise Hand
A colourful character, a progressive and a lover of arts. Goodbye to Tommy Smith of Grogan’s
Donal Fallon
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old corporate solicitor on €112,000 with a young family, living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Time for two Irish romantic traditions - Leap Year proposals and the Skellig Lists
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Lise Hand: Reckoning day as 531 candidates put themselves at the mercy of democracy
Lise Hand
Opinion: Bernie can beat Trump, he's the only one who can
Conor Kenny
Opinion: Never discount the 'friends and neighbours' factor in an Irish election
Cathal Mullaney
Opinion: Stranded on platforms, crawling through faulty lifts: travelling with a disability on public transport
Sean O'Kelly
Opinion: My polling card will arrive this week, but I live in the UK. Irish citizens abroad should have a vote
Alan Greene
Larry Donnelly: If luck and timing count in politics, then both are in Trump's favour for November
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Religion is a choice - not an obligation. Let's make religious classes opt-in
David Graham
Opinion: We don’t want the crumbs from the table – childcare is in crisis and we need support
Margaret Connell
The Secret Canvasser: 'Some of them are your die-hards. Like Renée Zellweger, you had them at hello.'
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How I Spend My Money: A 30-year-old back living at home and on the dole after over a year travelling
TheJournal.ie reader
Lise Hand in London: 'Empires end, not with a bang, but with a last burst of delusion'
Lise Hand
The Irish For: Was Dracula's name inspired by Gaeilge? Probably not, but coincidence can be lovely
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: 'It's only as an adult in a post-Brexit world that the extent of what people lived through in the Troubles hits home'
Liz Roche and Nicola Curry
Larry Donnelly: Iowa and New Hampshire - a preview and a primer
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: One minute it's a family holiday, the next we're housebound in China - one Irishman's coronavirus story
Greg McDonough
Opinion: A very Churchillian Brexit
Noelle O Connell
Lise Hand: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are asking 'What can we do about Mary Lou?'
Lise Hand
Opinion: Examined in the toilet, protesting in a chair for a bed - my battle for comfort in hospital
Anonymous
Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
Evgeny Shtorn
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Lise Hand: Most voters in the real world don’t give a monkey's if Leo Varadkar smoked hash
Lise Hand
Opinion: Will young people vote in this election?
Laura Byrne
Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
Lise Hand
Opinion: Signing on the dole as a pensioner was a horrible experience
Sue Redmond
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley
Opinion: We need to talk about Menopause
Barbara Edwards