# Op Ed
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I’m normal, I always pay bills and I've no weird habits, but I still can’t find a room to rent
Sheila Armstrong
25 Dec 2015
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In a grown-up world, what can we learn from our kids at Christmas?
Claire Micks
25 Dec 2015
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What drives us to binge drink? Is it our pursuit to find love?
Andrew McGinley
25 Dec 2015
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'I never truly understood what it was like to go without, but I do now'
Lorraine Courtney
25 Dec 2015
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'Sometimes you’d despair for humanity. And sometimes you’d be wrong'
Donal O'Keeffe
24 Dec 2015
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Going through a relationship breakdown? It's okay if you don't join in on all the Christmas razzmatazz
Bernadette Ryan
24 Dec 2015
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'My mam was the life and soul of every room she walked into. She always made things better'
Amy Mulvaney
23 Dec 2015
413
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Does your child want a tech present this Christmas, but you don't know if it's a good idea?
Colman Noctor
23 Dec 2015
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A young child telling me about the death of a parent or sibling is the hardest part of my job
Brid Carroll
22 Dec 2015
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'Everything changed when my Yorkshire Terrier, Pippa, came into my life'
Emma Vince
21 Dec 2015
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Students loaded with loans are less free to conduct their lives in the way they wish. It's a bad idea
Julien Mercille
21 Dec 2015
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'Managing my debt got too much for me. I started to have panic attacks'
Anonymous Man Profile Yellow Hoodie
21 Dec 2015
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It's very Irish to be ashamed if you don’t stumble upon love by some act of serendipity
Rena Maycock
20 Dec 2015
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Here’s the recipe for a lovely creamy, cheesy leek gratin that will warm the socks off you
Michael Kelly
20 Dec 2015
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'I surprised my mum when I told her I’m more afraid of visiting home in the US than living here'
Shawna Scott
20 Dec 2015
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Do you really need your bosses to prove how much they love you?
Karen Frampton
20 Dec 2015
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Most criminals reoffend. So, what's the answer? Locking them up and throwing away the key?
Aaron McKenna
19 Dec 2015
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Verdict for former priest who abused young boys comes with mixed feelings
Mark Vincent Healy
16 Dec 2015
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The UK has sorted the flooding and insurance debacle, so why can't we?
Jason O'Sullivan
15 Dec 2015
246
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Nama is more likely to fatten the vulture funds than provide affordable housing for young couples
Rory Hearne
14 Dec 2015
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Here's a glimpse of what Donald Trump's America will look like
Larry Donnelly
13 Dec 2015
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Drafting in the army to tackle the flood waters shows lessons have been learned from past disasters
Tom Clonan
13 Dec 2015
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Fed up of sweeping up Christmas tree pine needles? Save them, they could prove handy
Michael Kelly
12 Dec 2015
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Make no mistake, we’re already sowing the seeds of the next recession
Aaron McKenna
12 Dec 2015
387
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Elected officials need to know there are consequences to corruption
Nuala Haughey
9 Dec 2015
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'This is the only government... Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin shouldn't even bother with manifestos'
Brendan Howlin
1 Dec 2015
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In Ireland we eat about 5 million bananas every week, but do you know where they come from?
Peter Gaynor
25 Nov 2015
6.7k
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'I was devastated at receiving a diagnosis for a condition that has no cure'
Geraldine O'Neill
24 Nov 2015
306
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'I'm a teacher and while the school system isn't deliberately out to destroy people, it is broken'
Lisa Buggy
23 Nov 2015
3.1k
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'Slutwalks aren’t the lunatic fringe of feminism. They're a reminder that dressing “like a slut” is never an invitation to rape'
Lorraine Courtney
22 Nov 2015
4.3k
124
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To reduce the threat of terrorism, stop bombing and close Shannon Airport to the US military
Julien Mercille
22 Nov 2015
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'We're finally getting rid of the buggy. Here are 10 things I won't miss about it'
Claire Micks
21 Nov 2015
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Keep your onions from rotting by storing them in your tights
Michael Kelly
21 Nov 2015
470
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Irish neutrality won’t be respected by the likes of ISIS, so why hold so dear to it?
Aaron McKenna
21 Nov 2015
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Ireland is on track to become the most obese country in Europe - it's time to tax sugar
James Larkin
20 Nov 2015
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'The assumption is that plays written by women aren’t good enough'
Grace Dyas
19 Nov 2015
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Tom Clonan: 'Ireland is on the brink of a perfect storm in our health services'
Tom Clonan
16 Nov 2015
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'It's my job to help the family plan and care for their dying children at home'
Anne Tan
15 Nov 2015
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