This year marks five years since the closure of Glenalbyn Swimming Pool – one of the main issues that I get contacted about by local residents. The loss of this amenity to the community is immense. If you haven’t already, I’d encourage you to sign this petition to call for the re-building and re-opening ofContinueContinue reading “Reopen Glenalbyn Swimming Pool!”
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Give Us The Night!
Give Us The Night is a campaign that is highlighting the contribution of the night-time industry to culture, community and the economy in Ireland. Although I wish that there was no need for this campaign, as a former bartender I was happy to attend their re-launch in the Sugar Club and am very supportive of theirContinueContinue reading “Give Us The Night!”
Feminism in Europe and reflections on Ireland’s abortion referendum
Last weekend, I spoke at the European Day/Journées d’été, in Strasbourg, France, about my work on the Repeal campaign and my reflections on Ireland’s abortion referendum more generally. The panel, ‘This is My Body’, was convened by Charlotte Soulary from the Green Feminism Commission and included fellow European feminists: Evgenia Giakoumopoulou, founder of the Advocacy Centre on Council of Europe Standards (ACCESS); DariaContinueContinue reading “Feminism in Europe and reflections on Ireland’s abortion referendum”
Column: ‘Bord Bia need to stop asking vegetarians and vegans why we don’t eat meat’ – thejournal.ie
“SO, TELL ME why you don’t eat meat?” – it’s the question that, as a lifelong vegetarian and now vegan, I get asked all of the time. The answer to which is constantly evolving, mainly because there are just so many good reasons to reduce your meat and dairy consumption. Bord Bia, the Irish FoodContinueContinue reading “Column: ‘Bord Bia need to stop asking vegetarians and vegans why we don’t eat meat’ – thejournal.ie”
Dublin Woman Protests Bullfighting’s Bloody Stain on Pamplona
Eva Dowling Joins Activists From Around the World to Tell Public That Torment and Killing of Bulls Must Stop Now Clonskeagh, Dublin – Holding a sign that read, “Stop the Bloody Bullfights,” Eva Dowling, from Clonskeagh, joined more than 100 other protesters in the centre of Pamplona, Spain, today. During the high-octane demonstration, activists – halfContinueContinue reading “Dublin Woman Protests Bullfighting’s Bloody Stain on Pamplona”