Voices

Jennifer Whitmore
'Average combined maternity and parental leave is 98 weeks in EU countries - in Ireland it's 60'
Jennifer Whitmore
Jason O'Sullivan
Opinion: 'A right-wing British politician like Farage has no right to interfere in Ireland's affairs'
Jason O'Sullivan
Anonymous
Broadband in rural Ireland: 'If I disconnect, I don't get paid - I fear for my job'
Anonymous
Catherine Murphy TD
Could an underground Dart solve Dublin's traffic gridlock? It's being considered
Catherine Murphy TD
Jim Birch
My wife died 20 years ago and my son has autism, Alone has given me a friend
Jim Birch
Eugene O'Driscoll
Opinion: Suggesting the 'Fighting Irish' mascot of Notre Dame is offensive is neglectful to history
Eugene O'Driscoll
Kieran Kennedy
'We're not adequately examining sexual crime suspects and it's stopping justice being done'
Kieran Kennedy
Larry Donnelly
State of the Union: 'Trump didn’t go off script. He was measured and sought to be conciliatory'
Larry Donnelly
Niamh Baker
Saving for a house? Sometimes a person can't move back home, borrow from parents or travel
Niamh Baker
Stephanie Regan
Anxiety, panic attacks and depression: People bullied in work more likely to leave than the bully
Stephanie Regan
Jane Downes
Need a change in your career? Six things to do before you tell your boss
Jane Downes
Ethna Quirke
Mother on miscarriage: 'I felt like a failure. I didn’t protect my babies. My body had let us down.'
Ethna Quirke
Eric Nolan
'Pooper snoopers are needed to stop family walks ending in excrement being scrubbed from shoes'
Eric Nolan
Kevin O'Connor
'I went from dad bod to six-pack in eight months because of a promise I made myself as a child'
Kevin O'Connor
Larry Donnelly
Giving vote to emigrants won't lead to 'President Bono' but these are arguments expats hear
Larry Donnelly
Gavin Sheridan
How will Ireland handle social media in the Eighth Amendment referendum?
Gavin Sheridan
Darach Ó Séaghdha
'It breaks my heart that my daughter might think she only exists because terminations were forbidden'
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Aisling Thorn
Dear Sirs... How can we take you seriously when you sponsor and attend these events?
Aisling Thorn
Niamh
'Incontinence, groin pain, I find it hard to walk and physical relations with my husband are impossible'
Niamh
John Lannon
Mike Pence in Shannon: 'Rallying US troops on foreign soil, in a country that claims to be neutral'
John Lannon
Dil Wickremasinghe
Group therapy helped me heal - it's why I created #BelieveYou bullying support group
Dil Wickremasinghe
Annemarie Ni Churreain
Varadkar admitting he wasn't fully aware of Kerry Babies shows importance of retelling our stories
Annemarie Ni Churreain
Peter Kavanagh
Attitudes towards Irish: 'You can't speak that in the delivery room, I'm not racist I say it to Muslims too'
Peter Kavanagh
Emer McLysaght
Ireland's 30-year love affair with Home & Away: A shot of vitamin D in our poxy winter
Emer McLysaght
Kevin Cunningham
These were the 15 'biggest things' to happen in 2017
Kevin Cunningham
Winnie M Li
As a survivor of violent rape, I believe #MeToo is a powerful force for victims
Winnie M Li
Karen Sinnott
'What was particularly scary about these voices is I am deaf and don’t normally hear people talking'
Karen Sinnott
Cold storage: This is what six years of a work ban under direct provision is like
Cold storage: This is what six years of a work ban under direct provision is like
Lassane Ouedraogo
Sinead O'Carroll
Column: Tom Humphries was afforded a trust that makes his crimes even more odious
Sinead O'Carroll
Tom Clonan
Tom Clonan: 'Leo knows we get up early in the morning to bathe, toilet & spoonfeed our loved ones'
Tom Clonan
Eric Nolan
This is why I'm against... homework
Eric Nolan
Alan O'Beirne
'I get annoyed when people say it's a side project. My startup is a second full-time job'
Alan O'Beirne
Mark Kernan
'Hurricanes and flooding show we have to talk about climate change - now'
Mark Kernan
Ronan Murphy
'Did you know your electronic health records can sell for as much as €40 on the dark web?'
Ronan Murphy
Michael Kelly
Gardening: Autumn is coming - grab some salvaged timber and get to work on your 'raised beds'
Michael Kelly
Imogen Sharkey Ochoa
'I am grateful I received the HPV vaccine and will be for the rest of my life'
Imogen Sharkey Ochoa
David Cullinane TD
'The North must be designated special status in order for the whole island to stay in the EU together'
David Cullinane TD
Mark Mitchell
Just finished college? Here are some tips for that first big job hunt
Mark Mitchell
Fergal Doyle
'We kicked ourselves for not expanding during the boom, but it would have crippled us'
Fergal Doyle
Karl Deeter
'Blaming' help-to-buy for property prices is just lazy
Karl Deeter