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# Opinion

Last year
2023
Financial expert: 'Never give up your tracker' may not be the best advice anymore
Mark Coan
Dog behaviourist: Dogs are complex - here are some tips on communicating with them
Suzi Walsh
Eoghan Cleary: 'We've handed over the sexual education of a generation to the porn industry'
Eoghan Cleary
Family Meals: Ciara Attwell shares three recipes from her new book
Ciara Attwell
Dr Deirdre Lundy: Menopause may be 'natural' but that doesn't mean you have to put up with it
Dr Deirdre Lundy
Student: Instead of enjoying our childhood, we're forced to protest over climate change
Eva Bresnihan
Opinion: Identity politics dominated Britain's Brexit - let's not make the same mistakes
Peter Flanagan
Analysis: Government supports are welcome but will they improve living standards long-term?
Victor Duggan
Opinion: The Greek model of responding to drug use is worth keeping an eye on
Tony Duffin
Opinion: 'Sending Gardaí clubbing will not reduce drug harms, minister'
Dr Cian Ó Concubhair & Dr Ian D. Marder
Local MLA: 'There's a black cloud over Omagh today - one we'd hoped had gone forever'
Daniel McCrossan
Opinion: Menopause is a workplace issue - it must be addressed as such by employers
Katie Ridge
Man United fans' feelings about potential Qatari takeover should not be complicated
Opinion: 'You've never fled from your country - you've gone away, but you weren't forced'
Dennis Harvey
Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble
Aisha Harbalieh
Opinion: 'I mourn the loss of my younger years when I couldn’t embrace my Traveller identity and culture'
Nora Corcoran and Teresa Lavina
Ranking the 16 remaining teams in the Champions League
Opinion: As Valentine's Day approaches, spot the romanticisation of stalking in popular culture
Dr Caroline West
Analysis: Sinn Féin's mortgage interest relief proposal is a terrible idea
Ciarán Casey
Larry Donnelly: If Biden's speech is anything to go by, he wants four more years in office
Larry Donnelly
Opinion: I'm telling the story of Ann Lovett on screen because it must be told
Ciaran Creagh
Opinion: Attorney General's nursing home fees report largely side-steps the actual criticisms
Máiréad Enright
Opinion: The Bell - the almost-forgotten Irish literary journal that 'took on the sacred cows'
Phyllis Boumans
Recipes: Pastry chef Shane Smith has some seasonal dishes for you to try
Shane Smith
Opinion: Enough talk - we need to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use
Dr Ian Marder
John Gibbons: Shell made record profits as the planet burns - welcome to the toxic oil industry
John Gibbons
The Sultans of Ping: 'It was a crazy sight to behold - every gig was exciting'
Paul McDermott
Vision-impaired woman: 'Please legislate to keep e-scooters off footpaths'
Anne Marie Kearney
Bad Bridget: Uncovering the secret lives of Ireland's emigrant women
Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick
Larry Donnelly: How will Irish politicians cope with an increasingly angry electorate?
Larry Donnelly
The squeezed middle: What we should learn from the Great Recession of 2007-2013
Yekaterina Chzhen, Ryan Alberto Ó Giobúin and Stefanie Sprong
Mary Lou McDonald: CAMHS is not working - we need to act urgently to reform how it operates
Mary Lou McDonald
Opinion: You might not know the name Artavazd Pelechian, but this cult film director matters
Tadhg O'Sullivan
Therapist: How do we challenge toxic masculinity and its appeal to impressionable young men?
Geoffrey McCarthy
Lynn Ruane: In all my years of community work I've never met the ones 'fighting for Ireland'
Lynn Ruane
Irish Iranians: 'We cannot give in to this barbaric regime'
Irish Iranians
Larry Donnelly: Biden's classified documents problem is an embarrassing political setback
Larry Donnelly
All time
Opinion: When it comes to AI we need to proceed with caution and build trust
Dr Oisín Boydell
Peter Power: Climate change risking famine in Somalia and beyond as global leaders dither
Peter Power
Ranking the 10 best matches of the 2022 World Cup