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What happened in GE2020 and where do we go from here?
It is difficult to overstate how dramatic and transformative the results of GE2020 have turned out to be. Ireland's version of the two-party system has been broken. We likely will have a Taoiseach who doesn't come from the two parties that…
The Zone | Why we fear the concept of comfort
For a long time I was blissfully unaware of any such thing as a specific ‘zone’. Like generations before me, I survived. Obviously not in an optimal way; why else would this ubiquitous term enjoy such prominence in our culture now?…
Being Faithless
I have been faithless for the entirety of my adulthood. As a teenager growing up in the Parkhead tradition, I carried Catholicism like a banner, believing in God because he was our god, the Irish god, something that our postcolonial…
Cultural Rejuvenation Must Not Only Be For the Privileged
Fury at the homogenisation of Dublin City only grows more intense. It’s increasingly difficult to ignore the old town slowly metamorphosing into a soulless shell, more a commercial district than a city, fewer residents on its streets, no…
A Constant Companion | The Conversation We Need To Have About Grief
My dad died last April and everything I thought I understood about grief has proven wrong. I have lost relatives and friends, but nothing prepared me for the realisation that I will ll never hear his voice again. Yet, losing a parent is the…
How Millennials Became the Generation Holding Companies Accountable
The corporate model is failing.
That’s according to millennials, whose support for large companies took a nosedive over the last few years. Today, politicians on both sides of the aisle believe governments should behave and be run like…
Is the word ‘Phobia’ letting bigots off the hook?
The most important thing that stuck with me from my study of linguistics is that words have a price. We have free speech; you have the option to say whatever you like. But whatever you do say has its consequences. You pay that price by…
The Unique Ways Disability Impacts the Millennial Generation
The average life expectancy in the U.S. is declining. This loss of life isn't attributable to a war or a frightening new plague, either. However, people are dying off more quickly, and it isn't only the elderly.
Millennials with…
Two Birds, One Home | Tackling Elderly Isolation and the Irish Housing Crisis At Once
If someone said to you that you could rent a room in central Dublin for €250 a month you would probably be torn between snapping their hand off and looking around to try and find the catch. Well this is what Elder Home Share is offering.…
Everything to Know About Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviour
Do you love to check your reflection when walking past a storefront? Do you prep and primp in front of the mirror each time you visit the restroom? Perhaps you're one of many who over-plucked your eyebrows or picked at pimples until they…