Book Review: Dear Life
'Dear Life' answers our questions about death without us having to ask them out loud. Junior doctor Rachel Clarke is not afraid to take...
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- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
Deficiencies rife in flawed Dying with Dignity Bill
Proposed legislation should be referred to respected Citizens' Assembly. The right to die already exists in Ireland. Suicide is legal,...
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
How to live with loss during Christmas time
At Christmas time, the losses we experience in our lives are felt with much greater intensity. The volume is turned up on everything; the...
- Dec 7, 2019
- 5 min
A life dedicated to dying well
Our citizens will die better in a culture and setting where we can approach, rather than avoid, our mortality. At the end of life there...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
The death of a loved one breaks open the heart and strips us back to our most tender selves
We humans are the only species with the capacity to reflect on our own mortality. The outpouring of grief for Anthony Foley touched the...
- Nov 28, 2019
- 4 min
How the death of a child breaks open the human heart
The tide has turned. The image of three-year-old Aylan washed up on a beach in the holiday resort of Bodrum, Turkey, has cut through...
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