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'An attack is a distinct possibility in Ireland in 2018 - our security is provocatively weak'
Tom Clonan
Lonely this Christmas?: Being single in a room full of couples is the worst
Rena Maycock
Spanish flu centenary: 'We're overdue another influenza pandemic'
Dr Tim Hinchey
Christmas with depression: 'I know I should be happy, but I can't help it. I really can't'
Abigail McDonnell
'Some scoff at his use of social media and attire but 'brand Leo' is resonating with us'
Larry Donnelly
Column: How to cope with toxic family members during Christmas
Karl Melvin
Mysterious ways: 'Dad dies. I get cancer. That isn't a mysterious way. It's a double-whammy'
Peter Gunning
Knock's Fr Richard Gibbons: 'Christmas is the antidote to humbug, despair and hopelessness'
Fr Richard Gibbons
Column: 'I'm facing my second Christmas without my partner, Patric'
Jenny Gilleece
Separated father: 'I will spend Christmas on my own, not seeing my children'
Anonymous
My 2017 GIY report: 'Aubergines – F. Great plants, no fruit. Must do better'
Michael Kelly
Christmas as a Muslim: 'My mom was always careful that we'd never feel left out'
Meriem Ahmed
'Increased access to "comfort foods" during Christmas sent my eating disorder into overload'
Jodie Kenny
Previewing Ireland’s economy in 2018: It’s gonna get better, before it gets worse
Victor Duggan
Column: 'I never give anything to anyone for Christmas and I don't expect junk in return'
Barry Purcell
Magdalene memorial: 'I grew up in the shadow of that laundry'
Gary Gannon
'Ownership rights make it difficult to tackle neglect and disrepair in the private sector'
Neasa Hourigan
Opinion: Why is the Irish driving test so hard and so expensive?
Barry Dunning
Civil servants: 'Men are twice as likely to occupy senior positions as women'
Selina McCoy
'Why I gave 26-year-old Syrian refugee, Wassim, a room in my home'
Mary O'Reilly
Jackeen: 'A fellow who does very little for a living, and wants to do less'
Donal Fallon
Column: Naughty or nice? The science of Santa Claus
Keith Gaynor
'We underestimate the relief people feel when they get a mental illness diagnosis'
Grace Vaughan
Gardening column: How to keep hens
Michael Kelly
Gender based violence: 'Our outrage cannot be confined to Hollywood'
Dominic MacSorley
'Brussels spends our money on pet projects for which it has no mandate'
Malcolm Byrne
Ireland's food security: 'It's said that modern civilisation is three meals deep'
Mícheál Callaghan
€6.5 million apartments: 'These aren't the types of homes we need'
Senator Kevin Humphreys
'Snobbery and hypocrisy when some people in the 26 counties talk about 'The North''
James Cumiskey
'Maybe we should slosh our way through the forty days before Easter too'
Eunan McKinney
Brittle bones: 'It means that my bones break easily and I cannot walk very far'
Amy Hassett
Column: Celebrities shouldn't peddle misinformation about mental health
Amy Plant
Psychological abuse: 'He would criticise me, humiliate me and question my stability'
Patricia Tsouros
Life with MS: 'Not only was I now disabled, I was a disabled bride'
Rosie McCormack
Supermarket promotions: 'Down the road there is a ruinous cost to cheap food'
Michael Kelly
'Like the Trump White House, we don't have an independent scientific adviser'
James Lawless
Opinion: 'I find Christmas so false. It’s all veneer, folks'
Michael Fortune
Brexit: 'The DUP’s hardline policies could be the quickest road to a united Ireland'
Caoimhín De Barra
@campaignforleo: 'A powerful weapon in government’s communications artillery'
Amy Rose Harte
'You may not smell too good, and if they smell drink off ye at all, they’ll label you straight away'
Andrea Koenigstorfer