Voices

Aicha Dounia
Opinion: 'I'm not a victim, I am a survivor ... I don’t flinch when someone touches me'
Aicha Dounia
Clare McAfee
Opinion: At a cannabis dispensary in Colorado I found the only thing that offered relief for my chronic pain
Clare McAfee
Lynn Ruane
Lynn Ruane: The overdose drug Naloxone can save lives so let's remove the barriers to accessing it
Lynn Ruane
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish For: We are sometimes called Gaeilge Nazis which feels like a bit of a curse
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Sarah Carroll
Opinion: 'I wanted to pursue my acting dreams - but having kids was a huge risk. What should I do?'
Sarah Carroll
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: 'It seems an opportune time to write about sowing seeds in module trays'
Michael Kelly
Blue Care: The healing power and potential of the deep blue sea
Blue Care: The healing power and potential of the deep blue sea
Easkey Britton
Gearóidín McEvoy
Opinion: My name is Gearóidín and I want the Irish State to give me back my fadas
Gearóidín McEvoy
Edwina Wrenn
Opinion: 'I was born with my organs outside my body and given the last rites but now I have two children of my own'
Edwina Wrenn
Ciarán Connolly
Opinion: 'As I attempt to buy my first home, disheartened isn't even the word'
Ciarán Connolly
Tom Clonan
Opinion: 'Lisa Smith needs to be exploited to the maximum as an intelligence source on her return'
Tom Clonan
Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
Opinion: Frustrated with a lack of progress? Time to redefine winning
Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
Cian Prendiville
Opinion: The Limerick Soviet of 1919 is part of a hidden history of Ireland
Cian Prendiville
Cian Matthew Kearns
Opinion: 25 years on from the Rwanda genocide. Can we make sure it never happens again?
Cian Matthew Kearns
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish For: In 1990 Germany got Athaontú (reunification) and Milli Vanilli were exposed for lip-syncing
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: How to grow broadbeans? Start by avoiding cheap compost
Michael Kelly
Nikki Gallagher
Opinion: I want to change the way society sees ex-offenders so I organised a TEDx Talk in Mountjoy
Nikki Gallagher
Dr Cathal O'Sullivan
Opinion: Changing the model of hospital care could help solve the trolley crisis
Dr Cathal O'Sullivan
Give us the night: It's time to reform our licensing laws - they are straight out of Father Ted
Give us the night: It's time to reform our licensing laws - they are straight out of Father Ted
Sunil Sharpe
Clíona Saidléar
Our systems are not working to prevent child sexual violence, even after it is reported
Clíona Saidléar
Felim O'Rourke
Opinion: 64% of workers in Ireland earn less than the 'average' salary
Felim O'Rourke
Lynn Ruane
Lynn Ruane: This Mother's Day, let's celebrate those mothers doing a tough job in challenging circumstances
Lynn Ruane
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish For: The Irish language version of Wikipedia is going strong
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: The fallout from the Mueller Report exposes a Democratic Party adrift
Larry Donnelly
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: 'Growing tomatoes is a hobby that became an obsession and then spiralled out of control into a mania'
Michael Kelly
Kate O'Brien
Opinion: It is time to stop paying people to spread hate
Kate O'Brien
Tom Clonan
Tom Clonan: Deal or no deal, the border will be our problem this time. And we aren't ready for it
Tom Clonan
Kate McGrew
Opinion: Laws that criminalise sex buyers are making life more dangerous for sex workers
Kate McGrew
Andrea Quigley
Opinion: For years the doctors told me I was overweight but it turned out I had lymphoedema
Andrea Quigley
Brian O'Boyle
Carbon taxes won’t stop climate change – we need more radical action
Brian O'Boyle
Aine Costigan
Opinion: In makeshift refugee camps a lost generation of Syrian children cling to hope
Aine Costigan
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish for: Irish is the first language of the constitution. Here's some legal terminology as Gaeilge
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Victor Duggan
Opinion: How you see the Irish economy depends on if you're a glass half-full or half-empty kind of person
Victor Duggan
Sebastian Barry
Sebastian Barry: Fragment of a coffin ship journal, author unknown
Sebastian Barry
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: What is the difference between celery and celeriac?
Michael Kelly
Mary Canavan
Opinion: I had a tumour growing in my breast but I also had a life growing inside me
Mary Canavan
Sarah Geraghty
Opinion: 'I’m thinking of you' and 9 other things it's OK to say to a family going through cancer
Sarah Geraghty
Niamh Kirk
Opinion: Can Irish media users identify trustworthy news sources?
Niamh Kirk
Janette Byrne
Opinion: 'Homelessness in Ireland has many faces and come this June I could be one'
Janette Byrne
Diarmuid Pepper
Opinion: Tech giants must be held responsible for publishing images of murder and child abuse
Diarmuid Pepper