Voices

at home with jack

40 years on, his legend lives on in Ireland - here’s what happened when I met Jack Charlton

Eanna Brophy

7 Feb

13.0k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Oh good, something else that Magic Wand Micheál is powerless to solve

Carl Kinsella

7 Feb

5.7k

plan for flooded future

Ireland in the storms: Flood barriers won't save us if we keep draining the land

Pádraic Fogarty

6 Feb

25.3k

wearable devices

Watching the kids: When parental fear meets GPS tracking

Niamh O'Reilly

5 Feb

5.2k

the Epstein files

Mandelson, Epstein and pressure on Starmer: What now for Britain's unpopular leader?

Peter Flanagan

4 Feb

6.0k

music as protest

Rockin' in the Free World: Music fights back against oppression, but is it working?

Jack Campbell

3 Feb

4.3k

Social Media

Opinion: The porn industry is normalising the sex trade for the next generation of teen girls

Eoghan Cleary

3 Feb

16.5k

weaponising trauma

Therapist on therapy notes: Stop using sexual assault survivors' words against them

Jacky Grainger

3 Feb

7.5k

left to rot

New apartments, empty shops: The quiet scandal of Ireland’s modern dereliction

Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor

2 Feb

58.9k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A civil technician on €60K living in the east of the country

The Journal reader

1 Feb

31.0k

1980s kids

The Sunday Drive: In praise of the lost joy of going nowhere slowly

Gwen Loughman

1 Feb

8.8k

st brigid's day

Imbolc: Why regenerative tourism matters, even in an unsettled world

Niall Heenan

31 Jan

4.2k

Surrealing in the Years

Surrealing in the Years: Climate change is on our doorstep in the least metaphorical way possible

Carl Kinsella

31 Jan

4.3k

The Luas is Free

Think about it: If public transport was free, would you use it more?

Paddy Comyn

31 Jan

15.1k

friendzone

Q&A: "In the Wild West early days of social media, we had zero chill"

The Journal Q&A

30 Jan

4.1k

government overspend

Stairway to nowhere: What the €500,000 steps really tell us about how Ireland makes decisions

Dr Paul Davis

30 Jan

20.6k

endless trump

The Donald Show: Is Trump pulling back at home and abroad – or no?

Larry Donnelly

29 Jan

11.8k

new rent reforms

Higher rents, more evictions: What is the reality behind the Government’s rent reset?

Rory Hearne

29 Jan

13.0k

warnings failure

Carlow Weather: 'Ireland has flood forecasts - we’re just not allowed to see them'

Alan O’Reilly, Carlow Weather

28 Jan

44.9k

political will

Scramblers and E-Scooters: Time for radical action before another life is lost

Marie Sherlock

28 Jan

8.9k

Parenting

Blessing the food: Should we learn to slow down and enjoy our meals?

Margaret Lynch

27 Jan

4.3k

new era facelifts

Botox, beauty and the filtered generation: What happens if everyone freezes their faces?

Keelin Moncrieff

27 Jan

12.7k

flexible working

Back to office pressure: 'These rules may be harming a quarter of the workforce'

Laura Gormley & Aoife Brennan

27 Jan

18.0k

road crashes

Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses

Sadhbh O' Neill

26 Jan

6.2k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A 28-year-old advertising account manager who has just moved to Australia

The Journal reader

25 Jan

31.5k

national media

RTÉ funding: Public service media isn’t optional — it’s critical infrastructure

Mark Shiel

25 Jan

4.3k

Does it spark joy?

The Big Declutter: How to tidy up without throwing away your memories

Gwen Loughman

24 Jan

13.8k

voices

Motoring: The fears around EV battery don't actually stack up AND there's a big change coming

Paddy Comyn

24 Jan

16.6k

Beckhams

Beckham bust up: Therapist gives insights into how families can fall apart

Rachel Somers

23 Jan

10.7k

how to make it work

Hot School Meals: The intentions are good, but the delivery is poor

Jen Cummins

23 Jan

16.6k

former diplomat

Deception and delusion in Davos: What's going on in Trump's head?

Bobby McDonagh

22 Jan

9.3k

problem drug use

No laughing matter: What is nitrous oxide and why are doctors alarmed by its use?

Dr Catherine Conlon

22 Jan

10.9k

billionaires got beef

Elon v Ryanair: 'Michael O'Leary might be a dose, but he's our dose'

Peter Flanagan

21 Jan

9.2k

citizens assembly

Opinion: Mamdani’s New York is listening to its citizens. Why is Ireland not?

Dr Seána Glennon

21 Jan

7.3k

tuning out irish radio

Static on the horizon: EU must safeguard Irish in-car radio against Big Tech

Barry Andrews

20 Jan

14.4k

professional growth

From job hunting to oversharing: How LinkedIn morphed into an embarrassing group chat

Niamh O'Reilly

19 Jan

8.5k

a world in chaos

The fight for resources: If 2025 was the year of war, 2026 could be the land-grab year

Emma DeSouza

19 Jan

3.9k

spending and saving

Money Diaries: A part-time writer in Cork, living alone on a pension

The Journal reader

18 Jan

24.9k

illusion of peace

A ceasefire in name only: Israel's relentless targeting of Palestinians has not stopped

Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne

18 Jan

9.1k

human rights law

Ireland and human rights: 'Turning our backs on the European Convention would be wrong'

Patricia Stephenson

17 Jan

8.5k