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Voices

Yesterday
14th November 2025
Political Analysis
Marion McKeone: Pelosi's exit marks loss of a leader for Democrats and of a bogeyman for Republicans
Marion McKeone
22 hrs ago
5.2k
13
This week
9th November 2025 - 15th November 2025
Voting Rights
Opinion: It's time we reduced the voting age to 16
Aidan Farrelly
13 Nov
5.6k
71
COP30
Neale Richmond: The government takes climate action seriously, but we recognise we need to do more
Neale Richmond
12 Nov
3.2k
35
Analogue Natives
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
Fiona Daly
11 Nov
20.5k
31
H5N1
Dr Catherine Conlon: Bird flu has been confirmed in Ireland - what are the risks?
Dr Catherine Conlon
10 Nov
6.3k
4
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A marketing manager on €63K living in Dublin
TheJournal.ie reader
9 Nov
24.5k
identity
What's in a name? Shakespeare's Juliet didn't think they were important - I beg to differ
Gwen Loughman
9 Nov
4.3k
9
Dublin Pubs
Dublin's lost pubs: The old haunts that once dotted the capital city
Donal Fallon
9 Nov
41.0k
50
Last week
2nd November 2025 - 15th November 2025
COP30
Darragh O'Brien: The COPs are slow, but they do matter - here's a look inside
Darragh O'Brien
8 Nov
8.5k
55
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Yates' Fianna Fáil dealings an open kimono moment for Irish politics
Carl Kinsella
8 Nov
6.9k
The middle road
Opinion: Irish drivers may need to start thinking differently about electric vehicles
Paddy Comyn
8 Nov
40.6k
Air Travel Levy
Opinion: Expanding Dublin Airport now would fly in the face of climate reality
Aoife O'Leary
7 Nov
4.6k
33
Tribute
Mary May McGee's nephew: 'She left the country a little better than how she found it'
David Robert Grimes
Updated 6 Nov
10.8k
8
COP30
Opinion: Our future is at stake, but wealthy countries aren't putting their money where their mouth is
Ross Fitzpatrick
6 Nov
3.8k
60
US politics
Larry Donnelly: The Democrats got the big win they needed - now they need to unite
Larry Donnelly
5 Nov
5.6k
37
Room to improve
Fianna Fáil TD: The government needs to be more ambitious, but I have faith in Micheál Martin
Catherine Ardagh
5 Nov
5.5k
28
Dancing not fighting
Canvasser: I knocked on over a thousand doors and learned to turn fear into hope. Here's how.
Niamh McDonald
4 Nov
7.6k
Diet
Doctor: What does the science say about the modern obsession with protein?
Dr Catherine Conlon
3 Nov
12.1k
spending and saving
Money Diaries: An investment banker on £112K who moved to London last year
TheJournal.ie reader
2 Nov
30.4k
24
human nature
Dealing with grief: Life's worst moments can lead us to connecting with ourselves and each other
James O'Connell
2 Nov
6.3k
Caught in the crosshairs
Opinion: Breakin' up (with your hairdresser) is hard to do
Gwen Loughman
2 Nov
7.7k
21
book extract
Miriam on Ryan payments story: "I knew it was big and I sensed it was going to be bad"
Miriam O'Callaghan
2 Nov
33.5k
This month
November 2025
Life after the ceasefire
Palestinian in Ireland: My brother returned to our town in Gaza. He found silence and dust.
Walaa Sabah
1 Nov
6.5k
Pushing Back
Opinion: Ireland must stand united against hate in all its forms
Laura Harmon
1 Nov
5.9k
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Sorry Simon, maybe Ireland doesn't want to be a 'centrist' country
Carl Kinsella
1 Nov
27.2k
book extract
Living in a Ghost City: Soon, the feet of office workers will stroll over a former dance floor
Sunday Miscellany
1 Nov
14.4k
11
Trump's America
Opinion: US strikes in the Caribbean show how far Washington has drifted from the rule of law
Hannah McCarthy
1 Nov
11.1k
Last month
October 2025
Running wild
Opinion: Halloween now doesn't hold a candle to how we did it in the 90s
Margaret Lynch
31 Oct
12.9k
26
oiche shamhna
Halloween histories: Step inside the stories of Ireland’s (alleged) witches
Dr Niav Gallagher
31 Oct
4.3k
7
book extract
Carl Kinsella: ‘I’m sorry, sir. I am Irish. I have no idea what’s going on.’
Carl Kinsella
31 Oct
99.1k
7
Turnout
Opinion: When it comes to making voting easy, Ireland is way behind others in Europe
Emma DeSouza
30 Oct
7.0k
69
Protecting the pets
Dog behaviourist: Tips to help your dogs cope with the fireworks and frenzy of Halloween
Suzi Walsh
30 Oct
5.1k
slow down
Opinion: We could make our towns safer for everyone by lowering speed limits to 30km/h
Feljin Jose
29 Oct
9.2k
46
book extract
Mattress Mick: How I found my trading feet at Dublin's Dandelion Market
Michael Flynn
28 Oct
10.7k
4
Interview Advice
Career expert: Memorising AI-generated answers for job interviews is a trap
Sarah Geraghty
27 Oct
7.1k
11
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A PR manager on €44K living in Co Cork
TheJournal.ie reader
26 Oct
25.2k
15
Lessons for the Left
Opinion: Here's what the left should learn from its Catherine Connolly campaign
Killian Mangan
26 Oct
6.3k
70
Mind the App
Opinion: The people of Dublin deserve a proper public transport app
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
26 Oct
11.0k
49
Clocks Going Back
Doctor: As the time on the clock goes back, make sure you're listening to your body clock too
Dr Catherine Conlon
25 Oct
7.3k
7
Analysis
Larry Donnelly: Online engagement and a united left transformed Catherine Connolly's Áras chances
Larry Donnelly
25 Oct
7.4k
52
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