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Voices

Last month
June 2024
Opinion: Turn empty houses into homes - there is no more time for excuses
Leigh Brosnan
RFK Jr is demanding a place on stage alongside Trump and Biden - he may have a point
Larry Donnelly
Surrealing in the Years: Wham, BAM, where the hell is our hospital, ma'am?
Carl Kinsella
Travels: 'Parts of Mexico are like the Gaeltacht with sunshine and tacos'
Peter Flanagan
May
May 2024
Opinion: Repurposing Mountjoy's Progression Unit - a short-term solution to a long-term problem
Lynn Ruane
Public transport: 'The feeling is that those with money to spend will only come to town by car'
Andrea Horan
Opinion: The Irish Government must now push against the flow of arms to Israel
Alice-Mary Higgins
Dog behaviourist: 'Puppy yoga is a bad idea, nothing about it is ever good for the dogs'
Suzi Walsh
Money Diaries: A civil servant on €52K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
The Palestine Question: Should recognition come before or after peace?
Dr Gëzim Visoka
Opinion: Ireland needs helicopter emergency medicine - it’s the difference between life and death
Dr Brian Burns
Parenting: 'Our sex ed class was delivered by a local church member — she was a disaster'
Margaret Lynch
Surrealing in the Years: Ireland recognises Palestine, Mattie McGrath not quite so sure
Carl Kinsella
Taoiseach: ‘Parading ambassadors in front of TV cameras in Israel was unacceptable’
Simon Harris TD
Opinion: On the Repeal anniversary, remember the right to abortion is being eroded globally
Orla O'Connor
Illustrator: Keep AI out of your programmes, GAA — you're supposed to be the good guys
Barry Masterson
Opinion: Ireland’s recognition of Palestine is welcome, but it must be followed by real action
Jamil Sawalmeh & Karol Balfe
Georgia unrest: 'The Kremlin is relishing the falling out between the ruling party and the EU'
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Money Diaries: A scientist on €31K living in Leinster
TheJournal.ie reader
European Elections: Northern Ireland deserves a seat at the table in Europe – it is unique
Emma DeSouza
Analysis: Biden may be slipping, but here's what he should do to win...
Larry Donnelly
Surrealing in the Years: We don't need AI to start freaking out about politics in Ireland
Carl Kinsella
Opinion: Child-free restaurants? That's just insulting, we were all kids once
Niamh O'Reilly
My story: 'When you become chronically ill, you quickly learn that health is everything'
Sarah O'Connor
Analysis: Dublin and Monaghan were bombed 50 years ago - now is the time to uncover the truth
John O'Brien
Opinion: Allowing prisoners to vote is a symbolic indication that they remain citizens
Dr Cormac Behan
European Elections: Will young people get out and vote?
Leon Diop
Opinion: Ozempic isn't the answer — we need to change our toxic food system
Dr Catherine Conlon
Opinion: Protesting Israel's war on Gaza isn't antisemitic — it's a display of humanity
Emma DeSouza
Money Diaries: A sports officer on €42K living in Munster
TheJournal.ie reader
Parenting: Raising older kids can be lonely — and we haven't even reached the teenage years
Margaret Lynch
Opinion: Eurovision was always political, but the world it now operates in has changed
Johnny Fallon
Surrealing in the Years: New York portal runs risk of showing world what Ireland is really like
Carl Kinsella
Vicki Notaro: Writing about women can tackle serious issues and still be seriously fun
Vicki Notaro
Roberta Metsola: How to defend the European Union and democracy? Vote.
Roberta Metsola
Opinion: There's collateral damage as Kendrick Lamar conquers Drake in the rap feud of its era
Dean Van Nguyen
Opinion: 'A new Dublin taskforce would do nothing to help inner city communities'
Darragh Moriarty
Time running out: 'Invasion of Rafah would be a death sentence for thousands'
Rosamond Bennett
Eurovision 2024: Bambie Thug is the anti-Dana, but they might just be the voice of a generation
Peter Flanagan
Donal Fallon: 'Many royal and political figures were honoured with street names'
Donal Fallon