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fatal foetal abnormality
Column: I carried my baby to term, knowing when he was born I would have to bury him
Michelle Meehan
23 Apr 2014
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Emergency
Column: I watched thirsty children collect water contaminated with sewage
Carol Morgan
22 Apr 2014
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Schools
Column: Let's take the Sacraments out of class time (and out of teachers' hands)
Catherine W
22 Apr 2014
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176
SADS
Column: They say time heals, but we're still learning to live with Conor's sudden death
Brendan O’Mahony
22 Apr 2014
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Fianna Fáil
Column: Substance or rhetoric? Martin pledges Fianna Fáil will enter NI politics
Dr Stephen Kelly
21 Apr 2014
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arts and business
Column: Never waste the lessons of a good recession – capitalise on creative vision
Brendan Murphy
21 Apr 2014
74
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choose your words
Column: Can metaphors make better laws?
Ben McFarlane
20 Apr 2014
66
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Easter Rising
Video column: The story of No.16 Moore Street and the rebels of the 1916 Rising
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
20 Apr 2014
526
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Opinion
Damien Kiberd: United States of Europe? Then show us the benefits
Damien Kiberd
20 Apr 2014
401
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Irish Soldiers
Column: Remember those who fought in WWI – they were as diverse, and Irish, as any of us
Stephen Downes
19 Apr 2014
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125
Potential
Column: Identifying unexpected strengths in adolescents
Johanna Slivinske
19 Apr 2014
113
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American Airlines
Column: Why 14 year old Twitter ‘terrorists’ have nothing to worry about
Aaron McKenna
19 Apr 2014
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Peace Process
Column: Will our new cordial partnership with Britain trickle down to NI's day-to-day politics?
Dr Chaminda Weerawardhana
18 Apr 2014
58
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Drinking
Column: Don't waste your Easter weekend nursing a hangover – follow these easy tips
Shelly Browne
18 Apr 2014
117
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Opinion
Column: Is there really a glass ceiling for women in the workplace – or is it just for mothers?
Andrea Mara
17 Apr 2014
627
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Health
Column: 'The doctors didn’t think it could be bowel cancer – I was 22, fit, and didn't smoke'
Robbie Lunn
17 Apr 2014
1.4k
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mental health in film
Column: Cinema's enduring fascination with mental disorders can be a force for good
Louise Dolphin
17 Apr 2014
2.7k
18
Violence
Column: Unprovoked violence on Dublin's streets shouldn't be accepted as 'normal'
Mick McCarthy
16 Apr 2014
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Climate Change
Column: Here's where we can make cuts – and savings! – that won’t hurt services, jobs or salaries
Anna Heussaff
16 Apr 2014
286
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Job Security
Column: Unpaid internships, low wages, zero hour contracts – this is life without job security
John Verling
15 Apr 2014
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financial distress
Column: Our new tax code has created a 'hierarchy' of parenting
Dr Anthony Leddin
15 Apr 2014
109
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boston strong
Column: One year on, we remember the lives lost and forever altered by the Boston bombings
Larry Donnelly
15 Apr 2014
113
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the spirit of Derry
Column: The Derry of my childhood was shrouded in sadness – now the city can breathe again
Joe McHugh
14 Apr 2014
313
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CyberPsychology
Column: What is the psychological impact of spending so much time in 'cyberspace'?
Mary Aiken
14 Apr 2014
1.2k
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Dublin
Video column: The priest – a tribute Fr Peter McVerry
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
13 Apr 2014
321
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Climate Change
Column: Climate change is insidious, relentless, and will profoundly alter our world
Kieran Rogers
13 Apr 2014
251
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Opinion
Damien Kiberd: Michael Noonan wants house prices to rise so we can emerge from this cul-de-sac
Damien Kiberd
13 Apr 2014
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all work and no play
Column: This is the 'Dangerous Cocktail' afflicts senior management teams the world over
Brian F Smyth
12 Apr 2014
80
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Bereavement
Column: Peaches and Paula – a mum without a mum and a photograph that spoke a thousand words.
Claire Micks
12 Apr 2014
779
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live and learn
Column: For our education sector to thrive, it needs to get commercial sense
Aaron McKenna
12 Apr 2014
71
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River life
Column: The Dodder is one of Europe's best-preserved city rivers – with huge unexploited potential
Victoria White
11 Apr 2014
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34
Equality
Column: 'Traditional' marriage? It hasn't always been between a man and a woman
Peter Ferguson
11 Apr 2014
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stargazger
Column: Look up! The Red Planet is continuing to shine brightly in the night sky
Conor Farrell
10 Apr 2014
111
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Beyoncé
Column: So Lady Gaga is a 'control freak' who wants photos retouched ... can you blame her?
Lisa McInerney
10 Apr 2014
99
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longevity
Column: Let's change the language we use about older age
Professor Thomas Scharf
10 Apr 2014
110
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Poverty
Column: The forgotten crises that don't make the evening news still deserve our attention
Joe Costello
9 Apr 2014
82
18
Emergency
Column: After six hours in the waiting room, my little sister's pain reached crisis point
Lauren Joslin
9 Apr 2014
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Opinion
Column: Bold gestures are necessary for a genuinely inclusive Northern Ireland
Dr David McCann
9 Apr 2014
105
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Rwanda
Column: 'Memories of the genocide drew screams and wails that echoed around the stadium'
Karen Power
8 Apr 2014
101
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Racism
Column: ‘You f**king n*gger’, I hear it every week
Hassan
8 Apr 2014
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