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# irish society
'Societal dysfunctionality' around gender roles needs to be tackled, says Defence Forces chief
Vice Admiral Mellett said gender conditioning away from military life begins in childhood for women.
# census 2021
Do you have broadband? What time do you leave work? These are some of the questions you'll be asked in the next census
The next Census day will be held on 18 April 2021. Mark it in the diary.
# Your Say
Poll: Are we repeating the mistakes of the boom era?
President Higgins has issued a warning. Do you agree?
# shiny happy people
Limerick Gardaí to make history with rainbow flag at gay pride parade
Limerick Gardaí to LGBT community: “We’ve got your back.”
Voices
Lisa McInerney: Fianna Fáil doesn't deserve our ear...
…not when the party still owe us a tooth and an eye. So why are many people perversely choosing to drift back=?
Voices
Lisa McInerney: Magdalene atrocities happened because society allowed them to
The hand of the State and religious bodies in what happened to the women of the Laundries is clear – but the hard facts of the McAleese report also shows that the Irish public was complicit too.
# Suicide
Suicide in Ireland increased by 7 per cent last year
New figures show 525 people took their own lives in Ireland in 2011.