Voices

Andrew Power
Opinion: Do we need a Minister for Construction for Ireland?
Andrew Power
David Cullinane TD
'If the British government refuses to do the right thing by Ireland decisions should be taken out of its hands'
David Cullinane TD
Dominic MacSorley
Ireland's Security Council bid: Is it worth the effort?
Dominic MacSorley
Susan Daly
'Trump should have no place in your remarks about Irish media, Taoiseach'
Susan Daly
Cliodhna O'Neill
'Childhood is short and we are robbing it from thousands of children'
Cliodhna O'Neill
Samantha Slater
Consent: 'The purchase of sex is conducted without regard for women’s pleasure'
Samantha Slater
Sheila Nunan
Column: 'You couldn’t let your students know you were gay, so you had to hide it from them'
Sheila Nunan
Sinéad Gibney
Opinion: 'My tiny family is not a family in the eyes of Bunreacht na hÉireann'
Sinéad Gibney
Niamh Dunne
Column: '61% of girls my age are embarrassed about their period'
Niamh Dunne
Paul McGee
How to have a great life: 'We rarely give thought to the legacy we’re creating'
Paul McGee
Stella O'Malley
'Therapists were relieved when the WHO listed gaming addiction as a mental health condition'
Stella O'Malley
Nuala Macklin
Media stereotyping: 'The person with an intellectual disability is treated as either 'heroic' or 'tragic''
Nuala Macklin
Michael Kelly
GIY: 'The Khaki Campbell is one of the most prolific backyard ducks'
Michael Kelly
Danny Rigg
'Pride will only cease to be a protest when there is nothing left to fight for'
Danny Rigg
Ayrton Kelly
'Growing up in Donegal was a privilege, but growing up LGBTI+ in any county is not easy'
Ayrton Kelly
Pearse Doherty TD
Pearse Doherty: 'We would invest the €1.4bn available, putting us on our way to a new society'
Pearse Doherty TD
Eamon Ryan
Eamon Ryan: Open letter to Shane Ross on the need for a review of the Metrolink design
Eamon Ryan
Antonio Tajani
Opinion: The immigration crisis may spell the end of the European dream
Antonio Tajani
Dr Brian Tobin
Donor-conceived children: It's time to ban anonymous sperm donation
Dr Brian Tobin
Sean Byrne
'We spend €400 million each year on drugs while only €10 million is spent on counselling'
Sean Byrne
Kate McGrew
Kate McGrew: 'I came out to my parents as a sex worker on national television'
Kate McGrew
Prof John R Higgins
'The Irish healthcare system is in desperate need of new ideas and new solutions'
Prof John R Higgins
Michael Fortune
'I’ve always hated the term 'the UK'. I find it an insult to me as an Irish person'
Michael Fortune
Charlie Flanagan TD
'If prison does not serve and rehabilitate offenders, they will return to life as before, or worse'
Charlie Flanagan TD
Ellie Kisyombe
'Having been in direct provision for such a long time I had started to lose confidence'
Ellie Kisyombe
Michael Kelly
GIY: 'As we move in to summer, it’s important to keep sowing'
Michael Kelly
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
'There are gardaí, politicians and doctors who have taken something illegal at some point'
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
Dermot McNally
Can Ireland's vast monoculture conifer carpets be changed into biodiverse deciduous woodlands?
Dermot McNally
Dominic Hannigan
Juncker's visit: 'The onus is on our government to insist that his visit is productive'
Dominic Hannigan
Nicholas Ndlovu
Column: 'I remember having to ask for the brown paint for my self-portrait in junior infants'
Nicholas Ndlovu
Anne Roper
'She was living in a derelict building dripping with damp under a tin roof. The year was 1998'
Anne Roper
Ronan Herlihy
Opinion: 'Direct provision has been a disaster'
Ronan Herlihy
Tara Flynn
Tara Flynn: 'Dear fellow Feminazis. I write this from The Bunker'
Tara Flynn
Barry Flanagan
Column: 5 ways to get money back from the taxman
Barry Flanagan
Paul Merriman
Opinion: 'The housing bubble will burst and create another credit crunch'
Paul Merriman
Philip Kernan
Success-oriented culture: 'Many people chase goals that are not theirs'
Philip Kernan
Michael Kelly
Which veg plants need a lot of watering and which ones can withstand a bit of a drought?
Michael Kelly
Larry Donnelly
'That Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un were able to reach an agreement must be welcomed'
Larry Donnelly
Roderic O'Gorman
Opinion: 'Cyclists would rather not be sharing road space with lorries, buses, and cars'
Roderic O'Gorman
Eilis Barry
Opinion: 'Under 16s should be able to access gender recognition with parental consent'
Eilis Barry