We call it Heritage
Ireland occasionally trips over its relationship with its own heritage. In the same week that Donald Trump declared March, Irish-American Heritage Month, to the discomfort of many, Irish minister for ‘Arts,…
Category: Ireland
Complete Divestment of Irish Public Funds from Fossil Fuels
In a story that at time of writing had not been much picked up by Irish media; Ireland on the Thursday 26th of January 2017 became the first country to…
Water: the heart of Environmental Justice
Environmental justice is not a new idea but it is one gaining ground in mainstream media and consciousness. Environmental justice refers to a number of connected ideas. Access and ownership…
Mental Health Services in Ireland
I have made my feeling on the state of mental health services in Ireland known in asides many times. But this Mental Health Day highlighted the disconnect between what the…
My Body is a Battleground
Are you the subject of debate? Not a debater or a judge but a motion waiting to be carried or defeated. And to hate someone not because they are evil…
West of Ireland Trip 2010
So back in August of 2010 I went on a trip down the west coast of Ireland with three friends who do not want to be named (so let’s call…
