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A short story before bedtime: Levitation
Sean O'Reilly
24 Sep 2017
9.5k
4
Read Me
Lady Gaga's fibromyalgia: 'It was hard to be near someone who was in pain like that'
Rachel Lynch
24 Sep 2017
34.4k
21
Opinion
'North Koreans are neither brainwashed robots nor aspiring democracy activists'
Alexander Dukalskis
24 Sep 2017
17.9k
54
Bisexual Visibility Day
Column: 'Negative attitudes persist among heterosexual and homosexual people'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
23 Sep 2017
9.5k
101
GIY
Gardening: Tips and recipes for storing and pickling your summer veg
Michael Kelly
23 Sep 2017
5.0k
9
bank of ireland's atms
Opinion: 'I am a Bank of Ireland customer, one who automatically clicked 'Gaeilge''
Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh
23 Sep 2017
26.2k
154
Opinion
Catalan independence: 'Ireland came into being as a result of a similar "illegal" action'
Caoimhín De Barra
22 Sep 2017
16.8k
80
column
Dublin street art: 'We would work as fast as we could to avoid getting caught and arrested'
Solus
21 Sep 2017
8.0k
40
Opinion
Budget 2018: 'There is a strong argument for increasing taxes in the budget'
Tom McDonnell
21 Sep 2017
11.5k
96
Yes campaign
Tom Clonan: 'Leo knows we get up early in the morning to bathe, toilet & spoonfeed our loved ones'
Tom Clonan
20 Sep 2017
17.6k
42
Mandatory retirement age
Ageism at work: '42% of employers believe there's an upper age limit for customer facing roles'
Justin Moran
20 Sep 2017
12.5k
45
Opinion
'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
19 Sep 2017
11.6k
27
Parenting
This is why I'm against... homework
Eric Nolan
18 Sep 2017
39.0k
75
column
From North Wall to Trinity: 'My story is not unique - I've made it to college after putting the work in'
Alex Fay
17 Sep 2017
10.0k
49
Opinion
How stories from Ireland's past and present compelled this singer-songwriter to make trouble
Ciara Sidine
16 Sep 2017
6.8k
2
How do you like them
When was the last time you had an Irish apple? 95% of ones we eat are imported
Michael Kelly
16 Sep 2017
10.3k
56
insights
'I get annoyed when people say it's a side project. My startup is a second full-time job'
Alan O'Beirne
16 Sep 2017
7.3k
5
Opinion
'Voice hearers like myself were once written off - we're due our own revolution and civil rights movement'
Michelle Dalton
14 Sep 2017
19.4k
164
Opinion
'Hurricanes and flooding show we have to talk about climate change - now'
Mark Kernan
12 Sep 2017
6.7k
100
Cyber threats
'Did you know your electronic health records can sell for as much as €40 on the dark web?'
Ronan Murphy
11 Sep 2017
14.5k
25
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Dónal McAnallen: 'Our responsibility as a family was about more than just keeping Cormac's memory alive'
Dónal McAnallen
10 Sep 2017
9.8k
8
Suicide
'My recent trip home brought me back to a time when I was naïve, stupid and emotionally unravelling'
Rick Rossiter
10 Sep 2017
12.8k
5
Opinion
'Ireland is well placed to respond to the needs of migrants and refugees'
Bishop Kevin Doran
10 Sep 2017
10.9k
147
column
'We need to avert our gaze from the White House circus and focus on what matters'
Dominic MacSorley
9 Sep 2017
6.8k
37
grow it yourself
Gardening: Autumn is coming - grab some salvaged timber and get to work on your 'raised beds'
Michael Kelly
9 Sep 2017
8.6k
8
endometriosis
'Many times I just keep smiling to avoid crumbling into a crying mess'
Julie Ronaghan
9 Sep 2017
21.4k
20
Fringe Festival
Tom Clonan: My dance debut tonight will bring me back to conflict's heart of darkness
Tom Clonan
8 Sep 2017
8.7k
23
Opinion
What Australia can learn from Ireland's successful marriage equality campaign
Mark Govern
8 Sep 2017
6.5k
79
Opinion
Could a fellow Republican beat Donald Trump in 2020?
Larry Donnelly
7 Sep 2017
9.1k
65
Opinion
'I am grateful I received the HPV vaccine and will be for the rest of my life'
Imogen Sharkey Ochoa
6 Sep 2017
9.0k
144
Opinion
Affordable Childcare Scheme: 'Childcare providers are desperate and frustrated'
Jennifer Whitmore
4 Sep 2017
7.5k
22
column
'My intellectually disabled daughter should be able to move out like other young people'
Sorcha Ward
3 Sep 2017
12.2k
38
life with dyspraxia
Column: 'I struggle with simple tasks like tying up my hair in a ponytail'
Ellen O'Brien
3 Sep 2017
33.5k
18
Opinion
Paddy Power at Knock: A bit of fun or offensive and hurtful to the devout?
Jason O'Sullivan
3 Sep 2017
27.0k
158
Read Me
Palliative care: 'I felt that if I brought the nurse into my life, I was really dying'
Evelyn Wakefield
2 Sep 2017
20.0k
19
GIY
Lunches: Think beyond sandwiches as new school term begins'
Michael Kelly
2 Sep 2017
15.2k
30
insights
'For one of our first events they told us to bring food for 250 people – we sold one burger'
Rory McCormack
2 Sep 2017
27.5k
18
Opinion
Tuam's Confederate monument: 'Put this ugly part of history in a museum'
Katherine Brewer
2 Sep 2017
8.0k
107
gp salaries
Opinion: 'Young GPs wouldn't be emigrating if GMS payments represented take-home pay'
Chris Goodey
1 Sep 2017
10.8k
50
sound effect
Column: 'I'm 105.5cms tall and I gain access to the world around me by asking passers-by for help'
Sinéad Burke
31 Aug 2017
15.4k
18
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