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Opinion
'I had a nervous breakdown, but I was ready to come back to work. The gap on my CV was a big problem'
Miriam Dowling
6 Nov 2015
2.4k
12
Opinion
Your personal data was talked about at the Web Summit, but it looks like you might have to pay to keep it safe in the future
Maria Helen Murphy
6 Nov 2015
188
9
column
Tom Clonan: Who? How? Why? Figuring out the Russian plane crash
Tom Clonan
5 Nov 2015
352
41
Opinion
'Anti-Traveller sentiment is the last bastion of a backward Ireland'
Freda Hughes
5 Nov 2015
2.0k
294
Opinion
Do you know how you're going to afford to send your kids to college? You could sacrifice your daily coffee
Eamon Dwyer
5 Nov 2015
691
68
Opinion
'I got a lot of abuse on Twitter after Dole Life, but there's so much more to my story'
Jake Gartland
4 Nov 2015
982
184
Human Rights
'If I don’t have papers I won’t be able to study after the Leaving Cert'
Anonymous
3 Nov 2015
257
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Opinion
'They put a knife to my throat and told me I shouldn't be speaking on TV about gay men'
Mary Lawlor
1 Nov 2015
249
17
column
'Making that difficult decision to cut off contact with an ex is a wise one'
Christine Allen
1 Nov 2015
345k
112
column
'By paying attention to what I was putting in my body, I was finally able to stay reflux free'
Michael Kelly
1 Nov 2015
3.6k
57
Opinion
‘I remember feeling washed up and fearing I would never work again’
Donal O'Keeffe
1 Nov 2015
1.5k
65
Opinion
'I've lived in a house with mould, damp and sewage, until I said, no more'
Debbie Mulhall
31 Oct 2015
1.1k
66
Opinion
Here’s what it’s like for a fireman on Halloween night
Trevor Hunt
31 Oct 2015
402
47
Opinion
A basic income could get rid of the welfare state
Aaron McKenna
31 Oct 2015
341
63
Opinion
'I don’t feel safe in my home after it was burgled and fear constantly hangs over me'
Pat Kelly
30 Oct 2015
144
25
Opinion
'Living with psoriasis isn't easy. I never wear dark clothes and short sleeves are just not an option'
Caroline Irwin
29 Oct 2015
2.4k
68
Opinion
'I am a child of refugees. Had others not taken us in we all would have been killed'
Thamil Ananthavinayagan
29 Oct 2015
1.0k
104
column
'Refusing to give up your fry and saying you would prefer to die happy? Trust me, you won’t'
Fiachra Duffy
28 Oct 2015
161
110
Opinion
I spent five long years studying to be a vet and I'm up against JobBridge ads paying €50 a week
Anonymous
27 Oct 2015
17.4k
141
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Are sexy Halloween outfits empowering or degrading? That all depends on your sense of self
Lorraine Courtney
25 Oct 2015
3.1k
70
Opinion
'I hear the sound of helicopters overhead and the piercing sound of police sirens. The violence has been appalling'
Garry Walsh
25 Oct 2015
143
108
EXTRACT
Irish women have an aversion to compliments. They rebuff them with: ‘Thanks, Penneys’ best’
Emma Comerford
25 Oct 2015
5.0k
56
Opinion
'My failure to conceive makes me feel like I'm not functioning as a woman'
Anonymous
24 Oct 2015
116k
133
column
Get over your fear of garlic breath. It's REALLY good for your health
Michael Kelly
24 Oct 2015
349
22
Opinion
You want to ban novels in schools that contain sex? Hello, 1960s Ireland
Aaron McKenna
24 Oct 2015
1.4k
54
Opinion
'My illness does not define my relationship. I have schizophrenia and he loves me for who I am'
Nicola Hynds
23 Oct 2015
1.6k
32
Opinion
Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives
Dan Oakes
22 Oct 2015
1.1k
15
Opinion
'My first novel was published 18 years ago and I still get asked the oddest questions'
Cathy Kelly
22 Oct 2015
89
28
Opinion
Will the State Pension actually be there for me when I retire?
Eamon Dwyer
22 Oct 2015
2.0k
97
EXTRACT
'I was an Irish-born soldier in the British Army during the Troubles. People just couldn't understand it'
Alan Barry
21 Oct 2015
16.4k
96
Opinion
Carrickmines tragedy shows we all have empathy, but it gives way when it comes close to our backyard
Donal O'Keeffe
19 Oct 2015
653
97
Opinion
Debate Room: Should school start earlier to help working parents?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
19 Oct 2015
1.3k
50
Opinion
WWI nurse executed by firing squad helped two Irish soldiers escape their German captors
Michelle Cresswell
18 Oct 2015
1.0k
17
Opinion
Why Fine Gael is NOT a party of the elite
Damien English
18 Oct 2015
446
168
Opinion
'Getting involved in a petty mudslinging match over the Web Summit is embarrassing'
Paul Allen
18 Oct 2015
304
60
Opinion
Should you be friends with your ex?
Rena Maycock
17 Oct 2015
1.2k
32
Opinion
Here's the seasonal veg you can enjoy raw this autumn
Michael Kelly
17 Oct 2015
86
1
Opinion
Low earners can’t have a free ride and pay no income taxes at all
Aaron McKenna
17 Oct 2015
665
102
Opinion
Nutella and curries are off the menu for me. If I have one nut I could die
Aoibheann Diver
16 Oct 2015
1.4k
62
Opinion
'I'm sorry, there's no heartbeat': I thought it was my fault we lost our babies
Lynn Cassidy
15 Oct 2015
127k
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