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Opinion: Is austerity really a necessity – or do we have a choice?
Robert Grant
Opinion: Losing the election hit so hard I thought I might never recover
Joan Geraghty
Opinion: The undocumented Irish in the US need and deserve our help
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: As a former Israeli soldier, I had to speak out about the injustices I participated in
Yehuda Shaul
Opinion: Enda — don’t blow the recovery on a PR stunt
Paul Allen
Opinion: With more of us living in cities, we have to plan for real quality of life
Ciarán Cuffe
Bullied: Your stories of bullying in the workplace
Christina Finn
Opinion: How can we revitalise rural towns? Simple – take some of the risk out of doing business
Cathal O’Donoghue
Opinion: The CAO system can clearly be gamed, and it's perpetuating disadvantage
Phil Maguire
Opinion: The deepening relationship between Ireland and China
Eoin McDonnell
Opinion: On medication, I function – off medication, I don’t. It’s as simple as that.
Fiona Kennedy
Opinion: Absolute strangers have reached out to help us – I feel better about what tomorrow brings
Catherine W
Opinion: Why is community renewable energy important?
Paul Kenny
Opinion: With Bloomsday upon us, let's be inspired to pay attention to the details
Sue Norton
Opinion: Nuclear energy is the cleanest, safest, and cheapest – why do we continue to reject it?
Peter Ferguson
Opinion: An apology on Father’s Day (or oops! I did it again!)
Orla Breeze
Opinion: Would you know if an older relative, friend or neighbour was being abused?
Eamon Timmins
Opinion: Where does fatherhood feature in story of mother-and-baby homes?
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
Vlog: What can be done to tackle rising obesity in Ireland?
Katie Varvos
Extract: Dubliners 100, a modern re-telling of Joyce's tales of life in the capital
Elske Rahill
Aaron McKenna: Can we have a ban on banning things, please?
Aaron McKenna
Opinion: It is a bittersweet time for victims of institutional abuse – the least we can do is listen
Mairead Healy
Opinion: Jean-Claude who? Juncker and the the turf war gripping Europe
Stephen O'Shea
Opinion: Abuse and neglect are being hidden in plain sight – but will we open our eyes?
Donal O'Keeffe
Opinion: I'm not genetically linked to my son or daughter but, honestly, it just doesn't matter
Catherine W
Opinion: We were a normal married couple who fell on hard times. Now, we sleep in our car.
Catherine W
Opinion: On what would have been Anne Frank's 85th birthday, let's remember our shared history
Amy Bracken
Opinion: It's still hard to express the sadness that comes with being unable to have children
Trevor O'Sullivan
Opinion: Philosophy for kids? It's absolutely essential for the classroom
Peter Ferguson
Opinion: Antidepressants – friend or foe?
Anonymous
Opinion: Infertility can be utterly devastating for a man – don't allow him to suffer in silence
Helen Browne
Opinion: The best thing I got from my master's was the chance to leave Ireland
Clare Herbert
Opinion: Our daughters can't be expected to live for the sole purpose of bearing children
Sinéad Fox
Opinion: Goodbye Rik Mayall – you loveable, manic scoundrel
Stephen Downes
Column: We must stop claiming that 'we never knew' about child abuse at Catholic institutions
Fin Dwyer
Opinion: Can you imagine waking up one morning to find you can't move?
Niall O'Connor and Christina Finn
Opinion: Climate change is the single biggest threat to winning the fight against hunger
Jim Clarken
Opinion: 'Being stuck in a wheelchair without hands or speech is such a challenge as a mother'
Emma Fitzpatrick
Opinion: Horror doesn't belong to the past, Ireland's most vulnerable are still marginalised and neglected
Aoife Nolan
Opinion: Casual dating – is it just one big wind up?
Christine Allen