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Parenting
Reflections on two years of fatherhood: I never thought I could love so much (or be so tired)
Larry Donnelly
18 Jan 2015
1.0k
35
Support
Column: Healing broken souls and bodies – how sexual violence is shattering lives in CAR
Hélène Thomas
17 Jan 2015
196
3
Hang in there
Opinion: Keeping a new year’s resolution can be difficult – here’s how you can succeed
Shane Kelly
17 Jan 2015
74
5
Bipolar Disorder
Opinion: On the surface, I had accepted that I was bipolar – but I now realise I was in denial
Anonymous
17 Jan 2015
2.1k
28
whitewash
Opinion: This year's Oscars were a decidedly white affair
Donal O'Keeffe
16 Jan 2015
103
90
business sense
Opinion: The secret to managing a stress-free employee review
Louise Campbell
16 Jan 2015
538
17
Reform
Opinion: Government is making a mockery of democratic reform – so we're taking matters into our own hands
Second Republic
15 Jan 2015
62
16
Development
Column: Meet the Irish man managing global change on behalf of everyone on the planet
Jamie Drummond
15 Jan 2015
269
16
green living
Opinion: How to make your home (or business!) more efficient and green
James Hogan
15 Jan 2015
134
10
postnatal depression
Opinion: Postnatal depression filled me with an all-consuming, terrifying and explosive rage
Fiona Kennedy
14 Jan 2015
4.3k
12
Career
Opinion: 4 things to help you overcome burnout at work
Nicole Paulie
14 Jan 2015
83
7
Torture
Opinion: What my years as a military defence lawyer in Guantánamo forced me to see
Jason D. Wright
13 Jan 2015
298
31
decisions decisions
Opinion: The CAO process can be daunting, so bear these tips in mind...
Richard Murphy
13 Jan 2015
357
co-parenting
Opinion: 'My daughter is happy. My daughter has two homes.'
Kellie Kearney
12 Jan 2015
169
7
Haiti
Column: Rebuilding a shattered country – Haiti, five years later
Prospery Raymond
12 Jan 2015
100
15
ireland inc
Opinion: Enda and Co have done a great thing for the Irish people – they have made us aware.
Mark Farrell
11 Jan 2015
125
88
healthy
Opinion: My tips for feeling healthy and happy this winter
Tina Murphy
11 Jan 2015
356
45
Body Image
Opinion: The Urban Outfitters ‘thigh gap’ ad sparked a rage in me – have we learned nothing?
Claire Micks
11 Jan 2015
1.4k
130
feeling foreign
Opinion: The reverse culture shock of coming back to Ireland after years abroad
Kate O'Shaughnessy
10 Jan 2015
2.4k
84
Charlie Hebdo
Opinion: Islam must be treated like Christianity in Europe – accepted, revered and lambasted
Aaron McKenna
10 Jan 2015
277
225
Social Welfare
'Dear Joan: Today, I sat in a dole office and cried to a complete stranger through a glass partition'
Anonymous
9 Jan 2015
39.2k
400
Mental Health
Opinion: Have we reached the beginning of the end for mental health stigma?
Dr Keith Gaynor
9 Jan 2015
667
47
Charlie Hebdo
Opinion: 'The gunmen shouted about “avenging Muhammad”. How dare they?'
Al-Mustafa Islamic Centre Ireland
8 Jan 2015
80
223
Diaspora
Opinion: Young, debarred and politically exiled – Ireland's emigrants have no voice
David Burns and Conor O'Neill
8 Jan 2015
185
80
reboot ireland
Opinion: Dear Lucinda and Reboot Ireland, aren't ALL votes issues of conscience?
Donal O'Keeffe
7 Jan 2015
76
58
Opinion
Column: Too much “stuff” – what causes hoarding?
Olivia Gordon
7 Jan 2015
772
8
embarrassing pictures
Opinion: Embarrassing photos posted online? There are ways of having them removed...
Fergal Crehan
6 Jan 2015
1.3k
9
nollaig na mban
Opinon: This Nollaig na mBan, let's recognise that women shoulder the majority of care work
Orla O’Connor
6 Jan 2015
135
29
not so beautiful
Opinion: Sexism and homophobia will be big issues for the beautiful game in 2015
Glenn Fitzpatrick
5 Jan 2015
230
49
Charles Haughey
Opinion: Charles Haughey’s election as Fianna Fáil leader – the Northern Ireland factor
Dr Stephen Kelly
5 Jan 2015
298
10
Politics
Opinion: Let's grow our democracy – let's lower the voting age to 16
Malcolm Byrne
4 Jan 2015
1.6k
303
January blues
Opinion: Don't let the January blues get you down – make small, positive changes
Tony Moore
4 Jan 2015
162
8
Opinion
Opinion: On motherhood, postnatal depression, and being kind to yourself
Fiona Kennedy
4 Jan 2015
206
26
blockbuster
Opinion: Superheroes have jumped from comic books to the silver screen – but for how long?
Emma Vince
3 Jan 2015
173
42
Political Reform
Opinion: The Government's pretence about reform fell away at the first genuine challenge
Oliver Moran
3 Jan 2015
118
106
Retirement
Opinion: Our state pensions ponzi scheme is nearing a breaking point
Aaron McKenna
3 Jan 2015
444
128
Mental Health
Opinion: My New Year's resolution? To no longer be ashamed.
Natalie Marr
2 Jan 2015
117
2
Substance Abuse
Opinion: Codeine addiction has taken over my life – and yet I don't feel that I can stop
Anonymous
1 Jan 2015
104k
38
don't let it go
Opinion: Why I love ‘Frozen’ (embarrassing and all as that may be to admit)
Claire Micks
1 Jan 2015
453
24
seeking asylum
Opinion: Workhouses and Direct Provision – the parallels can no longer be ignored
Fiona Fitzsimons
31 Dec 2014
602
99
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