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Voices

Yesterday
21st December 2024
Winners and Losers
Larry Donnelly: Who were the 2024 political winners and losers here and in the US?
Larry Donnelly
6 hrs ago
4.5k
58
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Ceann Comhairle ballot could have used just a little more backstabbing
Carl Kinsella
18 hrs ago
6.7k
TOM CLONAN
Ukraine, Gaza, Syria: What will Trump do with the conflicts linking Russia, Iran and Israel?
Tom Clonan
20 hrs ago
5.3k
Last week
15th December 2024 - 21st December 2024
FRENCH RAPE CASE
Opinion: Gisele Pelicot's bravery reminds us to stand in solidarity with all victims of rape
Rachel Morrogh
Updated 20 Dec
7.0k
GOAL VOICES
Life under conflict: The struggle for water in Northwest Syria
Louay Tajiddin
Updated 19 Dec
3.1k
no hangovers
Opinion: I've had a hard look at my drinking, and I'm having a sober curious Christmas
Niamh O'Reilly
17 Dec
17.6k
Diplomacy
Opinion: Ireland should remain calm about the closure of the Israeli Embassy
Bobby McDonagh
Updated 17 Dec
10.7k
Child Welfare
Opinion: Our rules around seclusion and restraint in schools are failing children
Derval McDonagh
16 Dec
8.0k
HISMM
Money Diaries: An Irish executive assistant living in Argentina for a few months
TheJournal.ie reader
15 Dec
27.9k
30
Elections
Romanian vote: Can democracy be saved by cancelling an election?
Roman-Gabriel Olar
15 Dec
7.1k
29
This month
December 2024
FIFA World Cup
Opinion: We can no longer sit back and let the Saudi regime legitimise itself through sports
Simon Tierney
14 Dec
9.0k
58
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: It was a good week for the kind of people who have a lot of good weeks
Carl Kinsella
14 Dec
10.4k
Happy Christmas
The history of Christmas in Ireland: Switzer’s, pantos and crane for dinner
Dr Niav Gallagher
14 Dec
12.0k
10
assad driven out
Syria at a crossroads: Why we can’t let Syria become another forgotten crisis
Barry Andrews
Updated 11 Dec
5.0k
Sssshhh
Opinion: Has cinema etiquette gone out the window?
Niamh O'Reilly
11 Dec
16.9k
Christmas
Lynn Boylan: The EU must do better on toxic chemicals in toys
Lynn Boylan
11 Dec
5.2k
33
frazzled parents
Parenting: Looking forward to Christmas? No, me neither
Margaret Lynch
9 Dec
16.1k
42
HISMM
Money Diaries: How is your budget looking this Christmas? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
8 Dec
11.8k
23
ge 2024
Law and order in Ireland: 'Our new government must now avoid policing by press release'
John O'Brien
8 Dec
7.1k
ge2024
Opinion: Dublin's North inner city's issues must be resolved at the root cause once and for all
Glen Kearney
7 Dec
13.8k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Tired five-second hoist a perfect symbol of Irish political climate
Carl Kinsella
7 Dec
13.2k
39
romania elections
Opinion: Romania’s democracy is in real danger – and so is Eastern Europe’s peace and stability
Roman-Gabriel Olar
6 Dec
8.8k
51
ge2024
Paul Murphy: Clearly, the Irish left needs to unite once and for all ahead of future elections
Paul Murphy
6 Dec
16.7k
141
Late Late Show
Late Late Toy Show: 'It's not really for kids anymore, is it?'
Niamh O'Reilly
5 Dec
22.8k
66
ge2024
Low election turnout: 'Do we need to think like Australia and bring in compulsory voting?'
Emma DeSouza
Updated 5 Dec
15.1k
117
mercosur
Farmer: What is the Mercosur trade deal and why are so many of us against it?
Thomas Duffy
Updated 4 Dec
12.4k
21
US politics
Larry Donnelly: Was President Biden wrong to pardon his son?
Larry Donnelly
4 Dec
10.9k
53
ge2024
Johnny Fallon on coalition formation: 'A slim majority is not the worst thing for a government'
Johnny Fallon
3 Dec
7.5k
32
ge2024
Losing the Greens from government: 'Climate Change hasn’t gone away, you know'
Oisín Coghlan
Updated 3 Dec
12.6k
145
ge2024
Opinion: This election exposed disability services for what they are — the scandal of our age
Tom Clonan
2 Dec
14.8k
32
ge2024
Opinion: Voters chose local certainty in this election — 'better the devils we know'
Dr Brendan Flynn
Updated 2 Dec
15.1k
74
HISMM
Money Diaries: Financial services manager on £43K living in the UK
TheJournal.ie reader
1 Dec
15.5k
4
world aids day
Opinion: How the new Irish Government can end HIV transmission by 2030
Stephen O'Hare
1 Dec
3.8k
Last month
November 2024
fast fashion
Opinion: Fast fashion conglomerates are having a profoundly negative impact on Irish businesses
Elaine Maguire O'Connor
30 Nov
7.2k
9
GE2024 ge2024
To the politicians: 'My generation lives with a housing crisis that will last a lifetime'
Sylvia Power
Updated 28 Nov
12.8k
116
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Election has foregrounded empathy, or the lack thereof, in Irish politics
Carl Kinsella
28 Nov
6.5k
Opinion
RACO Chief: The next government must prioritise national Defence and Security
Lt Col Conor King
28 Nov
5.1k
rehab in ireland
Brain injury: Rehab is crucial, but survivors are often forgotten and just left to exist
Dr Karen Foley
Updated 28 Nov
7.6k
5
Foreign Direct Investment
Opinion: Wake up — Ireland is in serious trouble now Trump is taking office
Aidan Regan
27 Nov
17.7k
78
ge2024
Analysis: What does this election mean for remote employees and employers?
John Evoy
26 Nov
6.6k
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