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Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?

4 hours ago 2,064 Views 31 Comments

With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

# read-me - Yesterday’s News

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Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.

15 hours ago 2,322 Views 57 Comments

Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

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Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.

Yesterday, 7:15 AM 4,949 Views 67 Comments

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

# read-me - Sunday 20 May, 2012

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Column: Some talk about the ‘magic’ of childbirth. To me, it was horrific.

Yesterday, 6:30 PM 8,431 Views 35 Comments

For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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Interview: ‘The rich and powerful don’t get hurt’ – Noam Chomsky on Occupy

Sun, 8:30 AM 3,409 Views 67 Comments

American writer, philosopher and academic Noam Chomsky speaks about the remarkable successes of the Occupy movement.

# read-me - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: I put my family business on Facebook. Here’s what happened.

Sat, 7:00 PM 53,191 Views 79 Comments

Peter Faulkner was told he had to engage with social media to promote his company – but the results weren’t what he expected.

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Column: It’s time to privatise RTÉ and the DAA. Offload them now.

Sat, 8:00 AM 3,532 Views 77 Comments

The two troubled semi-states are living in fantasyland, writes Aaron McKenna. Why should we keep them there?

# read-me - Friday 18 May, 2012

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Column: Sinéad O’Connor – Ireland’s children live in a caste system

Fri, 2:05 PM 6,530 Views 58 Comments

The singer has been horrified by a report on the state of a building which houses counselling services for teenagers – and argues that it is indicative of how some children are being ignored by the State.

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Column: Extreme poverty is right in front of us – and what are we doing?

Fri, 7:30 AM 3,283 Views 52 Comments

One in five children go to bed hungry, yet State safety nets are actually being taken away, writes Sr Stanislaus Kennedy.

# read-me - Thursday 17 May, 2012

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Column: A response from an Irish taxi driver

Thu, 1:30 PM 9,642 Views 137 Comments

Following on from the debate about attitudes towards non-Irish national taxi drivers, one Irish driver says he has noted antipathy towards non-nationals – but that it is also important not to pigeonhole Irish cabbies.

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Column: How helping others makes you happier AND healthier

Thu, 7:00 AM 2,055 Views 2 Comments

Volunteering has increased dramatically in the recession. Anna Lee describes how anybody can be a volunteer – and it might even do you good.

# read-me - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

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Column: One good adult is crucial for young people. I can vouch for that.

Wed, 7:30 PM 3,560 Views 3 Comments

A new survey shines a light on the challenges facing young people like me – and shows we need good adults, writes Tim Smyth.

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Column: It’s time for Ireland to follow Obama on gay marriage. Here’s why.

Wed, 7:00 AM 3,703 Views 156 Comments

Three quarters of Irish people and all the political parties already support same-sex marriage, writes Kieran Rose of GLEN. The pressure is now on to introduce it to Ireland.

# read-me - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

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Column: Ireland needs an international safeguard for our children

15/05/12 1,191 Views 5 Comments

We need to draw a line under our tragic history of child abuse – and a new international standard is the perfect opportunity, writes Tanya Ward of the Children’s Rights Alliance.

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Column: To tackle Ireland’s problems, we need to vote No

15/05/12 3,661 Views 115 Comments

We need a deal on the bank debt, writes Declan Ganley – and voting No will give us the strongest hand in the future.

# read-me - Monday 14 May, 2012

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Nick Leeson – My heart says ‘No’, but my head says ‘Yes’

14/05/12 4,631 Views 86 Comments

TheJournal.ie columnist nails his colours to the mast and says that a ‘Yes’ vote is the only message to send out if we want access to funds at the keenest rates possible.

# read-me - Sunday 13 May, 2012

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Column: My experience in an adult mental health unit

13/05/12 8,606 Views 50 Comments

Last year, Ciaran Behan was admitted to a mental health unit. He describes the terror he felt – and what happened over the next two months.

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13/05/12 5,594 Views 1 Comment

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Column: ‘Your normal freedoms do not exist over here’ – daily life in Afghanistan

13/05/12 2,955 Views 10 Comments

Noel Scanlon moved to Afghanistan for work after the Irish economy collapsed in 2008. Here, he writes about how life on military bases is very different from home.

# read-me - Saturday 12 May, 2012

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Column: When Bob Marley came to Dublin, things changed for me

12/05/12 4,490 Views 20 Comments

Bob Marley’s 1980 concert at Dalymount Park shook up a conservative Ireland. Denis Buckley remembers his schoolboy trip to the gig, just months before Marley’s death.

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Opinion: ‘Rejection could force Ireland to greater austerity’

12/05/12 3,499 Views 160 Comments

On a ‘Yes’ vote: IBEC Director General Danny McCoy says that voting against the fiscal compact could bring dangerous economic instability and uncertainty.

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Column: ‘The treaty is risky and dangerously experimental’

12/05/12 2,435 Views 52 Comments

On a ‘No’ vote: Economist Terrence McDonough says evoking fear in people over the recession is not an appropriate move by government.

# read-me - Friday 11 May, 2012

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Column: Here’s Irish pride – my family are rebuilding the World Trade Center

11/05/12 6,930 Views 36 Comments

Kerry O’Shea describes the experience of her father and brother, working dozens of storeys up on the new towers.

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Column: ‘I did not tell people about my termination as I did not want to be judged’

11/05/12 3,544 Views 84 Comments

A reader shares her traumatic experience of travelling to the UK for an abortion.

# read-me - Thursday 10 May, 2012

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Column: ‘I sat in his chair and it suited me’ – my day shadowing the Taoiseach

10/05/12 3,999 Views 26 Comments

Cian O’Connor received a round of applause from the Dáil and got to try out the Taoiseach’s chair for size as part of national Job Shadow Day. Here, he writes about what his day in Leinster House was like.

# read-me - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

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Column: ‘The HSE think they’re too big to fight, but I won’t be silenced’

09/05/12 4,307 Views 13 Comments

Jack and Jill’s CEO Jonathan Irwin says he won’t go away until the domiciliary care allowance crisis is sorted out.

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Column: Tough, lonely and very risky – welcome to life as an entrepreneur

09/05/12 3,571 Views 16 Comments

Unemployed people who start companies are branded “involuntary entrepreneurs” – but they should be hailed as heroes, writes business owner Peter Faulkner.

# read-me - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

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Column: Cronyism and corruption – one quick change would help fight them

08/05/12 3,434 Views 20 Comments

It would be swift work to repeal the 2003 Freedom of Information Act, but it could have far-reaching consequences, writes Donal Ó Brolcháin.

# read-me - Monday 7 May, 2012

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Column: This is a unique island – and it’s time we regained our pride

07/05/12 9,280 Views 199 Comments

Ireland has a heritage that is the envy of the world, writes Jillian Godsil. We should remember that when building our future.

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Column: Here’s what you REALLY need to know before emigrating…

07/05/12 9,531 Views 56 Comments

Pack a hood, forget the hairdryer and bring more money than you think – recent emigrant Claire O’Keeffe on what anyone following in her footsteps should know.

# read-me - Sunday 6 May, 2012

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Humiliated, tortured or executed: The little-known story of the Irish POWs

06/05/12 10,480 Views 51 Comments

Some 650 Irish soldiers were taken prisoner by the Japanese during WW2. They were starved, beaten, even crucified – but showed incredible bravery, writes historian Robert Widders.

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Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

06/05/12 6,613 Views 3 Comments

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# read-me - Saturday 5 May, 2012

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Why does a tech startup succeed? Here’s the recipe…

05/05/12 4,985 Views 16 Comments

Did you know the most promising startup founders in the US are from Limerick? John Gleeson looks at what we can learn from them.

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Being held to accountability is not persecution, Cardinal Brady

05/05/12 4,425 Views 59 Comments

One’s civic duties are not the same as one’s self-imposed religious obligations, writes TheJournal.ie columnist Lisa McInerney – nor are they superseded by them.

# read-me - Friday 4 May, 2012

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Ireland should buy from start-ups, not just give them cash

04/05/12 4,106 Views 21 Comments

The Government invests more than €100m in start-ups every year, writes Paul Quigley, but they should consider buying some of their goods and services if they really want to get them off the ground.

# read-me - Thursday 3 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: On World Press Freedom Day, Ireland can stand proud

03/05/12 1,602 Views 19 Comments

We might moan about the press – but Irish media consumers are among the world’s luckiest, writes Ross McCarthy.

# read-me - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: ‘Support for my coming out reflects changing attitudes in Ireland’

02/05/12 5,002 Views 55 Comments

The Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer said publicly for the first time this week that he is gay. Writing for TheJournal.ie, he explains the reasons behind his decision to come out…

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Column: We need to force out apathy. Engaging young people is the only way.

02/05/12 1,731 Views 9 Comments

Lowering the voting age is just the start, writes Paddy Duffy – and lessons on instilling political values could come from an unexpected place.

# read-me - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: The social welfare bill – ‘I wonder what this button does?’

01/05/12 7,934 Views 59 Comments

Independent TD Stephen Donnelly laments “a series of policy mistakes” embedded into our legislation tonight as the Social Welfare Bill is signed into law.

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Opinion: Ireland is sleepwalking itself into a colossal mess over integration

01/05/12 7,628 Views 133 Comments

Almost one in five of the population was born in another country, but how often do you see a teacher, Garda or TD from another country, asks Killian Forde.

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