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shakira shakira
Column: Passionate or possessive? Shakira forbidden from appearing in videos with men
Lisa McInerney
11 Mar 2014
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Poverty
Column: New thinking about tackling extreme deprivation in Europe
Emer Costello MEP
11 Mar 2014
136
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community spirit
Column: What does it mean to be an Irish American today?
Sean Dunne
10 Mar 2014
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women and girls
Column: Poverty cannot be eradicated in a world where gender discrimination exists
Rosamond Bennett
10 Mar 2014
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standing up
Column: It's unrealistic to expect oppression to disappear overnight, but we now have hope
David Carroll
10 Mar 2014
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Breaking up is hard to do
Extract: A divorce or break-up is much like a bereavment
Helen Collins
9 Mar 2014
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The Secret candidate
Column: I call bulls*** when people say to me 'we only ever see you at election time'
The Secret Candidate
9 Mar 2014
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Opinion
Damien Kiberd: Why are the Irish not more critical of the EU?
Damien Kiberd
9 Mar 2014
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facing the music
Column: Music and austerity – how do we express the time we live in?
Toner Quinn
8 Mar 2014
182
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Women
Column: Today let's celebrate, recognise, and show solidarity with the women and girls
Bernadette Crawford
8 Mar 2014
160
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International Women’s Day
Column: A tribute to Margaret Hinchey, one of Ireland's most remarkable daughters
Liam Hogan
8 Mar 2014
453
9
points for sports
Column: Awarding top athletes extra CAO points makes total sense
Aaron McKenna
8 Mar 2014
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52
Change
Fine Gael chair: This government needs to implement dynamic political reform
Charlie Flanagan TD
7 Mar 2014
95
33
damage control
Column: Paddy Power’s ‘Oscar Time’ gets a guilty verdict in the court of public opinion
Alan Tyrrell
7 Mar 2014
105
32
credit protection
Column: Irish financial consumers are bewildered, frightened and angry
Noeline Blackwell
7 Mar 2014
131
13
Fracking
Column: Ireland can't replicate the US shale gas boom – and it shouldn't try
John O'Donnell
6 Mar 2014
302
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Homeless
Column: We are not approaching a homeless crisis, we are here – the crisis is underway
Catherine Murphy TD
6 Mar 2014
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spilled milk
Column: Bye, Bye Babycinno – why I'm ditching my child's favourite treat
Claire Micks
6 Mar 2014
1.5k
124
Reality check
Column: Are you frustrated by the number of 'gay' stories in the media? Then read on ...
Christine Allen
5 Mar 2014
8.0k
275
Women in Politics
Column: I’ve been involved in politics since before I could vote – but it's still a man’s world
Emer Higgins
5 Mar 2014
600
40
Science
Column: Unlike many of my peers, I was given the amazing opportunity to work at CERN
James Casey
5 Mar 2014
281
13
good as new
Column: Giving local communities a financial stake could solve our energy problem
Clare Taylor
4 Mar 2014
97
15
Irish Life
Column: Economic rights are just as vital to a democracy as civil rights
Dr Tom Hickey
4 Mar 2014
132
11
roots and culture
Column: Are Gaeilgeoirí being oppressed?
Maitiú de Hál
4 Mar 2014
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193
explicit images
Column: Children don't understand the consequences of sexting
Dr Maureen Griffin
3 Mar 2014
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27
medical scandal
Column: Attempts to silence survivors of symphysiotomy must be fought
Máiréad Enright
3 Mar 2014
296
5
Entrepreneurs
Column: What does an entrepreneur need to know when starting out?
Eugene McMahon
3 Mar 2014
122
47
HEARING HEALTH
Column: Our world has never been louder – and noise can be dangerous
Robert Kelly
2 Mar 2014
1.9k
21
Opinion
Column: On this day in the year 2020 – the Irish housing crisis
Vincent P. Martin
2 Mar 2014
267
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column
Damien Kiberd: Government policy on housing is a massive muddle
Damien Kiberd
2 Mar 2014
118
13
flight of fancy
Column: What is Fan Fiction – and why is it making people nervous?
Stephen Downes
1 Mar 2014
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102
Child's play
Column: Playground etiquette and other mysteries
Andrea Mara
1 Mar 2014
223
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Property
Column: Fears surrounding the IBRC mortgage book are overhyped
Karl Deeter
1 Mar 2014
110
38
no laughing matter
Column: Ban on all-male panel shows? Don't make me laugh.
Lorraine Courtney
28 Feb 2014
344
68
working poor
Column: As a society, we can't afford to pay Irish workers so little
Jimmy Kelly
28 Feb 2014
353
129
fat of the land
Column: Fat isn’t funny anymore – not when it’s costing the country almost €4bn a year
John Verling
27 Feb 2014
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116
Austerity
Column: The AAA emerged organically, not at the whim of the Socialist Party
Matt Waine
27 Feb 2014
212
84
Peace
Column: We have a duty to share our peace-building skills with the world
Colm Bergin
27 Feb 2014
69
36
Ukraine
Column: The fight for the future of Ukraine is not over – not by a long shot
David Moloney
26 Feb 2014
95
85
Mortgages
Column: The housing market is a mess, so we must decide – will we be charitable or fair?
Karl Deeter
26 Feb 2014
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