If you have ever toyed with the idea of going vegan, then now is probably the best time to start. Veganism has been growing over the years, as the benefits of going vegan go beyond animal cruelty as being vegan… Read More ›
Thoughts on social issues
Coronavirus and Ireland update:
A quick update on the data of coronvirus in Ireland.
Reflective entry
Why am I doing a radio documentary on the menstrual cycle? This is a question that I have been asking myself since I committed to covering this subject matter in my radio documentary class. If I am honest, I talked… Read More ›
GET IRELAND WORKING AGAIN
I wrote this for TheCity.ie fairly out of my political comfort zone fun nonetheless Is it time we give Fine Gael, and the rest of the Government, a break and actually let them get on with running the country? There… Read More ›
DON’T BLAME VEGANS, BLAME Beyoncé: THE BEYONCIFICATION OF VEGANISM
Originally published on TheCity.ie Ireland has recently topped the list as one of the most Vegan-friendly countries in the world, at least when it comes to our number of restaurants. This is, incredulously, despite the fact that vegans make up only 2%… Read More ›
Bedtime stories
Under the reign of Cecrops, men and women could vote equally. Society in Athens at that time was sexually freer. This freedom was undermined when Athene and Poseidon raced for patronage of the city of Athens. While the men voted… Read More ›
In slow news:
In 2017, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, then minister for social protections. launched a self-described “hard-hitting publicity campaign designed to raise awareness of social welfare fraud and encourage members of the public to identify potential cheats.” More recently the current government launched… Read More ›
Taoiseach announces new Citizen’s Assembly on gender equality
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar announces in a tweet that the government is setting up new Citizen’s Assembly on gender equality, saying that equality for women is moving to slow. Mr. Varadkar set the lofty ambitions high aiming to make ‘Ireland… Read More ›
Progress for equality at a snail’s pace
Recently there have been articles from circulating in the main stream media around the fact gender equality is a long way off from what is considered an ideal parity. This was something that I wrote about for a college assignment… Read More ›
When too much is too much
The news shapes the world around us, there is no denying the power the role of journalism has played in democracies and non-democracies alike and yet the more I read newspapers the less informed I am starting to feel. Recently,… Read More ›
