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Lynn Ruane: How this French charity shop treats the homeless should inspire us to help our own
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For: Cockwombles and the decline of British insults
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Shane Dunphy: Some things to consider before you post images of your kids on social media
Shane Dunphy
From the Garden: Build your own insect hotel and bookings will start rolling in
Michael Kelly
'When you or I sit down in a restaurant, we need to know our tips are going directly to staff'
Regina Doherty
Winning the Francis MacManus Short Story Competition changed my life. It's like I'm floating outside myself
Colin Walsh
Lynn Ruane: 'Now is not the time to stop listening to David Attenborough'
Lynn Ruane
The Irish For: How Beyoncé is helping to get fadas in formation
Darach Ó Séaghdha
From the Garden: 'I worry about the implications of what Greta Thunberg’s saying for the cosy lives we lead'
Michael Kelly
Parental Leave: 'Fathers have moved on from sitting in the pub next door to the hospital - Ireland has not'
Derek Power
Opinion: For years the doctors told me I was overweight but it turned out I had lymphoedema
Andrea Quigley
Opinion: When the Beatles played Dublin in 1963 John Lennon declared: ‘We’re all Irish’
Francis Kenny
Lynn Ruane: 'It should be a source of major embarrassment to Ireland that we are yet to ratify this important treaty'
Lynn Ruane
Opinion: Sound the alarm - a proposed EU directive on bad loans will give vulture funds a free rein
Matt Carthy
'Fires at Direct Provision hotels should prompt discussion about far-right minority, otherwise the racists win'
Dr Fiona O’Reilly
Opinion: The government should be brave and stand on the right side of history with the Occupied Territories Bill
Niall Collins TD
Opinion: No one should be prosecuted for personal possession of drugs
Tony Duffin
From the Garden: Reflecting on the year - it all went great except for the aubergines!
Michael Kelly
Previewing Ireland's economy in 2019: The stats don't lie - Ireland is doing well right now
Victor Duggan
Ireland in a snapshot: Donal Moloney reflects on a striking year in photography
Donal Moloney
Lynn Ruane: In remembrance of my friend, Graham Jones
Lynn Ruane
The Mueller investigation will be the political story of 2019, and other predictions for US politics
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: You say you love your children - so why are you stealing our futures?
Beth Doherty
Mary Lou McDonald: 'Leo asked where I was in the Dáil yesterday. I'm in Palestine observing the daily abuse they face'
Mary Lou McDonald
Opinion: Let's talk about sex and pornography - like adults do
Caroline West
Would you pay more for ethically sourced cocaine?
Adam Winstock, Zara Snapp and Julian Quintero
Processed meats can be very bad for us - so what does the future of the ham sandwich look like?
Ciara Wright PhD
Worse off than their parents? The growing generation of private renters
Tony Fahey
Forgotten by whom? The memory of World War I in Ireland
Donal Fallon
The polls get it right, and the problem with Pelosi: 6 thoughts on the US midterms
Larry Donnelly
The view from Indiana: Why the battle for the midwestern state is key to the Senate elections
Eunan McKinney
The Irish For... Some spooky Irish words to get you in the mood for Samhain
Darach Ó Séaghdha
Opinion: 'Of course, no one ever admits to being prejudiced against Travellers'
Caoimhín De Barra
What is the long-term impact of Peter Casey's result on Irish politics, if there is one?
Larry Donnelly
Should children born in Ireland to foreign parents be deported?
Anthony Moore
The man who spoke Irish in the British parliament
Neil Glackin
Why do so many Irish people think that corruption is widespread in our country when it really isn't?
Dr Robert Gillanders
Lynn Ruane: 20 years on from the introduction of the methadone strategy, where are we now?
Lynn Ruane
Gay cake case: How the court tried to reach a fair balance between competing rights
Aoife McMahon
Why I travelled home to vote in favour of adding 'North' to Macedonia's name
Sasko Lazarov