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Voices

March
March 2024
Irish History
Analysis: What is the history of the White House shamrock presentation?
Dr Catherine Healy
16 Mar
7.2k
12
Protest
Music producer: Irish acts should be commended for their SXSW boycott
Pat Neary
16 Mar
18.0k
52
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Irish diplomacy differs greatly between Texas and DC
Carl Kinsella
16 Mar
7.2k
Turf
Pádraic Fogarty: Ireland's bogs are its rainforests — we have failed them
Pádraic Fogarty
16 Mar
13.4k
52
PhotoGate
Crisis Comms Expert: Princess Kate has fallen on her sword, but where are the gatekeepers?
Deirdre Waldron
Updated 15 Mar
26.1k
2
Paul Murphy: There should be no shamrock for 'Genocide Joe' over his stance on Israel
Paul Murphy
15 Mar
6.7k
eyes wide open
Sleep Expert: Smartphones and their effect on sleep - are you addicted to the screen?
Tom Coleman
6 hrs ago
11.8k
3
Motor neurone disease
Remembering Charlie Bird: A champion of awareness for Motor Neurone Disease
Lillian McGovern
Updated 7 hrs ago
7.7k
0
anxious child
School refusal: Some strategies for parents dealing with this growing issue
Bronagh Starrs
12 Mar
19.4k
30
torment of war
My Story: 'I am Gazan living in Ireland, my family is trapped in the hell that is Rafah'
Ahmed Alsammak
Updated 11 Mar
11.2k
grassroots campaign
'This is not a victory for anyone': A carer reacts to landslide No vote in referendum
Ann Brehony
Updated 10 Mar
20.0k
28
HISMM
Money Diaries: A nurse on €58K living in Dublin and currently on maternity leave
TheJournal.ie reader
10 Mar
32.4k
21
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: The results are in ... referendums remain nation’s messiest pastime
Carl Kinsella
10 Mar
8.0k
Therapist: Motherhood is an emotional rollercoaster - go gently with yourself
Jade Lawless
10 Mar
8.4k
2
US Elections
Larry Donnelly: Make no mistake - Joe Biden is in deep trouble
Larry Donnelly
9 Mar
24.8k
41
Opinion
Ex-Garda Chief Super: Stakeknife and Operation Kenova - are there questions for Dublin?
John O'Brien
9 Mar
16.5k
INTL WOMENS DAY
Opinion: Do women really support other women when it counts?
Niamh O'Reilly
Updated 8 Mar
15.2k
22
March Referendums
Opinion: The care referendum is problematic, paternalistic and downright irresponsible
Orla Tinsley
6 Mar
37.5k
23
Employment
Opinion: If we really want a more equal society, we need greater investment in adult learning
Dearbháil Lawless
5 Mar
5.3k
2
8 March
Opinion: Yes, the wording is tricky, but I am voting 'Yes, Yes' in the proposed referendums
Ursula Barry
Updated 5 Mar
17.8k
vote this friday
Opinion: Does the care referendum show that it’s time for some constitutional spring cleaning?
Dr Alan Greene
Updated 4 Mar
11.2k
63
HISMM
Money Diaries: An accountant on €68K living in Leinster
TheJournal.ie reader
3 Mar
34.5k
11
Referendum
Opinion: Mainstream feminists are backing the 'care amendment' - this is a mistake
Rosaleen McDonagh
3 Mar
19.3k
weeding for truth
Analysis: Understanding harmful misinformation about an LGBTQ+ ‘agenda’ in Ireland
Ciarán O’Connor
2 Mar
10.6k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Snow nice but nation could use heads up next time
Carl Kinsella
2 Mar
7.1k
book extract
Clara Dillon: I love stories about darkness lurking beneath a veneer of domestic civilisation
Clara Dillon
2 Mar
10.6k
4
Referendum
Carer: 'I'm so desperate for scraps of support, I'm almost hoping for a yes vote next week'
Rita B. Wray
1 Mar
14.4k
February
February 2024
Opinion
Opinion: I've been rejected by the government's Cost Rental Scheme again - it's time to emigrate
Jess Ní Mhaoláin
Updated 27 Feb
31.9k
78
Constitution
Debate Room: The Yes and No sides set out their cases for the forthcoming referendums
Sarah O'Reilly & Heather Humphreys
Updated 27 Feb
33.4k
64
Business
Opinion: What would a merger of Vodafone and Three mean across the UK telecoms market?
Dr Catarina Marvão
26 Feb
13.0k
22
HISMM
Money Diaries: A financial advisor on €55K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
25 Feb
32.5k
18
feeling betrayed
Ciaran Mullooly: RTÉ told staff to take our medicine because we were all equal - that was wrong
Ciaran Mullooly
25 Feb
25.8k
US Elections
Larry Donnelly: Quick takes on US politics - where are we now in the race for the White House?
Larry Donnelly
24 Feb
14.6k
70
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: UK Pleasure Boys can teach us all a valuable lesson
Carl Kinsella
24 Feb
10.0k
Family Pet
Opinion: Helping Ukrainians flee war along with their pets is the right thing to do
Suzi Walsh
Updated 23 Feb
14.2k
10
diff
Irish film director: 'A couple of minutes in, I knew we had found our Ukrainian leading lady'
Danny McCafferty
22 Feb
10.5k
5
female anger
Niamh O'Reilly: I looked around the rage room I'd just trashed and had the urge to tidy up
Niamh O'Reilly
Updated 21 Feb
18.2k
18
Ukraine
Tom Clonan: An emboldened Putin and a possible Trump return pose real dangers for Europe
Tom Clonan
Updated 20 Feb
10.1k
Relationships
Handling heartbreak: 'Rejection does not make you a reject, it just means they weren't for you'
Mark Fennell
19 Feb
8.2k
10
Endangered Species
Opinion: The Hen Harrier is the canary in the coal mine for upland biodiversity in Ireland
Ciaran Brennan
Updated 19 Feb
9.7k
9
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