25 Years of Change: Addiction Work in Dublin Through a Trauma Informed Lens

Passerose Mantoy 20/01/2026

If you walked into an addiction service 25 years ago – when I started working in Chrysalis CDP, a Dublin community drug project – the work looked very different. Heroin dominated the scene; the focus was on reducing harm and crisis management– dissemination of harm reduction information and materials, needle exchanges, methadone programmes …

Challenging disability access to transport in Ireland

Sophia Black 17/12/2025

In Ireland, people with disabilities, whether visible or non-visible, face various difficulties in accessing public transport. These challenges limit …

Voices of Civic Engagement

Emma DeSouza 03/12/2025

Deliberative democracy has been on the rise globally as more governments embrace citizen participation as a tool in policymaking. Despite this …

I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis

10/11/2025

There are truckloads of money available. Just after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US …

Turning away from ‘Authoritarian Populism’

Tiarnán McDonough 18/09/2025

For the last two weekends in a row, protests in central London have given rise to scenes that have been reported around the world and will trouble …

Tackling Inequalities in Cervical and Breast Cancer in Ireland

Clodagh Lynch 19/08/2025

Cancer is one of the biggest health challenges in Ireland, but its impact is not felt equally across the population. Breast cancer accounts for 31.8% …

The Revolutionary Impact of Driverless Cars and Taxis

Paul Sweeney 13/08/2025

Billionaire Dermot Desmond recently called for the scrapping of investment in the new Dublin Metro. His reason is actually thoughtful and …

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