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educational column
Career coach: 'Why over 70% of students drop out of first year in some courses'
Dearbhla Kelly
25 Jan 2017
5.7k
36
Opinion
America First: 'If President Trump stays “on message,” he may just unite, not further divide, the US'
Larry Donnelly
24 Jan 2017
315
90
column
U-47700 death: 'As we pretend that policing drugs deters users, we can expect more harm, more deaths'
Dr Garrett McGovern
24 Jan 2017
577
27
baptism barrier
Debate Room: 'It's only fair that Catholic children are prioritised in Catholic schools'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
23 Jan 2017
3.1k
144
social justice
Column: 'It's crucial that we discuss the causes of the Brexit vote and support for political extremes'
Dr Seán Healy
23 Jan 2017
87
58
Opinion
'Fake news will only be defeated by accurate, fact-based journalism that tells the truth'
Dr Fergal Quinn
22 Jan 2017
730
102
insights
'I knew nothing about the taxi industry and dipping my toes in there cost me dearly'
Brendan Kavanagh
22 Jan 2017
824
27
column
Just 9% of Travellers sit the Leaving: 'These education findings are frightening and a poor reflection on society'
Martin Collins
22 Jan 2017
4.0k
157
Inspirational
Column: 'Obama showed that traditional oratory is the most powerful way that politicians can connect'
Amy Rose Harte
21 Jan 2017
635
82
hens and stags
'Rural pubs were hesitant to chase the hen and stag market. Now we need it'
Fora Staff
21 Jan 2017
398
15
grow it yourself
Gardening: Plant your potatoes right now plus a recipe for warming winter root veg frittata
Michael Kelly
21 Jan 2017
1.4k
4
Accountability
Opinion: 'Charities need to be above reproach. After all it's our money that funds them'
Cormac O'Ceallaigh
21 Jan 2017
468
19
column
Colm O'Gorman: 'I have resolved to work every day to prove that love can trump hate'
Colm O'Gorman
20 Jan 2017
547
101
Opinion
Six lessons for 2017 from an Irish fact-checker in a "fake news" era
Dan MacGuill
20 Jan 2017
540
36
Debate
Debate: We need to tell pregnant women not to drink alcohol
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
19 Jan 2017
2.2k
50
Opinion
Everyone was equal, we left our egos at the door: Why I volunteered at Apollo House
Hazel Katherine Larkin
19 Jan 2017
316
61
column
Operation Transformation diary: 'I'm disheartened that I've only lost a pound but I'm going to accept it'
Lucy Dillon
18 Jan 2017
887
53
column
Julien Mercille: 'From a progressive perspective, Obama's record is less than impressive'
Julien Mercille
18 Jan 2017
322
97
Heartbreak
VIDEO: 'I'll never catcall, I'll treat and respect and help create an Ireland that will stand in awe of all mná'
Emmet Kirwan and Dave Tynan
17 Jan 2017
2.3k
81
hard versus soft
Opinion: Theresa May seems to be saying 'Give me the deal I want or the 64 million Brits get it'
Dr Declan Jordan
17 Jan 2017
72
65
unhappy new year
Relationship blues: How to ensure you don't become another January divorce statistic
Dr Ray O'Neill
16 Jan 2017
569
5
column
Humanless libraries and driverless cars: 'We will live to regret them'
Eric Nolan
16 Jan 2017
245
57
Discrimination
Living with albinism: 'I can't go into town without someone pointing or laughing at me'
Sinead McManus
15 Jan 2017
10.2k
54
Opinion
Trivialities of the 'reformed' Seanad: 'Senators talking about All-Ireland tickets and seagulls'
Senator Gerard P Craughwell
15 Jan 2017
353
44
Donald Trump
'Listening to Trump voters, I am surprised, disappointed, bewildered, fascinated and enlightened'
Larry Donnelly
15 Jan 2017
478
94
us-russia relations
'Vladimir Putin, such a vastly overrated leader': 'We are one tweet away from bad relations'
Neil Robinson
14 Jan 2017
728
101
Gardening
Garden Guru: GIYing your own ingredients for hummus and beetroot burgers
Michael Kelly
14 Jan 2017
1.6k
6
column
'We left Ibrahim with a promise we would do everything to bring him home'
Paul Murphy
14 Jan 2017
381
193
column
A living kidney donor writes: 'We need to encourage more donors – living or deceased'
Enda Fanning
13 Jan 2017
7.1k
58
digital democracy
We need to upgrade democracy: 'Our world is steered by whims of a small minority'
Jonathan Victory
12 Jan 2017
239
50
i want to get cancer
Debate: The shock tactics of the Irish Cancer Society's new campaign are hurtful
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
11 Jan 2017
527
93
column
Operation Transformation diary: 'I can actually go into clothes shops now and buy clothes I want to wear'
Lucy Dillon
11 Jan 2017
352
14
Opinion
'Apollo House was about much more than 35 people in one building'
Frankie Gaffney
10 Jan 2017
287
44
column
An Irish nurse: 'I began to hate my job. I questioned my career. There were days when I came home crying'
Anonymous
10 Jan 2017
18.8k
101
mcguinness resigns
Opinion: 'Brexit and a weak economy mean that Northern Ireland has little time to be stuck in neutral'
Dr David McCann
9 Jan 2017
82
48
column
Endometriosis: 'It's the kind of pain that takes the breath from you and makes you fall to your knees'
Julie Ronaghan
8 Jan 2017
8.2k
18
feeding the trolls
Debate: Should Twitter do more to protect its users from trolls?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
8 Jan 2017
163
84
GIY
Gardening guru: January to-do list plus a delicious recipe for buttery colcannon
Michael Kelly
7 Jan 2017
372
7
trolleys no more
An ED Consultant on the trolley crisis: 'There are solutions and they are multifactorial'
Dr Jim Gray
7 Jan 2017
784
20
column
Nollaig na mBan 2017: 'Do we trust Irish women to make the best decisions for themselves in pregnancy?'
Orla O'Connor
6 Jan 2017
246
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