Voices

Michael Kelly
The weather's getting better – finally! – so it's time to get stuck into the vegetable patch
Michael Kelly
Aaron McKenna
Ireland and the UK should double team the EU on tax
Aaron McKenna
Eoin Neylon
Young people are powerful. Let's harness our newfound voting spirit to change Ireland.
Eoin Neylon
Mary Lawlor
"The Rohingya people are seen as a group to be eliminated"
Mary Lawlor
Kevin Dennis
5 reasons you should go to Bloom this weekend
Kevin Dennis
Paul McAuliffe
'Averil did us an amazing disservice and I feel like her inconvenient truth'
Paul McAuliffe
Gyaneshwori Thapa
Nepal earthquake survivor: 'More than anything now, the women need safety'
Gyaneshwori Thapa
Donal O'Keeffe
Whatever about What Averil Did Next, what about the future of the Soldiers of Destiny?
Donal O'Keeffe
Michael Kelly
Meeting a food hero who once only served food grown in a prison garden
Michael Kelly
Christine Allen
"In that moment, looking 'gay' no longer felt like a negative thing. It no longer felt dangerous."
Christine Allen
Gillian Wylie
To shape a fairer Africa in the next 50 years, we must listen to women
Gillian Wylie
Emma Clarke Conway
I salute the gluten-free trend (but let’s recognise real coeliacs from the fashion followers)
Emma Clarke Conway
Claire Micks
The New Parenting: Nowadays, are mum and dad the ones seen and not heard?
Claire Micks
This referendum will be remembered as a victory for equality, democracy and love
This referendum will be remembered as a victory for equality, democracy and love
Laurence Davis
Sinéad Redmond
'Ireland's maternity units are facing chronic and dangerous understaffing'
Sinéad Redmond
Larry Donnelly
What an extraordinary, historic and momentous day for Ireland
Larry Donnelly
Darren Mooney
Mad Max: Fury Road – this generation may have found its Ellen Ripley
Darren Mooney
Aaron McKenna
The 'gay cake' row and freedom of speech: Being offended isn't a right
Aaron McKenna
Open letter to Ban Ki-Moon: 'Ireland’s commitments to human rights are being weakened '
Open letter to Ban Ki-Moon: 'Ireland’s commitments to human rights are being weakened '
Michael O’Flaherty
Thabi Madide
'My life in Ireland is the normal tapestry of pleasure and pain – but the good far outweighs any bad'
Thabi Madide
Louise Doris
It’s not scaremongering to look at the bioethical implications of the marriage referendum
Louise Doris
Niwel Tsumbu
'My experience in Ireland has been quite simply incredible'
Niwel Tsumbu
Mamo McDonald
I get annoyed when it is assumed that older people in rural Ireland will vote No
Mamo McDonald
David Adams
'Children are being targeted by snipers and civilians shot in the street'
David Adams
Paul Allen
That handshake was a publicity coup for Sinn Fein – why were the opposition missing in action?
Paul Allen
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
The story of us: "I have never felt luckier or like I was on a bigger adventure"
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
Eileen King
'The marriage referendum proposal could affect future laws relating to children'
Eileen King
Daragh McGreal
What are the economics of same-sex marriage?
Daragh McGreal
Barry Ward
That 'other referendum' could bridge a gap between the Irish and English versions of our Constitution
Barry Ward
Christine Allen
It's official: I've found my first grey hair... The inevitable is happening.
Christine Allen
Oliver Moran
We're being short-changed by the 'other referendum'
Oliver Moran
Simon Walsh
I don’t want to 'lose' my stutter – I want to be someone who accomplishes great things, and also stutters
Simon Walsh
Maeve Halpin
What I've learned through my career as a counsellor
Maeve Halpin
Taisce Gillespie
My wonderful gay family: I was raised by two loving, beautiful lesbian mums
Taisce Gillespie
Kate Bopp
My No vote isn’t about faith, it’s about children
Kate Bopp
Michael Kelly
Squash and peas please: crops you can plant in May
Michael Kelly
Aaron McKenna
'Got a big Irish Water bill? Alright – now fix that leak'
Aaron McKenna
Andrea Mulligan
Why voting No won't tackle the ethical challenges around surrogacy or donor conception
Andrea Mulligan
Jim Walsh
Marriage is the only institution which unites children with their mother and father
Jim Walsh
Donal O'Keeffe
Whatever happens, government may regret activating so many young, idealistic voters
Donal O'Keeffe