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Voices

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Abortion
'I was raped. Legislating for abortion in rape cases wouldn't go far enough'
Anonymous
10 Feb 2015
413
18
Diet
Opinion: As January drew to a close, so did hundreds of New Year’s diets
Ger Lowry
9 Feb 2015
117
24
Relationships
Column: What is the key to a happy relationship?
Tony Moore
9 Feb 2015
119
24
Change
Column: Can one person make a difference in the world?
Ciara Galvin
8 Feb 2015
740
32
Gender Identity
Column: Why do I have to choose between my identity and my family?
Victoria Mullen
8 Feb 2015
1.4k
200
Leaving on a jet plane
Column: An anatomy of one family’s emigration
Philip Lynch
7 Feb 2015
767
18
Carer
Column: What it's like to care for a parent with Alzheimer's
Helen Cashell-Moran
7 Feb 2015
1.0k
26
Homeless
Opinion: Blowing taxpayers money might generate headlines, but it won’t solve homelessness
Aaron McKenna
7 Feb 2015
36
21
sick and tired
Opinion: Good riddance to Black January – it hasn't been kind to us parents
Claire Micks
6 Feb 2015
83
16
pay cheque
Opinion: Raising the minimum wage sounds nice, but it could price young people out of work
Lorraine Courtney
6 Feb 2015
506
39
tip of the iceberg
Opinion: Why don't we have big campaigns for mental health?
Fiona Kennedy
5 Feb 2015
291
43
marriage referendum
Opinion: Same-sex marriage will be decided by the silent (possibly disinterested) majority
Neale Richmond
5 Feb 2015
1.7k
269
EBOLA
Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'
Seán Farrell
4 Feb 2015
71
4
trans rights
Column: We could put Ireland at the forefront of trans recognition, so why don't we?
Emma Cassidy
4 Feb 2015
1.0k
155
Gaming
Opinion: Is it really Anita Sarkeesian vs videogames? I don't think so – criticism is essential
Conor Reynolds
3 Feb 2015
1.0k
116
Male suicide
Opinion: Men are talking, but are we listening?
John Gormley
3 Feb 2015
1.2k
77
Internships
Opinion: JobBridge has very vocal critics, but it's delivering results for thousands of young people
Séamus Conboy
2 Feb 2015
323
96
angry at the system
Opinion: I never knew how easy it was to become homeless in Ireland until now
Anonymous
2 Feb 2015
1.2k
86
unmanned
Opinion: Drones may be fun, but they also pose complex legal and safety challenges
John Wright
1 Feb 2015
175
43
storm juno
Opinion: Get used to 'freak weather' – that’s climate change, folks
Leah Gainey
1 Feb 2015
96
168
Irish Culture
Column: Feast, love, enjoy – and welcome the Irish spring!
Fiann Ó Nualláin
1 Feb 2015
746
15
Column: Did I really fall in love online?
Christine Allen
31 Jan 2015
12.8k
16
Lip service
Column: So, you've made it into government? Here's how to avoid a democratic revolution
Jonathan Victory
31 Jan 2015
499
37
twilight zone
Opinion: Break up the eurozone and slim down the EU – or voters will do it for us
Aaron McKenna
31 Jan 2015
151
70
Water Charges
Opinion: I've just signed up to Irish Water. I don't think that makes me a traitor.
Donal O'Keeffe
30 Jan 2015
328
307
Drinking
Opinion: Our harmful drinking culture impacts us all – we urgently need to tackle it
Martin Davoren
30 Jan 2015
920
61
Education
Opinion: Can we really trust that Junior Cycle reform isn't linked to the austerity agenda?
Geraldine Mooney Simmie
29 Jan 2015
527
56
Water
Opinion: Those criticising the President for signing Bills into law are overestimating his power
Alan Greene
29 Jan 2015
4.3k
131
Homeless
Opinion: Rural homelessness remains a hidden problem in Ireland
Niamh Randall
28 Jan 2015
328
35
Opinion
How an electoral commission can stop another e-voting fiasco
Michael McCarthy
28 Jan 2015
93
20
Wisdom
Opinion: Age-ing or Sage-ing? It's time to focus on the positive aspects of getting older
Maeve Halpin
28 Jan 2015
108
13
Mental Health
Opinion: I thought my eating disorder gave me control, but it was really controlling me
Méabh Corr
27 Jan 2015
1.4k
11
Holocaust
'I think about the different family I might have had – if only she had been given sanctuary'
Gideon Taylor
27 Jan 2015
275
42
Anti-austerity
Opinion: Greece has turned the page – it's up to all of us to write the next chapter
Paul Murphy
26 Jan 2015
177
122
Health
Opinion: Not being open about my health nearly cost me my colon
Tim Ryan
26 Jan 2015
1.6k
31
Advice
How to pick the right therapist for you
Dil Wickremasinghe
25 Jan 2015
11.3k
18
buying sex
Opinion: Buying a woman's body for sexual gratification is not a harmless act
Alan Farrell
25 Jan 2015
1.6k
142
groupthink
Opinion: Opposition to mortgage caps is worryingly shortsighted – have we learned nothing?
Mick Byrne
25 Jan 2015
91
80
Marriage
Column: On marriage equality and the red herring of raising children
Peter Ferguson
24 Jan 2015
259
234
Election
Column: What Ireland can learn from the left-wing party set to win victory in Greece tomorrow
John Douglas
24 Jan 2015
83
120
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