Voices

February

February 2025

nutrition

Hot school meals: They're so important, but we could be offering much better food

Dr Catherine Conlon

Updated 21 hrs ago

16.3k

book extract

Irish nurses in the NHS: A new book charts the lives of Ireland's nurses who worked in the UK

Louise Ryan, Grainne McPolin & Neha Doshi

10 Feb

12.5k

head of riai

Architect: A radical change is needed to solve Ireland’s housing and infrastructure crisis

Sean Mahon

10 Feb

12.1k

no sleep til dawn

Parenting and sleepovers: 'I know too much about what happens to let my kids go on them'

Margaret Lynch

Updated 9 Feb

58.1k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A stay-at-home mother in the South East who has left work after maternity leave

TheJournal.ie reader

9 Feb

39.9k

it's only words

Boyzone documentary is a refreshingly real look at relationships of all kinds between men

Carl Kinsella

9 Feb

10.8k

Investigatesvaping

Analysis: Irish vape users are being failed in the face of illegal products

Maria Delaney

9 Feb

7.4k

Invasive Species

Opinion: The Phoenix Park deer might be part of its heritage, but they're bad for biodiversity

Pádraic Fogarty

8 Feb

14.5k

Surrealing in the Years

Camping out for houses, waiting for ghost buses - has Halloween come early?

Carl Kinsella

8 Feb

9.8k

trump brings chaos

Larry Donnelly: Trump hasn't just torn up the rule book, he's burnt it to a crisp

Larry Donnelly

Updated 7 Feb

16.8k

147

canada and the EU

Trump’s threatened trade war: Should Canada and the EU band together?

Dr Seána Glennon

Updated 7 Feb

8.3k

Diplomacy

Occupied Territories Bill: The global pressure on government is very different to that on opposition

Bobby McDonagh

Updated 7 Feb

9.8k

164

Dáil returns

Opinion: Politicians, please put mental health policy at the heart of this new government

John Farrelly

5 Feb

3.3k

eternal city

Chieftains, diplomats and Joyce: Joseph O'Connor looks at the Irish connections to Rome

Joseph O'Connor

4 Feb

5.7k

domestic and sexual violence

Opinion: Are men and families forgotten when it comes to sexual violence and abuse?

Dr Marie Keenan

3 Feb

8.6k

Universal Healthcare

Doctor: To achieve universal healthcare, political leadership is needed

Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne

3 Feb

8.3k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A 27-year-old advertising account manager planning a move to Australia

TheJournal.ie reader

2 Feb

33.4k

worker rights

Opinion: Has the long weekend had its day, or do we get too few?

Dr Laura Bambrick

2 Feb

13.7k

PHONE ADDICTION

Opinion: 'Why are we giving nine-year-olds smartphones?', she asks, holding her smartphone

Niamh O'Reilly

1 Feb

11.3k

Surrealing in the Years

Lowry's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle approach to Dáil speaking time isn't getting anything done

Carl Kinsella

1 Feb

14.3k

brigid festival

'Is the Biddy welcome here?' Rural St. Brigid’s Day traditions lost and revived

Dr Fiona Murphy

1 Feb

20.0k

January

January 2025

earth on fire

Opinion: Under Trump 2.0, the planet is in big trouble

Sadhbh O' Neill

31 Jan

5.7k

super duper ministers

Opinion: 'Super junior' ministers represent the pragmatic avoidance of a divisive referendum

Andrew Dunne

30 Jan

4.5k

generators and batteries

Opinion: In the face of storms, has our reliance on A-rated homes and EVs created a blind spot?

Harrison Gardner

Updated 28 Jan

24.9k

Gulf of America

Opinion: Can Trump just order new names for the Gulf of Mexico and Denali?

Innisfree McKinnon

28 Jan

8.5k

dont feed the deer

Opinion: The Phoenix Park deer need clear legal protection for stronger enforcement

Elizabeth Rymut

28 Jan

9.1k

letting children down

Parenting: Why are we letting parents off the hook for failure to pay child maintenance?

Margaret Lynch

Updated 27 Jan

13.1k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A production manager on €78K living and working in Co Meath

TheJournal.ie reader

26 Jan

38.0k

Averil Power

Cost of cancer: 225,000 of us are going to need this government to do more over next 5 years

Averil Power

26 Jan

7.5k

trump exec order

Opinion: Trump can do what he wants — Irish remote workers won't return to full-time office work

Deirdre Waldron

25 Jan

23.6k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: There was real catharsis in watching TDs losing the rag this week

Carl Kinsella

25 Jan

7.4k

predictions for the year

January vibes: What state are we in so far this year?

Finian Murphy

25 Jan

5.0k

Human Rights

Opinion: We don’t need a new Occupied Territories Bill – improve this one and pass it quickly

Roderic O'Gorman

24 Jan

6.0k

holding power to account

Priest: Most bishops in America wouldn't have had the courage to speak to Trump like that — but one did

Tony Flannery

23 Jan

18.6k

154

dail melee

Johnny Fallon: This Dáil circus was entirely predictable, so why was the government blindsided?

Johnny Fallon

Updated 23 Jan

10.8k

Fossil Fuels

Opinion: An Irish fossil fuel lobbyist says he's part of the low carbon transition - let's get real

John Gibbons

Updated 21 Jan

6.8k

Sport

Opinion: Are our sporting heroes 'playing it safe' when it comes to their public image?

Paddy O'Dea

21 Jan

5.9k

US politics

Larry Donnelly: Trump is back with a bang. Buckle up. Uncertain times lie ahead.

Larry Donnelly

Updated 21 Jan

11.9k

Infrastructure

Ciarán Cannon: We cannot consider going ahead with the Galway Ring Road

Ciarán Cannon

21 Jan

33.6k

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

19 Jan

9.2k