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How I Spend My Money: A marketing manager on €60,000 renting in Dublin with his partner
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Why do so many Irish people think that corruption is widespread in our country when it really isn't?
Dr Robert Gillanders
Living with grief: 'Being here without her has been - and still is - hard work’
Mark Earley
Here's why Ireland needs a bioeconomy
Fergal Byrne
Lynn Ruane: 20 years on from the introduction of the methadone strategy, where are we now?
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For... How the Vikings influenced the Irish language
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland in a snapshot: A stroll down the canal and it’s like Saturday never happened
Donal Moloney
The A&F hazing incidents proves why all colleges should have consent classes
Garreth MacNamee
As winter approaches now is the time to think about growing your own onions
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'Religion is facing a crisis in the West - but here's why it's thriving in Asia'
Barry Dunning
Opinion: 'Children need to learn the importance of exercise from their parents'
Dr Sarah Kelly
How I Spend My Money: A widower on €209 disability benefit per week and renting in Dublin's commuter belt
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Gay cake case: How the court tried to reach a fair balance between competing rights
Aoife McMahon
We're exposed to potential threats via email every day - here's how to spot malicious messages
Richard Lambe
Parking Mad: Filmmaker Paddy Slattery on attempting to access accessible parking
Paddy Slattery
'He chose to die at home. The hostel was his home': Lynn Ruane on hidden health problems in homelessness
Lynn Ruane
Why I travelled home to vote in favour of adding 'North' to Macedonia's name
Sasko Lazarov
Do dangerous minds rule the world?
Ian Hughes
The Irish For... A drunken swaggerer and a place abounding in dogs
Darach Ó Séaghdha
'Van Morrison's landmark album Astral Weeks turns 50 this weekend. We tracked down the musicians who played on it'
Alan Torney
'Here's how I've learned to live well, and normally, with psoriasis'
Helen Hanrahan
Why supporting paternity leave makes smart business sense
Christopher Paye
Opinion: TDs should be prohibited from being landlords
Conor Crummey
How I Spend My Money: An e-commerce worker on €35,000 saving to build his own house
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'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results'
Victor Duggan
'This is a shameful day for Fine Gael and a bad day for Ireland on climate change'
Eamon Ryan
How marriage is all-important when examining your tax burden
Shawn Britton
The first Tuesday of November will define the next chapter of American politics
Larry Donnelly
Lynn Ruane on sexual assault: 'I carried a shame that wasn’t mine for years before I told anyone'
Lynn Ruane
Would you give your child a beer? Changing our attitudes towards sugar
Ciara Wright PhD
The Irish For... You'll find some of the most beautiful autumnal words as Gaeilge
Darach Ó Séaghdha
'I feed my baby in cafés, airplanes & churches... it can be difficult, but it's so worth it'
Wendy Grace
Ireland in a snapshot: Eddie - the honest, open man with the piercing blue eyes
Donal Moloney
Opinion: How to stay steady in turbulent world - without blaming others
Peter Bregman
From the garden: 'It's ridiculous we spend money on vitamin C when blackberries rot in ditches all over Ireland'
Michael Kelly
How is it fair that the tourism industry still gets a subsidy of half a billion euros?
Eamon Murphy
Access to emergency departments in rural Ireland can be hard - so why don't we have an air ambulance service?
Tom Clonan
Mary Mitchell O'Connor on consent: If no means no and yes means yes, where does the confusion lie?
Mary Mitchell O'Connor
Opinion: Donuts are the spawn of the devil. No good can come from them
Ciara Wright PhD
'Fianna Fáil made mistakes during the boom, but not building enough homes wasn’t one of them'
Darragh O'Brien