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Graduates
Opinion: Will the push to encourage more science and technology graduates be worth it?
Tanya Duncan
25 Aug 2014
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Independence referendum
Opinion: It's crunch time... Salmond and Darling go head-to-head over Scotland's future
Natalie Tennyson
25 Aug 2014
55
28
flood prevention
Opinion: Our water infrastructure is a mess but there is a better way
Cathal O’Meara
25 Aug 2014
97
29
Trauma
Opinion: Why are so many victims of child sexual abuse reluctant to report it?
Gerry Fahey
24 Aug 2014
3.3k
26
view from the trenches
The Trinity Skeletons: The archaeological quest to find out who they were
Damian Shiels
24 Aug 2014
315
29
Opinion
Opinion: The killing and imprisonment of journalists should concern us all
Kirsten Roberts
24 Aug 2014
170
34
Terrorism
Opinion: The murder of James Foley will backfire spectacularly on Isis
Colm O'Mahony
23 Aug 2014
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Opinion
Opinion: 10 things you can do if you didn't get that college place you wanted
Ruairí McKiernan
23 Aug 2014
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column
Aaron McKenna: To combat crime, we must make prison softer
Aaron McKenna
23 Aug 2014
138
80
Schooling
Column: Let’s make this school year better for people with autism
Adam Harris
22 Aug 2014
381
30
Iraq
Opinion: 'I ate leaves and grass to stay alive' – Iraqi families pushed from their homes by ISIS
Donatella Rovera
22 Aug 2014
58
5
RIP
Opinion: Reynolds was utterly instrumental to the peace process – it is no small achievement
Dr David McCann
21 Aug 2014
68
21
ice bucket challenge
Opinion: So... why are people suddenly chucking buckets of icy water over their heads?
Maeve Leahy
21 Aug 2014
337
80
Controversy
Debate Room: Was the New York Post's front page photo of James Foley unethical?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
21 Aug 2014
145
45
national psyche
Opinion: How will Ireland's rise, fall and humble recovery affect us as a nation?
Claire Micks
21 Aug 2014
75
44
digital age
Opinion: James Foley's death shows that graphic, unregulated footage is just a click away
Derek Bowler
20 Aug 2014
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Education
Opinion: The disparity in third level participation should make us angry
Keet Wilson
20 Aug 2014
363
37
Rosetta mission
Opinion: Could comets have delivered the precursors of life?
Conor Farrell
20 Aug 2014
128
30
Rose of Tralee
Opinion: The Roses have thick enough skins to take the constant Father Ted 'lovely girls' joke
Eleanor Mc Quaid
19 Aug 2014
256
42
Ferguson
Opinion: The protesters in Missouri have wrongly become enemies of the State
Niall McGlynn
19 Aug 2014
56
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daily life
Opinion: Humanitarian work is intense and all-consuming, but I believe in what I do
Ciara O'Malley
19 Aug 2014
144
10
Gaza
Opinion: Israel’s use of force in Gaza reflects an entrenched but unsustainable colonial logic
John Reynolds
18 Aug 2014
147
169
Abortion
Opinion: Support for suicidal woman was complicated, not assisted, by abortion legislation
Niamh Ui Bhriain
18 Aug 2014
310
219
Abortion
Opinion: A law that protects no one – the Eighth Amendment sees women as incubators
Stephanie Lord
18 Aug 2014
259
120
Emigration
Opinion: We see the happier side of expat life splashed across Facebook – there's darkness too
Kate O'Shaughnessy
18 Aug 2014
835
85
first day
Opinion: Taking the first steps into education can be daunting – for child and parent
Shane Kelly
17 Aug 2014
161
34
office politics
Opinion: How to go from friend to boss overnight
Robert Kiely
17 Aug 2014
77
9
Friendship
Opinion: Volunteering isn't hard, you can just sit and have tea with someone
Mark Farrell
17 Aug 2014
103
18
ethical choices
Opinion: To boycott or not to boycott?
Brian Carey
16 Aug 2014
1.5k
117
family fest
Opinion: Should you bring your kids to music festivals?
Sinéad Fox
16 Aug 2014
966
55
bullyboy ban
Aaron McKenna: We should aim to do less, not more, trade with Russia
Aaron McKenna
16 Aug 2014
43
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public discourse
Opinion: Gay people have been given a chilling message about discussing their lives on air
Tiernan Brady
15 Aug 2014
258
202
Gender Identity
Opinion: I’m not a freak. I’m just an ordinary, decent transvestite.
Daniela
15 Aug 2014
4.1k
83
job search
Opinion: Schemes like Tús don't make a blind bit of difference to long-term unemployment
Donal O'Keeffe
14 Aug 2014
10.2k
44
not fun and games
Opinion: 'Virtual rape' in video game takes gaming violence to a whole new level
Lorraine Courtney
14 Aug 2014
2.9k
96
Money Money Money
Opinion: I'm already worried about how I'll pay for my children to go back to school
Aishling Silke
14 Aug 2014
446
66
seeing stars
Column: Does celebrity opinion promote or distract from the news?
Darren Mooney
13 Aug 2014
703
26
Leaving Cert
Opinion: Life doesn’t begin or end with those elusive CAO points
Caitriona Redmond
13 Aug 2014
102
5
irish sons
Opinion: The cultural influence of Yeats, Beckett and Heaney stretches across the world
Cathal Quinn
13 Aug 2014
1.6k
28
Mental Health
Opinion: Robin Williams' death is a tragedy we should learn from – reach out to someone. Today.
Fiona Kennedy
12 Aug 2014
101
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