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All the Questions You Wanted to Ask About Irish Sex Shops

As the sex positivity movement reaches a new height of popularity, Ireland's sex industry seems to lag behind. We speak with Sex Siopa and US-based Babeland about why this is so.
By Arianna Schardt

The Dublin Activists Making the Environment a Feminist Issue

Dublin's Ecofeminists say their cause can mean different things to different people – and are keen to attract activists of all stripes.
By Caoimhe Molloy

Catherine Corless: Unearthing One of the Church’s Darkest Secrets

In 2014, Catherine Corless discovered a mass grave in Tuam, rocking the nation. Here she tells her story.
By Catherine Corless

C.R.E.A.M

Eoin Hennessy takes a look at the Forbes Hip Hop Rich List.

A Thinning Green Line

Ireland's army has been in decline for years. Now, forces close to the military are scrambling for a political foothold.
By Cormac Watson

David Norris: Raising the Flag for Gay Rights

The Senator on the fight in the 1970s to put the LGBTQ+ cause on the civil rights agenda.
By David Norris

The ‘Dementia Village’ of the Netherlands

Hogeweyk is a village that aims to offer independence and normality to dementia patients. Supporters say it's a model for society – but critics compare it to the Truman Show.
By Molly Furey

The Brexit Accountability Project

Led by Donkeys took the fight against Brexit to billboards and to Twitter. But now it has happened, what's the future of the project?
By Patrick O'Donoghue

Snapmaps: Less Selfie, More Dystopian Self-Surveillance

It’s absurd at best and sinister at worst that something as personal as location is free information to people you met once, writes Jordan Nann.
By Jordan Nann

Ireland’s Next Kingmaker?

Green TD Joe O'Brien is an up-and-comer in a party riding high in the polls. But what of the million-dollar question: could the Greens create a coalition government?
By Patrick O'Donoghue