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Opinion: Children in cages is the new normal in Hungary
Paul Gavan
How I Spend My Money: A civil servant on €23,000 who took a large pay cut to get her job
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'I was ashamed and I worried I wouldn’t be believed about domestic violence - so I stayed longer than I should have'
Priscilla Grainger
Opinion: Government plans to tackle child neglect - but we've heard it all before
Shane Dunphy
Once upon a time, Ireland was full of penguins - here's how they disappeared
Rob Maguire
Processed meats can be very bad for us - so what does the future of the ham sandwich look like?
Ciara Wright PhD
Russian bank collapse: Fictitious assets, hidden losses and the role of the IFSC
Cillian Doyle
'From footballers to computer programmers - I'm blazing a trail for Ireland's hidden women'
Sarah Webb
How I Spend My Money: A sales worker on €70,000 saving €1,000 a month for a mortgage
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'Amazing footballers see their talent as a distant memory - overpowered by isolation, addiction, homelessness'
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For...The role of dogs in legends, proverbs and the Brehon laws
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland in a Snapshot: The dreamlike landscape of the northern coastline
Donal Moloney
From the Garden: Your green tomatoes are unlikely to ripen now - so use them up in chutney
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'An enormous burden falls on the shoulders of our nurses in Ireland'
Liam Doran
Opinion: It is time to ban moneylenders charging interest of up to 287%
Brendan Whelan
How I Spend My Money: A student in Galway earning up to €500 a month from several odd jobs
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'Displaying the victims underwear in court is evidence alright - of rape culture'
Morgan Barbour
'There's a risk we'll remember this whole episode as a case of two bad, and one good cop'
John Devitt
Opinion: 'Ireland should, as a matter of urgency, offer asylum to Asia Bibi'
Paddy Manning
Worse off than their parents? The growing generation of private renters
Tony Fahey
Luke Ming Flanagan: If we are heading for an EU army what does that mean for Irish neutrality?
Luke Ming Flanagan
Opinion: The Supermum myth needs to be exposed
Geraldine Walsh
The Irish For... Seal snot: The literal translations of sea creatures are brilliant
Darach Ó Séaghdha
'2 more weeks and he'd be back with other survivors with scarred lungs, stumped limbs or a shattered sanity'
Tom Farrell
Ireland in a Snapshot: Blaamageddon - what happened when I went to a Waterford flour fight
Donal Moloney
Forgotten by whom? The memory of World War I in Ireland
Donal Fallon
From the garden: 'Do not 'Irish mammy' the sprouts by boiling the divil out of them for 20 minutes'
Michael Kelly
The polls get it right, and the problem with Pelosi: 6 thoughts on the US midterms
Larry Donnelly
As we approach the centenary of Armistice Day, here's why I'm asking Irish politicians to wear a Shamrock Poppy
Frank Feighan
How I Spend My Money: A doctor in Galway on €59,500 saving for her own home
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Opinion: 'I went vegan... because quite simply the way I had been eating no longer made sense at all'
Holly White
What can Irish cities learn from the response to drug use in New Orleans?
Tony Duffin
The view from Indiana: Why the battle for the midwestern state is key to the Senate elections
Eunan McKinney
Lynn Ruane: Examining morality through the prism of social class
Lynn Ruane
The Irish for... 'Why the naming of new technologies in Irish can be more controversial than with English'
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Ireland in a snapshot: The transformation of photography in the digital age
Donal Moloney
From the garden: 'When buying veg, always seek out Irish vegetables and try to avoid price promotions'
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'Eating this mineral in pregnancy - and before conception - can boost how your child's brain develops'
Ciara Wright PhD
Opinion: 'A group of Irish lads held a knife to my throat when I was just 11 - but I don't hate Irish people'
Hazel Chu
How I Spend My Money: A finance worker on €34,000 who sees no point trying to save for a house
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