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'Demand shot up': Meet the flour miller who kept home bakers happy during lockdown
Robert Mosse is the seventh generation of his family to make flour in Bennetsbridge.
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Thursday 14 May, 2020
'The scariest part was there was no remorse': One survivor on her experience of domestic abuse
Our reader has survived an abusive relationship and has advice for anyone else trapped in one.
Wednesday 29 January, 2020
Opinion: Examined in the toilet, protesting in a chair for a bed - my battle for comfort in hospital
Jess was given a makeshift bed behind a doorway when battling infection following a mastectomy.
Saturday 26 May, 2018
'I’m tired of all the feel-good campaigns when there's no real debate around entry into mental health services'
A sibling writes about their brother’s experience of being suicidal and needing access to treatment.
Friday 18 May, 2018
'I'm not amoral, not stupid, and not promiscuous. I took every precaution. I still got pregnant'
“Am I selfish for taking control of my own fate rather than simply letting life happen to me? I do not see it that way.”
'Demand shot up': Meet the flour miller who kept home bakers happy during lockdown
Robert Mosse is the seventh generation of his family to make flour in Bennetsbridge.
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Thursday 10 May, 2018
'I was nine weeks pregnant when I took an abortion pill - after staring at it for hours'
“I was in a very bad situation where continuing a pregnancy just wasn’t possible, health wise or financially.”
Friday 4 May, 2018
'The nurses asked how we planned to keep him cold. This wasn't something we were prepared for'
Things need to change in Ireland though; I don’t want any other people to have to go through what we did.
Saturday 3 March, 2018
Candid recordings of female doctor from field hospital in East Ghouta
“As I’m talking, there are rockets falling on Ghouta.”
Sunday 25 February, 2018
'We've fostered 15 children, in the beginning I thought we were going to save the world'
“The most rewarding thing about fostering is seeing the potential in children that was sometimes overlooked when they were younger.”
Tuesday 6 February, 2018
Broadband in rural Ireland: 'If I disconnect, I don't get paid - I fear for my job'
“I feel like the people of rural Ireland have been let down, with broken promise after broken promise.”
'Will I have to lie on a sofa?': The biggest myths about counselling for men - and the reality
With men’s mental health in the spotlight, why don’t more seek counselling? Experienced counsellor Bernie Hackett tackles the biggest obstacles.
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Sunday 26 November, 2017
Sexual abuse: 'Did I consent? I was just a little girl, but yes, I let it happen'
This is the story of a woman who did speak up about her abuse. But she wasn’t believed.
Sunday 22 October, 2017
#MeToo: 'I have been drugged twice by men I knew'
#MeToo was spawned by the Harvey Weinstein revelations and is where women are detailing incidences of sexual assault and harassment online.
Saturday 7 October, 2017
'My doctor insisted I leave the job, and signed me off on stress leave'
We’re not entitled to be unhappy with how we are being treated in the workplace. You are seen as a malcontent, someone who doesn’t respect authority, or that you didn’t want to do the hard work.
Sunday 9 July, 2017
'I am not ashamed of losing my home. But people's judgemental attitudes make it harder'
Believe me, no one deliberately sets out to rip apart the foundations of their home by simply not making mortgage repayments.
Monday 29 May, 2017
'We were even questioning the future of our marriage': One couple share their fertility story
A sense of isolation can be one effect of infertility – so seeking support is essential.
Saturday 27 May, 2017
My abortion: 'I don't want to be eternally attached to someone I do not love'
I feel like a woman and for the first time I feel like a responsible adult who made a very painful decision for all the right reasons.
Saturday 18 March, 2017
My boyfriend's gambling: 'I loved two people. One was a compulsive liar and emotionally unavailable'
My whole life used to be consumed by my ex boyfriend’s gambling addiction.
Tuesday 10 January, 2017
An Irish nurse: 'I began to hate my job. I questioned my career. There were days when I came home crying'
A former public sector nurse highlights the challenging working conditions she and her colleagues endured as they cared for patients.
Thursday 22 December, 2016
'One of the most horrible experiences of my life': An Irish woman on travelling for an abortion
One reader tells us her story about having to travel to the UK for an abortion after her baby was diagnosed with a debilitating illness.
'He confirmed what I had known for hours - there was no heartbeat'
One reader tells us her story about having a miscarriage, to encourage others to talk about an issue which ends one in four pregnancies.
Sunday 27 November, 2016
'My Jobseeker's Allowance was cut to €40 a week - I can’t afford to go to interviews'
I don’t want a free ride. I want the Department of Social Protection to assist me.
Sunday 4 September, 2016
'I walked past people with signs about how I was a murderer': Getting an abortion as a teenager
One reader tells us her story about having to travel to the UK for an abortion after an unplanned pregnancy at 19.
Monday 18 July, 2016
There is no easy way to escape poverty as a single parent
A reader explains why education alone is not enough to gain financial security.
Sunday 10 July, 2016
'As a child of an alcoholic, I am damaged'
A reader talks about their experiences in the wake of the establishment of a government Group on Alcohol Harm
Monday 2 May, 2016
Supporting my mam through depression: 'We never give up trying to make her feel loved'
An anonymous contributor writes about the complexities of helping a person who suffers from mental illness.
Sunday 10 April, 2016
Leaving an abusive relationship: He knocked me into a wall when I dared to speak back
A year after leaving her violent partner, one woman is still learning how to cope.
Sunday 21 February, 2016
'I fed myself through looking or smelling, but never eating. I'm not over anorexia; I'm living with it'
When I finally got it, I still didn’t think I deserved help. I checked into hospital still believing I was “too fat”, writes an anonymous contributor.
Wednesday 17 February, 2016
Call me a selfish criminal and a murderer if you want, but having an abortion was right for me
I made a decision to abort at seven weeks for many reasons, writes an anonymous contributor.
Wednesday 10 February, 2016
'My partner was lovely at first, but things changed after we moved in together'
At the beginning he was nice, making sure I got home safely and on time for curfew, but things changed, writes an anonymous contributor.
Tuesday 8 December, 2015
I chose to put my four children through private secondary school, here's why
There may be an air of ambition that one hopes will be contagious. If the friends all have high hopes, ours probably will too.
Sunday 6 December, 2015
I love a drink but I don't want to end up like my dad: an alcoholic and alone
“Having struggled to deal with my father’s alcoholism my entire life, I wonder just how his ‘fondness for the drink’ has distorted my perception of alcohol.”
Monday 30 November, 2015
No opportunities for non-EU students: I fell in love with Ireland but will soon have to leave
The flooded market for HSE placements has become unsustainable, an American medical student studying here writes.
Wednesday 11 November, 2015
'I'll never forget the looks he gave me. I knew he wanted me dead'
A woman living in a women’s refuge in Tallaght tells her story and appeals to the government to prevent its closure.
Tuesday 3 November, 2015
'If I don’t have papers I won’t be able to study after the Leaving Cert'
An undocumented teenager says she doesn’t want handouts, just the chance to reach her full potential.
Tuesday 27 October, 2015
I spent five long years studying to be a vet and I'm up against JobBridge ads paying €50 a week
Veterinary Ireland has said it has written to the Department of Social Protection to express their concerns about JobBridge vet positions. Here, one graduate tells her story.
Saturday 24 October, 2015
'My failure to conceive makes me feel like I'm not functioning as a woman'
An anonymous contributor talks about her struggle to conceive and the emotional impact it can have on a person.
Sunday 20 September, 2015
An Irish solution: These are your abortion stories
On a daily basis women make the journey out of Ireland to have an abortion.
Tuesday 4 August, 2015
Leaving Cert results don't define your future
I only learned to appreciate education after quitting school.
Monday 27 July, 2015
'I know it's not healthy to be fat. You really, really don’t have to tell me that'
Reacting to journalist Lindy West’s article about being a “fat” bride, a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous says it gave her hope that even if she doesn’t lose weight, she has a future.
Wednesday 17 June, 2015
We all have dreams as young girls. Having a termination is not one of them.
I never knew all the things that could go wrong with a pregnancy… until they happened. Life can throw your dreams upside down.
Saturday 13 June, 2015
'My dad was a violent alcoholic. I vowed to make my daughter's childhood better than mine.'
My father drank to forget the worst years of his life – his childhood – and at the same time destroyed mine.
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Poll: Who is the right person to lead the Green Party in government?
AFTER PASSING THE programme for government, the Green Party now turn to a leadership contest to decide who will lead the party through the new coalition.
While not a leadership heave, deputy party leader Catherine Martin has stepped up to challenge current party leader Eamon Ryan for the position.
With hustings having begun in earnest last night, today we’re asking who is the best candidate to lead the Green Party through government?
Poll: Who is the best candidate to lead the Green Party through government?
Poll Results:
Eamon Ryan (1470)
Catherine Martin (872)
No opinion (871)
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Have you hit lockdown fatigue? Two wellness practitioners have some advice for you
By Margaret Young & Laura Linehan
View from a teacher: No, we have not been 'sitting at home on full pay' in lockdown
By Anonymous Teacher
Our family law courts are not fit for purpose and we owe it to children to address this now
By Karen Kiernan
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