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Opinion: 'I went vegan... because quite simply the way I had been eating no longer made sense at all'
Holly White
What can Irish cities learn from the response to drug use in New Orleans?
Tony Duffin
The view from Indiana: Why the battle for the midwestern state is key to the Senate elections
Eunan McKinney
Lynn Ruane: Examining morality through the prism of social class
Lynn Ruane
The Irish for... 'Why the naming of new technologies in Irish can be more controversial than with English'
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland in a snapshot: The transformation of photography in the digital age
Donal Moloney
From the garden: 'When buying veg, always seek out Irish vegetables and try to avoid price promotions'
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'Eating this mineral in pregnancy - and before conception - can boost how your child's brain develops'
Ciara Wright PhD
Opinion: 'A group of Irish lads held a knife to my throat when I was just 11 - but I don't hate Irish people'
Hazel Chu
How I Spend My Money: A finance worker on €34,000 who sees no point trying to save for a house
TheJournal.ie reader
Irish Halloween traditions: 'A salt herring, eaten before bed, would ensure that one’s future spouse would appear in a dream'
Jonny Dillon
How I went from being a data analyst with HP to owning the local bookshop
Cian Byrne
Opinion: 'Why do we like reading about crime so much in Ireland? Because it offers escapism'
Sam Blake
'Our living standards aren't improving because of the unwillingness by govt to correct market failures'
Robert Sweeney
Ireland in a snapshot: Being reminded of our own mortality
Donal Moloney
The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: 'Of course, no one ever admits to being prejudiced against Travellers'
Caoimhín De Barra
What is the long-term impact of Peter Casey's result on Irish politics, if there is one?
Larry Donnelly
From the garden: How to make your own tangy kimchi at home
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'It's such a worrying time for Travellers. Is every fifth person I meet a Traveller hater?'
Eileen Ní Fhloinn
Should children born in Ireland to foreign parents be deported?
Anthony Moore
The man who spoke Irish in the British parliament
Neil Glackin
How I Spend My Money: A marketing manager on €60,000 renting in Dublin with his partner
TheJournal.ie reader
Why do so many Irish people think that corruption is widespread in our country when it really isn't?
Dr Robert Gillanders
Living with grief: 'Being here without her has been - and still is - hard work’
Mark Earley
Here's why Ireland needs a bioeconomy
Fergal Byrne
Lynn Ruane: 20 years on from the introduction of the methadone strategy, where are we now?
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For... How the Vikings influenced the Irish language
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland in a snapshot: A stroll down the canal and it’s like Saturday never happened
Donal Moloney
The A&F hazing incidents proves why all colleges should have consent classes
Garreth MacNamee
As winter approaches now is the time to think about growing your own onions
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'Religion is facing a crisis in the West - but here's why it's thriving in Asia'
Barry Dunning
Opinion: 'Children need to learn the importance of exercise from their parents'
Dr Sarah Kelly
How I Spend My Money: A widower on €209 disability benefit per week and renting in Dublin's commuter belt
TheJournal.ie reader
Gay cake case: How the court tried to reach a fair balance between competing rights
Aoife McMahon
We're exposed to potential threats via email every day - here's how to spot malicious messages
Richard Lambe
Parking Mad: Filmmaker Paddy Slattery on attempting to access accessible parking
Paddy Slattery
'He chose to die at home. The hostel was his home': Lynn Ruane on hidden health problems in homelessness
Lynn Ruane
Why I travelled home to vote in favour of adding 'North' to Macedonia's name
Sasko Lazarov
Do dangerous minds rule the world?
Ian Hughes