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Column: How planning can make sure Christmas is fun
Ciara Conlon
Column: Stargazing for beginners – get the most out of these dark winter nights
Conor Farrell
Aaron McKenna: Reports of drug users shooting up on public transport stops people using the service, not class
Aaron McKenna
Column: Atheist gatherings take the positive aspects of church like the sense of community and self-reflection
Deirdre McMahon
Column: In a post troika world, we must move our economy away from the failed model of the past
Derek Nolan
Column: Families who assist their loved ones to die will continue to feel the full wrath of the law if it is not changed
Dr Eimear Spain
Column: We can be the healthy masculinity we wish to see
Carlos Andrés Gómez
Column: Is the work Christmas party past its sell-by date?
Tony Moore
Column: Michael O'Leary turned Santa because he had to
Paul Allen
Column: What’s the future for the Irish language and do politicians want to preserve it?
Seán Mag Leannáin
Column: Heartbreak, misery and cloying sentimentality – the ingredients of any good Christmas song
Kate Bellamy
Column: One month on from Typhoon Haiyan it’s essential we get people back to work
Clare Ahern
Column: Our fragile health insurance market faces collapse if age groups aren’t balanced
Patricia Conboy
Column: ‘I attended Nelson Mandela’s inauguration in 1994 and he will be missed’
Joe Murray
Column: The equality struggle didn’t end with Mandela’s prison release, it must continue
David Cronin
Column: An itch, a rash, warts – this makes people get an STI test, but often there are no symptoms
Tricia Purcell
Column: Domestic abuse in same-sex relationships isn't talked about – but it's real
Catherine W
Column: What happens to Ireland if the UK exits the EU?
John O'Donnell
Lisa McInerney: The Paris-Mandela hoax is a perfect sign of the times
Lisa McInerney
Column: What you don’t know about emergency contraception (and why it might hurt you)
Alison O'Riordan and Isabel Hayes
Damien Kiberd: Forbes has Ireland all wrong
Damien Kiberd
Column: Should Ireland join NATO?
Colm Ó Broin
Column: No one wants to utter the ‘C’ word – but it’s a barrier to blossoming romance
Rena Maycock
Aaron McKenna: Drop Irish or go full native – it's time to decide
Aaron McKenna
Column: 'The plans we made together are gone now, Alzheimer’s is a most horrifying illness'
Teresa Dillion
Column: JobBridge isn't about helping people, it's about padding unemployment figures
Kevin Coughlan
Column: Christmas can be a hard time for people – we all need support
Ciaran Behan
Video column: Gay X-Factor contestant abused, protests in Ukraine and Black Pete
Katie Varvos
Column: The governments controlling the euro are no friends of Ireland
Dr Rory Hearne
Column: Ireland could learn a lot from Hong Kong
John Devitt
Column: Restoring the Christmas bonus should be a no-brainer
Patrick Nulty
Column: Why are over two thirds of blind people in the world women?
Michael Marren
Column: Women in Colombia are fighting back against the use of rape as a weapon of war
Karol Balfe
Column: We need new ways to acknowledge grief in our rapidly changing society
Lydia Kiernan and Christine Hadekel
Column: Ireland can be a centre of international investment AND indigenous innovation
Damien English
Column: Tarring all charities with the same brush hurts vulnerable people
Anne Hanniffy
Column: The charity sector needs a legal and regulatory body – immediately
Anne-Maree Quinn
Column: Betting your business on the domestic Irish market is foolish, lazy and unnecessary
Patrick Burke
Column: The pain of debt is not quick – it is a ceiling that lowers inch by crucifying inch
Jillian Godsil
Column: Let's recognise and appreciate the fine men and women who have served Ireland
Colm Bergin