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How I Spend My Money: A student on €12,000 trying to balance work and college life
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The Irish For: Vegans, vegetarians and the battle of translating modern words
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: Many students will be locked out of third-level if costs and supports don't start to balance
Callaghan Commons
From the Garden: Harvesting, storing and pickling fresh pears this season
Michael Kelly
Opinion: The health service will collapse if the exploitation of Ireland's carers isn't addressed
Catherine Cox
How I Spend My Money: Does your spending reflect the cost of living outside Ireland's cities?
Trial Shift
Opinion: 'History's special status at Junior Cert level should be celebrated, but the curriculum has major blind spots'
Caoimhín De Barra
How I Spend My Money: Engineer in Perth on €75,000 wonders if it's cheaper to live in Ireland
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'Spending time in daylight is huge, especially if you work full time': How to mind your mental health this winter
Elaine Austin
Saoirse McHugh: Community-led rewilding could bring life back to the countryside
Saoirse McHugh
How I Spend My Money: Sales manager on €67,000 in Kildare saving for unpaid maternity leave
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: Is there now an argument for banning e-cigarettes in Ireland?
Des Cox
The Irish For: Cuddly mammals and furry predators
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: Storing, drying and stewing a large harvest of apples this season
Michael Kelly
Michael Palin in North Korea: 'I realise almost immediately that I have gone too far. Quite a long way too far'
Michael Palin
Larry Donnelly: Removing Trump from office is still a remote possibility
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: 'Are you criticising someone because they're mirroring something you don't like about yourself?'
Mungi Ngomane
How I Spend My Money: A 31-year-old doctor on €68,000 working long hours to pay off Dublin mortgage
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Column: Britain doesn't have a written constitution. Today isn't the first time that that's led to major problems
Niamh Reilly
Lynn Ruane: We should all support choice in education
Lynn Ruane
How I Spend My Money: A tech consultant on €40k trying to save in order to emigrate
TheJournal.ie reader
A short story before bedtime: The Boxer Rebellion
Liz Houchin
The Irish For: How has censorship affected Irish language books?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
A short story before bedtime: Vena Amoris
Niall McArdle
From the Garden: Succulent and almost-meaty to eat... Claytonia is a real alternative to spinach
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'The youth of this country speak with more clarity than our leaders ever have'
Clodagh Daly
How I Spend My Money: A mum on maternity leave weighing up a permanent move from Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
How I Spend My Money: A student on €9,840 aims to cut down on food spending at college
TheJournal.ie reader
Saoirse McHugh: Achill has shown me the link between climate action and rural regeneration
Saoirse McHugh
RTÉ Radio 1 short story award winner: 'Honey Days'
Stephen O'Reilly
The Irish For: The weeds and wildflowers that bother and delight the countryside
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: When it comes to harvesting and eating sweetcorn... timing is everything
Michael Kelly
Larry Donnnelly: The third Democratic debate was a ho-hum night in Houston
Larry Donnelly
Recent attempted bombings in Northern Ireland could drag us all back to the Troubles
Tom Clonan
Opinion: 'Insurance - short of wrapping our business in bubble wrap, there's nothing we can do to make it safer'
Niall Roche
How I Spend My Money: A property surveyor on €45,000 who regularly dips into his savings
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Katy Hayward: 50 days out from Brexit, could a Northern Ireland-specific backstop be the key to a deal?
Katy Hayward
Opinion: 'My name is Niall, I'm 32, and I have cancer. I never imagined saying those words'
Niall Keaney
Opinion: The robots are coming - and men should be more worried than women
Shawn Britton
Lynn Ruane: Sport is part of the solution to address young men's mental health
Lynn Ruane