Voices

John O'Keeffe
'The Public Order Unit's protective hoods are not fashion accessories, but safety requirements in certain circumstances'
John O'Keeffe
Eoin Scarlett
'If we don't pay our Defence Forces a decent wage, we will lose talented, educated young people'
Eoin Scarlett
Michael Kelly
'Raw food doesn't have to be scary - but I think it's time for a bowl of homely hot soup'
Michael Kelly
Michael Byrne
'Even the bouncy castle industry in Ireland has representation: Generation Rent needs a voice'
Michael Byrne
Dr Thomas Finegan
'What has the Catholic Church ever done for the world? Quite a lot, actually'
Dr Thomas Finegan
'In 1969, I fell pregnant as a teen - and then the Church took over'
'In 1969, I fell pregnant as a teen - and then the Church took over'
Ava Stapleton
Larry Donnelly
Larry Donnelly: 'Why are we going to see the pope? We are part of a rich tapestry'
Larry Donnelly
Drs Eoin Lettice & Barbara Doyle Prestwich
'Ireland's decision to prohibit GM crops doesn't make sense'
Drs Eoin Lettice & Barbara Doyle Prestwich
Mohamad Nawajaa
'We have twice had to rebuild our village on the West Bank - now our school is under threat'
Mohamad Nawajaa
David McCann
'Paddy Cosgrave was wrong to invite Le Pen - and wrong to use Northern Ireland in his justification'
David McCann
Sadb Molloy
'The Leaving Cert doesn't define you. My life has completely turned around since this time last year'
Sadb Molloy
Brian O'Sullivan
'Compostable cup for your coffee sound good? It all depends on where it ends up'
Brian O'Sullivan
Brigid O'Dea
'Living with your parents in your late 20s isn't not going to kill you but it’s uncomfortable, it’s stifling'
Brigid O'Dea
Peter McPartlin
'If Drake can't shift a bulk of physical albums, what hope have Irish musicians?'
Peter McPartlin
Andrew Kelly
'Newborn babies can only receive blood given in the last five days - so why are so few of us donating?'
Andrew Kelly
Stuart Gilhooly
'The High Court restaurant has been a sanctuary for people left waiting days for a judge, until now'
Stuart Gilhooly
John O'Keeffe
Frontline gardai need tasers and they need them now
John O'Keeffe
Niall Ó Tuathail
'Galway has morphed into a small city - but we're stuck with the services of a town'
Niall Ó Tuathail
Simon Coveney
Mandela and 'the unbreakable bonds of friendship and solidarity' with Ireland
Simon Coveney
Susan Daly
'Trump should have no place in your remarks about Irish media, Taoiseach'
Susan Daly
Nuala Macklin
Media stereotyping: 'The person with an intellectual disability is treated as either 'heroic' or 'tragic''
Nuala Macklin
Linda Collins
'My symptoms were all invisible, so how could anybody understand what I was going through?'
Linda Collins
Hesline Crawford
Column: 'Mummy, tell me the story again of how you made my brother blind'
Hesline Crawford
Clara Caslin
Column: 'While my friends were out enjoying a busy social life, I received my last rites'
Clara Caslin
Larry Donnelly
'Ireland in 2018 is not just a post-Catholic country, it's a pro-choice country'
Larry Donnelly
Danny Rigg
'For Mary Lou McDonald, the lack of IRA baggage may prove to be both a blessing and a curse'
Danny Rigg
Dermot Goode
Column: 'Those who beat the health insurance penalty deadline are at risk of overpaying'
Dermot Goode
Anonymous
'I'm not amoral, not stupid, and not promiscuous. I took every precaution. I still got pregnant'
Anonymous
Prof Donal Brennan
It's been a worrying two weeks - but please don't stop getting smear tests
Prof Donal Brennan
Charlie Flanagan TD
Justice Minister: 'I have seen many women shake with fear of not being believed by a Garda or a court'
Charlie Flanagan TD
Andrea Mara
'There are days I don’t speak to another grown-up. Online chats keep me going'
Andrea Mara
John Connell
The past isn't the past, it's not even over: We can't discard Junior Cert History
John Connell
Thomas Muinzer
Opinion: 'The DUP has a talent for fusing bungled governance with election success'
Thomas Muinzer
Róisín Shortall
Roisin Shortall: 'Harvesting the personal data of children for marketing purposes is repugnant'
Róisín Shortall
Jessica O'Neill
My unplanned homebirth: 'You can’t help but think "what if?"'
Jessica O'Neill
Filomena Kaguako
'If someone requires an app to prove legal consent then you shouldn’t be having sex with them'
Filomena Kaguako
Dominic Campbell
Most children born now will live to 100, so how do we prepare for an older population?
Dominic Campbell
Larry Donnelly
Get ready world: 'Trump’s posturing is even more inconsistent and incoherent than Obama's'
Larry Donnelly
Paul Redmond
Column: So you think adoption has nothing to do with you?
Paul Redmond
Laura Gerulyte Griffin
An immigrant fits in: 'I added 'sh' sounds to words and repeated the phrase 'Bono is a pox''
Laura Gerulyte Griffin