Voices

trump brings chaos

Larry Donnelly: Trump hasn't just torn up the rule book, he's burnt it to a crisp

Larry Donnelly

1 hr ago

2.9k

canada and the EU

Trump’s threatened trade war: Should Canada and the EU band together?

Seána Glennon

5 hrs ago

3.8k

Yesterday

6th February 2025

Diplomacy

Occupied Territories Bill: The global pressure on government is very different to that on opposition

Bobby McDonagh

Updated 12 hrs ago

8.1k

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This week

2nd February 2025 - 7th February 2025

Dáil returns

Opinion: Politicians, please put mental health policy at the heart of this new government

John Farrelly

5 Feb

3.0k

eternal city

Chieftains, diplomats and Joyce: Joseph O'Connor looks at the Irish connections to Rome

Joseph O'Connor

4 Feb

4.9k

domestic and sexual violence

Opinion: Are men and families forgotten when it comes to sexual violence and abuse?

Dr Marie Keenan

3 Feb

8.2k

Universal Healthcare

Doctor: To achieve universal healthcare, political leadership is needed

Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne

3 Feb

7.9k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A 27-year-old advertising account manager planning a move to Australia

TheJournal.ie reader

2 Feb

30.5k

worker rights

Opinion: Has the long weekend had its day, or do we get too few?

Dr Laura Bambrick

2 Feb

13.5k

Last week

26th January 2025 - 1st February 2025

PHONE ADDICTION

Opinion: 'Why are we giving nine-year-olds smartphones?', she asks, holding her smartphone

Niamh O'Reilly

1 Feb

10.9k

Surrealing in the Years

Lowry's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle approach to Dáil speaking time isn't getting anything done

Carl Kinsella

1 Feb

14.0k

brigid festival

'Is the Biddy welcome here?' Rural St. Brigid’s Day traditions lost and revived

Dr Fiona Murphy

1 Feb

19.4k

earth on fire

Opinion: Under Trump 2.0, the planet is in big trouble

Sadhbh O' Neill

31 Jan

5.5k

super duper ministers

Opinion: 'Super junior' ministers represent the pragmatic avoidance of a divisive referendum

Andrew Dunne

30 Jan

4.3k

generators and batteries

Opinion: In the face of storms, has our reliance on A-rated homes and EVs created a blind spot?

Harrison Gardner

Updated 28 Jan

24.5k

Gulf of America

Opinion: Can Trump just order new names for the Gulf of Mexico and Denali?

Innisfree McKinnon

28 Jan

8.3k

dont feed the deer

Opinion: The Phoenix Park deer need clear legal protection for stronger enforcement

Elizabeth Rymut

28 Jan

8.7k

letting children down

Parenting: Why are we letting parents off the hook for failure to pay child maintenance?

Margaret Lynch

Updated 27 Jan

12.0k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A production manager on €78K living and working in Co Meath

TheJournal.ie reader

26 Jan

35.5k

Averil Power

Cost of cancer: 225,000 of us are going to need this government to do more over next 5 years

Averil Power

26 Jan

7.3k

Last month

January 2025

trump exec order

Opinion: Trump can do what he wants — Irish remote workers won't return to full-time office work

Deirdre Waldron

25 Jan

23.2k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: There was real catharsis in watching TDs losing the rag this week

Carl Kinsella

25 Jan

7.3k

predictions for the year

January vibes: What state are we in so far this year?

Finian Murphy

25 Jan

4.9k

Human Rights

Opinion: We don’t need a new Occupied Territories Bill – improve this one and pass it quickly

Roderic O'Gorman

24 Jan

5.7k

holding power to account

Priest: Most bishops in America wouldn't have had the courage to speak to Trump like that — but one did

Tony Flannery

23 Jan

18.1k

154

dail melee

Johnny Fallon: This Dáil circus was entirely predictable, so why was the government blindsided?

Johnny Fallon

Updated 23 Jan

10.7k

Fossil Fuels

Opinion: An Irish fossil fuel lobbyist says he's part of the low carbon transition - let's get real

John Gibbons

Updated 21 Jan

6.5k

Sport

Opinion: Are our sporting heroes 'playing it safe' when it comes to their public image?

Paddy O'Dea

21 Jan

5.8k

US politics

Larry Donnelly: Trump is back with a bang. Buckle up. Uncertain times lie ahead.

Larry Donnelly

Updated 21 Jan

11.8k

Infrastructure

Ciarán Cannon: We cannot consider going ahead with the Galway Ring Road

Ciarán Cannon

21 Jan

32.3k

How I Spend My Money

Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

TheJournal.ie reader

19 Jan

8.9k

back to the US

US Ambassador: I leave with a heart full of gratitude - thank you for an incredible experience

Claire Cronin

19 Jan

14.8k

fleeing belarus

‘It was exactly like Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song': A Belarusian story of survival and hope

Sasha Romanova

19 Jan

6.0k

Parenting

Opinion: Why are we surprised that parents' value is underestimated?

Niamh O'Reilly

18 Jan

9.3k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Government formation is our problem, not theirs

Carl Kinsella

18 Jan

3.8k

Middle East

Under siege in the West Bank: Life and resistance in the shadow of settler violence

Oliver Moore

16 Jan

4.5k

New Job

Career coach: Stuck in a job rut? It doesn't need to be this way

Steph Brady

15 Jan

8.5k

column

Opinion: Let’s change the game for people living with HIV

Enda McGrattan (Veda Lady)

14 Jan

6.7k

Democracy

Life in a dictatorship: Why do Belarusian journalists risk their lives for the truth?

Sasha Romanova

13 Jan

6.6k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A public relations manager on €42K living in Dublin

TheJournal.ie reader

12 Jan

31.9k