September Articles

Predators like Russell Brand remind me how as young women we fended off such men

​​When it comes to sexual scandal, little is new. Published: 26 September 2023 Broadly, a lot of men try it on, vulnerable women often confuse lust with love, and uninterested women develop resistance strategies. The startling revelations about how senior media people...

Graham Linehan has stood up to misogynistic extremists waging war on women

I wish I could have been in Dublin, my native city, on Saturday afternoon, standing shoulder to shoulder with the terfs. Published: 19 September 2023 I could have paid homage in person to Graham Linehan, a Dublin-born comedian with the heart of a lion, who was loudly...

His latest TV series, ‘Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison’, is more evidence that Stephen Nolan is an outstanding journalist and a national treasure

​At the weekend I watched with fascination every episode of Stephen Nolan’s “Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison”. Published: 12 September 2023 ​I haven’t had occasion to visit many prisons, but like some other journalists who sought to learn the truth about the IRA, I...

A border poll will not be decided by people’s religion

Excitedly greeting the census figures showing that people who were either Catholic or brought up as Catholic made up 45.7% of the population with their Protestant equivalents on 43.5%, Colum Eastwood demonstrated his tin ear with an old-fashioned, sectarian response....

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