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Independence
Opinion: The Scottish referendum is the classic heart versus head clash
Kevin Byrne
14 Sep 2014
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Search
Column: 'At aged 48, I found out I was adopted. When I found my mother, it was too late'
Harry Foley
13 Sep 2014
2.6k
60
Fringe Festival
Opinion: 'We Irish deal with things with a sense of humour - even cancer'
Neil Douglas
13 Sep 2014
936
10
Politics
Column: An era has truly come to an end in Northern Ireland with the death of Ian Paisley
Dr David McCann
13 Sep 2014
95
50
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: 'We don’t need national political castoffs to run an arbitrarily sized bureaucracy'
Aaron McKenna
13 Sep 2014
51
28
column
Opinion: 'I’ve never found it at all incongruous that I could be both British and Scottish'
Jason Norval
12 Sep 2014
139
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War Crimes
Column: Syria is the humanitarian tragedy of our generation, yet most people just shrug their shoulders
Barry Andrews
12 Sep 2014
153
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Irish language
Opinion: 'Peig Sayers represents our complexity and there is a little of her in us all'
Caitríona Ní Mhurchú
12 Sep 2014
3.4k
56
SMEs
Column: Four trends that will have a significant impact on every business in Ireland
Renaud Visage
12 Sep 2014
337
6
Age Friendly
Opinion: Dublin is a great place to live, but not necessarily when you're old
Hugh O'Connor
11 Sep 2014
485
35
the toll
Column: The Ebola outbreak is much more than a medical emergency
Alistair Short
11 Sep 2014
118
6
Women in Sport
Opinion: Turn those angry tweets into bums on seats
Sinéad O'Carroll
11 Sep 2014
184
28
Suicide Prevention
Opinion: 'We patrol the waters on the look out for someone contemplating suicide'
Declan and Darryl Barry
10 Sep 2014
343
12
Opinion
Column: It's still okay to say 'NO!' to your Junior Cert teen on drinking
Patrick Cusack
10 Sep 2014
1.4k
52
JC RESULTS
Opinion: It's not a Mickey Mouse exam, the Junior Cert does actually matter
Eamonn Toland
10 Sep 2014
7.8k
38
Tech
Opinion: As Apple moves further into data, it's time we start taking responsibility for our own
Quinton O'Reilly
10 Sep 2014
42
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Addiction
Opinion: 'I saw my wife's face and I couldn't hide from it any more. I had to stop gambling'
Anonymous Samaritan
9 Sep 2014
235
31
CONTAINMENT
Opinion: 'The lockdown of Sierre Leone won't have a significant impact in dealing with Ebola'
Darren Hanniffy
9 Sep 2014
73
3
Women's Rights
Opinion: 'In the 1950s, I fought the marriage ban and continued teaching with no pay'
Maureen Cronin
9 Sep 2014
4.6k
46
Environment
Opinion: The Poolbeg Incinerator makes little sense – we need to waste less and recycle more
Claire Byrne
8 Sep 2014
309
46
crisis
Opinion: Russia is in the driving seat of the Ukrainian crisis and she’s taking the West for a dangerous spin
Jack Lahart
8 Sep 2014
145
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Nature
Opinion: I've never been so excited about Dublin's future – a Dodder Greenway would be incredible
Victoria White
8 Sep 2014
1.0k
51
Breast Cancer
Opinion: I wouldn't have recognised the signs if my cousin hadn't been diagnosed with breast cancer
Sharon Burrell
7 Sep 2014
145
18
us civil war
Column: Who was the Irish nanny in the (other) White House?
Frank Burns
7 Sep 2014
165
4
Scotland
Opinion: What would Scottish independence mean for Ireland?
Michael Keating
7 Sep 2014
615
63
Renting
Opinion: The truth about sharing a house (hint: it’s not like Friends)
Michelle McBride
6 Sep 2014
6.4k
34
Abortion
Opinion: We must repeal the eighth amendment
Sinéad Kennedy
6 Sep 2014
952
233
Economy
Aaron McKenna: There’s only one sensible thing to do in this budget – cut taxes
Aaron McKenna
6 Sep 2014
45
183
Conflict
Opinion: Why Gaza needs an Albert Reynolds
Paul Allen
5 Sep 2014
82
36
Equality
Opinion: Marriage equality isn't a foregone conclusion – there's no room for complacency
Donal O'Keeffe
5 Sep 2014
223
236
Suicide
Myths v Facts on suicide: a misunderstood issue that claims 800,000 lives each year
World Health Organisation
4 Sep 2014
639
54
Theatre
Video: 'At the time, there were few plays that expressed what I was thinking'
Eoin Lynch
4 Sep 2014
128
2
Rainforest
Opinion: Deforestation isn't just changing our climate, it could be destroying life-saving medicines
Leah Gainey
4 Sep 2014
3.7k
15
Online Security
Column: Free Wi-Fi networks carry risks – but you can avoid them
Ronan Leonard
3 Sep 2014
125
17
disadvantage
Opinion: The first three years of life are crucial in influencing a child's future
Marian Quinn
3 Sep 2014
202
8
decisions decisions
Opinion: Shouldn't we give freshers more time to make life-changing decisions?
Vivian Rath
3 Sep 2014
60
23
SCHOOL DAYS
Opinion: 5 things I got completely wrong about starting school
Andrea Mara
2 Sep 2014
110
15
war planes
Opinion: Croke Park war plane stunt betrayed the history of the GAA
Joe Murray
2 Sep 2014
286
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oppression
Opinion: 'These human rights abuses have a very real and clear link to Ireland'
Kirsten Roberts
2 Sep 2014
124
13
Online abuse
Hot Topic: Dealing with Twitter abuse and trolling
Holly Carpenter and Niall Harbison
1 Sep 2014
95
28
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