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Voices

Last year
2023
Ukraine
Tom Clonan: 'Putin's aggression is going nowhere as this war reaches its first anniversary'
Tom Clonan
20 Feb 2023
24.7k
35
HISMM
Money Diaries: A private healthcare agency manager on €65K who is expecting her first child
TheJournal.ie reader
19 Feb 2023
32.8k
6
dublin film festival
Opinion: 'You've never fled from your country - you've gone away, but you weren't forced'
Dennis Harvey
19 Feb 2023
13.5k
5
Syria
Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble
Aisha Harbalieh
18 Feb 2023
10.4k
2
Opinion
Opinion: 'I mourn the loss of my younger years when I couldn’t embrace my Traveller identity and culture'
Nora Corcoran and Teresa Lavina
15 Feb 2023
17.5k
Valentines
Opinion: As Valentine's Day approaches, spot the romanticisation of stalking in popular culture
Dr Caroline West
13 Feb 2023
13.0k
14
Climate emergency
Opinion: Investment in agriculture shouldn't be about the status quo - but on moving away from intensive farming
Dr Emma Howard
13 Feb 2023
8.7k
11
HISMM
Money Diaries: A 60-year-old currently recovering in a nursing home on disability allowance
TheJournal.ie reader
12 Feb 2023
38.2k
Ciaran Casey
Analysis: Sinn Féin's mortgage interest relief proposal is a terrible idea
Ciarán Casey
12 Feb 2023
46.2k
61
State of the Union
Larry Donnelly: If Biden's speech is anything to go by, he wants four more years in office
Larry Donnelly
11 Feb 2023
10.5k
7
Opinion
Opinion: I'm telling the story of Ann Lovett on screen because it must be told
Ciaran Creagh
11 Feb 2023
29.4k
10
Paul Murphy
Paul Murphy: Anti-refugee protests a far cry from grassroots 'no to water charges' campaigns
Paul Murphy
Updated 9 Feb 2023
35.3k
74
Opinion
Opinion: Attorney General's nursing home fees report largely side-steps the actual criticisms
Máiréad Enright
8 Feb 2023
10.4k
9
Opinion
Opinion: The Bell - the almost-forgotten Irish literary journal that 'took on the sacred cows'
Phyllis Boumans
7 Feb 2023
6.8k
1
citizens assembly
Opinion: We as legislators must be brave and make difficult decisions regarding drug laws
Paul McAullife
6 Feb 2023
11.5k
23
HISMM
Money Diaries: A 32-year-old admin assistant on €39K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
5 Feb 2023
54.9k
19
saturday serving
Recipes: Pastry chef Shane Smith has some seasonal dishes for you to try
Shane Smith
4 Feb 2023
14.3k
1
Drug use
Opinion: Enough talk - we need to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use
Dr Ian Marder
3 Feb 2023
10.2k
29
CLIMATE CRISIS
John Gibbons: Shell made record profits as the planet burns - welcome to the toxic oil industry
John Gibbons
3 Feb 2023
11.4k
9
Opinion
The Sultans of Ping: 'It was a crazy sight to behold - every gig was exciting'
Paul McDermott
2 Feb 2023
15.4k
14
eurovision 2023
Opinion: Music can unlock memories and evoke emotions for people with dementia
Lisa Kelly
Updated 2 Feb 2023
15.4k
3
Opinion
Vision-impaired woman: 'Please legislate to keep e-scooters off footpaths'
Anne Marie Kearney
Updated 2 Feb 2023
12.5k
33
Ciaran Casey
Analysis: Why news headlines about Irish GDP are still irritatingly misleading
Ciarán Casey
2 Feb 2023
13.7k
6
st brigid's day
Opinion: Will it take a miracle for State to do right thing on Mother and Baby redress scheme?
James Smith
1 Feb 2023
4.6k
2
money diaries
Money Diaries: Have you been affected by the cost of living - would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
31 Jan 2023
10.1k
5
Legislation
Analysis: The six-month rule for Mother and Baby Homes redress does not add up
Seán Beatty
31 Jan 2023
7.2k
4
Opinion
Bad Bridget: Uncovering the secret lives of Ireland's emigrant women
Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick
30 Jan 2023
12.2k
1
HISMM
Money Diaries: A business operations manager on €45K living in Cork
TheJournal.ie reader
29 Jan 2023
43.0k
24
pagan goddess
Opinion: Make no mistake - history shows us that Brigit was a boss
Dr Niamh Wycherley
29 Jan 2023
22.5k
9
scandal and protest
Larry Donnelly: How will Irish politicians cope with an increasingly angry electorate?
Larry Donnelly
28 Jan 2023
24.6k
50
Opinion
The squeezed middle: What we should learn from the Great Recession of 2007-2013
Yekaterina Chzhen, Ryan Alberto Ó Giobúin and Stefanie Sprong
28 Jan 2023
22.6k
21
camhs report
ISPCC chief: The CAMHS report came as no surprise to anyone caring for children in turmoil
John Church
27 Jan 2023
6.6k
0
Ukraine
Tom Clonan: How Leopard 2 tanks could give Ukrainian forces a 'dramatic advantage'
Tom Clonan
25 Jan 2023
27.5k
44
trauma sensitive
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The law on pregnancy concealment is outdated and cruel to women
Lorraine Clifford-Lee
25 Jan 2023
18.2k
Opinion
Mary Lou McDonald: CAMHS is not working - we need to act urgently to reform how it operates
Mary Lou McDonald
24 Jan 2023
11.8k
12
Cinema
Opinion: You might not know the name Artavazd Pelechian, but this cult film director matters
Tadhg O'Sullivan
23 Jan 2023
6.1k
3
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: A health and social care worker on €63K living in the east of the country
TheJournal.ie reader
22 Jan 2023
41.4k
11
andrew tate
Therapist: How do we challenge toxic masculinity and its appeal to impressionable young men?
Geoffrey McCarthy
Updated 22 Jan 2023
31.9k
31
life in lebanon
Under the shadow of Hezbollah: 'I'm not naïve, I know political assassins are rarely found'
Hannah McCarthy
21 Jan 2023
14.7k
3
Equality
Analysis: The gender pay gap tells us less about wages and more about company power structures
Dr Aedín Doris
21 Jan 2023
9.4k
8
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