Voices

Dr Tim Collins
Opinion: A roaring fire might be cosy, but it's causing serious health issues
Dr Tim Collins
Roisin Kiberd
Extract: Roisin Kiberd on how Facebook helped change the internet - and our lives
Roisin Kiberd
Holly Cairns
Holly Cairns: The gender pay gap is a scandal - we must resolve to end it
Holly Cairns
Rónán Hession
'It reinforced my sense of belonging': One Dublin One Book author Rónán Hession on his life in reading
Rónán Hession
Steven Barnett
Opinion: Why British media coverage of Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview could backfire
Steven Barnett
Caoimhín De Barra
Opinion: We should build a 'Gaelollscoil' in the Gaeltacht as a means of reviving the Irish language
Caoimhín De Barra
Emma Gleeson
Guilt, messiness and forgiving yourself: What I learned from being a professional declutterer
Emma Gleeson
Bobby McDonagh
Bobby McDonagh: Britain, the Protocol and another breach of trust
Bobby McDonagh
Bernie Hackett
International Women’s Day: Minding the mental health of women in the face of this pandemic
Bernie Hackett
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: A primary teacher on €37K based in the south east during lockdown
The Journal reader
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: 'Give me liberty or give me death' - Why Biden's Covid message is falling on millions of deaf ears
Larry Donnelly
Joe Galvin
Opinion: Lack of trust in politics in a pandemic is a breeding ground for disinformation
Joe Galvin
Kathy Scott
Opinion: From repression to Robinson and Repeal - the Irish heroine's journey
Kathy Scott
Dr Peter Boylan
Dr Peter Boylan: The RTÉ Investigates programme reminds us of the issues facing the State-funded National Maternity Hospital
Dr Peter Boylan
Dr Seána Glennon
'Between vaccines and restrictions, we need to look at how pregnant people are being treated'
Dr Seána Glennon
Pearse Doherty TD
Pearse Doherty: Davy scandal can't just pass without consequences for the top brass who think they can break the rules
Pearse Doherty TD
Professor Sam McConkey
Professor Sam McConkey: Ten steps we should take to rid Ireland of Covid for good
Professor Sam McConkey
Barry Andrews
Barry Andrews: Richard O'Halloran and China's handling of such cases should not be ignored
Barry Andrews
CJ McKinney
Column: 'Pontins only achieved such rapid notoriety because it targeted common Irish surnames'
CJ McKinney
Ruairí Brugha
Professor Ruairí Brugha: We must engage all of society in the battle against Covid
Ruairí Brugha
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: An education service manager on over €55K, living with family in the Midlands
The Journal reader
Maeve Higgins
Maeve Higgins: The State cannot say it values migrant workers while it pushes them out the door
Maeve Higgins
Uruemu Adejinmi
Opinion: 'Irish politics is starting to feel more inclusive, more diverse'
Uruemu Adejinmi
Rory McNab
Opinion: 'The litter-picker was in the post. I was snookered'
Rory McNab
Shane Creevy
Opinion: That dodgy Covid story you saw on Facebook here in Ireland? It probably came from abroad first
Shane Creevy
Sophie Healy-Thow
Opinion: The last year should teach us that food security is not guaranteed
Sophie Healy-Thow
Robbie Connaughton
Barber to Government: 'Haircuts boost mental health - let us open for just two weeks'
Robbie Connaughton
Saoirse Brady
Children's Rights Alliance: This government must do better when it comes to education
Saoirse Brady
Neale Richmond
Neale Richmond: Unionist push against NI Protocol is the wrong move at the wrong time
Neale Richmond
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: An actor and bartender on the PUP, keeping busy through lockdown in Dublin
The Journal reader
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: 'Is Trump done with politics? This is not the rhetoric of a man inclined to step away'
Larry Donnelly
Dr Aoife O'Sullivan
'More and more students are coping with anxiety through either restricting their eating or binge eating'
Dr Aoife O'Sullivan
Deirdre Mullins
Opinion: No foreign travel this year? All is not lost, Ireland has a lot to offer
Deirdre Mullins
Billy Kelleher
Billy Kelleher: We need vaccine certificates if we are to return to any kind of normal
Billy Kelleher
Aoife Martin
Aoife Martin: Forget Twitter doom-scrolling. Books help you escape the lockdown blues
Aoife Martin
Pearse Doherty TD
Pearse Doherty: Why TDs should support my Bill to end the loyalty penalty and reduce insurance costs
Pearse Doherty TD
Senator Mark Wall
Opinion: We don’t allow ads for smoking so why should gambling be any different?
Senator Mark Wall
Rita Lovett
Mother of schoolchildren: 'Who, exactly, is advocating for children at the talks this week?'
Rita Lovett
Yvonne Brennan
The fate of this year's Leaving Cert is uncertain - but it's clear that our Sixth Years deserve better
Yvonne Brennan
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: A primary teacher on €52K homeschooling and teaching remotely
The Journal reader