Fiona ·
I believe that in 20 years time we will look back at this point in history and think, what were we doing when that huge war that changed Europe was […]
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Fiona ·
Next Friday people across the country will flood to their national schools to pick up pencils, scribble on a scraps of paper and post them into boxes. There’s something simple […]
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Today I went to visit one of the poorest families in Dublin. They live in a small one-room basement apartment. The room is flanked on two sides by sofa beds, […]
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Fiona ·
What does it mean to stand with someone? Popular response to the atrocities unfolding in France has to been to declare solidarity with the victims. Michael D., Obama, Merkel, Cameron, […]
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Fiona ·
I happen to be searching for jobs at the moment and spending a lot of time hanging out with my CV and a couple of application forms. Needless to say, […]
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Last week, an Irish online social justice “community” (Uplift.ie) asked people to pledge their beds to refugees fleeing war-torn Syria. Having read about the generous Islanders, offering beds, food and […]
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Fiona ·
I need a lie-in, a break, I need to go easy on myself. It doesn’t make any difference anyway. Why bother? The truth is, we all get doses of apathy. […]
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Have you ever woken up with that disorientating feeling because you forgot for a minute that you were staying at your granny’s? The sheets are strangely heavy, the room is […]
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Fiona ·
Life operates on a deal-breaker basis. If I make dinner, Matthew does the washing up. If you don’t pay your TV licence, that man from the ad will be knocking […]
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