Opinion

# World Hunger Day

# World Hunger Day

Opinion: Those already starving are feeling the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine

1 hour ago 1,073 Views 0 Comments

Plan International Ireland’s Dualta Roughneen highlights the effects of food shortages on the most vulnerable in Africa.



# Uvalde

# Uvalde

Analysis: How the NRA went from banning machine guns in 1934 to blocking most gun restrictions

12 hours ago 10,593 Views 14 Comments

Robert Spitzer says the controversial gun lobby group was considered somewhat moderate on gun laws but took a sharp right turn in the mid-1970s.



# Uvalde Shooting

# Uvalde Shooting

Irish lecturer in US: 'The shadow of campus shootings has loomed large in our lives for years'

Thu 8:00 PM 9,098 Views 3 Comments

Caoimhín De Barra says threats to safety on campus are always on your mind when you work as a teacher in the US.



# Opinion

# Opinion

Larry Donnelly: When it comes to guns, America is broken

Wed 7:28 PM 18,974 Views 25 Comments

Larry Donnelly writes about his despair and anger after the most recent school shooting in the USA, in which 19 children were killed.





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# FRONTLINE WORKERS

# FRONTLINE WORKERS

Paul Murphy: The government's treatment of medical scientists on pay has been shameful

Updated Tue 9:50 AM 16,066 Views 14 Comments

As medical scientists’ industrial action escalates, the TD says it’s time for pay parity for these frontline workers.



# HISMM

# HISMM

Money Diaries: An IT associate on €47K living in Dublin

Sun 8:00 PM 47,493 Views 23 Comments

This week, our reader is working hard and supporting his family while enjoying socialising in Dublin.



# Animal Welfare

# Animal Welfare

Opinion: Legislation must be improved so that seized puppies can be rehomed

May 21st 2022, 8:00 PM 16,549 Views 10 Comments

Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan says an outdated law means that young dogs found in dire need cannot be rehomed for some time.



# Biodiversity

# Biodiversity

The Bee Guy: On World Bee Day, let's not just focus on the honey bees

Updated May 20th 2022, 10:09 AM 15,173 Views 6 Comments

Paul Handrick says time is running out for wild bees but there’s lots we can do to help.



# Housing Crisis

# Housing Crisis

Opinion: The last thing this housing market needs is a subsidy for developers

May 18th 2022, 12:18 PM 18,174 Views 75 Comments

The Social Democrats are asking the government to scrap the subsidy for developers – Cian O’Callaghan explains why.



# Assembly Elections

# Assembly Elections

Emma DeSouza: Running in the Assembly elections was an education - Northern Ireland is changing

May 17th 2022, 7:00 PM 10,081 Views 3 Comments

Emma DeSouza ran in the recent Stormont elections – she didn’t win but she shares her thoughts on it all.



# National Maternity Hospital

# National Maternity Hospital

Consultant obstetrician: Women of Ireland deserve modern maternity care - we're listening to them

Updated May 17th 2022, 1:13 PM 13,516 Views 8 Comments

Professor Mary Higgins of the National Maternity Hospital says the health of Irish women is driving need for a new campus.



# HISMM

# HISMM

Money Diaries: An early childhood educator on €35K living in Leinster

May 15th 2022, 8:00 PM 52,172 Views 18 Comments

This week, our reader is working hard in two roles and also equally as hard on maintaining healthy finances.



# Cost Of Living

# Cost Of Living

Ivana Bacik: Something has to give as costs soar - Ireland needs a pay rise

May 15th 2022, 7:30 AM 24,720 Views 44 Comments

The Labour leader says a national pay rise will be a win-win for everyone.



# Opinion

# Opinion

Larry Donnelly: Will the midterms be a tough day or a bloodbath for the Democrats?

May 14th 2022, 8:00 PM 11,874 Views 7 Comments

Our columnist says the leaked Roe V Wade draft and Republican candidates endorsed by Donald Trump may prove costly for the Biden administration.



# Opinion

# Opinion

Opinion: I look back at the surgery and trauma and ask myself - how did I get through it all?

May 12th 2022, 7:00 PM 43,824 Views 0 Comments

Growing up, Marguerite Penrose had various labels placed on her: Black, born in a mother and baby home, disabled. Here, she writes about her journey to be herself.



# Nato Membership

# Nato Membership

Opinion: It's time to admit that Ireland is not neutral, nor should it be

May 12th 2022, 3:31 PM 20,519 Views 56 Comments

Rory Fitzgerald says we need to get real in the debate around Irish neutrality in the face of Russian aggression in Europe.



# Women And Children

# Women And Children

Opinion: Ukrainian refugees are vulnerable to trafficking and abuse - we must protect them

May 11th 2022, 7:00 PM 9,673 Views 8 Comments

GOAL’s Mary Van Lieshout says Ukrainian refugees are vulnerable to exploitation and government agencies and NGOs must do more to protect them.



# Opinion

# Opinion

John Gibbons: By the time Ireland takes the climate emergency seriously, it'll be far too late

May 10th 2022, 10:30 PM 24,237 Views 104 Comments

The environmental campaigner says none of the main political parties have the slightest appetite to push through measures that are unpopular with the public or resisted by lobbyists.



# Overpriced

# Overpriced

Opinion: Out-of-pocket expenses for workers are way too high in Ireland

May 10th 2022, 11:23 AM 28,121 Views 14 Comments

A worker in Ireland earning a very modest wage must pay market prices for essential services, writes Dr Laura Bambrick.



# Russia's War

# Russia's War

Tom Clonan: On day 75 of the war, the Russian war machine remains sluggish and without 'victory'

Updated May 9th 2022, 9:55 PM 29,833 Views 16 Comments

There was little for Putin to celebrate during this year’s ‘Victory Day’.



# Ukraine

# Ukraine

Opinion: Eurovision Song Contest may seem frivolous but in wartime, it matters

Updated May 9th 2022, 8:15 AM 19,346 Views 16 Comments

Johnny Fallon discusses the political relevance of the song contest coming up this week in the midst of the war in Ukraine.



# HISMM

# HISMM

Money Diaries: A civil servant on €42K in Dublin currently on maternity leave

May 8th 2022, 8:00 PM 61,087 Views 28 Comments

This week, our reader is busy taking care of her children while saving to take unpaid maternity leave.



# Stormont

# Stormont

Brian Rowan: Sinn Féin and Alliance's success represents a political shift in Northern Ireland

May 8th 2022, 12:05 PM 21,072 Views 33 Comments

The former BBC correspondent says the story of “two tribes” in the North is now being stretched out across a wider canvas.



# Autonomy

# Autonomy

Psychiatrists: Changing the Mental Health Act will affect our ability to provide safe care

May 8th 2022, 7:30 AM 22,799 Views 11 Comments

Dr Sarah Casey and Dr Aoife O’Callaghan say proposed changes to the MHA will hamper their ability to make quick decisions in cases of serious mental illness.



# No Room

# No Room

'It's heartbreaking’: My husband is unable to return home to our family after stroke

May 7th 2022, 8:00 PM 44,910 Views 15 Comments

Michelle Murray outlines how her husband Charles is living in a nursing home nearly two years after being discharged from hospital due to unsuitable housing.



# National Maternity Hospital

# National Maternity Hospital

Historian: Our distrust of religious institutions with healthcare is rooted in the past

Updated May 7th 2022, 12:45 PM 24,282 Views 52 Comments

Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley says Ireland’s history illustrates that the healthcare of women often came second to a Catholic moral code.



# Stormont Vote Count

# Stormont Vote Count

Opinion: The DUP in this election began to look like the lost tribe of the British Empire

Updated May 6th 2022, 10:51 AM 51,656 Views 39 Comments

Peter Flanagan says the election in Northern Ireland has shown that Loyalist and British values are no longer the same.



# Voting Tomorrow

# Voting Tomorrow

Brian Rowan: There's nothing dull about this election in Northern Ireland - it's hard to call

Updated May 4th 2022, 2:40 PM 19,278 Views 22 Comments

The former BBC correspondent says every party is playing it safe and steady ahead of tomorrow’s vote.



# HISMM

# HISMM

Money Diaries: A quality assurance analyst in biopharmaceuticals on €99K living in Dublin

May 1st 2022, 8:00 PM 62,474 Views 17 Comments

This week, our reader enjoys cooking at home and socialising with friends in between working hard.



# Opinion

# Opinion

Larry Donnelly: Why hasn’t the far-right risen in Ireland?

Apr 30th 2022, 8:00 PM 38,840 Views 0 Comments

Ireland’s history of emigration has made most of us resistant to anti-immigration rhetoric, our columnist writes.



# Opinion

# Opinion

Adi Roche: I dread to think that the 'next Chernobyl' could be Chernobyl itself

Apr 26th 2022, 7:00 AM 18,006 Views 14 Comments

Founder and CEO of Chernobyl Children International Adi Roche shares her fears as the world marks the 36th anniversary of the tragedy.



# HISMM

# HISMM

Money Diaries: A financial services employee on €100K living in Shanghai

Apr 24th 2022, 8:00 PM 55,895 Views 41 Comments

This week, our reader documents a week in Shanghai as he navigates life there amid Covid lockdowns.



# Vaccine Equity

# Vaccine Equity

Opinion: Shareholders could exert greater influence over global access to Covid-19 vaccines

Apr 24th 2022, 7:30 AM 6,907 Views 0 Comments

Prof Aisling McMahon and Dr Edana Richardson argue that shareholders in pharma have the power to demand better from companies.



# French Election

# French Election

Opinion: Macron's politically divisive presidency may have engineered Le Pen's comeback

Apr 23rd 2022, 11:35 AM 18,975 Views 26 Comments

Despite Macron’s pledge to limit the appeal of extremist parties, Le Pen is within touching distance of the Élysée, writes Dr Maura Stewart.



# Opinion

# Opinion

Opinion: Why Northern Ireland's elections could change everything - or change nothing

Apr 23rd 2022, 7:00 AM 14,025 Views 11 Comments

The former BBC correspondent says recent political unrest in Northern Ireland follows a well-worn pattern.



# Opinion

# Opinion

Tom Clonan: Russia's renewed assault on the Donbas region is an attempt to re-frame the narrative

Apr 21st 2022, 7:00 PM 15,927 Views 22 Comments

For symbolic and propaganda reasons, Putin has a few weeks to turn things around in Ukraine, writes security analyst Tom Clonan.



# Northern Ireland

# Northern Ireland

Opinion: Dissident Republican ÓNH issued a warning to Loyalists - what does this mean?

Apr 19th 2022, 7:00 PM 29,479 Views 13 Comments

Historian Dieter Reinisch looks at events organised by paramilitary groups over Easter in Northern Ireland and says they illustrate a worrying shift.



# Help Them Out

# Help Them Out

The Bee Guy: Diary of a mother bumble bee stuck at the window

Apr 18th 2022, 9:00 PM 21,190 Views 11 Comments

Paul Handrick charts the story of that one bee you hear tapping at the window to get out, and he asks us to help her escape.



# Prolonging Grief

# Prolonging Grief

Opinion: Under-funded and inadequately equipped coroner service needs reform

Apr 18th 2022, 8:30 AM 9,664 Views 3 Comments

Liam Herrick says that the process of investigating tragic deaths is not functioning as it should be.



# HISMM

# HISMM

Money Diaries: A project manager on €35K living in Dublin with her boyfriend and their baby

Apr 17th 2022, 8:00 PM 56,355 Views 29 Comments

This week, our reader is busy juggling work and parenting but is grateful for family support, too.

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