Opinion: 'I joined the army out of love for Israel... but I was just playing the part of the British soldier'

Breaking the Silence is an organisation of Israeli veterans who speak out about the injustices of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.  I...

‘I loved my friend as a man sometimes loves another man’

Less a split than a splintering but conundrum of Corbynism remains

Resignation of Labour MPs will take the pressure off Theresa May

It had been predicted for a long time, but when it finally happened on Monday only seven MPs left the Labour party and none of them a household name.

Ireland's lighthouses show how common sense can transcend historical challenges

There’s a 32-metre tall lighthouse in my living room.

Opinion: You’ve just won €175m in the euro millions - don't buy the yacht just yet

THERE IS ONE fun question that lots of Irish people are asking themselves today – what would you do with all that money? It might seem a bit...

How I Spend My Money: A chartered surveyor on €50,000 splitting her week between Dublin and her partner's home out west

WELCOME TO HOW I Spend My Money, a series on TheJournal.ie that runs on Wednesdays and Sundays and looks at what people in Ireland really do with...

Helping to create an inclusive, healthy, diverse Cork city

CORK City Council believes a vibrant city must have vibrant communities. The council wants to empower communities to help create an inclusive,...

I did an ancestry kit and – surprise, surprise – I’m pure Limerick

Kathy Sheridan: Do the contradictions in Ellie Kisyombe’s story matter?

Fermoy Weir: questions to be answered, answers to be questioned

Could flood relief works on O’Neill Crowley Quay have caused the recent collapse of the southern mill-race wall of Fermoy Weir? Surely the...

Fintan O’Toole: The English love of eccentricity has turned sour

How do I minimise tax liability on a house inherited from my aunt?

Housing comments send out a deadening message to the needy

Ireland does philosophy: A new guide for the perplexed

'Why can't I find comfortable, sweat-resistant, appropriate sportsgear? I'm a woman'

“IS IT ALL sequins and cropped cut-out tops?” – A friend’s reply to a Whatsapp sent from the fourth sports shop I drove to in a day as a...

New Zealand’s reforms highlight Ireland’s inaction on tech tax

When Irish Catholics in New York stirred up anti-Semitic sentiment

It’s probably a good thing that I had no idea Teen Vogue was into history and politics. To casually discuss an article that I just read in Teen...

Stocktake: stocks enjoy double-digit gains but fund managers are cautious

Honda’s Swindon plant closure confirmed but no mention of Brexit

New York has become basic and it's probably your fault

For proof that New York is rapidly surrendering its own greatness, just look at Jerry's New York Central, the well-known artist's supply store on...

SDLP/Fianna Fail move will be put to the test soon enough

The Big Wind that is Brexit will go on shaking politics here, driving Sleeping Stormont further into the undergrowth.

The art of penmanship is sadly fading away

I had a letter recently from a cousin on my mother’s side whom I last saw several years ago.

Outside the box: A tale of two Calais and suffering beyond reason

I feel sorry for the dogs. Even they have a sense of shame about having to poo in public

More gravy on the way

County View John Healy It is, as they say, an ill wind that won’t blow somebody some good, and the impending departure from the EU of our nearest...

Miriam Lord: Reeling from all the spin

Redressing the airbrushing of our female revolutionaries

On The Edge Áine Ryan The symbolism of Elizabeth Farrell being air-brushed from the photograph of Patrick Pearse’s surrender to General Lowe after...

Environmental lessons from Christian Celtic heritage

Second Reading Fr Kevin Hegarty Another week, another chilling report on the parlous state of our environment. Last week, the international journal...

A hard border is undesirable but the only thing that could work

THERE seems to be nothing much to talk about now, apart from Brexit. Every news bulletin on radio or television, every newspaper and magazine has...