I spoke to Ian Bailey last week ahead of the launch of his poetry collection at Electric Picnic. I've thought a lot about Ian Bailey over the past couple of years - his various legal cases hit the news regularly - and I've wondered, as I'm sure everyone has, what the hell the truth is. We'll [...]
It's been a busy month, made busier by my attempts to try and curb the amount of waste emanating from our small (ish) household of two adults, one baby and two small dogs. One of the reasons I decided to try the plastic-free July experiement was the mountains of stuff we were throwing out every week. [...]
In Rwanda in 2013, I walked among display cases full of skeletons, trying hard not to cry because it was not my tragedy. An atrocity like the Rwandan genocide diminishes each of us individually and as a part of humanity. But it was not my grief to own or display and I did not want to be [...]
I never understood the appeal of 'going to look at the planes'. My mother, who grew up in Ennis, talks fondly of Sunday drives to Shannon, where she and her siblings would be encouraged to watch the planes landing and taking off from Co Clare's most cosmopolitan location. It's always seemed to me like a poor [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dSICoqnFGA When news broke last week that the number of Irish women having abortions in the UK had dropped considerably, responses were predictable. The anti-abortion groups were out quickly to welcome the news. The pro-choice campaign suggested austerity budgets were to blame, with fewer women financially able to travel abroad. Nobody would for a moment [...]
We had a call on the show today from Anne, who wanted to discuss emigration. Earlier on in the show, Jerry had been speaking to myself and PJ about the same topic. He maintained that emigrants should vote on Twitter and Facebook, because if they voted for Sinn Féin, SF would create a country they would [...]
Meeting Kim and Carol from Banteay Srey Boutique with supplier Rani, of Jivit Thmey jewellery. Photo: Rory Coomey Our visit to a garment factory on Tuesday was a major contrast to today's interviews, with the founders and suppliers of Banteay Srey Boutique. A small online start-up store offering beautifully made classic garments - the [...]
For this month's Women Mean Business Interview, I spoke to NilaKanthi Ford who is the chair of the Ireland India Business Association - she has a lot to say about it. in particular the areas in which Ireland could improve its international business dealings. Read it here.
Check out my piece in The Herald last week about the new rules on alcohol pricing. Would love to know your thoughts... [polldaddy poll=8643236]
The World Gender Gap Report 2014 has been released today. Here's a very nifty map of the report showing where the biggest disparities exist and also mapping progress over time using the slider. Rwanda (my area of interest in this regard) comes one step ahead of Ireland due to its enormous success in involving women in [...]
