Magazine Article

Self-Perception and How We Treat Ourselves: That is What’s Most Important

Pat Divilly thought a rip-roaring business would make him happy. He now sees the flaws in that argument.
By Pat Divilly

Women Overlooked: Irish Sex Workers

The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act of 2017 has been decried by sex workers in Ireland for further endangering sex workers, an already vulnerable element of society.
By Eliana Jordan

Eco-Fascism: A Smouldering, Dark Presence in Environmentalism

Emma Horan looks into the deadly intersection between fascism and the environmental movement.
By Emma Horan

Coronavirus Cities: A Dublin Odyssey Brought to an Abrupt End

Samuel O'Brient on his last days in Dublin – a city that became a home away from home for him – before the virus brought him home to the US.
By Samuel O'Brient

Rob Locke: Pivoting from QVC to Hollywood

Known for being a star of telly shopping, Rob Locke talks about his many pivots.
By Rob Locke

Americanisms are Killing Our Culture. Resist, or It’ll Join O’Leary in the Grave

Ireland's linguistic traditions endured British oppression. Now we're signing them away to US cultural colonialism, writes Patrick O'Donoghue.
By Patrick O'Donoghue

Coronavirus Cities: A Hasty Return From Halls to a Much-Changed Paris

Alix Philouze went home from Dublin to Paris when the severity of the virus became clear. She tells a story of caution, and cautious optimism.
By Alix Philouze

Coronavirus Cities: In Siem Reap, Cambodia, Reality Emptied the Streets

Aisling Moran looks back on a trip to Cambodia that started with sunsets and quad-biking, and ended in a panic to get home safely.
By Aisling Moran

Two Tales of a City: History and Horticulture in Austria’s Capital

Emma Taggart and Orla Murnaghan, separate visitors to Vienna months before the pandemic hit, on their short spells in a city with a rich history.
By Emma Taggart and Orla Murnaghan

Coronavirus Cities: California Dreaming Meets Coronavirus Nightmares

After coronavirus hit mid-exchange, Alice Symington stayed on in Santa Barbara – in a city changed utterly as a result of the pandemic.
By Alice Symington