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Basically... with Stefanie Preissner, the show that takes news stories and makes sense of them, Basically. Episode 1 coming soon! Check out the trailer below. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara…

Freelance writing can be a misunderstood art. A lot of people have translated any career with the prefix, “freelance” as “unemployed,” or the less popular but equally hurtful, “probably drunk right now.” But at least one of these is…

I’m a blow-in and have been for the past thirty six years. So like all migrants nobody is aware of my pedigree. Or lack thereof. Thankfully such concerns have never featured greatly on my radar. I grew up in a family where you made your…

It was August 2002, and 17 year old Leona was curled on a trolley in A&E, rocking back and forth with pain, no energy left to cry anymore.  She had been admitted the night before with debilitating pain in her lower abdomen.  This was…

Last Friday, Kesha made a triumphant return to pop with her latest album Rainbow. The album is a powerful statement on the singer’s journey from broken down to unbreakable, as she continues a legal battle against her producer and alleged…

2015 was a pretty good year. In Ireland, decades of struggle, months of canvassing, and over a million votes finally saw same-sex marriage become a reality. The Gender Recognition Bill passed successful through the Oireachtas.…

As it currently stands sex work remains a highly stigmatised and taboo topic of conversation in the UK. Often, against the backdrop of misinformation and propaganda that surrounds the sex industry people’s views concerning the…