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Voices

This year
2024
Black and Irish
Opinion: Our media and government forget about Ireland's history when they talk about refugees
Leon Diop
1 May
12.8k
Employment rights
Opinion: Unions matter, and we need them more now than ever
Marie Sherlock
1 May
6.5k
20
HISMM
Money Diaries: An administrator on €41K in the east of the country on health leave from work
TheJournal.ie reader
28 Apr
30.8k
12
EXTRACT
John Connell: We must take a stake in the future. I have begun with 12 sheep.
John Connell
28 Apr
11.7k
CLIMATE CRISIS
Opinion: Enough of the greenwashing - we cannot recycle our way out of our waste problems
Lyndsey O’Connell
28 Apr
15.4k
47
house buying
Parenting: After years of hardship and sacrifice, we finally have a home of our own
Margaret Lynch
27 Apr
24.1k
26
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Bloody horses on the loose in London, bloody chaos on the loose in Ireland
Carl Kinsella
27 Apr
11.8k
travels
Travel: I had just retired and could see the future and it sucked, so I decided to travel
Peter Murtagh
27 Apr
22.9k
8
Boom and Bust
Housing: If we don't ruffle the feathers of existing homeowners, we care less than we pretend
Ciarán Casey
25 Apr
34.0k
36
conor pass
Opinion: What's the point of a new national park if we're not preserving nature?
Pádraic Fogarty
23 Apr
10.5k
25
Ukraine
Tom Clonan: US money is a shot in the arm for Ukraine defence
Tom Clonan
Updated 23 Apr
11.9k
Earth Day
Paul Murphy: If we want real change, we should ban fossil fuel companies from advertising
Paul Murphy
22 Apr
9.9k
71
HISMM
Money Diaries: An investment consultant on €60K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
18 hrs ago
32.1k
19
War
Tony Duffin: The trauma of war is fuelling drug abuse among soldiers in Ukraine
Tony Duffin
21 Apr
9.5k
Irish Politics
Larry Donnelly: The immigration issue compounds uncertainty in Irish politics
Larry Donnelly
20 Apr
12.1k
72
happy not to
Opinion: People pleasing is exhausting, but learning to say 'no' is liberating
Niamh O'Reilly
20 Apr
9.7k
14
Opinion: Trans young people have nowhere to turn, and the Cass Report has made it worse
Dr Chris Noone & Karen Sugrue
19 Apr
17.5k
cass report
Opinion: The Cass Report is welcome - here's what it means for Ireland
Dr Paul Moran
19 Apr
17.2k
profit over welfare
Opinion: We can no longer leave children alone to face this unregulated tech world
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated 18 Apr
7.6k
53
Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus chief: 'It's easy for cynics to sneer at efforts to climate-proof bus services'
Billy Hann
16 Apr
8.2k
18
iran and israel
Tom Clonan: We have reached a dangerous moment in the Middle East conflict
Tom Clonan
Updated 15 Apr
10.8k
Refugee
Opinion: We and other NGOs are saying no to the EU's migration pact
Jim Clarken
15 Apr
11.6k
41
HISMM
Money Diaries: A sales account manager on €55K in Munster looking towards retirement
TheJournal.ie reader
14 Apr
30.1k
20
Road Deaths
John O'Brien: We had a road safety policing model that worked, what went wrong?
John O'Brien
Updated 14 Apr
27.5k
64
Public Health
Choking on fresh air: How Ireland's air quality is leading to premature deaths
Dr Lisa McNamee
14 Apr
16.3k
24
column
Parenting: A message for the new Taoiseach - please get a handle on housing
Margaret Lynch
13 Apr
15.5k
41
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Well Simon, the jamboree period is over
Carl Kinsella
13 Apr
7.4k
13
Not Rocket Science
Dr Chris Luke: To improve care in emergency departments, we should do two simple things today
Dr Chris Luke
13 Apr
24.4k
43
Not for turning
Opinion: Biden’s Gaza policy is likely to cost him the election
Dr Laurence Davis
12 Apr
8.7k
40
the cost of unity
Emma DeSouza: Should we really put a price on a United Ireland?
Emma DeSouza
Updated 11 Apr
11.8k
59
book extract
Author: My recovery from illness helped me create characters for my books
Jenny Ireland
11 Apr
6.1k
0
Insurance Claims
Solicitor: Insurers should take note of the Supreme Court's decision today on personal injuries
Stuart Gilhooly
9 Apr
27.6k
rebel market
Aoife Barry: What could Dublin learn from Cork's English Market?
Aoife Barry
Updated 9 Apr
17.3k
18
Israel
Opinion: Israel's treatment of innocent Palestinians is reminiscent of humanity's darkest days
Bobby McDonagh
8 Apr
13.4k
Board Level
Opinion: State board members are paid so why aren't charity organisation board members?
Fiona Cormican
8 Apr
8.2k
11
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
7 Apr
10.1k
Books
Jordan Lees: Dreaming up the enchanted world of The Whisperwicks was a journey in itself
Jordan Lees
7 Apr
4.8k
1
LARRY DONNELLY
Reflections from Boston: Radical steps needed to make the American Dream achievable for all
Larry Donnelly
6 Apr
10.8k
3
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: €1.90 for bag of Tayto is proof that the social contract is broken
Carl Kinsella
6 Apr
24.1k
inclusivity
Understanding neurodiversity: There's no correct way for the brain to work, we're all different
Nessa Hill
6 Apr
14.1k
28
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