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BiPolar Bear Wear | Doing Good While Looking Good
I meet Stephen Considine, Cameron Ridyard and Luke Bulmer, the founders of the clothing line BiPolar Bear Wear in a Dublin city-centre café instead of in their premises for one simple reason: they don’t have one. Instead, the clothing line…
If It Is Anything Other Than The Law…
A little reminder; Dublin Project Arts Centre, Essex Street, Temple Bar. A mural commissioned by Hunreal Issues. Removed because of planning permission issues.
A few weeks ago, articles and tweets about Maser's mural stormed my…
Warding Off Terror With Luck
Fintan O'Toole (F O'T) is an opinion writer for The Irish Times. He is one of Ireland’s best-known columnists, with a large readership in Ireland and internationally. He is also a well-regarded theatre critic. Writing on July 16th, directly…
‘No Blood Should Hold Us Back’: Periods, Pads, & Pushing Stigma Aside
Last week, British feminine hygiene company Bodyform released an advert promoting their range of period pads and pantyliners. It showed women engaging in a number of sports and strenuous activities like rugby, mountain climbing, ballet, and…
The Age of Consent Protects Potential Abuse Victims, and That’s How it Should Stay
I read a really powerful piece this week written by a person who I’m not sure would like to be named, where she talked about how, at age 12 and 13, she was in a relationship with a ‘much older adult man.’ She detailed how she felt like an…
Preventing Child Labour is Everybody’s Business
Today, approximately 168 million children are being subjected to child labour. That’s according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), who estimate that there are still hundreds of millions of young boys and girls suffering…
Are Irish Expats More Likely to Support Britain Staying in the EU?
There is often a definite bias when it comes to how many of us perceive the possible results of elections. I have been guilty of assuming what’s true amongst my friends will be true for the population in general, an assumption which is…
Child Beauty Pageant Coming to a Parish Near You!
It’s that time of year again. The time certain children all over Ireland have been eagerly anticipating. Second Class children in almost every Primary School in Ireland have endured months of vigorous training sessions which have only…
Girls Who Code, Compute Cookies And Eat Them Too
Yesterday I read something that made my blood boil. In 1939, de Valera's minister for education announced a proposal to cut mathematics as a compulsory subject at the intermediate level (equivalent to the junior certificate). He said that…
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 17th marks the annual observation of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, or as it is otherwise known – IDAHOT. Since 2004, people from all over the globe have been using this day to celebrate the…