Voices

rip pope francis

Fr Tony Flannery: I loved that man and that Pope — I will miss him

Tony Flannery

Updated 2 hrs ago

14.7k

changing landscape

Trump’s America: Believe it or not, he's not always the main topic of conversation stateside

Larry Donnelly

Updated 5 hrs ago

11.8k

Yesterday

20th April 2025

HISMM

Money Diaries: A healthcare worker preparing for retirement in the South East of the country

TheJournal.ie reader

20 hrs ago

24.7k

up and up and up

Doctor: We need to talk about health insurance...

Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne

20 Apr

14.3k

Last week

13th April 2025 - 19th April 2025

Dirty Old Town

Dublin social spaces: Kill off all the options to congregate and you drive young people away

Conor Brummell

19 Apr

12.5k

for i have sinned

First Holy Confession: Why are we still putting our children through this guilt grind?

Simon Tierney

19 Apr

24.8k

keep it in the ground

Ban fossil fuel ads: Stop airlines, airports, cars and cruise liners from advertising

Dr Johnny Collins & Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum

18 Apr

12.5k

fermented foods

Kombucha: What is it and is it good for you?

Dr Catherine Conlon

17 Apr

12.8k

27 years on

Good Friday Agreement: Women’s voices must shape the future of this island, north and south

Orla O'Connor

16 Apr

3.2k

GOAL VOICES

Engineering hope: Marwan’s story of displacement, resilience and humanitarian action

Marwan Al-Bakur

15 Apr

3.7k

Narcissism

Surviving a narcissist: What's this personality disorder and how can you manage one in your life?

Dr Stephen McWilliams

14 Apr

23.5k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A project engineer on €57K living in Leinster

TheJournal.ie reader

13 Apr

24.9k

childhood obesity

Hot school meals: How can we do better for the children in Irish schools?

Dr Catherine Conlon

13 Apr

10.4k

This month

April 2025

international trade

Analysis: What are the potential impacts of Trump's tariffs on the Irish supply chain?

Dr Kevin Byrne, Dr Chao Ji-Hyland & Dr Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos

12 Apr

12.4k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Protect our cultural history or solve the housing crisis? Neither, thanks

Carl Kinsella

12 Apr

7.0k

Books

World Autism Month: Life as a Second Language — an excerpt from new book, Wired Our Own Way

Naoise Dolan

12 Apr

6.8k

Nature

Forest fires in Ireland: Preparation requires proper enforcement and the end of old practices

Pádraic Fogarty

11 Apr

4.4k

Anniversary

Good Friday Agreement: So many families of those who died in the Troubles have been ignored

Emma DeSouza

Updated 10 Apr

4.3k

SCHOOL MEALS

Parenting: The pearl clutching over hot school lunches is a bit much — at least they're eating

Margaret Lynch

8 Apr

11.1k

Opinion

Passenger cap lift: Solar panels at Dublin Airport will not compensate for more people flying

Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum

7 Apr

10.4k

are saunas the new pubs?

Sauna and chill: 'As Robin Williams once said, it was hotter than a snake’s ass in a wagon rut'

Niamh O'Reilly

Updated 6 Apr

11.6k

HISMM

Money Diaries: An audit associate on €31K living in Dublin

TheJournal.ie reader

6 Apr

29.6k

Parenting

A dad's perspective: I watched Adolescence with my teenage son... here's what I learned

Derek Walsh

5 Apr

39.1k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealling in the Years: Keep your filthy hands to yourself

Carl Kinsella

5 Apr

7.3k

book extract

Pop music history: 'Women music managers were few and far between'

Dr Michael Murphy

5 Apr

3.6k

Youth Mental Health

Opinion: School Avoidance is a crisis - here's how we can support children back into education

Marian Quinn

4 Apr

6.2k

GAA finest

Farewell, Micko: The King is Dead, Long Live the King

Paul Collins

Updated 3 Apr

8.2k

trade tariffs

'Liberation Day' and its fallout: Trump thrives on the uncertainty and chaos he's created

Larry Donnelly

3 Apr

11.3k

neurodiversity

World Autism Day: 'My children deserve to be valued by the system for who they are'

Lucinda Murrihy

Updated 2 Apr

9.5k

supporting boys and men

Opinion: Our focus should not be on 'toxic masculinity', but on why men and boys feel so lost

Dr Chris Luke

Updated 1 Apr

13.0k

InvestigatesThe GP Crisis

Opinion: 'Not only could he not get an appointment, he couldn't get a GP to take him on'

Anonymous

1 Apr

15.2k

Last month

March 2025

island history

Opinion: Ireland’s islands have a unique and captivating history — we should cherish them

Pamela de Brí

31 Mar

6.0k

chop baby chop

Opinion: This government is determined to turn its back on sustainable forestry in Ireland

Pádraic Fogarty

31 Mar

11.4k

HISMM

Money Diaries: A laboratory specialist on €70K living in Dublin

TheJournal.ie reader

30 Mar

30.3k

Opinion

Lukashenko: How Europe's last dictator figures in the thawing of US-Russian relations

Sasha Romanova

30 Mar

9.9k

nature of motherhood

Mother’s Day: It's not gratitude that's needed, it's an honest conversation about motherhood

Dr Fiona Murphy

30 Mar

9.7k

eurovision 2025

Eurovision: Do this year's picks show a continent seeking escapism from the harsh news cycle?

Louise Holst

29 Mar

5.8k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Don't worry, they're only telling us to sit down with their fingers

Carl Kinsella

29 Mar

6.8k

we need a break

The Motherload: What mums really want for Mother’s Day (hint, it’s not a foot spa)

Niamh O'Reilly

29 Mar

14.3k

the great disruptor

Opinion: At the rate Trump is going, it will be a long four-year term

Emma DeSouza

Updated 28 Mar

11.4k

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