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Catherine Healy

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Travel

In Washington DC, the challenge is narrowing down where to go

Some of the highlights in the US capital include the Museum of African American History and Culture and the Library of Congress
  • Catherine Healy
  • October 8, 2022
Literature

Out of the good books: from the Berkeley Library to the ‘X library’

Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union is demanding the college rename the Berkeley Library after it became known that the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley was a slave owner. Is the timing right
  • Catherine Healy
  • September 17, 2022
Interview

Justine Stafford: ‘When you work online, it can start to feel like something you can’t escape’

The Meath-born comedian and internet personality can capture the quirks of rural Irish life like few other comics of her generation, but knows the intrinsic dangers of becoming too deeply immersed in her work
  • Catherine Healy
  • September 9, 2022
Healthcare

Unhealthy attitudes: Is Irish healthcare letting our new citizens down?

Many women coming to Ireland from other countries have found themselves ignored, patronised and discriminated against in Irish healthcare settings. How can this situation be rectified?
  • Catherine Healy
  • September 3, 2022
Interview

Dáithí Ó Sé: ‘I can't wait for the day we have a trans Rose on stage’

The presenter of one of RTE’s most enduring institutions says he’s delighted to see the programme moving with the times
  • Catherine Healy
  • August 13, 2022
Magdalene Laundries

Magdalene memories: Institutional victims deserve justice as much as a memorial

Campaigners have asked that the former Magdalene laundry on Sean McDermott city in Dublin’s north inner city be turned into a ‘site of conscience’ that will address both past events and their contemporary legacies
  • Catherine Healy
  • July 29, 2022
Life

The hidden addiction: Why experts believe compulsive sexual behaviour is a growing problem in Irish society

Compulsive sexual behaviour is rarely discussed in public, but it is an addiction similar to gambling or drinking that can be treated by health experts. Psychotherapists and other counsellors now have long waiting lists for their services and are calling for more accessible treatment
  • Catherine Healy
  • July 23, 2022
Life

Zeitgeist: Providing a place for women to find peace and healing in Carraroe

Despite the housing crisis, novelist and single parent Betsy Cornwell has managed to establish a childcare-inclusive retreat in Connemara where women can write, make art, or simply take a break
  • Catherine Healy
  • July 15, 2022
Northern Ireland

‘We’re not going anywhere, we’re not going to be cowed’: the North’s battle for reproductive rights rages on

The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe vs Wade marks a new frontier in the war on abortion rights, but for women in Northern Ireland, the fight had never ended anyway
  • Catherine Healy
  • July 1, 2022
education

Class struggle: the mounting pressures faced by Ireland’s teachers

Long and demanding hours, low salaries and a rising cost of living are just some of the many factors forcing an increasing number of teachers to leave this country for better conditions. What can be done to stop the squeeze?
  • Catherine Healy
  • May 7, 2022

From one life to another: The Ukrainians finding their feet in a new land

Irish businesses and organisations working to support refugees are drawing on the expertise of new arrivals
  • Catherine Healy
  • April 8, 2022

A fight at the Oscars: Irish comedians on the slap heard around the world

The incident has provided a platform for discussion of the risks that attend a comedy career
  • Catherine Healy
  • April 1, 2022

Salvatore Fullam: ‘Art just haemorrhages money. I haven't managed to work out how you’re supposed to make a living from it’

The proudly Lucan-born and based artist had his first solo show two years after graduating from art college, was last year’s winner of the Zurich Portrait Prize exhibition and is preparing for an exhibition at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
  • Catherine Healy
  • March 18, 2022

Land of ten thousand welcomes: Meet the Irish people taking in Ukrainian refugees

From Irish-based Ukrainians bringing their families to safety, to those of us moved by the horrors of the war impulsively reaching out a helping hand, more than 10,000 people here have so far opened their doors to those fleeing the conflict
  • Catherine Healy
  • March 11, 2022

Wedding woes: how getting married just got a lot more expensive

With inflation running at new highs and hotels trying to recoup Covid losses, many couples are finding that their big day has some new and unwelcome costs
  • Catherine Healy
  • March 5, 2022

Jason Byrne interview: ‘Stand-up comedy is like a curse sometimes. You can’t just step away’

The Dublin-born comedian's livelihood was badly damaged by the pandemic, but a recent health scare means he’s keeping everything very much in perspective
  • Catherine Healy
  • February 19, 2022

First love can be magical, but it can also be excruciating. Here, our contributors deliver honest, heart-warming and sometimes painful stories about their experiences

  • Rosemary Mac Cabe,
  • Esther O'Moore Donohoe,
  • Tony Clayton-Lea,
  • John Walshe,
  • Catherine Healy,
  • Aisling Leonard-Curtinand
  • Emmanuel Kehoe
  • February 13, 2022

The Long Read: Is Scientology’s new drug rehab centre all that it seems?

The controversial church’s Narconon rehabilitation facility is soon to open in the Co Meath village of Ballivor. But misgivings about its true purpose are being aired, with some observers suspecting that it will also function as a recruitment facility for the religion
  • Catherine Healy
  • February 11, 2022

A solitary journey: Why mental health services need to do more to support the needs of autistic children and their parents

Children and teenagers are falling through the cracks in an under-resourced support system that fails to join the dots between being on the spectrum and other conditions such as ADHD
  • Catherine Healy
  • February 5, 2022

Targeted by Tattle’s trolls: The women hitting back at being abused by women on ‘appalling’ gossip sites

The popular perception has it that trolling of women on social media is an exclusively male pursuit, but the reality is somewhat different, as a new controversy over a popular gossip website illustrates
  • Catherine Healy
  • January 22, 2022

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