Opinion
Are sexy Halloween outfits empowering or degrading? That all depends on your sense of self
Lorraine Courtney
Opinion
'I hear the sound of helicopters overhead and the piercing sound of police sirens. The violence has been appalling'
Garry Walsh
EXTRACT
Irish women have an aversion to compliments. They rebuff them with: ‘Thanks, Penneys’ best’
Emma Comerford
Opinion
'My failure to conceive makes me feel like I'm not functioning as a woman'
Anonymous
column
Get over your fear of garlic breath. It's REALLY good for your health
Michael Kelly
Opinion
You want to ban novels in schools that contain sex? Hello, 1960s Ireland
Aaron McKenna
Opinion
'My illness does not define my relationship. I have schizophrenia and he loves me for who I am'
Nicola Hynds
Opinion
Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives
Dan Oakes
Opinion
'My first novel was published 18 years ago and I still get asked the oddest questions'
Cathy Kelly
Opinion
Will the State Pension actually be there for me when I retire?
Eamon Dwyer
EXTRACT
'I was an Irish-born soldier in the British Army during the Troubles. People just couldn't understand it'
Alan Barry
Opinion
Carrickmines tragedy shows we all have empathy, but it gives way when it comes close to our backyard
Donal O'Keeffe
Opinion
Debate Room: Should school start earlier to help working parents?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Opinion
WWI nurse executed by firing squad helped two Irish soldiers escape their German captors
Michelle Cresswell
Opinion
Why Fine Gael is NOT a party of the elite
Damien English
Opinion
'Getting involved in a petty mudslinging match over the Web Summit is embarrassing'
Paul Allen
Opinion
Should you be friends with your ex?
Rena Maycock
Opinion
Here's the seasonal veg you can enjoy raw this autumn
Michael Kelly
Opinion
Low earners can’t have a free ride and pay no income taxes at all
Aaron McKenna
Opinion
Nutella and curries are off the menu for me. If I have one nut I could die
Aoibheann Diver
Opinion
'I'm sorry, there's no heartbeat': I thought it was my fault we lost our babies
Lynn Cassidy
Opinion
Here's how to get your children feeling good about maths
Sheila Donegan
Opinion
'Nothing else seemed to matter when she died. I didn't understand why God would take our little girl?'
Michael McEnery
Opinion
Women are getting a raw deal in Hollywood and it's not much better here
Rachel Lysaght
Opinion
Are prefab villages really the future of housing?
Mary Hughes
Opinion
Three lessons I have learned building up a business
Colm O'Brien
Opinion
Not a fan of the dark evenings creeping in? Here's how to get through the winter nights
Abby Wynne
Opinion
'I remember the whole thing. I dived in and hit the bottom of the pool. I knew something was wrong'
Jonathan Ranson
column
Over 9,000 Irish women or 'inmates' went through these doors, forced to repent
Paul Redmond
Opinion
We need to create a solution to abortion. Children as young as 8 need to get sex education in school
Liadan O'Connor
Opinion
Bressie: 'I ran away from dealing with my issues and lied to the people I loved'
Niall Breslin
Opinion
Matt Damon used manure to grow potatoes on Mars - it works pretty well down here too
Michael Kelly
Opinion
Is it time we give up on Dublin's O'Connell Street?
Aaron McKenna
Opinion
'I found out I was dyslexic in the 90s. Deep down I knew I wasn’t as ‘stupid’ as I was made to feel in school'
Ross O'Neill
Opinion
'By getting on that train a group of brave women made the Catholic Church and the Irish state look ridiculous'
Arthur Riordan
Opinion
There are nude photos of Justin Bieber on the Internet today - but you shouldn't look at them
Amy O'Connor
Opinion
'My religion lapsed three decades ago, but I am irritated by a-la-carte Catholics'
Donal O'Keeffe
Opinion
The J1 was a rite of passage for me. We're not all party-animals
Catherine Devine
Opinion
Snowden leaks provided momentum to bring us to this crucial point in data protection
Maria Helen Murphy
Opinion
The unfree Irish in the Caribbean were indentured servants, not slaves
Liam Hogan, Matthew Reilly and Laura McAtackney
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