Voices

Patrick McCarry
Diary of a First Time Dad: Skipping queues, zombies and Babymoons
Patrick McCarry
Hugh Travers
Column: Remembering LAMBO and the celebrity of Gerry Ryan
Hugh Travers
Aaron McKenna
Aaron McKenna: Finally they admit – we have too many EU directives to scrutinise
Aaron McKenna
Maurice McQuillan
Column: Those Syrian children are dead because the world didn't try to save them
Maurice McQuillan
Senator Colm Burke
Column: We have to do much more to increase organ transplant rates
Senator Colm Burke
Angelina Cox
Column: A Bridge for Rosie – Dublin should recognise one of its greatest daughters
Angelina Cox
Ciara Brennan
Column: Facing your child’s first day of school? Here’s what you should know
Ciara Brennan
Diana Eltahawy
Eyewitness: Cairo has changed from buzzing metropolis into a near ghost town
Diana Eltahawy
Sean Doran
Interview: The arts have a unique ability to dissolve hostility
Sean Doran
Jane Horgan-Jones
Column: The Special Criminal Court erodes our rights – it needs to be abolished
Jane Horgan-Jones
Edwina Shanahan
Column: What you need to know about applying for a visa
Edwina Shanahan
Lisa McInerney
Lisa McInerney: Sharing of 'Slane Girl' pics does disservice to women and men
Lisa McInerney
Neil Walsh
Column: Why is the US still providing Egypt's military with weapons?
Neil Walsh
Barbara Western
Column: Our medical culture denies women a say on how, and where, they give birth
Barbara Western
Dominic MacSorley
Column: There has never been a more dangerous time to be an aid worker
Dominic MacSorley
Orla Barry
Column: A cultural shift is needed to properly address mental health problems
Orla Barry
Deirdre McMahon
Column: Women on Screen – must we stay on the fringes of film?
Deirdre McMahon
Dil Wickremasinghe
Column: Being self-aware is the key to good mental health
Dil Wickremasinghe
Claire Cumiskey and Fiona Hurley
Column: The time has come to end the system of Direct Provision
Claire Cumiskey and Fiona Hurley
Dr Matt Cannon
Column: Why are we making citizenship difficult for those who are entitled to it?
Dr Matt Cannon
Stephen Downes
Column: To be a successful writer nowadays, you have to embrace social media
Stephen Downes
Emer Delaney
Column: The Hunger Games of Ireland's Budget leaks
Emer Delaney
Alan Flanagan
Column: If I die, what will become of my partner and children?
Alan Flanagan
Aaron McKenna
Aaron McKenna: The Special Criminal Court is the best solution for organised crime
Aaron McKenna
Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh
Column: I hope I hold on to my health – I don’t think I can afford to get sick
Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh
Peter Osborne
Column: I hope my son never lives through the kind of violent history I did
Peter Osborne
Chris Jackson
Column: Our friendliness as a people hides the darker side of our national psyche
Chris Jackson
Sinéad Redmond
Column: The HSE has launched an assault on our birthing rights
Sinéad Redmond
Scott Fitzsimmons
Column: Why is Guantanamo Bay still open?
Scott Fitzsimmons
Tiernan Brady
Column: The flaw at the heart of the EU? Not prioritising unemployment
Tiernan Brady
Paul Rowe
Column: The Leaving Cert poorly prepares students for the realities they now face
Paul Rowe
Dr. Mark Murphy
Column: Secular health policy must replace Catholic health policy
Dr. Mark Murphy
Barry Heavey
Column: Irish universities CAN attract more big business funding – here's how
Barry Heavey
Larry Donnelly
Column: I saw the pain and terror 'Whitey' Bulger created – he was no Robin Hood
Larry Donnelly
Paul Allen
Column: Pre-Budget politics - lies, damned lies and a gullible public
Paul Allen
Eamonn Toland
Column: Serious exam question mistakes have shaken students' confidence in the process
Eamonn Toland
Clíona Saidléar
Column: Why is only sexual abuse involving physical violence deemed ‘real’?
Clíona Saidléar
Stephen Curtis
Column: How to navigate your personal insolvency
Stephen Curtis
Aisling Fitzgibbon
Column: I believe water fluoridation is harmful to my health, why should I pay for it?
Aisling Fitzgibbon
Lisa McInerney
Lisa McInerney: Time might be up for the rural pub - but I'll miss it
Lisa McInerney