Treading lightly: Dutch-Russian relations
By Lucy Vleeshouwers According to the promotional video for the ‘Holland-Russiayear’, 2013, it all started with the Peter the Great. This tsar, who is known for modernising Russia under European […]
By Lucy Vleeshouwers According to the promotional video for the ‘Holland-Russiayear’, 2013, it all started with the Peter the Great. This tsar, who is known for modernising Russia under European […]
By Stewart Killeen The recent release of the fifth edition of the DSM – the diagnostic and statistical manual of psychiatric disorders – was surrounded by much heated debate, some […]
By Lucy Vleeshouwers A few months ago the Dutch government introduced a controversial bill: it may become illegal for undocumented refugees and asylum seekers to stay in the Netherlands. Amnesty […]
By Aoife King Sometimes we take our rights for granted. We do so by assuming that others will automatically know to protect our rights. It is not surprising that many of […]
By Peadar King A few short years ago, upon the publication of the “Cloyne report” detailing the “cover-up” of child abuse by clergy in the Munster diocese, the Taoiseach, […]
By Stewart Killeen The recent financial crisis and the ensuing human consequences have left many people disillusioned, bitter and justifiably angry. While most are very aware of who is actually […]
By Lucy Vleeshouwers Monday morning, 7.25am on a commute train. It is so crowded that people have to stand in the corridors. Of the ten people around me, […]
By Peter Keyes David Cameron’s announcement that, should the conservatives win the next general election, there will be a referendum regarding Britain’s continuing membership of the European Union has been […]
By Peadar King The idea of an extra-national identity resounds positively with some cultures and appalls others. Some cling to their nationality like a lucky charm and for others it […]
By Justine Conroy I sell Irish burgers to the French and the Belgians – I have spent the past 6 months developing business leads and doing market research on the […]
By Aoife King Feminism. Many of you will look away now. But don’t worry – I am not an “angry” or “aggressive” feminist advocating women’s rights. It often frustrates me […]