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What was she thinking?

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What was she thinking?

What was she thinking, walking home alone? What was she thinking, wearing that? What was she thinking, getting that drunk? What was she thinking, getting a taxi by herself? Last month, a woman was brutally attacked while walking home from a house party in the early hours of the morning. The attack happened in the Togher [...]

2019-10-22T09:15:04+00:00 October 22nd, 2019|Categories: Opinion, Print|Tags: Cork, crime, feminism, Rape, rape culture, safety, Sexual assault, women|

Employers abandoned duty of care during Storm Ophelia

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Employers abandoned duty of care during Storm Ophelia

The storm has passed. Sadly, three families have lost loved ones, but those of us who have survived unscathed can breathe a sigh of relief that we did. While relieved, though, many people are furious at the recklessness shown by employers towards the lives - the lives, not the wellbeing - of their staff. On Sunday [...]

2018-12-01T09:52:42+00:00 October 18th, 2017|Categories: Print|Tags: Code Red, Cork's 96fm, Cork's 96fm Opinion Line, employee rights, employers, employment, Evening Herald, health and safety, Human resources, Hurricane Ophelia, Met Eireann, safety, Storm Ophelia, Weather alert|