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Voices

This year
2024
Northern Ireland
Emma DeSouza: The UUP and SDLP were once the voices of nationalism and unionism — not anymore
Emma DeSouza
1 Sep
11.3k
32
drug trafficking
Dr Ian Marder: Why seizing drugs might cause more harm than it prevents
Dr Ian Marder
31 Aug
14.2k
42
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Irish parties' star-power strategy ushers in new era of elections
Carl Kinsella
31 Aug
5.9k
childhood
Parenting: Supernanny is right about 'sharenting', child influencers and school routines online
Margaret Lynch
31 Aug
17.1k
Northern Ireland
Brian Rowan: For too long, Colum Eastwood and his party have been running uphill in heavy boots
Brian Rowan
Updated 29 Aug
8.7k
8
Opinion
Councillor: The tourists at the weekend are further proof that Dublin needs a hotel tax
Darragh Moriarty
27 Aug
22.5k
67
Smartphones
Teacher: Who cares if ministers' proposals on smartphones are a stunt? Kids need this
Eoghan Cleary
27 Aug
9.8k
17
HISMM
Money Diaries: A financial services manager on €105K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
25 Aug
40.5k
37
Leaving Cert
Solicitor on Leaving Cert: I took the long route for my education and I have no regrets
Cian Moriarty
25 Aug
18.9k
34
Back To School
Parenting: You might miss the early years, but it's also great when the kids grow up a little
Margaret Lynch
24 Aug
15.4k
8
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Ireland's new approach to road safety is good old-fashioned bullying
Carl Kinsella
24 Aug
11.9k
Opinion
Comedian: 'That guy at the back, with his arms folded? He's the one I'll try make laugh'
Neil Green
24 Aug
7.0k
Teachers
TUI president: It's time to put an end to the teacher retention and recruitment crisis
David Waters
Updated 23 Aug
11.9k
39
hospitality crisis
Andrea Horan: If Dublin loses more businesses, it will become a soulless, faded dream
Andrea Horan
Updated 23 Aug
32.0k
117
voices
Norma Foley: There should be no access to mobile phones until the school day is over
Norma Foley
22 Aug
11.5k
RIP
Nell McCafferty: A powerful, courageous, witty, brilliant, pioneering woman we'll never forget
Mary McAuliffe
21 Aug
9.5k
16
PERSONAL SPACE
Niamh O'Reilly: Fake hugs and air kisses are hollow, but lessons about consent are real
Niamh O'Reilly
21 Aug
9.8k
break dancing
Irish b-boy: The reaction to Raygun is a shame, breaking is about community and originality
Tobi Omoteso
20 Aug
15.3k
Immigration
Dean Van Nguyen: Why I’m now using the term 'fascism' for what's happening in Ireland
Dean Van Nguyen
19 Aug
20.0k
Michael Shine Case
Analysis: Public inquiries are a key means for validating survivor experiences
James Gallen
19 Aug
4.1k
10
editorial
Editorial: Michael Shine was convicted for assaulting 9 boys. But that’s not the full story
Sinead O'Carroll
19 Aug
19.2k
8
HISMM
Money Diaries follow-up: A part-time adult educator on low and infrequent pay living in Leinster
TheJournal.ie reader
18 Aug
23.6k
Olympics 2024
Gavin Cooney: It'll be tough to recapture the feeling of the Paris Olympics
Gavin Cooney
18 Aug
7.7k
15
US Elections
Larry Donnelly: What Harris and Trump should now do in the upended race for the White House
Larry Donnelly
17 Aug
14.1k
45
Housing
Eoin Ó Broin: Renters need security, affordability and a pathway to a permanent home
Eoin Ó Broin
17 Aug
10.9k
98
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: We don't need to read Eoghan Murphy's book, we lived it
Carl Kinsella
17 Aug
11.8k
School
Therapist: Feeling burnt out as a parent this summer? Some tips for self care
Bethan O’Riordan
17 Aug
8.1k
10
kursk
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: Ukraine's attack on Russia is risky, but it shows that Putin is not invincible
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Updated 16 Aug
13.8k
Immigration
Peter Flanagan: The UK rioters have gone home for now, but they will regroup
Peter Flanagan
Updated 16 Aug
8.9k
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
11 Aug
11.7k
Biodiversity
Ciaran Brennan: The plan to save the Hen Harrier should be the blueprint for wider restoration
Ciaran Brennan
8 Aug
6.8k
12
end of school
The Irish For: Debs season – the making of a very Irish tradition
Darach Ó Séaghdha
6 Aug
11.6k
5
Opinion
Dr Chris Luke: Cannabis may rarely kill - but cannabis users frequently do
Dr Chris Luke
5 Aug
31.9k
HISMM
Money Diaries: An office manager on €45K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
4 Aug
32.2k
13
beauty industry
Parenting: Kids should not be concerned about wrinkles before they even hit puberty
Margaret Lynch
3 Aug
9.7k
Opinion
Larry Donnelly: Harris needs to win voters from that amorphous entity known as Middle America
Larry Donnelly
3 Aug
11.3k
114
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Easily misled culture warriors can overshadow even the Olympics
Carl Kinsella
3 Aug
7.1k
Holiday
Therapist: How to grapple with body positivity, insecurities and FOMO during the summer
Maxine Walsh
3 Aug
7.3k
Summertime
Opinion: Barbecues — are they just for men?
Simon Tierney
30 Jul
9.8k
22
HISMM
Money Diaries: A sales team leader on €60K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
28 Jul
29.7k
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