Voices

All time

Health

Free GP care to young children sounds like a great idea... but is it really?

Yvonne O'Sullivan

15 Feb 2015

412

Protest

Some politicians are trying to destroy relations between the Gardai and the community

Ted Leddy

14 Feb 2015

313

267

Analysis

Opinion: What do traditional newspapers have to do to survive?

Paul Allen

14 Feb 2015

1.2k

bloomin lovely

Say it with flowers? What blooms signify to your Valentine

Fiann Ó Nualláin

14 Feb 2015

190

head in the clouds

Small airline, small country, small minds – the Aer Lingus story

Aaron McKenna

14 Feb 2015

1.0k

Respect

There are no shades of grey around sexual consent

Clíona Saidléar

13 Feb 2015

1.3k

100

Eighth Amendment

Column: Why does this Government refuse to hold a referendum on abortion?

Donal O'Keeffe

13 Feb 2015

345

Relationships

Dreading Valentine's Day because you're single?

Rena Maycock

13 Feb 2015

470

Special Needs

My daughter is clever, funny, and full of life. So why am I so worried about her future?

Laura Drumm

12 Feb 2015

5.9k

Mental Health

'Once, I could see no way out of depression. But now I'm going to fight for my life'

Ellen

11 Feb 2015

3.5k

Comic relief

My six days working as a clown at a refugee camp in Rwanda

Donal McConnon

11 Feb 2015

296

safety online

'The early days of social media were mostly carefree – now mistakes can be like a bad tattoo'

Roisin Kiberd

10 Feb 2015

286

tfmr

Diary of losing a baby: One woman writes about her devastating pregnancy

Laura McGlynn

10 Feb 2015

6.3k

Abortion

'I was raped. Legislating for abortion in rape cases wouldn't go far enough'

Anonymous

10 Feb 2015

514

Diet

Opinion: As January drew to a close, so did hundreds of New Year’s diets

Ger Lowry

9 Feb 2015

177

Relationships

Column: What is the key to a happy relationship?

Tony Moore

9 Feb 2015

232

Change

Column: Can one person make a difference in the world?

Ciara Galvin

8 Feb 2015

836

Gender Identity

Column: Why do I have to choose between my identity and my family?

Victoria Mullen

8 Feb 2015

1.6k

200

Leaving on a jet plane

Column: An anatomy of one family’s emigration

Philip Lynch

7 Feb 2015

891

Carer

Column: What it's like to care for a parent with Alzheimer's

Helen Cashell-Moran

7 Feb 2015

1.2k

Homeless

Opinion: Blowing taxpayers money might generate headlines, but it won’t solve homelessness

Aaron McKenna

7 Feb 2015

sick and tired

Opinion: Good riddance to Black January – it hasn't been kind to us parents

Claire Micks

6 Feb 2015

185

pay cheque

Opinion: Raising the minimum wage sounds nice, but it could price young people out of work

Lorraine Courtney

6 Feb 2015

615

tip of the iceberg

Opinion: Why don't we have big campaigns for mental health?

Fiona Kennedy

5 Feb 2015

399

marriage referendum

Opinion: Same-sex marriage will be decided by the silent (possibly disinterested) majority

Neale Richmond

5 Feb 2015

1.8k

269

EBOLA

Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'

Seán Farrell

4 Feb 2015

168

trans rights

Column: We could put Ireland at the forefront of trans recognition, so why don't we?

Emma Cassidy

4 Feb 2015

1.1k

155

Gaming

Opinion: Is it really Anita Sarkeesian vs videogames? I don't think so – criticism is essential

Conor Reynolds

3 Feb 2015

1.1k

116

Male suicide

Opinion: Men are talking, but are we listening?

John Gormley

3 Feb 2015

1.4k

Internships

Opinion: JobBridge has very vocal critics, but it's delivering results for thousands of young people

Séamus Conboy

2 Feb 2015

465

angry at the system

Opinion: I never knew how easy it was to become homeless in Ireland until now

Anonymous

2 Feb 2015

1.3k

unmanned

Opinion: Drones may be fun, but they also pose complex legal and safety challenges

John Wright

1 Feb 2015

250

storm juno

Opinion: Get used to 'freak weather' – that’s climate change, folks

Leah Gainey

1 Feb 2015

218

168

Irish Culture

Column: Feast, love, enjoy – and welcome the Irish spring!

Fiann Ó Nualláin

1 Feb 2015

890

Column: Did I really fall in love online?

Christine Allen

31 Jan 2015

13.0k

Lip service

Column: So, you've made it into government? Here's how to avoid a democratic revolution

Jonathan Victory

31 Jan 2015

616

twilight zone

Opinion: Break up the eurozone and slim down the EU – or voters will do it for us

Aaron McKenna

31 Jan 2015

232

Water Charges

Opinion: I've just signed up to Irish Water. I don't think that makes me a traitor.

Donal O'Keeffe

30 Jan 2015

550

306

Drinking

Opinion: Our harmful drinking culture impacts us all – we urgently need to tackle it

Martin Davoren

30 Jan 2015

1.0k

Education

Opinion: Can we really trust that Junior Cycle reform isn't linked to the austerity agenda?

Geraldine Mooney Simmie

29 Jan 2015

679

167