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Voices
Last year
2025
social isolation
Opinion: Ireland's young people are lonely. We should be treating it as a public health problem
world children's day
Opinion: Ireland’s family reunion policy for migrant workers is forcing parents and children apart
Girlhood
Opinion: Around the world, girls still don't have equal rights - but many are fighting for change
Opinion
Fintan O'Toole and Sam McBride: Facts, not tribalism, should help decide on a united Ireland
eyecare
Opinion: Almost 7,500 people need cataract surgery in Ireland - here's how we can fix waiting lists
Emergency Response
Dr Chris Luke: Medics should consider rethinking their attitude to drink spiking cases
From magazines to Instagram
As a 90s teen, I was influenced to buy Vaseline. Now, our toddlers are told they need skincare regimens
The fire in my belly
Opinion: I'm marching for climate action today. It might seem futile, but here's why it matters
Political Analysis
Marion McKeone: Pelosi's exit marks loss of a leader for Democrats and of a bogeyman for Republicans
COP30
Neale Richmond: The government takes climate action seriously, but we recognise we need to do more
Analogue Natives
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Yates' Fianna Fáil dealings an open kimono moment for Irish politics
The middle road
Opinion: Irish drivers may need to start thinking differently about electric vehicles
COP30
Opinion: Our future is at stake, but wealthy countries aren't putting their money where their mouth is
Room to improve
Fianna Fáil TD: The government needs to be more ambitious, but I have faith in Micheál Martin
Dancing not fighting
Canvasser: I knocked on over a thousand doors and learned to turn fear into hope. Here's how.
human nature
Dealing with grief: Life's worst moments can lead us to connecting with ourselves and each other
Life after the ceasefire
Palestinian in Ireland: My brother returned to our town in Gaza. He found silence and dust.
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Sorry Simon, maybe Ireland doesn't want to be a 'centrist' country
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