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Opinion: Kevin Boyle - the Irishman who took on the Ayatollah
Mike Chinoy
The Irish For: The rise of Fiadh, the third most popular girl's name
Darach Ó Séaghdha
How I Spend my Money: A 32-year-old factory worker with young children, in remission from cancer and getting help from social welfare
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: The climate 'canary in the coal mine' is gasping for breath. We've reached the Anthropocene
Mark Kernan
Opinion: Why 'give up' for Lent? Better to set some solid goals
Barbara Edwards
Opinion: Boston, or Berlin? No, we'll take Sweden or Denmark - this was our ‘Hygge’ election
Rory Hearne
Opinion: 'We are lucky in Ireland that we have a strong legal system where the rule of law is so firmly defended'
Ben Clarke and Róisín Cottrell
Larry Donnelly: Can Joe Biden – or anyone else – stop Bernie Sanders?
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Why we asked people on the streets of Dublin if they watch pornography
Cliodhna McAllister
Opinion: 'The children I meet are often shattered by their social media use'
Stella O'Malley
Lise Hand: Mary Lou was borne aloft in a tricolour-draped golden palanquin carved from the bones of fallen Elites
Lise Hand
How I Spend my Money: A 30-year-old primary teacher on €37,000 living in a mobile home
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: “The next government needs to treat the rape epidemic as seriously as the housing and health crises”
Lavinia Kerwick
The Irish For: 'Tis far from pizza and spaghetti we were reared
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: Addressing the gender pay gap may cost Irish companies, but the costs of failing to do so are greater
Michelle Cullen
Opinion: A vote for change in Ireland, a welcome vote for Palestinians
Mona Sabella
Lise Hand: After a long day, the prospect of an 'accidental' Green Taoiseach gave us 15 seconds of comedic drama
Lise Hand
Opinion: All hail The Dice Man, the High King of Grafton Street
Robert O'Byrne & Trevor White
Opinion: It's time to get real about heroin addiction. It's time to decriminalise this drug
Dr Austin O'Carroll
Opinion: Yes, we're still on coronavirus lockdown in China, weeks later
Greg McDonough
Opinion: 'I'm constantly asked if I can thank the handyman for carrying out their work - my work'
Laura de Barra
How I Spend my Money: A 26-year-old chef in Maynooth who is studying while working
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Why has the State invested €70m in a private company to look at our genetic data?
Dr Ciara Staunton
The Irish For: Why do so many Irish politicians start out as teachers?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: Why are so many Irish men in crisis? 'Flicker' film director explores Irish masculinity
Nathan Fagan
A century of splits and the 'passing on of authority' : How does the modern Sinn Féin trace its roots back to the civil war?
Brian Hanley
Opinion: Last Saturday, I voted for the first time as an Irish citizen. It was a gift I will cherish
Razan Ibraheem
Opinion: Cycling to work shouldn't feel like going to war but I still get flashbacks from being hit by car
Joan O'Connell
Opinion: This Irish election result was not an ideological vote, it was an angry one
Larry Donnelly
Lise Hand: We might get a female taoiseach but gender balance stays stubbornly skewed
Lise Hand
A colourful character, a progressive and a lover of arts. Goodbye to Tommy Smith of Grogan’s
Donal Fallon
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old corporate solicitor on €112,000 with a young family, living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Time for two Irish romantic traditions - Leap Year proposals and the Skellig Lists
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Lise Hand: Reckoning day as 531 candidates put themselves at the mercy of democracy
Lise Hand
Opinion: Bernie can beat Trump, he's the only one who can
Conor Kenny
Opinion: Never discount the 'friends and neighbours' factor in an Irish election
Cathal Mullaney
Opinion: Stranded on platforms, crawling through faulty lifts: travelling with a disability on public transport
Sean O'Kelly
Opinion: My polling card will arrive this week, but I live in the UK. Irish citizens abroad should have a vote
Alan Greene
Larry Donnelly: If luck and timing count in politics, then both are in Trump's favour for November
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Religion is a choice - not an obligation. Let's make religious classes opt-in
David Graham