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Appropriate Revenge Porn Laws Must be Enforced to Adequately Protect Victims
Chrissy Chambers first came across sexually explicit videos of herself on in the internet in 2013. A stranger had posted on one of her YouTube videos with a link and the comment ‘She’s a slut. Check out these videos.’ The content in…
Adam Johnson and Our Culture of Victim Blaming
Adam Johnson’s sentencing this week should have put a firm stamp on what constitutes consent. The ex-England footballer was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday for grooming and knowingly engaging in "sexual activity" with a 15 year…
Destroying Symphysiotomy Survivors’ Records Would Silence More Irish Women
Between 1944 and 1984 an estimated 1,500 women suffered symphysiotomies during childbirth in Ireland. The procedure, which involves the cutting and unhinging of the pelvis, was performed on women to widen the birth canal during…
Why We Should Get Used to Saying ‘President Trump’
I know you don’t want to believe it. Last June, it all seemed like a great joke to go along with the Sepp Blatter professions of innocence, but it's happening. Donald Trump is the leading Republican nominee, having won eighteen out of the…
Pro Choice Groups won’t ‘Say Goodbye’ to #Repealthe8th
Last week, the general election happened. In a shocking twist of events, lots of people voted Fianna Fail, giving them the second highest number of seats after Fine Gael. In a not so shocking twist of events, Labour lost a vast amount of…
Jack Chambers of Horror
Phew! What an election, that was fun. It was so long, I drank that much coffee and slept that little my face felt like I was wearing a tea tree peel-away face mask, which is less pleasant than it sounds.
Every election that I've been…
Disordered Eating or Eating Disorder? The Effects of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
This week is Eating Disorder Awareness week - a time to promote understanding of the multitude of known eating disorders which may affect up to 3% of the population at any given time. Orthorexia - the preoccupation or obsession with ‘clean’…
Let’s Face Up to Domestic Abuse
1 in 5 women in Ireland experience domestic abuse. That’s according to Women’s Aid – a charity dedicated to stopping violence against women and children, and providing help and support to those who are directly affected by abusive…
Are Irish Parties Not Embarrassed to Pay Less Respect to Women’s Autonomy than Donald Trump?
“I am pro-life. With the exception of a doctor’s determination that the mother’s life would end if the pregnancy continued. I believe that no matter what mistakes we make as a society, we cannot condone ending another life.”
“As a country…
Make Sure You #MakeASmartVote
Campaign posters are starting to go up. Enda’s dissolving the Dáil. Endless streams of politicians are knocking on your door. 2016’s general election is only weeks away. So who are you going to vote for?
If you can’t tell your Shatters…