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Dementia
Opinion: Dealing with dementia – why we are failing our parents and ultimately ourselves
Catherine W
1 May 2014
537
22
Anglo
Opinion: Who was to blame – Anglo or the Financial Regulator? It's a false dichotomy.
William Campbell
30 Apr 2014
643
76
Voting
Opinion: If you live in Ireland, you have a say in the local elections
Denise Charlton
30 Apr 2014
46
28
Opinion
Opinion: Giving birth at home – a piece of cake?
Alice Marchand
30 Apr 2014
253
37
Business
Opinion: Women CEOs more likely to be fired? Here we go again ...
Andrea Mara
29 Apr 2014
115
37
Mental Health
Opinion: Six weeks ago I went to hospital, threatening to hurt myself. I was sent home.
Fiona Kennedy
29 Apr 2014
10.6k
82
Child Protection
Opinion: Priests should break the seal of confession when someone admits to child abuse
Peter Ferguson
29 Apr 2014
2.3k
165
Mental Health
Column: 'He was given a clean bill of health, walked out of the hospital and took his own life'
Conor McNally
28 Apr 2014
3.8k
169
inequality
Opinion: Across Europe, equality is being obliterated by austerity
Rachel Mullen
28 Apr 2014
91
25
Syria
Column: Western powers should not intervene in Syria
Niall McGlynn
28 Apr 2014
291
40
Dubliners
Video column: The Hairdresser – an inside look at working life in Dublin's city centre
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
27 Apr 2014
76
1
column
The Secret Candidate: Posters are a waste of time and money so here's how we could eliminate them
The Secret Candidate
27 Apr 2014
1.0k
67
Opinion
Damien Kiberd: Teachers do, literally, run the country
Damien Kiberd
27 Apr 2014
378
120
USA
Column: 6 top tips for stress-free J1 summer in the sun
Sean Dunne
26 Apr 2014
2.4k
39
freemen
Column: President Higgins was conferred with the freedom of the city of Cork ... but what does that mean?
Dr Aodh Quinlivan
26 Apr 2014
289
37
Jobs
Column: We're forced to bring skilled workers from abroad because of our educational failures
Aaron McKenna
26 Apr 2014
44
89
Retail
Column: Dependence on out-of-town shopping complexes destroys community life
Laura Reid
25 Apr 2014
299
22
Cash For Gold
Column: Let's stop dragging our feet – we need to regulate cash-for-gold
Stephen Fitzpatrick
25 Apr 2014
525
44
World Malaria Day
Column: A vaccine could soon be here for one of the most devastating diseases on the planet
Hans Zomer
25 Apr 2014
55
13
Opinion
Column: The digital world can support journalism - but who is supporting journalists?
Michael Foley
24 Apr 2014
206
12
Unemployment
Column: I've entered the Church of Burton ... Yes, I am now a JobBridge intern
Catherine W
24 Apr 2014
92
68
Opinion
Column: I know from experience – it's not pleasant being stranded using a wheelchair
Stephen Cluskey
24 Apr 2014
518
15
Worry
Column: Anxiety often breeds perfectionism and success. But at what cost to the individual?
Claire Micks
23 Apr 2014
153
23
Lindsay Lohan
Column: You cannot – and should not – fix a broken life in front of a thousand cameras
Lisa McInerney
23 Apr 2014
81
21
fatal foetal abnormality
Column: I carried my baby to term, knowing when he was born I would have to bury him
Michelle Meehan
23 Apr 2014
31.4k
70
Emergency
Column: I watched thirsty children collect water contaminated with sewage
Carol Morgan
22 Apr 2014
129
Schools
Column: Let's take the Sacraments out of class time (and out of teachers' hands)
Catherine W
22 Apr 2014
1.3k
176
SADS
Column: They say time heals, but we're still learning to live with Conor's sudden death
Brendan O’Mahony
22 Apr 2014
435
14
Fianna Fáil
Column: Substance or rhetoric? Martin pledges Fianna Fáil will enter NI politics
Dr Stephen Kelly
21 Apr 2014
174
80
arts and business
Column: Never waste the lessons of a good recession – capitalise on creative vision
Brendan Murphy
21 Apr 2014
62
4
choose your words
Column: Can metaphors make better laws?
Ben McFarlane
20 Apr 2014
60
24
Easter Rising
Video column: The story of No.16 Moore Street and the rebels of the 1916 Rising
Eoin Lynch and Deirdre Brennan
20 Apr 2014
467
60
Opinion
Damien Kiberd: United States of Europe? Then show us the benefits
Damien Kiberd
20 Apr 2014
363
44
Irish Soldiers
Column: Remember those who fought in WWI – they were as diverse, and Irish, as any of us
Stephen Downes
19 Apr 2014
694
125
Potential
Column: Identifying unexpected strengths in adolescents
Johanna Slivinske
19 Apr 2014
106
5
American Airlines
Column: Why 14 year old Twitter ‘terrorists’ have nothing to worry about
Aaron McKenna
19 Apr 2014
41
36
Peace Process
Column: Will our new cordial partnership with Britain trickle down to NI's day-to-day politics?
Dr Chaminda Weerawardhana
18 Apr 2014
48
45
Drinking
Column: Don't waste your Easter weekend nursing a hangover – follow these easy tips
Shelly Browne
18 Apr 2014
112
33
Opinion
Column: Is there really a glass ceiling for women in the workplace – or is it just for mothers?
Andrea Mara
17 Apr 2014
595
51
Health
Column: 'The doctors didn’t think it could be bowel cancer – I was 22, fit, and didn't smoke'
Robbie Lunn
17 Apr 2014
1.4k
45
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