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Voices

April
April 2024
HISMM
Money Diaries: A sales account manager on €55K in Munster looking towards retirement
TheJournal.ie reader
14 Apr
30.0k
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
24.1k
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
10.0k
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
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
14.7k
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
25.3k
27
cancer treatment
Nurse: Witnessing cancer and going through it yourself are two vastly different things
Deborah Murphy
21 Mar
15.2k
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