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2023
Opinion: We've just had the hottest week on record and we're cheering a gutted EU Nature bill?
Lorna Bogue
Analysis: The sight of a tiny calf crammed into a trailer on top of a pile of others is sickening
Caroline Rowley
Opinion: There are helpful ways to navigate the pressure surrounding the 'perfect summer body'
Ellen Jennings
Irish history: 'For the first time since the Civil War, soldiers found themselves in combat'
Dr Eoin Kinsella
Peter Flanagan: Brexit has failed, Boris has bolted and Sunak has been left with the mess
Peter Flanagan
Money Diaries follow-up: A HR staff member on €47K living in Co Offaly
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: 'The endorsement of cars by RTÉ celebs during a climate crisis shows poor judgement'
Seána Glennon
Larry Donnelly: Public service journalism is so important in a democracy - just look at the US
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: We are half way to COP28 but rich countries continue to stall climate progress
Ross Fitzpatrick
Pat Rabbitte: Two inquiries, two reviews and one forensic excavation into RTÉ is deliberate overkill
Pat Rabbitte
Opinion: Many carers feel isolated with no confidence after being out of paid work for so long
Caroline Lawless
Relationships: We say opposites attract but really they complement and complete one another
Richard Hogan
Barry Andrews: From spyware to SHEIN, Ireland’s business reputation is now in the crosshairs
Barry Andrews
Opinion: 'It's often wrongly assumed next of kin will have authority to make decisions for us'
Áine Flynn
Column: 'Innovation should be encouraged, but not to just benefit oligarchic trillionaires'
Ciarán Casey
Dog behaviourist: You can learn to speak cat - here are some tips
Suzi Walsh
Money Diaries: A financial consultant on €50K living in Leinster
TheJournal.ie reader
Physios: Incontinence, piles and painful sex - issues new mothers face that no one talks about
Eimear Lynch and Aoife Harvey
Analysis: The Canadian wildfires are a wakeup call for Ireland on our climate commitments
Seána Glennon
Parenting: No more school lunches to be made? Praise be!
Margaret Lynch
Surrealing in the Years: RTÉ's existential crisis has united the nation like little else
Carl Kinsella
Aoife Martin: Reflections on Pride 2023 - it really is for everybody
Aoife Martin
Simon McGarr: This is not RTÉ's first scandal - the broadcaster was at the heart of one in 1967
Simon McGarr
Opinion: As Lewis Capaldi pulls back, he cuts through an unspoken form of ableism
Niamh Jimenez
Analysis: If RTÉ is to survive this scandal it must focus on public-interest only from now on
Dr Eileen Culloty
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: The insurrection has done Putin irreparable damage - what happens now?
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Reinhard Schaler: Ten years on from my son's accident, he continues to be an inspiration
Reinhard Schaler
Ivana Bacik: 'It is an injustice that children of same-sex couples are being denied rights'
Ivana Bacik
Opinion: How many data centres is enough for Ireland - when will we call a halt?
Jennifer Whitmore
Money Diaries: A 26-year-old software engineer on £75K living in London
TheJournal.ie reader
Dr Chris Luke: Knives are lethal weapons - we must not sleepwalk into a rise in their use
Dr Chris Luke
Peter Flanagan is on holidays: 'Put Tramore and Stoneybatter in a blender and you get Margate'
Peter Flanagan
Surrealing in the Years: Between subs, Tubs and consultative forums, who knows where to look?
Carl Kinsella
Excerpt: 'My mother had the babies before marriage - I understand this was the ultimate taboo'
Noelle McCarthy
Larry Donnelly: One man in the pub wore a T-shirt that read 'Trump 2024 - no more bullshit'
Larry Donnelly
Dr Edward Burke: 'We may cherish our neutrality but we cannot ignore the changing world'
Dr Edward Burke
Gill Perdue: From Cagney and Lacey to Bad Sisters, strong female characters are a joy to watch
Gill Perdue
Aoife Barry: 'I can't believe I fell for the idea that to age is to diminish'
Aoife Barry
Opinion: Ireland’s Occupied Territories Bill must not be forgotten - it needs to be enacted now
David Clinch
Tom Clonan: Joining NATO doesn't benefit Ireland, but that doesn't excuse poor defence spending
Tom Clonan