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2023
Surrogacy: Hannah McCarthy travels to Kenya and finds a growing number of surrogate cases there
Hannah McCarthy
Money Diaries follow-up: A 25-year-old legal executive on €36K living in Dublin
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Opinion: Shared maternity and paternity leave rights could end discrimination against working mothers
Damien McCarthy
Dog behaviourist: A dog's separation anxiety is similar to a human's panic attack
Suzi Walsh
Surrealing in the Years: Micheál Martin heals us through the power of podcasting
Carl Kinsella
Opinion: When we hear about 'refugees' or 'migrants', remember these are real people
Fellipe Lopes
Larry Donnelly: This Trump indictment is explosive - it makes for chilling reading
Larry Donnelly
Column: 'I know all too well the fear of living in a family unrecognised by the State'
Ranae von Meding
Opinion: Bord na Móna's former Derrinlough briquette factory should be preserved, not sold
Dr Patrick Bresnihan & Emma Gilleece
Donal Fallon: During his time in Ireland, Frederick Douglass was captivated by Daniel O'Connell
Donal Fallon
Ipsos survey: Girls in green have created new football fans with World Cup dream
Kieran O'Leary
Irish climate activist: How my Just Stop Oil arrest gives me hope for the future
Dr Genevieve Shanahan
Extract: How to nourish your body while you go through menopause
Rachel Graham
Money Diaries: A newly set up business owner on €36K living in Dublin
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Emer Nolan: Sinéad blew up the image of Irish womanhood like Edna O'Brien had done before her
Emer Nolan
Opinion: As we move to a fairer and greener future we cannot forget those on the margins
Sorley McCaughey
Surrealing in the Years: The week began with nationalist gold and only got weirder from there
Carl Kinsella
Fiachna Ó Braonáin: Sinéad was a gifted, intelligent and sensitive soul - we will miss her
Fiachna Ó Braonáin
Pádraic Fogarty: 'Farmers' power has seeped like a smothering fog through Irish politics'
Pádraic Fogarty
Dr Niall Muldoon: We need radical and brave leadership to turn around child mental health services
Dr Niall Muldoon
Opinion: The IVF funding scheme may be devastating for many, but it will also relieve some heartache
June Shannon
Opinion: Do you really know what’s behind your makeup or face cream?
Katherine Shaw
Opinion: 'Climate and biodiversity are not election issues' - it's time that changed
Dr Donal Griffin
Money Diaries: A 32-year-old architect on €67K living and house-hunting in Dublin
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Opinion: The state’s failure of vulnerable children is unfortunately nothing new
Seána Glennon
Larry Donnelly: Why is it that political will is lagging behind climate chaos?
Larry Donnelly
Surrealing in the Years: Yes, the profits are enormous, but that doesn't affect our price hikes
Carl Kinsella
Analysis: 'Terrifying' LGBTQ+ event in Tralee aims to drag us back to the past
Aoife Gallagher
Analysis: Generative AI won’t replace human creativity, but it will change it
Constance de Saint Laurent & Vlad Glaveanu
Analysis: To improve women’s football in Ireland we should avoid the mistakes made by the men's game
Dr Payam Ansari & Dr Gary Sinclair
Money Diaries: A supply chain manager on €110K living in Leinster
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Opinion: 'On the front lines of the housing crisis and we get gaslighting from the Taoiseach'
James O'Toole
Interview: 'Being mixed race seemed to give others the impression I could be poked and prodded'
Mia Douglas
Surrealing in the Years: The martyrdom of a humble Toy Man
Carl Kinsella
Therapist: Don't let the social media feed of others' perfect holidays get you down
Maxine Walsh
Opinion: 'Everyone in the Traveller community has experienced prejudice at some point'
Michael Power
Opinion: We've just had the hottest week on record and we're cheering a gutted EU Nature bill?
Lorna Bogue
Analysis: The sight of a tiny calf crammed into a trailer on top of a pile of others is sickening
Caroline Rowley
Opinion: There are helpful ways to navigate the pressure surrounding the 'perfect summer body'
Ellen Jennings
Irish history: 'For the first time since the Civil War, soldiers found themselves in combat'
Dr Eoin Kinsella