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Sarah Murphy 3 posts 0 comments

Sarah Murphy fancies herself as a writer and radio head - previous work has appeared in Zooey Deschanel's Hello Giggles and on RTE Radio 1. A graduate of Applied Languages in UL and Radio Broadcasting in CIT, you'll usually find her causing mischief at gigs and festivals, sitting outside cafes reading or risking her life cycling through Cork city. She once met Johnny Logan and she won't let you forget it. Check out her blog Rosy Raconteur for sporadic musings and photos of her jumping in random places.

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I Am Not Your Feminist

Sarah Murphy Oct 4, 2017 0

I am not your feminist. The world can seem like a scary place, particularly the world in which we live now. There’s a lot going on to cause us to dismay, to fret, or to even feel like we’re burning with anger. Whether it’s Donald Trump’s…

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We are not Asking For It, and we will be heard

Sarah Murphy Nov 3, 2016 0

Author and feminist Louise O'Neill's documentary Asking For It aired this week on RTÉ 2. It focused on the issue of consent and Ireland’s attitude towards rape culture, sexual violence and the distinct lack of sex education we have for…

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#IAmAReason, And So Are You

Sarah Murphy May 5, 2016 0

When I was 21, I had a really exciting opportunity to live and study in Vienna for a year. I was thrilled at the prospect – a year away by the Danube felt like a real adult step. Fast forward nine months and it was a very different story…