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You're not my type

Opinion: Why do some straight people automatically assume a gay person fancies them?

Christine Allen

8 Nov 2014

6.7k

Cannabis

Opinion: Marijuana is legal in nearly half of US States – Ireland should follow suit

Aaron McKenna

8 Nov 2014

281

172

Reproduction

Opinion: Legislation is urgently needed following Supreme Court ruling on surrogacy

Katherine Irwin

7 Nov 2014

737

Energy

Opinion: Is it time for Ireland to embrace nuclear energy?

Conor Farrell

7 Nov 2014

1.2k

165

stereotype

Opinion: Soju think the Irish are all drunks?

Clare Hartwieg

7 Nov 2014

1.6k

Right to die

Opinion: Brittany Maynard deserves our compassion – and her bravery deserves our attention

Alan Rossiter

6 Nov 2014

437

mairia cahill

Opinion: Sinn Féin continues its Stand By Your Man policy... but will it sour public opinion?

Donal O'Keeffe

5 Nov 2014

335

208

Civil Service

Opinion: The Irish civil service is a genuine success story – other countries should follow our model

Tom Geraghty

5 Nov 2014

1.3k

Water Charges

Opinion: Is it too late to fix Irish Water?

Kevin Byrne

4 Nov 2014

238

208

anti-EU

Opinion: The growth of Euroscepticism shows Europes's problems are deeper than its pockets

Fiachra Ó Raghallaigh

4 Nov 2014

744

marriage for all

Opinion: The one thing people can do for same-sex marriage to pass in Ireland

Tiernan Brady

3 Nov 2014

283

272

Tobacco

Opinion: Plain cigarette packaging can save lives – we need to introduce it in Ireland

Peter Ferguson

3 Nov 2014

326

Prisoners

Opinion: If the USA practises torture, then so could any other country

Kirsten Roberts

2 Nov 2014

215

CyberPsychology

Column: Why do we have such a love/hate relationship with cyberspace?

John Suler

2 Nov 2014

487

Children's Hospital

Opinion: I had childhood cancer – I know St James is entirely unsuitable for a children's hospital

Rachel Lavin

2 Nov 2014

478

Movember

Column: Men are at greater risk of getting cancer, and dying from it, than women

Kevin O’Hagan

1 Nov 2014

207

Children

Opinion: Something is fundamentally wrong when your kid’s shoes cost more than your own

Claire Micks

1 Nov 2014

4.9k

Reform

Opinion: Attempts to reform the civil service (again) may simply waste more money

Aaron McKenna

1 Nov 2014

730

Black Magic

Opinion: This time of year is seeped in superstition, so I indulged myself by visiting a psychic

Michelle McBride

31 Oct 2014

223

connected

Opinion: What does the Internet of Things mean for Ireland?

Brian MacCraith

31 Oct 2014

381

Halloween

Opinion: Why has 'Slutoween' become a witch hunt? Girls just wanna have fun (so back off)

Lorraine Courtney

30 Oct 2014

1.1k

Homes

Opinion: Six things that need to change in Ireland's rental market

Lorcan Sirr

30 Oct 2014

771

Harassment

Opinion: Street harassment influences how women experience the world

Richard Scriven

29 Oct 2014

918

Trick or Treat

Opinion: You can make Halloween less scary for children with food allergies

Laura Kenny

29 Oct 2014

248

Childhood poverty

Opinion: Sky-rocketing childhood poverty is a direct result of austerity

Julien Mercille

29 Oct 2014

257

Jihadist Brides

Opinion: What is the lure of IS for western girls and women?

Gary Keogh

28 Oct 2014

733

118

sex and science

Opinion: The real allure of superintelligent machines isn't scientific – it's erotic

Business Insider

28 Oct 2014

175

jekyll and hyde

Opinion: 'Who am I?'... answering the big questions about your personality

Gerry Fahey

27 Oct 2014

2.5k

real capital

Opinion: 9 reasons Cork is cooler than Dublin right now

Steve Collins

27 Oct 2014

7.5k

171

new world order

Opinion: Welcome to the new normal – global instability

Jack Lahart

27 Oct 2014

350

braaaains

Column: Embrace your inner zombie – eat some pumpkin brains

Fiann Ó Nualláin

26 Oct 2014

278

Irish Life

Extract: The bits of Irish history you weren't taught at school

Damian Corless

26 Oct 2014

1.2k

god in the classroom

Opinion: A religious education is vital for understanding our world

Gary Keogh

26 Oct 2014

3.7k

202

Family Time

Opinion: The 'frozen eggs' debate is really a societal issue – don't vilify corporations over it

Claire Micks

25 Oct 2014

276

Controversy

Debate Room: Should Ched Evans be allowed to return to professional football?

Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher

25 Oct 2014

463

101

Tax

Aaron McKenna: Has 'success' become a dirty word?

Aaron McKenna

25 Oct 2014

198

over to you

A commenter speaks: Adebayo Flynn on why comment sections aren't as bad as they're made out

Adebayo Flynn

24 Oct 2014

350

Adult Education

Opinion: 'You never feel embarrassed to admit you don’t understand something'

Darren Bermingham

24 Oct 2014

271

second internet revolution

Column: Demystifying the 'Internet of Things'

Ann O’Dea

24 Oct 2014

217

Terrorism

Opinion: How many hundreds, or thousands, would have been saved if he had lived?

John Crown

23 Oct 2014

4.5k

134

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