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'Between vaccines and restrictions, we need to look at how pregnant people are being treated'
Seána Glennon
Pearse Doherty: Davy scandal can't just pass without consequences for the top brass who think they can break the rules
Pearse Doherty TD
Professor Sam McConkey: Ten steps we should take to rid Ireland of Covid for good
Professor Sam McConkey
Barry Andrews: Richard O'Halloran and China's handling of such cases should not be ignored
Barry Andrews
Column: 'Pontins only achieved such rapid notoriety because it targeted common Irish surnames'
CJ McKinney
Professor Ruairí Brugha: We must engage all of society in the battle against Covid
Ruairí Brugha
Money Diaries: An education service manager on over €55K, living with family in the Midlands
TheJournal.ie reader
Maeve Higgins: The State cannot say it values migrant workers while it pushes them out the door
Maeve Higgins
Opinion: 'Irish politics is starting to feel more inclusive, more diverse'
Uruemu Adejinmi
Opinion: 'The litter-picker was in the post. I was snookered'
Rory McNab
Opinion: That dodgy Covid story you saw on Facebook here in Ireland? It probably came from abroad first
Shane Creevy
Opinion: The last year should teach us that food security is not guaranteed
Sophie Healy-Thow
Barber to Government: 'Haircuts boost mental health - let us open for just two weeks'
Robbie Connaughton
Children's Rights Alliance: This government must do better when it comes to education
Saoirse Brady
Neale Richmond: Unionist push against NI Protocol is the wrong move at the wrong time
Neale Richmond
Money Diaries: An actor and bartender on the PUP, keeping busy through lockdown in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
Larry Donnelly: 'Is Trump done with politics? This is not the rhetoric of a man inclined to step away'
Larry Donnelly
'More and more students are coping with anxiety through either restricting their eating or binge eating'
Dr Aoife O'Sullivan
Opinion: No foreign travel this year? All is not lost, Ireland has a lot to offer
Deirdre Mullins
Billy Kelleher: We need vaccine certificates if we are to return to any kind of normal
Billy Kelleher
Aoife Martin: Forget Twitter doom-scrolling. Books help you escape the lockdown blues
Aoife Martin
Pearse Doherty: Why TDs should support my Bill to end the loyalty penalty and reduce insurance costs
Pearse Doherty TD
Opinion: We don’t allow ads for smoking so why should gambling be any different?
Senator Mark Wall
Mother of schoolchildren: 'Who, exactly, is advocating for children at the talks this week?'
Rita Lovett
The fate of this year's Leaving Cert is uncertain - but it's clear that our Sixth Years deserve better
Yvonne Brennan
Money Diaries: A primary teacher on €52K homeschooling and teaching remotely
TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish Read: An extract from Billy O'Callaghan's new novel, Life Sentences
Aoife Barry
Opinion: Love in lockdown – nurturing relationships through Covid restrictions
Jennifer Griffin & Brian Holohan
Pete the Vet: Top 10 things to consider if you're getting a new pet
Dr Pete Wedderburn
RTÉ's news2day: 'The tone of our news is important for children - no jargon or dramatic language'
Avril Hoare & Anne-Marie Smyth
Neale Richmond: To tackle knife crime we should take our cues from Scotland
Neale Richmond
Jennifer Whitmore: We need a full debate and proper scrutiny of CETA trade deal
Jennifer Whitmore
Money Diaries: A 29-year-old woman on €46K having moved from Dublin to the country
TheJournal.ie reader
Larry Donnelly: Isn’t it nice to have someone we can honestly respect in charge?
Larry Donnelly
The deeper lesson from GameStop: Let's look at taxing the speculators who gamble for financial gain
Victor Duggan
Michelle O'Neill: Mother and baby homes were the product of systemic misogyny
Michelle O'Neill
Ivana Bacik: Any trivialising of gender-based violence by the courts is unhelpful
Ivana Bacik
Opinion: 'People should not have to resort to re-mortgaging their homes for IVF treatment'
Catherine Ardagh & Fiona O’Loughlin
Consultant oncologist: 'I've seen more advanced cancer cases presenting since Covid hit last year'
Dr Greg Korpanty
Gino Kenny: Vaccinating only those in wealthy countries is counterproductive
Gino Kenny