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Getting women on the ticket is great, but having them win seats is what matters most
Suzanne Collins
We know all about the Roses, but what's it like for the Escorts down in Tralee?
Jonny McGailey
I’m Irish, but the Irish don’t know that I’m Irish
Bashir Otukoya
12 things I wish someone had told me before having kids
Claire Micks
Are personal statements the answer for a CAO system badly in need of an overhaul?
Aifric Ní Chríodáin
Hiring doctors' assistants will lead to further demoralisation of a very unhappy workforce
Jonathan Gaughran
It's like being slowly poisoned - I wouldn't wish the life of direct provision on my worst enemy...
Siphathisiwe Moyo
Do we need another Jonathan Corrie to die before our government will take the homeless crisis seriously?
Donal O'Keeffe
Column: Do we really need another pet, or are we running out of wild animals?
Paul Kiernan
This is what it takes to become a chef in Ireland today
Patrick Flanagan
Many of the herbs the high street charge a fortune for are sitting, free, under our very noses
Michael Kelly
The taxman is right to chase Airbnb hosts. Here’s why
Aaron McKenna
We need to take back control of our country, before it’s too late
Peter O'Loughlin
The next general election? You should trust the bookies a lot more than the opinion polls...
John Byrne
It's jail Oscar, but not as we know it - Pistorius freedom after 10 months makes a mockery of justice
John O'Keeffe
'We are kidding ourselves if we say the Leaving Cert doesn't matter'
Brendan Feehan
Headfort headmaster: I was wrong to look for JobBridge interns
Dermot Dix
We're a group of young people who picket JobBridge businesses. Here's why
Work Must Pay
Being dumped by text was heartbreaking, but I can see why people do it
Christine Allen
Struggle to eat your greens? Twist veg into new shapes to replace carbs
Michael Kelly
Being a female bodybuilder drives me in a way nothing else does
Jessi Kavanagh
Ted Heath a paedophile? Not until he's proven guilty
Aaron McKenna
Visiting Ibrahim Halawa in prison, I saw the devastating impact of his incarceration
Lynn Boylan
Debating prostitution? Why not listen to sex workers for once?
Catriona
How breastfeeding has brought me closer to my baby daughter
Teresa O'Toole
Will this Lotto shakeup really make it harder to win? A maths teacher explains the odds
Eamonn Toland
Who dares confront touchy billionaire Denis O'Brien?
Julien Mercille
Three weeks after open heart surgery, I've come to terms with losing control
Seán McKiernan
My first daughter was taken from me at 18, but I never gave up hope of meeting her again
Kathy McMahon
The amazing story of the Irish nun who survived Hiroshima
Adrian Millar
What's it like to cycle the world's most dangerous route? This Irish couple found out
Hugh Mongey and Aoife Hoey
Glued to your phone? Here are some tips for managing mobile addiction
Nicole Paulie
Leaving Cert results don't define your future
Anonymous
Time for Ireland's new anti-immigration party to answer difficult questions about its members
Donal O'Keeffe
Being a rape survivor affects every aspect of my life, but I won't let the trauma control who I am
Fletch Williams
Like many other graduates, I left Ireland knowing I wanted to come back
Sean Murray
New parent struggling to keep your relationship alive? Don't worry, you're not the only one
Tony Moore
Beetroot burgers I can grow in the back garden? Don't mind if I do
Michael Kelly
Please get your sickening displays of affection off my Facebook feed
Christine Allen
Hero or terrorist? This Cork patriot should be remembered whatever the answer
Gabriel Doherty