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Voices

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Opinion
"Humour resolves conflict, and it doesn't threaten" - Blindboy on mental health, society and Gasc**tism
Blindboy Boatclub
20 Oct 2016
1.0k
24
Opinion
'Women right now are being lied to in the most grotesque fashion. Enough is enough'
Brendan Howlin
19 Oct 2016
314
82
Opinion
On the lookout for some new music? 2FM's Dan Hegarty recommends three 'Buried Treasures'
Dan Hegarty
18 Oct 2016
223
7
Opinion
'The line between good and bad people can be thinner than you think'
Ian Gargan
17 Oct 2016
3.4k
8
Penal Reform
Opinion: 'Prison does not cure prisoners. They do not effectively punish crime'
Stephen Strauss-Walsh
16 Oct 2016
8.3k
112
grow it yourself
Globe artichokes - embrace this weird but delicious vegetable
Michael Kelly
15 Oct 2016
1.2k
4
Opinion
The maths gene? It all adds up to a myth
Eoin Gill
15 Oct 2016
1.2k
42
Opinion
'Don't scrap the USC - it's one of the fairest and most progressive taxes in Ireland'
David Gibney
15 Oct 2016
2.3k
186
Childcare
Opinion: The government is beginning to recognise that the first five years of a child's life are the most crucial
Tanya Ward
14 Oct 2016
300
24
Opinion
Who was this Budget for? Big business, landlords and property developers
Paul Murphy
12 Oct 2016
397
66
Opinion
Budget 2017: 'I am just asking to be able to live the life I deserve'
Áine McDonnell
11 Oct 2016
299
10
USA 2016
Trump lives to fight another day but he needs an awful lot of luck to become the next POTUS
Larry Donnelly
10 Oct 2016
466
120
Security
Opinion: 'Do you have a Yahoo email account? If so, you should close it'
Julien Mercille
9 Oct 2016
3.8k
49
Penn for Hillary
An Irish view of a Swing State: 'There is no evidence of support for Trump on campus'
Rosemary Hennigan
9 Oct 2016
256
15
LEAN IN
Mary O'Rourke's letter to Sheryl Sandberg: I have never believed in the glass ceiling for women
Mary O'Rourke
9 Oct 2016
827
48
Opinion
How Trump or Clinton can win tonight: Force their rival to make a mistake they can't recover from
Lorcan Nyhan
9 Oct 2016
171
20
Opinion
The trial of Amanda Knox shows how we demonise female sexuality
Lorraine Courtney
8 Oct 2016
10.1k
106
Opinion
Explainer: What exactly does Ireland do to protect whistleblowers?
Jason O'Sullivan
8 Oct 2016
1.0k
66
Opinion
"My four-year-old son got up on the stool, held my father's hand, and kissed him"
Denis Goodbody
6 Oct 2016
1.2k
8
Change generation
The Debate Room: To wed, or not to wed, that is the question
Jennifer Ryan
5 Oct 2016
1.4k
61
insight
Colombia's rejection of peace deal has echoes of UK's shock Brexit
Michael Sheils McNamee
3 Oct 2016
211
25
Policy
'The Budget is an exercise in wasted energy and perpetuating short-termism'
Fora Staff
3 Oct 2016
178
19
column
Sputniks and brown bread: The story of one day during Ireland's rural electrification scheme
Delo Collier
2 Oct 2016
766
16
Opinion
Opinion: As someone who was 27 stone at the age of 21, we need more than a sugar tax to fix obesity
Alan Mullen
2 Oct 2016
880
81
insights
'A tweet from Kendall Jenner can be worth more than a €500k marketing budget'
Fora Staff
2 Oct 2016
224
10
Opinion
'With the election looming, America feels balanced on a knife edge'
Kevin McGahern
2 Oct 2016
104
13
Read Me
An Irish view of a Swing State: 'Trump supporters think they're going to shock the world'
David Kenny
1 Oct 2016
341
52
large flowering head
Pretty much every pest wants to eat it - so here's how to grow perfect broccoli
Michael Kelly
1 Oct 2016
1.2k
2
Opinion
'Donald Trump's White House bid raises major questions about the future of democracy'
Dr Laurence Davis
1 Oct 2016
358
62
Opinion
Hillary won because Trump was either not prepared or he grew tired and bored
Larry Donnelly
27 Sep 2016
261
103
column
"Ireland seems to be far down the list of desired destinations for these refugees"
Barry Ward
25 Sep 2016
437
108
Opinion
Column: The US football players kneeling for the national anthem are doing something important
Julien Mercille
25 Sep 2016
497
45
Opinion
Vincent Browne: I'm no friend of Gerry Adams, but the BBC Spotlight programme on him was tittle-tattle
Vincent Browne
24 Sep 2016
3.0k
137
column
Opinion: Staffless libraries are a terrible idea for Ireland
Staff Our Libraries Community Group
24 Sep 2016
2.3k
85
grow it yourself
It's hard to find great quality lettuce in supermarkets - but it's really easy to grow yourself
Michael Kelly
24 Sep 2016
2.1k
16
Opinion
Column: The people of O'Devaney Gardens deserve better than the prejudice they have faced
Rose Fleming
22 Sep 2016
1.6k
98
Blue Brigade
'I need a new sleeping bag, some lady poured water down on top of me while I slept'
Martina Bergin
22 Sep 2016
1.3k
75
Opinion
Tom Clonan: 2016 has become the year of the lone wolf attack carried out by angry young men
Tom Clonan
21 Sep 2016
311
77
OPeration Transformation
"Operation Transformation is not the end of my journey - it's just the start"
Gerald Kean
21 Sep 2016
356
16
in their own words
'It was the loneliest time of my life': Readers share their experiences of miscarriage
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
19 Sep 2016
5.5k
51
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