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Child Protection: The failure to publish the report into Mother & Baby Homes is part of a continued cover-up
Shane Dunphy
Opinion: A variety of non-Christian historical sources support the idea that Jesus rose from the dead
Dr Thomas Finegan
The Irish For: Why do we remember things from TV and what does that mean for learning languages?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: In Colombia indigenous protests follow communities being displaced and leaders murdered
Kieran Duffy
From the Garden: Learn how to really grow parsnips, earth up spuds and make wild garlic pesto
Michael Kelly
Catholic in 2019: 'Some cardinals and clerics appear trapped within a medieval mindset - but Pope Francis provides a glimmer of hope'
Joe Mulvaney
Opinion: 'Sometimes it just takes a little moment of courage to change your life forever'
Ellen Keane
Opinion: 'Big businesses will cry wolf and fire accusations of nanny-statism at any public health intervention'
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
Opinion: Inappropriate comments by customers in the workplace are not 'good craic'
Laura Farrell
Opinion: 'I'm not a victim, I am a survivor ... I don’t flinch when someone touches me'
Aicha Dounia
Opinion: At a cannabis dispensary in Colorado I found the only thing that offered relief for my chronic pain
Clare McAfee
Lynn Ruane: The overdose drug Naloxone can save lives so let's remove the barriers to accessing it
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For: We are sometimes called Gaeilge Nazis which feels like a bit of a curse
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: 'I wanted to pursue my acting dreams - but having kids was a huge risk. What should I do?'
Sarah Carroll
From the Garden: 'It seems an opportune time to write about sowing seeds in module trays'
Michael Kelly
Blue Care: The healing power and potential of the deep blue sea
Easkey Britton
Opinion: My name is Gearóidín and I want the Irish State to give me back my fadas
Gearóidín McEvoy
Opinion: 'I was born with my organs outside my body and given the last rites but now I have two children of my own'
Edwina Wrenn
Opinion: 'As I attempt to buy my first home, disheartened isn't even the word'
Ciarán Connolly
Opinion: 'Lisa Smith needs to be exploited to the maximum as an intelligence source on her return'
Tom Clonan
Opinion: Frustrated with a lack of progress? Time to redefine winning
Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
Opinion: The Limerick Soviet of 1919 is part of a hidden history of Ireland
Cian Prendiville
Opinion: 25 years on from the Rwanda genocide. Can we make sure it never happens again?
Cian Matthew Kearns
The Irish For: In 1990 Germany got Athaontú (reunification) and Milli Vanilli were exposed for lip-syncing
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: How to grow broadbeans? Start by avoiding cheap compost
Michael Kelly
Opinion: I want to change the way society sees ex-offenders so I organised a TEDx Talk in Mountjoy
Nikki Gallagher
Opinion: Changing the model of hospital care could help solve the trolley crisis
Dr Cathal O'Sullivan
Give us the night: It's time to reform our licensing laws - they are straight out of Father Ted
Sunil Sharpe
Our systems are not working to prevent child sexual violence, even after it is reported
Clíona Saidléar
Opinion: 64% of workers in Ireland earn less than the 'average' salary
Felim O'Rourke
Lynn Ruane: This Mother's Day, let's celebrate those mothers doing a tough job in challenging circumstances
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For: The Irish language version of Wikipedia is going strong
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: The fallout from the Mueller Report exposes a Democratic Party adrift
Larry Donnelly
From the Garden: 'Growing tomatoes is a hobby that became an obsession and then spiralled out of control into a mania'
Michael Kelly
Opinion: It is time to stop paying people to spread hate
Kate O'Brien
Tom Clonan: Deal or no deal, the border will be our problem this time. And we aren't ready for it
Tom Clonan
Opinion: Laws that criminalise sex buyers are making life more dangerous for sex workers
Kate McGrew
Opinion: For years the doctors told me I was overweight but it turned out I had lymphoedema
Andrea Quigley
Carbon taxes won’t stop climate change – we need more radical action
Brian O'Boyle
Opinion: In makeshift refugee camps a lost generation of Syrian children cling to hope
Aine Costigan