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Opinion
Column: We can be the healthy masculinity we wish to see
Carlos Andrés Gómez
13 Dec 2013
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58
Opinion
Column: Is the work Christmas party past its sell-by date?
Tony Moore
12 Dec 2013
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68
Opinion
Column: Michael O'Leary turned Santa because he had to
Paul Allen
12 Dec 2013
140
60
Opinion
Column: What’s the future for the Irish language and do politicians want to preserve it?
Seán Mag Leannáin
12 Dec 2013
838
128
Christmas
Column: Heartbreak, misery and cloying sentimentality – the ingredients of any good Christmas song
Kate Bellamy
11 Dec 2013
63
12
Opinion
Column: One month on from Typhoon Haiyan it’s essential we get people back to work
Clare Ahern
11 Dec 2013
57
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Opinion
Column: Our fragile health insurance market faces collapse if age groups aren’t balanced
Patricia Conboy
11 Dec 2013
427
25
Opinion
Column: ‘I attended Nelson Mandela’s inauguration in 1994 and he will be missed’
Joe Murray
10 Dec 2013
461
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Opinion
Column: The equality struggle didn’t end with Mandela’s prison release, it must continue
David Cronin
10 Dec 2013
147
49
Opinion
Column: An itch, a rash, warts – this makes people get an STI test, but often there are no symptoms
Tricia Purcell
10 Dec 2013
130
32
Opinion
Column: Domestic abuse in same-sex relationships isn't talked about – but it's real
Catherine W
9 Dec 2013
637
68
Opinion
Column: What happens to Ireland if the UK exits the EU?
John O'Donnell
9 Dec 2013
558
141
Opinion
Lisa McInerney: The Paris-Mandela hoax is a perfect sign of the times
Lisa McInerney
8 Dec 2013
75
51
Opinion
Column: What you don’t know about emergency contraception (and why it might hurt you)
Alison O'Riordan and Isabel Hayes
8 Dec 2013
9.4k
105
Opinion
Damien Kiberd: Forbes has Ireland all wrong
Damien Kiberd
8 Dec 2013
123
58
Opinion
Column: Should Ireland join NATO?
Colm Ó Broin
7 Dec 2013
837
144
Opinion
Column: No one wants to utter the ‘C’ word – but it’s a barrier to blossoming romance
Rena Maycock
7 Dec 2013
1.2k
61
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: Drop Irish or go full native – it's time to decide
Aaron McKenna
7 Dec 2013
522
189
insight
Column: 'The plans we made together are gone now, Alzheimer’s is a most horrifying illness'
Teresa Dillion
6 Dec 2013
187
29
Opinion
Column: JobBridge isn't about helping people, it's about padding unemployment figures
Kevin Coughlan
6 Dec 2013
195
150
Opinion
Column: Christmas can be a hard time for people – we all need support
Ciaran Behan
5 Dec 2013
823
21
Opinion
Video column: Gay X-Factor contestant abused, protests in Ukraine and Black Pete
Katie Varvos
5 Dec 2013
451
27
Opinion
Column: The governments controlling the euro are no friends of Ireland
Dr Rory Hearne
5 Dec 2013
84
73
Opinion
Column: Ireland could learn a lot from Hong Kong
John Devitt
4 Dec 2013
183
26
Opinion
Column: Restoring the Christmas bonus should be a no-brainer
Patrick Nulty
4 Dec 2013
170
106
Opinion
Column: Why are over two thirds of blind people in the world women?
Michael Marren
4 Dec 2013
498
46
Colombia
Column: Women in Colombia are fighting back against the use of rape as a weapon of war
Karol Balfe
3 Dec 2013
572
19
Opinion
Column: We need new ways to acknowledge grief in our rapidly changing society
Lydia Kiernan and Christine Hadekel
3 Dec 2013
641
13
Opinion
Column: Ireland can be a centre of international investment AND indigenous innovation
Damien English
3 Dec 2013
132
11
Opinion
Column: Tarring all charities with the same brush hurts vulnerable people
Anne Hanniffy
2 Dec 2013
118
73
Opinion
Column: The charity sector needs a legal and regulatory body – immediately
Anne-Maree Quinn
2 Dec 2013
47
28
Opinion
Column: Betting your business on the domestic Irish market is foolish, lazy and unnecessary
Patrick Burke
2 Dec 2013
66
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Opinion
Column: The pain of debt is not quick – it is a ceiling that lowers inch by crucifying inch
Jillian Godsil
1 Dec 2013
170
52
Opinion
Column: Let's recognise and appreciate the fine men and women who have served Ireland
Colm Bergin
1 Dec 2013
98
39
Opinion
Damien Kiberd: Reasons to be cheerful? Maybe - but cautious too
Damien Kiberd
1 Dec 2013
72
16
Opinion
Column: Londoners had The Clash, Mancunians had The Smiths – and we had The Blades
Stewart Smyth
30 Nov 2013
151
32
Opinion
Column: Music changes lives – every young person should have the chance to learn
Chris Maher
30 Nov 2013
101
34
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: Essential utilities like the ESB should be protected from strikes
Aaron McKenna
30 Nov 2013
114
54
Opinion
Column: What's happening in the Central African Republic?
Jane-Ann McKenna
29 Nov 2013
185
18
column
Video column: Why is the link between mental health and alcohol so controversial?
Katie Varvos
29 Nov 2013
105
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