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Voices

Stars and Swipes: Ivanka Trump's island dream and the Balkan backlash
Marion McKeone
Gavan Reilly: Can TDs criticise double-jobbing consultants when many hold down second careers?
Gavan Reilly
Yesterday
10th June 2026
Wish you were here: Everyone up for the World Cup of global dreams and Irish regrets?
Lise Hand
Feeder's Digest: Another series of MasterChef UK has come and gone, did any of us watch?
Patrick Hanlon
Artificial intelligence and humanity: AI is here, now we have to decide what to do with it
Dr Siobhán O’Sullivan
The childcare barrier: The lack of options meant I had to turn down my dream job
Amy Greer Murphy
This week
7th June 2026 - 11th June 2026
The World Cup and domestic violence: When the final whistle of a match brings fear
Karol Balfe
Kelly Earley: How giving up alcohol strengthened my connection to the LGBTQ+ community
Kelly Earley
West Bank: Israel is advancing its E1 master plan, and that's bad news for Bedouin communities
Brendan Ciarán Browne & Bana Abu Zuluf
Raising them right: From percentiles to tummy time, the trials of the public health nurse visit
Niamh O'Reilly
Dr Paul Davis: AI didn't break universities, it exposed them
Dr Paul Davis
Ireland on fire: Wildfires are a huge aspect of a changing climate, and we're totally unprepared
Pádraic Fogarty
Money Diaries: A self-employed engineering consultant on €120K living in Co Galway
The Journal reader
Last week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Great Irish road trips: A new book guides you through the best routes to travel in Ireland
Nicola Brady
The scrappage scheme: Who will be the biggest winners?
Paddy Comyn
Larry Donnelly: The Senate battlegrounds that could shape an indifferent Trump's final years
Larry Donnelly
Confessions of a curtain twitcher: Why are we so fascinated by other people's problems?
Gwen Loughman
Gavan Reilly: 41,185 parliamentary questions so far this year - but at what cost?
Gavan Reilly
Stars and Swipes: King Trump's big birthday bash has hit the rocks
Marion McKeone
The Feeder's Digest: The secret life of a restaurant critic
Patrick Hanlon
Eoin Ó Broin: The government must support Dublin City Council's proposals for Oliver Bond House
Eoin Ó Broin
Kelly Earley: Society's gender norms – who do they really serve?
Kelly Earley
Dr Suzanne Crowe: Let's be clear, teen drinking is a form of self-harm, and it's on the rise
Dr Suzanne Crowe
Raising them right: Sport participation medals used to drive me mad until I became a parent
Niamh O'Reilly
Body of evidence: Trump says four hours’ sleep a night is enough. Science strongly disagrees
Dr Catherine Conlon
Money Diaries: A student on €21K planning to emigrate for a better-paid job
The Journal reader
Maria Walsh: Behind closed doors, thousands of Irish women are fighting for motherhood
Maria Walsh
Last month
May 2026
A year lost: Transition Year nearly broke my child – it's not for everyone
Margaret Lynch
When cars nearly destroyed the companies that made them
Paddy Comyn
Succession plans: Life imitates art as Rupert Murdoch's son targets Vox Media
Steve Dempsey
John Gibbons: The planet is burning, but Ireland still isn't taking climate change seriously
John Gibbons
Mother and carer: You don't appreciate public services until your child needs them to survive
Stephanie Park
Left or right? Sinn Féin's fence-sitting may be about playing the long game
Siobhán Fenton
Gavan Reilly: The Gerry Hutch 37.1% share of the vote in the shadow of the IFSC
Gavan Reilly
Ebola on the rise: Why the latest outbreak should concern all of us
Seán Farrell
Ireland's data centre energy drain: How Big Tech added €1.4bn to household electricity bills
Rosi Leonard
Living with myeloma: 'I chose not to fight this blood cancer, but to instead live alongside it'
Declan Watson
Alberta’s separation bid: How Canada’s next political crisis could come from within
Dr Seána Glennon
Kelly Earley: Militarism might be Ireland’s next economic disaster
Kelly Earley
Raising them right: Ireland has a dog poo problem, and we parents are sick of stepping in it
Niamh O'Reilly