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Mental Health

Opinion: Robin Williams' death is a tragedy we should learn from – reach out to someone. Today.

Fiona Kennedy

12 Aug 2014

281

International Youth Day

Opinion: Young people from Nairobi and Dublin speak about their lives

Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher

12 Aug 2014

263

Unemployed

Opinion: 'I'm not experienced enough to do an unpaid internship'

Gavin Nugent

12 Aug 2014

1.5k

send in the clones

Video: Would you eat meat from the offspring of clones?

Ben Acheson

11 Aug 2014

188

get happy

Opinion: Need a little cheering up?

Naomi Lavelle

11 Aug 2014

251

Exams

Opinion: Coping with a nervous Leaving Cert student? Read on...

Richard Murphy

11 Aug 2014

248

crafty

Opinion: Craft beer – is it just a phase?

Reuben Gray

10 Aug 2014

500

104

Middle East

Opinion: The Syrian Civil War has moved out of the limelight – and towards its endgame

Niall McGlynn

10 Aug 2014

290

Opinion: Planning for loss of mental capacity should be as automatic as making a will

Patricia Rickard Clarke

10 Aug 2014

346

stay at home dad

Stay at Home Dads: I was put through things a mother would never face to get custody

Anonymous

9 Aug 2014

861

fathers

Stay at Home Dads: 'For now, this is my career. My daughter is my priority.'

Tim Hendy

9 Aug 2014

631

Animal Cruelty

Aaron McKenna: Animal circuses are a shameful cruelty that you should avoid funding

Aaron McKenna

9 Aug 2014

1.2k

103

Opinion

Opinion: Remembering a genocide the world is determined to ignore

Aisling Twomey

8 Aug 2014

1.2k

BALANCING ACT

Motherhood and Work: 'Why do more women than men stay at home with children?'

Andrea Mara

7 Aug 2014

7.3k

BALANCING ACT

Motherhood and Work: Practical tips for returning to the office after maternity leave

Tracy Gunn

7 Aug 2014

1.6k

BALANCING ACT

Motherhood and Work: 'I accept that I'll never be Superwoman – I'll be Mediocre Mum'

Claire Micks

7 Aug 2014

418

Story of life

Opinion: What’s the point in learning about history?

Jason Kelleher

7 Aug 2014

1.4k

human brain

Column: What is your earliest memory?

Naomi Lavelle

6 Aug 2014

2.1k

Censorship

Opinion: Australian gagging order has major implications for press freedom

Niall McGlynn

6 Aug 2014

334

Family court

Opinion: Our most important family law reform for a generation isn't child friendly

Gerry Fahey

6 Aug 2014

770

Water

Opinion: Yes, we should pay water charges – but we should also get an improved service

Liam Doherty

5 Aug 2014

11.2k

139

Special Needs

Opinion: Baby Gammy's sad story shows how much Down syndrome still scares parents

Aedín Collins

5 Aug 2014

1.1k

Back To School

Opinion: The weighty issue of school bags needs to be addressed...

Christine Mills

5 Aug 2014

1.1k

Asylum

Opinion: Happy 14th birthday, Direct Provision – just think of everything you haven't achieved!

Fiona Hurley

4 Aug 2014

266

149

something wicked

Opinion: Take a walk on the dark side in Ireland's spookiest city

Tracey Fahey

4 Aug 2014

418

Language

Column: How social media is changing language

Jon Reed

4 Aug 2014

2.1k

gender roles

Video: Making gender equality work for men

Ben Acheson

3 Aug 2014

483

Opinion

Column: What would you ask Enda?

Paul Allen

3 Aug 2014

153

food allergies

Opinion: The nightmare of dining out with allergies in Ireland might soon end

Laura Kenny

3 Aug 2014

1.1k

Language

Opinion: Does learning a second language lead to a new identity?

Arturo Hernandez

3 Aug 2014

1.0k

get up stand up

Diary of a First Time Dad: Night-time protests and second helpings

Patrick McCarry

2 Aug 2014

196

African pride

Opinion: In South Africa, it's often said that being gay is a 'western' thing

Ali Watson

2 Aug 2014

827

Public Sector

Aaron McKenna: Why are we still rewarding failure and sparing punishment in the public sector?

Aaron McKenna

2 Aug 2014

356

WWI

Extract: Imperial ideas and imperial dreams – the cost of vanity during the Great War

Sir Hew Strachan

1 Aug 2014

366

Gaza

Opinion: 'When bombing gets close my family come to me... they think I can protect them'

Anonymous

1 Aug 2014

162

Men's Health

Opinion: I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 14 years ago – early detection is the key

Jess Clooney

31 Jul 2014

2.1k

peace building

Opinion: Neither nation can survive without freedom and independence for the Palestinians

Nurit Peled-Elhanan

31 Jul 2014

187

gender recognition

Opinion: Proposed transgender laws are good news for lawyers – not couples

Michael Farrell

31 Jul 2014

267

Afghanistan

Opinion: Here I go again, back to Riyadh. My life has changed so much in just ten years...

Noel Scanlon

30 Jul 2014

655

Grief

Opinion: A loved one’s death is devastating, but you must allow yourself to rebuild your life

Kathleen Maloney

30 Jul 2014

2.9k

179