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Voices

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departed loved ones
Column: The Ghosts of Christmas Past – dealing with loss at Christmas
Claire Micks
21 Dec 2014
294
35
Mind Games
Column: How you can win at office politics in 6 steps
Business Insider
21 Dec 2014
185
10
Education
Opinion: Are we devaluing degrees?
Gary Keogh
21 Dec 2014
1.9k
39
the magic of christmas
Opinion: 8 things I've learned about Christmas since having kids
Andrea Mara
20 Dec 2014
262
20
sony hack
Opinion: Sony has capitulated to terrorist demands – it will have a chilling effect on freedom of speech
Aaron McKenna
20 Dec 2014
152
51
Children
Column: We continue to put children in adult prisons. It is utterly unacceptable.
Deirdre Malone
19 Dec 2014
405
22
Abortion
Opinion: In Ireland a pregnancy must continue even if a woman is raped, suicidal or clinically dead
Peter Ferguson
18 Dec 2014
532
168
Christmas
“I should be looking forward to Christmas but it seems like a mountain I have to climb”
Maeve Halpin
18 Dec 2014
307
22
Dementia
Column: 4,000 people under the age of 65 are living with dementia in this country
Tina Leonard
17 Dec 2014
411
132
Austerity
Opinion: The Banking Inquiry will help put the final pieces of the jigsaw together
Ciaran Lynch
17 Dec 2014
94
35
Australia
'I'll Ride With You': A blueprint for how we should deal with terrorism
Gary Keogh
16 Dec 2014
335
60
lone parents
Opinion: Austerity cuts that directly affect women and children have been piled on by this government
Elizabeth Madden
16 Dec 2014
523
107
kindness
Opinion: The simple, powerful gesture you can make to balance the sadness of the past week
Donal O'Keeffe
15 Dec 2014
162
14
Parenting
Opinion: Stay-at-home fathers are still seen as a 'novelty' but perceptions are slowly changing
Bernard Kelly
14 Dec 2014
198
23
Mental Health
Opinion: Messages like this shouldn't be given to patients – depression isn't an 'embarrassing problem'
Fiona Kennedy
14 Dec 2014
157
33
Trade
Column: What you should know about hushed negotiations taking place between the EU and US
Matt Carthy
14 Dec 2014
124
97
matching socks
Opinion: Forget the fancy stuff, THIS is my Christmas wishlist
Andrea Mara
13 Dec 2014
76
12
Dating
Column: How to survive the festive season as a singleton
Rena Maycock
13 Dec 2014
79
44
Health
Opinion: 'Poor people can't cook' remark caused outrage – but consider the facts behind the headlines
Aaron McKenna
13 Dec 2014
423
63
watershed
The KAL case kickstarted a decade of debate on marriage equality
In The Name of Love by Una Mullally
12 Dec 2014
575
38
canny cooking
How to buy a slap-up Christmas meal (and all the extras) on a budget
Caitriona Redmond
12 Dec 2014
999
11
Not good enough
'Finally, I have an appointment with a psychologist... 294 days after being discharged from the hospital'
Natalie Marr
12 Dec 2014
1.6k
42
Breixt
Opinion: Of all the member states, Ireland would be the most affected if the UK opted to leave the EU
David Moloney
11 Dec 2014
118
73
Loneliness
Opinion: A simple act of kindness could help someone feeling alone at this time of year
Shane Kelly
11 Dec 2014
453
5
Torture
Tortured: ‘They called a doctor to check if they could continue without killing me’
Josefina Salomon
10 Dec 2014
243
15
Protest
Opinion: We have been sold out, we have been failed. That is why I'm marching today.
Fergal Anderson
10 Dec 2014
108
152
Protest
Opinion: When the people lead, politicians are forced to follow – so let's make our voices heard
Ruairí McKiernan
9 Dec 2014
94
35
something about mary lou
Opinion: Mary Lou would elevate Sinn Féin to the political elite as party leader
Natalie Tennyson
9 Dec 2014
148
111
Peace Process
Opinion: I deeply hope that Dáil Éireann will vote to recognise Palestine
Ailbhe Smyth
9 Dec 2014
209
44
Education
The forgotten voice: a student’s opinion of the Junior Cycle
David Nash
8 Dec 2014
252
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
144
83
mindfulness
Opinion: Have yourself a mindful Christmas
Joanne O'Malley
8 Dec 2014
305
8
Mental Health
Opinion: Some of the everyday struggles people with mental illnesses face in Ireland
Anonymous
7 Dec 2014
533
11
Listen
Dublin Sounds: An autumnal walk in Dartmouth Square
La Cosa Preziosa
7 Dec 2014
192
Divided
Opinion: The left needs to form a stronger alliance – and soon
Cillian Doyle
7 Dec 2014
119
67
winter beer
Column: Have a Hoppy Christmas! Some beers to try over the festive season...
Reuben Gray
6 Dec 2014
123
43
spread a little tenderness
Opinion: We can’t let bad charities sour us on doing good this Christmas
Aaron McKenna
6 Dec 2014
151
16
vision for the future
Opinion: There has been a shift in Ireland’s political climate... but why now?
Robert Grant
5 Dec 2014
1.1k
106
Home
Opinion: Despite talk of an improving economy, worrying mortgage arrears on family homes persist
Paul Joyce
5 Dec 2014
102
13
A thousand words
Opinion: The Taoiseach visiting Pantibar shows we will no longer be hidden away
Tiernan Brady
4 Dec 2014
122
104
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