OPINION
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Ashling Murphy Did Everything We Women are Taught to Do. It Didn’t Matter
How can we survive knowing the young schoolteacher was died in a seemingly random attack in broad daylight, asks Faye Curran.
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It’s High Time for Operation Transformation to Transform Itself
The annual reality TV show equates weight loss with health – a harmful message that ignores the nuances of wellbeing, writes Sophie Coffey.
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Who Benefits From the Annual Publication of Feeder School Tables?
The Irish education system is rooted in the notion that success has to be numbers-based, disregarding students whose talents lie outside the classroom, writes Sophie Coffey.
Ag Obair leis an Teanga: Ag Fás an Ghrá don Ghaeilge sa bhFíorshaol
Is minic nach mbíonn daoine spreagtha leis an nGaeilge sa scoil, ach is mór an bród atá ann ar bheith in ann cur le rath agus le todhchaí an teanga sa saol oibre, dar le Emma Ruth Daly.
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Schols Candidates Should be Focused on the Exam – Not the Exam Conditions
The current state of the pandemic is compounding the uncertainty of next week's exams, writes Abby Cleaver.
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Minimum Unit Pricing Punishes the Poor and Ignores the Root of Alcohol Abuse
The government is placing the responsibility of alcohol-related harm back into the hands of those suffering from it, writes Caoimhe Weakliam.
Ba Chóir Dúinn Fáilte a chur Roimh Stádas nua na Gaeilge san AE
Is é buntáiste a bhaineann lenár mballraíocht san AE ná go bhfuil deis againn ár bhféiniúlacht a léiriú agus an ilchultúrachas a cheiliúradh.
Can Year-End Reviews Stop Being So Miserable, Please?
Focusing on everything that we humans did wrong this year, without offering hope as to how we can do better next year, is wearing us down every December, writes Maitiú Charleton.
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This Year, Let’s Not Ruin Christmas by Trying to Make it Perfect
As I anticipate Christmas in isolation, I've realised I won't miss the frenzy of upset that comes with trying to keep everyone happy, writes Emer Tyrrell.
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Another Year, Another Row About Vegan Christmas Dinners
Desperate to maintain seasonal traditions, swapping turkey for tofu seems to be an affront for many, writes Ailbhe Noonan.