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Opinion: The best thing I got from my master's was the chance to leave Ireland
Clare Herbert
Opinion: Our daughters can't be expected to live for the sole purpose of bearing children
Sinéad Fox
Opinion: Goodbye Rik Mayall – you loveable, manic scoundrel
Stephen Downes
Column: We must stop claiming that 'we never knew' about child abuse at Catholic institutions
Fin Dwyer
Opinion: Can you imagine waking up one morning to find you can't move?
Niall O'Connor and Christina Finn
Opinion: Climate change is the single biggest threat to winning the fight against hunger
Jim Clarken
Opinion: 'Being stuck in a wheelchair without hands or speech is such a challenge as a mother'
Emma Fitzpatrick
Opinion: Horror doesn't belong to the past, Ireland's most vulnerable are still marginalised and neglected
Aoife Nolan
Opinion: Casual dating – is it just one big wind up?
Christine Allen
Opinion: We are in the midst of a national crisis. How many more deaths before the government acts?
Vicky Kavanagh
Aaron McKenna: The nation, not just the Church, bears responsibility for horrors of the past
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: Why are some women avoiding cervical cancer screening?
Marie Kotzur
Opinion: Dear Vincent Browne, I don't have a 'gay lifestyle'... I have a life
Brian Finnegan
Opinion: Tuam's 800 babies – a legacy of shame and horror beyond words
Elaine Feeney
Opinion: Warning! This article could seriously improve your health
Colin Fowler
Opinion: An EU coastguard for the Mediterranean could save lives and national budgets
Niall McGlynn
Opinion: Laughing our way to good male health – why we need humour in healing
Finian Murray
Opinion: Rural Ireland is tough and resilient – but it needs more support
Cathal O’Donoghue
Opinion: The State exams start today – but don't let stress get you down
Jamie Wiggins
Opinion: Do rising property prices impact on Local Property Tax payments?
Christine Keily
Opinion: Have a positive impact on Ireland’s society and economy – choose a STEM career
Dr Ruth Freeman
Opinion: After seeing what my dad has gone through, I'm convinced we need an Ombudsman for the Elderly
Claire Micks
Opinion: The issue at the heart of our housing crisis is an unaffordable private rental market
Katherine Zappone
Column: Debauchery, drinking and chaos - The beginner's guide to opera
Rosemary Collier
Opinion: The Irish political elite should curb its temptation to run with the big boys
Natasha Browne
Video column: The Ghost – remembering Patrick Kavanagh
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
Column: People who use social media need to think long and hard about their privacy
Fiachra Ó Raghallaigh
Opinion: The election results offer radical possibilities to solve the housing crisis in Dublin – here’s how
Dr Rory Hearne
Opinion: The 'War on Drugs' has failed – let's finally implement policies that make sense
Tony Duffin
Opinion: Once, there were artists, entrepreneurs and everyone else on the sidelines. Then the internet came along.
Andrea Mara
Opinion: Mass grave 'filled to the brim with tiny bones and skulls' shows how we cherish children
Donal O'Keeffe
Column: How the Catholic Church and the media thought Satanic cults were a real danger to young people in the 1980s
Barry Sheppard
Aaron McKenna: It's time to revisit E-Voting machines, and here's why...
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: Brian O'Driscoll is up there with sporting greats such as Pele - and it's down to his mindset
Emmet O’Rafferty
Opinion: Would stricter guidelines for trial judges encourage more consistent sentencing?
Darius Whelan
Opinion: The first step to fixing Ireland's alcohol problem? Fight back against the drinks industry
Julien Mercille
Opinion: Ireland needs to capitalise on the sharing economy
Katie Roche
Opinion: A mental health nurse’s experience of mental health issues
Donal Scanlan
Opinion: Childline is at breaking point – who else will listen to vulnerable children?
John Hyland
Opinion: We can't afford to take a single job for granted, as recent painful history has shown
Peter Hynes