A Solution to the Housing Crisis
The penny drops as I listen to RTE’s Liveline. There’s a highly articulate woman in…
Browsing: Society
Housing: Enshrining the Gambler
To understand the origins of the Irish Housing Crisis we also need to look beyond…
Magick or Rationale?
the perpetuation of debt, has drenched the earth with blood, and crushed its inhabitants under…
Our Barmy Bread
The appeal of exotic cuisines and esoteric diets has done little to diminish bread’s status…
Crappy Sleeper
I have a story for all kinds of weird sleep-related shenanigans. Walking, talking, singing, dancing,…
Mother and Baby Home ‘Whitewash’ Compounds Victims’ Torture
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious…
Roll Model: Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy’s father was one of Pádraig Pearse’s patriots. Schooled in St Enda’s, aged eighteen…
Christmas Traditions Old and New
Ostensibly, Christmas is the occasion when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ; its origins,…
Nobody told me there’d be days like these
Lockdown measures remind me of the prescription of anti-depressants and other psychiatric medicines. They are…
The Rise of the Machines
‘Hey Siri, how will AI impact the Future of Work?’ If you have already worked…
The Horse That Kicks
For Daniel and Others ‘Is Heroin still a thing in Dublin?’ The academic, and Professor…
The New Abnormal
The pandemic has changed life as we know it. We are dealing with the ‘New…
Michael McNamara: “It’s About Society”
In an impassioned speech at the ghostly Convention Centre currently housing Dáil Éireann, Michael McNamara…
WARNING: The (Open) Secret lives of Content Moderators
Tick Yes or No: ‘I understand the content I will be reviewing may be disturbing.…
BREAK AN EXIT VI: Hmong Jamón — or the end of the Catalonely
Liberation For the first time since landing I’m allowed to travel the country. My plans…
Government Precautions: An Unethical Human Experiment
Sensory Deprivation It’s been difficult finding the words to express my worsening mood and deepening…
B9: Life in a Louisiana Care Home’s Covid-19 Cluster
A New Roommate Even before the sheriff issued his notice that you had to be…