# Opinion
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February
February 2024
Voices
Dr Catherine Conlon: We need to get real about the dangers of smartphone use by young children
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated
16 Feb
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JFK in 1960, Blair 1997, Obama 2008, Corbyn 2017: Youth vote is a starting gun for momentum
Kevin Cunningham
15 Feb
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Irish: It's not cool to just tear down our beautiful, native Gaeilge
Caolán Mac Grianna
14 Feb
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52
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Gino Kenny: 'The time has come to grasp the nettle on assisted dying'
Gino Kenny
14 Feb
7.4k
12
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Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
TheJournal.ie reader
13 Feb
8.0k
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Linda Coogan Byrne: Why is Irish radio afraid to play Bambie Thug?
Linda Coogan Byrne
13 Feb
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Pancake Tuesday: Some tasty twists on the old favourite recipes
Alex Petit
Updated
13 Feb
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Planning: 'Proposed law designed to scare local groups off potential challenges'
Rose Wall & Gavin Elliott
13 Feb
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Tom Clonan: Israel has pursued the relentless massacre of innocent Palestinians in Gaza
Tom Clonan
Updated
12 Feb
12.0k
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Extract: 'I felt a kind of bereavement for the Mayo of my youth and my stories'
Colin Barrett
12 Feb
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Jennifer Whitmore: The school transport system is not serving the communities that need it
Jennifer Whitmore
12 Feb
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Rebecca Moynihan: The exorbitant cost of baby formula should not be tolerated
Rebecca Moynihan
11 Feb
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25
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Larry Donnelly: US democracy isn't perfect, but it's easier to vote there than in Ireland
Larry Donnelly
10 Feb
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51
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John Bruton tribute: 'I told John I'd been to Mass and knew that would buy me some time'
Karl Brophy
Updated
10 Feb
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Michael Pidgeon: Dublin's new city centre transport plan is not a 'ban on cars'
Michael Pidgeon
9 Feb
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Referendum vote: 'I realise now we men were conditioned to think women are more natural carers'
Mick Gaskin
9 Feb
13.7k
104
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Prof Colin Doherty: Imagine if healthcare staff in Ireland were being killed while the world watched
Prof Colin Doherty
Updated
8 Feb
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Pat Rabbitte: John Bruton was a thoughtful and substantial politician
Pat Rabbitte
6 Feb
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56
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Analysis: Stormont is too fragile to be confident after one day's success
Brian Rowan
4 Feb
7.2k
30
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Elaine McGoff: I would love to cheer on the government's new biodiversity plan, but I can't
Dr Elaine McGoff
4 Feb
10.7k
21
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Ellen Keane: I used to want to be like everyone else but now I know my arm is my superpower
Ellen Keane
3 Feb
13.2k
6
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Farmer: Branding farmers far right isn’t simply wrong, it’s helping the far right
Thomas Duffy
2 Feb
10.9k
80
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Pádraic Fogarty: Farmers must find a more sophisticated way to be heard than tractor protests
Pádraic Fogarty
2 Feb
9.1k
24
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Financial analyst: House affordability should be the government's focus, not just house prices
Mark Coan
2 Feb
6.3k
22
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Deposit Return Scheme: 'We are finally seeing the value in the small everyday products we use'
Colin O'Byrne
1 Feb
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January
January 2024
Voices
Dr Mary McAuliffe: The details of Ann Lovett's tragic death are still harrowing 40 years on
Mary McAuliffe
31 Jan
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43
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Ciaran Mullooly: Younger staff at RTÉ are still livid over the 'crazy fees' of the big stars
Ciaran Mullooly
Updated
30 Jan
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Brian Rowan: Donaldson finally came through, but the real work starts now
Brian Rowan
Updated
30 Jan
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6
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Dr Catherine Conlon: Catch Up vaccination clinics needed now before measles sweeps the country
Dr Catherine Conlon
29 Jan
10.8k
56
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It's clear Trump is the Republican nominee ... but Haley won’t quit
Larry Donnelly
27 Jan
14.8k
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Dog behaviourist: The problem of dog attacks won't be solved with just a ban on certain breeds
Suzi Walsh
25 Jan
9.6k
33
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Holly Cairns: Ireland has long advocated for the Palestinians - we can't let them down now
Holly Cairns
23 Jan
8.3k
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Tom Felle: Toxic language around migration is not unique to Ireland - it's playing out globally
Tom Felle
Updated
22 Jan
9.9k
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Kittens & Current Affairs: 'Try not to look away from a world in flames, no matter how tempting'
Bobby McDonagh
21 Jan
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