neglected capital
Gary Gannon: Grafton and Dawson Streets don't need regeneration, they're already gleaming
Gary Gannon
running money through
Opinion: Ireland has a dirty fossil fuel secret, supported by our FDI model and weak regulation
Caoimhe de Barra & Karol Balfe
election results
Canada elections: A stunning comeback for the Liberals, but more uncertainty ahead
Dr Seána Glennon
Secondary SChools
Opinion: Ireland is changing — our schools need to change with it
Jen Cummins
magic microbiome
Parkinson's: The gut-brain axis provides food for thought in the treatment of this disease
Oonagh O’Hagan
women and the church
Opinion: Despite a welcome change in tone, it was business as usual under Pope Francis
Dr Mary McAuliffe
HISMM
Money Diaries: An HR specialist on €78K living in Dublin
The Journal reader
understanding difference
Opinion: Ireland has much to learn when it comes to treating and valuing all people equally
Derval McDonagh
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Ireland and the world at large descending into Dan Brown farce
Carl Kinsella
Animals
Dog behaviourist: Why it’s time to treat dogs more like children — not just animals
Suzi Walsh
MOTHER EARTH
Opinion: Farewell to The Climate Pope, who died during Earth Week
Dr Catherine Conlon
TikTok trends
Parenting: Bed rotting — is it any wonder people want to 'take to the bed'?
Margaret Lynch
church and abuse of children
Opinion: Michael O'Brien's intervention was a watershed moment in our reckoning with abuse
Dr Sinéad Ring
Human Rights
Bobby McDonagh: To avert our eyes from Gaza would be a moral travesty
Bobby McDonagh
do look up
Just Stop Oil ends direct action: Being hated somehow worked for this climate campaign group
George Ferns
tech and humanity
Opinion: AI is changing how we connect – but we still need each other as human beings
Finian Murphy
Michael Kelly
Next Pope: How the power base of the Church shifted (and why we won't see an Irish Pope emerge)
Michael Kelly
rip pope francis
Fr Tony Flannery: I loved that man and that Pope — I will miss him
Fr Tony Flannery
changing landscape
Trump’s America: Believe it or not, he's not always the main topic of conversation stateside
Larry Donnelly
HISMM
Money Diaries: A healthcare worker preparing for retirement in the South East of the country
The Journal reader
up and up and up
Doctor: We need to talk about health insurance...
Dr Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne
Dirty Old Town
Dublin social spaces: Kill off all the options to congregate and you drive young people away
Conor Brummell
for i have sinned
First Confession: Why are we still putting our children through this guilt grind?
Simon Tierney
keep it in the ground
Ban fossil fuel ads: Stop airlines, airports, cars and cruise liners from advertising
Dr Johnny Collins & Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
fermented foods
Kombucha: What is it and is it good for you?
Dr Catherine Conlon
27 years on
Good Friday Agreement: Women’s voices must shape the future of this island, north and south
Orla O'Connor
GOAL VOICES
Engineering hope: Marwan’s story of displacement, resilience and humanitarian action
Marwan Al-Bakur
Narcissism
Surviving a narcissist: What's this personality disorder and how can you manage one in your life?
Dr Stephen McWilliams
HISMM
Money Diaries: A project engineer on €57K living in Leinster
The Journal reader
childhood obesity
Hot school meals: How can we do better for the children in Irish schools?
Dr Catherine Conlon
international trade
Analysis: What are the potential impacts of Trump's tariffs on the Irish supply chain?
Dr Kevin Byrne, Dr Chao Ji-Hyland & Dr Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Protect our cultural history or solve the housing crisis? Neither, thanks
Carl Kinsella
Books
World Autism Month: Life as a Second Language — an excerpt from new book, Wired Our Own Way
Naoise Dolan
Nature
Forest fires in Ireland: Preparation requires proper enforcement and the end of old practices
Pádraic Fogarty
Anniversary
Good Friday Agreement: So many families of those who died in the Troubles have been ignored
Emma DeSouza
SCHOOL MEALS
Parenting: The pearl clutching over hot school lunches is a bit much — at least they're eating
Margaret Lynch
Opinion
Passenger cap lift: Solar panels at Dublin Airport will not compensate for more people flying
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
are saunas the new pubs?
Sauna and chill: 'As Robin Williams once said, it was hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon rut'
Niamh O'Reilly
HISMM
Money Diaries: An audit associate on €31K living in Dublin
The Journal reader
Parenting
A dad's perspective: I watched Adolescence with my teenage son... here's what I learned
Derek Walsh
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