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Voices

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Opinion
'Newborn babies can only receive blood given in the last five days - so why are so few of us donating?'
Andrew Kelly
5 Aug 2018
20.1k
58
Opinion
'I can’t see him as a Thor FitzGerald': 10 rules for choosing a baby name
David Caren
5 Aug 2018
27.4k
27
Opinion
'A gambler can lose everything in an instant, destroying countless lives around them in the process'
John Halligan
4 Aug 2018
18.2k
55
column
Quinoa and grilled sourdough salad is a classic for summer evening supper or lunch
Michael Kelly
4 Aug 2018
10.9k
14
Opinion
'Despite Newbridge and Liam Miller outcomes, the GAA lost as it looked to be bullied by public opinion'
Declan Lee
4 Aug 2018
15.1k
42
Opinion
'The granny grant is a trivial pre-Budget kite, indifferent to parents and disrespectful to grandparents'
Frances Byrne
3 Aug 2018
25.1k
32
Opinion
'The High Court restaurant has been a sanctuary for people left waiting days for a judge, until now'
Stuart Gilhooly
2 Aug 2018
23.7k
18
Opinion
Frontline gardai need tasers and they need them now
John O'Keeffe
1 Aug 2018
12.9k
71
Opinion
'Galway has morphed into a small city - but we're stuck with the services of a town'
Niall Ó Tuathail
31 Jul 2018
32.1k
54
Read Me
'We need to use every avenue possible to help ex-offenders find gainful employment'
Various
30 Jul 2018
12.8k
34
column
Caroline Foran: 6 ways to challenge perfectionist thinking
Caroline Foran
29 Jul 2018
17.9k
5
pension plan
'The State pension wasn't designed to support the lifestyles people have in mind'
Jerry Moriarty
29 Jul 2018
48.0k
86
Opinion
Emilie Pine: 'I've been asked to be the 'token woman'. I don't like it but I say yes'
Emilie Pine
29 Jul 2018
26.5k
91
column
Irish Country music and dancehalls: 'The cause of the ruin of hundreds of young girls'
Kevin Martin
28 Jul 2018
44.0k
40
GIY
In the garden: 'French beans are, I think, one of the most underrated of vegetables'
Michael Kelly
28 Jul 2018
10.3k
10
Addiction
'I couldn’t do without cocaine, couldn’t face talking to people without a few lines in me'
*Gary
28 Jul 2018
39.6k
49
column
'Liam Miller deserves more than to be an excuse for people to have a cut off each other'
John O'Sullivan
27 Jul 2018
28.1k
67
Mental Health Services
'I stopped eating for days at a time, having no appetite or will to carry on and live'
Eoghan Gardiner
27 Jul 2018
26.0k
18
Read Me
Court of Appeal: 'The new court has failed to meet expectations'
Seth Barrett Tillman
26 Jul 2018
13.2k
7
Opinion
'For those concerned about the decline in real wages, there is a solution - join a trade union'
Paul Dillon
25 Jul 2018
23.8k
51
Opinion
Sinn Féin and abstentionism: 'The party will eventually need people to take oaths for Ireland'
Caoimhín De Barra
24 Jul 2018
46.9k
142
column
'800 million people globally could be made redundant by technology over the next ten years'
Gary Gannon
23 Jul 2018
29.2k
49
column
Saying goodbye to Dad: 'I grappled with how I could fully express how much he means to me'
Larry Donnelly
22 Jul 2018
53.5k
25
column
Pope Francis: 'He is trying to encourage a more adult, participatory institutional model'
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ
22 Jul 2018
26.0k
85
column
Dating post Brexit: 'You're telling me Ireland has got its own Prime Minister?'
Peter Flanagan
22 Jul 2018
133k
167
column
Growing up in The Liberties: 'We thought we were posh because we had our own hall door'
Josie Sheehan
21 Jul 2018
39.7k
20
Growing
GIY tomatoes: 'We are in what I like to call 'bruschetta' season'
Michael Kelly
21 Jul 2018
17.9k
6
Opinion
Children with disabilities: 'The assessment of need system is in disarray'
Professor Christine Loscher
21 Jul 2018
18.8k
15
Opinion
Letter from America: 'Trump isn’t perfect but voting for him sent a message – and I’m still glad I did'
Larry Donnelly
20 Jul 2018
45.1k
89
Opinion
'Catholic schools are the most sought after in their area, by families of all faiths and none'
Jonathan Tiernan
19 Jul 2018
46.0k
155
Opinion
Mandela and 'the unbreakable bonds of friendship and solidarity' with Ireland
Simon Coveney
18 Jul 2018
15.5k
24
Opinion
Male-dominated boards: 'Excessive risk taking, testosterone driven egos and a lack of duty of care'
Kieran Moynihan
18 Jul 2018
21.6k
105
Maternity Leave
Column: 'We are required to provide a sick cert to cover the period of absence to give birth'
Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee
17 Jul 2018
46.8k
41
Read Me
Digital DNA: 'Every time we go online we leave a bit of ourselves behind'
Sean Crowley
16 Jul 2018
20.9k
9
Read Me
Lyme disease: 'I became a shadow, housebound, a virtual recluse'
Kerry Lawless
15 Jul 2018
119k
68
column
Kindness: Change your life and make the world a kinder place
Gill Hasson
15 Jul 2018
20.6k
7
Opinion
'Setting guidelines around relationships at work is a wise and obvious next step for employers'
Stephanie Regan
15 Jul 2018
28.7k
32
World Cup
Column: 'This World Cup continues to laugh in the face of football convention'
Colm Boohig
14 Jul 2018
37.3k
26
GIY
In the garden: Michael Kelly's top tips for conserving water use
Michael Kelly
14 Jul 2018
27.0k
11
column
Living wage: 'Ireland is an outlier in terms of its high levels of low pay'
Robert Sweeney
14 Jul 2018
71.1k
77
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