For the first time in 30 years the number of people in extreme poverty globally, is rising. Extreme poverty, as defined by the World Bank, entails surviving on less than $1.90 a day. The consequences of the global shutdown on global poverty are causing problems that will result in many deaths. We should be […]
A whole series of men working in the Irish arts and comedy scene have, this weekend, been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by women on twitter. Up to ten men, including at least one Oscar winning musician, one very well known Irish actor, and several comedians, have been accused of offences ranging from grooming young […]
At long last, we have confirmation from the UK police that the French, a nation of inveterate cheek-kissers, are the terrible criminals we always knew them to be: There are a number questions about this, which we’ll get to in a moment, but to be honest the most interesting thing about this tweet is the […]
My colleague, Tim Jackson, has written a really phenomenal piece this morning on the belated acquittal of Australian Cardinal, George Pell. You should read it all, but one line stood out: It’s well known that many clerics across the world committed the most heinous crimes against children in the mid-to-late 20th century, but the targeting, […]
The solicitor of a man found guilty of raping a Donegal women told the court that he had a “badly incorrect” view of what rape is. Kelvin Opoku (33) is one of two Ghanaian nationals who raped the young woman in their flat in Letterkenny in 2015. Opoku and Boakye Osei (29), both living in Letterkenny were […]
The alleged assailant, Austin Sauer, is reported to have had non-penetrative, non-consensual sexual contact with the victim and was arrested.
Cassie Jaye, now 33, was a struggling actress in Hollywood in her late teens and early twenties. Her story sheds light on the Weinstein debacle. She describes how young beautiful actresses have contracts with publicists and now the publicists find them entry-level work with the rich and powerful of Los Angeles. A beautiful young woman […]
Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, has been convicted of rape and sexual assault by a jury in one of the most high-profile trials to take in New York this past year. The disgraced movie mogul was found guilty on two of the five potential criminal charges he faced during the […]
The man is already under investigation for an alleged rape at a south Dublin hotel late last year, with the DPP yet to decide whether he should be charged.