# Opinion

Last month

March 2024

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Zoe Ryan: I used to be ashamed of my psoriasis, but now it's part of who I am

Zoe Ryan

18 Mar

18.1k

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Analysis: What is the history of the White House shamrock presentation?

Dr Catherine Healy

16 Mar

7.1k

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Music producer: Irish acts should be commended for their SXSW boycott

Pat Neary

16 Mar

17.9k

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Pádraic Fogarty: Ireland's bogs are its rainforests — we have failed them

Pádraic Fogarty

16 Mar

13.2k

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Crisis Comms Expert: Princess Kate has fallen on her sword, but where are the gatekeepers?

Deirdre Waldron

Updated 15 Mar

26.0k

Opinion

Player-player romantic relationships 'create challenges' - Chelsea coach Hayes

15 Mar

4.1k

Paul Murphy: There should be no shamrock for 'Genocide Joe' over his stance on Israel

Paul Murphy

15 Mar

6.6k

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Sleep Expert: Smartphones and their effect on sleep - are you addicted to the screen?

Tom Coleman

14 Mar

11.5k

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Remembering Charlie Bird: A champion of awareness for Motor Neurone Disease

Lillian McGovern

Updated 14 Mar

7.7k

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School refusal: Some strategies for parents dealing with this growing issue

Bronagh Starrs

12 Mar

18.7k

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My Story: 'I am Gazan living in Ireland, my family is trapped in the hell that is Rafah'

Ahmed Alsammak

Updated 11 Mar

11.0k

Therapist: Motherhood is an emotional rollercoaster - go gently with yourself

Jade Lawless

10 Mar

8.3k

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Larry Donnelly: Make no mistake - Joe Biden is in deep trouble

Larry Donnelly

9 Mar

24.6k

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Ex-Garda Chief Super: Stakeknife and Operation Kenova - are there questions for Dublin?

John O'Brien

9 Mar

16.5k

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Opinion: Do women really support other women when it counts?

Niamh O'Reilly

Updated 8 Mar

15.0k

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Opinion: The care referendum is problematic, paternalistic and downright irresponsible

Orla Tinsley

6 Mar

37.3k

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Opinion: If we really want a more equal society, we need greater investment in adult learning

Dearbháil Lawless

5 Mar

5.2k

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Opinion: Yes, the wording is tricky, but I am voting 'Yes, Yes' in the proposed referendums

Ursula Barry

Updated 5 Mar

17.7k

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Opinion: Does the care referendum show that it’s time for some constitutional spring cleaning?

Dr Alan Greene

Updated 4 Mar

11.1k

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Opinion: Mainstream feminists are backing the 'care amendment' - this is a mistake

Rosaleen McDonagh

3 Mar

19.2k

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Analysis: Understanding harmful misinformation about an LGBTQ+ ‘agenda’ in Ireland

Ciarán O’Connor

2 Mar

10.4k

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Clara Dillon: I love stories about darkness lurking beneath a veneer of domestic civilisation

Clara Dillon

2 Mar

10.3k

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Carer: 'I'm so desperate for scraps of support, I'm almost hoping for a yes vote next week'

Rita B. Wray

1 Mar

14.3k

February

February 2024

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Opinion: I've been rejected by the government's Cost Rental Scheme again - it's time to emigrate

Jess Ní Mhaoláin

Updated 27 Feb

30.5k

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Debate Room: The Yes and No sides set out their cases for the forthcoming referendums

Sarah O'Reilly & Heather Humphreys

Updated 27 Feb

33.2k

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Opinion: What would a merger of Vodafone and Three mean across the UK telecoms market?

Dr Catarina Marvão

26 Feb

12.5k

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Ciaran Mullooly: RTÉ told staff to take our medicine because we were all equal - that was wrong

Ciaran Mullooly

25 Feb

25.7k

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Larry Donnelly: Quick takes on US politics - where are we now in the race for the White House?

Larry Donnelly

24 Feb

14.6k

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Opinion: Helping Ukrainians flee war along with their pets is the right thing to do

Suzi Walsh

Updated 23 Feb

14.0k

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Irish film director: 'A couple of minutes in, I knew we had found our Ukrainian leading lady'

Danny McCafferty

22 Feb

10.3k

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Niamh O'Reilly: I looked around the rage room I'd just trashed and had the urge to tidy up

Niamh O'Reilly

Updated 21 Feb

18.1k

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Tom Clonan: An emboldened Putin and a possible Trump return pose real dangers for Europe

Tom Clonan

Updated 20 Feb

10.1k

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Handling heartbreak: 'Rejection does not make you a reject, it just means they weren't for you'

Mark Fennell

19 Feb

8.0k

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Opinion: The Hen Harrier is the canary in the coal mine for upland biodiversity in Ireland

Ciaran Brennan

Updated 19 Feb

9.6k

Voices

Money Diaries: A marketing and advertising executive on €60K living in Leinster

TheJournal.ie reader

18 Feb

29.1k

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Doctor: How to live longer and help the planet at the same time

Dr Lisa McNamee

18 Feb

11.9k

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Sinéad Burke: Heart disease has taught me to grab life with both hands and live every moment

Sinéad Burke

6 hrs ago

16.8k

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Border analysis: 'My dad was in the Orange Order, but I'd probably vote for a United Ireland'

Emma DeSouza

19 hrs ago

27.6k

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Shifting sands: The people of the West Bank are stuck in hellish game they never agreed to play

Hannah McCarthy

16 Feb

7.5k

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Dr Catherine Conlon: We need to get real about the dangers of smartphone use by young children

Dr Catherine Conlon

Updated 16 Feb

13.1k