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G-Everyone, Cork

Mashable have come up with a great idea to coincide with the G-8 Summit in Lough Erne Golf Resort, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on the 17th and 18th of June. Mashable have challenged its members on Meetup.com to host a G-Everyone in… Read more ›

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Published on24 May 2013

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Cork Events, Events, Social Commentary

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Activism, Enniskillen, G-Everyone, G8, GEveryone, Meetup, Socia Good

The Elephant in The Room, No Longer that Invisible?

The issue that normally simmers away in the background of Irish politics has taken the headlines again today thanks to an interview in the Irish Times about the the death of a mans wife. The man is Praveen Halappanavar and… Read more ›

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Published on14 Nov 2012

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Ireland, Irish Politics, Social Commentary

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Abortion, abortion act, Belfast, Galway, Government of Ireland, Ireland, Irish Times, Protests

A Moral Campaign – But a good idea?

Is prostitution illegal in Ireland? Well kind of, Wikipedia puts it as this: Prostitution in the Republic of Ireland is, itself, legal, but most activities associated with it (such as soliciting in a public place, operating brothels, and other forms… Read more ›

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Published on23 Oct 2012

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Irish Politics, Social Commentary

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Campaign, Human Trafficking, Ireland, Morals, Republic of Ireland, Sex worker, Turn Off the Blue Light, Turn Off the Red Light

An bhfuil Bród agat?

Tonight while visiting the parents I stumbled upon Bernard Dunne’s Bród Club on RTE One. The was random in itself as my parents were in Lisvernane, Co. Tipperary who won TG4′s G-Team last Friday (aired Sunday on TG4) at the… Read more ›

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Published on19 Mar 2012

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Ireland, Irish Language, Social Commentary

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Bernard Dunne, Brod Club, Fáinne, Ireland, Irish Language, Language, Lisvarnane, Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Wave Change Cork

Over the 12th and 13th of November I spent time in the Cork School Music on the Wave Change programme from Social Entrepreneurs Ireland which I blogged about here. Over the two days there were speakers, such as Bill Liao and Myles McCorry… Read more ›

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Published on22 Nov 2011

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Cork, Ireland, Social Commentary

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Arts and Entertainment, Bill Liao, Cork, Cork City, Cork GAA, Dublin, Ireland, Metropolitan Cork, Wave Change

Wave Change

Are you aged between 18-25? Do want to see Social Change in Ireland? Do you want to change something in Irish Society? Check out Wave Change. Wave Change is a new programme being launched by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland for 18-25 year-olds… Read more ›

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Published on13 Oct 2011

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Events, Ireland, Social Commentary

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Civil society, Cork, Dublin, Events, Galway, Ireland, Social Change, Wave Change

We need to change how we refer to people with disabilities

On Wednesday I found this post by a parent of a child with disbilities trying to get people to stop using the “r-word” on twitter. It documents the responses she got, some make fun, but others take her point. We need… Read more ›

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Published on04 Mar 2011

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Social Commentary

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Developmental disability, disabilities, Disability, Disabled, Health, Law

The European Year of the Volunteer 2011

2011 has been designated the European Year of the Volunteer by the European Union. This is following a campaign led by Marian Harkin MEP (Ireland/ALDE). She worked with the unofficial “EP Volunteering Interest Group” to lobby the Parliament, the Council… Read more ›

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Published on03 Jan 2011

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EU Politics, Europe, Social Commentary

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European Commission, European Union, Marian Harkin, Member of the European Parliament, Member State of the European Union, The European Year of the Volunteer 2011, Volunteering

Voting Rights for the Irish Diaspora?

Image via Wikipedia The Irish Left Review picked up on an EU survey by GlobalIrish.ie on emigrant voting rights. Ireland is the only country in the 20 surveyed to have to voting rights for Diaspora or plans to bring it… Read more ›

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Published on05 Oct 2010

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Ireland, Irish Politics, Social Commentary

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Council of Europe, Economy of the Republic of Ireland, European Union, Government, Human Rights, Ireland, Irish diaspora, Voting Rights

But what about the straights?

Image by gelinh via Flickr A lot of the talk surrounding the Civil Partnerships Bill is concentrating on the aspects concerned with the rights of gay partners. For a change it is the consequences for hetrosexual (and homosexual may I… Read more ›

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Published on28 Jan 2010

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Civil Partnership Bill, Irish Politics, Social Commentary

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Civil Partnership Bill, Cohabitation, Irish Times, Politics

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