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Voices
Last year
2025
CLIMATE CRISIS
Ireland and marine life: 'We should hang our heads in shame at our failure to protect the sea'
sipping it
Opinion: More 'sober sometimes' than 'sober curious', at least now I watch how I drink alcohol
smartphone addiction
Doom and zombie scrolling: 'Some believe humans go through 300 feet of content in a single day'
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Wait a minute, the British Army did WHAT to Irish civilians?
parenting groups
Fed-up dad: Parenting WhatsApp groups are out of control - here are my new rules for you all
irish neutrality
Opinion: Scrapping the Triple Lock is an ill-considered and potentially catastrophic step
mayo pride
Pride under pressure: 'Rural LGBTQ+ events were the last to form, and we'll be the first to go'
Trump presidency
Ciarán Cuffe: Greenland is at a crossroads, but its people are determined to stay strong
Housing Crisis
Opinion: Access to social and affordable housing is the key issue for this generation
Workplace Relations
Opinion: I can't help but think that if men got periods, the workplace would offer period leave
voices
Like Conor Pass, the ambition is to expand the number of national parks and protect biodiversity
friendships
Parenting: Using the Facebook 'like' button is lazy, but I can't discuss your life in person
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: You wouldn't pay €35 for a ride on the Norman Splash
10 years on
Conor Sheehan TD: Once that day in May came, I couldn’t continue living in a web of lies
Mental Illness
Mental illness: How do schizophrenia and psychosis present, and how can we best treat them?
national biodiversity week
Building a nature reserve: 'Wildacres has gone from a desert for wildlife to a haven'
my health story
Living with ulcerative colitis: 'I was so sick I thought I'd do my Junior Cert and then die'
ireland immigration
Gary Gannon: Fear is what drives immigration protests in neglected communities, not hatred
Religious Institutions
Opinion: To learn the lessons of Ireland's institutional past, we must teach it in schools
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Why on earth would we want to follow in Britain's footsteps right now?
captains of industry
Remote working: Denis O'Brien reminded us of the outdated work practices we've left behind
loss and grief
Books: My older son interrogated me. ‘Is he dead?’ he finally asked, stopping me in my tracks
Garda Siochana
Tribute: Kevin Flatley's death has shocked and saddened all of us in the extended Garda family
jews against zionism
Jews against Zionism: 'What Israel has done in Gaza is barbaric - I'll never support it'
Education
Opinion: Normalising the corporate funding of higher education in Ireland is a dangerous game
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