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November 2024
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Electing women: This General Election is Ireland’s chance to rewrite the political rulebook
Katie Deegan
26 Nov
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Christmas Shopping
Parenting: Social media is teaching kids how to live unattainable, high-end lives
Margaret Lynch
25 Nov
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'Our people are suffering': Kanturk has shown the challenges faced by the disability sector
Derval McDonagh
Updated 25 Nov
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Health
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Mark McCormick
25 Nov
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Money Diaries: An administrative worker on €46K living in the Midlands
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24 Nov
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33
RIP
Tribute to Jon Kenny: 'Jon and Pat found new ways for us to laugh at ourselves'
Sharon Mannion
24 Nov
8.5k
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ge2024
Larry Donnelly: It was a sleepy general election, but the storm clouds are now looming
Larry Donnelly
23 Nov
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Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: How dare you?
Carl Kinsella
23 Nov
10.1k
ge2024
Opinion: A four-day working week is good for productivity, wellbeing and the planet
Dr Catherine Conlon
23 Nov
13.8k
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ge2024
Katriona O'Sullivan: So many children in poverty and Fine Gael's answer is a savings account?
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan
Updated 22 Nov
13.7k
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ge2024
Barra Roantree: How do the spending plans in each party's manifesto compare?
Barra Roantree
Updated 22 Nov
3.8k
14
slaves and scholars
Blindboy Boatclub: 'Early Irish Christian scholars were the ones who wrote our stories down'
Blindboy Boatclub
Updated 21 Nov
18.6k
ge2024
Opinion: If housing is the election issue then dereliction should be near the top of that list
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
Updated 21 Nov
7.0k
54
Irish book awards
Excerpt: Our food history lies in the folds and crevices as much as the grand narratives
Dorothy Cashman & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
21 hrs ago
4.3k
8
ge2024
Opinion: Foreign Policy must be at the centre of the General Election campaign
Dr Barry Colfer
Updated 20 Nov
4.9k
36
ge2024
To the politicians: 'The housing crisis has trapped us in adolescence'
Sarah Moran
Updated 19 Nov
14.2k
71
Recovery
COPD: 'I didn't understand why this was happening - I was active, healthy and never smoked'
Denise Croke
19 Nov
17.1k
Ukraine War
Tom Clonan: This conflict is at a dangerous point now Ukraine is firing US long-range missiles
Tom Clonan
19 Nov
8.5k
Gaza under fire
Our Gaza hell: 'All of your cousins were at home, but they're under the rubble now'
Ahmed Alsammak
18 Nov
3.7k
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion: AI is already altering reality, but it doesn’t have to end in doom
Ciarán O’Connor
18 Nov
3.0k
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Money Diaries: A PhD researcher on a €22K stipend living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
17 Nov
31.4k
19
celebrity culture
Louise Bruton: I'm a Celebrity is back, and the wheels of reality TV keep turning...
Louise Bruton
17 Nov
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13
voices
Scott Lucas: More than ever, the US needs 'woke politics'
Scott Lucas
Updated 16 Nov
6.8k
82
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Has everyone in this country forgotten how to run for election?
Carl Kinsella
16 Nov
11.8k
Irish book awards
Excerpt: How Dearg Mór tried to invade Ireland and their battle with the Fianna
Cormac K.H. O'Malley & Patrick J. Mahoney
16 Nov
6.5k
20
Niamh O'Reilly: Simon says Friday is a good day for an election. Good for whom, exactly?
Niamh O'Reilly
Updated 15 Nov
9.1k
55
Irish book awards
Atlas of the Irish civil war: How republicans mobilised Irish America over the Treaty
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14 Nov
4.7k
9
Irish book awards
The Spanish Armada: Myths, missteps and shipwrecks on Ireland’s shores
Michael B. Barry
14 Nov
8.7k
13
White House
Opinion: Trump's new appointments leave us in no doubt that he will abandon democracy
Bobby McDonagh
14 Nov
19.1k
134
ge2024
Opinion: 'Teacher bashing' is a global phenomenon, absolving governments of their failed policies
Dr Alan Gorman
13 Nov
8.7k
47
end of life care
Opinion: Grief is so personal and affects so many — it should be understood in the workplace
Paula O’Reilly
12 Nov
7.4k
16
drama drives interest
When Elon came to Dublin: An excerpt from Catherine Sanz's new book about the Web Summit
Catherine Sanz
12 Nov
6.3k
49
revenue returns
Financial advisor: Top tips for filing your tax returns ahead of Thursday’s deadline
David Quinn
11 Nov
13.5k
16
Smartphones
Dr Catherine Conlon: The clock is TikToking on social media access for young teens
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated 11 Nov
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50
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Money Diaries: A tax accountant on €100K living in Wicklow
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10 Nov
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fight the power
Scott Lucas: Trump is back, so saddle up, folks, it's time to ride...
Scott Lucas
10 Nov
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column
Parenting: Fire up the chopper, I think I'm a helicopter parent
Margaret Lynch
9 Nov
15.1k
there is hope
Biodiversity COP: Global climate efforts and some gains made, but no clear agreement
Dr Siobhan McQuaid
9 Nov
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54
Opinion
General Election 2024: It's go time, so what can we expect?
Johnny Fallon
Updated 8 Nov
13.5k
87
trump return
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