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New variant
Professor Christine Loscher: Why boosters are so important in the fight against Omicron
Professor Christine Loscher
Updated 18 Dec 2021
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wellness at christmas
Opinion: Feeling anxious this Christmas? There are steps you can take to cope
Bernie Hackett
18 Dec 2021
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booster rollout
GP: When a super-spreadable virus meets a super-spreader event like Christmas we need to pause
Dr Maitiu Ó Faoláin
Updated 16 Dec 2021
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a shared island
Patrick Kielty: The past left trauma on all sides, but the future of this whole island looks bright
Patrick Kielty
Updated 15 Dec 2021
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for the love of guns
Larry Donnelly: The gun culture in the land of my birth is truly abhorrent
Larry Donnelly
14 Dec 2021
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HISMM
Money Diary: A manufacturing technician on €55K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
12 Dec 2021
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Covid-19
Opinion: Listen to our mothers - fresh air and ventilation can prevent virus spread in hospitals
Hilary Humphreys
12 Dec 2021
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Parenting
Opinion: We owe teachers our thanks for the last two years whether we give them gifts or not
Margaret Lynch
11 Dec 2021
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Climate Change
Opinion: Castigating farmers won’t reduce agricultural carbon emissions
Dr Stephen Onakuse
Updated 10 Dec 2021
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Covid-19
Opinion: Young people have sacrificed more than any other group, it's time this was recognised
Adam Hallissey
Updated 9 Dec 2021
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donal fallon
Fear and loathing (and unbridled enthusiasm) in London: How the Treaty negotiators were greeted
Donal Fallon
6 Dec 2021
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HISMM
Money Diaries: An insurance consultant on €35K living in Munster
TheJournal.ie reader
5 Dec 2021
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sex trafficking
Opinion: 'It's like a war has ended and you don’t know who you are anymore'
Mia de Faoite
4 Dec 2021
21.1k
life in direct provision
I wrote on a piece of paper: 'Another lonely Christmas!’ and stuck it on the wall of my room
Vukašin Nedeljković
4 Dec 2021
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The Good Info Project
Opinion: We know how little Ireland counts in Westminster - but UK relations still matter
Barry Andrews
4 Dec 2021
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Opinion
Holly Cairns: Successive governments have neglected Ireland's disabled people - we must do better
Holly Cairns
3 Dec 2021
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14
masks in school
Children and face masks: Some tips from a speech and language therapist
Kate Beckett
2 Dec 2021
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28
empty the tank
“Let’s not waste an opportunity”: Nature-based solutions to our wastewater woes
Alejandro Javier Criado Monleon
1 Dec 2021
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Opinion
School principal: 'Consideration must be given to children when it comes to face masks in classrooms'
Anonymous School Principal
Updated 1 Dec 2021
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Coronavirus
Paul Murphy: If we are serious about tackling Covid, we must get real on ventilation
Paul Murphy
Updated 30 Nov 2021
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sexual health
Opinion: Education must be at the heart of all efforts to create a culture of consent
Dr Siobhán O’Higgins & Dr Caroline West
29 Nov 2021
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10
HISMM
Money Diaries: A 29-year-old quality control analyst on €54K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
28 Nov 2021
62.8k
20
column
Larry Donnelly: 'Who the f*** reads newspapers?' Society would be better off if young people did
Larry Donnelly
27 Nov 2021
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Opinion
Prof Ruairí Brugha: Four questions people have about Ireland's approach to Covid-19 right now
Ruairí Brugha
27 Nov 2021
41.9k
38
mother and baby homes
Opinion: 'I spent fewer than six months in a mother and baby home and I was traumatised'
Beth Wallace
26 Nov 2021
16.4k
15
sláintecare
Dr Anthony O'Connor: Govt needs to admit if public-private partnerships are now the model for healthcare
Dr Anthony O'Connor
Updated 25 Nov 2021
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38
belarus border
Opinion: The suffering of migrants at the border with Belarus is a result of EU migration policy
Jim Clarken
Updated 24 Nov 2021
15.9k
53
remote working
Opinion: We must now accept that office work will never be the same again
Joanne Mangan
23 Nov 2021
26.3k
14
HISMM
Money Diaries: A student and retail worker earning €14K and living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
21 Nov 2021
42.9k
13
Opinion
Manchán Magan: 'Our perception of the world can change when we see things through the Irish language'
Manchán Magan
20 Nov 2021
26.2k
17
column
Aoife Martin: Breaking up with your phone is hard but the dopamine rush was dwindling
Aoife Martin
Updated 18 Nov 2021
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Opinion
Opinion: What I discovered reading the letters sent to Ireland's Presidents over the decades
Flor MacCarthy
16 Nov 2021
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0
HISMM
Money Diary: A finance analyst on €60K living with family just outside Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
14 Nov 2021
60.2k
9
political failure
Opinion: What is deliberative democracy and how can it bring about climate action?
Ursula Quill
14 Nov 2021
7.7k
5
Us off-year elections
Larry Donnelly: Republicans and Democrats need to play the next election cycle very carefully
Larry Donnelly
13 Nov 2021
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13
saturday serving
Mary Berry serves up some delicious new recipes for you to try at home
Mary Berry
13 Nov 2021
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11
EXTRACT
Extract: 'Thanks to climate change, Ireland's coastlines won't be in the same place'
Val Cummins and Robert Devoy
13 Nov 2021
19.7k
17
women in science
Opinion: How life on Mars made me a better citizen of Earth
Niamh Shaw
12 Nov 2021
12.0k
5
RIP
Opinion: Austin Currie - peacemaker, parliamentarian and titan of the civil rights movement
Colum Eastwood
12 Nov 2021
7.0k
6
Opinion
Cathal Crowe: We need substitute teachers, so why not use teaching students to fill the gap?
Cathal Crowe
11 Nov 2021
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