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Opinion: Attempts to reform the civil service (again) may simply waste more money
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: This time of year is seeped in superstition, so I indulged myself by visiting a psychic
Michelle McBride
Opinion: What does the Internet of Things mean for Ireland?
Brian MacCraith
Opinion: Why has 'Slutoween' become a witch hunt? Girls just wanna have fun (so back off)
Lorraine Courtney
Opinion: Six things that need to change in Ireland's rental market
Lorcan Sirr
Opinion: Street harassment influences how women experience the world
Richard Scriven
Opinion: You can make Halloween less scary for children with food allergies
Laura Kenny
Opinion: Sky-rocketing childhood poverty is a direct result of austerity
Julien Mercille
Opinion: What is the lure of IS for western girls and women?
Gary Keogh
Opinion: The real allure of superintelligent machines isn't scientific – it's erotic
Business Insider
Opinion: 'Who am I?'... answering the big questions about your personality
Gerry Fahey
Opinion: 9 reasons Cork is cooler than Dublin right now
Steve Collins
Opinion: Welcome to the new normal – global instability
Jack Lahart
Column: Embrace your inner zombie – eat some pumpkin brains
Fiann Ó Nualláin
Extract: The bits of Irish history you weren't taught at school
Damian Corless
Opinion: A religious education is vital for understanding our world
Gary Keogh
Opinion: The 'frozen eggs' debate is really a societal issue – don't vilify corporations over it
Claire Micks
Debate Room: Should Ched Evans be allowed to return to professional football?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Aaron McKenna: Has 'success' become a dirty word?
Aaron McKenna
A commenter speaks: Adebayo Flynn on why comment sections aren't as bad as they're made out
Adebayo Flynn
Opinion: 'You never feel embarrassed to admit you don’t understand something'
Darren Bermingham
Column: Demystifying the 'Internet of Things'
Ann O’Dea
Opinion: How many hundreds, or thousands, would have been saved if he had lived?
John Crown
Opinion: What do crystal and bread rolls have in common?
Bernard O’Connor
Opinion: Are we continuing to avert our eyes from sexual abuse?
Patrick Ryan
Opinion: Driving home on a stormy night, I saw a distressed young man on a bridge wall
Donal O'Keeffe
Opinion: Irish family life has changed dramatically in just one generation
Karen Kiernan
Opinion: What happens when a pregnant woman or nursing mother gets sent to jail?
Dr. Mary Rogan
Opinion: US midterm elections – why they’re important to America and the world
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Does money really buy happiness?
Michelle McBride
Column: Remembering the American Civil War through one Irish family's story
Damian Shiels
Extract: The role of the media in the Irish economic crisis
Julien Mercille
Opinion: Can 'digital detoxing' help tech companies to grow?
Elaine Heney
Opinion: 'Fat shaming' is not the way to encourage healthy eating
Aisling Lyons
Aaron McKenna: This government is engineering its own downfall through Irish Water
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: A holy war? Examining the relationship between religion and violence
Gary Keogh
Column: What is life like in a city hit by Ebola? An Irish voice from Sierra Leone
Saoirse McHugh
Opinion: Don't despair if your child doesn't love to read – it's all about finding the right book
Aoife Murray
Opinion: 'Egg freeze' offer is putting a metaphorical gun to young women’s heads
Carol Redmond
Opinion: Changes to abortion laws should be decided by referendum – with balanced information for voters
Niamh Ui Bhriain