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It’s a basic principle of Irish democracy that taxpayer funding may not be used to promote candidates for election, or sides in referendums. Actually, let me rephrase that: It used to be a basic principle of Irish democracy that taxpayer funding may not be used to promote candidates for election, or sides in referendums. But […]
Call me a sucker for punishment, but this is a question that’s been on my mind since Social Democrat TD Holly Cairns raised this issue yesterday: The “ridiculous” lack of maternity leave for politicians is a major barrier to women entering public life, it has been claimed. Social Democrat TD Holly Cairns is pushing to […]
The most prestigious school in England, Eton, has been widely criticised for firing an English teacher who planned to question “radical feminist orthodoxy” in a lecture called “The Patriarchy Paradox”.
If you are a young, Irish, man, then this may come as a surprise to you, but your phone, laptop, and other communications devices are not 100% secure. Your phone could be stolen. Your Gmail could be hacked. Your personal data, as we are constantly warned, is vulnerable. Maybe your password is weak, or maybe […]
Thank God for Malaysia.
Like most twenty-somethings these days, I’m something of a podcast addict, which is why, recently, I listened to the podcast ‘The State of Us’ with journalist and influencer Rosemary McCabe, in an episode called “Baby Fever”. I should start by noting that I follow Rosemary on Instagram. She’s very likeable, candid and honest about her […]
In ancient Rome, a victorious General returning to the city in triumph always had a slave walking behind him through the cheering crowds, whispering, again and again, into his ears the words “memento mori” – remember, you are a mortal. It might be a good idea to revive the practice for men in general, and […]
A telling insight into the state of Irish feminism today from the NWCI’s Orla O’Connor, writing in The Irish Times. 800 words or so, she pens, on the work that needs to be done to improve the relative state of Irish womanhood compared to us menfolk, and yet in all that space, she only manages […]
The ad is called “the gift that gives back”. Let us sincerely hope, for this woman’s sake, that what it gives him back is a divorce: My fellow men: If you only ever listen to one piece of advice, let it be this: Do not, under any circumstances, present your wife with an exercise bike […]
Who are the real victims in a world flooded with feminist & LGBT campaigns? Tim Jackson says it’s obvious. #gript
Strong words this morning from the incoming President of the EU Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen: Today on #EqualPayDay, women earn on average 16% less than men. Written in the European Treaties 60 years ago, equal pay for equal work is still not a reality. That's why I will table measures to introduce binding paytransparency […]
Halloween used to be so easy. Kids would get dressed up, go trick or treating, eat too much chocolate, wear disposable costumes and wear ghoulish makeup. Adults – especially young adults – would get dressed up too – go hell raising for a night wearing whatever they wanted. The more outrageous, the better. But alas, […]
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