Voices

The Journal reader
Money Diaries: Financial services manager on £43K living in the UK
The Journal reader
Stephen O'Hare
Opinion: How the new Irish Government can end HIV transmission by 2030
Stephen O'Hare
Elaine Maguire O'Connor
Opinion: Fast fashion conglomerates are having a profoundly negative impact on Irish businesses
Elaine Maguire O'Connor
Sylvia Power
To the politicians: 'My generation lives with a housing crisis that will last a lifetime'
Sylvia Power
Carl Kinsella
Surrealing in the Years: Election has foregrounded empathy, or the lack thereof, in Irish politics
Carl Kinsella
Lt Col Conor King
RACO Chief: The next government must prioritise national Defence and Security
Lt Col Conor King
Dr Karen Foley
Brain injury: Rehab is crucial, but survivors are often forgotten and just left to exist
Dr Karen Foley
Aidan Regan
Opinion: Wake up — Ireland is in serious trouble now Trump is taking office
Aidan Regan
John Evoy
Analysis: What does this election mean for remote employees and employers?
John Evoy
Professor Rónán Collins
Health and the election: 'Our hospital system is faltering and we can't ignore it any longer'
Professor Rónán Collins
Katie Deegan
Electing women: This General Election is Ireland’s chance to rewrite the political rulebook
Katie Deegan
Margaret Lynch
Parenting: Social media is teaching kids how to live unattainable, high-end lives
Margaret Lynch
Derval McDonagh
'Our people are suffering': Kanturk has shown the challenges faced by the disability sector
Derval McDonagh
Mark McCormick
Cancer patient: It takes an enormous toll on your body... and your pocket
Mark McCormick
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: An administrative worker on €46K living in the Midlands
The Journal reader
Sharon Mannion
Tribute to Jon Kenny: 'Jon and Pat found new ways for us to laugh at ourselves'
Sharon Mannion
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: It was a sleepy general election, but the storm clouds are now looming
Larry Donnelly
Carl Kinsella
Surrealing in the Years: How dare you?
Carl Kinsella
Dr Catherine Conlon
Opinion: A four-day working week is good for productivity, wellbeing and the planet
Dr Catherine Conlon
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan
Katriona O'Sullivan: So many children in poverty and Fine Gael's answer is a savings account?
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan
Barra Roantree
Barra Roantree: How do the spending plans in each party's manifesto compare?
Barra Roantree
Blindboy Boatclub
Blindboy Boatclub: 'Early Irish Christian scholars were the ones who wrote our stories down'
Blindboy Boatclub
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
Opinion: If housing is the election issue then dereliction should be near the top of that list
Jude Sherry and Dr Frank O’Connor
Dorothy Cashman & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
Excerpt: Our food history lies in the folds and crevices as much as the grand narratives
Dorothy Cashman & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
Dr Barry Colfer
Opinion: Foreign Policy must be at the centre of the General Election campaign
Dr Barry Colfer
Sarah Moran
To the politicians: 'The housing crisis has trapped us in adolescence'
Sarah Moran
Denise Croke
COPD: 'I didn't understand why this was happening - I was active, healthy and never smoked'
Denise Croke
Tom Clonan
Tom Clonan: This conflict is at a dangerous point now Ukraine is firing US long-range missiles
Tom Clonan
Ahmed Alsammak
Our Gaza hell: 'All of your cousins were at home, but they're under the rubble now'
Ahmed Alsammak
Ciarán O’Connor
Opinion: AI is already altering reality, but it doesn’t have to end in doom
Ciarán O’Connor
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: A PhD researcher on a €22K stipend living in Dublin
The Journal reader
Louise Bruton
Louise Bruton: I'm a Celebrity is back, and the wheels of reality TV keep turning...
Louise Bruton
Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas: More than ever, the US needs 'woke politics'
Scott Lucas
Carl Kinsella
Surrealing in the Years: Has everyone in this country forgotten how to run for election?
Carl Kinsella
Cormac K.H. O'Malley & Patrick J. Mahoney
Excerpt: How Dearg Mór tried to invade Ireland and their battle with the Fianna
Cormac K.H. O'Malley & Patrick J. Mahoney
Niamh O'Reilly
Niamh O'Reilly: Simon says Friday is a good day for an election. Good for whom, exactly?
Niamh O'Reilly
Hélène O’Keefe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy
Atlas of the Irish civil war: How republicans mobilised Irish America over the Treaty
Hélène O’Keefe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy
Michael B. Barry
The Spanish Armada: Myths, missteps and shipwrecks on Ireland’s shores
Michael B. Barry
Bobby McDonagh
Opinion: Trump's new appointments leave us in no doubt that he will abandon democracy
Bobby McDonagh
Dr Alan Gorman
Opinion: 'Teacher bashing' is a global phenomenon, absolving governments of their failed policies
Dr Alan Gorman