Voices

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Opinion: We've waited long enough - we must wipe out nuclear weapons for good
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Brid Kennedy
Opinion: 'Lebanon needs help - or the consequences for the Middle East don't bear thinking about'
Brid Kennedy
Tribute: John Hume said setting up the first credit union in Northern Ireland was 'the thing I'm proudest of'
Tribute: John Hume said setting up the first credit union in Northern Ireland was 'the thing I'm proudest of'
Gerry Thompson
Emma DeSouza
Opinion: John Hume gave us the gift of peace, it's our responsibility to protect it
Emma DeSouza
Anonymous Substitute Teacher
Opinion: Government must break down the bureaucratic walls faced by teachers returning to Ireland
Anonymous Substitute Teacher
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: A team leader in Galway on €37K working from home who is also a single mother
The Journal reader
Tommy McLoughlin
Opinion: The food service industry must handle Covid-19 hygiene risks with plastic-free packaging
Tommy McLoughlin
Caoimhe McCabe
Opinion: ‘Travellers have to hide their identity just to get a foot in the door’
Caoimhe McCabe
David and Stephen Flynn
Try a protein-rich veggie burger and chocolate chip cookies with these Happy Pear recipes
David and Stephen Flynn
David Kenny
Opinion: The Supreme Court's ruling on the government's climate plan is a watershed moment
David Kenny
Charlie Power
Opinion: Northern Ireland is the 'problem child' and that's not likely to change any time soon
Charlie Power
Anonymous Teachers
View from a teacher: 'Nobody wants to return to remote learning'
Anonymous Teachers
Michelle Murray
Trouble sleeping? You're not alone, but there are tools you can use to help yourself
Michelle Murray
Liam Printer
Opinion: When it comes to schools re-opening, why is no one talking about Switzerland?
Liam Printer
Dr Karen Moore
Opinion: After the Covid-19 masks are gone, will we breathe cleaner air?
Dr Karen Moore
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: A university administrator in Limerick working from home who is starting to socialise more
The Journal reader
Rowena Hennigan
Opinion: We've adapted to remote working in a crisis - where do we go from here?
Rowena Hennigan
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: Covid and BLM may have him down, but Trump may not yet be out
Larry Donnelly
Craig Kelly
Opinion: Government needs to give people of all abilities a chance on the job market
Craig Kelly
Colm O'Regan
Extract: 'Millennials, they call them. Oh, I’m so offended at this, that and the other thing'
Colm O'Regan
Brian O'Boyle
Opinion: When it comes to paying for Covid-19, are we still 'in this together'?
Brian O'Boyle
Marian Quinn
‘Children's needs should be the priority for after-school services’
Marian Quinn
Leigh Arnold
Wellness Wednesday: A postcard from Leigh Arnold in Ibiza
Leigh Arnold
Sarah O’Leary & Michele Akerlind
‘Without state interventions many childcare providers will go out of business’
Sarah O’Leary & Michele Akerlind
Darragh O’Connor
‘Time to radically reform childcare and break the tension between fees and quality’
Darragh O’Connor
Lynda Butler
‘We are essentially paying out a second mortgage in childcare every month’
Lynda Butler
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: A 26-year-old data analyst living alone and working from home in a new job
The Journal reader
Jamie Deasy & Brian McDermott
Festivals might be off for 2020 but we've moved our events business entirely online
Jamie Deasy & Brian McDermott
Darach Ó Séaghdha
We have a wealth of talented podcasters here in Ireland, so why are we not counting their listeners?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Anonymous
My food addiction: How group therapy helped me overcome years of bingeing and purging
Anonymous
Shane Smith
Enjoy some summer fruit baking recipes from master pastry chef Shane Smith
Shane Smith
Patrice Hosford
Opinion: Maternity leave in lockdown was no picnic, so please don't forget new parents
Patrice Hosford
Jacky Fox
Ransomware and remote working: If Twitter can be breached, then every company must be vigilant
Jacky Fox
Cliona Byrne
So it's summer and you're supposed to be 'bikini ready'? Don't believe a word of it
Cliona Byrne
Rachel McNamara
Hospital doctor: Frontline workers have given their all - a second surge would be devastating
Rachel McNamara
Eoin McGee
Eoin McGee: Survive without takeaway coffee during the lockdown? Here's what we can learn from that and other broken spending habits
Eoin McGee
The Journal reader
Money Diaries: A 22-year-old software engineer on €50k in Dublin in lockdown
The Journal reader
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: America's problems go far deeper than Donald Trump
Larry Donnelly
Prof John Wenger
Opinion: We need serious help to 'stop burning stuff' to heat our homes
Prof John Wenger
Barry Andrews
Opinion: 25 years ago today, the UN let Srebrenica happen. Now, it is allowing history repeat itself in Syria
Barry Andrews