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Opinion: 'Homelessness in Ireland has many faces and come this June I could be one' Opinion

Opinion: 'Homelessness in Ireland has many faces and come this June I could be one'

9 hours ago 19,248 Views 55 Comments

I am 57 years old, born and reared in Dublin. I started working when I was 15 but now I’m facing eviction from yet another rented property, writes Janette Byrne.

Opinion: Tech giants must be held responsible for publishing images of murder and child abuse Opinion

Opinion: Tech giants must be held responsible for publishing images of murder and child abuse

Wed 7:00 AM 9,446 Views 36 Comments

Google is pioneering self-driving cars and bringing the internet to remote parts of Africa via a network of giant balloons, yet somehow they cannot deal with snuff films or child abuse images, writes Diarmuid Pepper.

Opinion: What can we learn from the Irish people who live to be 100? Opinion

Opinion: What can we learn from the Irish people who live to be 100?

Tue 7:00 AM 16,659 Views 15 Comments

Resilience, positivity and staying connected are the keys to longevity, writes Alison Fagan, who visited Ireland’s inspirational centenarians.

Opinion: When the Beatles played Dublin in 1963 John Lennon declared: ‘We’re all Irish’ Opinion

Opinion: When the Beatles played Dublin in 1963 John Lennon declared: ‘We’re all Irish’

Mon 7:00 AM 32,428 Views 20 Comments

Lennon’s search for rebellion was nurtured by his embrace of Liverpool’s Irish influence and the dynamic effect of the city’s seafarer culture via the movement of ideas across oceans, writes Francis Kenny.

Leaving Neverland: 'A monster was hiding in plain sight and we chose to look the other way' Column

Leaving Neverland: 'A monster was hiding in plain sight and we chose to look the other way'

Sun 8:30 PM 59,328 Views 109 Comments

Child protection expert Shane Dunphy writes that the allegations are credible and consistent but cannot now be proven definitively.

Opinion: My generation has only known peace on this island, but I’m afraid that’s about to change Opinion

Opinion: My generation has only known peace on this island, but I’m afraid that’s about to change

Sun 1:00 PM 23,543 Views 24 Comments

Brexit and the possibility of a resurrected border loom over us like a hammer ready to crush our fragile peace – and we aren’t prepared for the consequences., writes Emily Duffy.

The Irish For: The word Tory comes from the Irish word tóraí meaning a bandit or outlaw Column

The Irish For: The word Tory comes from the Irish word tóraí meaning a bandit or outlaw

Sun 8:30 AM 48,573 Views 29 Comments

If you’re doing your Irish oral exam next week – you’ll need to know how to say ‘confidence and supply agreement’ and ‘frictionless border’, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Opinion: In many ways St Patrick's Day is an Irish American festival Opinion

Opinion: In many ways St Patrick's Day is an Irish American festival

Sat 8:30 PM 13,345 Views 43 Comments

‘Maybe this St Patrick’s Day we should concede ownership of our patron saint and accept that we have been sharing him with America for centuries’, writes Robbie Smyth.

From the Garden: 'Traditionally Irish people put their spuds in the ground on or around St Patrick’s Day' Column

From the Garden: 'Traditionally Irish people put their spuds in the ground on or around St Patrick’s Day'

Sat 12:00 PM 11,580 Views 11 Comments

The act of harvesting spuds is pure GIY joy. Rummaging in the soil underneath a potato plant and finding lots of lovely tubers is as good as Christmas, writes Michael Kelly.

Opinion: The Irish American community is still an influential force in US politics Opinion

Opinion: The Irish American community is still an influential force in US politics

Sat 7:00 AM 7,251 Views 6 Comments

A recent book claims that the Irish American influence in Washington is waning but top politicians wouldn’t still be rolling out the green carpet if it was, writes Larry Donnelly.

Opinion: What does it take to raise your children through Irish? Opinion

Opinion: What does it take to raise your children through Irish?

Mar 15th 2019, 7:00 AM 19,871 Views 50 Comments

My daughter speaks mostly in English but there are also lots of words that she only knows the Irish for – so she mixes them in, writes Caoimhín De Barra.

Opinion: Let's drop the narrative of the undeserving poor and other myths that dehumanise people Opinion

Opinion: Let's drop the narrative of the undeserving poor and other myths that dehumanise people

Mar 14th 2019, 7:00 AM 12,402 Views 25 Comments

My new play attempts to capture the perspective of young people who have been in state care – humanity has to be at the core of our response, writes Fionnuala Kennedy.

Opinion: As a teacher should I encourage my students to strike against climate change? Opinion

Opinion: As a teacher should I encourage my students to strike against climate change?

Mar 13th 2019, 7:00 AM 13,738 Views 67 Comments

Part of me has begun hoping that I’ll turn up one morning with my Hamlet and Sylvia Plath prepared but my students won’t be there anymore, writes Ronan Moore.

Opinion: Is Brexit advancing the cause of Scottish independence from the UK? Opinion

Opinion: Is Brexit advancing the cause of Scottish independence from the UK?

Mar 12th 2019, 7:00 AM 13,059 Views 51 Comments

‘Scottish Independence in the context of Brexit is like Schrödinger’s Cat – it’s both alive and dead depending on who you ask’, writes Gareth Brown.

Opinion: I visited North Korea and Kim Jong Un is a recreation of the emperors who ruled Korea for centuries Opinion

Opinion: I visited North Korea and Kim Jong Un is a recreation of the emperors who ruled Korea for centuries

Mar 11th 2019, 7:00 AM 17,716 Views 20 Comments

Despite being a product of the Cold War and spouting Marxist and Maoist sounding jargon, Kim is far more of a recreation of the Chosun Emperors than a throwback to Joseph Stalin or Chairman Mao, writes Tom Farrell.

The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone Column

The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone

Mar 10th 2019, 8:15 AM 45,203 Views 22 Comments

George Orwell said that history was a palimpsest – a chalkboard which could be scraped clean and reinscribed, exactly as often as necessary, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Opinion: Claims culture is out of control - as play centres close due to being sued for kids falling Opinion

Opinion: Claims culture is out of control - as play centres close due to being sued for kids falling

Mar 10th 2019, 6:00 AM 36,118 Views 65 Comments

Kids fall, that is what they do, it can happen anywhere. If they fall at Granny’s – do we sue the pants off Granny?

From the garden: Grow, Cook, Eat is back on TV this month and we'll be tackling food waste Opinion

From the garden: Grow, Cook, Eat is back on TV this month and we'll be tackling food waste

Mar 9th 2019, 12:00 PM 9,308 Views 1 Comment

We’ll be teaching you to grow onions, pumpkins, sweetcorn, courgettes, kale, beans and chillis for all shapes and sizes of gardens, writes Michael Kelly.

Opinion: Lone parents who work get up very early in the morning - but Varadkar doesn't represent us Opinion

Opinion: Lone parents who work get up very early in the morning - but Varadkar doesn't represent us

Mar 9th 2019, 6:30 AM 24,616 Views 50 Comments

Lone parent families are twice as likely to be living in poverty now compared to 2012, but the Taoiseach doesn’t see that as a problem, writes Louise Bayliss.

Opinion: We need a fair and transparent system for deciding which expensive new drugs to fund Opinion

Opinion: We need a fair and transparent system for deciding which expensive new drugs to fund

Mar 8th 2019, 7:00 AM 6,124 Views 11 Comments

If the drugs bill keeps growing – we will have to cut funding for home care packages, primary care services or maternity care, writes Maebh Ní Fhallúin.

Opinion: The Venezuelan government must go - it has failed its people and become utterly corrupt Opinion

Opinion: The Venezuelan government must go - it has failed its people and become utterly corrupt

Mar 7th 2019, 7:00 AM 8,393 Views 133 Comments

Venezuela, once among the richest countries in Latin-America, now needs food aid. Only free and fair elections can save the country, writes Eamon Stack.

Tom Clonan: Who is responsible for the incendiary devices posted from Dublin to London this week? Opinion

Tom Clonan: Who is responsible for the incendiary devices posted from Dublin to London this week?

Mar 6th 2019, 6:30 PM 22,403 Views 25 Comments

This is precisely the same type of incendiary device used by a dissident republican group in recent years but it could also be a lone wolf, writes Tom Clonan.

Opinion: There is a good reason why nobody plays golf in Manhattan Opinion

Opinion: There is a good reason why nobody plays golf in Manhattan

Mar 6th 2019, 7:00 AM 40,093 Views 54 Comments

Cities with a large population and expensive housing do not have golf courses near their centre, due to the self-evident inefficiency of that land use, writes Paddy Smyth.

Opinion: Had Denis O'Brien's suit succeeded, our democratic system could have been undermined Law

Opinion: Had Denis O'Brien's suit succeeded, our democratic system could have been undermined

Mar 5th 2019, 6:00 PM 15,171 Views 1 Comment

Free speech and open debate in parliament is essential to our democratic system and would be inhibited if TDs were constantly under threat of lawsuits, writes David Kenny.

Opinion: A million people have no health cover as low-paid families are excluded from access to the medical card Opinion

Opinion: A million people have no health cover as low-paid families are excluded from access to the medical card

Mar 5th 2019, 7:00 AM 31,404 Views 94 Comments

Since 2012 there has been a 66% increase in the number of people with no private or public health cover, writes Feilim O’Rourke.

Opinion: Long-awaited surrogacy laws still won't recognise many parents Opinion

Opinion: Long-awaited surrogacy laws still won't recognise many parents

Mar 4th 2019, 7:00 AM 11,096 Views 15 Comments

Surrogacy still isn’t regulated in Ireland. New rules are on the way but they won’t solve the problem of recognition for couples who previously entered surrogacy arrangements abroad, writes Brian Tobin.

Opinion: Is the Catholic Church still covering up child sex abuse on the grounds that it is a 'pontifical secret'? Opinion

Opinion: Is the Catholic Church still covering up child sex abuse on the grounds that it is a 'pontifical secret'?

Mar 3rd 2019, 8:30 PM 27,095 Views 52 Comments

The summit heard that the canon law protection of ‘pontifical secret’ had been applied to numerous clerical abuse cases. Bizarrely, it was suggested that this practice should not continue – indicating that it is ongoing. writes Shane Dunphy.

Opinion: How to deal with your child's fear of the monsters under the bed Opinion

Opinion: How to deal with your child's fear of the monsters under the bed

Mar 3rd 2019, 4:00 PM 12,064 Views 22 Comments

Philippa Perry writes about how not to shut children down, which might only encourage them not to talk to you about big and small things.

The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened Column

The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened

Mar 3rd 2019, 8:30 AM 34,075 Views 28 Comments

Satire (Áer) was taken as seriously as physical assault in old Ireland and a range of satirical offences were deemed to warrant compensation, including ‘coining a nickname that sticks’, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Opinion: Families of murder victims have a legal right to information about the case Opinion

Opinion: Families of murder victims have a legal right to information about the case

Mar 2nd 2019, 7:30 PM 10,819 Views 12 Comments

The Victims of Crime Bill 2015 legally obliges An Garda Síochana and the Director of Public Prosecutions to keep victims (or in homicide cases, their families) informed about their cases, writes Joan Deane.

From the Garden: 'Topsy turvy doesn’t begin to describe our weather' Column

From the Garden: 'Topsy turvy doesn’t begin to describe our weather'

Mar 2nd 2019, 1:00 PM 15,027 Views 7 Comments

‘All aspects of our lives – food, transport, energy and waste – will have to change dramatically if we’re to avoid catastrophe,’ writes Michael Kelly.

Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'? E-cigarettes

Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?

Mar 2nd 2019, 6:15 AM 21,107 Views 51 Comments

‘We don’t want to solve the problems of current smokers by creating a whole new generation of smokers that the tobacco companies can prey on,’ writes Dr Des Cox.

Opinion: 'You often hear that the Irish language is badly taught in our schools but that is not true' Opinion

Opinion: 'You often hear that the Irish language is badly taught in our schools but that is not true'

Mar 1st 2019, 7:00 AM 35,160 Views 122 Comments

Compared with other subjects Irish is not badly taught. More students got a B1 or higher in Irish than in French and German combined, writes Caoimhín De Barra.

Opinion: We need to be able to track where our charity donation goes. Here's how Opinion

Opinion: We need to be able to track where our charity donation goes. Here's how

Feb 28th 2019, 7:00 AM 10,162 Views 17 Comments

Blockchain technology is a gamechanger for transparency in the charity sector – meaning fraud, corruption and misspending are eliminated, writes Danny Curran.

Opinion: 'My book club was my lifeline' Book Club

Opinion: 'My book club was my lifeline'

Feb 27th 2019, 7:00 AM 12,191 Views 1 Comment

Book clubs are my lifeline. When we first floated the idea of a festival of books, I thought it was idle dreaming but it was a total success, writes Bridgit McGinnity.

Opinion: There is a wonder-drug that all schools should be prescribing Opinion

Opinion: There is a wonder-drug that all schools should be prescribing

Feb 25th 2019, 7:00 AM 56,991 Views 14 Comments

Exercise should be viewed as medicine. Indeed, if exercise could be prescribed as a pill, it would be the most prescribed drug on the planet, writes Professor Niall Moyna.

Lynn Ruane: 'It should be a source of major embarrassment to Ireland that we are yet to ratify this important treaty' Column

Lynn Ruane: 'It should be a source of major embarrassment to Ireland that we are yet to ratify this important treaty'

Feb 24th 2019, 8:30 PM 38,214 Views 29 Comments

Abuse within institutions and care situations isn’t just part of Ireland’s history, writes Lynn Ruane – it’s something that is still a reality for vulnerable groups today.

How I Spend My Money: A bank branch worker on €23,500 who made the move to Dublin to find a long-term career Money Diary

How I Spend My Money: A bank branch worker on €23,500 who made the move to Dublin to find a long-term career

Feb 24th 2019, 8:01 PM 57,733 Views 58 Comments

He is studying in his spare time so he can start to move up the ladder at work.

The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland? Column

The Irish For: What does old Irish tell us about life in ancient Ireland?

Feb 24th 2019, 8:30 AM 38,493 Views 10 Comments

Did the knights of the Fianna use their frithbacáin (handbrake) to do doughnuts, and other boy racer tricks, in the medieval equivalent of an industrial estate? wonders Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Opinion: A shock diagnosis left me a 30-year-old widower - here is how I survived Opinion

Opinion: A shock diagnosis left me a 30-year-old widower - here is how I survived

Feb 23rd 2019, 7:30 PM 131,794 Views 20 Comments

‘Something I’ve tried to live by over the past year is a lesson I learned soon after the bereavement- you honour the dead by choosing to live well, writes Noel Byrne.

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