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Voices

April
April 2024
Workplace Relations
Opinion: No one should have to choose between career and family
Tracy Gunn
4 Apr
10.1k
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
4 Apr
10.2k
Climate emergency
Opinion: We must rethink recycling for Ireland’s Circular Economy and stop penalising consumers
Fearghal Carroll
3 Apr
16.8k
45
always on
Opinion: Fed up with the endless email bombardment? Me too
Sarah Geraghty
2 Apr
13.8k
19
Trade Unions
Opinion: A change is coming — young people now want to unionise
Maeve Richardson
2 Apr
14.8k
46
global population
Dr Catherine Conlon: Are there too many humans?
Dr Catherine Conlon
1 Apr
19.9k
44
March
March 2024
HISMM
Money Diaries follow-up: A Kilkenny agricultural worker looks back at her spending
TheJournal.ie reader
31 Mar
36.2k
15
easter
The Irish For: What was Ireland like the weekend before the 1916 Rising?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
31 Mar
12.2k
21
shirt and tie
Parenting: Can we stop the madness of uncomfortable and costly school uniforms?
Margaret Lynch
30 Mar
16.2k
39
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Sinn Féin and Fine Gael having a hard time being themselves
Carl Kinsella
30 Mar
10.5k
Online Safety
Opinion: How did we ever believe self-regulation by tech platforms would be a good idea?
Noeline Blackwell
30 Mar
8.4k
92
Books
Extract: 'The destruction Davy Tweed brought to my life followed me like the shadow of a demon'
Amanda Brown
29 Mar
15.2k
EP2024
Poll: Strong division among younger voters on immigration issues and candidates
Kevin Cunningham
28 Mar
10.1k
combating abuse
Hate Speech law: 'As legislators, it is our responsibility to draw the line on hate'
Malcolm Byrne
27 Mar
11.6k
82
Climate emergency
Opinion: EU failure to pass the Nature Restoration Law shows a worrying shift to the right
Pádraic Fogarty
27 Mar
6.0k
Middle East
Opinion: Israel's actions in Gaza have weakened our humanity — a ceasefire must come now
Karol Balfe
26 Mar
4.5k
HISMM
Money Diaries: A hospitality manager on €55K living in Munster
TheJournal.ie reader
24 Mar
28.7k
30
Mental Health
Opinion: Assisted dying – we should learn from what's happening in Canada
Seána Glennon
24 Mar
17.0k
16
US politics
Larry Donnelly: Who will Trump pick as his running mate?
Larry Donnelly
23 Mar
20.6k
31
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Varadkar feels sorry for whoever has to write about his legacy. Same.
Carl Kinsella
23 Mar
13.7k
WhatsApp
Niamh O’Reilly: Voice notes are the self-indulgent monologues that no one wants to hear
Niamh O'Reilly
23 Mar
25.4k
27
cancer treatment
Nurse: Witnessing cancer and going through it yourself are two vastly different things
Deborah Murphy
21 Mar
15.4k
5
MEPs
Barry Andrews: Watch as Russia interferes with European politics ahead of the elections
Barry Andrews
20 Mar
9.9k
Russia
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: Putin's sham victory — the winner fakes it all
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
19 Mar
12.9k
37
Eating Disorders
Life with an eating disorder: 'Don’t wait for rock bottom'
Louise
Updated 18 Mar
13.2k
book extract
Anna Geary: 'Resilience is a mindset and once you realise that, you can work on it'
Anna Geary
18 Mar
21.0k
21
skin related condition
Zoe Ryan: I used to be ashamed of my psoriasis, but now it's part of who I am
Zoe Ryan
18 Mar
18.6k
10
HISMM
Money Diaries: A small business owner in Leinster who has not taken a wage in 18 months
TheJournal.ie reader
17 Mar
40.3k
22
Irish History
Analysis: What is the history of the White House shamrock presentation?
Dr Catherine Healy
16 Mar
7.2k
12
Protest
Music producer: Irish acts should be commended for their SXSW boycott
Pat Neary
16 Mar
18.0k
52
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Irish diplomacy differs greatly between Texas and DC
Carl Kinsella
16 Mar
7.2k
Turf
Pádraic Fogarty: Ireland's bogs are its rainforests — we have failed them
Pádraic Fogarty
16 Mar
13.4k
52
PhotoGate
Crisis Comms Expert: Princess Kate has fallen on her sword, but where are the gatekeepers?
Deirdre Waldron
Updated 15 Mar
26.1k
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Paul Murphy: There should be no shamrock for 'Genocide Joe' over his stance on Israel
Paul Murphy
15 Mar
6.8k
eyes wide open
Sleep Expert: Smartphones and their effect on sleep - are you addicted to the screen?
Tom Coleman
14 Mar
11.8k
3
Motor neurone disease
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Lillian McGovern
Updated 14 Mar
7.8k
0
anxious child
School refusal: Some strategies for parents dealing with this growing issue
Bronagh Starrs
12 Mar
19.4k
30
torment of war
My Story: 'I am Gazan living in Ireland, my family is trapped in the hell that is Rafah'
Ahmed Alsammak
Updated 11 Mar
11.2k
grassroots campaign
'This is not a victory for anyone': A carer reacts to landslide No vote in referendum
Ann Brehony
Updated 10 Mar
20.1k
28
HISMM
Money Diaries: A nurse on €58K living in Dublin and currently on maternity leave
TheJournal.ie reader
10 Mar
32.5k
21
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