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Voices

Higher rents, more evictions: What is the reality behind the Government’s rent reset?
Rory Hearne
Yesterday
28th January 2026
Carlow Weather: 'Ireland has flood forecasts - we’re just not allowed to see them'
Alan O’Reilly, Carlow Weather
Scramblers and E-Scooters: Time for radical action before another life is lost
Marie Sherlock
This week
25th January 2026 - 29th January 2026
Blessing the food: Should we learn to slow down and enjoy our meals?
Margaret Lynch
Botox, beauty and the filtered generation: What happens if everyone freezes their faces?
Keelin Moncrieff
Back to office pressure: 'These rules may be harming a quarter of the workforce'
Laura Gormley & Aoife Brennan
Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses
Sadhbh O' Neill
Money Diaries: A 28-year-old advertising account manager who has just moved to Australia
The Journal reader
RTÉ funding: Public service media isn’t optional — it’s critical infrastructure
Mark Shiel
Last week
18th January 2026 - 24th January 2026
The Big Declutter: How to tidy up without throwing away your memories
Gwen Loughman
Motoring: The fears around EV battery don't actually stack up AND there's a big change coming
Paddy Comyn
Beckham bust up: Therapist gives insights into how families can fall apart
Rachel Somers
Hot School Meals: The intentions are good, but the delivery is poor
Jen Cummins
Deception and delusion in Davos: What's going on in Trump's head?
Bobby McDonagh
No laughing matter: What is nitrous oxide and why are doctors alarmed by its use?
Dr Catherine Conlon
Elon v Ryanair: 'Michael O'Leary might be a dose, but he's our dose'
Peter Flanagan
Opinion: Mamdani’s New York is listening to its citizens. Why is Ireland not?
Dr Seána Glennon
Static on the horizon: EU must safeguard Irish in-car radio against Big Tech
Barry Andrews
From job hunting to oversharing: How LinkedIn morphed into an embarrassing group chat
Niamh O'Reilly
The fight for resources: If 2025 was the year of war, 2026 could be the land-grab year
Emma DeSouza
Money Diaries: A part-time writer in Cork, living alone on a pension
The Journal reader
A ceasefire in name only: Israel's relentless targeting of Palestinians has not stopped
Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne
This month
January 2026
Ireland and human rights: 'Turning our backs on the European Convention would be wrong'
Patricia Stephenson
Surrealing in the Years: We've found out we know nothing about a lot of Very Important Things
Carl Kinsella
Surprise surprise: Ireland is among the most expensive countries in the EU to fill a car
Paddy Comyn
Professor Mary Aiken: Grok is a warning shot, not a one-off scandal
Dr Mary Aiken
Pensions auto-enrolment: It kicks in this month, let's recap on how it will all work
Dr Laura Bambrick
Ex-IRA hunger striker on Palestine Action protest: 'British Government starves the truth again'
Laurence McKeown
Antisocial behaviour in Dublin: What winter hides, summer reveals
Tony Duffin
Trump wants Greenland: A crisis averted, for now…
Larry Donnelly
Analysis: Over half of Irish adults surveyed expect Ireland to face recession this year
Finian Murphy
Hazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that?
Hazel Chu
Bobby McDonagh: Diplomacy still matters in Trump’s jungle
Bobby McDonagh
Mother of autistic children: No one has ever knocked on our door to invite my son to play
Lucinda Murrihy
Money Diaries: An accounting manager on €60K living in Dublin
The Journal reader
Greenland, Trump and a shaken Denmark: An Irishman’s view from Copenhagen
Conor McMahon
Ireland's nature heroes: The birds that come here because it's winter
Jack Morley
Surrealing in the Years: We're entering a new era of lawlessness. Don't expect much help from our leaders
Carl Kinsella
Road safety: Drivers use Netflix in their cars and we wonder why people are dying on the roads
Paddy Comyn
Venezuelan woman in Ireland: Trump has raised alarms, but Maduro deserves no sympathy
Liliana Fernández