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Voices

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Crimea
Opinion: Putin’s actions in Ukraine threaten to alter the entire security architecture of Europe
John O’Brennan
1 Sep 2014
128
201
Abortion
Opinion: Reducing harm to sentient beings should be central to abortion laws
Dr Ruth Fletcher
1 Sep 2014
1.0k
125
Coming Out
Opinion: When is the right time to tell a child that you're gay?
Christine Allen
31 Aug 2014
3.0k
74
holiday have nots
Opinion: Next year there will be no ‘family holiday’ – there will be a ‘staycation’
Claire Micks
31 Aug 2014
178
49
Addiction
Opinion: Addiction is often boiled down to sound bites – but the truth is complex
Tony Duffin
31 Aug 2014
434
19
Death
Opinion: Grief can be unpredictable, so a good send-off for a departed loved one is essential
Lydia Kiernan
30 Aug 2014
1.8k
16
Trade Union
Opinion: There's a good reason for the private-public sector pay gap
Bernard Harbor
30 Aug 2014
3.5k
140
spectrum of violence
Opinion: The lives of our peacekeeping troops are being recklessly risked at the Syrian border
Aaron McKenna
30 Aug 2014
454
53
sexual violence
Opinion: It's a false economy to cut back funding to rape crisis centres
Ellen O’Malley-Dunlop
29 Aug 2014
52
56
Swimming
Opinion: Friend or foe? What you need to know about jellyfish
Naomi Lavelle
29 Aug 2014
561
16
EBOLA
Column: What exactly is an 'outbreak'?
Cillian De Gascun
28 Aug 2014
258
5
Conflict
Opinion: Dramatic change is needed in American foreign policy – the people have no appetite for war
Larry Donnelly
28 Aug 2014
82
56
Equality
Opinion: Having an openly gay Rose of Tralee sends a powerful message to middle Ireland
Brian Finnegan
28 Aug 2014
372
205
Wetting the bed
Opinion: Does your child have bed-wetting issues? Positive reinforcement is essential
Niamh O’Reilly
27 Aug 2014
1.4k
25
distracted
Opinion: We are more concerned with beeps from our phone than the person in front of us
Niall McGlynn
27 Aug 2014
246
37
Pilgrimage
Opinion: Blisters, bruises, bumps, bites – life on the Camino is tough but worth every minute
Michelle McBride
27 Aug 2014
1.1k
32
e-learning
Opinion: New technology is opening access to education, but also presenting new challenges
John D'Arcy
26 Aug 2014
132
10
no sense
Opinion: Why do so many businesses ignore the needs of disabled patrons?
Vivian Rath
26 Aug 2014
387
59
Graduates
Opinion: Will the push to encourage more science and technology graduates be worth it?
Tanya Duncan
25 Aug 2014
71
13
Independence referendum
Opinion: It's crunch time... Salmond and Darling go head-to-head over Scotland's future
Natalie Tennyson
25 Aug 2014
53
28
flood prevention
Opinion: Our water infrastructure is a mess but there is a better way
Cathal O’Meara
25 Aug 2014
96
29
Trauma
Opinion: Why are so many victims of child sexual abuse reluctant to report it?
Gerry Fahey
24 Aug 2014
3.3k
26
view from the trenches
The Trinity Skeletons: The archaeological quest to find out who they were
Damian Shiels
24 Aug 2014
314
29
Opinion
Opinion: The killing and imprisonment of journalists should concern us all
Kirsten Roberts
24 Aug 2014
166
34
Terrorism
Opinion: The murder of James Foley will backfire spectacularly on Isis
Colm O'Mahony
23 Aug 2014
143
184
Opinion
Opinion: 10 things you can do if you didn't get that college place you wanted
Ruairí McKiernan
23 Aug 2014
2.8k
17
column
Aaron McKenna: To combat crime, we must make prison softer
Aaron McKenna
23 Aug 2014
137
80
Schooling
Column: Let’s make this school year better for people with autism
Adam Harris
22 Aug 2014
381
30
Iraq
Opinion: 'I ate leaves and grass to stay alive' – Iraqi families pushed from their homes by ISIS
Donatella Rovera
22 Aug 2014
57
5
RIP
Opinion: Reynolds was utterly instrumental to the peace process – it is no small achievement
Dr David McCann
21 Aug 2014
68
21
ice bucket challenge
Opinion: So... why are people suddenly chucking buckets of icy water over their heads?
Maeve Leahy
21 Aug 2014
335
80
Controversy
Debate Room: Was the New York Post's front page photo of James Foley unethical?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
21 Aug 2014
145
45
national psyche
Opinion: How will Ireland's rise, fall and humble recovery affect us as a nation?
Claire Micks
21 Aug 2014
74
44
digital age
Opinion: James Foley's death shows that graphic, unregulated footage is just a click away
Derek Bowler
20 Aug 2014
787
87
Education
Opinion: The disparity in third level participation should make us angry
Keet Wilson
20 Aug 2014
362
37
Rosetta mission
Opinion: Could comets have delivered the precursors of life?
Conor Farrell
20 Aug 2014
124
30
Rose of Tralee
Opinion: The Roses have thick enough skins to take the constant Father Ted 'lovely girls' joke
Eleanor Mc Quaid
19 Aug 2014
255
42
Ferguson
Opinion: The protesters in Missouri have wrongly become enemies of the State
Niall McGlynn
19 Aug 2014
56
92
daily life
Opinion: Humanitarian work is intense and all-consuming, but I believe in what I do
Ciara O'Malley
19 Aug 2014
136
10
Gaza
Opinion: Israel’s use of force in Gaza reflects an entrenched but unsustainable colonial logic
John Reynolds
18 Aug 2014
145
169
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