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Enough of the guilt: Breastfeeding isn't always an option or the right thing to do
Jennifer Ryan
Gardening: Pick your beetroot early for summer salads and slaws
Michael Kelly
'Hypocrisy in cheering for our gay Taoiseach, and turning a blind eye to his policies'
Oonagh Murphy
'Our children's television viewing is bombarded by the thrills and spills of alcohol'
Dr Bobby Smyth
The Trump Bump? An increase in trust for news media
Dr Jane Suiter
Opinion: 'Gender matters Leo. To win elections you need women's support too'
Lorraine Courtney
Teen mental health: 'The first time I was admitted, albeit voluntarily, I was absolutely terrified'
Natalie Marr
'Does our Housing Minister know how many homes are at risk of rapid fire spread?'
Cian O'Callaghan
French elections: 'Macron can't claim a strong popular mandate'
Dr Míde Ní Shúilleabháin
'My patients die younger and develop chronic conditions earlier than affluent patients'
Dr David Gibney
Arthritis: 'I am grateful for arthritis. I’m a better person than before my diagnosis'
Peter Boyd
Coming out on the Late Late: 'Gay mirrored the prejudice that existed at the time'
Joni Crone
'Dads aren't recognised in our Constitution and the Citizen's Assembly denied them a voice'
Matt O'Connor
Fracking: 'We argued and protested. We met at marts and concerts. We persisted and we succeeded'
Scott Coombs
'A bowl of seasonal goodness using veg from our land and fish from our seas'
Michael Kelly
'At 38 Taoiseach Varadkar is not too old to listen to his father. Let’s hope he does'
Kate Shanahan
Gerry Adams: 'What kind of Irish leader would swear loyalty to the English Queen?'
Gerry Adams
Countering radicalisation: 'Tell people if you work hard, you can have a better future'
Bart Somers
Why has the terrorism threat level not been raised here?
Tom Clonan
Lynn Ruane: 'She was pure goodness and spent her life sharing that goodness'
Lynn Ruane
Opinion: 'The British General Election changed everything'
Owen Worth
Column: 'I imagine guilt is a friend of every carer on this island'
Geraldine Renton
'Some parents have to open the coffin every two hours to put in ice-packs so remains stay cool'
Gerry Edwards
Column: 'It's not fair to ask the public to subsidise uneconomic wind farms'
Michael Fitzmaurice TD
'We need to be cautious about celebrating Varadkar’s political success'
Dil Wickremasinghe
Fair City scriptwriter: 'Heather's brain injury is my brother's story too'
Jennifer Davidson
Traveller ethnicity: 'We always knew we were people in our own right'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
'People think environmentalists want to destroy farming. This is sad and unfortunate'
Mícheál Callaghan
'Ramadan is about so much more than refraining from food and drink'
Hajar Akl
Grow it yourself: New potato salad with capers and herbs
Michael Kelly
The Tories and DUP: 'A messy and weak parliamentary rule of the hard right flavour'
Rob Winkel
British General Election: 'Being young in Britain right now is weird'
Chloe Rennard
'Europe is voting for the centre again, and is endorsing more Europe, not less'
David Higgins
'Last Sunday Bernie Sanders delivered a message Ireland needed to hear'
Ruairí McKiernan
Opinion: 'An ambitious strategy with the potential to revolutionise Irish healthcare'
Paul Gordon
Column: 'Tomorrow I'll be undertaking the biggest mind-melt of my life'
Gavin Dowd
Column: 'Quality childcare costs and we need well paid early educators to make it happen'
Teresa Heeney
Column: 'The doctors wouldn’t listen, and why would they? I’m not a doctor'
Elisha Reilly
Discrimination? 'Only 16% of people who are blind or vision impaired in Ireland are working'
Chris White
'The Leaving Cert is a valuable life lesson. If you want something, you need to work hard to get it'
Caoimhín De Barra