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The coronavirus is going to be with us for some time, and naturally, that is a frightening prospect. Even so, the Trump Administration has continuously downplayed the reality of the disease’s severity, leading many to believe they can and…

Music is a saviour for many of us—sharing our emotions, picking us up when we're down, mirroring our thoughts in times of despair. At its core, music is an artistic statement, reflecting both the good and the bad in society. As musicians…

If you're a regular listener to Top 40 radio, or similar on Spotify, chances are you've been subjected to the song 'Sweet but Psycho' by Ava Max. This is Max's debut single, and unfortunately for her, it's anything but pleasant. It feeds…

“You could mansplain in person, perhaps. Tip around to everyone’s house and have a chat,” Kate O’Connell quipped to Peadar Tóibín during the third and final day of the Select Committee on Health deliberation on the Health (Regulation of…

When an essay about my abortion experience was accepted for publication, I sat at my desk, chain-smoked and tried not to panic. Writing the essay was difficult and I’d worked hard; I should have been thrilled but instead I felt the cold…

This week, Michaella McCollum did an interview, everyone did #IndieAmnesty, and Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael didn't do a coalition. It was also World Health Day, so lots of people did some healthy things, probably. #MichaellaMcCollum faces…

It’s almost the middle of January – that annual, crucial stage in the year when just about everybody is struggling to carry on with their New Year’s resolutions. When the gym membership usage spike begins its slow, steady decline. When that…

Abortions happen. Even if you are one of the vocal few who fiercely believe that life begins at conception and a woman’s rights should be secondary to a foetus, you can’t deny that abortions happen, even in Ireland. Despite the fourteen…

A few years ago I was with a group of about 20 backpackers squeezed onto a tiny tin can of a coach on a package tour to Machu Picchu. As we approached the lodgings where we would be staying, one of the tour guides asked if there were any…