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Voices
Last year
2025
Homelessness
Housing worker who lived in emergency accommodation as a child: We need to hear first-hand stories of the housing crisis
samhain
Eilish Fisher: We use ghost stories to deal with grief and keep alive memories of those we've lost
notes on hurling
Old Parish: An extract from Ciarán Murphy's book about taking up hurling at the age of 42
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Fianna Fáil once again aggrieved that their actions have consequences
BALANCING ACT
Opinion: Between lifting the cap and new Derry flights, is Darragh O'Brien minister for climate, or just transport?
US politics
Larry Donnelly: Despite continued criticism, it's full speed ahead for the Trump administration
Opinion
Lynn Ruane: Pepper spray may be coming to Irish prisons - but you can't reduce violence through violence
spending and saving
Money Diaries: How did Budget 2026 impact you? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
Best Laid Plans
Opinion: Fianna Fáil election disaster will remind TDs that one day, Micheál Martin won't be leader
Housing Crisis
Opinion: This Budget must do something for the 5,000 homeless children around Ireland
The Walsh Sisters
Booked and hooked: It's been years since I've watched TV - Marian Keyes has changed that
Opinion
Refugee to researcher: What my journey from conflict to academia taught me about healing divides
a star is coded
Opinion: Hollywood agencies want to represent the first AI 'actress'. Film audiences must push back
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Things are not as simple as Micheál Martin might like us to believe
education funding
Opinion: Teachers are marking the government's education homework; it better not let the dog eat it
Women's Health
Endometriosis: I travelled to Athens for surgery because the Irish system let me down
Bike Shed
Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
Books
Extract: 'I see him as he was that night, before he was a rapist, before he shattered my life.'
win win situation
Parenting: I left my teenagers to fend for themselves this summer. Why didn't I do this years ago?
The Tricolour
Opinion: The Irish flag carries so much baggage - a united Ireland should have a new one
Budget 2026
Opinion: Excluding jobseekers from core welfare increases will cut the safety net of 2.9 million workers
voices
Opinion: Ireland must resist EU attempts to slash and burn environment standards for businesses
spending and saving
Money Diaries: A retail supervisor on €30K who recently graduated and wants to continue studying
shared island
Opinion: We need more cross-border stories on our screens (and the funding to create them)
safety in the capital
Gary Gannon: Dublin doesn’t need curfews - it needs people who care and a plan with money behind it
Water Water Everywhere
Unquenchable thirst: Why are we all so obsessed with drinking water and reusable bottles?
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: You know who was really blocked from getting on the ballot? Me
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