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friend or foe
Aaron McKenna: What are our coalition options after the next election?
Aaron McKenna
20 Sep 2014
62
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global concern
Opinion: Are these questions about climate change preventing you from taking action?
Lorna Gold
19 Sep 2014
67
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pda
Opinion: Should I be afraid to express affection to another woman on the street?
Christine Allen
19 Sep 2014
2.3k
111
Mental Health
Opinion: Discovering my daughter had an eating disorder was a devastating experience
Margaret Kennedy
18 Sep 2014
119
3
Water Charges
Opinion: The ripple effect of commodifying water – from Dublin to Detroit
Cillian Doyle
18 Sep 2014
158
56
Opinion
Column: Boston Mayor's 'homecoming' is mutually beneficial for both sides of the Atlantic
Larry Donnelly
18 Sep 2014
135
5
Opinion
Column: 'The legal recognition of ISL is the key to equality for deaf people in Irish society'
Alvean Jones
17 Sep 2014
220
7
Independence
Column: 'The Scottish voting yes are doing so from an international, rather than just a nationalist mindset'
Eamon Ryan
17 Sep 2014
60
36
Overseas Aid
Column: 'It is time to re-think what we think we know about Africa'
Hans Zomer
17 Sep 2014
73
16
turning off
Column: Do you suffer from social media and internet addiction?
Shane Kelly
16 Sep 2014
582
28
tiger dublin fringe
Column: 'Music isn't just about what you hear. Where and how we hear it can have just as much impact'
Fergal Dowling
16 Sep 2014
59
5
budget 2015
Column: 'Ireland's road to recovery depends on whether we're going to bring everyone with us'
Alice-Mary Higgins
16 Sep 2014
82
25
Opinion
Column: As a country that thrives on its reputation for craic, we must ensure our cities are a place of enjoyment
Seán O'Leary
15 Sep 2014
345
24
Opinion
Column: 'After many years of peace, Europe could be drawn into a war on its own borders'
John O'Donnell
15 Sep 2014
141
157
Education
Column: 'My school was unable to have a dedicated higher maths class, so I studied through video-link'
Avril Watson
15 Sep 2014
354
12
Moving On
Column: How do we get over losing the love of our life?
Tony Moore
14 Sep 2014
219k
328
Prison
Column: 'Protecting human rights in Colombia is a dangerous business'
Karol Balfe
14 Sep 2014
98
7
Independence
Opinion: The Scottish referendum is the classic heart versus head clash
Kevin Byrne
14 Sep 2014
74
64
Search
Column: 'At aged 48, I found out I was adopted. When I found my mother, it was too late'
Harry Foley
13 Sep 2014
2.7k
60
Fringe Festival
Opinion: 'We Irish deal with things with a sense of humour - even cancer'
Neil Douglas
13 Sep 2014
978
10
Politics
Column: An era has truly come to an end in Northern Ireland with the death of Ian Paisley
Dr David McCann
13 Sep 2014
100
50
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: 'We don’t need national political castoffs to run an arbitrarily sized bureaucracy'
Aaron McKenna
13 Sep 2014
58
28
column
Opinion: 'I’ve never found it at all incongruous that I could be both British and Scottish'
Jason Norval
12 Sep 2014
149
97
War Crimes
Column: Syria is the humanitarian tragedy of our generation, yet most people just shrug their shoulders
Barry Andrews
12 Sep 2014
171
37
Irish language
Opinion: 'Peig Sayers represents our complexity and there is a little of her in us all'
Caitríona Ní Mhurchú
12 Sep 2014
3.5k
56
SMEs
Column: Four trends that will have a significant impact on every business in Ireland
Renaud Visage
12 Sep 2014
351
6
Age Friendly
Opinion: Dublin is a great place to live, but not necessarily when you're old
Hugh O'Connor
11 Sep 2014
505
35
the toll
Column: The Ebola outbreak is much more than a medical emergency
Alistair Short
11 Sep 2014
138
6
Women in Sport
Opinion: Turn those angry tweets into bums on seats
Sinéad O'Carroll
11 Sep 2014
202
28
Suicide Prevention
Opinion: 'We patrol the waters on the look out for someone contemplating suicide'
Declan and Darryl Barry
10 Sep 2014
345
12
Opinion
Column: It's still okay to say 'NO!' to your Junior Cert teen on drinking
Patrick Cusack
10 Sep 2014
1.4k
52
JC RESULTS
Opinion: It's not a Mickey Mouse exam, the Junior Cert does actually matter
Eamonn Toland
10 Sep 2014
7.9k
38
Tech
Opinion: As Apple moves further into data, it's time we start taking responsibility for our own
Quinton O'Reilly
10 Sep 2014
51
7
Addiction
Opinion: 'I saw my wife's face and I couldn't hide from it any more. I had to stop gambling'
Anonymous Samaritan
9 Sep 2014
252
31
CONTAINMENT
Opinion: 'The lockdown of Sierre Leone won't have a significant impact in dealing with Ebola'
Darren Hanniffy
9 Sep 2014
84
3
Women's Rights
Opinion: 'In the 1950s, I fought the marriage ban and continued teaching with no pay'
Maureen Cronin
9 Sep 2014
4.9k
46
Environment
Opinion: The Poolbeg Incinerator makes little sense – we need to waste less and recycle more
Claire Byrne
8 Sep 2014
323
46
crisis
Opinion: Russia is in the driving seat of the Ukrainian crisis and she’s taking the West for a dangerous spin
Jack Lahart
8 Sep 2014
157
143
Nature
Opinion: I've never been so excited about Dublin's future – a Dodder Greenway would be incredible
Victoria White
8 Sep 2014
1.1k
51
Breast Cancer
Opinion: I wouldn't have recognised the signs if my cousin hadn't been diagnosed with breast cancer
Sharon Burrell
7 Sep 2014
161
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