having your say
Opinion: Irish Water protests show exactly why we need direct democracy
Oliver Moran
Creativity
Opinion: How to find razor-sharp focus in the age of distraction
Ciara Conlon
Domestic Abuse
Opinion: Psychological and emotional abuse should be recognised as crimes
Patricia Tsouros
healthy living
Opinion: Extreme adventure races are fun, challenging, AND they helped me quit smoking
Nicholas Fitzgerald
Sad
Column: If long winter months fill you with dread, don't suffer in silence
Shane Kelly
Culture
Opinion: Pop culture is saturated with throwbacks to the 1960s right now – but why?
Darren Mooney
You're not my type
Opinion: Why do some straight people automatically assume a gay person fancies them?
Christine Allen
Cannabis
Opinion: Marijuana is legal in nearly half of US States – Ireland should follow suit
Aaron McKenna
Reproduction
Opinion: Legislation is urgently needed following Supreme Court ruling on surrogacy
Katherine Irwin
Energy
Opinion: Is it time for Ireland to embrace nuclear energy?
Conor Farrell
stereotype
Opinion: Soju think the Irish are all drunks?
Clare Hartwieg
Right to die
Opinion: Brittany Maynard deserves our compassion – and her bravery deserves our attention
Alan Rossiter
mairia cahill
Opinion: Sinn Féin continues its Stand By Your Man policy... but will it sour public opinion?
Donal O'Keeffe
Civil Service
Opinion: The Irish civil service is a genuine success story – other countries should follow our model
Tom Geraghty
Water Charges
Opinion: Is it too late to fix Irish Water?
Kevin Byrne
anti-EU
Opinion: The growth of Euroscepticism shows Europes's problems are deeper than its pockets
Fiachra Ó Raghallaigh
marriage for all
Opinion: The one thing people can do for same-sex marriage to pass in Ireland
Tiernan Brady
Tobacco
Opinion: Plain cigarette packaging can save lives – we need to introduce it in Ireland
Peter Ferguson
Prisoners
Opinion: If the USA practises torture, then so could any other country
Kirsten Roberts
CyberPsychology
Column: Why do we have such a love/hate relationship with cyberspace?
John Suler
Children's Hospital
Opinion: I had childhood cancer – I know St James is entirely unsuitable for a children's hospital
Rachel Lavin
Movember
Column: Men are at greater risk of getting cancer, and dying from it, than women
Kevin O’Hagan
Children
Opinion: Something is fundamentally wrong when your kid’s shoes cost more than your own
Claire Micks
Reform
Opinion: Attempts to reform the civil service (again) may simply waste more money
Aaron McKenna
Black Magic
Opinion: This time of year is seeped in superstition, so I indulged myself by visiting a psychic
Michelle McBride
connected
Opinion: What does the Internet of Things mean for Ireland?
Brian MacCraith
Halloween
Opinion: Why has 'Slutoween' become a witch hunt? Girls just wanna have fun (so back off)
Lorraine Courtney
Homes
Opinion: Six things that need to change in Ireland's rental market
Lorcan Sirr
Harassment
Opinion: Street harassment influences how women experience the world
Richard Scriven
Trick or Treat
Opinion: You can make Halloween less scary for children with food allergies
Laura Kenny
Childhood poverty
Opinion: Sky-rocketing childhood poverty is a direct result of austerity
Julien Mercille
Jihadist Brides
Opinion: What is the lure of IS for western girls and women?
Gary Keogh
sex and science
Opinion: The real allure of superintelligent machines isn't scientific – it's erotic
Business Insider
jekyll and hyde
Opinion: 'Who am I?'... answering the big questions about your personality
Gerry Fahey
real capital
Opinion: 9 reasons Cork is cooler than Dublin right now
Steve Collins
new world order
Opinion: Welcome to the new normal – global instability
Jack Lahart
braaaains
Column: Embrace your inner zombie – eat some pumpkin brains
Fiann Ó Nualláin
Irish Life
Extract: The bits of Irish history you weren't taught at school
Damian Corless
god in the classroom
Opinion: A religious education is vital for understanding our world
Gary Keogh
Family Time
Opinion: The 'frozen eggs' debate is really a societal issue – don't vilify corporations over it
Claire Micks
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