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    Opinion
    Column: Yes, State legal spending is significant – but it’s an investment in our democracy
    Noeline Blackwell
    8 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Why are so many vital services being provided by charities in the first place?
    Ruairí McKiernan
    8 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Bi the way… sexuality isn’t just ‘straight or gay’
    Odhrán Allen
    8 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Are these the drones we're looking for?
    David Gunkel
    7 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Ireland's rural community is being ignored over wind energy concerns
    Declan Doyle
    7 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: The EU’s Eastern Partnership in tatters – is a fresh energy strategy the answer?
    David Moloney
    7 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: From radio to YouTube, advertising is evolving with us
    Cynthia B. Meyers
    6 Jan 2014
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    the talk
    Column: Having ‘the’ chat with your children… how to talk about sex and puberty
    Martina Newe
    6 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Limerick City of Culture must not be allowed to fail
    Sandra McLellan
    5 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Damien Kiberd: Why middle-aged men with money invest in Netflix...
    Damien Kiberd
    5 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: It's wrong to limit the debate over Anglo-Irish relations to partition alone
    Ryan Gray
    4 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: An uncertain future... human, plant, and animal survival in the Arctic
    R.M.M. Crawford
    4 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Aaron McKenna: Calls for rent controls are blatantly stupid
    Aaron McKenna
    4 Jan 2014
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    column
    Column: Hey, ads! Stop looking at me while I'm on the toilet!
    Clare Hartwieg
    3 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Considering Benazir Bhutto’s mixed legacy, six years on…
    T.V. Paul
    2 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Failure of Haass talks highlights two serious problems in modern Northern Ireland
    Dr David McCann
    2 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: Pope Francis is considering the needs of survivors of clerical child sexual abuse
    Mark Vincent Healy
    1 Jan 2014
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    Opinion
    Column: New Year's resolutions are dreams – and anyone can achieve their dreams
    Teena Gates
    1 Jan 2014
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    column
    Analysis: How an RTÉ satire (possibly) helped bring down a government
    Ciara Meehan
    31 Dec 2013
    1.2k
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    Opinion
    Aaron McKenna: Ask your council candidates to pledge to publish receipts for their expenses
    Aaron McKenna
    31 Dec 2013
    73
    29
    Opinion
    Larry Donnelly: Transatlantic Reflections on the Political Year 2013
    Larry Donnelly
    30 Dec 2013
    52
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    Opinion
    Column: New year, new you – how to achieve your goals in 2014
    Ciara Conlon
    30 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Lisa McInerney: Pop culture in 2013 was full of wacky antics, highs, lows... and deceptive depth
    Lisa McInerney
    29 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Nordic Rebels – The Swede and Finn who fought in the GPO, 1916
    Damian Shiels
    29 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: 10 years on, Ireland's human rights act has failed to deliver
    Michael Farrell
    29 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: We have harnessed technology to help the creative process
    Brian Gilmore
    28 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: On this day in the year 2020 – Irish universities
    Dr James Heaney
    28 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Extract: Colm McCann on Dublin, Ulysses and friendship
    Colm McCann
    27 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Gerry Adams: It's time to define an entirely new relationship between Ireland and Britain
    Gerry Adams
    27 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Feeling bloated? Here's your guide to the best, safest way to detox...
    Dorcas Barry
    27 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Want to break into the digital sector... but aren't sure how?
    Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
    26 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Just how independent are our independents?
    Joe Conway
    26 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Earth’s forgotten places – the locations humans have left behind
    Eun Yeom
    26 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: What’s it like to be Jewish at Christmas time in Ireland?
    Aisling O’Brien
    25 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Working as a firefighter over the festive period can be hard – but it’s worth it
    Trevor Hunt
    25 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Nothing guarantees peace on Earth like classic Christmas movie
    Darren Mooney
    25 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: What was the Christmas Star?
    Conor Farrell
    25 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: My Christmas in the Philippines after typhoon Haiyan
    Clare Ahern
    24 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: Uganda’s anti-gay law… what can you do?
    Paul OKeeffe
    24 Dec 2013
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    Opinion
    Column: What was Christmas food like in medieval Ireland?
    Fin Dwyer
    24 Dec 2013
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