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From the Garden: Carrots can be problematic to grow but the following tips will work
Michael Kelly
Opinion: Being more productive doesn’t mean working harder – it means working smarter
Gill Hasson
Opinion: Underarm hair is natural so why do people reel in horror from my hairy armpits?
Síomha Ní Ruairc.
Adi Roche: Heroic men were sent in to fight a nuclear disaster with shovels and their bare hands
Adi Roche
Opinion: The tragic death of a Jeremy Kyle Show guest highlights the dangers of confessional TV
Finola Doyle O’Neill
Opinion: Independent Ireland was established through violent revolution - there were few peacemakers
Caoimhín De Barra
Opinion: 'Children need to learn about LGBT issues in school - it will reassure them and combat fear'
Robin Stevens
Opinion: New laws to ban 'upskirting' and 'revenge porn' are welcome but stalking should also be defined as a crime
Catherine O'Sullivan
Lynn Ruane: I'm tabling a bill to support the voices of community and advocacy groups
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For: Hiberno English is a feature not a bug
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: Support Palestinians and show your opposition to apartheid by boycotting Eurovision
Zoe Lawlor
Opinion: Eurovision boycott activists are opposed to Israel's right to self-determination
Ophir Kariv
From the Garden: A little frost damage on the spuds - but not to worry they will recover
Michael Kelly
Opinion: Cancer screening can't provide 100% certainty - but the programme saves many lives
Dr Ciarán Ó Riain
Opinion: I always wanted pets but our hairy, howling cat is making my life hell
Leah Ni Chuinn
Opinion: The US alliance with Saudi Arabia reveals their true stance on human rights
Diarmuid Pepper
Opinion: 10% of homeless families have been made homeless for a second time
Wayne Stanley
Opinion: 'Our apathy is the single greatest tool that vicious political groups will seek to weaponise as we head into the European election'
Benjamin Moore
Opinion: Buyers of sex are getting more violent, increasingly influenced by what they see in porn
Anonymous Ruhama Caseworker
Column: Why are personalised attacks on children with disabilities, like Greta Thunberg, being tolerated?
Shane Dunphy
The Irish For: Did the Irish language influence the names of Gollum and the orcs in the Lord of the Rings?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland can remove the chill factor from defamation laws - and protect citizens' good names
Neville Cox
Opinion: Time is running out to save planet earth so we are organising a campaign of civil resistance
Ciaran O'Carroll
From the Garden: Learn to make nettle tea - it has a rich and earthy taste and is a super tonic
Michael Kelly
Opinion: At a club football match on a cold and rainy, dismal evening - I fell in love with Gaelic games
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: Ireland's brightest kids may never fulfill their potential as most schools don't do enough to challenge them
Colm O'Reilly
Tom Clonan: Compared with other EU countries, Ireland has a high rate of gun violence - so why is our government so complacent?
Tom Clonan
Opinion: 'Mortgage rules are massively unfair on people who can't rely on their parents for a sizeable deposit'
Fiona Cassim
Winning the Francis MacManus Short Story Competition changed my life. It's like I'm floating outside myself
Colin Walsh
We need to change the disabled parking logo - so people stop telling me that I'm not disabled when I am
Benat Broderick
Lynn Ruane: 'Now is not the time to stop listening to David Attenborough'
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For: How Beyoncé is helping to get fadas in formation
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Buck Whaley: The stakes were high when the Gambler met the Butcher
David Ryan
From the Garden: 'I worry about the implications of what Greta Thunberg’s saying for the cosy lives we lead'
Michael Kelly
Parental Leave: 'Fathers have moved on from sitting in the pub next door to the hospital - Ireland has not'
Derek Power
Brazilian student: Coming to Dublin was a dream come true but sharing a house with 14 others was a nightmare
Anne Lucey
Opinion: 'There are consequences to paying for all the most expensive new drugs'
Dr Anthony O'Connor
Opinion: My Sri Lankan relatives had a lucky escape from the bombings - I'm struggling to keep my hopes for peace alive
Dil Wickremasinghe
Opinion: Creative spaces are under threat so councils must be proactive to ensure that the arts survive
Patrick Costello
Giving birth in the 1960s: 'All the mothers were terrified of the doctors and matron so we never asked any questions'
Ava Stapleton