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Extract: 16 Dead Men – The Easter Rising Executions
Anne-Marie Ryan
Column: 'More people are facing a brutal winter on our streets or sleeping in their cars.'
Niamh Randall
Video: Living with dementia – two families talk honestly about this heartbreaking disease
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Column: How does colour affect our way of seeing the world?
John H. McWhorter
Opinion: 'The anger and pain get hold of me too quickly – I feel trapped and afraid'
Anonymous Man Profile Yellow Hoodie
Aaron McKenna: What are our coalition options after the next election?
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: Are these questions about climate change preventing you from taking action?
Lorna Gold
Opinion: Should I be afraid to express affection to another woman on the street?
Christine Allen
Opinion: Discovering my daughter had an eating disorder was a devastating experience
Margaret Kennedy
Opinion: The ripple effect of commodifying water – from Dublin to Detroit
Cillian Doyle
Column: Boston Mayor's 'homecoming' is mutually beneficial for both sides of the Atlantic
Larry Donnelly
Column: 'The legal recognition of ISL is the key to equality for deaf people in Irish society'
Alvean Jones
Column: 'The Scottish voting yes are doing so from an international, rather than just a nationalist mindset'
Eamon Ryan
Column: 'It is time to re-think what we think we know about Africa'
Hans Zomer
Column: Do you suffer from social media and internet addiction?
Shane Kelly
Column: 'Music isn't just about what you hear. Where and how we hear it can have just as much impact'
Fergal Dowling
Column: 'Ireland's road to recovery depends on whether we're going to bring everyone with us'
Alice-Mary Higgins
Column: As a country that thrives on its reputation for craic, we must ensure our cities are a place of enjoyment
Seán O'Leary
Column: 'After many years of peace, Europe could be drawn into a war on its own borders'
John O'Donnell
Column: 'My school was unable to have a dedicated higher maths class, so I studied through video-link'
Avril Watson
Column: How do we get over losing the love of our life?
Tony Moore
Column: 'Protecting human rights in Colombia is a dangerous business'
Karol Balfe
Opinion: The Scottish referendum is the classic heart versus head clash
Kevin Byrne
Column: 'At aged 48, I found out I was adopted. When I found my mother, it was too late'
Harry Foley
Opinion: 'We Irish deal with things with a sense of humour - even cancer'
Neil Douglas
Column: An era has truly come to an end in Northern Ireland with the death of Ian Paisley
Dr David McCann
Aaron McKenna: 'We don’t need national political castoffs to run an arbitrarily sized bureaucracy'
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: 'I’ve never found it at all incongruous that I could be both British and Scottish'
Jason Norval
Column: Syria is the humanitarian tragedy of our generation, yet most people just shrug their shoulders
Barry Andrews
Opinion: 'Peig Sayers represents our complexity and there is a little of her in us all'
Caitríona Ní Mhurchú
Column: Four trends that will have a significant impact on every business in Ireland
Renaud Visage
Opinion: Dublin is a great place to live, but not necessarily when you're old
Hugh O'Connor
Column: The Ebola outbreak is much more than a medical emergency
Alistair Short
Opinion: Turn those angry tweets into bums on seats
Sinéad O'Carroll
Opinion: 'We patrol the waters on the look out for someone contemplating suicide'
Declan and Darryl Barry
Column: It's still okay to say 'NO!' to your Junior Cert teen on drinking
Patrick Cusack
Opinion: It's not a Mickey Mouse exam, the Junior Cert does actually matter
Eamonn Toland
Opinion: As Apple moves further into data, it's time we start taking responsibility for our own
Quinton O'Reilly
Opinion: 'I saw my wife's face and I couldn't hide from it any more. I had to stop gambling'
Anonymous Samaritan
Opinion: 'The lockdown of Sierre Leone won't have a significant impact in dealing with Ebola'
Darren Hanniffy