Voices

Last year
2025
Mass collaboration: The untapped potential of collective problem-solving
Kim Mackenzie-Doyle
Beyond the screen: Rethinking screen time for families — the key is balance
Afif El-Khuffash
Money Diaries: A medical student on €20K living in Munster
The Journal reader
Hospital consultant: 'Everyone in medicine dreads the Friday night on call for the same reason'
Professor Rónán Collins
Opinion: Have we reached the end of the age of Irish referendums?
Reidín Doyle
Parenting teens: 'I don’t 'let' her date, just like you don’t ‘let’ a newborn wake up 16 times'
Margaret Lynch
Bishop Willie Walsh never felt threatened by the Vatican because he never wanted to be a bishop
Tony Flannery
Surrealing in the Years: Granny flat plan would have us living like garden gnomes
Carl Kinsella
Financial advisor: Thinking of retiring? Here are the things to consider...
Leah McMahon
Larry Donnelly: Trump is on a rampage. Where is the resistance? Where are the Democrats?
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Michael D Higgins has not overstepped the constitutional boundaries of the Presidency
Seán Rainford & Dr Jamie McLoughlin
Opinion: Rich countries need to pay their fair share if Africa is to become debt-free
Karol Balfe
Opinion: Government dusts off failed Celtic Tiger policies and we all know where they got us
Rory Hearne
Zuckerberg's Meta under Trump: 'As an American, my only option is to quit its platforms'
Elizabeth Rymut
Opinion: Storm Éowyn showed just how important it is to back communities
Emma Murtagh
We need to talk about the daily struggle of parenting with ADHD
Karen Beckett
Opinion: The public is ahead of government on the importance of Early Years and School Age Care
Frances Byrne
Money Diaries: Are you on top of your money? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
The Journal reader
Analysis of remote work: 'It's not in decline - demand is higher than ever'
Graham Harron
Self-diagnosis: TikTok has convinced me I have ADHD — why are we so willing to be influenced?
Niamh O'Reilly
Surrealing in the Years: Ná bí ag insint bréaga, le do thoil
Carl Kinsella
Beyond the Pale: 'The Dublin rental market feels like one big pressure zone'
Sylvia Power
Tom Clonan: Irish neutrality should be protected, but we also need to spend on defence
Tom Clonan
Valentine's: The data doesn't lie — love is in the air
Kieran O’Leary
Valentine's Day: Is true love possible in the age of algorithms?
Dr Fiona Murphy
Opinion: 'As men, the best thing we can do for women at Valentine's is become their allies'
Finian Murphy
Housing limbo: 'I've moved house 13 times in the past 10 years'
Maria Kelly
Paul Murphy pushes back on Super Juniors: 'No more snouts at the Leinster House trough'
Paul Murphy
Syria after Assad: Why humanitarian aid can’t stop now
Munaf Muadel
Hot school meals: They're so important, but we could be offering much better food
Dr Catherine Conlon
Irish nurses in the NHS: A new book charts the lives of Ireland's nurses who worked in the UK
Louise Ryan, Grainne McPolin & Neha Doshi
Architect: A radical change is needed to solve Ireland’s housing and infrastructure crisis
Sean Mahon
Parenting and sleepovers: 'I know too much about what happens to let my kids go on them'
Margaret Lynch
Money Diaries: A stay-at-home mother in the South East who has left work after maternity leave
The Journal reader
Boyzone documentary is a refreshingly real look at relationships of all kinds between men
Carl Kinsella
Analysis: Irish vape users are being failed in the face of illegal products
Maria Delaney
Opinion: The Phoenix Park deer might be part of its heritage, but they're bad for biodiversity
Pádraic Fogarty
Camping out for houses, waiting for ghost buses - has Halloween come early?
Carl Kinsella
Larry Donnelly: Trump hasn't just torn up the rule book, he's burnt it to a crisp
Larry Donnelly
Trump’s threatened trade war: Should Canada and the EU band together?
Dr Seána Glennon