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my 2014
My 2014: From documentary launches to sitting the Leaving Cert – it was a year to remember!
Joanne O'Riordan
31 Dec 2014
156
1
January blues
Opinion: There's value in a good old cry – so let it all out
Michelle McBride
30 Dec 2014
121
28
transatlantic
Race, immigration, and water water everywhere – the year in Irish and American politics
Larry Donnelly
30 Dec 2014
102
13
Abortion
Opinion: Tragic case of clinically dead pregnant woman highlights our unworkable approach to abortion
Donal O'Keeffe
29 Dec 2014
5.7k
391
my 2014
My 2014: I met the Taoiseach, President Obama, and put spinal injuries on the global agenda
Mark Pollock
29 Dec 2014
112
11
activities for kids
Opinion: Survival strategies for parents to get through long dark winter weekends
Simon Cocking
28 Dec 2014
127
12
Job Interview
Column: This interview question will help you find the kind of person you want to hire
Business Insider
28 Dec 2014
111
19
It's All Over
Column: Christmas expectations vs reality
Andrea Mara
27 Dec 2014
403
10
Foul
Opinion: I love Ireland and I love dogs – but this country has to sort out its poop problem
Sophie B Watson
27 Dec 2014
1.1k
82
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: We need our politicians to behave themselves in 2015
Aaron McKenna
27 Dec 2014
218
115
Books
Column: 6 highly influential people share their favourite books
Business Insider
26 Dec 2014
413
13
The Aftermath
Column: Have a lot of Christmas dinner leftovers? Make the most of them
Caitriona Redmond
26 Dec 2014
69
2
Opinion
My 2014: Awards, marches, and the most longed-for baby
Dil Wickremasinghe
26 Dec 2014
95
21
Christmas
The Night Nurse: Caring for cancer sufferers on Christmas Day is a privilege that helps me appreciate life
Hilary Neville
25 Dec 2014
734
35
FRONTLINE WORKERS
The Firefighter: 'It's never a good time to have a fire in your home, but Christmas is especially upsetting'
Steve McNally
25 Dec 2014
250
5
Love and Marriage
Column: 7 habits of happy couples
Business Insider
25 Dec 2014
57
6
my 2014
My 2014: This will always be the year I got cancer – but I feel incredibly positive and strong heading into 2015
Louise McSharry
25 Dec 2014
121
6
column
Many of us will celebrate (or cope) this Christmas by using drink or drugs to excess
Tony Duffin
24 Dec 2014
156
22
be strong
Opinion: Preparing for a smoke-free new year? Follow these tips for ditching tobacco
Mary Briscoe
24 Dec 2014
144
39
heartache
Opinion: Breaking up (around Christmas) is hard to do
Tony Moore
24 Dec 2014
253
12
Opinion
Fine Gael doesn't just stand for the wealthy, it robs from the poor and gives to the rich
Eoin Ó Broin
24 Dec 2014
5.0k
187
column
'This is an article by someone with bipolar disorder... by someone just like you.'
Lorcan Black
23 Dec 2014
4.8k
50
Relationships
Opinion: Are you having an emotional affair?
Christine Allen
23 Dec 2014
4.7k
48
Opinion
Why it's a myth that Fine Gael only stands for the rich
Simon Harris TD
23 Dec 2014
374
189
'Bone marrow donation is not a tough procedure. Don't leave it to others, don't give it a second thought.'
Seán Gallagher
22 Dec 2014
2.6k
20
perfect christmas
Opinion: The 'perfect' Christmas doesn't exist – so take the pressure off
Bernadette Ryan
22 Dec 2014
729
12
family feud
Column: How to cope when you fall out with an adult sibling
Dr Keith Gaynor
22 Dec 2014
114k
23
departed loved ones
Column: The Ghosts of Christmas Past – dealing with loss at Christmas
Claire Micks
21 Dec 2014
283
35
Mind Games
Column: How you can win at office politics in 6 steps
Business Insider
21 Dec 2014
180
10
Education
Opinion: Are we devaluing degrees?
Gary Keogh
21 Dec 2014
1.9k
39
the magic of christmas
Opinion: 8 things I've learned about Christmas since having kids
Andrea Mara
20 Dec 2014
243
20
sony hack
Opinion: Sony has capitulated to terrorist demands – it will have a chilling effect on freedom of speech
Aaron McKenna
20 Dec 2014
135
51
Children
Column: We continue to put children in adult prisons. It is utterly unacceptable.
Deirdre Malone
19 Dec 2014
379
22
Abortion
Opinion: In Ireland a pregnancy must continue even if a woman is raped, suicidal or clinically dead
Peter Ferguson
18 Dec 2014
523
168
Christmas
“I should be looking forward to Christmas but it seems like a mountain I have to climb”
Maeve Halpin
18 Dec 2014
294
22
Dementia
Column: 4,000 people under the age of 65 are living with dementia in this country
Tina Leonard
17 Dec 2014
388
132
Austerity
Opinion: The Banking Inquiry will help put the final pieces of the jigsaw together
Ciaran Lynch
17 Dec 2014
82
35
Australia
'I'll Ride With You': A blueprint for how we should deal with terrorism
Gary Keogh
16 Dec 2014
314
60
lone parents
Opinion: Austerity cuts that directly affect women and children have been piled on by this government
Elizabeth Madden
16 Dec 2014
502
107
kindness
Opinion: The simple, powerful gesture you can make to balance the sadness of the past week
Donal O'Keeffe
15 Dec 2014
146
14
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