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'I've been groped, felt up, and harassed. Rape culture exists and we need men to step up'
Mia Doering
Jack Chambers has taken some heat on social media, but public figures get criticised all the time
Julien Mercille
Entertaining kids can be tough. Here's how to survive the playcentre
Claire Micks
When you don't add loads of butter to them, potatoes are actually really good for you
Michael Kelly
“Everything should be free” brigade rowing in on housing isn’t helping
Aaron McKenna
'We need to talk about the reality of debt'
Stephen Curtis
Ever wondered why Montserrat have a day off for St Patrick's Day too?
Laura McAtackney and Krysta Ryzewski
'Ireland is hopelessly devoted to alcohol, you'll see that today'
Andrew McGinley
‘It’s definitely Hillary, and Donald just took a big step forward’
Larry Donnelly
'We could learn a lot from Hugh Grant. If you make a mistake, own up quickly'
Eoghan McDermott
'He put blame on the victim because she asked him to watch less porn'
Cliona Saidlear
'We need to educate children about food that doesn’t come from a packet'
Ross Golden-Bannon
'We need to assess the threat to the 1916 commemorations'
Tom Clonan
'Having lived in Dublin all my life, I'm not used to being stopped at checkpoints, harassed and searched'
Katie O’Kelly
'Hearing a prayer at the start of the new Dáil grated against my nerves'
Oliver Moran
'Abortion on demand' phrase pushes idea women will get abortions as easy as choosing a Netflix movie
Robert Grant
Raw radishes with a bit of butter and some seasoning - now that’s fast food!
Michael Kelly
Holding Luas strikes on such important days will cost other workers dearly
Aaron McKenna
Why are parents entrusting their child’s wellbeing to someone they are paying buttons to?
Donal O'Keeffe
White collar crime costs far outweigh those of gangland crime, but it's not a priority
John Devitt
Car insurance is up 100% for some drivers. What's going on?
Caeva O’Callaghan
You leave a data trail everywhere you go. Creepy? Maybe, but it's the world we live in
Brian Mac Namee
'The Beatles could have been a very different band without George Martin'
Pat Carty
'I've been trying to bring cheap medicine to Irish patients. Too many are struggling to pay'
Shane O'Sullivan
Criminalising possession doesn't discourage use - we need real solutions
Tony Duffin
Here are 5 tips to help you plan a career change in 2016
Cara O'Leary
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael need to get with the message from Irish voters
Maura Adshead
Women often undersell their experience and capabilities, while men don't think twice about it
Eoghan McDermott
No family are like the Waltons. Some families are a nightmare
Bernadette Ryan
Getting more women in the Dáil can't be a once off thing, such progress must continue
Michelle O'Donnell Keating
My little girl was fixated at dropping the F-bomb. Here's how I got her to stop
Sadhbh Devlin
'We could all learn a lot from Conor McGregor's self belief'
Andrew McGinley
Carrots are the classic stock pot vegetable and full of vitamin A
Michael Kelly
Abolishing water charges is a return to the policies that collapsed our economy
Aaron McKenna
'Don't give up just because Operation Transformation is over'
Alan Mullen
The show must not go on – the time to ban wild animals from circuses is now
Elisa Allen
Giving women time off for periods would be unfair - but we need to talk about them more
Lorraine Courtney
Life after an election: 'The hurt, the hard work and signing on the dole'
Nicola Cassidy
As the Super Tuesday dust settles, what happens next?
Larry Donnelly
Why do people say this: ‘They’ve been married a while now? What’s keeping her?'
Jennifer Ryan Moran