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Voices

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Read Me
Cryptocurrencies: 'Lack of regulation means investors can make a lot of money fast'
Barry Flanagan
2 Jul 2017
22.3k
40
column
'Straight white males are an inferior type of human who should know their place'
AR Devine
2 Jul 2017
79.3k
116
EXTRACT
Carlo Rovelli: 'Time does not exist'
Carlo Rovelli
1 Jul 2017
14.6k
49
GIY
July Gardening: 'This is the start of a super-abundant period in the veg patch'
Michael Kelly
1 Jul 2017
2.0k
2
soft sexism
Column: 'Would Trump comment on a male journalist’s smile? Not a chance'
Lorraine Courtney
1 Jul 2017
3.4k
127
Opinion
'Jobstown wasn't a peaceful, legitimate protest. Intimidating two women is not peaceful'
Larry Donnelly
1 Jul 2017
6.5k
186
Opinion
'The #JobstownNotGuilty social media campaign was absolutely necessary'
Paul Murphy
30 Jun 2017
5.8k
94
Opinion
Unionists have nothing to fear from a united Ireland
Matt Carthy
30 Jun 2017
7.5k
117
Overseas Aid
'It is our duty and it is our responsibility to help the poorest people in the world'
Suzanne Keatinge
30 Jun 2017
4.4k
46
leo-nomics
Opinion: Twelve simple steps to tackle our housing crisis
Victor Duggan
29 Jun 2017
13.0k
57
Opinion
We need compassion as a priority in how we care for people like Michael and Kathleen
Sonya Felton
28 Jun 2017
2.0k
21
judicial appointments
Opinion: 'All judges do "do politics" - no judge is pure or neutral when deciding cases'
Dr Tom Hickey
28 Jun 2017
4.9k
21
Opinion
Cllr Jennifer Whitmore: 'I'm shocked a breastfeeding politician was considered news'
Jennifer Whitmore
27 Jun 2017
19.6k
58
Christian beliefs
Opinion: 'Leo is right to welcome people who have socially conservative views'
Larry Donnelly
26 Jun 2017
5.0k
102
independent living
Column: 'I cook dinner when I want, eat when I want. I was waiting 20 years for this'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
25 Jun 2017
5.7k
6
curriculum
Opinion: 'We don't need to teach computer science and coding in our schools'
Simon Lewis
25 Jun 2017
16.1k
50
Read Me
Can socialist politics mount a serious challenge to Leo’s so-called “centrism”?
Gavin Mendel-Gleason
25 Jun 2017
3.8k
127
column
Enough of the guilt: Breastfeeding isn't always an option or the right thing to do
Jennifer Ryan
24 Jun 2017
9.1k
108
GIY
Gardening: Pick your beetroot early for summer salads and slaws
Michael Kelly
24 Jun 2017
1.0k
1
lgbt asylum seekers
'Hypocrisy in cheering for our gay Taoiseach, and turning a blind eye to his policies'
Oonagh Murphy
24 Jun 2017
11.0k
99
Opinion
'Our children's television viewing is bombarded by the thrills and spills of alcohol'
Dr Bobby Smyth
23 Jun 2017
7.0k
30
Opinion
The Trump Bump? An increase in trust for news media
Dr Jane Suiter
22 Jun 2017
2.2k
43
leo's cabinet
Opinion: 'Gender matters Leo. To win elections you need women's support too'
Lorraine Courtney
22 Jun 2017
1.2k
73
teen suicide rate
Teen mental health: 'The first time I was admitted, albeit voluntarily, I was absolutely terrified'
Natalie Marr
21 Jun 2017
1.0k
9
column
'Does our Housing Minister know how many homes are at risk of rapid fire spread?'
Cian O'Callaghan
20 Jun 2017
744
30
Opinion
French elections: 'Macron can't claim a strong popular mandate'
Dr Míde Ní Shúilleabháin
19 Jun 2017
467
14
column
'My patients die younger and develop chronic conditions earlier than affluent patients'
Dr David Gibney
19 Jun 2017
756
31
Read Me
Arthritis: 'I am grateful for arthritis. I’m a better person than before my diagnosis'
Peter Boyd
18 Jun 2017
1.3k
11
Gay Pride
Coming out on the Late Late: 'Gay mirrored the prejudice that existed at the time'
Joni Crone
18 Jun 2017
2.1k
43
column
'Dads aren't recognised in our Constitution and the Citizen's Assembly denied them a voice'
Matt O'Connor
18 Jun 2017
1.4k
98
Read Me
Fracking: 'We argued and protested. We met at marts and concerts. We persisted and we succeeded'
Scott Coombs
17 Jun 2017
937
25
gardening column
'A bowl of seasonal goodness using veg from our land and fish from our seas'
Michael Kelly
17 Jun 2017
181
4
Opinion
'At 38 Taoiseach Varadkar is not too old to listen to his father. Let’s hope he does'
Kate Shanahan
17 Jun 2017
3.7k
74
abstentionism
Gerry Adams: 'What kind of Irish leader would swear loyalty to the English Queen?'
Gerry Adams
17 Jun 2017
5.3k
178
Opinion
Countering radicalisation: 'Tell people if you work hard, you can have a better future'
Bart Somers
16 Jun 2017
252
89
weakest link
Why has the terrorism threat level not been raised here?
Tom Clonan
15 Jun 2017
3.4k
97
RIP
Lynn Ruane: 'She was pure goodness and spent her life sharing that goodness'
Lynn Ruane
15 Jun 2017
1.3k
6
British Labour Party
Opinion: 'The British General Election changed everything'
Owen Worth
15 Jun 2017
338
47
National Carers Week
Column: 'I imagine guilt is a friend of every carer on this island'
Geraldine Renton
14 Jun 2017
355
8
fatal foetal abnormality
'Some parents have to open the coffin every two hours to put in ice-packs so remains stay cool'
Gerry Edwards
14 Jun 2017
1.5k
50
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