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Opinion: 'People with HIV in Ireland are dehumanised - we're seen as a virus' Opinion

Opinion: 'People with HIV in Ireland are dehumanised - we're seen as a virus'

6 hours ago 7,935 Views 10 Comments

But activist Robbie Lawlor sets out how people like him are breaking away from stigma and living full lives – and says people need to be more open and honest.

Opinion: Here's how to fight being 'good' all the time and mind yourself first (by a Zen Buddhist) Opinion

Opinion: Here's how to fight being 'good' all the time and mind yourself first (by a Zen Buddhist)

18 hours ago 18,110 Views 14 Comments

Haemin Sunim is a Zen Buddhist who writes about how to love imperfect things – including yourself – in his new book.

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Opinion: 'Food was a drug for me' Opinion

Opinion: 'Food was a drug for me'

Thu 7:00 AM 13,010 Views 23 Comments

I thought if I could just eat and be thin I’d be OK, writes a member of Addictive Eaters Anonymous.

How I Spend My Money: An Irishman in Paris on €85,000 finding it easier to save while living abroad Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: An Irishman in Paris on €85,000 finding it easier to save while living abroad

Wed 7:31 PM 41,441 Views 33 Comments

But his stint in the French capital has dragged on longer than he expected.

Opinion: Small farmers need to wake up and realise that the big farming lobby doesn't represent their interests Opinion

Opinion: Small farmers need to wake up and realise that the big farming lobby doesn't represent their interests

Wed 7:00 AM 24,515 Views 28 Comments

The small farmer in Ireland has a very high-quality product. To differentiate themselves from the mass producers, they need to focus on quality and sustainability, writes Saoirse McHugh.

Opinion: Is allowing children unrestricted internet access a child protection issue? Opinion

Opinion: Is allowing children unrestricted internet access a child protection issue?

Mon 7:00 AM 9,561 Views 16 Comments

Would you be happy for your six-year-old to have unlimited, unsupervised access to a firearm – perhaps if it had been modified to only shoot lighter loads? asks Shane Dunphy.

How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old financial analyst in Dublin on €32,000 saving over €800 a month Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old financial analyst in Dublin on €32,000 saving over €800 a month

Sun 8:01 PM 70,816 Views 45 Comments

He set up a savings plan soon after graduating from college.

Lynn Ruane: 'We need to change society radically from the ground up' Opinion

Lynn Ruane: 'We need to change society radically from the ground up'

Sun 8:00 PM 31,589 Views 39 Comments

I am a product of the community development projects that have been systematically eroded writes, Senator Lynn Ruane.

Opinion: Prevention is better than cure so there is no point in taxing vitamins Opinion

Opinion: Prevention is better than cure so there is no point in taxing vitamins

Sun 7:45 AM 17,573 Views 37 Comments

Those people who mind their health and take supplements save the state money by needing less healthcare writes Ciara Wright.

Opinion: Ireland is wrong about Venezuela - US regime change never brings improvement Opinion

Opinion: Ireland is wrong about Venezuela - US regime change never brings improvement

Feb 9th 2019, 7:30 PM 21,425 Views 187 Comments

‘An impressive spin campaign has been waged to create an illusion that all ‘civilised nations’ support regime change in Venezuela – similar to the ‘grand alliance’ which invaded Iraq’, writes Eilis Ryan.

From the Garden: Cleaning the house and garden are not chores - but the route to enlightenment Column

From the Garden: Cleaning the house and garden are not chores - but the route to enlightenment

Feb 9th 2019, 1:00 PM 21,496 Views 6 Comments

Since reading the book, I’ve started sweeping the floor every morning in a mindful way – it’s delightfully old school and calming at the same time, writes Michael Kelly.

Opinion: The partnership with Fianna Fail won't give the SDLP the electoral boost it's hoping for Opinion

Opinion: The partnership with Fianna Fail won't give the SDLP the electoral boost it's hoping for

Feb 9th 2019, 7:00 AM 8,560 Views 32 Comments

This proposed partnership won’t do much for either party and it won’t help to revive the institutions in the North, writes Gareth Brown.

Opinion: Milestone ceremonies provide an alternative for children not making their communion Opinion

Opinion: Milestone ceremonies provide an alternative for children not making their communion

Feb 8th 2019, 7:00 AM 25,470 Views 210 Comments

A humanist alternative to the First Holy Communion means that non-Catholic kids don’t miss out on having a special day, writes Tony O’Donohoe.

Was the Brexit timeline always unrealistic? Back in 1982 it took Greenland three years to leave Opinion

Was the Brexit timeline always unrealistic? Back in 1982 it took Greenland three years to leave

Feb 7th 2019, 7:00 AM 25,981 Views 20 Comments

It took Greenland three years to complete their exit negotiations with the EEC and that was a lot less difficult, writes Jason O’Sullivan.

How I Spend My Money: A logistics manager on €37,000 on maternity leave who dreads the thought of going back to work Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A logistics manager on €37,000 on maternity leave who dreads the thought of going back to work

Feb 6th 2019, 7:33 PM 44,961 Views 40 Comments

She doesn’t want to miss out on the experience to raise her kids.

Opinion: Miscarriages are part of nature - so why is the subject still such a taboo? Opinion

Opinion: Miscarriages are part of nature - so why is the subject still such a taboo?

Feb 6th 2019, 7:00 AM 11,528 Views 33 Comments

It is difficult going through a miscarriage with all the confused emotions that brings, without being censored too, writes Darragh Quinn.

Opinion: 'Ireland only made its pollution targets in 2010 by crashing the economy' Climate Action

Opinion: 'Ireland only made its pollution targets in 2010 by crashing the economy'

Feb 5th 2019, 7:00 AM 10,559 Views 82 Comments

Every day we delay the inevitable transition to sustainable energy – makes it more costly and disruptive, writes Oisin Coghlan.

Opinion: We need to remove the stigma around lung cancer - no one should be blamed for getting it Opinion

Opinion: We need to remove the stigma around lung cancer - no one should be blamed for getting it

Feb 4th 2019, 6:00 PM 16,444 Views 28 Comments

Smoking is one of the primary causes of lung cancer and some patients feel they are being blamed for having cancer, writes Dr Anne-Marie Baird.

Opinion: Severe overcrowding is widespread in social housing and it's harming people's health Dublin City Council

Opinion: Severe overcrowding is widespread in social housing and it's harming people's health

Feb 4th 2019, 7:00 AM 22,012 Views 45 Comments

There are thousands of families in Dublin living in conditions of severe overcrowding – the worst case I’ve come across was 14 people living in a 2-bed flat, writes Críona Ní Dhálaigh.

How I Spend My Money: A call centre worker living in Navan on €29,600 saving a €4,000 rent deposit to move to Dublin Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A call centre worker living in Navan on €29,600 saving a €4,000 rent deposit to move to Dublin

Feb 3rd 2019, 8:01 PM 57,287 Views 34 Comments

Her medical expenses account for a large amount of her spending.

Opinion: The death of James Bulger still haunts me Column

Opinion: The death of James Bulger still haunts me

Feb 3rd 2019, 8:00 PM 29,329 Views 60 Comments

We have an ethical responsibility to face up to the dark truth that children perpetrate violence and equally we have an ethical responsibility to show empathy for victim’s families, writes Shane Dunphy.

Opinion: Is it time to fully remove divorce from the Irish constitution? Opinion

Opinion: Is it time to fully remove divorce from the Irish constitution?

Feb 3rd 2019, 8:45 AM 17,217 Views 42 Comments

The government is proposing a referendum to reduce the time period for divorce but other constitutional restrictions will still apply, writes David Kenny.

Forget the Bird Box challenge: Try dealing with automated services when you are blind Opinion

Forget the Bird Box challenge: Try dealing with automated services when you are blind

Feb 2nd 2019, 7:30 PM 11,409 Views 11 Comments

It is frustrating that the challenges vision impaired people face are different from what is portrayed in Bird Box – because they are structural, writes Kevin Kelly.

From the Garden: The spirit of meitheal lives on as the neighbours come to lend a hand Column

From the Garden: The spirit of meitheal lives on as the neighbours come to lend a hand

Feb 2nd 2019, 1:00 PM 13,485 Views 1 Comment

Turning over the soil in the polytunnel is a breeze with a little help from friends – who also provide some helpful tips, writes Michael Kelly.

By all means stand with the nurses when they strike, but don't stand by when others do the same On The Picket Line

By all means stand with the nurses when they strike, but don't stand by when others do the same

Feb 2nd 2019, 8:00 AM 48,796 Views 124 Comments

Rightly or wrongly, valuable jobs do not automatically mean good pay or conditions.

Simply refusing a straw with your cocktail isn't going to do much to reduce the world's plastic consumption Opinion

Simply refusing a straw with your cocktail isn't going to do much to reduce the world's plastic consumption

Feb 1st 2019, 7:00 AM 16,689 Views 48 Comments

A ban on single-use plastics in Ireland won’t make a dent in ocean plastic pollution, while just five developing nations are the source of most of the pollution, writes Barry Dunning.

Opinion: Who will represent the Democrats in 2020? Opinion

Opinion: Who will represent the Democrats in 2020?

Jan 31st 2019, 7:00 AM 12,164 Views 51 Comments

After Trump’s election it would be a mistake to ignore the long shots, writes Larry Donnelly.

How I Spend My Money: An Irish engineer in Toronto on €62,000 looking to put down roots and buy a house Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: An Irish engineer in Toronto on €62,000 looking to put down roots and buy a house

Jan 30th 2019, 7:31 PM 43,496 Views 60 Comments

He has to miss out on a stag do because the trip home would be too pricey.

Opinion: The critical finding of the Carrickmines inquest was not emphasised by media enough Opinion

Opinion: The critical finding of the Carrickmines inquest was not emphasised by media enough

Jan 30th 2019, 7:00 AM 23,546 Views 16 Comments

Much of the media reporting focused on the alcohol intake of the victims but that it is not how fire inquests are normally reported, writes Jacinta Brack.

'In one day I might care for a very ill woman and help resuscitate a baby - and there's no respect' Opinion

'In one day I might care for a very ill woman and help resuscitate a baby - and there's no respect'

Jan 29th 2019, 9:30 PM 18,870 Views 21 Comments

Midwives didn’t pick the job for the money, but they want their skills to get the same recognition as other healthcare professionals, Maeve Gaynor writes.

Column: Ireland is now the 18th-least corrupt country in the world but there's work to be done Opinion

Column: Ireland is now the 18th-least corrupt country in the world but there's work to be done

Jan 29th 2019, 7:00 AM 16,252 Views 74 Comments

The report recommends that Ireland should aim to restore public trust in the Gardai, work towards improving press freedom and tackle foreign bribery, write Robert Gillanders and Michael Breen.

Opinion: At 12 I started taking Orkambi as a trial drug and it transformed my life Opinion

Opinion: At 12 I started taking Orkambi as a trial drug and it transformed my life

Jan 28th 2019, 7:00 AM 21,540 Views 6 Comments

It was scary starting a drug trial for my cystic fibrosis. We didn’t know how I would react but thankfully my breathing and energy levels improved, writes Benat Broderick (15).

Opinion: Pat was refused mental health services because of his addiction - now he's dead Column

Opinion: Pat was refused mental health services because of his addiction - now he's dead

Jan 27th 2019, 8:30 PM 88,077 Views 51 Comments

Mental illness and addiction are interlinked so why are people who suffer from both routinely excluded from services, asks Senator Lynn Ruane.

How I Spend My Money: A health sector worker on €73,000 who moved home from Australia with three kids in tow Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A health sector worker on €73,000 who moved home from Australia with three kids in tow

Jan 27th 2019, 8:01 PM 63,107 Views 48 Comments

Some of her older children are still living in Australia.

Opinion: You might need to simplify your child's lunch so they actually eat it Opinion

Opinion: You might need to simplify your child's lunch so they actually eat it

Jan 27th 2019, 1:00 PM 26,534 Views 31 Comments

A white bread sandwich in the belly is better than a vegan curry in the bin, writes Mary McCarthy.

The Irish For: Gender, LGBT and transitioning Column

The Irish For: Gender, LGBT and transitioning

Jan 27th 2019, 8:45 AM 22,185 Views 52 Comments

Aerach means gay in both the modern sense as well as the original meaning of happy and carefree writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Opinion: It's hard to survive as a 30-something in a millennial’s world Opinion

Opinion: It's hard to survive as a 30-something in a millennial’s world

Jan 26th 2019, 8:30 PM 53,228 Views 109 Comments

It is only now, in my thirty-second year that I realise – I really am up to my neck in this millennial world and sinking fast, writes Leah Quinn.

From the Garden: One vegetable is essential to the Irish diet - so why not learn to grow it? Column

From the Garden: One vegetable is essential to the Irish diet - so why not learn to grow it?

Jan 26th 2019, 1:00 PM 20,352 Views 23 Comments

Potatoes are high in vitamin C, naturally fat-free, a source of fibre and potassium and low in sugar. They are also versatile and delicious, writes Michael Kelly.

Opinion: Let's eradicate period poverty by providing free sanitary products across the country Opinion

Opinion: Let's eradicate period poverty by providing free sanitary products across the country

Jan 25th 2019, 7:00 AM 20,436 Views 138 Comments

Some women simply don’t have enough money to buy sanitary products so councils are piloting a scheme to distribute them in public buildings, writes Rebecca Moynihan.

Opinion: Sound the alarm - a proposed EU directive on bad loans will give vulture funds a free rein Opinion

Opinion: Sound the alarm - a proposed EU directive on bad loans will give vulture funds a free rein

Jan 24th 2019, 7:00 AM 17,966 Views 58 Comments

A proposed new EU Directive aims to develop a secondary market for non-performing loans and poses a serious threat to the rights of borrowers and consumers, writes Matt Carthy.

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