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China
Opinion: The deepening relationship between Ireland and China
Eoin McDonnell
17 Jun 2014
758
32
Mental Health
Opinion: On medication, I function – off medication, I don’t. It’s as simple as that.
Fiona Kennedy
17 Jun 2014
206
57
kindness
Opinion: Absolute strangers have reached out to help us – I feel better about what tomorrow brings
Catherine W
16 Jun 2014
48
35
community energy
Opinion: Why is community renewable energy important?
Paul Kenny
16 Jun 2014
1.0k
66
English
Opinion: With Bloomsday upon us, let's be inspired to pay attention to the details
Sue Norton
16 Jun 2014
144
23
Nuclear
Opinion: Nuclear energy is the cleanest, safest, and cheapest – why do we continue to reject it?
Peter Ferguson
15 Jun 2014
5.7k
144
Family
Opinion: An apology on Father’s Day (or oops! I did it again!)
Orla Breeze
15 Jun 2014
65
24
Elder Abuse
Opinion: Would you know if an older relative, friend or neighbour was being abused?
Eamon Timmins
15 Jun 2014
608
23
fathers
Opinion: Where does fatherhood feature in story of mother-and-baby homes?
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
14 Jun 2014
830
73
Health
Vlog: What can be done to tackle rising obesity in Ireland?
Katie Varvos
14 Jun 2014
67
124
Literature
Extract: Dubliners 100, a modern re-telling of Joyce's tales of life in the capital
Elske Rahill
14 Jun 2014
255
13
childhood obesity
Aaron McKenna: Can we have a ban on banning things, please?
Aaron McKenna
14 Jun 2014
135
57
Homes
Opinion: It is a bittersweet time for victims of institutional abuse – the least we can do is listen
Mairead Healy
13 Jun 2014
88
10
Brian Hayes
Opinion: Jean-Claude who? Juncker and the the turf war gripping Europe
Stephen O'Shea
13 Jun 2014
151
186
mother-and-baby homes
Opinion: Abuse and neglect are being hidden in plain sight – but will we open our eyes?
Donal O'Keeffe
13 Jun 2014
151
37
having children
Opinion: I'm not genetically linked to my son or daughter but, honestly, it just doesn't matter
Catherine W
12 Jun 2014
135
22
Homeless
Opinion: We were a normal married couple who fell on hard times. Now, we sleep in our car.
Catherine W
12 Jun 2014
207
95
Holocaust
Opinion: On what would have been Anne Frank's 85th birthday, let's remember our shared history
Amy Bracken
12 Jun 2014
253
24
Fertility
Opinion: It's still hard to express the sadness that comes with being unable to have children
Trevor O'Sullivan
11 Jun 2014
537
60
brain food
Opinion: Philosophy for kids? It's absolutely essential for the classroom
Peter Ferguson
11 Jun 2014
3.3k
66
Mental Health
Opinion: Antidepressants – friend or foe?
Anonymous
11 Jun 2014
3.1k
111
fertility problems
Opinion: Infertility can be utterly devastating for a man – don't allow him to suffer in silence
Helen Browne
10 Jun 2014
221
35
University
Opinion: The best thing I got from my master's was the chance to leave Ireland
Clare Herbert
10 Jun 2014
1.7k
63
Family
Opinion: Our daughters can't be expected to live for the sole purpose of bearing children
Sinéad Fox
10 Jun 2014
299
141
RIP
Opinion: Goodbye Rik Mayall – you loveable, manic scoundrel
Stephen Downes
9 Jun 2014
397
33
Opinion
Column: We must stop claiming that 'we never knew' about child abuse at Catholic institutions
Fin Dwyer
9 Jun 2014
2.6k
100
Health
Opinion: Can you imagine waking up one morning to find you can't move?
Niall O'Connor and Christina Finn
9 Jun 2014
865
6
Climate Change
Opinion: Climate change is the single biggest threat to winning the fight against hunger
Jim Clarken
8 Jun 2014
117
236
Living
Opinion: 'Being stuck in a wheelchair without hands or speech is such a challenge as a mother'
Emma Fitzpatrick
8 Jun 2014
351
4
Children
Opinion: Horror doesn't belong to the past, Ireland's most vulnerable are still marginalised and neglected
Aoife Nolan
8 Jun 2014
338
40
Friends With Benefits
Opinion: Casual dating – is it just one big wind up?
Christine Allen
7 Jun 2014
1.7k
40
Mental Health
Opinion: We are in the midst of a national crisis. How many more deaths before the government acts?
Vicky Kavanagh
7 Jun 2014
101
38
800 babies
Aaron McKenna: The nation, not just the Church, bears responsibility for horrors of the past
Aaron McKenna
7 Jun 2014
136
161
Women's Health
Opinion: Why are some women avoiding cervical cancer screening?
Marie Kotzur
6 Jun 2014
1.8k
35
LGBT
Opinion: Dear Vincent Browne, I don't have a 'gay lifestyle'... I have a life
Brian Finnegan
6 Jun 2014
262
161
Tuam
Opinion: Tuam's 800 babies – a legacy of shame and horror beyond words
Elaine Feeney
5 Jun 2014
1.4k
144
men's health week
Opinion: Warning! This article could seriously improve your health
Colin Fowler
5 Jun 2014
79
22
Migrants
Opinion: An EU coastguard for the Mediterranean could save lives and national budgets
Niall McGlynn
5 Jun 2014
82
31
men's health week
Opinion: Laughing our way to good male health – why we need humour in healing
Finian Murray
4 Jun 2014
455
21
rural ireland
Opinion: Rural Ireland is tough and resilient – but it needs more support
Cathal O’Donoghue
4 Jun 2014
209
50
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