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Voices
Last year
2025
Housing Crisis
Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis
relief all round
All things considered, the Taoiseach will be happy with how he handled a tricky Trump encounter
St Patrick's Day
Analysis: The Taoiseach will steer a middle course with Trump in Washington this week
becoming a parent
Parenting: When I became a mother, I didn't know it would turn me into a total softie
Solicitor
International Women's Day: 'Years ago, I was advised to hide my pregnancy in the workplace'
putins plans
Analysis: If Ukraine is sacrificed to the Russian dictatorship, no country in the region is safe
female entrepeneurs
Opinion: Female-led small businesses are the invisible backbone of regional Ireland
cuan national campaign
#HardStories: Anything that encourages victims of abuse to tell their story is a welcome change
row in the dail
Dáil speaking rights: The government really is chancing its arm with this proposed 'solution'
World Obesity Day
Dr Catherine Conlon: Ozempic is not the holy grail when it comes to tackling obesity
german elections
United Ireland and the lessons from Germany: 'We should not make the same mistakes'
healthcare delays
The dangerous road to health: Why Ukrainians leave Ireland for war to get medical treatment
rare disease day
Living with a rare disease: 'After so long, we're reluctant to take the government at its word'
Healthcare
My story: 'The heart condition I've had since birth hasn't stopped me from living a happy life'
column
Hospital consultant: 'Everyone in medicine dreads the Friday night on call for the same reason'
column
Parenting teens: 'I don’t 'let' her date, just like you don’t ‘let’ a newborn wake up 16 times'
in remembrance
Bishop Willie Walsh never felt threatened by the Vatican because he never wanted to be a bishop
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Granny flat plan would have us living like garden gnomes
White House
Larry Donnelly: Trump is on a rampage. Where is the resistance? Where are the Democrats?
constitutional law
Opinion: Michael D Higgins has not overstepped the constitutional boundaries of the Presidency
Housing Crisis
Opinion: Government dusts off failed Celtic Tiger policies and we all know where they got us
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