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# home - Tuesday 11 March, 2014
Memorial to 222 children who died at Bethany Home to be unveiled
The memorial is dedicated to the young babies and children who died while in the care of the home between 1922 and 1949.
# home - Wednesday 5 March, 2014
Ireland Women make four changes ahead of Aviva showdown with Italy
Grace Davitt, Stacey-Lea Kennedy and Amy Davis all come in for the historic Dublin clash.
# home - Friday 21 February, 2014
Column: Our economic crisis, and the misery is has caused, is rooted in the property market
The denial of the right to a home leads to homelessness – but is also leads to a society with massive mortgage arrears, rocketing rents, and families living in fear of eviction, writes Sr Stanislaus Kennedy.
# home - Thursday 20 February, 2014
Column: It's time to demand the right to a home be included in our Constitution
This weekend the Constitutional Convention will consider the issue of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Peter McVerry Trust believes this is the perfect opportunity for the right to a home to be included in the Constitution.
# home - Sunday 16 February, 2014
These two special scaredy-cats are looking for a home
They need an owner who understands how unique they are.
# home - Sunday 9 February, 2014
Column: Ireland's residential rental market needs a massive shake-up
Pension funds investing in residential property could make a significant contribution to supplying a constrained market with much needed accommodation, write Lorcan Sirr and Tom Dunne.
# home - Sunday 2 February, 2014
9 telltale signs you've been putting off the cleaning for too long
Someone’s got to do it.
# home - Friday 31 January, 2014
Column: The private rented sector is heating up dramatically – yet fails to meet basic needs
Rent are rising but our pay packets aren’t. Why? Because our housing strategy is based almost exclusively on debt-fuelled private home ownership, writes Mick Byrne.
# home - Monday 13 January, 2014
Dog named Fionn who was left to die under a pile of rubbish to be rehomed
Fionn was sent to Dublin to have an operation on his skull over Christmas.
# home - Thursday 26 December, 2013
6 people who've returned to their childhood bedrooms this Christmas
Home for the holidays.
# home - Tuesday 24 December, 2013
After the exodus: Eerie Christmas Day photos of empty Dublin streets
Ever wondered what goes on in the capital when everyone’s ‘home for the holidays’? Not much, it turns out…
# home - Monday 23 December, 2013
Travel warnings issued, ferries cancelled as ‘vigorous’ storm set to pass overnight
Gusts of up to 130km are forecast, as the severe weather system passes to the northwest of the country.
# home - Saturday 21 December, 2013
Column: Let's look at the full story around social housing in Ireland...
There is real and personal housing need in Ireland, which affects individuals and families opportunities to develop their lives and contribution to society, writes Dr Padraic Kenna.
# home - Tuesday 17 December, 2013
Watch families reunite for Christmas at Dublin Airport
Welcome home, weary travellers.
# home - Saturday 7 December, 2013
Racist incidents up by 85 per cent in 2013 --- Immigrant Council
142 incidents have been reported to the organisation since January, compared to 77 in the same period last year.
# home - Tuesday 26 November, 2013
Watch a group of friends help a homeless man get back home
Warning: This may cause you to feel feelings.
# home - Monday 25 November, 2013
Dad captures the first year of his premature baby's life in heartwarming video
Baby Ward was born three and a half months premature.
# home - Thursday 21 November, 2013
Family's joy as heart transplant dad could be home for Christmas
Shane O’Connell is currently in intensive care, and it is hoped he will get to be back in Kerry for Christmas Day.
# home - Thursday 14 November, 2013
Half of Irish living abroad don't make it home for Christmas
Skype, Viber and What’s App most popular forms of communication for keeping in touch with home.
# home - Tuesday 5 November, 2013
Column: We hope to ease the enormous pressure placed on mortgage holders
A new initiative spearheaded by the Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation aims to help these borrowers and others who are reluctant to engage with the banks, writes Dr Constantin Gurdgiev.
# home - Thursday 24 October, 2013
New date of home renovation scheme 'will boost construction'
The tax incentive is for homeowners to carry out home improvements and it is hoped it will decrease black market activity.
7 creative ways to involve your kids around the house
Looking for clever ways to get your kids helping out? Look no further.
# home - Sunday 20 October, 2013
PICS: One of last Ballymun tower block residents prepares to move
The fifteen storey Joeseph Plunkett tower was cleared for demolition last month.
# home - Saturday 19 October, 2013
Hogan reports email threat to burn his family home to gardaí
A spokesperson for the minister said he had previously received threats in relation to the household charge but they were “not like this”.
# home - Saturday 28 September, 2013
7 things that happen when you go 'back home' for the weekend
There’s no fireside like your own fireside. Most of the time.
# home - Tuesday 24 September, 2013
More than 81% of farmers support gun ownership rights
Eight out of ten farmers say they should have the right to own a gun to protect themselves and their property.
# home - Monday 16 September, 2013
The Burning Question*: Do you preheat the oven?
It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# home - Saturday 24 August, 2013
The DOs and DON'Ts of writing nasty notes to neighbours
It’s an unappreciated art form.
# home - Tuesday 30 July, 2013
6 creature comforts we look forward to when getting off the plane
Ah sure you’d nearly even miss the rain, all the same.
Stolen pesto? Microwave politics? It's time to play Lunchtime Bingo
How many boxes can you tick?
# home - Monday 17 June, 2013
Fathers' rights group protests outside Taoiseach's home
The protesters said they were calling for transparency in family law courts in Ireland.
# home - Thursday 30 May, 2013
Column: 'I'm living as an undocumented migrant in Ireland'
“Mary” has been living in Ireland since 2004 and says she can’t imagine her life anywhere else. Here, she explains what it’s like to live under the constant fear of deportation.
# home - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Poll: Do you allow smoking in your home?
A new study has found that air pollution in a smoker’s home can be 10 times the advisable level.
# home - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Open thread: What's the strangest thing on your desk?
We’ll show you ours if you show us yours….
# home - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Blind woman's eight year wait for a suitable home in Cork
Lisa O’Sullivan said the stress of the eight-year wait led to her eyesight and her 17 health conditions deteriorating further.
# home - Thursday 9 May, 2013
Cleveland kidnap escape: Man charged with rape and kidnapping
Ariel Castro is accused of kidnapping and raping three women who were rescued from his home earlier this week.
# home - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Are you 'inviting' burglars into your home?
An AA survey shows that people still leave their keys where burglars can find them – like in a garage or even in the porch.
# home - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Column: It can be a crowded nest when you still live at home with your parents
Due to ongoing economic problems the option of leaving the family home to start your own independent life is increasingly being put on the long finger, writes Tony Moore.
# home - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Investigators search home of IMF chief Christine Lagarde
The IMF chief’s lawyer said that the search is part of an inquiry into her role in a $400 million arbitration deal in favour of a tycoon.
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Poll: Have you ever received a smishing text message?
SMISHING SCAMS HAVE seen people across the country targeted in recent days.
Yesterday, Bank of Ireland said it would be conducting a review after people reported being taken in by fraudulent text messages.
Some customers reported losing thousands of euros after inadvertently giving banking information to fraudsters.
Unfortunately, these types of scam are all-too-common - and rarely a month goes by without some kind of scam being reported.
So today we’re asking: Have you ever received a smishing text message?
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Opinion: 'Revolution Period' is here - so why are the authorities banning tampon ads?
By Kitty Maguire
Opinion: We've waited long enough - we must wipe out nuclear weapons for good
By International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Opinion: 'Lebanon needs help - or the consequences for the Middle East don't bear thinking about'
By Brid Kennedy
Yesterday’s explosion made a desperate situation worse, writes Bríd Kennedy of Concern.
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