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Opinion: Long-awaited surrogacy laws still won't recognise many parents
Brian Tobin
Opinion: Is the Catholic Church still covering up child sex abuse on the grounds that it is a 'pontifical secret'?
Shane Dunphy
Opinion: How to deal with your child's fear of the monsters under the bed
Philippa Perry
The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: Families of murder victims have a legal right to information about the case
Joan Deane
From the Garden: 'Topsy turvy doesn’t begin to describe our weather'
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?
Des Cox
Opinion: 'You often hear that the Irish language is badly taught in our schools but that is not true'
Caoimhín De Barra
Opinion: We need to be able to track where our charity donation goes. Here's how
Danny Curran
Opinion: 'My book club was my lifeline'
Bridget Ginnity
Opinion: There is a wonder-drug that all schools should be prescribing
Niall Moyna
Lynn Ruane: 'It should be a source of major embarrassment to Ireland that we are yet to ratify this important treaty'
Lynn Ruane
How I Spend My Money: A bank branch worker on €23,500 who made the move to Dublin to find a long-term career
TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: A shock diagnosis left me a 30-year-old widower - here is how I survived
Noel Byrne
From the Garden: Learn how to grow peas in an old gutter pipe and to make a delicious gnocchi
Michael Kelly
Coveney: 'What's the new mega Bill? In simple language, it’s Irish Brexit law'
Simon Coveney
Opinion: It is time for change in the Catholic church and that starts with equality for women
Colm Holmes
Opinion: It is time to ban employers from keeping workers' tips
James Larkin
How I Spend My Money: A chartered surveyor on €50,000 splitting her week between Dublin and her partner's home out west
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: You’ve just won €175m in the euro millions - don't buy the yacht just yet
Eoin McGee
Opinion: 'I joined the army out of love for Israel... but I was just playing the part of the British soldier'
Dean Issacharoff
'Why can't I find comfortable, sweat-resistant, appropriate sportsgear? I'm a woman'
Sarah Geraghty
Opinion: Irish people travelled to Nicaragua in solidarity in the 1980s - now it needs our help again
Molly O'Duffy
How I Spend My Money: A secondary school teacher in Meath on €41,000 who saved up to buy her mother an apartment back home
TheJournal.ie reader
'The gang saved my life. If it weren’t for them lads, I’d be dead by now'
Shane Dunphy
The Irish For: What do these popular boys' names mean - and what can we learn from them?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: Is public healthcare in Ireland failing because we've chosen the path to failure?
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
From the Garden: Celeriac is fabulously durable, and is useful for all sorts of recipes
Michael Kelly
Larry Donnelly: Too many observers have been unable or unwilling to come to grips with Trump’s appeal
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: 'Inspiration porn' trending on social media is objectification of disabled people
Eileen Daly
Opinion: 'People with HIV in Ireland are dehumanised - we're seen as a virus'
Robbie Lawlor
Opinion: Here's how to fight being 'good' all the time and mind yourself first (by a Zen Buddhist)
Haemin Sunim
Opinion: 'Food was a drug for me'
Anonymous
How I Spend My Money: An Irishman in Paris on €85,000 finding it easier to save while living abroad
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Small farmers need to wake up and realise that the big farming lobby doesn't represent their interests
Saoirse McHugh
Opinion: Is allowing children unrestricted internet access a child protection issue?
Shane Dunphy
How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old financial analyst in Dublin on €32,000 saving over €800 a month
TheJournal.ie reader
Lynn Ruane: 'We need to change society radically from the ground up'
Lynn Ruane
Opinion: Prevention is better than cure so there is no point in taxing vitamins
Ciara Wright PhD