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Ageism at work: '42% of employers believe there's an upper age limit for customer facing roles'
Justin Moran
'I left school early at 16. Now I'm a mature student at 51 - it's never too late to go to college'
Deirdre O'Regan
This is why I'm against... homework
Eric Nolan
From North Wall to Trinity: 'My story is not unique - I've made it to college after putting the work in'
Alex Fay
How stories from Ireland's past and present compelled this singer-songwriter to make trouble
Ciara Sidine
When was the last time you had an Irish apple? 95% of ones we eat are imported
Michael Kelly
'I get annoyed when people say it's a side project. My startup is a second full-time job'
Alan O'Beirne
'Voice hearers like myself were once written off - we're due our own revolution and civil rights movement'
Michelle Dalton
'Hurricanes and flooding show we have to talk about climate change - now'
Mark Kernan
'Did you know your electronic health records can sell for as much as €40 on the dark web?'
Ronan Murphy
Dónal McAnallen: 'Our responsibility as a family was about more than just keeping Cormac's memory alive'
Dónal McAnallen
'My recent trip home brought me back to a time when I was naïve, stupid and emotionally unravelling'
Rick Rossiter
'Ireland is well placed to respond to the needs of migrants and refugees'
Bishop Kevin Doran
'We need to avert our gaze from the White House circus and focus on what matters'
Dominic MacSorley
Gardening: Autumn is coming - grab some salvaged timber and get to work on your 'raised beds'
Michael Kelly
'Many times I just keep smiling to avoid crumbling into a crying mess'
Julie Ronaghan
Tom Clonan: My dance debut tonight will bring me back to conflict's heart of darkness
Tom Clonan
What Australia can learn from Ireland's successful marriage equality campaign
Mark Govern
Could a fellow Republican beat Donald Trump in 2020?
Larry Donnelly
'I am grateful I received the HPV vaccine and will be for the rest of my life'
Imogen Sharkey Ochoa
Affordable Childcare Scheme: 'Childcare providers are desperate and frustrated'
Jennifer Whitmore
'My intellectually disabled daughter should be able to move out like other young people'
Sorcha Ward
Column: 'I struggle with simple tasks like tying up my hair in a ponytail'
Ellen O'Brien
Paddy Power at Knock: A bit of fun or offensive and hurtful to the devout?
Jason O'Sullivan
Palliative care: 'I felt that if I brought the nurse into my life, I was really dying'
Evelyn Wakefield
Lunches: Think beyond sandwiches as new school term begins'
Michael Kelly
'For one of our first events they told us to bring food for 250 people – we sold one burger'
Rory McCormack
Tuam's Confederate monument: 'Put this ugly part of history in a museum'
Katherine Brewer
Opinion: 'Young GPs wouldn't be emigrating if GMS payments represented take-home pay'
Chris Goodey
Column: 'I'm 105.5cms tall and I gain access to the world around me by asking passers-by for help'
Sinéad Burke
'Raidió na Gaeltachta’s founders created a 'woke' space well before its time'
Siún Ní Dhuinn
Opinion: 'Too little accountability creates monsters. Too much blame creates fools'
Martin Fellenz
Ireland's national debt: 'We are arguably approaching a very serious crisis'
Colm Fitzgerald
Terror in Ireland: 'We face a new threat and we must be imaginative in how we use the arms of State'
Declan Power
Column: 'My brother Thomas is not suitable for 'community living''
Joyce Bambury
Cyberbullying: 'Girls' lives can be ripped apart by angry boys who can't have them'
Stella O'Malley
'The portrayal of gender abuse is often misused in order to justify discriminatory and even racist speech'
Nicoletta Mandolini and Dr Caroline Williamson
Pickles, sauces and spiralising: Using up the summer's veg harvest
Michael Kelly
Opinion: 'Trump should eliminate US nukes and give a chance to diplomacy'
Julien Mercille
'We are all coming to the same conclusion – prohibitive drug laws harm'
Tony Duffin