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Lise Hand: Mary Lou was borne aloft in a tricolour-draped golden palanquin carved from the bones of fallen Elites
Support system
Opinion: “The next government needs to treat the rape epidemic as seriously as the housing and health crises”
Gender Pay Gap
Opinion: Addressing the gender pay gap may cost Irish companies, but the costs of failing to do so are greater
Opinion
Lise Hand: After a long day, the prospect of an 'accidental' Green Taoiseach gave us 15 seconds of comedic drama
decriminalisation
Opinion: It's time to get real about heroin addiction. It's time to decriminalise this drug
Opinion
Opinion: 'I'm constantly asked if I can thank the handyman for carrying out their work - my work'
Selling our genes
Opinion: Why has the State invested €70m in a private company to look at our genetic data?
Film Festival
Opinion: Why are so many Irish men in crisis? 'Flicker' film director explores Irish masculinity
ge2020
A century of splits and the 'passing on of authority' : How does the modern Sinn Féin trace its roots back to the civil war?
ge2020
Opinion: Last Saturday, I voted for the first time as an Irish citizen. It was a gift I will cherish
the dangerous commute
Opinion: Cycling to work shouldn't feel like going to war but I still get flashbacks from being hit by car
grogans
A colourful character, a progressive and a lover of arts. Goodbye to Tommy Smith of Grogan’s
HISMM
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old corporate solicitor on €112,000 with a young family, living in Dublin
leap year
The Irish For: Time for two Irish romantic traditions - Leap Year proposals and the Skellig Lists
Opinion: Stranded on platforms, crawling through faulty lifts: travelling with a disability on public transport
ge2020
Opinion: My polling card will arrive this week, but I live in the UK. Irish citizens abroad should have a vote
Iowa caucuses
Larry Donnelly: If luck and timing count in politics, then both are in Trump's favour for November
religious education
Opinion: Religion is a choice - not an obligation. Let's make religious classes opt-in
Childcare Costs
Opinion: We don’t want the crumbs from the table – childcare is in crisis and we need support
ge2020
The Secret Canvasser: 'Some of them are your die-hards. Like Renée Zellweger, you had them at hello.'
money diaries
How I Spend My Money: A 30-year-old back living at home and on the dole after over a year travelling
column
The Irish For: Was Dracula's name inspired by Gaeilge? Probably not, but coincidence can be lovely
Opinion
Opinion: 'It's only as an adult in a post-Brexit world that the extent of what people lived through in the Troubles hits home'
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