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# Op Ed

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Can't resist the deals at the supermarket? Here's why we should be buying local
Fergal Anderson
Here's what to do if you're being bullied at work
Sinéad Carroll
'I never thought I would be unemployed aged 53. I feel I have to beg for social welfare'
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This Irish rebel smuggled bomb detonators under her coat and often dressed as a boy
Peter Geoghegan
'A terminally ill child was forced to live in a car for weeks - this is not right'
June Tinsley
Vulture funds pick and peck and they're not finished yet
Michael Byrne
'A victory for Isis would be a Europe crippled by fear and suspicion'
Donal O'Keeffe
Kohlrabi is becoming a popular veg and it's tasty either cooked or raw
Michael Kelly
'We need to weed out bogus disability claims for the people that really need it'
Aaron McKenna
Voices of 1916: 'I knew it meant war - but I was honoured to print the Proclamation'
Susan Daly
'Families hire 'cutters' to remove any sensation for the girl and it's called a rite of passage'
Rodney Rice
Food labels in Ireland need to be transparent and readable for consumers
Ross Golden-Bannon
'It was terrifying to be at the heart of an event the world was watching'
Heber Rowan
Tom Clonan: 'Islamic State will consider today’s attacks a great success'
Tom Clonan
'I've been groped, felt up, and harassed. Rape culture exists and we need men to step up'
Mia Doering
Jack Chambers has taken some heat on social media, but public figures get criticised all the time
Julien Mercille
'We need to talk about the reality of debt'
Stephen Curtis
'Ireland is hopelessly devoted to alcohol, you'll see that today'
Andrew McGinley
'We could learn a lot from Hugh Grant. If you make a mistake, own up quickly'
Eoghan McDermott
'He put blame on the victim because she asked him to watch less porn'
Cliona Saidlear
'We need to educate children about food that doesn’t come from a packet'
Ross Golden-Bannon
'We need to assess the threat to the 1916 commemorations'
Tom Clonan
'Hearing a prayer at the start of the new Dáil grated against my nerves'
Oliver Moran
'Abortion on demand' phrase pushes idea women will get abortions as easy as choosing a Netflix movie
Robert Grant
Holding Luas strikes on such important days will cost other workers dearly
Aaron McKenna
Why are parents entrusting their child’s wellbeing to someone they are paying buttons to?
Donal O'Keeffe
White collar crime costs far outweigh those of gangland crime, but it's not a priority
John Devitt
Car insurance is up 100% for some drivers. What's going on?
Caeva O’Callaghan
You leave a data trail everywhere you go. Creepy? Maybe, but it's the world we live in
Brian Mac Namee
'The Beatles could have been a very different band without George Martin'
Pat Carty
'I've been trying to bring cheap medicine to Irish patients. Too many are struggling to pay'
Shane O'Sullivan
Criminalising possession doesn't discourage use - we need real solutions
Tony Duffin
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael need to get with the message from Irish voters
Maura Adshead
Women often undersell their experience and capabilities, while men don't think twice about it
Eoghan McDermott
No family are like the Waltons. Some families are a nightmare
Bernadette Ryan
My little girl was fixated at dropping the F-bomb. Here's how I got her to stop
Sadhbh Devlin
'We could all learn a lot from Conor McGregor's self belief'
Andrew McGinley
Carrots are the classic stock pot vegetable and full of vitamin A
Michael Kelly
Abolishing water charges is a return to the policies that collapsed our economy
Aaron McKenna
'Don't give up just because Operation Transformation is over'
Alan Mullen