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# Op Ed

All time
'Paul O’Connell’s biggest attribute was his ability to inspire'
James Galvin
9 Feb 2016
725
24
You risk blowing your savings on a lifetime supply of customised pens when you run for election
Roslyn Fuller
9 Feb 2016
1.2k
20
Regency Hotel shooting was choreographed to send a clear and explicit message
Tom Clonan
8 Feb 2016
596
103
You can learn a lot about management from potty training your child
Eoghan McDermott
8 Feb 2016
242
15
My life with shingles: 'It was like I had gone a few rounds with Conor McGregor'
Carol Reddy Locke
7 Feb 2016
15.8k
23
'I'm an American, but Sarah Palin and Donald Trump do not speak for me'
Nick Beard
7 Feb 2016
76
147
'Power is a drug': Alan Kelly's recent interview showed the true colours of Irish politics
Tom Clonan
7 Feb 2016
1.0k
81
Playboy covering up nudes has nothing to do feminism and more to do with dwindling sales
Lorraine Courtney
6 Feb 2016
1.1k
55
Beetroot gets a rough deal. It's time to give it another go with this marmalade
Michael Kelly
6 Feb 2016
388
14
Overweight people should pay more tax. Others can't pay for our folly
Aaron McKenna
6 Feb 2016
7.1k
216
'Anti-Islamic group Pegida are coming to town. We can't afford to laugh and dismiss them'
Julien Mercille
5 Feb 2016
1.8k
281
We need to smash the silence that surrounds sexual violence
Ruairí McKiernan
4 Feb 2016
195
90
The primitive power of election posters cannot be underestimated
Jason O'Sullivan
4 Feb 2016
1.6k
44
Fine Gael are using ghost estates on their posters, but little has been done to stop it happening again
Frank Armstrong
3 Feb 2016
139
88
Digital can deliver vital votes - but how do politicians earn the 'like' love?
Bob Hughes
3 Feb 2016
83
26
While economic recovery has opened up the jobs market, make sure your course is right for you
Clive Byrne
1 Feb 2016
90
7
Losing a job is the single most negative event a person can experience
Eoghan McDermott
1 Feb 2016
2.1k
49
'No profession has a public trial for making a mistake at work, other than doctors'
Lorraine Courtney
31 Jan 2016
2.3k
80
'I turned into a blubbering mess when I found my wedding dress'
Pamela Tully
30 Jan 2016
244
27
Chard is highly nutritious and should be a popular addition to your healthy January diet
Michael Kelly
30 Jan 2016
1.4k
11
'What if he says a new word? What if he forgets me? The back-to-work guilts are the worst'
Jennifer Ryan Moran
29 Jan 2016
147
85
'Looking back at how much weight I've lost, it makes me realise that you really can achieve your goals'
Alan Mullen
28 Jan 2016
330
38
'We've spent hours in the basement of Leinster House trying to find out what happened'
Sean Barrett
27 Jan 2016
193
19
'Needles, doctors and hospitals have been a part of Colleen’s life for as long as she remembers'
Rachael Cahill White
26 Jan 2016
308
12
Promoting 'brand Ireland' with a film about emigration? I'm not comfortable with that
Julien Mercille
24 Jan 2016
211
139
Will Fine Gael join forces with Fianna Fáil?
Paul Allen
24 Jan 2016
154
211
It's now more difficult for Irish journalists to hold those in powerful positions to account
Tom Clonan
24 Jan 2016
813
54
'I'm an Irishman in the West Bank helping kids get to school through checkpoints'
Alex Dunne
23 Jan 2016
608
199
This purple broccoli goes down a treat with parmesan and bread crumbs
Michael Kelly
23 Jan 2016
190
1
Cork house party shows the 'don't take drugs' message just won't cut it
Graham de Barra
22 Jan 2016
622
44
The pubs definitely won't be open on Good Friday, but it's high time this changed
Dale McDermott
22 Jan 2016
904
131
The over-emphasis on medication over therapy is just one problem that needs fixing
Shari McDaid
21 Jan 2016
919
93
Is Ireland a one-trick pony by enticing corporations with low taxes?
Cillian Doyle
21 Jan 2016
454
61
'After training and a strict diet this week, I am three pounds off the two stone mark'
Alan Mullen
20 Jan 2016
170
24
The yawn-inducing name of this EU-US trade deal is what makes it so dangerous
David Lundy
18 Jan 2016
796
95
The dirty side of election politics has already reared its ugly head
Paul Allen
18 Jan 2016
211
58
'We're so obsessed with documenting our life on social media, we're forgetting to live it'
Andrew McGinley
17 Jan 2016
11.2k
37
'What's the big deal about Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch? There were 22 years between my parents'
Megan Roantree
16 Jan 2016
2.4k
49
Kale is a nutritional powerhouse. I couldn’t believe how delicious raw kale could be
Michael Kelly
16 Jan 2016
487
26
Ireland continues to fail girls and young women – and the world is watching
Alison Spillane and Grace Wilentz
15 Jan 2016
678
339
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