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the scary outdoors

Opinion: Wild camping in Ireland is a great, cheap way to push yourself to your limits

Rory McNab

25 Dec 2021

30.4k

Reading

Extract: 'The Point', 'What? You mean the 3Arena?' I felt like Rip van Winkle

Emily Bell

24 Dec 2021

19.8k

three charities

Opinion: Three charity workers share how Covid changed fundraising without dampening spirits

We Act Campaign

24 Dec 2021

8.4k

Food security

Opinion: Christmas looks a little different in Somalia where tens of thousands search for food

Paul Healy

23 Dec 2021

13.3k

seasonal cooking

Christmas Fare: Master pastry chef Shane Smith shares some delicious chocolate-themed recipes

Shane Smith

23 Dec 2021

17.2k

wellness

Opinion: This year, let go of the 'perfect Christmas' and choose self-compassion

Dr Jolanta Burke & Dr Trudy Meehan

22 Dec 2021

20.1k

next of kin

Fostering within the family needs support, resources - and regulation

Various

22 Dec 2021

9.1k

Opinion

Cannabis should be regulated, taxed and taken out of the hands of dangerous drug cartels

Dr Garrett McGovern

21 Dec 2021

33.0k

102

wellness

Opinion: It's important to prioritise your mental health this Christmas

Krystian Fikert

Updated 21 Dec 2021

19.3k

Home Security

Opinion: Secure your home this Christmas - expert advice on home and personal safety

Jonathan Pim

Updated 20 Dec 2021

15.3k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A healthcare manager on €47K living in the west of the country

The Journal reader

19 Dec 2021

53.0k

waver on vaccine patents

Opinion: To solve Covid-19 vaccine inequity Ireland should support the TRIPS waiver

Dr Luke McDonagh & Dr Aisling McMahon

19 Dec 2021

18.1k

Opinion

Opinion: 'You might think Ireland's fast going to hell in a handbasket. But that’s not true'

Dr Mark Henry

18 Dec 2021

34.0k

New variant

Professor Christine Loscher: Why boosters are so important in the fight against Omicron

Professor Christine Loscher

Updated 18 Dec 2021

35.2k

wellness at christmas

Opinion: Feeling anxious this Christmas? There are steps you can take to cope

Bernie Hackett

18 Dec 2021

19.2k

booster rollout

GP: When a super-spreadable virus meets a super-spreader event like Christmas we need to pause

Dr Maitiu Ó Faoláin

Updated 16 Dec 2021

36.7k

a shared island

Patrick Kielty: The past left trauma on all sides, but the future of this whole island looks bright

Patrick Kielty

Updated 15 Dec 2021

29.2k

for the love of guns

Larry Donnelly: The gun culture in the land of my birth is truly abhorrent

Larry Donnelly

14 Dec 2021

24.1k

HISMM

Money Diary: A manufacturing technician on €55K living in Dublin

The Journal reader

12 Dec 2021

57.2k

Covid-19

Opinion: Listen to our mothers - fresh air and ventilation can prevent virus spread in hospitals

Hilary Humphreys

12 Dec 2021

21.5k

Parenting

Opinion: We owe teachers our thanks for the last two years whether we give them gifts or not

Margaret Lynch

11 Dec 2021

56.5k

104

Climate Change

Opinion: Castigating farmers won’t reduce agricultural carbon emissions

Dr Stephen Onakuse

Updated 10 Dec 2021

13.2k

Covid-19

Opinion: Young people have sacrificed more than any other group, it's time this was recognised

Adam Hallissey

Updated 9 Dec 2021

32.0k

102

donal fallon

Fear and loathing (and unbridled enthusiasm) in London: How the Treaty negotiators were greeted

Donal Fallon

6 Dec 2021

36.9k

HISMM

Money Diaries: An insurance consultant on €35K living in Munster

The Journal reader

5 Dec 2021

46.0k

sex trafficking

Opinion: 'It's like a war has ended and you don’t know who you are anymore'

Mia de Faoite

4 Dec 2021

21.2k

life in direct provision

I wrote on a piece of paper: 'Another lonely Christmas!’ and stuck it on the wall of my room

Vukašin Nedeljković

4 Dec 2021

34.0k

The Good Info Project

Opinion: We know how little Ireland counts in Westminster - but UK relations still matter

Barry Andrews

4 Dec 2021

17.5k

Opinion

Holly Cairns: Successive governments have neglected Ireland's disabled people - we must do better

Holly Cairns

3 Dec 2021

12.2k

masks in school

Children and face masks: Some tips from a speech and language therapist

Kate Beckett

2 Dec 2021

20.0k

empty the tank

“Let’s not waste an opportunity”: Nature-based solutions to our wastewater woes

Alejandro Javier Criado Monleon

1 Dec 2021

8.7k

Opinion

School principal: 'Consideration must be given to children when it comes to face masks in classrooms'

Anonymous School Principal

Updated 1 Dec 2021

25.7k

Coronavirus

Paul Murphy: If we are serious about tackling Covid, we must get real on ventilation

Paul Murphy

Updated 30 Nov 2021

39.5k

sexual health

Opinion: Education must be at the heart of all efforts to create a culture of consent

Dr Siobhán O’Higgins & Dr Caroline West

29 Nov 2021

10.7k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A 29-year-old quality control analyst on €54K living in Dublin

The Journal reader

28 Nov 2021

63.0k

column

Larry Donnelly: 'Who the f*** reads newspapers?' Society would be better off if young people did

Larry Donnelly

27 Nov 2021

41.4k

Opinion

Prof Ruairí Brugha: Four questions people have about Ireland's approach to Covid-19 right now

Ruairí Brugha

27 Nov 2021

42.0k

mother and baby homes

Opinion: 'I spent fewer than six months in a mother and baby home and I was traumatised'

Beth Wallace

26 Nov 2021

16.6k

sláintecare

Dr Anthony O'Connor: Govt needs to admit if public-private partnerships are now the model for healthcare

Dr Anthony O'Connor

Updated 25 Nov 2021

25.7k

belarus border

Opinion: The suffering of migrants at the border with Belarus is a result of EU migration policy

Jim Clarken

Updated 24 Nov 2021

16.0k