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Opinion
Opinion: 'Dublin is changing - and we don't need conversations, we need interventions'
Rosaleen McDonagh
12 Mar 2020
34.8k
16
US Election
Larry Donnelly: Super Tuesday 2 makes Joe Biden the Democratic nominee in-waiting
Larry Donnelly
11 Mar 2020
15.5k
39
Coronavirus
Opinion: A hands-off, worry-about-it-later approach to containment is exactly what will help Covid-19 spread
Professor Sam McConkey
9 Mar 2020
49.3k
63
money diaries
How I Spend My Money: A 55-year-old woman in Dublin who cares for her elderly mother and works part-time in a shop
TheJournal.ie reader
8 Mar 2020
79.9k
29
International women's day 2020
Opinion: Adult children still at home? There's no blueprint for this time
Ruth Deasy
8 Mar 2020
34.2k
28
US Elections
The Irish For: 'Hope & History Rhyme' - the background to a much-quoted line
Darach Ó Séaghdha
8 Mar 2020
51.5k
1
Selling our genes
Opinion: 'We have to act now before our genetic code falls into private hands to be used for profit'
Simon McGarr
7 Mar 2020
33.9k
37
Grief
Opinion: We lost our baby son, it changed our lives, but our grief has helped us grow
Justin Caffrey
7 Mar 2020
32.2k
35
seachtain na Gaeilge 2020
Opinion: Many would like compulsory Gaeilge taken off the Leaving Cert, but it's a slippery slope
Caoimhín De Barra
6 Mar 2020
27.9k
281
ge2020
Lise Hand: A leadership race in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak? Labour can't catch a break
Lise Hand
6 Mar 2020
12.1k
19
Coronavirus
Opinion: Covid-19 has changed everything, so it's time for rational planning and national unity
Dr Anthony O'Connor
5 Mar 2020
33.1k
58
Mental Health
Opinion: Samaritans volunteers are a community of ordinary people who care deeply about others
Anonymous Samaritan
5 Mar 2020
9.6k
2
gaelscoileanna
Opinion: This Seachtain na Gaeilge, we should celebrate the rise of the Gaelscoil Generation
Daithí de Buitléir
4 Mar 2020
15.9k
94
Earth Protector
Opinion: ‘Coillte took me to court but we could work together to make forests a better place'
Sioned Jones
3 Mar 2020
23.8k
42
Super Tuesday
Larry Donnelly: It's Super Tuesday, so is Biden the new 'comeback kid'?
Larry Donnelly
3 Mar 2020
14.6k
60
States of Fear
Opinion: 'States of Fear' may have caused a seismic shift in Ireland, but more needs to be done
Sheila Ahern
Updated 2 Mar 2020
21.0k
15
Opinion
Opinion: Kevin Boyle - the Irishman who took on the Ayatollah
Mike Chinoy
1 Mar 2020
24.0k
10
Baby Names
The Irish For: The rise of Fiadh, the third most popular girl's name
Darach Ó Séaghdha
1 Mar 2020
90.8k
30
money diaries
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
29 Feb 2020
59.6k
41
Climate Change
Opinion: The climate 'canary in the coal mine' is gasping for breath. We've reached the Anthropocene
Mark Kernan
29 Feb 2020
14.7k
46
Lent
Opinion: Why 'give up' for Lent? Better to set some solid goals
Barbara Edwards
29 Feb 2020
13.3k
28
ge2020
Opinion: Boston, or Berlin? No, we'll take Sweden or Denmark - this was our ‘Hygge’ election
Rory Hearne
28 Feb 2020
29.3k
86
justice week
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
27 Feb 2020
23.3k
94
US primaries
Larry Donnelly: Can Joe Biden – or anyone else – stop Bernie Sanders?
Larry Donnelly
27 Feb 2020
13.5k
37
Opinion
Opinion: Why we asked people on the streets of Dublin if they watch pornography
Cliodhna McAllister
26 Feb 2020
42.4k
34
digital literacy
Opinion: 'The children I meet are often shattered by their social media use'
Stella O'Malley
26 Feb 2020
34.6k
6
ge2020
Lise Hand: Mary Lou was borne aloft in a tricolour-draped golden palanquin carved from the bones of fallen Elites
Lise Hand
25 Feb 2020
79.4k
170
Money Diary
How I Spend my Money: A 30-year-old primary teacher on €37,000 living in a mobile home
TheJournal.ie reader
23 Feb 2020
136k
132
Support system
Opinion: “The next government needs to treat the rape epidemic as seriously as the housing and health crises”
Lavinia Kerwick
23 Feb 2020
30.2k
21
the irish for
The Irish For: 'Tis far from pizza and spaghetti we were reared
Darach Ó Séaghdha
23 Feb 2020
25.6k
22
Gender Pay Gap
Opinion: Addressing the gender pay gap may cost Irish companies, but the costs of failing to do so are greater
Michelle Cullen
22 Feb 2020
16.3k
62
Middle East
Opinion: A vote for change in Ireland, a welcome vote for Palestinians
Mona Sabella
22 Feb 2020
16.3k
104
Opinion
Lise Hand: After a long day, the prospect of an 'accidental' Green Taoiseach gave us 15 seconds of comedic drama
Lise Hand
21 Feb 2020
56.1k
72
the dice man
Opinion: All hail The Dice Man, the High King of Grafton Street
Robert O'Byrne & Trevor White
20 Feb 2020
30.0k
32
decriminalisation
Opinion: It's time to get real about heroin addiction. It's time to decriminalise this drug
Dr Austin O'Carroll
19 Feb 2020
29.1k
41
Coronavirus
Opinion: Yes, we're still on coronavirus lockdown in China, weeks later
Greg McDonough
18 Feb 2020
17.8k
23
Opinion
Opinion: 'I'm constantly asked if I can thank the handyman for carrying out their work - my work'
Laura de Barra
17 Feb 2020
70.4k
75
money diaries
How I Spend my Money: A 26-year-old chef in Maynooth who is studying while working
TheJournal.ie reader
16 Feb 2020
57.9k
24
Selling our genes
Opinion: Why has the State invested €70m in a private company to look at our genetic data?
Dr Ciara Staunton
16 Feb 2020
36.6k
46
the irish for
The Irish For: Why do so many Irish politicians start out as teachers?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
16 Feb 2020
37.0k
127
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