Voices

Paul Hosford
Why I'd pull up a deckchair, skive off work and queue in the rain to buy a house
Paul Hosford
Noeline Blackwell
When consent is contested, both sides are fighting for a 'win'
Noeline Blackwell
Tom Clonan
'Ireland needs to invest in its neutral status - is expelling a Russian diplomat the best way?'
Tom Clonan
Peter Flanagan
An Irishman in Brexit Britain: 'The atmosphere has changed since the vote'
Peter Flanagan
John Connell
The Cattle Raid of Cooley is our national epic - and still has resonance for modern rural life
John Connell
Melissa Hemsley
Good food shouldn't go to waste - here's how to use up leftovers and make something out of nothing
Melissa Hemsley
Maeve Halpin
Dreading Mother's Day? Let go of expectations and accept your mother for who she is
Maeve Halpin
Anne Redmond
'When you’ve never been told you’re good at anything, it’s hard to find confidence'
Anne Redmond
Simon Carty
Facebook post led classic story of wronged ex and new girlfriend to the defamation courts
Simon Carty
Annie McGuinness
'After years of caring for my late husband, who and what am I now that I'm no longer a wife or carer?'
Annie McGuinness
Orla O’Connor
International Women's Day 2018: Here's what Irish women need
Orla O’Connor
Tom Clonan
36 hours alone in a bed without so much as a hot drink: lessons to be learned from Storm Emma
Tom Clonan
Bryan Fanning
Female Indian doctor attacked and Nigerian UCD student lost eye: Ireland's unwelcoming 1960s
Bryan Fanning
Stephanie Regan
'At a time such as Storm Emma we can feel the emptiness of endless time without boundaries'
Stephanie Regan
Niamh Ni Ruari
'I started using a wheelchair at 18 and instantly became isolated but I just want to be wanted, like everybody else'
Niamh Ni Ruari
Larry Donnelly
America’s gun culture: What makes Americans so attached to their weapons?
Larry Donnelly
Anonymous
Candid recordings of female doctor from field hospital in East Ghouta
Anonymous
Rory Fitzgerald
'There's an element of a lottery in the Irish criminal justice system, we need sentencing guidelines'
Rory Fitzgerald
John Paul O'Connor
30 hours on a trolley in Kerry: 'I witnessed an elderly woman being shielded with towels by relatives'
John Paul O'Connor
Sundara O'Higgins
Disposable fashion and take-away coffee cups: Are you part of the throwaway culture?
Sundara O'Higgins
Caoimhín De Barra
'Militant, hard-liners or Nazis' - How those challenging the status quo are labelled
Caoimhín De Barra
Odile Le Bolloch
The most common foods we throw out and how to keep them fresher for longer
Odile Le Bolloch
Breffni McGuinness
Expert advice on what to say to a friend or colleague who is recently bereaved
Breffni McGuinness
Various
Is staying on top of the news important? One married couple give polar opposite views
Various
Lisa Regan
'We feel we deserve everything and equate happiness to things, so I gave up shopping for a year'
Lisa Regan
Tom Clonan
How arming teachers would increase the risk of school shootings, not prevent them
Tom Clonan
Thamil Ananthavinayagan
'Walls to stop immigrants would have made my own existence impossible'
Thamil Ananthavinayagan
Ethan Shattock
'The hysterical reaction on social media if the majority opinion isn't agreed with is ridiculous'
Ethan Shattock
Anonymous
'We've paid back €90,000 on a €30,000 loan but we're still battling to keep our home'
Anonymous
Shauneen Armstrong
Growing up in the Troubles: 'I remember showing a plastic bullet to my Mum to excuse my lateness'
Shauneen Armstrong
Laura Hutchinson
'How to sort out your affairs so loved ones won't have embarrassing memories of you after you die'
Laura Hutchinson
Anthony Goulding
Dublin in the 80s - 'Instead of an 18th birthday card, given a birth cert and told to sign on'
Anthony Goulding
Caoimhín De Barra
'There's a deep-rooted hatred toward the indigenous culture of Ireland, above all its language'
Caoimhín De Barra
Colmán Ó'Drisceoil
'Let's be accurate: There's no proposal to bring in new interviews in Irish for Gaelscoils'
Colmán Ó'Drisceoil
Margaret Kennedy
'I live in enduring, constant severe pain - Versatis patches made things bearable'
Margaret Kennedy
David Morrison
Do you know where the adverts on your phone about the Eighth Amendment are coming from?
David Morrison
Patricia Quinn
Why are more and more Irish charities not publishing their financial information?
Patricia Quinn
Rick O'Shea
'If I miss my meds, it's a matter of hours before I have a seizure': Rick O'Shea on life with epilepsy
Rick O'Shea
James Larkin
'Gay men who've had sex in a year can't give blood, but those involved in risky sexual behaviour can'
James Larkin
Ger Brick
Three steps parents can take to protect their children online
Ger Brick