Rape Crisis Network Ireland : Tusla funding cuts reinforce the culture of silence
Ingrid Wallace is a senior therapist at Rape Crisis Midwest. ___________________________________________ It's so easy to silence a child. If you tell,...
Crime
Gail O’Rorke case shows flaws of Irish criminal justice system
The system didn't decide to prosecute Gail O'Rorke for attempting to assist with a suicide, but it did put her...
Graham Dwyer will soon be sentenced to life
Graham Dwyer, the murderer who killed Elaine O'Hara, is due to be sentenced next Monday. It's unlikely that the diminutive...
The short, painful life of Garnett Spears
Lacey Spears, an American woman who wrote a blog about motherhood, was convicted last month of murder for killing her five-year-old...
Hatton Garden Diamond Raid
You gotta love London villains, don't ya? Just when we was thinking it was the end of proper bad lads,...
The Many Victims of Graham Dwyer
Graham Dwyer has been convicted of murder, confirming what everyone in Ireland, including the trial judge, knew. The only doubt was...
Graham Dwyer Murder Trial — Lessons to be Learned
The details emerging in the Graham Dwyer murder trial are some of the most disturbing I've ever come across, but...
Prurient Reporting of Elaine O’Hara’s Sad Life Needs to Stop
Clichés become clichés because they're mostly true, except when they happen to be utterly dishonest excuses for vile behaviour. One...
Garda Reform Most Extensive in History of Force
An Garda Síochána is to be reformed, apparently. In the most radical restructuring since the formation of the force, Commissioner...
Copenhagen Shootings
Some pictures from our man in Copenhagen. Thanks to Brian O'Connor for providing them. "Muslims and Jews refuse...
