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Instances of sexual assault show something is terribly wrong with society.
Also blamed Covid-19.
Two Nigerian nationals brought four young women from a deprived background illegally to Ireland to force them to work in prostitution and exploit them, a court has found. The two women, Alicia Edosa (44) and Edith Enoghaghas (31), were found guilty of human trafficking, prostitution and money laundering in a case believed to be the […]
Responding adequately to the sad news of the Kambala sexual assault petition — the latest spotlight on the sexual assault epidemic — is a sobering challenge for us all. Leading educators in our secondary schools, depressed by the recent revelations and struggling to find solutions, are themselves revisiting calls for better “consent training” for students. But, as others have argued, “consent […]
The allegations that the French philosopher Michel Foucault – who has been long admired and oft-quoted by the liberal left in Ireland – repeatedly raped pre-pubescent boys in Tunisia during his time as a lecturer there in the late 1960s have raised serious concerns in his native country. Another French writer Guy Sorman claims to […]
A group of medical and biological professionals has strongly criticised the growing trend to deny the reality of biological sex, saying that the claim that sex is neither fixed nor binary is “entirely without scientific merit”. In recent times, asserting that there are two sexes – male and female – and that gender is fixed and […]
As we reported yesterday, Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has introduced a bill to the Dáil which seeks to prevent the distribution of pornography to children by media companies, including internet service providers. It’s a worthy goal. Here he is, explaining it in more detail: Internet companies are providing hard core pornography to children as young […]
The Government has asked a lot from the people during the Coronavirus pandemic. Thousands have lost their jobs. Young people have forfeited months of their education. Twenty-somethings have lost their nights out. Restaurants and bars have lost their customers. And the HSE, it turns out, have lost their minds: Young people are being asked to […]
Normal People, the serialization of the book by Sally Rooney, is billed as the great lockdown escape that has galvanized the country. According to RTE, that is scarcely open to argument and indeed many TV critics have gone along with the creators’ own assessment. According to the hype, it is a beautifully told, ‘coming of […]
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