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Voices

All time
Peace Process
Opinion: I deeply hope that Dáil Éireann will vote to recognise Palestine
Ailbhe Smyth
9 Dec 2014
189
44
Education
The forgotten voice: a student’s opinion of the Junior Cycle
David Nash
8 Dec 2014
245
29
goodbye old friend
Opinion: Goodbye Ray – we've been through a lot together (even though you don't know it)
Claire Micks
8 Dec 2014
134
83
mindfulness
Opinion: Have yourself a mindful Christmas
Joanne O'Malley
8 Dec 2014
291
8
Mental Health
Opinion: Some of the everyday struggles people with mental illnesses face in Ireland
Anonymous
7 Dec 2014
517
11
Listen
Dublin Sounds: An autumnal walk in Dartmouth Square
La Cosa Preziosa
7 Dec 2014
174
1
Divided
Opinion: The left needs to form a stronger alliance – and soon
Cillian Doyle
7 Dec 2014
112
67
winter beer
Column: Have a Hoppy Christmas! Some beers to try over the festive season...
Reuben Gray
6 Dec 2014
95
43
spread a little tenderness
Opinion: We can’t let bad charities sour us on doing good this Christmas
Aaron McKenna
6 Dec 2014
144
16
vision for the future
Opinion: There has been a shift in Ireland’s political climate... but why now?
Robert Grant
5 Dec 2014
1.0k
106
Home
Opinion: Despite talk of an improving economy, worrying mortgage arrears on family homes persist
Paul Joyce
5 Dec 2014
86
13
A thousand words
Opinion: The Taoiseach visiting Pantibar shows we will no longer be hidden away
Tiernan Brady
4 Dec 2014
110
104
protect and serve
Opinion: US policing culture is growing increasingly violent – so where will it end?
Niall McGlynn
4 Dec 2014
75
88
ho ho no
Opinion: Christmas – the season of sugar-laced tantrums, queues, and unreasonable demands
Claire Micks
3 Dec 2014
87
4
political legacy
Opinion: The 1916 centenary is coming... but are we honouring the ideal of equality for all?
Donal O'Keeffe
3 Dec 2014
298
145
Jill Meagher
800 Days: 'I thought I knew what anger was, but I had never even touched its surface'
Aoife Lyons
2 Dec 2014
2.1k
28
Opinion: 'I want to support my students, I don't want to judge them'
Conor Murphy
2 Dec 2014
213
30
Opinion: Gaming for stress-reduction – how we can use technology to help our wellbeing
Mateusz Cieslak
2 Dec 2014
123
51
Opinion
Opinion: The 'smart homes' of the near future – Irish homes will have about 500 connected devices
Tanya Duncan
1 Dec 2014
340
25
EBOLA
Opinion: Healthcare apartheid is unacceptable – there can be no 'them and us'
Breda Gahan
1 Dec 2014
94
7
column
Column: 'My mother is not a person dying from Alzheimer’s – she is a hero living with it'
Sean Donal O Shea
30 Nov 2014
923
23
bit of the auld sod
Vlog: I've finally started playing GAA – as an emigrant in Spain
Oisin Gregorian
30 Nov 2014
324
15
no stress
Opinion: How to plan for a stress-free Christmas
Ciara Conlon
30 Nov 2014
136
29
dreams
Column: The power and beauty in exploring other cultures
Kathleen Maloney
29 Nov 2014
86
8
Easter Rising
Column: Why is the Government afraid of celebrating 1916?
Paul Allen
29 Nov 2014
247
139
EU
Opinion: France flouts the eurozone rules Ireland was beaten down with
Aaron McKenna
29 Nov 2014
68
93
16 Days of Action
Opinion: Young Travellers experiencing domestic violence can feel extremely isolated
Rebecca McDonagh
28 Nov 2014
1.4k
44
Health
Opinion: Are new medical card plans unfair for GPs?
Lorraine Courtney
27 Nov 2014
154
26
Mental Health
Column: Is suicide a preventable cause of death?
Eoin Galavan
27 Nov 2014
197
22
Water Charges
Dear Mr Kenny: A video letter to An Taoiseach regarding water charges in Ireland
Irish CitizenX
26 Nov 2014
89
73
USA
Column: Remember the name Tamir Rice – a child shot dead by police for carrying a toy gun
Niall McGlynn
26 Nov 2014
386
120
cost of education
Opinion: Third level tuition fees should be reintroduced – here's why
Sean Byrne
25 Nov 2014
1.4k
76
Voting Age
Opinion: Why has there been such silence on lowering the voting age?
Kathryn Reilly
25 Nov 2014
122
44
Redress
Opinion: Without meaningful action, apologies to child abuse survivors are just words
Mark Vincent Healy
24 Nov 2014
826
90
Business
Opinion: The time has come to reframe the gender issue
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
24 Nov 2014
135
44
Mental Health
Opinion: We've seen an outburst in mental illness ads – but people still don’t talk.
Ellen
23 Nov 2014
291
44
Grief
A time to grieve? Why we should consider a statutory entitlement to compassionate leave
Claire Micks
23 Nov 2014
5.5k
32
New York
Opinion: The Irish handprints on the world's most symbolic site – One World Trade Centre
Audrey Galvin
23 Nov 2014
998
35
Gender
Opinion: The psychology of appearance – is there a gender bias at play in job interviews?
Gerry Fahey
22 Nov 2014
2.0k
8
Memory
Opinion: Academic doping – can drugs make you smarter?
Adam Winstock and Larissa Maier
22 Nov 2014
248
14
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