You’d be forgiven for think that we’d woken up in some horrific nightmare, but no unfortunately not. Donald Trump has been elected as the 45th president of the United States of America. Just let that sink in, if it hasn’t already. A man with no military or political experience has beaten a woman who has […]
The campaigning against the Maser Repeal mural from the anti-choice side is yet another sign that they would rather employ censorship on a piece of art rather than have a reasoned debate about repealing the 8th amendment. Censorship does not win an argument or really address the issue at hand at all. If your first […]
Why are we so quick to dismiss Amber Heard’s domestic abuse claims? Scanning through the internet and Twitter this morning, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Amber Heard had committed some sort of crime. What actually happened is that the internet courtroom has ruled and Amber Heard is a lying, gold digging bitch. Domestic abuse […]
The most famous statistic about mental health is that 1 in 4 people will suffer a mental health difficulty in their lifetime. Here’s another stat for you; This week, 10 people in Ireland will die by suicide. The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced to plans to cut the mental health budget announced in October […]
This afternoon a 21-year-old Belfast woman received a suspended sentence for buying miscarriage-inducing drugs.
Contributor Rachel O’Neill reflects on how we can transform our passion into tangible action
I wrote a little while back that I was scared of getting raped or attacked on a general basis so much so that I tend to walk home with my keys in my hand. Today has given me another reason to grip those keys even tighter. It seems that even if a man admits to […]