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Easter Rising
Column: Why is the Government afraid of celebrating 1916?
Paul Allen
29 Nov 2014
247
139
EU
Opinion: France flouts the eurozone rules Ireland was beaten down with
Aaron McKenna
29 Nov 2014
68
93
16 Days of Action
Opinion: Young Travellers experiencing domestic violence can feel extremely isolated
Rebecca McDonagh
28 Nov 2014
1.4k
44
Health
Opinion: Are new medical card plans unfair for GPs?
Lorraine Courtney
27 Nov 2014
152
26
Mental Health
Column: Is suicide a preventable cause of death?
Eoin Galavan
27 Nov 2014
196
22
Water Charges
Dear Mr Kenny: A video letter to An Taoiseach regarding water charges in Ireland
Irish CitizenX
26 Nov 2014
88
73
USA
Column: Remember the name Tamir Rice – a child shot dead by police for carrying a toy gun
Niall McGlynn
26 Nov 2014
385
120
cost of education
Opinion: Third level tuition fees should be reintroduced – here's why
Sean Byrne
25 Nov 2014
1.3k
76
Voting Age
Opinion: Why has there been such silence on lowering the voting age?
Kathryn Reilly
25 Nov 2014
122
44
Redress
Opinion: Without meaningful action, apologies to child abuse survivors are just words
Mark Vincent Healy
24 Nov 2014
824
90
Business
Opinion: The time has come to reframe the gender issue
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
24 Nov 2014
135
44
Mental Health
Opinion: We've seen an outburst in mental illness ads – but people still don’t talk.
Ellen
23 Nov 2014
289
44
Grief
A time to grieve? Why we should consider a statutory entitlement to compassionate leave
Claire Micks
23 Nov 2014
5.5k
32
New York
Opinion: The Irish handprints on the world's most symbolic site – One World Trade Centre
Audrey Galvin
23 Nov 2014
990
35
Gender
Opinion: The psychology of appearance – is there a gender bias at play in job interviews?
Gerry Fahey
22 Nov 2014
2.0k
8
Memory
Opinion: Academic doping – can drugs make you smarter?
Adam Winstock and Larissa Maier
22 Nov 2014
247
14
Water protests
Opinion: Water protestors should claim victory and go home now
Aaron McKenna
22 Nov 2014
98
223
Immigration Reform
Opinion: At last, a lifeline for the undocumented Irish in the US
Larry Donnelly
21 Nov 2014
135
35
column
Luke Ming Flanagan: 'It's torture to watch everything falling around our ears'
Luke Ming Flanagan
21 Nov 2014
225
226
mindfulness
Opinion: Develop your ‘mental fitness’ in work to find a sense of well-being
Nicole Paulie
21 Nov 2014
173
1
portrayal of women
Opinion: A game that lets you murder prostitutes? It's creepy, offensive and infuriating
Callan Price
20 Nov 2014
16.8k
229
Democracy
Opinion: Is it any wonder protests turn nasty when they make fools out of those who believe?
Oliver Moran
20 Nov 2014
98
73
harm reduction
Doctor's corner: The biggest problem with a zero tolerance approach to drug use
Dr Adam Winstock
19 Nov 2014
1.1k
25
Opinion
Debate Room: Should there be a boycott of Israeli academic institutions?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
19 Nov 2014
176
165
tenants
Opinion: Rent controls ARE a viable option in calming Ireland's housing crisis
Aideen Elliott and Áine Mannion
19 Nov 2014
327
44
ched Evans
Opinion: Some men (and women) still don't believe that rape exists
Sinead O'Carroll
18 Nov 2014
473
285
Water Charges
Opinion: We have every right to be angry over water charges – but not to be violent
Donal O'Keeffe
18 Nov 2014
87
94
Opinion
Column: Did you know Hitler had an Irish sister-in-law?
Amy Bracken
18 Nov 2014
1.1k
51
Water protests
Eamon Ryan: Ireland should hold a referendum on the public ownership of water
Eamon Ryan
17 Nov 2014
88
85
Money Money Money
Opinion: Are you SURE you'd like to be a millionaire?
Ronan Kennedy
17 Nov 2014
64.1k
68
mothership
Opinion: The unwritten rule that helps stressed parents through the tough days
Andrea Mara
16 Nov 2014
109
20
Me and my backbone
Opinion: They said I would never walk – but I proved them wrong
Siobhan Mungovan
16 Nov 2014
312
7
cravings
Opinion: Are we addicted to certain foods?
Mary Flynn
16 Nov 2014
101
44
BYE BYE BABY
Opinion: Detachment parenting – deliver, bond, and then deposit in creche
Claire Micks
15 Nov 2014
7.4k
65
Education
Opinion: Changes to the Junior Cycle will produce a creative, proactive generation
Craig McHugh
15 Nov 2014
907
62
e-cigarettes
Opinion: Opposition to 'vaping' adverts is knee-jerk moral outrage
Aaron McKenna
15 Nov 2014
288
102
Education
Opinion: Teachers should grasp this unique opportunity to engage with young learners
Majella Dempsey and Gerry Jeffers
14 Nov 2014
194
38
victims of crime
Column: 'My father told us our mother was gone. Her plane had crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.'
Susheel Gupta
14 Nov 2014
101
6
Opinion
Opinion: How mobile phones can be used to fight diseases like Ebola
Kunal Patel
13 Nov 2014
86
6
Opinion
Irish abroad should have the right to vote back home. Here's why...
Dominic Hannigan
13 Nov 2014
248
62
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