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Last year
2023
Analysis: Cameron's return exposes a government that is more clown show than shrewd operators
Sydney Nash
Fairytale of New York: 'The boys of the NYPD Choir never actually sang Galway Bay, until now'
Nathan Mannion
Willie O'Reilly: Promising that no one at RTÉ will earn as much as the DG is pure grandstanding
Willie O'Reilly
Money Diaries: Are you all set for the spending season? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
Holly Cairns: What Israel is doing in Gaza is beyond horrific - we cannot stand idly by
Holly Cairns
Larry Donnelly: Polls are now showing that if Biden and Trump ran now, Trump would win
Larry Donnelly
Surrealing in the Years: Only Suella Braverman knows what on earth she meant by Ulster comments
Carl Kinsella
Tom Clonan: Gaza City could be utterly destroyed as a result of Israel's attacks
Tom Clonan
Bobby McDonagh on Israel/Gaza: 'Peace requires both sides to accept that they can never win'
Bobby McDonagh
Dr Catherine Conlon: Where does BSE come from and what are the risks?
Dr Catherine Conlon
The West Bank: 'Settlers have been pointing guns at Palestinians, telling them to stay inside'
Hannah McCarthy
The Phoenix Park: 'We became an oasis for a new generation who had never visited parks before'
Donal Fallon
Money Diaries: A software manager on €75K living in Tipperary
TheJournal.ie reader
Author: 'There is a magic to literary translation, it matters'
Carolina Schutti
Surrealing in the Years: Smaller venues not enough to hold Irish solidarity for Palestine
Carl Kinsella
Recipes: Lemon drizzle and blackberry crumble cakes to warm you up in the cold
Shane Smith
Opinion: Budget 2024 mortgage tax relief - is it too little, too late?
Mark Coan
Peter Flanagan is on holidays: 'It’s fake news’ my guide said, a little too defensively
Peter Flanagan
Analysis: A land war won't go well and faltering international support means the world knows it
Paul Rogers
Dog Behaviourist: We have a dog welfare crisis in Ireland that we can no longer ignore
Suzi Walsh
Collective punishment in Gaza: 'An old and familiar tactic, on a new and devastating scale'
Shane Darcy
Larry Donnelly: A new House Speaker has been elected in the US - Mike Johnson, now what?
Larry Donnelly
No scare at Halloween: How to avoid narcissists and other manipulators of the dating world
Jeanne Sullivan Billeci
Dr Catherine Conlon: Sewage in our waterways has huge health and environmental consequences
Dr Catherine Conlon
Doctor: 'I have lived through many wars in Gaza - this one is different - we've lost so many'
Dr Hassan
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: Israel's diplomatic mission to Ireland has had a rocky few years
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Excerpt: Born in a Dublin tenement, Michael Healy set the bar for excellence in stained glass
Dr David Caron
Opinion: Time for new thinking on how to close the funding gap for women tech founders
Máirín Murray
Extract: 'She is funny and puts herself down, but in a funny way, so it’s okay'
Mia Döring
Extract: Our mother was left vulnerable after we lost our father during the kidnapping standoff
Ronan McGreevy & Tommy Conlon
Money Diaries: An accountant on €73K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
John Gibbons: We must turn to nature if we're serious about tackling extreme flooding
John Gibbons
Parenting: 'As a rough guide, I would say to expect 78 new WhatsApp groups per child, per term'
Margaret Lynch
Surrealing in the Years: RTÉ should utilise 'surprise Dolly Parton' strategy more often
Carl Kinsella
Extract: We searched for photos of momentous events as well as ordinary people's lives
Michael B. Barry & John O'Byrne
Bobby McDonagh: In seeking full truth, we must avoid picking sides between the two narratives
Bobby McDonagh
Money Diaries: Have you been affected by rising costs? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
Lynn Ruane: NDAs have been misused as a tool to enforce a culture of silence - this has to stop
Lynn Ruane
Opinion: The human toll of violence in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel is staggering
Karol Balfe
Opinion: The Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to effect change
McGovern, Ó Concubhair & Marder