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Opinion: How will Ireland's rise, fall and humble recovery affect us as a nation?
Claire Micks
Opinion: James Foley's death shows that graphic, unregulated footage is just a click away
Derek Bowler
Opinion: The disparity in third level participation should make us angry
Keet Wilson
Opinion: Could comets have delivered the precursors of life?
Conor Farrell
Opinion: The Roses have thick enough skins to take the constant Father Ted 'lovely girls' joke
Eleanor Mc Quaid
Opinion: The protesters in Missouri have wrongly become enemies of the State
Niall McGlynn
Opinion: Humanitarian work is intense and all-consuming, but I believe in what I do
Ciara O'Malley
Opinion: Israel’s use of force in Gaza reflects an entrenched but unsustainable colonial logic
John Reynolds
Opinion: Support for suicidal woman was complicated, not assisted, by abortion legislation
Niamh Ui Bhriain
Opinion: A law that protects no one – the Eighth Amendment sees women as incubators
Stephanie Lord
Opinion: We see the happier side of expat life splashed across Facebook – there's darkness too
Kate O'Shaughnessy
Opinion: Taking the first steps into education can be daunting – for child and parent
Shane Kelly
Opinion: How to go from friend to boss overnight
Robert Kiely
Opinion: Volunteering isn't hard, you can just sit and have tea with someone
Mark Farrell
Opinion: To boycott or not to boycott?
Brian Carey
Opinion: Should you bring your kids to music festivals?
Sinéad Fox
Aaron McKenna: We should aim to do less, not more, trade with Russia
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: Gay people have been given a chilling message about discussing their lives on air
Tiernan Brady
Opinion: I’m not a freak. I’m just an ordinary, decent transvestite.
Daniela
Opinion: Schemes like Tús don't make a blind bit of difference to long-term unemployment
Donal O'Keeffe
Opinion: 'Virtual rape' in video game takes gaming violence to a whole new level
Lorraine Courtney
Opinion: I'm already worried about how I'll pay for my children to go back to school
Aishling Silke
Column: Does celebrity opinion promote or distract from the news?
Darren Mooney
Opinion: Life doesn’t begin or end with those elusive CAO points
Caitriona Redmond
Opinion: The cultural influence of Yeats, Beckett and Heaney stretches across the world
Cathal Quinn
Opinion: Robin Williams' death is a tragedy we should learn from – reach out to someone. Today.
Fiona Kennedy
Opinion: Young people from Nairobi and Dublin speak about their lives
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Opinion: 'I'm not experienced enough to do an unpaid internship'
Gavin Nugent
Video: Would you eat meat from the offspring of clones?
Ben Acheson
Opinion: Need a little cheering up?
Naomi Lavelle
Opinion: Coping with a nervous Leaving Cert student? Read on...
Richard Murphy
Opinion: Craft beer – is it just a phase?
Reuben Gray
Opinion: The Syrian Civil War has moved out of the limelight – and towards its endgame
Niall McGlynn
Opinion: Planning for loss of mental capacity should be as automatic as making a will
Patricia Rickard Clarke
Stay at Home Dads: I was put through things a mother would never face to get custody
Anonymous
Stay at Home Dads: 'For now, this is my career. My daughter is my priority.'
Tim Hendy
Aaron McKenna: Animal circuses are a shameful cruelty that you should avoid funding
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: Remembering a genocide the world is determined to ignore
Aisling Twomey
Motherhood and Work: 'Why do more women than men stay at home with children?'
Andrea Mara
Motherhood and Work: Practical tips for returning to the office after maternity leave
Tracy Gunn