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crafty
Opinion: Craft beer – is it just a phase?
Reuben Gray
10 Aug 2014
386
104
Middle East
Opinion: The Syrian Civil War has moved out of the limelight – and towards its endgame
Niall McGlynn
10 Aug 2014
109
47
Opinion: Planning for loss of mental capacity should be as automatic as making a will
Patricia Rickard Clarke
10 Aug 2014
242
10
stay at home dad
Stay at Home Dads: I was put through things a mother would never face to get custody
Anonymous
9 Aug 2014
691
84
fathers
Stay at Home Dads: 'For now, this is my career. My daughter is my priority.'
Tim Hendy
9 Aug 2014
553
88
Animal Cruelty
Aaron McKenna: Animal circuses are a shameful cruelty that you should avoid funding
Aaron McKenna
9 Aug 2014
1.1k
103
Opinion
Opinion: Remembering a genocide the world is determined to ignore
Aisling Twomey
8 Aug 2014
1.0k
98
BALANCING ACT
Motherhood and Work: 'Why do more women than men stay at home with children?'
Andrea Mara
7 Aug 2014
7.1k
87
BALANCING ACT
Motherhood and Work: Practical tips for returning to the office after maternity leave
Tracy Gunn
7 Aug 2014
1.4k
11
BALANCING ACT
Motherhood and Work: 'I accept that I'll never be Superwoman – I'll be Mediocre Mum'
Claire Micks
7 Aug 2014
281
4
Story of life
Opinion: What’s the point in learning about history?
Jason Kelleher
7 Aug 2014
1.1k
54
human brain
Column: What is your earliest memory?
Naomi Lavelle
6 Aug 2014
1.9k
50
Censorship
Opinion: Australian gagging order has major implications for press freedom
Niall McGlynn
6 Aug 2014
255
26
Family court
Opinion: Our most important family law reform for a generation isn't child friendly
Gerry Fahey
6 Aug 2014
722
22
Water
Opinion: Yes, we should pay water charges – but we should also get an improved service
Liam Doherty
5 Aug 2014
11.1k
138
Special Needs
Opinion: Baby Gammy's sad story shows how much Down syndrome still scares parents
Aedín Collins
5 Aug 2014
979
17
Back To School
Opinion: The weighty issue of school bags needs to be addressed...
Christine Mills
5 Aug 2014
966
60
Asylum
Opinion: Happy 14th birthday, Direct Provision – just think of everything you haven't achieved!
Fiona Hurley
4 Aug 2014
143
149
something wicked
Opinion: Take a walk on the dark side in Ireland's spookiest city
Tracey Fahey
4 Aug 2014
355
15
Language
Column: How social media is changing language
Jon Reed
4 Aug 2014
2.0k
26
gender roles
Video: Making gender equality work for men
Ben Acheson
3 Aug 2014
412
81
Opinion
Column: What would you ask Enda?
Paul Allen
3 Aug 2014
65
92
food allergies
Opinion: The nightmare of dining out with allergies in Ireland might soon end
Laura Kenny
3 Aug 2014
1.0k
41
Language
Opinion: Does learning a second language lead to a new identity?
Arturo Hernandez
3 Aug 2014
869
21
get up stand up
Diary of a First Time Dad: Night-time protests and second helpings
Patrick McCarry
2 Aug 2014
129
18
African pride
Opinion: In South Africa, it's often said that being gay is a 'western' thing
Ali Watson
2 Aug 2014
704
19
Public Sector
Aaron McKenna: Why are we still rewarding failure and sparing punishment in the public sector?
Aaron McKenna
2 Aug 2014
278
72
WWI
Extract: Imperial ideas and imperial dreams – the cost of vanity during the Great War
Sir Hew Strachan
1 Aug 2014
202
61
Gaza
Opinion: 'When bombing gets close my family come to me... they think I can protect them'
Anonymous
1 Aug 2014
60
37
Men's Health
Opinion: I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 14 years ago – early detection is the key
Jess Clooney
31 Jul 2014
2.0k
16
peace building
Opinion: Neither nation can survive without freedom and independence for the Palestinians
Nurit Peled-Elhanan
31 Jul 2014
117
58
gender recognition
Opinion: Proposed transgender laws are good news for lawyers – not couples
Michael Farrell
31 Jul 2014
143
24
Afghanistan
Opinion: Here I go again, back to Riyadh. My life has changed so much in just ten years...
Noel Scanlon
30 Jul 2014
566
9
Grief
Opinion: A loved one’s death is devastating, but you must allow yourself to rebuild your life
Kathleen Maloney
30 Jul 2014
2.8k
12
Older People
Opinion: Ageism is far too prevalent, we need a cultural shift in how older people are perceived
Lianne Murphy
30 Jul 2014
679
24
Human Rights
Opinion: 'At the heart of Irish law is an inescapable fact... we are second class citizens'
Amanda Mellet
29 Jul 2014
636
247
Iraq
Opinion: 'Our children wake up crying in the night... Isis has stolen our lives'
Donatella Rovera
29 Jul 2014
322
129
Irish
Opinion: The new Gaeltacht Minister has hit the ground running – despite not being fluent
Seán Mag Leannáin
29 Jul 2014
73
46
Twins
Opinion: Twinning with China – money maker or moral maze?
Joe Conway
28 Jul 2014
142
5
World War One
Column: 'Hell is Coming' - fragments of horror from World War One
Liam Hogan
28 Jul 2014
1.1k
24
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