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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'
Coronavirus
Opinion: One minute it's a family holiday, the next we're housebound in China - one Irishman's coronavirus story
Health Crisis
Opinion: Examined in the toilet, protesting in a chair for a bed - my battle for comfort in hospital
ge2020
Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
Events Dear
Lise Hand: Meticulous election planning meaningless as parties skid on first banana skins
Money Diary
How I Spend My Money: A 29-year-old data analyst from Waterford, living and working in Brussels on €39,000
ge2020
Opinion: The two homeless tragedies this week mean the Irish electorate is alert to this issue
Online Safety Commissioner
Dr Mary Aiken: As Ireland is a hub for tech companies, we should be leading the way on online safety
United Ireland
Opinion: 'Taoiseach, discussing a united Ireland is still possible - despite the RIC debacle'
climate inaction
Saoirse McHugh: Climate denial is dangerous at this stage, and the media has a case to answer
Opinion
Anti-abortion protests at hospitals: How have other countries handled them and what's the way forward here?
Opinion
Simon Coveney: Lyra McKee's death inspired Northern talks, now politicians should take charge
Larry Gogan
Ian Dempsey: 'I was in awe of Larry's work ethic and genuine love for what he was doing'
Opinion
Dr Anthony O'Connor: History matters, but the record numbers on trolleys should trump commemoration debates
Soleimani
Opinion: Iran's shrewdest retaliation for Soleimani assassination is political, not military
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