Voices

All time

CONTAINMENT

Opinion: 'The lockdown of Sierre Leone won't have a significant impact in dealing with Ebola'

Darren Hanniffy

9 Sep 2014

199

Women's Rights

Opinion: 'In the 1950s, I fought the marriage ban and continued teaching with no pay'

Maureen Cronin

9 Sep 2014

5.2k

Environment

Opinion: The Poolbeg Incinerator makes little sense – we need to waste less and recycle more

Claire Byrne

8 Sep 2014

450

crisis

Opinion: Russia is in the driving seat of the Ukrainian crisis and she’s taking the West for a dangerous spin

Jack Lahart

8 Sep 2014

271

143

Nature

Opinion: I've never been so excited about Dublin's future – a Dodder Greenway would be incredible

Victoria White

8 Sep 2014

1.2k

Breast Cancer

Opinion: I wouldn't have recognised the signs if my cousin hadn't been diagnosed with breast cancer

Sharon Burrell

7 Sep 2014

290

us civil war

Column: Who was the Irish nanny in the (other) White House?

Frank Burns

7 Sep 2014

220

Scotland

Opinion: What would Scottish independence mean for Ireland?

Michael Keating

7 Sep 2014

763

Renting

Opinion: The truth about sharing a house (hint: it’s not like Friends)

Michelle McBride

6 Sep 2014

6.5k

Abortion

Opinion: We must repeal the eighth amendment

Sinéad Kennedy

6 Sep 2014

1.2k

233

Economy

Aaron McKenna: There’s only one sensible thing to do in this budget – cut taxes

Aaron McKenna

6 Sep 2014

160

183

Conflict

Opinion: Why Gaza needs an Albert Reynolds

Paul Allen

5 Sep 2014

204

Equality

Opinion: Marriage equality isn't a foregone conclusion – there's no room for complacency

Donal O'Keeffe

5 Sep 2014

366

236

Suicide

Myths v Facts on suicide: a misunderstood issue that claims 800,000 lives each year

World Health Organisation

4 Sep 2014

780

Theatre

Video: 'At the time, there were few plays that expressed what I was thinking'

Eoin Lynch

4 Sep 2014

210

Rainforest

Opinion: Deforestation isn't just changing our climate, it could be destroying life-saving medicines

Leah Gainey

4 Sep 2014

3.9k

Online Security

Column: Free Wi-Fi networks carry risks – but you can avoid them

Ronan Leonard

3 Sep 2014

224

disadvantage

Opinion: The first three years of life are crucial in influencing a child's future

Marian Quinn

3 Sep 2014

317

decisions decisions

Opinion: Shouldn't we give freshers more time to make life-changing decisions?

Vivian Rath

3 Sep 2014

153

SCHOOL DAYS

Opinion: 5 things I got completely wrong about starting school

Andrea Mara

2 Sep 2014

251

war planes

Opinion: Croke Park war plane stunt betrayed the history of the GAA

Joe Murray

2 Sep 2014

501

194

oppression

Opinion: 'These human rights abuses have a very real and clear link to Ireland'

Kirsten Roberts

2 Sep 2014

228

Online abuse

Hot Topic: Dealing with Twitter abuse and trolling

Holly Carpenter and Niall Harbison

1 Sep 2014

160

Crimea

Opinion: Putin’s actions in Ukraine threaten to alter the entire security architecture of Europe

John O’Brennan

1 Sep 2014

236

201

Abortion

Opinion: Reducing harm to sentient beings should be central to abortion laws

Dr Ruth Fletcher

1 Sep 2014

1.2k

125

Coming Out

Opinion: When is the right time to tell a child that you're gay?

Christine Allen

31 Aug 2014

3.1k

holiday have nots

Opinion: Next year there will be no ‘family holiday’ – there will be a ‘staycation’

Claire Micks

31 Aug 2014

299

Addiction

Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complex

Tony Duffin

31 Aug 2014

569

Death

Opinion: Grief can be unpredictable, so a good send-off for a departed loved one is essential

Lydia Kiernan

30 Aug 2014

1.9k

Trade Union

Opinion: There's a good reason for the private-public sector pay gap

Bernard Harbor

30 Aug 2014

3.6k

140

spectrum of violence

Opinion: The lives of our peacekeeping troops are being recklessly risked at the Syrian border

Aaron McKenna

30 Aug 2014

556

sexual violence

Opinion: It's a false economy to cut back funding to rape crisis centres

Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop

29 Aug 2014

133

Swimming

Opinion: Friend or foe? What you need to know about jellyfish

Naomi Lavelle

29 Aug 2014

748

EBOLA

Column: What exactly is an 'outbreak'?

Cillian De Gascun

28 Aug 2014

350

Conflict

Opinion: Dramatic change is needed in American foreign policy – the people have no appetite for war

Larry Donnelly

28 Aug 2014

216

Equality

Opinion: Having an openly gay Rose of Tralee sends a powerful message to middle Ireland

Brian Finnegan

28 Aug 2014

551

202

Wetting the bed

Opinion: Does your child have bed-wetting issues? Positive reinforcement is essential

Niamh O’Reilly

27 Aug 2014

1.5k

distracted

Opinion: We are more concerned with beeps from our phone than the person in front of us

Niall McGlynn

27 Aug 2014

347

Pilgrimage

Opinion: Blisters, bruises, bumps, bites – life on the Camino is tough but worth every minute

Michelle McBride

27 Aug 2014

1.2k

e-learning

Opinion: New technology is opening access to education, but also presenting new challenges

John D'Arcy

26 Aug 2014

240

177