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Column: 10 guiding principles for being a 'good Christian' online
Archbishop Eamon Martin
25 May 2014
937
66
Opinion: What is 'compassion' and can it actually be taught?
Joanne O'Malley
25 May 2014
183
20
Opinion: It is a great feeling knowing that your children can call Ireland home
Reginald Oko-Flex Inya
25 May 2014
701
99
Opinion: I was hurting inside but was worried I'd be seen as a weirdo, a freak, if I spoke up
Siobhán Brady
24 May 2014
136
10
Opinion: I was a vulnerable girl when I came to Ireland, and I’m forever grateful to the loving friends I met
Justine Nantale
24 May 2014
793
21
Aaron McKenna: A citizen’s guide to fighting the scourge of cable ties left on lamp posts
Aaron McKenna
24 May 2014
519
27
Opinion: Equality and social justice for women is my life’s work
Salome Mbugua,
23 May 2014
415
41
Opinion: Being ill is hard – having to fight for every basic human right is much, much harder
Corina Duyn
23 May 2014
259
33
Opinion: Sickened with politics and politicians? Then you should vote tomorrow
Dr Rory Hearne
22 May 2014
107
91
Column: With a positive attitude and determination to succeed, the sky is the limit
Tim Martins
22 May 2014
70
33
Larry Donnelly: Do political candidates really enjoy canvassing? I’ll never fully believe that
Larry Donnelly
22 May 2014
152
16
Opinion: Ryan Giggs is hanging up his boots – it's truly the end of an era
Lisa McInerney
21 May 2014
153
66
Column: Dance has the ability to bring people together, no matter where they're from
Onai Tafuma
21 May 2014
2.6k
13
Opinion: My sister was an innocent victim, wrongly taken. Our family will never be the same.
Catherine Flaherty
21 May 2014
185
19
Opinion: Don't let the word 'bankruptcy' scare you, it is now a viable option
Ross Maguire SC
20 May 2014
694
71
Column: 'Africa is not a single country, many countries and cultures make up the continent'
Carol Azams
20 May 2014
205
58
Opinion: After a day submerged in a river, the family escaped the men who wanted them dead
Colm Byrne
20 May 2014
56
2
Opinion: We are never alone, even on our worst days
Amy Rea
19 May 2014
215
10
Opinion: Running is one of the best ways to make a city your own
Sean Dunne
19 May 2014
132
9
Opinion: How one country saw epidemic illnesses plummet – and Ireland could too
Frank Armstrong
19 May 2014
349
43
Video column: The Writer – the life and work of Tim Pat Coogan
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
18 May 2014
367
6
Noel Rock: I'm taking €0 expenses – here's why
Noel Rock
18 May 2014
179
54
Damien Kiberd: This government's housing policy will - literally - put people on the streets
Damien Kiberd
18 May 2014
145
57
Opinion: E-Cigarettes – is ‘vaping’ in front of our children socially acceptable?
Claire Micks
17 May 2014
1.3k
160
Opinion: First Holy Communion etiquette for sensible spenders
Avril O'Reilly
17 May 2014
797
44
Aaron McKenna: Domestic violence is just that – violence. Why not treat it that way?
Aaron McKenna
17 May 2014
135
39
Opinion: Children with special needs are being failed – this is not inclusive education
Catherina Woods
16 May 2014
7.1k
39
Opinion: Misdiagnosed and misunderstood – the dramatic swelling disorder that can be fatal
Gerry Fahey
16 May 2014
893
10
Opinion: My husband refused to believe he had bipolar disorder, and denial destroyed him
Kathleen Maloney
15 May 2014
87.6k
191
Opinion: With such a meagre allowance, our new water charges can't be about conservation
Jennifer Whitmore
15 May 2014
90
75
Opinion: We want to see an increase in wages – and respect – for fast food workers
Ciaran Garrett
15 May 2014
217
44
Opinion: A green lifestyle is a nice but trivial gesture – we must focus on nuclear fusion
Lorraine Courtney
14 May 2014
176
125
Opinion: Social media can help you find a job (if you use it correctly)
Aoife Rigney
14 May 2014
79
29
Opinion: Considering health insurance? The devil is in the detail.
Dermot Goode
14 May 2014
6.6k
22
Opinion: Anxiety and depression are key in keeping the long-term unemployed out of work
Dr Keith Gaynor
13 May 2014
2.9k
67
Opinion: Hold the gluten please! Why we all need to understand coeliac disease
Dr Edel Keaveney
13 May 2014
660
58
Darina Allen: A shared meal was once the bedrock of family life – its loss is a serious problem for society
Darina Allen
13 May 2014
332
37
Opinion: I couldn't clearly watch my brother play in Croke Park because I’m in a wheelchair
John O'Brien
12 May 2014
2.1k
24
Column: 6 things I hate about restaurants
Ross Golden-Bannon
12 May 2014
412
77
PJ Gallagher: 'You live more in five minutes on a bike than most people do in a lifetime'
PJ Gallagher
12 May 2014
797
41
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