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Voices

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jekyll and hyde
Opinion: 'Who am I?'... answering the big questions about your personality
Gerry Fahey
27 Oct 2014
2.4k
5
real capital
Opinion: 9 reasons Cork is cooler than Dublin right now
Steve Collins
27 Oct 2014
7.4k
171
new world order
Opinion: Welcome to the new normal – global instability
Jack Lahart
27 Oct 2014
194
40
braaaains
Column: Embrace your inner zombie – eat some pumpkin brains
Fiann Ó Nualláin
26 Oct 2014
149
9
Irish Life
Extract: The bits of Irish history you weren't taught at school
Damian Corless
26 Oct 2014
998
50
god in the classroom
Opinion: A religious education is vital for understanding our world
Gary Keogh
26 Oct 2014
3.6k
200
Family Time
Opinion: The 'frozen eggs' debate is really a societal issue – don't vilify corporations over it
Claire Micks
25 Oct 2014
99
49
Controversy
Debate Room: Should Ched Evans be allowed to return to professional football?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
25 Oct 2014
288
101
Tax
Aaron McKenna: Has 'success' become a dirty word?
Aaron McKenna
25 Oct 2014
79
85
over to you
A commenter speaks: Adebayo Flynn on why comment sections aren't as bad as they're made out
Adebayo Flynn
24 Oct 2014
258
99
Adult Education
Opinion: 'You never feel embarrassed to admit you don’t understand something'
Darren Bermingham
24 Oct 2014
187
12
second internet revolution
Column: Demystifying the 'Internet of Things'
Ann O’Dea
24 Oct 2014
73
17
Terrorism
Opinion: How many hundreds, or thousands, would have been saved if he had lived?
John Crown
23 Oct 2014
3.9k
134
Name of the game
Opinion: What do crystal and bread rolls have in common?
Bernard O’Connor
23 Oct 2014
68
6
Abuse
Opinion: Are we continuing to avert our eyes from sexual abuse?
Patrick Ryan
22 Oct 2014
190
37
Mental Health
Opinion: Driving home on a stormy night, I saw a distressed young man on a bridge wall
Donal O'Keeffe
22 Oct 2014
571
70
Parenting
Opinion: Irish family life has changed dramatically in just one generation
Karen Kiernan
21 Oct 2014
1.8k
22
Motherhood
Opinion: What happens when a pregnant woman or nursing mother gets sent to jail?
Dr. Mary Rogan
21 Oct 2014
8.3k
27
USA
Opinion: US midterm elections – why they’re important to America and the world
Larry Donnelly
20 Oct 2014
178
28
Money Money Money
Opinion: Does money really buy happiness?
Michelle McBride
20 Oct 2014
927
47
History
Column: Remembering the American Civil War through one Irish family's story
Damian Shiels
19 Oct 2014
298
11
Journalism
Extract: The role of the media in the Irish economic crisis
Julien Mercille
19 Oct 2014
1.3k
29
tech overload
Opinion: Can 'digital detoxing' help tech companies to grow?
Elaine Heney
18 Oct 2014
120
1
Body Image
Opinion: 'Fat shaming' is not the way to encourage healthy eating
Aisling Lyons
18 Oct 2014
945
111
Water Charges
Aaron McKenna: This government is engineering its own downfall through Irish Water
Aaron McKenna
18 Oct 2014
55
138
Terrorism
Opinion: A holy war? Examining the relationship between religion and violence
Gary Keogh
17 Oct 2014
1.1k
173
West Africa
Column: What is life like in a city hit by Ebola? An Irish voice from Sierra Leone
Saoirse McHugh
17 Oct 2014
504
4
Reading
Opinion: Don't despair if your child doesn't love to read – it's all about finding the right book
Aoife Murray
17 Oct 2014
61
11
Fertility
Opinion: 'Egg freeze' offer is putting a metaphorical gun to young women’s heads
Carol Redmond
16 Oct 2014
149
63
Abortion
Opinion: Changes to abortion laws should be decided by referendum – with balanced information for voters
Niamh Ui Bhriain
16 Oct 2014
398
412
Stuttering
Opinion: Stuttering is unforgiving – it never rests – but despite it I've found my true voice
Simon Walsh
15 Oct 2014
2.7k
51
Asylum Seekers
Opinion: 'Direct provision' is a holding pen where people are kept for efficient deportation
Anne Mulhall and Gavan Titley
15 Oct 2014
401
144
your wallet
Opinion: Budget 2015 is over... so have we left austerity behind?
Noel Doherty
15 Oct 2014
45
20
Maths
Opinion: I've always had a passion for maths but was often unmotivated – until now
Hannah Leonard
14 Oct 2014
374
5
Tax
Opinion: Not enough focus on tax policy that could lead to sustained recovery
Darragh Kilbride
14 Oct 2014
57
11
emigrant's diary
Vlog: Emigrating with other people can be tough... emigrating alone can be much tougher
Oisin Gregorian
14 Oct 2014
200
19
budget 2015
Opinion: Human rights must be put at the heart of the budgetary process
Aoife Nolan
13 Oct 2014
50
20
Disaster Reduction
Column: Women, the elderly, and the disabled are disproportionately hit by natural disasters
Dom Hunt
13 Oct 2014
802
8
Meditation
Opinion: How do you find the balance between your everyday life and spiritual experience?
Estelle Birdy
12 Oct 2014
152
26
Endurance
Opinion: What’s with all the extreme fitness challenges?
Claire Micks
12 Oct 2014
419
61
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