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childhood obesity
Aaron McKenna: Can we have a ban on banning things, please?
Aaron McKenna
14 Jun 2014
147
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
103
10
Brian Hayes
Opinion: Jean-Claude who? Juncker and the the turf war gripping Europe
Stephen O'Shea
13 Jun 2014
169
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
184
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
145
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
237
95
Holocaust
Opinion: On what would have been Anne Frank's 85th birthday, let's remember our shared history
Amy Bracken
12 Jun 2014
276
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
553
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
243
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
326
141
RIP
Opinion: Goodbye Rik Mayall – you loveable, manic scoundrel
Stephen Downes
9 Jun 2014
421
33
Opinion
Column: We must stop claiming that 'we never knew' about child abuse at Catholic institutions
Fin Dwyer
9 Jun 2014
2.7k
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
877
6
Climate Change
Opinion: Climate change is the single biggest threat to winning the fight against hunger
Jim Clarken
8 Jun 2014
148
236
Living
Opinion: 'Being stuck in a wheelchair without hands or speech is such a challenge as a mother'
Emma Fitzpatrick
8 Jun 2014
357
4
Children
Opinion: Horror doesn't belong to the past, Ireland's most vulnerable are still marginalised and neglected
Aoife Nolan
8 Jun 2014
358
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
114
38
800 babies
Aaron McKenna: The nation, not just the Church, bears responsibility for horrors of the past
Aaron McKenna
7 Jun 2014
169
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
288
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
86
22
Migrants
Opinion: An EU coastguard for the Mediterranean could save lives and national budgets
Niall McGlynn
5 Jun 2014
107
31
men's health week
Opinion: Laughing our way to good male health – why we need humour in healing
Finian Murray
4 Jun 2014
473
21
rural ireland
Opinion: Rural Ireland is tough and resilient – but it needs more support
Cathal O’Donoghue
4 Jun 2014
220
50
Testing times
Opinion: The State exams start today – but don't let stress get you down
Jamie Wiggins
4 Jun 2014
265
7
Property
Opinion: Do rising property prices impact on Local Property Tax payments?
Christine Keily
3 Jun 2014
181
58
Leaving Cert
Opinion: Have a positive impact on Ireland’s society and economy – choose a STEM career
Dr Ruth Freeman
3 Jun 2014
619
38
Older People
Opinion: After seeing what my dad has gone through, I'm convinced we need an Ombudsman for the Elderly
Claire Micks
3 Jun 2014
115
26
Housing Crisis
Opinion: The issue at the heart of our housing crisis is an unaffordable private rental market
Katherine Zappone
2 Jun 2014
89
85
rollicking
Column: Debauchery, drinking and chaos - The beginner's guide to opera
Rosemary Collier
2 Jun 2014
312
6
playing politics
Opinion: The Irish political elite should curb its temptation to run with the big boys
Natasha Browne
2 Jun 2014
123
73
Dubliners
Video column: The Ghost – remembering Patrick Kavanagh
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
1 Jun 2014
138
6
Internet
Column: People who use social media need to think long and hard about their privacy
Fiachra Ó Raghallaigh
1 Jun 2014
112
24
fixing dublin
Opinion: The election results offer radical possibilities to solve the housing crisis in Dublin – here’s how
Dr Rory Hearne
1 Jun 2014
107
82
Drug use
Opinion: The 'War on Drugs' has failed – let's finally implement policies that make sense
Tony Duffin
1 Jun 2014
484
118
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