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Media debating people’s rights isn’t balance. It’s abhorrent.
Opinion

Media debating people’s rights isn’t balance. It’s abhorrent.

29/08/202129/08/20215 min read

There are some elements in Irish society who need to think deeply about how they use their platforms. For anyone concerned about social justice it

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Allyship with marginalised groups means examining your own privilege
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Allyship with marginalised groups means examining your own privilege

06/02/202107/02/202110 min read

The definition of allyship is when a person who is in a position of privilege and power seeks to operate in solidarity with a marginalised

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Senator Eileen Flynn voices fears over ‘rise of the far right in Ireland’
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Senator Eileen Flynn voices fears over ‘rise of the far right in Ireland’

18/09/202007/10/20203 min read

A member of the Seanad has warned of the threat posed by the far right to Ireland. Senator Eileen Flynn told the Seanad that she

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House due to accommodate Traveller family damaged in suspected arson attack
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House due to accommodate Traveller family damaged in suspected arson attack

31/08/202031/08/20202 min read

Gardaí are investigating a suspected arson attack on a house in Carnmore, Co. Galway. The house was earmarked for a Traveller family after it was

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Protest to be held against voting pact due to elect Noel Larkin mayor of Galway
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Protest to be held against voting pact due to elect Noel Larkin mayor of Galway

25/06/202025/06/20203 min read

A protest has been organised to demand that Galway councillors don’t elect Noel Larkin as the city’s next mayor. The councillor and former mayor has

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Councillor who previously attacked immigrants and Travellers likely to become mayor of Galway
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Councillor who previously attacked immigrants and Travellers likely to become mayor of Galway

14/05/202024/06/20203 min read

A Galway councillor who previously referred to people fighting as acting like a “Zulu tribe” will likely be appointed mayor of Galway. Noel Larkin, who

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Galway councillor calls group of people ‘Zulus’ after footage of fight is posted online
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Galway councillor calls group of people ‘Zulus’ after footage of fight is posted online

27/04/202027/04/20203 min read

A councillor in Galway has said that people involved in a brawl that was captured on video behaved like they were in a “Zulu tribe”.

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Editorial – Will the government actually make racists in Ireland feel ‘uncomfortable’ as the UN suggested?
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Editorial – Will the government actually make racists in Ireland feel ‘uncomfortable’ as the UN suggested?

09/12/201908/12/20194 min read

Over the last week the Irish government has faced the ire of the United Nations (UN). As part of a regular review of member states,

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