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Yesterday
6th December 2024
romania elections
Opinion: Romania’s democracy is in real danger – and so is Eastern Europe’s peace and stability
Roman-Gabriel Olar
11 hrs ago
6.3k
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Paul Murphy: Clearly, the Irish left needs to unite once and for all ahead of future elections
Paul Murphy
17 hrs ago
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This week
1st December 2024 - 7th December 2024
Late Late Show
Late Late Toy Show: 'It's not really for kids anymore, is it?'
Niamh O'Reilly
5 Dec
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61
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Low election turnout: 'Do we need to think like Australia and bring in compulsory voting?'
Emma DeSouza
Updated 5 Dec
14.4k
115
mercosur
Farmer: What is the Mercosur trade deal and why are so many of us against it?
Thomas Duffy
Updated 4 Dec
12.0k
21
US politics
Larry Donnelly: Was President Biden wrong to pardon his son?
Larry Donnelly
4 Dec
9.7k
52
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Johnny Fallon on coalition formation: 'A slim majority is not the worst thing for a government'
Johnny Fallon
3 Dec
6.4k
32
ge2024
Losing the Greens from government: 'Climate Change hasn’t gone away, you know'
Oisín Coghlan
Updated 3 Dec
11.3k
133
ge2024
Opinion: This election exposed disability services for what they are — the scandal of our age
Tom Clonan
2 Dec
13.9k
28
ge2024
Opinion: Voters chose local certainty in this election — 'better the devils we know'
Dr Brendan Flynn
Updated 2 Dec
15.0k
74
HISMM
Money Diaries: Financial services manager on £43K living in the UK
TheJournal.ie reader
1 Dec
14.1k
4
world aids day
Opinion: How the new Irish Government can end HIV transmission by 2030
Stephen O'Hare
1 Dec
3.7k
Last week
24th November 2024 - 7th December 2024
fast fashion
Opinion: Fast fashion conglomerates are having a profoundly negative impact on Irish businesses
Elaine Maguire O'Connor
30 Nov
7.0k
9
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To the politicians: 'My generation lives with a housing crisis that will last a lifetime'
Sylvia Power
Updated 28 Nov
12.5k
116
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Election has foregrounded empathy, or the lack thereof, in Irish politics
Carl Kinsella
28 Nov
6.4k
Opinion
RACO Chief: The next government must prioritise national Defence and Security
Lt Col Conor King
28 Nov
5.0k
rehab in ireland
Brain injury: Rehab is crucial, but survivors are often forgotten and just left to exist
Dr Karen Foley
Updated 28 Nov
7.5k
5
Foreign Direct Investment
Opinion: Wake up — Ireland is in serious trouble now Trump is taking office
Aidan Regan
27 Nov
17.5k
77
ge2024
Analysis: What does this election mean for remote employees and employers?
John Evoy
26 Nov
6.5k
19
ge2024
Health and the election: 'Our hospital system is faltering and we can't ignore it any longer'
Professor Rónán Collins
Updated 26 Nov
10.6k
51
ge2024
Electing women: This General Election is Ireland’s chance to rewrite the political rulebook
Katie Deegan
26 Nov
5.3k
39
Christmas Shopping
Parenting: Social media is teaching kids how to live unattainable, high-end lives
Margaret Lynch
25 Nov
8.6k
ge2024
'Our people are suffering': Kanturk has shown the challenges faced by the disability sector
Derval McDonagh
Updated 25 Nov
8.3k
13
Health
Cancer patient: It takes an enormous toll on your body... and your pocket
Mark McCormick
25 Nov
12.6k
21
HISMM
Money Diaries: An administrative worker on €46K living in the Midlands
TheJournal.ie reader
24 Nov
27.0k
33
RIP
Tribute to Jon Kenny: 'Jon and Pat found new ways for us to laugh at ourselves'
Sharon Mannion
24 Nov
8.4k
5
Last month
November 2024
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Larry Donnelly: It was a sleepy general election, but the storm clouds are now looming
Larry Donnelly
23 Nov
15.3k
41
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: How dare you?
Carl Kinsella
23 Nov
10.1k
ge2024
Opinion: A four-day working week is good for productivity, wellbeing and the planet
Dr Catherine Conlon
23 Nov
13.6k
49
ge2024
Katriona O'Sullivan: So many children in poverty and Fine Gael's answer is a savings account?
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan
Updated 22 Nov
13.6k
82
ge2024
Barra Roantree: How do the spending plans in each party's manifesto compare?
Barra Roantree
Updated 22 Nov
3.8k
14
slaves and scholars
Blindboy Boatclub: 'Early Irish Christian scholars were the ones who wrote our stories down'
Blindboy Boatclub
Updated 21 Nov
18.5k
ge2024
Opinion: If housing is the election issue then dereliction should be near the top of that list
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
Updated 21 Nov
6.9k
54
Irish book awards
Excerpt: Our food history lies in the folds and crevices as much as the grand narratives
Dorothy Cashman & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
20 Nov
4.3k
8
ge2024
Opinion: Foreign Policy must be at the centre of the General Election campaign
Dr Barry Colfer
Updated 20 Nov
4.8k
36
ge2024
To the politicians: 'The housing crisis has trapped us in adolescence'
Sarah Moran
Updated 19 Nov
14.1k
71
Recovery
COPD: 'I didn't understand why this was happening - I was active, healthy and never smoked'
Denise Croke
19 Nov
17.0k
Ukraine War
Tom Clonan: This conflict is at a dangerous point now Ukraine is firing US long-range missiles
Tom Clonan
19 Nov
8.5k
Gaza under fire
Our Gaza hell: 'All of your cousins were at home, but they're under the rubble now'
Ahmed Alsammak
18 Nov
3.6k
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion: AI is already altering reality, but it doesn’t have to end in doom
Ciarán O’Connor
18 Nov
3.0k
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