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strait of hormuz

The Pontiff vs the President: Trump, Pope Leo and the Catholic contradiction

Bobby McDonagh

Updated 3 hrs ago

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Yesterday

12th April 2026

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A self-employed illustrator living in the west of the country

The Journal reader

12 Apr

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Accountability

Harm reduction drugs policy: Compassion for some cannot become a risk to all

Dr Chris Luke

12 Apr

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Last week

5th April 2026 - 11th April 2026

women and the church

Women and the Catholic Church: Reform has long been promised, but real change has been denied

Fr Tony Flannery

11 Apr

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Analysis

Motoring: How we can all get a bit more from our fuel

Paddy Comyn

11 Apr

9.3k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: 'Fuel protests' are bad news for a society that's given up on nuance

Carl Kinsella

11 Apr

9.6k

round the bend

Some very creative accounting was needed to greenlight the Galway ring road

Ciarán Ferrie

11 Apr

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irish cuisine

It's his menu, not ours: Let's not rush to criticise Rory McIlroy's choice of dinner

Patrick Hanlon

Updated 10 Apr

14.3k

Women in Sport

Women in the GAA: Wicklow’s April Fool’s post shows that inequality still runs deep

Leane Lifely

9 Apr

11.7k

national unrest

Crisis management: Fuel protests leave the government caught between a rock and a hard place

Johnny Fallon

9 Apr

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strait of hormuz

Ireland's housing targets: Too slow, too costly and fuel shocks will make it worse

Dr Paul Davis

8 Apr

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iran ceasefire

Trump's Iran war: A reckless gamble taking the US from 'America First' to 'America Alone'

Larry Donnelly

8 Apr

13.1k

pandemic

Ireland's pandemic review: Six years on from Covid, the real lessons have yet to be learned

Dr Suzanne Crowe

7 Apr

5.9k

global conflict

Scorched Earth: War, water and the unravelling of climate stability

Emma DeSouza

Updated 6 Apr

4.5k

ireland united

United Ireland: Irish language and culture are back, but what does the island's future look like?

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin

6 Apr

11.8k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A quality and compliance officer on €42K saving for a mortgage

The Journal reader

5 Apr

25.8k

Mental Health

Seven ways to de-stress: Our ancient human survival system is being overrun by modern life

Dr Stephen McWilliams

5 Apr

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This month

April 2026

medical care

End-of-life planning: Why TV drama 'The Pitt' is sparking conversations about our future care

Valerie Smith

4 Apr

15.0k

Motoring

Drink-driving: If you can't stop the driver, stop the car

Paddy Comyn

4 Apr

22.8k

prison and marginalisation

Crime and class: Who really ends up behind bars in Ireland?

Lynn Ruane

3 Apr

9.8k

Flight Delays

Turbulence ahead: Airline fuel costs are surging - so how will passengers be affected?

Eoghan Corry

2 Apr

13.8k

neurodivergence

Playdates, parties and autism: The invitations some children never receive

Lucinda Murrihy

2 Apr

6.6k

wine women and song

Mama's hangover: When mummy wine culture just isn’t cute anymore

Niamh O'Reilly

Updated 1 Apr

19.0k

Last month

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CLIMATE CRISIS

Petrol and diesel hikes: Government pushes the same old fix in a worsening climate crisis

Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum

31 Mar

8.1k

rise of the robots

Melania and the robot: Humanoids are here, but they can’t replace humanity

Adriana Casserly

Updated 30 Mar

6.7k

a country at war

Iranians abroad: Behind the headlines, there are two Irans - one has been silenced

Samieh Hezari

30 Mar

5.6k

spending and saving

From the archives: Compare our first ever Money Diaries in 2018 to your current spending

The Journal reader

29 Mar

13.4k

Conflict

Thomas Byrne in Ukraine: Kyiv is a city that appears at peace, but lives with war

Thomas Byrne

29 Mar

4.0k

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This war is the single dumbest thing Trump has done since returning to the White House

Larry Donnelly

28 Mar

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wise women

The Rise of the Crone: Why women in midlife are done staying quiet

Gwen Loughman

28 Mar

8.7k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: This week we mourn Ireland's World Cup that never was

Carl Kinsella

28 Mar

2.8k

ireland cruel to animals

Deaths and injuries on the track: Ireland’s greyhound industry is built on suffering

Chris Andrews

Updated 27 Mar

6.0k

meta court ruling

Meta court ruling: Big Tech’s Big Tobacco moment has arrived - and the world must pay attention

Dr Mary Aiken

26 Mar

5.4k

pay what you owe

Parenting: If we can auto-enrol pensions, why can’t we enforce child maintenance?

Margaret Lynch

Updated 26 Mar

8.6k

Irish heritage

Lean ar aghaidh: The Irish language is having a moment, as the country rediscovers its voice

Finbarr Bradley

25 Mar

3.8k

spending and saving

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25 Mar

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outsourcing the problem

MEP Maria Walsh: Why I’m voting against Europe’s migration ‘return hubs’ policy

Maria Walsh

Updated 25 Mar

15.7k

Animal behaviour

The Animal Kingdom: When ants do surgery, cows use tools and dogs can smell Parkinsons

Suzi Walsh

Updated 24 Mar

6.6k

protecting the public

Judicial Reviews: Who holds the State to account when this process is weakened?

Aoife Kelly-Desmond

24 Mar

2.5k

tenants

Housing crisis: 'When we were offered our home, it felt like winning the lotto'

Derek Moloney

Updated 23 Mar

20.3k