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Voices

September
September 2025
voices
Autism campaigner: Autism is not new and does not need to be cured
Evie Nevin
27 Sep
8.2k
Opinion
Larry Donnelly: In this three-way race for president, everything is still to play for
Larry Donnelly
26 Sep
5.4k
50
Transport
Opinion: The idea that cars give us freedom is a myth sold by advertisers
Ciaran Brennan
25 Sep
9.6k
57
worker power
Opinion: As our political leaders dither, the power of collective action is a bastion of hope
Sylvia Leatham
24 Sep
3.0k
3
Vaccines
Doctor: Trump’s feelings about vaccines risk children's lives and discount centuries of evidence
Dr Catherine Conlon
23 Sep
3.3k
Religion
Opinion: Christianity is having a resurgence on social media - but what's driving it?
Andrea Horan
23 Sep
8.5k
Gaza
Human rights expert: When it comes to Gaza, politicians need to match their actions to their words
Liam Herrick
22 Sep
3.3k
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A data analyst on €42K living in Munster
TheJournal.ie reader
21 Sep
21.3k
34
Divorced Parents
Opinion: The line that co-parents should 'just communicate' gets thrown around too easily
Sandra Schmidt
21 Sep
5.2k
11
voices
Dealing with stress: Give yourself permission to put your day on pause
James O'Connell
21 Sep
9.8k
27
Opinion
Irish holidays: I've been dozens of places by bus, boat and train - there are pleasures and pitfalls
Anna Heussaff
20 Sep
12.8k
language rights
Conradh na Gaeilge: Today's protest is about achieving equality for our language and its speakers
Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin
20 Sep
13.9k
54
Cearta Teanga
Conradh na Gaeilge: Cothrom na Féinne don teanga is a pobal labhartha is ea sprioc na hagóide inniu
Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin
20 Sep
2.7k
3
time to act
Opinion: The EU has failed Palestine. Countries meeting at the UN must not
Éamonn Meehan
20 Sep
3.3k
Opinion
The Basic Income scheme brought me success, wellbeing and family life; the Government must retain it
Michael Gallen
19 Sep
8.6k
irish society
Opinion: Radical hope and joy forged human rights movements, and we need them again now
Dr Michael Barron
19 Sep
3.0k
Opinion
Johnny Fallon: How Eurovision makes its decision on Israel will have long and lasting impact
Johnny Fallon
18 Sep
8.2k
Racism
Opinion: Turning this into a witch hunt helps no one - but blackface is not 'just a joke'
Dr Ebun Joseph
17 Sep
9.1k
Saint Carlo Acutis
Opinion: Cynics suggest the Church may use Carlo to boost attendance - there may be merit to that claim
Fr Michael Collins
17 Sep
6.3k
Israel
Opinion: Preventing another genocide is how Germany should come to terms with its history
Bobby McDonagh
16 Sep
5.2k
Opinion
Pippa Hackett: Farmers are being treated as pawns in the rural economy
Pippa Hackett
16 Sep
9.5k
14
rights not charity
Opinion: The budget will show if Government is serious about a 'step change' for disabled people
Derval McDonagh
15 Sep
9.2k
19
global sumud flotilla
Lawyer sailing toward Gaza: I can't stand idly by while the rule of law is decimated
Leigh Brosnan
14 Sep
11.9k
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A clerical officer on €31K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
14 Sep
27.0k
21
anna duke
Wicklow player from BBC's Traitors: It breaks my heart to see the fabulous Irish cast getting hate online
Anna Duke
14 Sep
36.1k
Health Hazards
Opinion: Profit has a pervasive influence on mental illness and chronic disease
Dr Catherine Conlon
14 Sep
6.3k
19
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Jim Gavin's answer on Gaza makes his Áras run look like a real gamble
Carl Kinsella
13 Sep
36.7k
Emigration
Opinion: I left Ireland for a better life in Paris. Here’s why many young Irish people are considering the same
Mandy Cherie
13 Sep
17.9k
13
Palestine
Opinion: Only by visiting the West Bank can you understand what life is like for Palestinians there
Patricia Stephenson
12 Sep
5.2k
just a number
Opinion: The Traitors tells us more than you might think about Zoomers vs Boomers
Gwen Loughman
12 Sep
11.9k
8
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Books: 'Life in the convent was all about power and domination'
Breda O'Toole
12 Sep
17.8k
political violence
Larry Donnelly: After Charlie Kirk’s killing, America teeters on the brink
Larry Donnelly
11 Sep
14.9k
No Offence But
Friendly reminder: Sometimes being passive aggressive works. Just don't overdo it
Gwen Loughman
11 Sep
8.7k
24
World Suicide Prevention Day
Opinion: We need political leadership to address suicide rates among men in Ireland
Aidan Farrelly
Updated 10 Sep
5.2k
voices
Opinion: We should aim to be the first generation to experience more nature, not less
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
9 Sep
5.3k
National Children's Hospital
Opinion: One magnificently expensive hospital can't fix our children's healthcare system
Dr Paul Davis
8 Sep
5.3k
19
HISMM
Money Diaries: A customer assistant and hotel manager on a combined €80k living in Munster
TheJournal.ie reader
7 Sep
28.0k
8
Defence Forces
Opinion: The Government's plans to scrap the Triple Lock should be concerning to all citizens
Stephen Kelly
7 Sep
6.4k
checks and balances
Marion McKeone: All the experts say Trump's tariffs are unlawful. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Marion McKeone
7 Sep
9.0k
15
Shahzad Jamil
Earthquake eye-witness in Afghanistan: 'It was like something from a nightmare'
Shahzad Jamil
6 Sep
4.0k
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