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Voices

Palestine
Opinion: Ceasefire in Gaza is welcome, but our work has only just begun
Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne
Updated 2 hrs ago
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Yesterday
9th October 2025
Opinion
Lynn Ruane: Pepper spray may be coming to Irish prisons - but you can't reduce violence through violence
Lynn Ruane
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dyslexia
Opinion: Dyslexic students deserve extra time in exams to level the playing field
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Energy Bills
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Clare O'Connor
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21
Best Laid Plans
Opinion: Fianna Fáil election disaster will remind TDs that one day, Micheál Martin won't be leader
Johnny Fallon
7 Oct
6.1k
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Housing Crisis
Opinion: This Budget must do something for the 5,000 homeless children around Ireland
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7 Oct
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The Walsh Sisters
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Gwen Loughman
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spending and saving
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Budget 2026
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a star is coded
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Surrealing in the Years
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education funding
Opinion: Teachers are marking the government's education homework; it better not let the dog eat it
John Boyle
4 Oct
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Women's Health
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Divided
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Regina O’ Connor
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Bike Shed
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Ciarán Cannon
2 Oct
31.3k
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Books
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win win situation
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24.0k
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Carer's Allowance
Opinion: The means test for carers is an insult and must be scrapped
Liam Quaide
1 Oct
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The Tricolour
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Emma DeSouza
30 Sep
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Budget 2026
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Dr Laura Bambrick
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voices
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Cillian Quinn
29 Sep
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spending and saving
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28 Sep
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12
shared island
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Gavin Halpin
28 Sep
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safety in the capital
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Water Water Everywhere
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Surrealing in the Years
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voices
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Evie Nevin
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Opinion
Larry Donnelly: In this three-way race for president, everything is still to play for
Larry Donnelly
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Transport
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25 Sep
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worker power
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Sylvia Leatham
24 Sep
3.0k
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Vaccines
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Dr Catherine Conlon
23 Sep
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Religion
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Andrea Horan
23 Sep
8.4k
Gaza
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Liam Herrick
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3.3k
spending and saving
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21 Sep
21.1k
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Divorced Parents
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Sandra Schmidt
21 Sep
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voices
Dealing with stress: Give yourself permission to put your day on pause
James O'Connell
21 Sep
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Opinion
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Anna Heussaff
20 Sep
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language rights
Conradh na Gaeilge: Today's protest is about achieving equality for our language and its speakers
Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin
20 Sep
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