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'I hung up for the last time': How I lost my partner to conspiracy theories
Our reader documents her relationship with a partner who became an advocate of online conspiracy theories.
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Apr 18th 2021, 12:05 AM
Opinion: It's OK to feel anger in this crisis, but there are healthy ways to manage it
Psychotherapist Peter Devers of Knock Counselling Centre says anger is one of the tricker emotions to navigate.
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Mar 27th 2021, 10:15 AM
Opinion: Independent Ireland was established through violent revolution - there were few peacemakers
It is important that we don’t judge the events of the Irish revolution against fictional, sanitised versions of the Irish past, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
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May 15th 2019, 7:00 AM
Lynn Ruane: 'It should be a source of major embarrassment to Ireland that we are yet to ratify this important treaty'
Abuse within institutions and care situations isn’t just part of Ireland’s history, writes Lynn Ruane – it’s something that is still a reality for vulnerable groups today.
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Feb 24th 2019, 8:30 PM
Life with endometriosis: 'I haven't given up hope of becoming a mum one day'
Endometriosis is part of my everyday life. It affects decisions I make, but I have reached a certain truce with it, writes Cate O’Connor.
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Mar 18th 2018, 8:00 PM
'A fire ended my Leaving Cert hopes. I've taken a longer, scenic route to success'
My repeat Leaving Cert was a struggle – and my early attempts to get a job were farcical. 20 years on, now I’m in a position to help others, writes Seònaid Ó Murchadha.
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Aug 20th 2017, 10:00 PM
The quarterback, the President and the Divided States of America
There are very few footballing reasons Colin Kaepernick should be unemployed and yet, five years after a Super Bowl appearance, he is.
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Mar 25th 2017, 8:30 AM
Plucky Parsnips: How to grow this versatile crop (plus other tips for May)
Most parsnip seed packets will tell you to sow them in February– don’t do it! Far better to leave it until now.
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May 2nd 2015, 12:00 PM
Column: How to protect your private data in a digital world
With Snowden, Prism and national security secrets in the news, it’s clear that technology has made privacy harder to ensure. Renaat Verbruggen gives a run down of how cryptography can protect your private information.
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Jul 3rd 2013, 7:00 AM