Rape figures are up – but could that be good news?

The latest crime figures from the CSO have shown a marked rise in recorded rapes and sexual assaults. In 2015, 536 rapes were reported throughout the State. That’s an increase of just over 12pc on 2014. The number of sexual assaults went up by 15pc in the same period, with a shocking 2,361 offences reported throughout [...]

Critical debate

Reading about the Nyberg report into the banking collapse, I was struck by one of its main findings; that a lack of critical debate about the boom in Irish society led to a herd mentality. Teachers, particularly at third-level, have been clamouring for years at the way our education system encourages lemming-like behaviour. The [...]

2011-04-21T09:55:07+00:00 April 21st, 2011|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , |