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'I know it's not healthy to be fat. You really, really don’t have to tell me that'

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'My dad was a violent alcoholic. I vowed to make my daughter's childhood better than mine.'

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I feed my children when they're hungry. Parents in direct provision don't have that choice.

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What it’s like to have schizophrenia: an anonymous story

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'I have never felt so strongly wronged by those who represent our country'

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'I'm desperately reaching out for help... but where can I get it?'

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'I'm the child of an alcoholic. I’m 40 years old and I can't fix my father'

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Open letter from a lone parent: 'I'm exhausted of trying to provide for my child while living in financial hardship'

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'It was always my job to check if Dad was breathing after he passed out'

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Opinion

Bullying in workplaces needs to be addressed, especially in small organisations

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21 Feb 2015

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Abortion

'I was raped. Legislating for abortion in rape cases wouldn't go far enough'

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10 Feb 2015

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angry at the system

Opinion: I never knew how easy it was to become homeless in Ireland until now

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2 Feb 2015

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Bipolar Disorder

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Social Welfare

'Dear Joan: Today, I sat in a dole office and cried to a complete stranger through a glass partition'

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Substance Abuse

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Mental Health

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Sudan

In her own words: One woman's escape from ethnic cleansing

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My Story: I have multiple sclerosis, but it doesn't define me

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Prostitution

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fatal foetal abnormality

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pregnancy and depression

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9 Jul 2014

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Children's Hospital

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Mental Health

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fatal foetal abnormality

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lifting the lid

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