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Voices

Last year
2023
wellness
Therapist: Christmas is a time for giving – but not from an empty cup
Linda Breathnach
21 Dec 2023
8.8k
3
no regulation
Lynn Boylan: Ireland needs to go from the 'puppy farm capital' of Europe to the gold standard
Lynn Boylan
Updated 21 Dec 2023
17.2k
21
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland: 'Stormont is now a mere soap opera on a hill over Belfast'
Brian Rowan
Updated 19 Dec 2023
17.8k
47
Opinion
Stephen's Green Shopping Centre is an oddity - but why ruin what gives it character?
Aoife Barry
18 Dec 2023
21.4k
25
cognitive dissonance
Opinion: We can't roll our eyes at oil states at COP while missing our own climate targets
Sadhbh O' Neill
Updated 17 Dec 2023
8.0k
HISMM
Money Diaries: A 27-year-old financial advisor on €85K living in Leinster
TheJournal.ie reader
17 Dec 2023
41.1k
25
Books
Extract: Barristers have held positions of influence since the foundation of the Irish State
Niamh Howlin
16 Dec 2023
11.6k
12
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Tornado in Leitrim steals the show during a season of extreme weather
Carl Kinsella
16 Dec 2023
5.5k
winter blues
Therapist: What's the difference between Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Susi Lodola
16 Dec 2023
9.7k
0
UK Politics
Analysis: Immigration matters to British voters, but not as much as Conservatives would like
Sydney Nash
Updated 13 Dec 2023
8.1k
60
Middle East
Tom Clonan: Gaza has become hell on earth, while the world just watches
Tom Clonan
Updated 12 Dec 2023
11.0k
Irish revolution
Extract: 'I was privileged to interview people with so much knowledge of the Irish revolution'
Tom Hurley
12 Dec 2023
15.7k
1
Climate Change
Farmer: 'We're in danger of becoming the climate scapegoats for fossil fuel interests'
Thomas Duffy
12 Dec 2023
9.6k
35
Banking
Financial analyst: Irish Banks are now in for a shock when it comes to savings
Mark Coan
Updated 11 Dec 2023
30.0k
14
HISMM
Money Diaries: A customer success manager on €86K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
10 Dec 2023
36.1k
23
Europe
Belarus: In its contempt for democracy, the regime clings to power by every possible means
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Roberta Metsola
10 Dec 2023
12.6k
US Elections
Larry Donnelly: Nikki Haley would crush Biden, but can she beat Trump?
Larry Donnelly
9 Dec 2023
21.8k
52
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: President Conor is unlikely, but we're still in for a long two years
Carl Kinsella
9 Dec 2023
15.6k
kinship care
Opinion: 'We knew we would parent our grandson, we had no choice, but we also had no support'
Kinship Carer
9 Dec 2023
28.3k
Cop28
Opinion: 'Leaders, stop wringing your hands over the state you're leaving the planet to young people'
Gillian Barnett
8 Dec 2023
4.1k
Antisocial Behaviour
Local councillor: Dublin's inner city needs hard work, not political games
Janet Horner
7 Dec 2023
8.6k
irish emigrants
Historian: Irish emigrants were once labelled 'scum' and tormented in the United States
Dr Catherine Healy
4 Dec 2023
16.1k
HISMM
Money Diaries: A data analyst on €61K living in Co Laois
TheJournal.ie reader
3 Dec 2023
38.8k
20
disaffected youth
Youth worker: 'I could easily have been one of those rioting'
Glen Kearney
Updated 3 Dec 2023
30.6k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Good news! The weird online loudmouths are here to save Ireland
Carl Kinsella
2 Dec 2023
14.9k
christmas fare
Saturday Serving: Three dinner party recipes from Alex Petit to wow your guests this season
Alex Petit
2 Dec 2023
11.5k
8
sponsored
UCD/The Journal MBA scholar: 'My job had changed so much, I needed to learn more'
Eoin Murray
1 Dec 2023
7.6k
Analysis
Larry Donnelly: The Dublin riots triggered middle Ireland and its voters - politicians take heed
Larry Donnelly
1 Dec 2023
27.0k
Tribute
Tony Duffin: Shane MacGowan was more than a Fairytale…
Tony Duffin
Updated 30 Nov 2023
12.6k
7
Polluter Pays
Eamon Ryan: 'If we crack energy, we can crack climate'
Eamon Ryan
30 Nov 2023
9.6k
Cop28
Opinion: The speeding climate train will have catastrophic implications for billions
Karol Balfe
29 Nov 2023
7.1k
34
dublin riots
Prof Donncha O’Connell: We need a calm and measured assessment of policing after the riots
Donncha O’Connell
29 Nov 2023
4.7k
LIFE IN IRELAND
Opinion: The riots were a scaled-up version of what we migrants face every day in Ireland
Teresa Buczkowska
Updated 29 Nov 2023
18.3k
INFECTIONS
Dr Catherine Conlon: Respiratory illness clusters in China - what is it and what are the risks?
Dr Catherine Conlon
28 Nov 2023
17.5k
16
HISMM
Money Diaries: A company secretary on €81K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
26 Nov 2023
66.0k
21
dublin riots
Emma DeSouza: Want to stop the march of the far-right? Tackle inequality
Emma DeSouza
26 Nov 2023
20.7k
law and order breakdown
Bobby McDonagh: The Rule of Law matters more than ever when the world is imploding
Bobby McDonagh
25 Nov 2023
11.8k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Dublin riot shatters many of our shared delusions about Ireland
Carl Kinsella
25 Nov 2023
18.2k
dublin riots
Former member: It's time gardaí got some real support in tackling antisocial behaviour
Stephen Moore
Updated 24 Nov 2023
25.4k
dublin violence
John O'Brien: Enough of the Minister and Commissioner's magical thinking around law and order
John O'Brien
Updated 24 Nov 2023
24.7k
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