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Voices

All time
'We should follow Norway and publish everyone’s tax returns online'
Aengus Ó Maoláin
Life on the minimum wage: 'I am on antidepressants to help me cope'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Fertility treatment: 'There may be no happy ending, but we wouldn't change anything'
Professor Mary Wingfield
Opinion: 'Fake medicines are a growing problem, around 7% of the global market'
Leonie Clarke
'Did you know Roger Casement helped to liberate natives in the Amazon jungle?'
Gianmarco Alvarado
GIY: 'Turnips are perfect for late summer sowing'
Michael Kelly
'We need to protect jurors from attempts to influence them through social media'
Josepha Madigan
Eamon Ryan: 'Electric cars are about to go mainstream in a dramatic way'
Eamon Ryan
Opinion: 'It's easy to attack RTÉ but the pay gap is an issue where you work too'
Lorraine Courtney
Disability: 'Are one in four people that I meet uncomfortable talking to me?'
Keith Hayes
Southeast cardiac service: 'Medical argument and simple logic are being ignored'
Matt Shanahan
'After 10 years I wasn't enjoying the job at all. I was CEO, but I'm a nuts-and-bolts guy'
Jonathan Maliepaard
Column: 'Is it possible to be Catholic and a feminist?'
Colleen Hennessy
'No victory was more emphatic than East Clare and no candidate more central to history'
Dr Daithí Ó Corráin
Column: 'We need fines for cars parked on footpaths and for wheelie bins'
Sean O'Kelly
Gardening: This week, a beer trap for pesky slugs and seasonal soups
Michael Kelly
LGBTI: 'We are pleased to see chemsex included in the National Drugs Strategy'
Adam Shanley
'We're planning for the here-and-now, but we must future-proof our housing system too'
John O'Connor
Opinion: 'Our free legal aid system is being abused'
John O'Mahony
Debate Room: 'Saudi Arabia's dress codes are an affront to individual freedoms'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Column: 'There's nothing for me in Kerry, no job to move home for'
Lorraine Courtney
Opinion: 'Just one week after banning fracking, we started drilling for oil'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Home care worker: '€10.10 an hour, no guaranteed hours and no sick leave'
Sinead Pembroke
Alcoholism: 'Dad, I don’t blame you. I never have'
Anonymous
'Education is important. The government should pay us students to go to college'
Declan Lavin
'If you go to Pamplona to be chased by a bull, you’re participating in his long, painful death'
Grace McKeown
J1 summer: 'I could be making more of my privilege, but I'm having an incredible time'
Donal MacNamee
Gardening: Forage elderflowers now for a fresh, blossom-infused cordial
Michael Kelly
'To The Bone does not elevate disordered eating behaviours as something to aspire to'
Barry Murphy
However you might feel about internships, employers say they use them to spot new hires
Mark Mitchell
Just finished college? Here are some tips for that first big job hunt
Mark Mitchell
'We need the Help to Buy scheme. It boosts supply and helps first-time buyers purchase new homes'
Tom Parlon
'I'm pushing for change in mental health services - and you can help me'
Natalie Marr
Austerity is over apparently. But will Fine Gael's 10-year, €20 billion splurge wow us?
Kealan Flynn
Starting salaries on the rise as graduate jobs market heats up
Mark Mitchell
Opinion: 'Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health'
Dearbhla Lenehan
'As the first TD to speak about my abortion, I hope to dispel the shame'
Bríd Smith
'These investigations could seriously alter the motor insurance landscape in Ireland'
Jason O'Sullivan
'I am not ashamed of losing my home. But people's judgemental attitudes make it harder'
Anonymous
Column: 'Over half my patients, often with contagious illnesses, have to share a bed'
Dr Eamonn Faller