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Yesterday
8th September 2025
Opinion: One magnificently expensive hospital can't fix our children's healthcare system
Dr Paul Davis
This week
7th September 2025 - 9th September 2025
Money Diaries: A customer assistant and hotel manager on a combined €80k living in Munster
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Opinion: The Government's plans to scrap the Triple Lock should be concerning to all citizens
Stephen Kelly
Marion McKeone: All the experts say Trump's tariffs are unlawful. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Marion McKeone
Last week
31st August 2025 - 6th September 2025
Earthquake eye-witness in Afghanistan: 'It was like something from a nightmare'
Shahzad Jamil
Surrealing in the Years: The vibes of this presidential election are badly off
Carl Kinsella
Pippa Hackett: It’s criminal (except it isn’t) that landowners can destroy hedgerows without permission
Pippa Hackett
A new leaf: Autumn is the perfect time of year to take stock and look after ourselves
Gwen Loughman
Larry Donnelly: We are finally in the throes of the race for the Áras. Buckle up.
Larry Donnelly
John Gibbons: Ireland had a 'Goldilocks' climate - but we've been killing Goldilocks
John Gibbons
Parenting: If your child drops an F-bomb, don't overreact - they're just expressing themselves
Margaret Lynch
'We'll be burnt out before school has barely begun': A letter from a principal to Helen McEntee
Jeanne Dowling
Opinion: Stigma still acts as a barrier to progress for autistic people in higher education
Dr Neil Kenny
Opinion: Traitors contestants would spend the winnings on a house deposit. Doesn't that say it all?
Killian Mangan
Career coach: Phones are the new cigarettes – a startling family check in
Steph Brady
'This city has become a city of ghosts': The photo diary of a journalist killed in Gaza
Fatima Hassouna
Opinion: Trump's tech sector threats can't be allowed stop us from protecting children online
Dr Catherine Conlon
Money Diaries: A fintech worker on €55k living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Naoise Dolan: I've protested Israel's actions every way I can. Now, I'm joining the flotilla sailing for Gaza
Naoise Dolan
Last month
August 2025
Opinion: At this rate, it will take over 30 years to fill Ireland's existing derelict homes
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
Surrealing in the Years: Ireland's latest Australian exodus has no shortage of explanations
Carl Kinsella
Johnny Fallon: Fianna Fáil has a unique relationship with the office of the president
Johnny Fallon
Opinion: Irish artists are keeping the folk tradition of speaking out on political issues alive
Jack Campbell
Humanitarian worker in Gaza: 'Please do not look away, we need your help now'
Hani Alaskari
Another fish kill, another shrug: When will Ireland respect its rivers?
Professor Rónán Collins
Money Diaries follow-up: A senior marketing manager on €85K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Moving home to Ireland after emigrating: How to financially plan for your return to Irish life
Colum Carroll
Opinion: How to reduce food bills, tackle obesity and improve population health affordably
Dr Catherine Conlon
You've Got Mail: Dial-up is finally dead, but maybe it wasn’t all that bad?
Niamh O'Reilly
Surrealing in the Years: Starmer has chosen the wrong opponent in Sally Rooney
Carl Kinsella
Larry Donnelly: In his efforts to end the Ukraine war, Trump only cares about one thing
Larry Donnelly
Grandmother Hobbies: How cosy crafts could keep you alive for years
Gwen Loughman
Ireland's nature heroes: Meet the grassroots guardians of the country's wild spaces
Jack Morley
From Kitui to Somalia: A Trócaire humanitarian’s 28-year mission of hope and resilience
Paul Healy
Opinion: From control to conversation - how the Christian message meets the modern world
Tony Flannery
Money Diaries: Data analyst on €48.5K living in Limerick, but commuting two days to Dublin office
TheJournal.ie reader
Professor: 'It's hard to reassure international researchers about their safety in Ireland'
Professor Lokesh Joshi
Relationships and the art of compromise: One person wants their way, but the other says 'no'
Margaret Lynch
Opinion: The British political class has it in for Kneecap - they just don't get it
Peter Flanagan
Opinion: For Ukraine, it's a case of 'if you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu'
Donnacha Ó Beacháin