Voices

Nicoletta Mandolini and Dr Caroline Williamson
'The portrayal of gender abuse is often misused in order to justify discriminatory and even racist speech'
Nicoletta Mandolini and Dr Caroline Williamson
Michael Kelly
Pickles, sauces and spiralising: Using up the summer's veg harvest
Michael Kelly
Julien Mercille
Opinion: 'Trump should eliminate US nukes and give a chance to diplomacy'
Julien Mercille
Tony Duffin
'We are all coming to the same conclusion – prohibitive drug laws harm'
Tony Duffin
Deirdre Robertson
Targeted ads: 'Everything we read online is a reflection of what we want to hear'
Deirdre Robertson
Michael Harty
'The rigid way our social welfare system works means we are losing good care workers'
Michael Harty
Seán Crowe
Dublin/Monaghan bombings: 'We need to know extent of British state involvement with this loyalist gang'
Seán Crowe
Cora McCauley
Homeschooling: 'We wanted our children to take responsibility and not to be dependent on us and teachers'
Cora McCauley
Seònaid Ó Murchadha
'A fire ended my Leaving Cert hopes. I've taken a longer, scenic route to success'
Seònaid Ó Murchadha
John Gleeson
Bitcoin's future: 'Remember many people saw the early internet as a toy that would never take off'
John Gleeson
Ethan Shattock
'We need an Irish centre, liberal but conscious of valid concerns regarding immigration and security'
Ethan Shattock
Carly Bailey
'We sold my wedding ring to afford six months' rent. We are now faced with bankruptcy'
Carly Bailey
Michael Kelly
Gardening: Grow your own tomatoes - from seed to sauce
Michael Kelly
Dr Richard Scriven
Charlottesville statue: 'Many monuments to British figures were destroyed or removed in Ireland too'
Dr Richard Scriven
John McCarthy
Opinion: 'Genuine personal injury claimants should not be penalised by new regulations'
John McCarthy
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: 'These bigots are not representative of 60 million citizens who voted for Trump'
Larry Donnelly
Una Power
'The government have put their funding into mental health campaigns rather than services'
Una Power
Niamh Uí Bhriain
Opinion: 'Sorry, UN. Ireland's abortion laws are progressive, modern and compassionate'
Niamh Uí Bhriain
Chris Fitzgerald
'We are teaching too many students to do jobs that our society doesn’t need'
Chris Fitzgerald
Emma Hayes
Caring for Mam: 'Putting myself first is not an option even though I have the most to lose'
Emma Hayes
Rachel Collier
Gen Z: 'A generation that believes in their individual ability to change the world'
Rachel Collier
Dr Brian Tobin
'It's important the government made it look like it was letting people 'have their say''
Dr Brian Tobin
Stephen Mullan
Column: 'Diverse Finsbury is an example of how things could be in the world'
Stephen Mullan
Michael Kelly
GIY: Make your own mildew spray and bake some courgette bread
Michael Kelly
Michael Fortune
'I won't defend Danny Healy-Rae's politics but I will defend personal belief in fairies'
Michael Fortune
Tom Clonan
Tom Clonan: 'I've had enough. We need a campaign for our brothers and sisters disabled by our State'
Tom Clonan
Julien Mercille
RTÉ pay: 'Those who say that we need to pay a lot to attract talent are wrong'
Julien Mercille
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Ireland's undocumented migrants: 'Our flat was broken into. We couldn't report it to the gardaí'
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Katherine Zappone
'As the only independent woman in cabinet I am determined this will not be a once off'
Katherine Zappone
Nicola
Column: 'I hate mental health being used in the media as an explanation for crime'
Nicola
Barry Flanagan
Column: 'In practice, how much help is the Help to Buy for first-time buyers?'
Barry Flanagan
Senator Alice Mary Higgins
Alice Mary Higgins: 'Budget 2018 must be gender and equality proofed'
Senator Alice Mary Higgins
Stephen
Alcohol addiction: 'How could I explain to my friends that our house was different?'
Stephen
David Cullinane TD
'The North must be designated special status in order for the whole island to stay in the EU together'
David Cullinane TD
Keith Moran
'When my dad was let go, I remember thinking I never want to be in that situation'
Keith Moran
Siobhán McGee
'It wasn’t hard to decide to run away. FGM was just like death because of the bleeding'
Siobhán McGee
Mairead McGuinness
'Irish blasphemy laws are a mild inconvenience. In other parts of the world, they're a matter of life or death'
Mairead McGuinness
Philip Judge
Country living: 'We'll always be blow-ins but our sons are locals, and root us here'
Philip Judge
Michael Kelly
Grow it yourself: 'Onions - a phenomenally useful veg'
Michael Kelly
Niall Ó Tuathail
HSE system fault: 'We don't need a witch hunt now'
Niall Ó Tuathail