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Voices

March
March 2025
Jeff Bezos
Bookshop owner: 'The new Amazon.ie is bad news for Irish bookshops and other SMEs'
Sarah Kenny
23 Mar
15.3k
72
have we dosed yet?
Parenting: Buckle up, this is going to get itchy... we're talking threadworms
Margaret Lynch
22 Mar
18.7k
69
climate warriors
Fighting for Justice: How Guatemala’s Indigenous communities recover from conflict
Alejandra Castillo
22 Mar
3.7k
netflix drama
How fragile we are: Why Netflix drama Adolescence is essential viewing for everyone
Debbie Ging
Updated 20 Mar
40.2k
149
prescriptions
Social Prescribing: What is it all about and how can it help our health?
Liz O'Hagan
19 Mar
9.0k
9
St Patrick's parades: I skipped the Dublin one and headed to the sea — it was a great change
Derek Walsh
18 Mar
14.9k
22
St Patrick's Day
Opinion: Watching Conor McGregor in The White House was dystopian and disturbing
Rachel Morrogh
Updated 18 Mar
20.6k
vance and musk
Pronatalism on the rise: Collapsing birth rates do not threaten civilisation — the opposite is true
Dr Catherine Conlon
17 Mar
15.1k
73
our patron saint
Prayer, pints and politics: A history of St Patrick’s Day through the ages
Dr Angela Byrne
17 Mar
6.4k
15
HISMM
Money Diaries: A software consultant on €76K living in Co Kildare
TheJournal.ie reader
16 Mar
28.7k
11
Irish identity
What it means to be Irish: What does the research tell us about our identity?
Finian Murphy
16 Mar
11.5k
131
an epic tale
St Patrick: A migrant, a myth and a global brand?
Dr Fiona Murphy
15 Mar
9.1k
59
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Plámás is far too kind a word for what we witnessed this week
Carl Kinsella
15 Mar
11.8k
saturday serving
The Hungry Hooker: Jonny Murphy shares simple recipes for St Patrick's weekend
Jonny Murphy
15 Mar
10.6k
11
Housing Crisis
Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis
Sylvia Power
Updated 14 Mar
26.0k
110
relief all round
All things considered, the Taoiseach will be happy with how he handled a tricky Trump encounter
Larry Donnelly
Updated 13 Mar
13.2k
31
The Lancet
Opinion: ‘Universal GP care for Ireland is long overdue’
Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne
12 Mar
6.9k
41
getting itchy
Scabies on the rise in Ireland and Europe: What is it, and what are the risks?
Dr Catherine Conlon
11 Mar
27.5k
11
Economics
Analysis: How well is the Irish economy really doing?
Ciarán Casey
Updated 11 Mar
14.1k
37
HISMM
Money Diaries: A project manager on €48K living by the sea and working from home
TheJournal.ie reader
9 Mar
31.2k
11
St Patrick's Day
Analysis: The Taoiseach will steer a middle course with Trump in Washington this week
Bobby McDonagh
9 Mar
8.8k
93
becoming a parent
Parenting: When I became a mother, I didn't know it would turn me into a total softie
Margaret Lynch
Updated 8 Mar
17.5k
Solicitor
International Women's Day: 'Years ago, I was advised to hide my pregnancy in the workplace'
Susan Webster
8 Mar
10.9k
55
putins plans
Analysis: If Ukraine is sacrificed to the Russian dictatorship, no country in the region is safe
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Updated 8 Mar
15.0k
IWD 2025
Opinion: The thousands of women who are homeless need action, not words
Ber Grogan
7 Mar
5.7k
54
female entrepeneurs
Opinion: Female-led small businesses are the invisible backbone of regional Ireland
Joanne Mangan
7 Mar
3.1k
cuan national campaign
#HardStories: Anything that encourages victims of abuse to tell their story is a welcome change
Dr Joe Mooney
Updated 6 Mar
3.3k
White House
Larry Donnelly: What lies in wait following spectacle of Trump’s speech?
Larry Donnelly
Updated 6 Mar
18.6k
79
row in the dail
Dáil speaking rights: The government really is chancing its arm with this proposed 'solution'
Cian O'Callaghan
4 Mar
4.7k
18
World Obesity Day
Dr Catherine Conlon: Ozempic is not the holy grail when it comes to tackling obesity
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated 4 Mar
14.0k
57
pay up or leave
Niamh O'Reilly: Should cafés ban laptop squatters?
Niamh O'Reilly
3 Mar
18.1k
55
War in Ukraine
Ukrainians on Zelenskyy at the White House: 'We now rely on the support of Europe'
Polina Bashkina
Updated 3 Mar
11.5k
HISMM
Money Diaries: An accountant on €45K living in Leinster
TheJournal.ie reader
9 hrs ago
21.8k
4
HOUSING SHORTAGE
Opinion: Cohousing developments could bring some relief in the housing crisis
Anne Connolly & Dr Ana Dolan
22 hrs ago
14.7k
71
german elections
United Ireland and the lessons from Germany: 'We should not make the same mistakes'
Emma DeSouza
1 Mar
10.1k
healthcare delays
The dangerous road to health: Why Ukrainians leave Ireland for war to get medical treatment
Polina Bashkina
1 Mar
31.2k
February
February 2025
rare disease day
Living with a rare disease: 'After so long, we're reluctant to take the government at its word'
Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird
28 Feb
9.0k
Healthcare
My story: 'The heart condition I've had since birth hasn't stopped me from living a happy life'
Grace Davitt
27 Feb
7.8k
irish schools
Mass collaboration: The untapped potential of collective problem-solving
Kim Mackenzie-Doyle
25 Feb
4.5k
Smartphones
Beyond the screen: Rethinking screen time for families — the key is balance
Afif El-Khuffash
24 Feb
7.0k
15
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