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africa day
Column: With a positive attitude and determination to succeed, the sky is the limit
Tim Martins
22 May 2014
73
33
door to door
Larry Donnelly: Do political candidates really enjoy canvassing? I’ll never fully believe that
Larry Donnelly
22 May 2014
157
16
giggsy
Opinion: Ryan Giggs is hanging up his boots – it's truly the end of an era
Lisa McInerney
21 May 2014
159
66
africa day
Column: Dance has the ability to bring people together, no matter where they're from
Onai Tafuma
21 May 2014
2.6k
13
Dangerous Driving
Opinion: My sister was an innocent victim, wrongly taken. Our family will never be the same.
Catherine Flaherty
21 May 2014
194
19
Bankruptcy
Opinion: Don't let the word 'bankruptcy' scare you, it is now a viable option
Ross Maguire SC
20 May 2014
698
71
africa day
Column: 'Africa is not a single country, many countries and cultures make up the continent'
Carol Azams
20 May 2014
208
58
South Sudan
Opinion: After a day submerged in a river, the family escaped the men who wanted them dead
Colm Byrne
20 May 2014
61
2
Depression
Opinion: We are never alone, even on our worst days
Amy Rea
19 May 2014
218
10
Running
Opinion: Running is one of the best ways to make a city your own
Sean Dunne
19 May 2014
137
9
Food
Opinion: How one country saw epidemic illnesses plummet – and Ireland could too
Frank Armstrong
19 May 2014
354
43
Dubliners
Video column: The Writer – the life and work of Tim Pat Coogan
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
18 May 2014
387
6
Expenses
Noel Rock: I'm taking €0 expenses – here's why
Noel Rock
18 May 2014
184
54
Opinion
Damien Kiberd: This government's housing policy will - literally - put people on the streets
Damien Kiberd
18 May 2014
153
57
Smoking
Opinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially acceptable?
Claire Micks
17 May 2014
1.3k
160
Communion
Opinion: First Holy Communion etiquette for sensible spenders
Avril O'Reilly
17 May 2014
799
44
Abuse
Aaron McKenna: Domestic violence is just that – violence. Why not treat it that way?
Aaron McKenna
17 May 2014
144
39
Equality
Opinion: Children with special needs are being failed – this is not inclusive education
Catherina Woods
16 May 2014
7.2k
39
HAE
Opinion: Misdiagnosed and misunderstood – the dramatic swelling disorder that can be fatal
Gerry Fahey
16 May 2014
900
10
Opinion
Opinion: My husband refused to believe he had bipolar disorder, and denial destroyed him
Kathleen Maloney
15 May 2014
87.7k
191
Water Charges
Opinion: With such a meagre allowance, our new water charges can't be about conservation
Jennifer Whitmore
15 May 2014
93
75
Respect
Opinion: We want to see an increase in wages – and respect – for fast food workers
Ciaran Garrett
15 May 2014
219
44
Climate Change
Opinion: A green lifestyle is a nice but trivial gesture – we must focus on nuclear fusion
Lorraine Courtney
14 May 2014
180
125
Jobs
Opinion: Social media can help you find a job (if you use it correctly)
Aoife Rigney
14 May 2014
79
29
Health
Opinion: Considering health insurance? The devil is in the detail.
Dermot Goode
14 May 2014
6.6k
22
Opinion
Opinion: Anxiety and depression are key in keeping the long-term unemployed out of work
Dr Keith Gaynor
13 May 2014
2.9k
67
gluten-free
Opinion: Hold the gluten please! Why we all need to understand coeliac disease
Dr Edel Keaveney
13 May 2014
666
58
home cooking
Darina Allen: A shared meal was once the bedrock of family life – its loss is a serious problem for society
Darina Allen
13 May 2014
339
37
Croke Park
Opinion: I couldn't clearly watch my brother play in Croke Park because I’m in a wheelchair
John O'Brien
12 May 2014
2.1k
24
Opinion
Column: 6 things I hate about restaurants
Ross Golden-Bannon
12 May 2014
417
77
volunteering
PJ Gallagher: 'You live more in five minutes on a bike than most people do in a lifetime'
PJ Gallagher
12 May 2014
804
41
column
Opinion: In Northern Ireland, we are literally lurching from crisis to crisis
Dr David McCann
11 May 2014
90
115
Blood Sports
Extract: How 'throwing at cocks' took root in Ireland
James Kelly
11 May 2014
503
15
Opinion
Damien Kiberd: They say €240 per year for water. Sure. For now.
Damien Kiberd
11 May 2014
105
135
always another year
Opinion: “Why Us?” - The reason Ireland has not won a Eurovision since 1996
Gerard Patrick Corless
10 May 2014
410
79
Eating Disorder
Opinion: I had to drop out of Gaelic football training. Why? Because I was bulimic
Alexandra Potter
10 May 2014
187
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column
Aaron McKenna: Paying any new tax is galling, but water needs to be paid for
Aaron McKenna
10 May 2014
48
88
column
Diary of a First Time Dad: Teething time and becoming Don Draper
Patrick McCarry
9 May 2014
66
46
Doctors Without Borders
Opinion: I felt helpless. The child needed hospital treatment, but I could only give some medicine
Dr Natalie Robers
9 May 2014
51
7
mental health days
Opinion: There were days I struggled. I wished I could call in sick and not have to pretend
Anonymous
9 May 2014
990
45
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