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Opinion
Should adopted children have the right to contact their natural mother? Not if it endangers vulnerable women
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Opinion
Donald Trump taps into the fear and anger of ordinary Americans - and that makes him powerful
Larry Donnelly
31 Jul 2015
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43
Opinion
Why are we so embarrassed about nudity? It's the ultimate body celebration
Pat Gallagher
30 Jul 2015
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Opinion
Don't listen to lazy economic arguments against Irish unity. They couldn't be further from the truth
Matt Carthy
30 Jul 2015
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Should restaurants ban kids? Maybe not, but it's time for a line to be drawn
Claire Micks
29 Jul 2015
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Opinion
One man’s prison hell is another’s holiday park: Murderers like Graham Dwyer should not get perks
John O'Keeffe
29 Jul 2015
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Camogie
'In the name of maintaining the rule book, they will break all promises made to treasure the game'
Sinéad O'Carroll
28 Jul 2015
220
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Opinion
Amy Schumer's speech didn't make me laugh, it just made me sad
Jacqueline Moore
28 Jul 2015
559
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column
This country is worried its water will become a commodity but it has bigger problems
Paul Dillon
28 Jul 2015
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Opinion
'I know it's not healthy to be fat. You really, really don’t have to tell me that'
Anonymous
27 Jul 2015
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Opinion
After too many tearful airport goodbyes, I couldn't be happier to be home from Australia
Deirdre Kirwan
27 Jul 2015
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What I learned winding my way through Thailand's sweaty party epicentre
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26 Jul 2015
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Opinion
Was 19th-century Dublin really the 'decaying Calcutta of the north'?
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26 Jul 2015
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70
Opinion
Here's what it's really like to work in an Irish factory
Anonymous
26 Jul 2015
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71
Opinion
Living with anxiety is difficult enough without being told to cheer up
Dee Courtney
25 Jul 2015
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46
column
It took 4 hours' work to get these peas and broad beans - but growing your own is worth it
Michael Kelly
25 Jul 2015
135
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Opinion
Disaster of a reunited Ireland may come one step closer this summer
Aaron McKenna
25 Jul 2015
616
240
Opinion
Irish politics explained through Game of Thrones
Roslyn Fuller
24 Jul 2015
132
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Opinion
Time to reclaim our Dublin streets from thuggish acts of violence
Paul Allen
24 Jul 2015
1.6k
126
Opinion
Seagulls are not monsters - let's stop the hysteria
Niall Hatch
23 Jul 2015
1.3k
65
Nicki Minaj’s anger is the product of years of black marginalisation
Brian O'Flynn
23 Jul 2015
3.0k
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Opinion
I've seen more than my fair share of abuse online, but Lorraine Higgins' bill isn't the answer
Tom Murphy
22 Jul 2015
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Opinion
Guess what? It’s OK to be single, feel sad or have a few pounds to lose
Kate O'Shaughnessy
22 Jul 2015
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Opinion
The Irish Water debacle can be solved in five steps
Eamon Ryan
21 Jul 2015
271
175
Opinion
We’re playing God with the lives of the poorest people on Earth
Donal O'Keeffe
21 Jul 2015
148
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Opinion
What I've learned from volunteering in Palestine
Timmy Hammersley
20 Jul 2015
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180
column
Things I’ve learned from seven years as a Childline volunteer
Claire McNelis
19 Jul 2015
2.0k
16
column
We're getting children excited about outer space at an earlier age
Carla Hayes
19 Jul 2015
1.0k
11
column
10 tips for offbeat travellers in Ireland
Annemarie Ni Churreain
19 Jul 2015
504
17
Food
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Michael Kelly
18 Jul 2015
83
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Opinion
'Old, frail, repentant… But still a criminal: The bookkeeper of Auschwitz should die in prison'
Aaron McKenna
18 Jul 2015
995
76
Opinion
Do the Social Democrats believe in the rule of law?
Derek Nolan
17 Jul 2015
202
158
Friends Schools
What I've learned from going to a Quaker school
Ali Watson
17 Jul 2015
2.0k
19
column
Was 'Typhoid Mary' the victim of an unjust system or a menace to public health?
Ella Hassett
16 Jul 2015
12.4k
27
column
In Ireland, a man can actually confess to rape and still serve no time in prison
Donal O'Keeffe
15 Jul 2015
16.3k
80
Opinion
Giving birth at home helped me to feel safe and in control
Dil Wickremasinghe
14 Jul 2015
2.1k
114
Opinion
Ice cream wars and the battle of the childhood bulge
Claire Micks
14 Jul 2015
253
40
Opinion
Decisions are being made today that will impact on all our futures
Hans Zomer
13 Jul 2015
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