Voices

January
January 2026
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
Leo Varadkar: The end of Maduro is welcome. The way it happened is not
Leo Varadkar
Money Diaries: Have you made any financial New Year's resolutions? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
The Journal reader
Grok nudification scandal: Will Ireland have the courage to challenge the tech oligarchs?
Dr Catherine Conlon
Nollaig na mBan: 'Its modern revival is a celebration of female friendship and connection'
Dr Mary McAuliffe
Opinion: We have a go-slow government and a dysfunctional Dáil
Pádraig Rice
Careers expert: Five work habits to drop in 2026
Sarah Geraghty
Opinion: The pressure to be 'fit' didn't come out of nowhere - here's how it started
Conor Heffernan
Venezuela: There will be few tears for Maduro but Trump’s military gamble risks bloody chaos
Hannah McCarthy
Opinion: 2025 was a devastating year on Irish roads. We need a transport system that keeps us safe
Dr Catherine Conlon
The future of Gaza: Should Ireland contribute troops to the proposed Gaza Stabilisation Force?
Ray Murphy
Tom Clonan: My New Year's wish is for peace in Ukraine and Europe as a whole
Tom Clonan
Opinion: New Year's resolutions can be a bit of a faff, but I'm giving them another go this year
Gwen Loughman
Last year
2025
Surrealing in the Year 2025: Let's hope 2026 is absolutely nothing like that, then
Carl Kinsella
We need leadership from local councils. Rezoning is an obligation, it's not optional
John Cummins
Inside the West Bank: Life under Israeli occupation is cruel and violent
Karol Balfe
Opinion: Unauthorised drones near Dublin should be a warning. Ireland must strengthen its defences now
Regina Doherty
Money Diaries: A family support worker on €26K living in Dublin
The Journal reader
Nutrition expert: Are ultra-processed foods as bad for us as we've been led to believe?
Mike Gibney
Peter Flanagan: My girlfriend suspects I’m neurodivergent, but I’m not so sure
Peter Flanagan
Analysis: Ireland is still paying attention to news - just not in the same way we used to
Finian Murphy
Opinion: Abandoning the Triple Lock would be a grave mistake
Tom Clonan
Larry Donnelly: What really matters at Christmas
Larry Donnelly
Gwen Loughman: My December birthday was a nightmare as a child. Now, I don't mind so much
Gwen Loughman