Topical-Opinion

In the recent controversy over a male contraceptive injection and the suspension of medical trials due to unwelcome side effects, everybody seems to have forgotten that there is a a safe, effective and reliable male contraceptive with…

Unless you’ve been living under a stone, you’ll know that Tesco workers across a number of stores are over a week out on strike. Unfortunately, when asked nowadays about a picket, many are more likely to ask "what, my nose?" than realise…

“School-leavers from more affluent backgrounds are much more likely to have places in universities offering high-points,” concluded the most recent Irish Times study on educational inequality. It’s a conclusion that, from anyone I’ve talked…

I was born on Super Bowl Sunday 1986 and my Dad let my brothers stay up until 1am to watch it. When my Mum heard the story in the hospital the next day she was less than impressed, but my I had won my brothers' love on day one. This month…

Dear Niamh, I am not one for writing open letters to journalists but here I am in reference to your piece “Count the shades of grey between seduction and violation.” 1. First, make sure you know the definitions of what you are talking…

Early during the production of Alien 3 it became clear that 20th Century Fox had little or no faith in their young director David Fincher. Fincher, who went on to make classics like ‘Seven’ and ‘Fight Club’ was being actively left out 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…

Yesterday I was listening to the radio. I had just missed the beginning of a chat segment. As I tuned in, I heard the words 'whiny millennial snowflakes and their safe spaces' in such a divisive tone that I could only sit and stare at the…

I checked in approximately 60 Iraqi refugees into a hostel in Perth, Western Australia while I was backpacking there four years ago. I was finishing a night shift at the hostel’s check-in desk when a frazzled looking lady from the Red Cross…

Blue Monday. "The most depressing day of the year." It’s when we’ll see an influx of pieces talking about suicide, reaching out to services, and supporting each other. It’s one of two bi-annual media focuses on mental health alongside World…