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# Opinion

Yesterday
23rd April 2024
Opinion: What's the point of a new national park if we're not preserving nature?
Pádraic Fogarty
Tom Clonan: US money is a shot in the arm for Ukraine defence
Tom Clonan
This week
21st April 2024 - 24th April 2024
Paul Murphy: If we want real change, we should ban fossil fuel companies from advertising
Paul Murphy
Tony Duffin: The trauma of war is fuelling drug abuse among soldiers in Ukraine
Tony Duffin
Last week
14th April 2024 - 20th April 2024
Larry Donnelly: The immigration issue compounds uncertainty in Irish politics
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: People pleasing is exhausting, but learning to say 'no' is liberating
Niamh O'Reilly
Opinion: Trans young people have nowhere to turn, and the Cass Report has made it worse
Dr Chris Noone & Karen Sugrue
Opinion: The Cass Report is welcome - here's what it means for Ireland
Dr Paul Moran
Opinion: We can no longer leave children alone to face this unregulated tech world
Dr Catherine Conlon
Dublin Bus chief: 'It's easy for cynics to sneer at efforts to climate-proof bus services'
Billy Hann
Tom Clonan: We have reached a dangerous moment in the Middle East conflict
Tom Clonan
Opinion: We and other NGOs are saying no to the EU's migration pact
Jim Clarken
John O'Brien: We had a road safety policing model that worked, what went wrong?
John O'Brien
Choking on fresh air: How Ireland's air quality is leading to premature deaths
Dr Lisa McNamee
This month
April 2024
Parenting: A message for the new Taoiseach - please get a handle on housing
Margaret Lynch
Opinion: Biden’s Gaza policy is likely to cost him the election
Dr Laurence Davis
Emma DeSouza: Should we really put a price on a United Ireland?
Emma DeSouza
Author: My recovery from illness helped me create characters for my books
Jenny Ireland
Solicitor: Insurers should take note of the Supreme Court's decision today on personal injuries
Stuart Gilhooly
Aoife Barry: What could Dublin learn from Cork's English Market?
Aoife Barry
Opinion: Israel's treatment of innocent Palestinians is reminiscent of humanity's darkest days
Bobby McDonagh
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
Jordan Lees: Dreaming up the enchanted world of The Whisperwicks was a journey in itself
Jordan Lees
Reflections from Boston: Radical steps needed to make the American Dream achievable for all
Larry Donnelly
Understanding neurodiversity: There's no correct way for the brain to work, we're all different
Nessa Hill
Opinion: No one should have to choose between career and family
Tracy Gunn
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: We must rethink recycling for Ireland’s Circular Economy and stop penalising consumers
Fearghal Carroll
Opinion: Fed up with the endless email bombardment? Me too
Sarah Geraghty
Dr Catherine Conlon: Are there too many humans?
Dr Catherine Conlon
Last month
March 2024
Money Diaries follow-up: A Kilkenny agricultural worker looks back at her spending
TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: What was Ireland like the weekend before the 1916 Rising?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Parenting: Can we stop the madness of uncomfortable and costly school uniforms?
Margaret Lynch
Opinion: How did we ever believe self-regulation by tech platforms would be a good idea?
Noeline Blackwell
Extract: 'The destruction Davy Tweed brought to my life followed me like the shadow of a demon'
Amanda Brown
Poll: Strong division among younger voters on immigration issues and candidates
Kevin Cunningham
Hate Speech law: 'As legislators, it is our responsibility to draw the line on hate'
Malcolm Byrne
Opinion: EU failure to pass the Nature Restoration Law shows a worrying shift to the right
Pádraic Fogarty
Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against Switzerland
Opinion: Israel's actions in Gaza have weakened our humanity — a ceasefire must come now
Karol Balfe