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Voices

Yesterday
1st November 2025
Life after the ceasefire
Palestinian in Ireland: My brother returned to our town in Gaza. He found silence and dust.
Walaa Sabah
10 hrs ago
3.4k
Pushing Back
Opinion: Ireland must stand united against hate in all its forms
Laura Harmon
17 hrs ago
4.5k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Sorry Simon, maybe Ireland doesn't want to be a 'centrist' country
Carl Kinsella
20 hrs ago
17.8k
book extract
Living in a Ghost City: Soon, the feet of office workers will stroll over a former dance floor
Sunday Miscellany
21 hrs ago
9.0k
11
Trump's America
Opinion: US strikes in the Caribbean show how far Washington has drifted from the rule of law
Hannah McCarthy
22 hrs ago
10.0k
Last week
26th October 2025 - 1st November 2025
Running wild
Opinion: Halloween now doesn't hold a candle to how we did it in the 90s
Margaret Lynch
31 Oct
12.0k
25
oiche shamhna
Halloween histories: Step inside the stories of Ireland’s (alleged) witches
Dr Niav Gallagher
31 Oct
4.1k
7
book extract
Carl Kinsella: ‘I’m sorry, sir. I am Irish. I have no idea what’s going on.’
Carl Kinsella
31 Oct
85.7k
7
Turnout
Opinion: When it comes to making voting easy, Ireland is way behind others in Europe
Emma DeSouza
30 Oct
6.8k
69
Protecting the pets
Dog behaviourist: Tips to help your dogs cope with the fireworks and frenzy of Halloween
Suzi Walsh
30 Oct
4.8k
slow down
Opinion: We could make our towns safer for everyone by lowering speed limits to 30km/h
Feljin Jose
29 Oct
9.1k
46
book extract
Mattress Mick: How I found my trading feet at Dublin's Dandelion Market
Michael Flynn
28 Oct
10.6k
4
Interview Advice
Career expert: Memorising AI-generated answers for job interviews is a trap
Sarah Geraghty
27 Oct
7.0k
11
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A PR manager on €44K living in Co Cork
TheJournal.ie reader
26 Oct
23.9k
15
Lessons for the Left
Opinion: Here's what the left should learn from its Catherine Connolly campaign
Killian Mangan
26 Oct
6.1k
70
Mind the App
Opinion: The people of Dublin deserve a proper public transport app
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
26 Oct
10.9k
49
Last month
October 2025
Clocks Going Back
Doctor: As the time on the clock goes back, make sure you're listening to your body clock too
Dr Catherine Conlon
25 Oct
7.3k
7
Analysis
Larry Donnelly: Online engagement and a united left transformed Catherine Connolly's Áras chances
Larry Donnelly
25 Oct
7.4k
52
mol an oige
Opinion: Our young people are the future – the next President of Ireland should empower them
Avril Ryan
25 Oct
9.2k
30
From the ouside
Opinion: Irish abroad should have the right to vote for their president
Cáit Caden
24 Oct
7.7k
141
Opinion
Law professor: Diluting the Occupied Territories Bill would be a political choice more than a legal one
Conor Crummey
24 Oct
2.9k
what we eat
Opinion: The relationship between farming and pharma is closer than you might like
Pippa Hackett
23 Oct
3.6k
16
The First Name Treatment
Opinion: Fine Gael's confused campaign branding has done nothing to help Humphreys
Gerard O’Shea
22 Oct
9.8k
33
Presidential Election
Opinion: The position of the president matters for Ireland’s European interests
Bobby McDonagh
21 Oct
8.3k
34
Standing side by side
Opinion: I live in one of the UK's most multicultural areas. Immigrants are not the enemy
Peter Flanagan
20 Oct
8.4k
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A governance assistant manager on €71K living in Munster
TheJournal.ie reader
19 Oct
27.8k
14
Health
Mental health: There isn’t a family in the land who hasn’t been affected by depression - including mine
Gwen Loughman
19 Oct
5.9k
Health
Professor Rónán Collins: Getting the winter flu vaccine is an effective way to reduce the risk of stroke
Professor Rónán Collins
19 Oct
15.7k
Work
Opinion: Is AI coming for your job? Maybe - but it's not inevitable
Finian Murphy
18 Oct
5.5k
33
Hospitality
Restaurant owner: For every €100 in sales, I have to spend €93
Paul Behan
18 Oct
33.0k
45
Presidential Election
Climate expert: Why I had to contact the candidates directly to get clear answers on climate
Dr Cara Augustenborg
17 Oct
4.9k
3
Racism and Sexism
Young man: I was radicalised by social media. We need to stop it happening to others
Tom Barton
17 Oct
10.1k
time served
Opinion: Rehabilitated offenders should be able to move on with their lives - that includes jobs
Saoirse Brady
16 Oct
5.2k
Gaeilge
Tuairim: Má táimid dáiríre faoin nGaeilge, tá sé réasúnta a bheith ag súil go mbeadh an tUachtarán in ann í a labhairt
Professor Laura Cahillane and Dr Seán Ó Conaill
15 Oct
3.7k
6
Creativity
Opinion: Using AI for art will hollow out what it means to be human
Emma DeSouza
14 Oct
4.0k
25
Homelessness
Housing worker who lived in emergency accommodation as a child: We need to hear first-hand stories of the housing crisis
Rachel Lartey
13 Oct
22.5k
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A chemist on €52K living in Cork
TheJournal.ie reader
12 Oct
31.9k
12
samhain
Eilish Fisher: We use ghost stories to deal with grief and keep alive memories of those we've lost
Eilish Fisher
12 Oct
3.7k
5
lapwing
Opinion: Do you know our national bird? We aren't taking nearly enough care of it
Jack Morley
12 Oct
33.2k
21
notes on hurling
Old Parish: An extract from Ciarán Murphy's book about taking up hurling at the age of 42
Ciarán Murphy
11 Oct
6.4k
14
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