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Stephen Byrne: Why 9 years after ripping up my results, I went back to do the Leaving Cert...
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'Your 30s are a tricky time for women. The biological and social pressures to conform are immense'
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'Growing up, my gay pals and I were groped, harassed, screamed at and bothered at every second turn'
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'Ireland is an expensive country - so what can the government do about it in this year's Budget?'
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'I’ll always remember holding my results in my hand and seeing the look of pride on my parents' faces'
grow it yourself
GIY: My father-in-law still dismisses kale as cattlefeed - but these days it’s rightly valued as a nutritional powerhouse
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'The Public Order Unit's protective hoods are not fashion accessories, but safety requirements in certain circumstances'
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Opinion: Ian Paisley's facing into a possible by-election ... he can be heartened by his likely re-election
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'We say 'we need to talk about mental health in Ireland' - while looking the other way when people scream for help'
Opinion
'If we don't pay our Defence Forces a decent wage, we will lose talented, educated young people'
Opinion
'Festival waste? It's not new - we're a disposable nation and we need to change our attitude'
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Opinion: On either side of the Atlantic, a disregard for verifiable facts has increasingly become the norm
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Opinion: 'All labour involves selling our bodies in some form, so what is different about sex work?'
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'I won’t ever be able to understand exactly how the HPV vaccine works. So as a parent I have to trust the experts'
Opinion
Opinion: 'Earn money on the side? Fear of the taxman isn't a reason not to file your tax return'
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Opinion: 'Many people don't believe social smoking is harmful - as a doctor, I know that's not true'
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Opinion: 'It would be easy to dismiss female genital mutilation as something alien to Ireland - but it's not'
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'You don’t have to be male, middle-aged and born into the right family to be rich in Ireland – but it helps'
Opinion
Column: The small Wexford village forever affected by the deaths of three young women during WWII
Opinion
'Excitedly I rang the Dept of Education thinking our lack of funding must've been some oversight.'
Opinion
'Even the bouncy castle industry in Ireland has representation: Generation Rent needs a voice'
GIY
In the garden: Even in the calm of the vegetable patch, it can be hard to stay mindful and focused
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