Voices

March

March 2026

chaos in middle east

Trump’s Iran gamble: Could this be the war that splits MAGA?

Marion McKeone

Updated 3 Mar

24.4k

Babies

The Irish For: Baby names - Rían’s fada and the myth of the ‘neutral’ name

Darach Ó Séaghdha

2 Mar

16.1k

endless rain

The Bee Guy: This rainy season has nearly washed us away

Paul Handrick - The Bee Guy

Updated 2 Mar

7.0k

Money diaries

Money Diaries: A software engineering manager on €140K living in the east of the country

The Journal reader

1 Mar

30.7k

irish fishing

Drowning in plain sight: Thousands of sharks, skates, seals and dolphins are dying in tangle nets

Pádraic Fogarty

Updated 1 Mar

4.7k

February

February 2026

networking matters

The 2026 graduate job hunt: It's not a hopeless labour market, but it is harder

Sarah Geraghty

28 Feb

7.2k

Renter beware: I set my novel in a two-tier housing nightmare that came true

Edel Coffey

28 Feb

6.3k

Analysis

Motoring: Why the Chinese car has gone mainstream

Paddy Comyn

28 Feb

10.3k

tech out of control

The AI arms race: Are we sleepwalking into the abyss?

Jason O'Sullivan

27 Feb

4.0k

the physio is in

Weight training: Midlife is not about decline, it can be the turning point for your health

Stephen O'Rourke

Updated 26 Feb

7.1k

TRUMP ON THE STAGE

Trump's State of the Union: The night was long, the impact short

Larry Donnelly

25 Feb

8.5k

cuts u turn

Special Needs Assistant: We are not 'just SNAs' - we are the calm in the chaos

Oneesa McWeeney

25 Feb

17.1k

racism in culture and sport

Racism broadcast to millions: From the Baftas stage to sporting arenas, we still have far to go

Leon Diop

Updated 24 Feb

7.5k

ireland's education system

SNA cuts U-turn: This has exposed the deep faultlines in our education system

Derval McDonagh

24 Feb

7.0k

four years of war

Two fronts, one fight: How Ukrainian women are holding the line in wartime

Iryna Koval

24 Feb

3.4k

Domestic Abuse

The bruises we don’t question: When domestic abuse happens to men

Alison Comyn

23 Feb

9.8k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A marketing freelancer on €20K living in Co Wicklow

The Journal reader

22 Feb

23.8k

holding our nerve

Conviction in the age of chaos: How to hold the centre in the Trump era

Bobby McDonagh

22 Feb

4.8k

Sorry Not Sorry

Menopause: Hot flushes, hangxiety and the HRT revolution

Gwen Loughman

21 Feb

12.5k

Opinion

Motoring: How our lust for SUVs led to Irish drivers abandoning the humble estate car

Paddy Comyn

21 Feb

21.9k

health challenges

Teen on his heart condition: 'I was born fighting, and won't let this define who I am'

Cian Morrissey

20 Feb

5.2k

financial advice

Mortgage advisor: Hoping to buy a home in Ireland? Stop trying to second-guess the market

Conor McGowan

19 Feb

10.1k

no more hotels

Dublin’s soul for sale: The battle to save the city’s nightlife, culture and spaces

Andrea Horan

Updated 19 Feb

15.4k

ireland is behind

Puppy farms, sulky racing, fox hunting and hare coursing: Ireland has a major animal cruelty problem

Jennifer Whitmore

Updated 18 Feb

31.7k

Up for debate

Emer Currie: The new Right to Remote Work Bill will not improve access to remote work

Emer Currie

18 Feb

6.9k

Simon Says Invest Again

Simon Harris' saving scheme plan: 'It could make Irish savings work harder, if done properly'

Nick Charalambous

17 Feb

36.7k

trump trash talk

'Pretty girls should always smile': The oldest trick in the patriarchal playbook

Simon Tierney

16 Feb

12.5k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: An executive assistant adjusting to being back at work after a serious illness

The Journal reader

15 Feb

27.1k

drug policy

History repeating: Ireland must not import America’s War on Drugs, again

Lynn Ruane

15 Feb

9.4k

tattoo or not tattoo

Tattoos: Ink, identity and the fear of regret

Gwen Loughman

14 Feb

5.6k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: There was never any chance that we wouldn't draw Israel

Carl Kinsella

14 Feb

5.3k

Motoring

Steering clear of stress: how to navigate the complex Irish car finance market

Paddy Comyn

14 Feb

5.6k

a broken system

Psychiatric care and prisons: Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system?

Saoirse Brady

13 Feb

3.0k

Northern Ireland

Breaking the grip: Can we rethink education in Ireland, north and south?

Emma DeSouza

Updated 12 Feb

4.3k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

The Journal reader

Updated 12 Feb

9.6k

SEAMUS CULLETON

Larry Donnelly: The hard edge of Trump’s immigration policy now tests Irish America

Larry Donnelly

Updated 11 Feb

13.6k

EU ukraine funding

Barry Cowen on EU Ukraine loan: Supporting Ukraine doesn't mean short-changing Ireland

Barry Cowen

Updated 11 Feb

6.5k

endless rain

Stuck in the dark: How not to get SAD this time of year

Dr Catherine Conlon

Updated 10 Feb

9.2k

Strasbourg

Kafka with coffee: Life in the European Parliament - it might be boring, but it still matters

Kevin Purcell

10 Feb

4.0k

wet school mornings

Rainy mornings: It's gridlock at the school gates, so god help us all

Margaret Lynch

Updated 10 Feb

12.0k