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Column: Want to break into the digital sector... but aren't sure how?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
26 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Column: Just how independent are our independents?
Joe Conway
26 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Column: Earth’s forgotten places – the locations humans have left behind
Eun Yeom
26 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Column: What’s it like to be Jewish at Christmas time in Ireland?
Aisling O’Brien
25 Dec 2013
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240
Opinion
Column: Working as a firefighter over the festive period can be hard – but it’s worth it
Trevor Hunt
25 Dec 2013
980
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Opinion
Column: Nothing guarantees peace on Earth like classic Christmas movie
Darren Mooney
25 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Column: What was the Christmas Star?
Conor Farrell
25 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Column: My Christmas in the Philippines after typhoon Haiyan
Clare Ahern
24 Dec 2013
71
7
Opinion
Column: Uganda’s anti-gay law… what can you do?
Paul OKeeffe
24 Dec 2013
40
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Opinion
Column: What was Christmas food like in medieval Ireland?
Fin Dwyer
24 Dec 2013
1.2k
15
Opinion
Column: A disabled person’s view on the charity crisis
Chris Lowe
23 Dec 2013
118
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Opinion
Column: I volunteer with Samaritans every Christmas. Here's why...
Anonymous Samaritan
23 Dec 2013
422
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Opinion
Column: Separation and divorce is hard for everyone – especially at Christmas
Bernadette Ryan
22 Dec 2013
775
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Opinion
Column: Selfies and the history of self-portrait photography
Kandice Rawlings
22 Dec 2013
620
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Opinion
Damien Kiberd: Drop the goody-two-shoes approach to economic policy
Damien Kiberd
22 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Column: Let's look at the full story around social housing in Ireland...
Dr Padraic Kenna
21 Dec 2013
308
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Opinion
Column: In much of Europe, ‘asylum-seeker’ and ‘refugee’ have become dirty words
Sherif Elsayed-Ali
21 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Aaron McKenna: A functioning charity sector needs to pay well
Aaron McKenna
21 Dec 2013
119
63
Opinion
Column: Technology is a double-edged sword – it can both liberate and enslave
Sergiusz Prokurat
20 Dec 2013
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29
Opinion
Column: We need to talk about 'The 12 Pubs'
Mick McCarthy
20 Dec 2013
142
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Opinion
Column: For many this Christmas, loneliness will turn the minutes into hours
Gareth O’Callaghan
19 Dec 2013
85
34
Opinion
Column: Will the State meaningfully combat racism in Ireland?
James Carr
19 Dec 2013
108
63
Opinion
Column: Have we become numb to the figures on clerical child abuse?
Mark Vincent Healy
18 Dec 2013
622
45
Opinion
Column: The tobacco industry promotes a killer product – we should limit all interactions with it
John Crown
18 Dec 2013
162
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Opinion
Column: Our lack of willingness to promote transparency is damaging developing countries
Morina O’Neill
18 Dec 2013
119
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Basic meals
Column: Thousands of people in Ireland can't afford a basic meal every second day
Emer Costello MEP
17 Dec 2013
240
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Opinion
Extract: Looking for the farmer of your dreams?
Lorna Sixsmith
17 Dec 2013
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Opinion
Column: I’ve been the bullied and the bully – and here’s my advice to young people
Clare Hartwieg
17 Dec 2013
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53
Opinion
Eamon Ryan: Who really won in the ESB dispute?
Eamon Ryan
16 Dec 2013
380
47
Opinion
Extract: ‘Soldiers have an affinity with the detainees in Guantanamo. It would be bad to shoot them – it’ll be lethal injection’
Tom Clonan
16 Dec 2013
255
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Opinion
Column: This “Ireland as a success story” rhetoric is based on empty spin
Paul Murphy
15 Dec 2013
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118
Opinion
Column: Goodbye Mandela. Now it is up to us.
Ruairí McKiernan
15 Dec 2013
75
36
Opinion
Video blog: A brief history – Christmas, cheer, and commercialisation
Katie Varvos
15 Dec 2013
104
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Opinion
Damien Kiberd: We recover part of our sovereignty - but banks still losing their senses
Damien Kiberd
15 Dec 2013
137
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Opinion
Column: How planning can make sure Christmas is fun
Ciara Conlon
14 Dec 2013
49
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Column: Stargazing for beginners – get the most out of these dark winter nights
Conor Farrell
14 Dec 2013
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29
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: Reports of drug users shooting up on public transport stops people using the service, not class
Aaron McKenna
14 Dec 2013
73
130
Opinion
Column: Atheist gatherings take the positive aspects of church like the sense of community and self-reflection
Deirdre McMahon
13 Dec 2013
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352
Opinion
Column: In a post troika world, we must move our economy away from the failed model of the past
Derek Nolan
13 Dec 2013
30
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Opinion
Column: Families who assist their loved ones to die will continue to feel the full wrath of the law if it is not changed
Dr Eimear Spain
13 Dec 2013
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