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Opinion

Opinion: 'Until the 70s, puritanical attitudes of Irish society and State discouraged women’s writing'

Eilis Ní Dhuibhne

9 Nov 2021

10.2k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A support worker on €35K living with her partner in the south west of the country

The Journal reader

7 Nov 2021

40.8k

ableism

Opinion: The world should not fall into its old ableist habits as Covid re-openings continue

Matt McCann

7 Nov 2021

12.2k

fighting blindness

Opinion: I've been accused of faking my visual impairment - this got worse during Covid

Gillian Stafford

6 Nov 2021

26.7k

Opinion

Opinion: Want to write a book? Maybe all it takes is a chat with your 10-year-old self...

Freddie Alexander

6 Nov 2021

11.9k

EXTRACT

Extract: 'Well', I said to her - 'I have something to ask you but I don’t want to upset you'

Philippa Ryder

5 Nov 2021

52.2k

Opinion: I could face 15 years in prison if stopped by Israeli border patrol on my way home to Cork

Dr Susan Power

4 Nov 2021

41.5k

Opinion

Opinion: 'In my everyday reality, self-love doesn’t protect me from racial harassment, sexism and ableism'

Rosaleen McDonagh

4 Nov 2021

15.0k

pensions for planet

Opinion: Can ethical investing really help in the fight against climate change?

Ralph Benson

3 Nov 2021

6.7k

knowhere to go

Opinion: It took me years to realise I'd been raped - I had never been taught about consent

Ashley Westpheling

Updated 2 Nov 2021

41.6k

HISMM

Money Diaries: Customer service clerk on €38K who bought a home outright with savings

The Journal reader

31 Oct 2021

109k

US politics

Larry Donnelly: What might Tuesday’s elections in the US hold in store?

Larry Donnelly

30 Oct 2021

18.4k

cop26

Opinion: Can COP26 produce the goods? Ask me again in ten years' time

Grace O'Sullivan MEP

30 Oct 2021

5.7k

CLIMATE CRISIS

Saoi O’Connor: COP26 won't give us what we’re fighting for - only the people can do that

Saoi O'Connor

30 Oct 2021

8.2k

CLIMATE CRISIS

Opinion: Will things be different at COP26 this year? Yes. There's a sense of urgency in the air

Ciarán Cuffe

29 Oct 2021

7.0k

Mental Health

Opinion: 'Covid left many feeling disregarded by society because they don’t live in a family unit'

Yvonne Barnes-Holmes

29 Oct 2021

27.1k

housing rights

Opinion: 'Housing has been a crisis for disabled people for decades'

James Cawley

28 Oct 2021

6.8k

bulbsforbees

Opinion: Young people are demanding action on climate and biodiversity, we can't let them down

Yvonne McKenna

25 Oct 2021

16.5k

budget 2022

Opinion: Government has squandered an opportunity to make real, balanced, and lasting changes

Alice-Mary Higgins, Lynn Ruane, Frances Black & Eileen Flynn

25 Oct 2021

14.9k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A PhD student on €16K living and studying in Dublin

The Journal reader

24 Oct 2021

68.2k

Poverty

Opinion: Rising energy costs this winter are now a major concern for low-income households

Issy Petrie

24 Oct 2021

18.6k

Opinion

Opinion: The climate crisis will cost us money, but way more money if we wait any longer

Dr Shana Cohen

23 Oct 2021

7.9k

plastic or planet?

Opinion: If we don't act now on plastic pollution, we will run out of choices

Lyndsey O’Connell

Updated 22 Oct 2021

15.2k

Education

Opinion: The future of Ireland's economy depends on the digital education of our children

Gavin Molloy

21 Oct 2021

10.2k

Northern Ireland

Opinion: Make no mistake - this UK government will not rest until the Protocol is gone

Sydney Nash

21 Oct 2021

29.9k

Dublin City Marathon

Opinion: 'I created a short couch-to-marathon-runner plan - it's not a thing for a reason'

Alan Corcoran

20 Oct 2021

22.5k

reopening

Opinion: Today's announcement was a shambles - the live events sector is now on its knees

Shane Dunne

19 Oct 2021

44.9k

legal rights

Opinion: Ireland's outdated definition of 'Mother' leaves thousands of families in limbo

Dearbhla Crosse

19 Oct 2021

31.9k

urinary incontinence

Physio: Fixing a wee problem - before, during and after menopause

Aoife Ni Eochaidh

Updated 18 Oct 2021

35.3k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A 25-year-old finance analyst on €45K living in the family home in Clare

The Journal reader

17 Oct 2021

55.7k

assessing Biden

Larry Donnelly: Biden presidency report card - 'could do better'

Larry Donnelly

16 Oct 2021

14.3k

Opinion

Opinion: Hip-hop culture has been misunderstood - it's not about misogyny or glorifying crime

Tobi Omoteso and Deborah O’Connor

16 Oct 2021

19.1k

EXTRACT

Martin Hayes: 'One night my father said - a stór, maybe the fiddle isn't the instrument for you'

Martin Hayes

15 Oct 2021

23.3k

budget 2022

Opinion: For too long, contraception has been a woman’s private and personal responsibility

Orla O'Connor

15 Oct 2021

10.9k

Maternity Care

Opinion: Maternity restrictions forced me to labour in the car park this week

Breege O'Connor

14 Oct 2021

28.5k

PHONE ADDICTION

Dr Anna Lembke: The smartphone has become the modern-day hypodermic needle

Dr Anna Lembke

Updated 14 Oct 2021

33.6k

EXTRACT

Larry Donnelly: When politics is the business of an Irish-American political family

Larry Donnelly

13 Oct 2021

10.0k

trinity tales

Singer Loah: 'In college I found my calling - with a bit of help from Radiohead'

Sallay Matu-Garnett

13 Oct 2021

22.1k

Minimum Wage

Opinion: Low pay is rampant in Ireland and it's a problem for workers, the economy and society

Michael Taft

Updated 11 Oct 2021

34.1k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A management consultant on €62K living in Dublin with his dog

The Journal reader

10 Oct 2021

70.2k