Voices

gender diverse

Opinion: Trans lives aren’t black and white, our conversations about them shouldn’t be either

Carol Ballantine

6 hrs ago

4.9k

Yesterday

4th May 2025

HISMM

Money Diaries: A paralegal on $26/hr who moved to New York last year

TheJournal.ie reader

17 hrs ago

18.0k

horse tranquiliser

Dr Chris Luke: It's high time we talked about Ketamine

Dr Chris Luke

4 May

14.5k

Last week

27th April 2025 - 3rd May 2025

HOUSING SHORTAGE

Opinion: Irish people being against immigration is like Brazilian people being against football

Peter Flanagan

3 May

13.8k

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Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Kneecap are NOT the story. And yet.

Carl Kinsella

3 May

5.8k

child free cafes

Niamh O'Reilly: Are we becoming more dog friendly than child friendly?

Niamh O'Reilly

3 May

10.9k

trump deportations

Opinion: Can the US still call itself the 'land of the free' while targeting legal residents?

Larry Donnelly

2 May

6.6k

UK supreme court ruling

Aoife Martin: We are living through a moral panic about trans people

Aoife Martin

1 May

9.3k

pagan history

Bealtaine in Ireland: May Day rituals for a world on fire

Dr Fiona Murphy

1 May

8.4k

neglected capital

Gary Gannon: Grafton and Dawson Streets don't need regeneration, they're already gleaming

Gary Gannon

Updated 30 Apr

24.7k

running money through

Opinion: Ireland has a dirty fossil fuel secret, supported by our FDI model and weak regulation

Caoimhe de Barra & Karol Balfe

30 Apr

9.4k

election results

Canada elections: A stunning comeback for the Liberals, but more uncertainty ahead

Dr Seána Glennon

Updated 29 Apr

8.3k

Secondary SChools

Opinion: Ireland is changing — our schools need to change with it

Jen Cummins

Updated 29 Apr

14.5k

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magic microbiome

Parkinson's: The gut-brain axis provides food for thought in the treatment of this disease

Oonagh O’Hagan

28 Apr

12.1k

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

9.2k

HISMM

Money Diaries: An HR specialist on €78K living in Dublin

TheJournal.ie reader

27 Apr

28.9k

understanding difference

Opinion: Ireland has much to learn when it comes to treating and valuing all people equally

Derval McDonagh

27 Apr

15.0k

Last month

April 2025

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Ireland and the world at large descending into Dan Brown farce

Carl Kinsella

26 Apr

9.1k

Animals

Dog behaviourist: Why it’s time to treat dogs more like children — not just animals

Suzi Walsh

26 Apr

20.7k

MOTHER EARTH

Opinion: Farewell to The Climate Pope, who died during Earth Week

Dr Catherine Conlon

25 Apr

3.1k

TikTok trends

Parenting: Bed rotting — is it any wonder people want to 'take to the bed'?

Margaret Lynch

24 Apr

18.8k

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

12.3k

Human Rights

Bobby McDonagh: To avert our eyes from Gaza would be a moral travesty

Bobby McDonagh

Updated 24 Apr

5.0k

do look up

Just Stop Oil ends direct action: Being hated somehow worked for this climate campaign group

George Ferns

24 Apr

4.7k

tech and humanity

Opinion: AI is changing how we connect – but we still need each other as human beings

Finian Murphy

23 Apr

3.8k

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

11.9k

rip pope francis

Fr Tony Flannery: I loved that man and that Pope — I will miss him

Tony Flannery

Updated 21 Apr

22.4k

changing landscape

Trump’s America: Believe it or not, he's not always the main topic of conversation stateside

Larry Donnelly

Updated 21 Apr

17.9k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A healthcare worker preparing for retirement in the South East of the country

TheJournal.ie reader

20 Apr

32.4k

up and up and up

Doctor: We need to talk about health insurance...

Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne

20 Apr

16.4k

Dirty Old Town

Dublin social spaces: Kill off all the options to congregate and you drive young people away

Conor Brummell

19 Apr

13.6k

for i have sinned

First Confession: Why are we still putting our children through this guilt grind?

Simon Tierney

19 Apr

25.8k

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

12.8k

fermented foods

Kombucha: What is it and is it good for you?

Dr Catherine Conlon

17 Apr

13.2k

27 years on

Good Friday Agreement: Women’s voices must shape the future of this island, north and south

Orla O'Connor

16 Apr

3.3k

GOAL VOICES

Engineering hope: Marwan’s story of displacement, resilience and humanitarian action

Marwan Al-Bakur

15 Apr

4.0k

Narcissism

Surviving a narcissist: What's this personality disorder and how can you manage one in your life?

Dr Stephen McWilliams

14 Apr

23.9k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A project engineer on €57K living in Leinster

TheJournal.ie reader

13 Apr

25.8k

childhood obesity

Hot school meals: How can we do better for the children in Irish schools?

Dr Catherine Conlon

13 Apr

10.6k

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

12.7k