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Voices

June
June 2025
tipperary woodlands
Farming for nature: How we turned our farm into a regenerative tourism spot
Niall Heenan
Updated 26 Jun
6.6k
international law
Opinion: The US joining in Israel’s attack on Iran is the Iraq War all over again
Emma DeSouza
25 Jun
6.2k
74
Washington
Opinion: No wonder Trump is angry — he's playing high-stakes poker
Larry Donnelly
Updated 24 Jun
11.1k
24
European Union
Fintan Drury: Von der Leyen's unwavering support of Israel is proving disastrous
Fintan Drury
Updated 23 Jun
13.9k
84
Iran
Opinion: You can’t bomb, shoot and kill your way to peace, despite what Trump thinks
Tom Clonan
Updated 22 Jun
11.5k
40
HISMM
Money Diaries: An administrator on €37K living in the Midlands
TheJournal.ie reader
22 Jun
24.2k
10
column
We Irish like the news - a lot - but can we learn to love it?
Susan Daly
22 Jun
4.4k
23
working parents
Parenting: Affordable childcare? For lone-parent families? You're having a laugh...
Margaret Lynch
21 Jun
6.8k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Dublin city needs a new motto. I have some suggestions.
Carl Kinsella
21 Jun
8.3k
Polluter Pays
Opinion: Why don't we regulate farms like we do pharmaceuticals?
Pádraic Fogarty
21 Jun
13.5k
79
no such thing as bored
Opinion: Let kids be bored, it's how they become creative
Gwen Loughman
19 Jun
6.8k
26
An Garda Síochána
John O'Brien: It's wrong to say rank and file gardaí have treated Drew Harris unfairly
John O'Brien
18 Jun
10.7k
Russian Empire
Books: Imperialism is Russia's forte — we underestimate it at our peril
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
17 Jun
6.2k
100
make it stop
End-of-year school events: 'Much as I love them, there are just too many'
Niamh O'Reilly
16 Jun
18.6k
HISMM
Money Diaries: A finance manager on €60K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
15 Jun
28.7k
12
Opinion
Larry Donnelly: LA riots may look like a banana skin for Trump, but his base remains happy
Larry Donnelly
15 Jun
9.4k
44
book extracts
Manchán Magan on our forgotten kin: Tracing Ireland’s hidden legacy in Iceland
Manchán Magan
14 Jun
13.0k
In Pictures
'Bricks instead of beer': Stark images from NI photographer tell story of the Ballymena riots
Tyler Collins.
14 Jun
17.2k
bees in trouble
The Bee Guy: We're going global for bees - they need our help
Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy
14 Jun
12.7k
22
Rafah crossing
Paul Murphy: Why I've joined thousands from around the world on a march to Gaza
Paul Murphy
13 Jun
5.7k
institutional care
Opinion: After Leas Cross and Aras Attracta, how are we still failing people in nursing homes?
Amanda Phelan
13 Jun
5.0k
25
child free cafes
Opinion: Should we have child-free zones? It's complicated...
Gwen Loughman
12 Jun
13.3k
34
Sewage
Ecocide series: It's only a matter of time before Algal Blooms impact our water supply
Brian Murray
Updated 11 Jun
10.1k
21
all is well
Dr Chris Luke: Leaving Cert students off on sun holiday shortly? Some tips for parents...
Dr Chris Luke
10 Jun
12.4k
12
food as weapon
Hunger in Gaza: When starving babies is the strategy, not just the outcome
Dr Clare Patton
Updated 10 Jun
8.7k
rté investigates
Care homes exposé: 'We need to reverse the privatisation of our social care sector'
Sinéad McGarry
9 Jun
7.8k
43
HISMM
Money Diaries: An escalation manager on €120K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
8 Jun
47.5k
61
DERELICTIRELAND
Dereliction in Ireland: 'Something is rotten in the Irish property industry'
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
8 Jun
23.0k
49
filthy dirty
Opinion: Dublin's streets are a mess, and not enough is being done to fix them
Gus Landy
Updated 7 Jun
34.9k
120
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Mayo Pride's 'Child of Drag' is a 'dreadful blasphemy'. So what?
Carl Kinsella
7 Jun
12.6k
GUT BRAIN CONNECTION
Dr Catherine Conlon: Why gut bacteria matter to mental health and how to keep them thriving
Dr Catherine Conlon
7 Jun
15.5k
7
Leaving Cert
Pádraig Rice TD on dyslexia: 'Growing up, I knew I was different'
Pádraig Rice
5 Jun
7.0k
22
Freedom Flotilla Coalition
Flotilla: If we don't act now, we'll be complicit in the annihilation of the Palestinian people
Lynn Ruane
Updated 4 Jun
11.5k
CLIMATE CRISIS
Ireland and marine life: 'We should hang our heads in shame at our failure to protect the sea'
Pádraic Fogarty
3 Jun
9.1k
48
sipping it
Opinion: More 'sober sometimes' than 'sober curious', at least now I watch how I drink alcohol
Gwen Loughman
2 Jun
13.5k
40
HISMM
Money Diaries: A public servant on €55K living in Co Westmeath
TheJournal.ie reader
1 Jun
36.5k
24
US politics
Larry Donnelly: Are American politicians too long in the tooth and too long in the job?
Larry Donnelly
1 Jun
7.7k
47
May
May 2025
smartphone addiction
Doom and zombie scrolling: 'Some believe humans go through 300 feet of content in a single day'
Dr Catherine Conlon
31 May
10.0k
20
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Wait a minute, the British Army did WHAT to Irish civilians?
Carl Kinsella
31 May
15.6k
parenting groups
Fed-up dad: Parenting WhatsApp groups are out of control - here are my new rules for you all
Anonymous Dad
31 May
33.7k
28
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