Voices

Fionnuala Kennedy
Opinion: Let's drop the narrative of the undeserving poor and other myths that dehumanise people
Fionnuala Kennedy
Ronan Moore
Opinion: As a teacher should I encourage my students to strike against climate change?
Ronan Moore
Gareth Brown
Opinion: Is Brexit advancing the cause of Scottish independence from the UK?
Gareth Brown
Tom Farrell
Opinion: I visited North Korea and Kim Jong Un is a recreation of the emperors who ruled Korea for centuries
Tom Farrell
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish For: Some older words don't exist in English - clochscríbhinn means an inscription on stone
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Grace Vaughan
Opinion: Claims culture is out of control - as play centres close due to being sued for kids falling
Grace Vaughan
Louise Bayliss
Opinion: Lone parents who work get up very early in the morning - but Varadkar doesn't represent us
Louise Bayliss
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
Opinion: We need a fair and transparent system for deciding which expensive new drugs to fund
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
Eamon Stack
Opinion: The Venezuelan government must go - it has failed its people and become utterly corrupt
Eamon Stack
Tom Clonan
Tom Clonan: Who is responsible for the incendiary devices posted from Dublin to London this week?
Tom Clonan
Paddy Smyth
Opinion: There is a good reason why nobody plays golf in Manhattan
Paddy Smyth
David Kenny
Opinion: Had Denis O'Brien's suit succeeded, our democratic system could have been undermined
David Kenny
Felim O'Rourke
Opinion: A million people have no health cover as low-paid families are excluded from access to the medical card
Felim O'Rourke
Brian Tobin
Opinion: Long-awaited surrogacy laws still won't recognise many parents
Brian Tobin
Shane Dunphy
Opinion: Is the Catholic Church still covering up child sex abuse on the grounds that it is a 'pontifical secret'?
Shane Dunphy
Darach Ó Séaghdha
The Irish For: While Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages - Ireland's Brehon laws were relatively enlightened
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Joan Deane
Opinion: Families of murder victims have a legal right to information about the case
Joan Deane
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: 'Topsy turvy doesn’t begin to describe our weather'
Michael Kelly
Des Cox
Opinion: 'E-cigarettes may be an effective tobacco cessation tool but at what cost to society'?
Des Cox
Caoimhín De Barra
Opinion: 'You often hear that the Irish language is badly taught in our schools but that is not true'
Caoimhín De Barra
Danny Curran
Opinion: We need to be able to track where our charity donation goes. Here's how
Danny Curran
Bridget Ginnity
Opinion: 'My book club was my lifeline'
Bridget Ginnity
Lynn Ruane
Lynn Ruane: 'It should be a source of major embarrassment to Ireland that we are yet to ratify this important treaty'
Lynn Ruane
Noel Byrne
Opinion: A shock diagnosis left me a 30-year-old widower - here is how I survived
Noel Byrne
Colm Holmes
Opinion: It is time for change in the Catholic church and that starts with equality for women
Colm Holmes
James Larkin
Opinion: It is time to ban employers from keeping workers' tips
James Larkin
Eoin McGee
Opinion: You’ve just won €175m in the euro millions - don't buy the yacht just yet
Eoin McGee
Sarah Geraghty
'Why can't I find comfortable, sweat-resistant, appropriate sportsgear? I'm a woman'
Sarah Geraghty
Molly O'Duffy
Opinion: Irish people travelled to Nicaragua in solidarity in the 1980s - now it needs our help again
Molly O'Duffy
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
Opinion: Is public healthcare in Ireland failing because we've chosen the path to failure?
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: Too many observers have been unable or unwilling to come to grips with Trump’s appeal
Larry Donnelly
Eileen Daly
Opinion: 'Inspiration porn' trending on social media is objectification of disabled people
Eileen Daly
Opinion: 'Food was a drug for me'
Opinion: 'Food was a drug for me'
Anonymous
Saoirse McHugh
Opinion: Small farmers need to wake up and realise that the big farming lobby doesn't represent their interests
Saoirse McHugh
Lynn Ruane
Lynn Ruane: 'We need to change society radically from the ground up'
Lynn Ruane
Ciara Wright PhD
Opinion: Prevention is better than cure so there is no point in taxing vitamins
Ciara Wright PhD
Éilis Ryan
Opinion: Ireland is wrong about Venezuela - US regime change never brings improvement
Éilis Ryan
Michael Kelly
From the Garden: Cleaning the house and garden are not chores - but the route to enlightenment
Michael Kelly
Gareth Brown
Opinion: The partnership with Fianna Fail won't give the SDLP the electoral boost it's hoping for
Gareth Brown
Tony O'Donohoe
Opinion: Milestone ceremonies provide an alternative for children not making their communion
Tony O'Donohoe