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Education
Covid-19 will still be here in September so why not open schools sooner?
Ken Cowley
20 May 2020
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mindfulness
Wellness Wednesday: How mindfulness and staying grounded can help during the Covid-19 pandemic
Helen Byrne & Kathryn Crowley
20 May 2020
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tiger king
'If Tiger King did one thing, it turned the spotlight on the exotic pet industry'
Elisa Allen
19 May 2020
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Covid-19
'We must protect Generation Rent from the effects of the Covid-19 crisis'
Dr Michael Byrne
18 May 2020
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How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A data engineer living in Dublin, working from home in the shutdown
TheJournal.ie reader
17 May 2020
69.8k
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business matters
'Businesses have adapted fast and moved online. April's .IE registrations were up a third'
David Curtin
17 May 2020
14.8k
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Opinion
Larry Donnelly: 'US politics may have lost civility, but online discourse here is no better'
Larry Donnelly
17 May 2020
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History
They were called 'dirty Irish bloodhounds'. Life as an emigrant servant in the early 20th Century
Catherine Healy
16 May 2020
51.8k
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Court in E-Session
Opinion: Ireland's courts might have a digital future but vulnerable people need protection
Rose Wall
16 May 2020
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saturday serving
'My Westport café became a deli overnight'. Covid-19 challenges and a couple of recipes from Mayo
Lucy Bracken
16 May 2020
46.2k
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Homework
'Why I believe homework should be banned', by one primary school student
Misha McEnaney
15 May 2020
39.3k
working remotely
Zoombombing, FaceTiming and finding your light: surviving working from home
Sarah Geraghty
15 May 2020
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Domestic Abuse
'The scariest part was there was no remorse': One survivor on her experience of domestic abuse
Anonymous
14 May 2020
22.4k
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Opinion
Gerry Adams: 'It's up to the UK government now to address the cases of other internees'
Gerry Adams
13 May 2020
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Opinion
Wellness Wednesday: 'Distress around Covid-19 is not a mental illness. It's an understandable reaction'
Gerry Cunningham
13 May 2020
14.4k
7
Opinion
'We cannot just flatten the curve, we need to crush it. Wearing masks will help'
Professor Gerry Killeen
12 May 2020
71.2k
77
Opinion
Are others really breaking the shutdown rules? Or is it just our perception?
Dr Shane Timmons
12 May 2020
39.8k
44
Opinion
'Lockdown, disability and me': One man shares his thoughts on the Covid-19 shutdown
James Rickard
11 May 2020
13.8k
5
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A pharmaceutical engineer living in Meath, commuting to work in Dublin in the shutdown
TheJournal.ie reader
10 May 2020
73.9k
38
business matters
From gold rum to hand sanitiser: How our brewing business responded to the Covid-19 crisis
Sam & Maudeline Black
10 May 2020
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13
Opinion
Larry Donnelly: Has America finally had enough of Trump?
Larry Donnelly
10 May 2020
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saturday serving
Olympian, author and fitness expert Derval O'Rourke shares some healthy recipes
Derval O’Rourke
9 May 2020
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History
Remembering Bewley’s: Once 'the heart and the hearth of Dublin'
Donal Fallon
9 May 2020
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Opinion
'Europe must emerge stronger from this crisis': A message from EU Presidents von der Leyen, Sassoli and Michel
Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel & David Sassoli
9 May 2020
11.6k
28
Decentralisation
Opinion: 'The HSE should reverse centralisation policy to avoid disastrous waiting lists'
Dr Naveed Abbas
8 May 2020
17.4k
18
Covid-19
Dr Gabrielle Colleran: 'We cannot tolerate elderly patients lying on trolleys when Covid-19 is still a threat'
Dr Gabrielle Colleran
7 May 2020
15.1k
6
Opinion
Opinion: 'Those with intellectual disabilities have not featured in discussions around coronavirus'
Seamus Cowman
6 May 2020
17.2k
28
Wellness Wednesday
Backpain, posture and remote working - some tips to help (and how the ironing board can come in handy)
Dr Lawrence Woods
6 May 2020
29.8k
12
Opinion
'The pharmacy is playing a key role in the care of the community during Covid-19'
Steve Philips
5 May 2020
15.3k
4
Opinion
'Children love cycling and the quieter roads right now offer them a chance to learn'
Allison Phillips
4 May 2020
23.9k
56
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A charity worker at home during the shutdown with her wife and two teenage children
TheJournal.ie reader
3 May 2020
61.9k
47
business matters
'We lost 92% of business in 24 hours, but we've adapted fast and maybe people can learn from us'
Kieran Doyle
3 May 2020
55.2k
17
saturday serving
A simple recipe for fruit soda bread and some thoughts on the lockdown, from an expert Co Down baker
Tracey Jeffrey
2 May 2020
40.8k
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Opinion
'This pandemic is nothing compared to what climate change has in store'
John Gibbons
2 May 2020
84.0k
142
Opinion
'We have a duty to our healthcare workers to mind them, while they mind us'
Ciara Wright
1 May 2020
17.0k
11
Covid-19
Rationed petrol, weekends cutting turf ... and the glimmer man: Here's what life in Ireland was like during The Emergency
Eanna Brophy
30 Apr 2020
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30
yoga
Wellness Wednesday: Two yoga teachers say there's never been a better time to roll out your mat
TheJournal.ie Wellness
29 Apr 2020
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Coronavirus
'Cocooning by voluntary informed consent or enforced expectation? Time to rethink our treatment of over 70s'
Professor Rónán Collins
28 Apr 2020
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Opinion
'This week I had to receive the results of my latest scan on my own'
Holly Kennedy
27 Apr 2020
43.9k
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money diaries
How I Spend My Money: A 25-year-old design engineer working at home in Carlow
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26 Apr 2020
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