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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,...
Jan 29, 20213 min read


Follow my five-point plan to see off 'Trumpit-Brexit Anxiety' and help next generation in process
There seems to be a large number of people, across the political and geographic landscape, suffering from a kind of 'Trumpit-Brexit...
Nov 26, 20205 min read


Seismic result in 2016 election shows the people want a different Ireland
'The 2016 Rising' is how this newspaper described the election result. Our political leadership has repeatedly told us over the last few...
Dec 1, 20193 min read


Social injustice and inequality play a pivotal role in mental health of citizens
It is abundantly clear that the chronic stress inherent in disadvantaged communities has significant impact on their mental health. On...
Nov 30, 20194 min read


Terror's true threat: the 'us' and 'them' feeling
On January 7, 2015, Lassana Bathily, a 24-year-old Muslim from Mali in west Africa, was working in a kosher grocery shop in Paris. He...
Nov 29, 20195 min read


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...
Nov 28, 20194 min read


Yes to equality, but not it seems for our most vulnerable
Parenting is so often full of grey lines of the least worst option. The text read "everything has changed" with two smiley faces. It came...
Nov 26, 20194 min read


Suicide prevention plan misses out on crucial early years
'Connecting for Life', the new Suicide Prevention Strategy launched by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Primary and Social Care...
Nov 24, 20193 min read
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