my 2014
My 2014: I met the Taoiseach, President Obama, and put spinal injuries on the global agenda
Mark Pollock
activities for kids
Opinion: Survival strategies for parents to get through long dark winter weekends
Simon Cocking
Job Interview
Column: This interview question will help you find the kind of person you want to hire
Business Insider
It's All Over
Column: Christmas expectations vs reality
Andrea Mara
Foul
Opinion: I love Ireland and I love dogs – but this country has to sort out its poop problem
Sophie B Watson
Opinion
Aaron McKenna: We need our politicians to behave themselves in 2015
Aaron McKenna
Books
Column: 6 highly influential people share their favourite books
Business Insider
The Aftermath
Column: Have a lot of Christmas dinner leftovers? Make the most of them
Caitriona Redmond
Opinion
My 2014: Awards, marches, and the most longed-for baby
Dil Wickremasinghe
Christmas
The Night Nurse: Caring for cancer sufferers on Christmas Day is a privilege that helps me appreciate life
Hilary Neville
FRONTLINE WORKERS
The Firefighter: 'It's never a good time to have a fire in your home, but Christmas is especially upsetting'
Steve McNally
Love and Marriage
Column: 7 habits of happy couples
Business Insider
my 2014
My 2014: This will always be the year I got cancer – but I feel incredibly positive and strong heading into 2015
Louise McSharry
column
Many of us will celebrate (or cope) this Christmas by using drink or drugs to excess
Tony Duffin
be strong
Opinion: Preparing for a smoke-free new year? Follow these tips for ditching tobacco
Mary Briscoe
heartache
Opinion: Breaking up (around Christmas) is hard to do
Tony Moore
Opinion
Fine Gael doesn't just stand for the wealthy, it robs from the poor and gives to the rich
Eoin Ó Broin
column
'This is an article by someone with bipolar disorder... by someone just like you.'
Lorcan Black
Relationships
Opinion: Are you having an emotional affair?
Christine Allen
Opinion
Why it's a myth that Fine Gael only stands for the rich
Simon Harris TD
#marrowmatch
'Bone marrow donation is not a tough procedure. Don't leave it to others, don't give it a second thought.'
Seán Gallagher
perfect christmas
Opinion: The 'perfect' Christmas doesn't exist – so take the pressure off
Bernadette Ryan
family feud
Column: How to cope when you fall out with an adult sibling
Dr Keith Gaynor
departed loved ones
Column: The Ghosts of Christmas Past – dealing with loss at Christmas
Claire Micks
Mind Games
Column: How you can win at office politics in 6 steps
Business Insider
Education
Opinion: Are we devaluing degrees?
Gary Keogh
the magic of christmas
Opinion: 8 things I've learned about Christmas since having kids
Andrea Mara
sony hack
Opinion: Sony has capitulated to terrorist demands – it will have a chilling effect on freedom of speech
Aaron McKenna
Children
Column: We continue to put children in adult prisons. It is utterly unacceptable.
Deirdre Malone
Abortion
Opinion: In Ireland a pregnancy must continue even if a woman is raped, suicidal or clinically dead
Peter Ferguson
Christmas
“I should be looking forward to Christmas but it seems like a mountain I have to climb”
Maeve Halpin
Dementia
Column: 4,000 people under the age of 65 are living with dementia in this country
Tina Leonard
Austerity
Opinion: The Banking Inquiry will help put the final pieces of the jigsaw together
Ciaran Lynch
Australia
'I'll Ride With You': A blueprint for how we should deal with terrorism
Gary Keogh
lone parents
Opinion: Austerity cuts that directly affect women and children have been piled on by this government
Elizabeth Madden
kindness
Opinion: The simple, powerful gesture you can make to balance the sadness of the past week
Donal O'Keeffe
Parenting
Opinion: Stay-at-home fathers are still seen as a 'novelty' but perceptions are slowly changing
Bernard Kelly
Mental Health
Opinion: Messages like this shouldn't be given to patients – depression isn't an 'embarrassing problem'
Fiona Kennedy
Trade
Column: What you should know about hushed negotiations taking place between the EU and US
Matt Carthy
matching socks
Opinion: Forget the fancy stuff, THIS is my Christmas wishlist
Andrea Mara
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