Voices

Dr Maitiu O Tuathail
'Abortion is not part of routine general practice. 85% of GPs are of this opinion'
Dr Maitiu O Tuathail
Dr Tricia Keilthy
Poverty: 'There is a dominant narrative that seeks to blame people for their circumstances'
Dr Tricia Keilthy
Caoimhín De Barra
'The seriousness with which Americans take their flag and national anthem is unusual'
Caoimhín De Barra
Neil Kelders
'It overwhelms me totally. I physically shake. The tone of my voice changes'
Neil Kelders
Linda Collins
'My symptoms were all invisible, so how could anybody understand what I was going through?'
Linda Collins
Somaya Mahmud
Campaigning for Repeal: 'My hijab made me a target. My brown skin made me a target'
Somaya Mahmud
Michelle McBride
'We had returned over the years but this trip was different. This time, when my dad talked, I listened'
Michelle McBride
Simon Coveney
Simon Coveney in Jordan: '80,000 live in Zaatari refugee camp. That's the same population as Galway City'
Simon Coveney
Michael Kelly
GIY: 'I've been grappling with how we get kids to try beetroot and I reckon I've cracked it'
Michael Kelly
Danny Rigg
Home to Vote: 'It was stressful, it was exhausting, and it was expensive'
Danny Rigg
Tara Deacy
Opinion: 'A 'new profile' of women are taking their own lives in the same numbers as men'
Tara Deacy
Ruth Copppinger
Ruth Coppinger: No Leo, this wasn't a 'quiet revolution'
Ruth Copppinger
Joan Burton
Joan Burton: 'I only saw my long form birth cert when I was close to 50 years of age'
Joan Burton
Patrick Costello
'We are putting tourists into houses and homeless people in hotels'
Patrick Costello
Christina Broderick
'I just didn't want to be in my world and I was so grateful for the option of going to St Pat's'
Christina Broderick
Peter Gunning
Column: 'Men need to treat their bodies in a similar way as to how they treat their cars'
Peter Gunning
Hesline Crawford
Column: 'Mummy, tell me the story again of how you made my brother blind'
Hesline Crawford
Ralph Riegel
'The law, whether it is in Ireland, the UK or the US, more often than not gets it right'
Ralph Riegel
Ciairín de Buis
Opinion: 'I want to invite every woman in this country to run for election'
Ciairín de Buis
'The 'No' side feel let down by people and country. Nobody understands this feeling more than us'
'The 'No' side feel let down by people and country. Nobody understands this feeling more than us'
Denise Coakley
Matthew Conway
Column: 'Some 90 years after my maternal grandparents left Ireland, I am returning'
Matthew Conway
Michael Kelly
'Slug patrols with a torch after dark have resumed, as have my attempts to lure them into beer traps'
Michael Kelly
Various
'We need maternity care providers who respect women and who listen to women'
Various
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
What's next?: Breaking religious influence over education with a Citizens Assembly model
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
Tanya Ward
'The sanctity of the confession box is still an issue when it comes to keeping children safe'
Tanya Ward
Patrick Costello
'It is time to step up and bring an end to the destruction of Palestinian homes, lives and livelihoods'
Patrick Costello
Grainne Conroy
Referendum: 'In this campaign Ireland got real and Ireland got talking'
Grainne Conroy
Philip Kirwan
Column: 'We need to learn from how we treated each other during the referendum'
Philip Kirwan
Clara Caslin
Column: 'While my friends were out enjoying a busy social life, I received my last rites'
Clara Caslin
Jamie Smart
Column: 'What is holding you back from getting the results you want?'
Jamie Smart
Larry Donnelly
'Ireland in 2018 is not just a post-Catholic country, it's a pro-choice country'
Larry Donnelly
Anonymous
'I’m tired of all the feel-good campaigns when there's no real debate around entry into mental health services'
Anonymous
Ola Majekodunmi
The politics of black women's hair: 'There is a struggle attached to this hair'
Ola Majekodunmi
Audry Deane
Opinion: 'In modern Ireland, you are invisible without money'
Audry Deane
Danny Rigg
'For Mary Lou McDonald, the lack of IRA baggage may prove to be both a blessing and a curse'
Danny Rigg
Vicky Wall
'She was not a baby with a fatal foetal abnormality, she was my baby, and she was perfect'
Vicky Wall
John Bruton
John Bruton: 'Abortion ends a life. Once it has happened there is no going back'
John Bruton
Dr Brian Tobin
Surrogacy: 'Infertile couples will still have to go abroad to make their dream a reality'
Dr Brian Tobin
Vincent Browne
Vincent Browne: Let’s cease demanding more of women than we would dare demand of men
Vincent Browne
Wendy Erskine
Short story: 'To all their dues'
Wendy Erskine