Marital rape… once in 20 years? #listenback

https://soundcloud.com/opinionline96/i-woke-up-to-find-my-husband-raping-me Earlier this week a really brave lady came forward to tell her story of marital rape on the Opinion Line. Her description of what happened to her is absolutely chilling, but it's what failed to happen afterwards that really struck me. Despite her reporting what happened to the Gardaí, and despite her husband's abuse [...]

2018-12-01T09:56:06+00:00 July 23rd, 2015|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , |

In memory of John McCarthy

It was fantastic to see mental health and suicide being discussed on RTÉ Frontline last night. It can be unusual to see constructive discussion on current affairs programming, but I think that's what the Frontline team achieved with the mix of guests - Minister Kathleen Lynch is a strong voice for mental health and within the [...]

2012-01-17T20:00:46+00:00 January 17th, 2012|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , |