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Voices

April
April 2025
women and the church
Opinion: Despite a welcome change in tone, it was business as usual under Pope Francis
Dr Mary McAuliffe
Updated 27 Apr
9.4k
80
HISMM
Money Diaries: An HR specialist on €78K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
27 Apr
31.7k
30
understanding difference
Opinion: Ireland has much to learn when it comes to treating and valuing all people equally
Derval McDonagh
27 Apr
15.2k
44
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Ireland and the world at large descending into Dan Brown farce
Carl Kinsella
26 Apr
9.2k
Animals
Dog behaviourist: Why it’s time to treat dogs more like children — not just animals
Suzi Walsh
26 Apr
21.4k
45
MOTHER EARTH
Opinion: Farewell to The Climate Pope, who died during Earth Week
Dr Catherine Conlon
25 Apr
3.2k
7
TikTok trends
Parenting: Bed rotting — is it any wonder people want to 'take to the bed'?
Margaret Lynch
24 Apr
19.4k
church and abuse of children
Opinion: Michael O'Brien's intervention was a watershed moment in our reckoning with abuse
Dr Sinéad Ring
24 Apr
12.4k
Human Rights
Bobby McDonagh: To avert our eyes from Gaza would be a moral travesty
Bobby McDonagh
Updated 24 Apr
6.3k
do look up
Just Stop Oil ends direct action: Being hated somehow worked for this climate campaign group
George Ferns
24 Apr
4.8k
tech and humanity
Opinion: AI is changing how we connect – but we still need each other as human beings
Finian Murphy
23 Apr
3.9k
18
Michael Kelly
Next Pope: How the power base of the Church shifted (and why we won't see an Irish Pope emerge)
Michael Kelly
22 Apr
12.4k
17
rip pope francis
Fr Tony Flannery: I loved that man and that Pope — I will miss him
Tony Flannery
Updated 21 Apr
22.6k
30
changing landscape
Trump’s America: Believe it or not, he's not always the main topic of conversation stateside
Larry Donnelly
Updated 21 Apr
18.1k
35
HISMM
Money Diaries: A healthcare worker preparing for retirement in the South East of the country
TheJournal.ie reader
20 Apr
33.9k
18
up and up and up
Doctor: We need to talk about health insurance...
Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne
20 Apr
16.6k
28
Dirty Old Town
Dublin social spaces: Kill off all the options to congregate and you drive young people away
Conor Brummell
19 Apr
13.7k
36
for i have sinned
First Confession: Why are we still putting our children through this guilt grind?
Simon Tierney
19 Apr
25.9k
keep it in the ground
Ban fossil fuel ads: Stop airlines, airports, cars and cruise liners from advertising
Dr Johnny Collins & Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
18 Apr
12.9k
81
fermented foods
Kombucha: What is it and is it good for you?
Dr Catherine Conlon
17 Apr
13.3k
13
27 years on
Good Friday Agreement: Women’s voices must shape the future of this island, north and south
Orla O'Connor
16 Apr
3.4k
GOAL VOICES
Engineering hope: Marwan’s story of displacement, resilience and humanitarian action
Marwan Al-Bakur
15 Apr
4.1k
Narcissism
Surviving a narcissist: What's this personality disorder and how can you manage one in your life?
Dr Stephen McWilliams
14 Apr
24.7k
33
HISMM
Money Diaries: A project engineer on €57K living in Leinster
TheJournal.ie reader
23 hrs ago
26.6k
13
childhood obesity
Hot school meals: How can we do better for the children in Irish schools?
Dr Catherine Conlon
13 Apr
10.7k
57
international trade
Analysis: What are the potential impacts of Trump's tariffs on the Irish supply chain?
Dr Kevin Byrne, Dr Chao Ji-Hyland & Dr Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos
12 Apr
13.9k
76
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Protect our cultural history or solve the housing crisis? Neither, thanks
Carl Kinsella
12 Apr
7.2k
13
Books
World Autism Month: Life as a Second Language — an excerpt from new book, Wired Our Own Way
Naoise Dolan
12 Apr
7.1k
20
Nature
Forest fires in Ireland: Preparation requires proper enforcement and the end of old practices
Pádraic Fogarty
11 Apr
4.6k
18
Anniversary
Good Friday Agreement: So many families of those who died in the Troubles have been ignored
Emma DeSouza
Updated 10 Apr
4.7k
55
SCHOOL MEALS
Parenting: The pearl clutching over hot school lunches is a bit much — at least they're eating
Margaret Lynch
8 Apr
11.4k
50
Opinion
Passenger cap lift: Solar panels at Dublin Airport will not compensate for more people flying
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
7 Apr
10.7k
47
are saunas the new pubs?
Sauna and chill: 'As Robin Williams once said, it was hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon rut'
Niamh O'Reilly
Updated 6 Apr
12.1k
24
HISMM
Money Diaries: An audit associate on €31K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
6 Apr
31.4k
26
Parenting
A dad's perspective: I watched Adolescence with my teenage son... here's what I learned
Derek Walsh
5 Apr
39.6k
80
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealling in the Years: Keep your filthy hands to yourself
Carl Kinsella
5 Apr
7.4k
book extract
Pop music history: 'Women music managers were few and far between'
Dr Michael Murphy
5 Apr
3.8k
12
Youth Mental Health
Opinion: School Avoidance is a crisis - here's how we can support children back into education
Marian Quinn
4 Apr
7.2k
37
GAA finest
Farewell, Micko: The King is Dead, Long Live the King
Paul Collins
Updated 3 Apr
8.3k
3
trade tariffs
'Liberation Day' and its fallout: Trump thrives on the uncertainty and chaos he's created
Larry Donnelly
3 Apr
11.4k
36
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