Voices

February

February 2026

ireland's education system

SNA cuts U-turn: This has exposed the deep faultlines in our education system

Derval McDonagh

24 Feb

7.0k

four years of war

Two fronts, one fight: How Ukrainian women are holding the line in wartime

Iryna Koval

24 Feb

3.5k

Domestic Abuse

The bruises we don’t question: When domestic abuse happens to men

Alison Comyn

23 Feb

9.9k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A marketing freelancer on €20K living in Co Wicklow

The Journal reader

22 Feb

23.9k

holding our nerve

Conviction in the age of chaos: How to hold the centre in the Trump era

Bobby McDonagh

22 Feb

4.8k

Sorry Not Sorry

Menopause: Hot flushes, hangxiety and the HRT revolution

Gwen Loughman

21 Feb

12.5k

Opinion

Motoring: How our lust for SUVs led to Irish drivers abandoning the humble estate car

Paddy Comyn

21 Feb

21.9k

health challenges

Teen on his heart condition: 'I was born fighting, and won't let this define who I am'

Cian Morrissey

20 Feb

5.3k

financial advice

Mortgage advisor: Hoping to buy a home in Ireland? Stop trying to second-guess the market

Conor McGowan

19 Feb

10.2k

no more hotels

Dublin’s soul for sale: The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces

Andrea Horan

Updated 19 Feb

15.5k

ireland is behind

Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing: Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem

Jennifer Whitmore

Updated 18 Feb

31.8k

Up for debate

Emer Currie: The new Right to Remote Work Bill will not improve access to remote work

Emer Currie

18 Feb

6.9k

Simon Says Invest Again

Simon Harris' saving scheme plan: 'It could make Irish savings work harder, if done properly'

Nick Charalambous

17 Feb

36.8k

trump trash talk

'Pretty girls should always smile': The oldest trick in the patriarchal playbook

Simon Tierney

16 Feb

12.5k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: An executive assistant adjusting to being back at work after a serious illness

The Journal reader

15 Feb

27.1k

drug policy

History repeating: Ireland must not import America’s War on Drugs, again

Lynn Ruane

15 Feb

9.4k

tattoo or not tattoo

Tattoos: Ink, identity and the fear of regret

Gwen Loughman

14 Feb

5.6k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: There was never any chance that we wouldn't draw Israel

Carl Kinsella

14 Feb

5.3k

Motoring

Steering clear of stress: how to navigate the complex Irish car finance market

Paddy Comyn

14 Feb

5.7k

a broken system

Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?

Saoirse Brady

13 Feb

3.0k

Northern Ireland

Breaking the grip: Can we rethink education in Ireland, north and south?

Emma DeSouza

Updated 12 Feb

4.3k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

The Journal reader

Updated 12 Feb

9.6k

SEAMUS CULLETON

Larry Donnelly: The hard edge of Trump’s immigration policy now tests Irish America

Larry Donnelly

Updated 11 Feb

13.6k

EU ukraine funding

Barry Cowen on EU Ukraine loan: Supporting Ukraine doesn't mean short-changing Ireland

Barry Cowen

Updated 11 Feb

6.5k

endless rain

Stuck in the dark: How not to get SAD this time of year

Dr Catherine Conlon

Updated 10 Feb

9.3k

Strasbourg

Kafka with coffee: Life in the European Parliament - it might be boring, but it still matters

Kevin Purcell

10 Feb

4.1k

wet school mornings

Rainy mornings: It's gridlock at the school gates, so god help us all

Margaret Lynch

Updated 10 Feb

12.0k

what next for journalism

From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media

Jeff Jarvis

Updated 9 Feb

5.6k

Total Gridlock

Stuck in the past: Ireland’s remote working policies are built for a world that doesn't exist

George Lawlor

Updated 9 Feb

42.8k

Why luxury

Motoring: 'I don't remember much about being 3, but I remember that car like it was yesterday'

Paddy Comyn

8 Feb

8.9k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A medical administrator working part-time and living in Co Kildare

The Journal reader

8 Feb

18.6k

democracy dies in darkness

From white knight to grim reaper: Bezos guts the Washington Post

Marion McKeone

Updated 8 Feb

8.7k

storm chandra

Storm planning: Chandra and the price of hollowed-out Irish governance

Dr Paul Davis

Updated 8 Feb

5.3k

at home with jack

40 years on, his legend lives on in Ireland - here’s what happened when I met Jack Charlton

Eanna Brophy

7 Feb

13.0k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Oh good, something else that Magic Wand Micheál is powerless to solve

Carl Kinsella

7 Feb

5.6k

plan for flooded future

Ireland in the storms: Flood barriers won't save us if we keep draining the land

Pádraic Fogarty

6 Feb

25.3k

wearable devices

Watching the kids: When parental fear meets GPS tracking

Niamh O'Reilly

5 Feb

5.1k

the Epstein files

Mandelson, Epstein and pressure on Starmer: What now for Britain's unpopular leader?

Peter Flanagan

Updated 4 Feb

6.0k

music as protest

Rockin' in the Free World: Music fights back against oppression, but is it working?

Jack Campbell

Updated 3 Feb

4.3k

Social Media

Opinion: The porn industry is normalising the sex trade for the next generation of teen girls

Eoghan Cleary

Updated 3 Feb

16.5k