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Opinionchildcare supports

Affordable childcare is no solution if you can’t get a place. Budget 2027 missed that point

Orlagh Doyle

30 mins ago

Yesterday

8th October 2026

Seriespolitics by numbers

€7.8 billion set aside for Ireland’s future in Budget 2027 means we're borrowing to save money

Gavan Reilly

5 hrs ago

5.2k

ColumnUS politics

The Democrats have the midterms in their sights, but they need more than ‘Trump is terrible’

Larry Donnelly

13 hrs ago

3.3k

Opinionarts and music

So what happened to the culture card? And how would it work if it ever shows up?

Stacy Jarvis

Updated 16 hrs ago

3.0k

This week

4th October 2026 - 9th October 2026

OpinionArtificial Intelligence

AI can spare us the frustration of thinking. That might just be the problem

Nessa McEniff

Updated 7 Oct

2.4k

Opinionsomething for everyone

Financial adviser on Budget 2027: Is the Irish government finally growing up?

Ralph Benson

7 Oct

3.3k

Opinionscientist plague death

Russian plague death: What is plague and how dangerous is it?

Dr Catherine Conlon

Updated 7 Oct

11.3k

ColumnStars and Swipes

Children as young as three are up in court in Trump's America

Marion McKeone

Updated 6 Oct

5.7k

Columnits not a date

Forget the iced coffees, job interviews have lost the run of themselves

Kelly Earley

6 Oct

9.7k

Opinionireland v israel games

The FAI’s communications misstep: Where was Uefa while the Irish squad took the heat?

Paddy O'Dea

Updated 5 Oct

5.5k

ColumnRAISING THEM RIGHT

'Get off your screen, but also do your homework on this tablet', says confused parent

Niamh O'Reilly

Updated 5 Oct

4.4k

SeriesHow I Spend My Money

Money Diaries: A teacher on €68K living in the east of the country

The Journal reader

4 Oct

25.2k

OpinionNursing Home Care

Nursing home care: If Ranulph Fiennes can disappear, what about everyone else?

Dr Suzanne Crowe

4 Oct

8.3k

Last week

27th September 2026 - 3rd October 2026

Opiniondoing things differently

What if city living also meant you could grow your own food? One Dutch community has it sussed

John Gibbons

3 Oct

4.3k

ColumnMotoring

The honest pitch for anything has always been the sums, not the sermon

Paddy Comyn

3 Oct

3.6k

Opinionassault allegation

Cornell shows us we cannot keep telling our girls to be careful while teaching boys to be entitled

Hazel Chu

Updated 2 Oct

10.2k

Seriespolitics by numbers

€23bn, 23% and 3 VAT rates: The brutal maths blocking cheaper fuel

Gavan Reilly

Updated 1 Oct

10.5k

Opinionbudget build up

We've had USC for 15 years, it's time to rethink this tax

Nick Charalambous

Updated 1 Oct

19.7k

Opinionhousing reboot

Making housing a human right is the reset we need to succeed

Rory Hearne

Updated 30 Sep

5.7k

ColumnStars and Swipes

Trump’s AI gamble is becoming a political liability

Marion McKeone

Updated 30 Sep

8.3k

Opinionthe doc is in

Is coffee good for you? Yes, but don't drink too much or have it too hot

Dr Stephen McWilliams

Updated 30 Sep

11.7k

Columnmodern ireland

Ireland can't move forward unless its young people stay and it embraces migration

Kelly Earley

29 Sep

16.5k

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OpinionIrish Football Team

Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?

Fintan Drury

Updated 28 Sep

9.5k

Opiniondrumcree standoff

Burnham's new man in Belfast hasn't been here long enough to grasp how big a 's***show' this is

Brian Rowan

Updated 28 Sep

11.8k

ColumnRAISING THEM RIGHT

When did filling the supermarket trolley become an ethical head melt?

Niamh O'Reilly

Updated 28 Sep

9.8k

SeriesHow I Spend My Money

Money Diaries follow-up: A fintech worker on €65K living in Dublin

The Journal reader

27 Sep

18.5k

Opinionfarming in ireland

Taking CAP from 'hobby farmers' is not going to strengthen Ireland's food security problem

Dr Pippa Hackett

27 Sep

8.3k

Last month

September 2026

Opinionhot school meals

Hot school lunches need a rethink. Could including cold options be the answer?

Dr Catherine Conlon

26 Sep

5.2k

ColumnSurrealing in the Years

Dublin City Council not at war with Christmas, but with basic organisation and communication

Carl Kinsella

26 Sep

10.6k

ColumnMotoring

It doesn't make any sense, but I fell in love with this 'not-really-a-car' car

Paddy Comyn

26 Sep

13.5k

Columnwhite house woes

Trump keeps on Trumping as midterms approach, but that doesn't mean the Dems are a shoo-in

Larry Donnelly

25 Sep

6.1k

Seriespolitics by numbers

Is zero the most powerful number in politics?

Gavan Reilly

24 Sep

2.0k

Opinionfighting Alzheimer’s

Could your eyes hold the clues to your brain health?

Professor John Nolan

Updated 24 Sep

10.7k

Opinioncolumn

Pensions and future planning: The hidden financial risk of living into your 90s

Ralph Benson

Updated 23 Sep

9.0k

Analysisnew book release

Vincent Browne’s Magill: The magazine that changed the face of Irish journalism

Professor Kevin Rafter

Updated 23 Sep

5.3k

ColumnStars and Swipes

Trump’s war with the press has finally met some resistance

Marion McKeone

Updated 22 Sep

10.4k

Column

The last thing anyone needs after a long day at work is a lecture on a bus

Kelly Earley

22 Sep

31.4k

SeriesHEAR ME OUT

Hear Me Out: How bad has Ed Sheeran's response to the backlash been?

Carl Kinsella

21 Sep

19.1k

ColumnRAISING THEM RIGHT

Why does discovering and listening to music have to mean screen time for kids?

Niamh O'Reilly

21 Sep

4.9k

SeriesHow I Spend My Money

Money Diaries: A chef on €43K living and working in Dublin

The Journal reader

20 Sep

22.5k