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Childcare

Opinion: One year on from the Prime Time childcare exposé – what have we learned?

Andrea Mara

28 May 2014

723

Opinion

Opinion: What has the State done to protect citizens' human rights?

Noeline Blackwell

28 May 2014

193

column

Opinion: If the HSE doesn't understand Down Syndrome, how can it care for those with it?

Louise Hall

27 May 2014

299

Opinion: What does the rise of anti-EU MEPs mean for European politics?

Gary Titley

27 May 2014

281

Housing

Opinion: Generation rent? The bloated housing market must be curbed by rent controls

Lorraine Courtney

27 May 2014

250

133

Irish startups

Opinion: Getting a company off the ground is very tough – but it’s also exhilarating

Donal Moloney

26 May 2014

214

floating vote

Opinion: The rise of the independents... what does it mean for policy-making?

Rory Costello

26 May 2014

1.2k

Exams

Opinion: Under exam stress? Take five minutes off and read these tips

Shane Kelly

26 May 2014

906

Dubliners

Video column: Remembering one of Ireland’s most controversial writers

Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan

25 May 2014

382

Opinion

Column: 10 guiding principles for being a 'good Christian' online

Archbishop Eamon Martin

25 May 2014

1.2k

mindfulness

Opinion: What is 'compassion' and can it actually be taught?

Joanne O'Malley

25 May 2014

279

africa day

Opinion: It is a great feeling knowing that your children can call Ireland home

Reginald Oko-Flex Inya

25 May 2014

835

Green ribbon campaign

Opinion: I was hurting inside but was worried I'd be seen as a weirdo, a freak, if I spoke up

Siobhán Brady

24 May 2014

258

africa day

Opinion: I was a vulnerable girl when I came to Ireland, and I’m forever grateful to the loving friends I met

Justine Nantale

24 May 2014

957

clean up

Aaron McKenna: A citizen’s guide to fighting the scourge of cable ties left on lamp posts

Aaron McKenna

24 May 2014

664

africa day

Opinion: Equality and social justice for women is my life’s work

Salome Mbugua,

23 May 2014

571

HSE

Opinion: Being ill is hard – having to fight for every basic human right is much, much harder

Corina Duyn

23 May 2014

447

Your Voice

Opinion: Sickened with politics and politicians? Then you should vote tomorrow

Dr Rory Hearne

22 May 2014

239

africa day

Column: With a positive attitude and determination to succeed, the sky is the limit

Tim Martins

22 May 2014

167

door to door

Larry Donnelly: Do political candidates really enjoy canvassing? I’ll never fully believe that

Larry Donnelly

22 May 2014

302

giggsy

Opinion: Ryan Giggs is hanging up his boots – it's truly the end of an era

Lisa McInerney

21 May 2014

272

africa day

Column: Dance has the ability to bring people together, no matter where they're from

Onai Tafuma

21 May 2014

2.7k

Dangerous Driving

Opinion: My sister was an innocent victim, wrongly taken. Our family will never be the same.

Catherine Flaherty

21 May 2014

365

Bankruptcy

Opinion: Don't let the word 'bankruptcy' scare you, it is now a viable option

Ross Maguire SC

20 May 2014

781

africa day

Column: 'Africa is not a single country, many countries and cultures make up the continent'

Carol Azams

20 May 2014

383

South Sudan

Opinion: After a day submerged in a river, the family escaped the men who wanted them dead

Colm Byrne

20 May 2014

218

Depression

Opinion: We are never alone, even on our worst days

Amy Rea

19 May 2014

381

Running

Opinion: Running is one of the best ways to make a city your own

Sean Dunne

19 May 2014

201

Food

Opinion: How one country saw epidemic illnesses plummet – and Ireland could too

Frank Armstrong

19 May 2014

521

Dubliners

Video column: The Writer – the life and work of Tim Pat Coogan

Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan

18 May 2014

583

Expenses

Noel Rock: I'm taking €0 expenses – here's why

Noel Rock

18 May 2014

310

Opinion

Damien Kiberd: This government's housing policy will - literally - put people on the streets

Damien Kiberd

18 May 2014

300

Smoking

Opinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially acceptable?

Claire Micks

17 May 2014

1.4k

159

Communion

Opinion: First Holy Communion etiquette for sensible spenders

Avril O'Reilly

17 May 2014

912

Abuse

Aaron McKenna: Domestic violence is just that – violence. Why not treat it that way?

Aaron McKenna

17 May 2014

315

Equality

Opinion: Children with special needs are being failed – this is not inclusive education

Catherina Woods

16 May 2014

7.5k

HAE

Opinion: Misdiagnosed and misunderstood – the dramatic swelling disorder that can be fatal

Gerry Fahey

16 May 2014

990

Opinion

Opinion: My husband refused to believe he had bipolar disorder, and denial destroyed him

Kathleen Maloney

15 May 2014

88.1k

Water Charges

Opinion: With such a meagre allowance, our new water charges can't be about conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

15 May 2014

238

Respect

Opinion: We want to see an increase in wages – and respect – for fast food workers

Ciaran Garrett

15 May 2014

361

185