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Voices

June
June 2024
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Eamon Ryan gave us climate targets we'll never meet, and memories
Carl Kinsella
22 Jun
13.7k
SUMMER BREAKS
Opinion: Behind every happy family holiday, you’re likely to find an exhausted mum
Niamh O'Reilly
21 Jun
19.1k
2
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland: UK elections could bring about an interesting shift in politics in the North
Emma DeSouza
20 Jun
13.3k
41
Opinion
Pride Month: 'Now is the time to support your LGBTQIA+ loved ones as it's tough out there'
Michael Ryan
19 Jun
8.3k
children at risk
Ukraine's stolen children: 'They are forcibly adopted by Russians who are strangers to them'
Seán Fleming
18 Jun
12.5k
Reuters
Digital News Report: A disconnect exists between mainstream Irish media content and the public
Dr Dawn Wheatley
17 Jun
7.8k
34
HISMM
Money Diaries: A locum GP living in Cavan and working in temporary roles
TheJournal.ie reader
16 Jun
46.1k
25
Environment
EU elections: 'We are hurtling towards climate disaster, but leadership is now entirely absent'
Sadhbh O' Neill
16 Jun
9.6k
Bloomsday
Bloomsday: Stanislaus Joyce & Livia Svevo on this day 1949 - the story behind the photo
Clare McAfee
16 Jun
10.2k
17
Elections
Opinion: Right-wing politicians will see that slating the system is easier than working within it
Larry Donnelly
15 Jun
10.6k
36
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: You want me to sum up that election in one headline? Not happening
Carl Kinsella
15 Jun
7.9k
Conflict
My story: The horrific hours of fear for my family in Gaza as Israel rescued four hostages
Ahmed Alsammak
15 Jun
6.0k
IRISH ELECTIONS
Analysis: We had record low turnout in these elections - what does it mean?
Adrian Kavanagh
14 Jun
11.9k
55
vatican vibes
Opinion: Comedians meeting Pope Francis - is this comedy washing?
Simon Tierney
13 Jun
11.6k
9
how did we do
Elections 2024: We know how the candidates fared but how did the media do?
Steve Dempsey
13 Jun
5.5k
19
Dog Attacks
Dog behaviourist: What should you do if a dog gets aggressive?
Suzi Walsh
12 Jun
29.6k
voter preferences
Elections 2024: General election polls are poor predictors of local elections – here’s why
Stefan Müller
12 Jun
8.2k
52
child mental health
Beheadings, porn, abuse and anxiety: A teacher talks to his students about their smartphone use
Eoghan Cleary
Updated 11 Jun
19.2k
Elections
Analysis: Sinn Féin in this election were like Fianna Fáil in 2020 - no new ideas or energy
Johnny Fallon
Updated 10 Jun
10.3k
67
child mental health
Healing through art: How creativity can counteract isolation in chronically ill children
Helene Hugel
10 Jun
3.9k
HISMM
Money Diaries: A job coach on €38K living in Co Cork
TheJournal.ie reader
9 Jun
23.0k
9
Leaving Cert
Parenting: 'I can still vividly remember the stress, tears and dread of my Leaving Cert'
Margaret Lynch
8 Jun
9.9k
26
CLIMATE CRISIS
World Ocean Day: At 10 times the size of Ireland, the sea is our climate solution
Jack O’Donovan Trá
8 Jun
7.9k
36
Analysis
Elections 2024: The seeds of an Irish 'Stop the Steal' campaign are being sown
Ciarán O’Connor
7 Jun
17.2k
voices
Reeling in the Queers: Ireland's censorship - official and unofficial - of sex had a huge impact
Páraic Kerrigan
7 Jun
7.0k
BRIAN FRIEL
Extract: While researching something else, I came across Brian Friel's story - I was fascinated
Kelly Matthews
6 Jun
7.5k
4
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Election cycle has been much messier than Simon Harris' melting 99
Carl Kinsella
6 Jun
3.9k
india elections
India elections: The shock results show Modi is no longer as popular as he thought he was
Priyanka Borpujari
5 Jun
11.1k
24
EP2024
Tuairim: 'Táim ag súil go mbeidh na hiarrthóirí rathúil ag labhairt Gaeilge i bParlaimint na hEorpa'
Síomha Ní Ruairc
5 Jun
8.3k
4
Sight Loss
Author: 'Finding out I was going to be one of the people to lose sight was a huge shock'
Ann Ingle
4 Jun
10.1k
7
Stress
Therapist: Are you burning out? Here are the signs to watch out for...
Linda Breathnach
3 Jun
35.9k
62
HISMM
Money Diaries: An engineer on €45K in Limerick juggling work, sport and helping on the farm
TheJournal.ie reader
2 Jun
29.5k
15
derelict buildings
Opinion: Turn empty houses into homes - there is no more time for excuses
Leigh Brosnan
2 Jun
19.4k
98
LARRY DONNELLY
RFK Jr is demanding a place on stage alongside Trump and Biden - he may have a point
Larry Donnelly
1 Jun
17.5k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Wham, BAM, where the hell is our hospital, ma'am?
Carl Kinsella
1 Jun
7.1k
travel writing
Travels: 'Parts of Mexico are like the Gaeltacht with sunshine and tacos'
Peter Flanagan
1 Jun
10.1k
4
May
May 2024
Incarceration
Opinion: Repurposing Mountjoy's Progression Unit - a short-term solution to a long-term problem
Lynn Ruane
30 May
6.2k
25
Commuting
Public transport: 'The feeling is that those with money to spend will only come to town by car'
Andrea Horan
29 May
33.7k
70
arms embargo bill
Opinion: The Irish Government must now push against the flow of arms to Israel
Alice-Mary Higgins
28 May
7.0k
dog welfare
Dog behaviourist: 'Puppy yoga is a bad idea, nothing about it is ever good for the dogs'
Suzi Walsh
27 May
11.5k
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