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Voices

rté investigates

Care homes exposé: 'We need to reverse the privatisation of our social care sector'

Sinéad McGarry

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HISMM

Money Diaries: An escalation manager on €120K living in Dublin

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DERELICTIRELAND

Dereliction in Ireland: 'Something is rotten in the Irish property industry'

Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor

8 Jun

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filthy dirty

Opinion: Dublin's streets are a mess, and not enough is being done to fix them

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Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Mayo Pride's 'Child of Drag' is a 'dreadful blasphemy'. So what?

Carl Kinsella

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GUT BRAIN CONNECTION

Dr Catherine Conlon: Why gut bacteria matter to mental health and how to keep them thriving

Dr Catherine Conlon

7 Jun

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Leaving Cert

Pádraig Rice TD on dyslexia: 'Growing up, I knew I was different'

Pádraig Rice

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Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Flotilla: If we don't act now, we'll be complicit in the annihilation of the Palestinian people

Lynn Ruane

Updated 4 Jun

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CLIMATE CRISIS

Ireland and marine life: 'We should hang our heads in shame at our failure to protect the sea'

Pádraic Fogarty

3 Jun

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sipping it

Opinion: More 'sober sometimes' than 'sober curious', at least now I watch how I drink alcohol

Gwen Loughman

2 Jun

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HISMM

Money Diaries: A public servant on €55K living in Co Westmeath

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US politics

Larry Donnelly: Are American politicians too long in the tooth and too long in the job?

Larry Donnelly

1 Jun

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smartphone addiction

Doom and zombie scrolling: 'Some believe humans go through 300 feet of content in a single day'

Dr Catherine Conlon

31 May

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Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Wait a minute, the British Army did WHAT to Irish civilians?

Carl Kinsella

31 May

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parenting groups

Fed-up dad: Parenting WhatsApp groups are out of control - here are my new rules for you all

Anonymous Dad

31 May

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irish neutrality

Opinion: Scrapping the Triple Lock is an ill-considered and potentially catastrophic step

Tom Clonan

30 May

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Novels

Vicki Notaro: And Just Like That… midlife friendships take centre stage

Vicki Notaro

29 May

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mayo pride

Pride under pressure: 'Rural LGBTQ+ events were the last to form, and we'll be the first to go'

Fiona Wilde & Shaun Lavelle

Updated 29 May

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Trump presidency

Ciarán Cuffe: Greenland is at a crossroads, but its people are determined to stay strong

Ciarán Cuffe

28 May

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Housing Crisis

Opinion: Access to social and affordable housing is the key issue for this generation

Donal McManus

27 May

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Workplace Relations

Opinion: I can't help but think that if men got periods, the workplace would offer period leave

Niamh O'Reilly

26 May

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HISMM

Money Diaries: A legal secretary on €39K living in Dublin

TheJournal.ie reader

25 May

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voices

Like Conor Pass, the ambition is to expand the number of national parks and protect biodiversity

Christopher O'Sullivan

25 May

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Air defence

Pilot: Having a modern and well-equipped air force is now a necessity for Ireland

Kevin Phipps

25 May

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friendships

Parenting: Using the Facebook 'like' button is lazy, but I can't discuss your life in person

Margaret Lynch

24 May

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Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: You wouldn't pay €35 for a ride on the Norman Splash

Carl Kinsella

24 May

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summer dishes

Saturday Serving: Three fabulous recipes for entertaining guests in the good weather

Alex Petit

24 May

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10 years on

Conor Sheehan TD: Once that day in May came, I couldn’t continue living in a web of lies

Conor Sheehan

23 May

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Mental Illness

Mental illness: How do schizophrenia and psychosis present, and how can we best treat them?

Dr Stephen McWilliams

23 May

10.1k

national biodiversity week

Building a nature reserve: 'Wildacres has gone from a desert for wildlife to a haven'

Gilly Taylor

22 May

8.7k

wealth divide

Opinion: Are we all just puppets for billionaires now?

Gus Landy

Updated 21 May

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my health story

Living with ulcerative colitis: 'I was so sick I thought I'd do my Junior Cert and then die'

Tammy Strickland

19 May

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UK Politics

Opinion: Starmer is delivering the conservative agenda that Tories can only dream of

Peter Flanagan

19 May

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ireland immigration

Gary Gannon: Fear is what drives immigration protests in neglected communities, not hatred

Gary Gannon

18 May

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HISMM

Money Diaries: A tech company director on €60K living in Co Wexford

TheJournal.ie reader

18 May

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Religious Institutions

Opinion: To learn the lessons of Ireland's institutional past, we must teach it in schools

Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley & Elaine Feeney

17 May

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Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Why on earth would we want to follow in Britain's footsteps right now?

Carl Kinsella

17 May

10.7k

Wellbeing

Opinion: I have become invisible in my 50s, and it is glorious

Gwen Loughman

17 May

14.6k

US politics

Larry Donnelly: Where are the Democrats, and can they get it together?

Larry Donnelly

16 May

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a living nightmare

Opinion: Israel’s attacks have not spared any aspect of healthcare in Gaza

Nessa Cosgrove

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