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Voices

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Opinion
'As a councillor, RTÉ Investigates was a huge let down - but we're not all the same'
Noel Rock
8 Dec 2015
144
110
Opinion
I chose to put my four children through private secondary school, here's why
Anonymous
8 Dec 2015
15.8k
49
Opinion
Ireland's health system is broken, we need an NHS model like the UK
Julien Mercille
7 Dec 2015
4.5k
63
Opinion
I love a drink but I don't want to end up like my dad: an alcoholic and alone
Anonymous
6 Dec 2015
2.3k
66
Opinion
'As a gay teacher I felt I had to switch my partner from a 'he' to a 'she', I felt ashamed'
Niall Callan
6 Dec 2015
1.7k
151
column
I'm not a AAA fan but we shouldn't be able to restrict funding because we don’t like the look of them
Donal O'Keeffe
6 Dec 2015
150
115
Opinion
Has your social circle diminished? Feel isolated but find making friends difficult?
Margaret Walsh
5 Dec 2015
3.6k
30
Opinion
How we could abolish all welfare and introduce a basic income for everyone
Anne B Ryan
5 Dec 2015
711
94
column
Here's how to grow the most popular herbs that will save you cash
Michael Kelly
5 Dec 2015
6.2k
30
Opinion
Pouring petrol on a blazing fire will not extinguish it - Why the UK airstrikes on Isis are reckless
Rob McDonnell
5 Dec 2015
95
146
Opinion
'Overweight bellies are an easy landing pad for people like Katie Hopkins and unthinking politicians'
Lorraine Courtney
4 Dec 2015
1.4k
71
Opinion
'I had no choice but to sit in the cold and conduct my private garda business on the street'
Vivian Rath
3 Dec 2015
530
81
Opinion
Just 10 companies have paid €2.3bn in tax this year - maybe Bono was right after all
Seamus Coffey
3 Dec 2015
415
88
Opinion
'I was walking around with my baby growing inside me knowing she could die at any moment'
Arlette Lyons
2 Dec 2015
3.1k
52
Opinion
'Fine Gael and Labour are trying to sell the biggest fairytale of them all'
Billy Kelleher
2 Dec 2015
74
70
Opinion
'This is the only government... Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin shouldn't even bother with manifestos'
Brendan Howlin
1 Dec 2015
86
147
Opinion
Ireland's crisis: I have never seen it so bad. These families are living under terrible stress
Sr Stanislaus Kennedy
1 Dec 2015
1.4k
56
Opinion
No opportunities for non-EU students: I fell in love with Ireland but will soon have to leave
Anonymous
30 Nov 2015
20.8k
49
Opinion
Traditional masculinity hurts everyone. Men must be freed from its burden
Anthony Keedi
29 Nov 2015
1.6k
146
Opinion
Not all psychopaths are serial killers - some can function perfectly well in society
Stephen McWilliams
29 Nov 2015
13.2k
62
Opinion
A soup kitchen founded in Victorian times is feeding the working poor. That’s some centenary
Donal O'Keeffe
29 Nov 2015
1.0k
37
column
Overcoming addiction: I used to drink myself to oblivion every night
Mike Meehan
28 Nov 2015
7.1k
56
column
It's freeeeezing. Keep warm with this delicious soup recipe
Michael Kelly
28 Nov 2015
518
6
Opinion
Why are our taxes paying for magic fairy stories to be told in schools?
Aaron McKenna
28 Nov 2015
239
221
column
Relationship breakdowns: 11 tips on helping your children cope
Karl Melvin
27 Nov 2015
91.6k
15
Opinion
Plans to slash the USC are rash and dangerous - here's why
Rory Hearne
26 Nov 2015
360
96
Opinion
Living in fear: Garda cutbacks are deeply felt in rural Ireland
Darragh McCullough
26 Nov 2015
279
59
column
Tom Clonan: Video means it's official - Ireland is a target for Islamic State
Tom Clonan
25 Nov 2015
799
351
Opinion
Are we willing to risk Irish lives by sending troops to Mali or Lebanon?
Ryan McCarrel
25 Nov 2015
384
110
Opinion
In Ireland we eat about 5 million bananas every week, but do you know where they come from?
Peter Gaynor
25 Nov 2015
6.8k
57
plug-in
Here are 10 things anyone can do to build a business
Paula Fitzsimons
24 Nov 2015
116
19
Opinion
'I was devastated at receiving a diagnosis for a condition that has no cure'
Geraldine O'Neill
24 Nov 2015
318
2
Opinion
'I'm a teacher and while the school system isn't deliberately out to destroy people, it is broken'
Lisa Buggy
23 Nov 2015
3.2k
63
Opinion
'Slutwalks aren’t the lunatic fringe of feminism. They're a reminder that dressing “like a slut” is never an invitation to rape'
Lorraine Courtney
22 Nov 2015
4.4k
123
column
To reduce the threat of terrorism, stop bombing and close Shannon Airport to the US military
Julien Mercille
22 Nov 2015
441
284
Opinion
'We're finally getting rid of the buggy. Here are 10 things I won't miss about it'
Claire Micks
21 Nov 2015
811
34
column
Keep your onions from rotting by storing them in your tights
Michael Kelly
21 Nov 2015
476
13
column
Irish neutrality won’t be respected by the likes of ISIS, so why hold so dear to it?
Aaron McKenna
21 Nov 2015
1.2k
206
Opinion
Ireland is on track to become the most obese country in Europe - it's time to tax sugar
James Larkin
20 Nov 2015
640
169
Opinion
'The assumption is that plays written by women aren’t good enough'
Grace Dyas
19 Nov 2015
752
152
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