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Voices

Opinion: Women over 40 have been sidelined for too long. Now we push back
Cathy O'Connor
Yesterday
2nd May 2026
Neurodivergence: The phrases ADHD people are tired of hearing
Mike McGrath-Bryan
Surrealing in the Years: I'm not a government minister and AI didn't help me write this article
Carl Kinsella
The people carrier: Why have they almost disappeared from Irish roads?
Paddy Comyn
Last week
26th April 2026 - 2nd May 2026
AI not so ready: The government's new tech literacy platform needs some improvement
Elaine Burke
From Gaza to Iran: Israel's regional conflict expands with little accountability
Fintan Drury
Stephen's Green Shopping Centre: Jaded Dubliners have had enough of bland, soulless buildings
Andrea Horan
Noeline Blackwell: Character witnesses expose a legal system that fails victims
Noeline Blackwell
Minister for nature: We need to work together to protect against biodiversity loss
Christopher O'Sullivan
Kelly Earley: Don’t fall for the idea that Dublin is dangerous
Kelly Earley
Irishwoman living abroad: Like many of my generation, the 'bailout babies', I chose emigration
Sophie Coffey
Gender-based violence: It’s time to recognise survivors as experts by experience
Corrinne Hasson
Money Diaries: A compliance officer on €45K living in the Midlands
The Journal reader
Blood donation: Ireland's stocks are a lifeline for patients, but the system is under strain
Dr Suzanne Crowe
Last month
April 2026
An Irish conundrum: Why do 125 people a year buy a convertible in this country?
Paddy Comyn
When morality becomes law: The parallels between modern oppressive Iran and Ireland’s past
Samieh Hezari
Surrealing in the Years: Housing plans will have us living like Bosco, if Bosco had roommates
Carl Kinsella
Fail to prepare: Recent fuel protests have exposed Ireland’s lack of future climate planning
Karol Balfe
Larry Donnelly back from Boston: The recent fuel protests have struck a chord in Irish America
Larry Donnelly
Caroline Foran's new book: I wish I'd known sooner that self-compassion changes everything
Caroline Foran
The Spring Economic Statement: Ireland is no longer forecasting the future, it’s bracing for it
Nick Charalambous
Soccer academies: Football can unite Ireland, but the hard work to build its future starts here
Charlie McConalogue
The physio is in: Fitness watches are changing how we exercise
Stephen O'Rourke
Pirate queens, powerbrokers & public servants: Anne Chambers on her life as an Irish biographer
Anne Chambers
Quit or carry on: Should we make children finish activities they no longer like?
Niamh O'Reilly
Dublin's screen-free school: We have no tablets, no screens and no regrets
Olivia Relova
Money Diaries: A man receiving invalidity pension living in the west of the country
The Journal reader
Office vacancy rates: Dublin's busy office market isn't broken, the interpretation of data is
Andrew Cunningham
The money dial: How we manage our finances best to protect what we care about the most
Gwen Loughman
Surrealing in the Years: At least Fianna Fáil will be okay, and that's what really matters
Carl Kinsella
Motoring: The quiet death of the manual gearbox
Paddy Comyn
Opinion: Carbon tax may be the tax we love to hate, but it's the one we can't afford to scrap
John Gibbons
From Idaho to Ireland: I chose to leave the US behind, and now I love my new home
Sasha Piton
Maria Walsh: Hungary's election result shows the centre can still hold in Europe
Maria Walsh
Opinion: With a 'looksmaxxing' influencer rushed to hospital, is the war on ageing getting ugly?
Dr Catherine Conlon
Gary Gannon: This government is out of touch, out of answers and out of time
Gary Gannon
From Epstein to ICE: The Trumps’ White House is in crisis management mode
Marion McKeone
Fiachna Ó Braonáin: I was lucky enough to know Moya Brennan - her voice brought us all home
Fiachna Ó Braonáin
Opinion: The protests aren't just about fuel, they're a revolt against a hollow state
Sinéad O'Sullivan
The Pontiff vs the President: Trump, Pope Leo and the Catholic contradiction
Bobby McDonagh