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Money Diaries: A 31-year-old performance marketing manager on $90K living in Toronto
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Five a day will keep the doctors away, or will they?
Dr Jolanta Burke
Opinion: Go easy on yourself in relation to New Year's resolutions - we've been through a lot
Siobhán Murray
Opinion: How to get financially fit in 2022 - some advice from an expert
David Quinn
Opinion: Three quick and easy tips for strengthening your relationship over Christmas
Beth Wallace
Opinion: Ireland is tarnished by its use of prisons to house the unwanted and mentally ill
Professor Kathleen Lynch
Money Diaries: A 34-year-old project manager on €75K living and working in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Christmas Fare: Rachel Allen has two delicious soup recipes for you to try at home
Rachel Allen
Larry Donnelly: We all have movies that we watch over and over again - so here are my top 10
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Wild camping in Ireland is a great, cheap way to push yourself to your limits
Rory McNab
Extract: 'The Point', 'What? You mean the 3Arena?' I felt like Rip van Winkle
Emily Bell
Opinion: Three charity workers share how Covid changed fundraising without dampening spirits
We Act Campaign
Opinion: Christmas looks a little different in Somalia where tens of thousands search for food
Paul Healy
Christmas Fare: Master pastry chef Shane Smith shares some delicious chocolate-themed recipes
Shane Smith
Opinion: This year, let go of the 'perfect Christmas' and choose self-compassion
Dr Jolanta Burke & Dr Trudy Meehan
Fostering within the family needs support, resources - and regulation
Various
Cannabis should be regulated, taxed and taken out of the hands of dangerous drug cartels
Dr Garrett McGovern
Opinion: It's important to prioritise your mental health this Christmas
Krystian Fikert
Opinion: Secure your home this Christmas - expert advice on home and personal safety
Jonathan Pim
Money Diaries: A healthcare manager on €47K living in the west of the country
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: To solve Covid-19 vaccine inequity Ireland should support the TRIPS waiver
Dr Luke McDonagh & Dr Aisling McMahon
Opinion: 'You might think Ireland's fast going to hell in a handbasket. But that’s not true'
Dr Mark Henry
Professor Christine Loscher: Why boosters are so important in the fight against Omicron
Professor Christine Loscher
Opinion: Feeling anxious this Christmas? There are steps you can take to cope
Bernie Hackett
GP: When a super-spreadable virus meets a super-spreader event like Christmas we need to pause
Dr Maitiu Ó Faoláin
Patrick Kielty: The past left trauma on all sides, but the future of this whole island looks bright
Patrick Kielty
Larry Donnelly: The gun culture in the land of my birth is truly abhorrent
Larry Donnelly
Money Diary: A manufacturing technician on €55K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Listen to our mothers - fresh air and ventilation can prevent virus spread in hospitals
Hilary Humphreys
Opinion: We owe teachers our thanks for the last two years whether we give them gifts or not
Margaret Lynch
Opinion: Castigating farmers won’t reduce agricultural carbon emissions
Dr Stephen Onakuse
Opinion: Young people have sacrificed more than any other group, it's time this was recognised
Adam Hallissey
Fear and loathing (and unbridled enthusiasm) in London: How the Treaty negotiators were greeted
Donal Fallon
Money Diaries: An insurance consultant on €35K living in Munster
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: 'It's like a war has ended and you don’t know who you are anymore'
Mia de Faoite
I wrote on a piece of paper: 'Another lonely Christmas!’ and stuck it on the wall of my room
Vukašin Nedeljković
Opinion: We know how little Ireland counts in Westminster - but UK relations still matter
Barry Andrews
Holly Cairns: Successive governments have neglected Ireland's disabled people - we must do better
Holly Cairns
Children and face masks: Some tips from a speech and language therapist
Kate Beckett
“Let’s not waste an opportunity”: Nature-based solutions to our wastewater woes
Alejandro Javier Criado Monleon