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'Rock and roll had come to town': The fascinating tale of JP Donleavy and his final posthumous novel
Antony Farrell
Opinion: 'The poppy argument in Ireland is an ideological battle that's been raging since the 19th century'
Caoimhín De Barra
Column: 'We're worried our son will become an orphan due to our lack of rights'
Kelly & Gabriela Socol
How I Spend My Money: A 43-year-old Wexford solicitor on €22k whose rescue dogs changed her life
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Memories of Gaybo: 'He seemed smaller than I remembered him ... once he was on his feet the microphone worked its magic'
Eanna Brophy
Opinion: 'Lisa Smith's story will continue to divide and provoke Irish public opinion - and rightly so'
Tom Clonan
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old engineer on €33,600 who works as a GAA referee at weekends
TheJournal.ie reader
Larry Donnelly: Biden, Sanders or Warren look set for nomination... why hasn't the Democratic primary been more competitive?
Larry Donnelly
The Irish For: How did Irish céilí dancing end up with a waltz but no tango?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: Using celeriac in more than just mashed potatoes
Michael Kelly
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old technical writer in Dublin on €65,000 looking to move house
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'You meet people at the high and low points of their lives': What I learned when I quit my job to become a bookseller
Dawn Behan
The five most memorable moments from the disastrous campaign to introduce household water charges
Micheal Brennan
Stuff That Changed the World: From sarcophagus to taphophobia, the history of the coffin
Simon Tierney
Saoirse McHugh: The Shannon LNG should not be considered any further by the government
Saoirse McHugh
How I Spend My Money: A 27-year-old compliance officer on €46,000 who keeps busy in his spare time
TheJournal.ie reader
A Sunday Miscellany essay by Lisa McInerney: 'Setting the scene'
Lisa McInerney
The Irish For: Rings, cloth and matchsticks - the secrets of the bairín breac
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: Sow your garlic before Halloween to ensure a plentiful crop by next June
Michael Kelly
How I Spend My Money: A 32-year-old in Melbourne on €62,000 who loves the outdoors and plans to move home
TheJournal.ie reader
I remember texting my friend: 'Not to scare you, but I think I'm going blind'
NC Grey
Opinion: 'Dublin Murders shows how our obsession with crime stories is just part of the human condition'
Sam Blake
'Ponies, dogs and servants - she thought all of them should know their place': Life in a big house in 1960s Dublin
Gillies Macbain
Rodney Edwards: How one brave man walked into our newspaper office to uncover shocking sex abuse cases
Rodney Edwards
Lynn Ruane: Uniting movement groups in Ireland could lead to long-term change
Lynn Ruane
How I Spend My Money: A Kilkenny farmer on €32,000 with six adult children who likes a quiet life
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Column: 'I had to give up hope of finding a permanent job in an Irish university'
Ilaina Khairulzaman
The Irish For - Doomed tales of unrequited love in Irish literature
Darach Ó Séaghdha
How I Spend My Money: A doctor in Galway on €62,000 who lives at home to save money
TheJournal.ie reader
Grave effects of Trump abandoning Kurdish allies evolving at bewildering speed
Tom Clonan
'It's going to be difficult to establish a solution to the problem that the DeSouza case creates'
Sarah Creighton
Saoirse McHugh: Fast fashion is hard to escape, but it is damaging our environment
Saoirse McHugh
How I Spend My Money: A 28-year-old engineer on €40,000 trying to save money while renting in Dublin
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The Irish For: The varieties of cailín and the deductive Coleen Rooney
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: Using seaweed to compost at home before winter hibernation
Michael Kelly
How I Spend My Money: A Kerry woman in Toronto saving €700 a month to build her dream Irish home
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'I turned to my husband Niall and asked if we could bring the baby back to the hospital'
Nicola Fallon
Opinion: Single parents will be forced onto social welfare if childcare costs are not addressed
Louise Bayliss
Lynn Ruane: 'We can't keep failing young people with inadequate sex education'
Lynn Ruane
Opinion: The mental health of our children should be the focus of Budget 2020, not Brexit
Stephanie McGill-Lynch