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Opinion: It's time we reduced the voting age to 16

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Aidan Farrelly

Neale Richmond: The government takes climate action seriously, but we recognise we need to do more

Minister of State Neale Richmond is in Brazil today at the UN’s annual climate summit.

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Neale Richmond

Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world

As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.

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Fiona Daly

Dr Catherine Conlon: Bird flu has been confirmed in Ireland - what are the risks?

The public health doctor says that while poultry farms must house their flocks ahead of Christmas, transmission to humans is rare.

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Dr Catherine Conlon

Dublin's lost pubs: The old haunts that once dotted the capital city

Dublin's lost pubs: The old haunts that once dotted the capital city

Many of the most important pubs in the story of Dublin’s history are no longer around, writes Donal Fallon.

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Donal Fallon

Money Diaries: A marketing manager on €63K living in Dublin

Money Diaries: A marketing manager on €63K living in Dublin

This week, our reader feels lucky to be able to save on rent while living at home with family after living abroad.

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Thejournal.ie Reader

What's in a name? Shakespeare's Juliet didn't think they were important - I beg to differ

What's in a name? Shakespeare's Juliet didn't think they were important - I beg to differ

Gwen Loughman writes about our names being the basis of our identities and how it’s important for others to get them right (and pronounce them...

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Gwen Loughman